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News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:30 am

Nick Roche:
http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=549

Including a Target 2006 cover showcasing the Wreckers...

...the Kup book looks really, really fun. Kup himself -- well, check out the images.

Chris Ryall and Simon Furman:
http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=538

Reminder that after a printing problem, Movie Prequel #1 will be out on the 7th.

Review: http://tfarchive.com/comics/idw/movieprequel1a.php
Large preview pages: http://tfarchive.com/comics/idw/previews.php?dgallery=browse&page=movieprequel

Haven't had chance to read through the interview segments myself yet, but I assume there'll be spoilers.

Advance reviews for issues that are quite a way off:

Escalation #5 --
http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=542

Spotlight: Soundwave --
http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=541

Assuming spoilers, so personally I'm probably just going to give them a light skim later on. No art spoilers in there apart from already-seen covers.

(Also an advance review for BtVS season eight if you're interested.)

News Credits: 3 · by **Stormwolf** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:27 am

IMPACTOR!

Hell yes! I'm so getting this

News Credits: 322 · by **Calenatarion** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:33 pm

Ugh...I just don't like the artwork on Kup -_-

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:33 pm

Front paged and credited Denyer. I would have done this sooner, but I've been a bit busy. Thanks again.

As much as I don't care for the art of the Kup Spotlight, the story sounds good enough. Here's hoping it all gets a little better as IDW continues to grow the brand.

News Credits: 128 · by **Counterpunch** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:35 pm

That Kup Spotlight looks really....really...good.

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:20 pm

Holy...

That Kup Spotlight looks CREEPY.

News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:07 pm

I'm loving it, although I think I remember reading somewhere that the entire issue isn't like that, it's for a particular effect (and that if he told us why, it'd spoil part of the story)... either that or I'm going senile...

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:40 pm

A TF horror comic? Groovy.
Kup better replace his hand with a chainsaw and grab the nearest boomstick.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:47 pm

Denyer wrote:I'm loving it, although I think I remember reading somewhere that the entire issue isn't like that, it's for a particular effect (and that if he told us why, it'd spoil part of the story)... either that or I'm going senile...

If I recall isn't this all suppose to be in his head? like he's having a bad acid flashback or something to that effect.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:44 pm

Soundwave looks good.

News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:11 pm

Down_Shift wrote:If I recall isn't this all suppose to be in his head? like he's having a bad acid flashback or something to that effect.

Some of it -- I think the twist may be that we won't find out exactly what's real and what isn't. I have a few more guesses, but don't want to speculate too much... more fun sometimes just to get the story when it turns up.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blozor** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:12 pm

How quaint. Kup's battling the Movie Transformers.

I know, I know, but someone had to say it.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:42 pm

From the preview it looks dark and dirty. I like it.

Who's the Wrecker with the blade for a hand?

News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:06 am

See second post in thread.

First US cover for Impactor and Rack'n'Ruin, I think.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:17 pm

Denyer wrote:See second post in thread.

First US cover for Impactor and Rack'n'Ruin, I think.

I don't know much of the UK comics, so this may come as a dumb question. Did those two ever have an alt mode?

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:21 pm

Down_Shift wrote:I don't know much of the UK comics, so this may come as a dumb question. Did those two ever have an alt mode?

Impactor has a tank alt form, I think. R and R? Hell if I know.

News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:28 pm

Think it was hinted at in a cover booklet or letters page answer that Rack'n'Ruin had jet alt-modes... but I also seem to remember something about them no longer being able to transform after their life-support systems were joined together.

Like with Emirate Xaaron, we never see 'em transform in the comic.

News Credits: 3 · by **Stormwolf** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:12 pm

Who is Impactor?

Dammit, this is heresy :roll:

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:13 pm

Stormwolf wrote:Who is Impactor?

Dammit, this is heresy

Sounds like a cool name but I am wondering the same thing.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:16 pm

There's nothing in the Vector Sigma Database on Impactor, but I'll make a educated guess and say he was the leader of the Wreckers before Magnus or Springer ever showed up.

News Credits: 27 · by **Denyer** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:00 am

Is the database just toy/cartoon characters? Can't see Maccadam either... Mace Windu's in there, though...

Impactor was leader of the Wreckers directly before Springer, yeah. First appearance was in Target: 2006, and he also had a prominent role in City of Fear.