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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:06 pm

The action leading up to this summer's Transformers DOTM continues in IDW's Rising Storm #3, which will be arriving in shops on Wednesday. The fine folks at IDW have provided us with a five page preview!

Story by John Barber
Art by Carlos Magno
Colors by Aburtov and Graphikslava
Letters by Shawn Lee
Assistant Editor Carlos Guzmon
Editor Andy Schmidt

by **TheDownshift** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:45 am

I see Wheeljack, Wheelie, and what I hope is Blugdeon.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:10 am

It's hard to tell who is who when everyone isf the same shade of green and blue. I can't say I'm interested anymore in this stuff

It would be nice to get fleshing out for the new characters, but instead they're giving the attention to Arcee... who I believe has had enough of the character building throughout RoS and TotF. Instead it just feels that the cast list is clogged up so much that all there is left to do is just have guns blazing slaughtering of one-shot fodder characters who I have no attachments too, compounded with one-liner commentary between everyone. Seeing as Sideswipe had two lines and Jolt had nothing to say in ROTF.. well everything's following in suit. .

by **OlivusPrime** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:23 am

Mirage looks awesome already, almost like Sideswipe V.02. I REALLY hope that the Merc Autobot isn't just called "Brains" in the movie. I've kind of gotten my heart set on it being Wheeljack.

Also, Space Case! Awesome!

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:20 am

I know Bludgeon will not make it into the movie. It's sad really, those frames starring him are the only part of this preview worth looking at (for me). Def one evil looking Decepticon!

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:36 am

Did anyone else notice how Optimus Prime repeated himself on the whole "Infiltration Mission" Line? :lol:

Also "when you died, YOUR friends CARED" ouch :-(

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:37 am

Did anyone else notice how Optimus Prime repeated himself on the whole "Infiltration Mission" Line? :lol:

Also "when you died, YOUR friends CARED" ouch :-(

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:58 am

BeastProwl wrote:Did anyone else notice how Optimus Prime repeated himself on the whole "Infiltration Mission" Line? Also "when you died, YOUR friends CARED" ouch

and now you are BeastProwl Prime.

I dunno if its my love of comic books or what, but darnit, i enjoyed this read, clarification though.

Has space case ever been represented in movieverse related media or is this our first sighting of him?
And who is the blue and red autobot/refugee?
Is it presumed that the Arcee sisters were rebuilt after the desert battle in RoTF?

I loved getting some Space Case, Really like the Bludgeon in this, he just wants to kill something.

by **Universal Prime** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:28 am

I think that in this issue (or the next) every autobot at the NEST base and the Biker Chicks die a grisly death.

And potentially Skids and Mudflap. Yay carnage!

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:53 pm

Universal Prime wrote:I think that in this issue (or the next) every autobot at the NEST base and the Biker Chicks die a grisly death.

And potentially Skids and Mudflap. Yay carnage!

At the hands of Galloway. Ratchet and possibly Jolt would have to get called away first!

by **Universal Prime** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:20 pm

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Universal Prime wrote:I think that in this issue (or the next) every autobot at the NEST base and the Biker Chicks die a grisly death.

And potentially Skids and Mudflap. Yay carnage!

At the hands of Galloway. Ratchet and possibly Jolt would have to get called away first!

I was thinking more of Fearswoop triplecrossing them, and killing them all. BTW is Armorhide the Renault Magnum or the S7 Buggy?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:26 pm

Is that the same artist as last issue? :shock:

Holy sh*t, the art actually got worse? Seriously, the art was better last issue, it wasn't great but it was better.
The art looks just as horrible as other "quality" idw titles, like Silent Hill and Ghostbusters, which are both shite.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:19 pm

wow thats some ugly art.

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:30 pm

Congradulations Bludgeon, you've been given Unicron's Power to Eat Worlds....... Seriously, Ive seen some scary ass clowns in my day, but pennywise was the worst..... And now Bludgeon looks like a clown ide see at Knott's Halloween Haunt :BANG_HEAD:

Like Covenant on Facebook · by **Covenant** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:48 pm

That 'artwork' is gawdawful.

by **BATTOUSAIXD** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:51 pm

Looks kind of like an interesting series, but I'll just wait to read it when it comes all in one book. I'm more interested in Foundation, but I'll still wait until it is all in one book too. As for the art, it doesn't seem as detailed as it should, almost kind of blurry or something. And I really hate the unicycle sisters and Skids and Mudflap; they are just so ugly. But on the other hand, Bludgeon did look pretty awesome!