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5 Page Previews of The Transformers: Movie Prequel #3 and Stormbringer Manga TPB Online

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5 Page Previews of The Transformers: Movie Prequel #3 and Stormbringer Manga TPB Online

Postby Hotrod » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:51 pm

IDW has update their New Releases Section with their April 11th releases. There are two comics due out on April 11th, The Transformers: Movie Prequel #3 and Transformers: Stormbringer Manga TPB. IDW has also posted five page previews for both books. Go to IDW's New Releases Section for a sneak peak at The Transformers: Movie Prequel #3 and Transformers: Stormbringer Manga TPB.
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Postby ZenithF0RTE » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:58 pm

An odd question, but why is it called a "manga"?
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Postby Dr. Caelus » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:01 pm

I haven't been looking at the 5 page previews, but I looked at the movie preview #3 one to see if it had any promise of being better than #2 which I was really disappointed in. Doesn't look like it.
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Postby Liege Evilmus » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:21 pm

who cares it looked good.
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Postby Chris Bot » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:31 pm

Interesting how the movie designs come across better in comic form.
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Postby jgilkinson » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:35 pm

love the stormbringer cover
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Postby guara » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:04 pm

I'm still puzzled. Wouldn't the term "Mega-man" gets them into some legal issues with Capcom, the creator of Megaman/Rockman?
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Postby atatcommander » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:36 pm

I actually enjoying the prequel better than i thought i would at first. It makes me look forward to the movie.
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Postby ZenithF0RTE » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:49 pm

guara wrote:I'm still puzzled. Wouldn't the term "Mega-man" gets them into some legal issues with Capcom, the creator of Megaman/Rockman?


I could be wrong here, but I think Capcom only owns the term "Mega Man" and not "Mega-Man". I suppose the hyphen makes all the difference in the world.
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Postby Darth Bombshell » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:49 pm

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Chris Bot wrote:Interesting how the movie designs come across better in comic form.


Yeah, especially since every other 2D interpretation of them has sucked donkey nuts.

guara wrote:I'm still puzzled. Wouldn't the term "Mega-man" gets them into some legal issues with Capcom, the creator of Megaman/Rockman?


Probably cause Megaman is usually treated as either one word or two separate words, whereas Megs' nickname has a hyphen in it, probably for the purpose of getting around that legal trickery.

And boy howdy, could they have come up with a more contrived and hackneyed way to get the movie's tag line in the series?
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ZenithF0RTE wrote:An odd question, but why is it called a "manga"?


I've been diggin' that movie prequel too!

They call their pocket-style trade paperbacks "manga," because it mimics the style that Japanese TPBs are released. Its all marketing.
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Postby Leonardo » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:05 am

I like the looks of this. I hope the movie focuses on a lot of this human element as well. It's interesting.
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Postby Skowl » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:52 am

That shot of Bumblebee on the cover is so cool it gets me all moist.
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Postby Leonardo » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:55 am

Moist like a well-baked Victoria Sponge?
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Postby Skowl » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:43 am

Leonardo wrote:Moist like a well-baked Victoria Sponge?


I have no idea what that means.... but yes.
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Postby Big Grim » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:16 am

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Leonardo wrote:Moist like a well-baked Victoria Sponge?


You have a delightfully way of turning a phrase Leo, you really do! :grin:

Lookin' forward to the Prequel issue 3. The slow build up is fine with me considering it is a background build up story for a movie. It is laying some interesting foundations. Similar to Infiltration in my mind.

Plus Dons art really is the bollocks!
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Postby OptimusMime » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:22 pm

just picked it up...awesome! the last page in particular!! though the issue is full of these blue-ish streaks, as seen on the cover...dunno if its intentional or a print error.
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Postby dragons » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:27 pm

as a comic coolector i wasn able to get cover a of issue 3 today just the sketch cover the very last issue there was it will take some time to get the other covers of each issue 1-4 cant wait to see 4 bumblebee is very entertaining in this issue i would like to hear bumblebee talk ( use his radio to talk more in this film ) might be funny if they pick the right songs for the scenes in the film.
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Postby Decepticon Spike » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:04 pm

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At first I didn't think I'd like the movie, since I do not like the bot modes, but, having read the first two issues of the prequel, I'm really getting into the story. I'll have to pick this one up!
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Postby OptimusMime » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:25 pm

ps: note the homage to some G1 tformers on page 9 (the overhead highway scene,) one is pretty obvious!
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Postby Agamemnon » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:01 pm

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Aw...OptimusMime beat me to it. Definitely some G1 homage going on!! :grin:
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Postby Megatron Wolf » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:34 pm

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Postby Leonardo » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:06 pm

Yes, it's definitely out now.
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Postby Megatron Wolf » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:21 pm

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Leonardo wrote:Yes, it's definitely out now.


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