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Cover Revealed for Movie Prequel TPB

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:03 pm
by Raymond T.
The cover to the Trade Paper Back of IDW's prequel story to the upcoming Transformers Movie, appears to have been revealed on the shopping site Amazon.com. Below is the cover that is featured on the orderpage of the TPB.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:07 pm
by Barricade
looks photoshopped

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:10 pm
by Wheeljack35
Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:12 pm
by Ultra Magnus
I'm normally not too Overly Skeptical, but I have to agree. Doesn't mean that it isn't kinda cool, though. In a "Cobra!" kinda way.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:16 pm
by Raymond T.
Wheeljack35 wrote:Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork
It's only a TPB! 8)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:22 pm
by Calenatarion
Funny to see that TFW2005 to claim that the image is the new logo. :P

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:22 pm
by Milanion
My first reaction was: Van Halen?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:25 pm
by ShockwaveUK
Beat you to it Raymond. :P There's more movie related releases there too.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:25 pm
by Raymond T.
Calenatarion wrote:Funny to see that TFW2005 to claim that the image is the new logo. :P
Well,... I like to stick to the facts of the story... :-B

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:32 pm
by Wheeljack35
Raymond T. wrote:
Wheeljack35 wrote:Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork
It's only a TPB! 8)



Yeah so?

I have seen TPB with art on the cover

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:36 pm
by Autobobby1
I've seen a TPB with art better than the normal comics. This is pathetic. It's only a photoshopped "logo" and a title.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:37 pm
by Raymond T.
shockwaveuk wrote:Beat you to it Raymond. :P There's more movie related releases there too.
So you did... Well,... I'm leaving it up for now. If someone of the news crew wants to take it down, that's fine with me...

Wheeljack35 wrote:Yeah so?

I have seen TPB with art on the cover
True, but in general we don't expect that much from a TPB cover. In essence they have released the story already. They're usually just rehashes of covers already existing.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:11 pm
by Liege Evilmus
why would they put a Twisted Sister logo on a Transformers book :???:

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:14 pm
by 1337W422102
Reminds me of the Wolfenstein logo, minus the red and additional lines.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:21 pm
by Shadowman
Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:27 pm
by Milanion
I say, remove the graphics and text and go all black. Then it could be none blacker.

Fake fake fake

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:38 pm
by karpet
The Star Wars font at the bottom gives it away, this can't be a sanctioned logo. The 'v' shape does not match the 't' and 'f' in the actual logo, something that has already been established and should not be tampered with to maintain proper branding. This version never appears on the many other items that we have seen surface so I would venture to guess it is just a place holder until the actual cover surfaces.

In conclusion, it is an imposter! More then meets the eye if you will.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:41 pm
by Shadowman
If you look closely at where the T and F meet (At the very top of the logo) you can actually see the seam between them. It looks like it was blurred over, so it would be hard to notice.

EDIT: Not to mention, the T is noticably darker than the F.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:21 pm
by Raymond T.
Shadowman wrote:Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.
Art submitted does not have to be the actual coverart. But could be an early version. A work in progress. At that stage, they're all photoshops, in a manner of speaking.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:22 pm
by Nemesis_Apoc
That definately looks like a metal band designed the logo.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:28 pm
by Foallen
The first thing I thought of when I seen it was that old Undertaker "T" logo...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:30 pm
by Shadowman
Raymond T. wrote:
Shadowman wrote:Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.
Art submitted does not have to be the actual coverart. But could be an early version. A work in progress. At that stage, they're all photoshops, in a manner of speaking.


Geez, even if it IS official, they could've put some effort into it at least. Darkening the F or brightening the T, making sure that no one sees he seam between them, and some non Star Wars font, preferably something similar to the movie logo font, would've gone a long way towards making it seem the least bit real.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:20 pm
by Josh
its an official "logo" yes

but its in no way a final cover

the art hasnt been made for it yet, this is just a placeholder


carry on :D

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:25 pm
by Milanion
Josh wrote:its an official "logo" yes

but its in no way a final cover

the art hasnt been made for it yet, this is just a placeholder


carry on :D


Oh... we'll carry on all right - like children! :P

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:35 pm
by Raymond T.
Josh wrote:its an official "logo" yes

but its in no way a final cover

the art hasnt been made for it yet, this is just a placeholder


carry on :D
See!... 8)