The Energon Pub

[Va'al]

what previous events are they talking about i seriously doubt BM or G2 have any part

Most likely it's just a nebulous Autobot/Decepticon war whose exact events are unimportant to expound upon, much like how Beast Wars and Animated each took place in a post-war setting.

The "rule by triumverate" sounds like Prowl, Ironhide, and Silverbolt, aka Magnaboss. I can't think of another example of three rulers sharing leadership of Cybertron, particularly in a setting 40 years after the great war and several years after the deaths of Optimus and Megatron.

My guess would be that the convention comic this last year was directed to lead into the Combiner Wars show, albeit VERY loosely. Not the same continuity but one parallel to it in some key ways.

Actually the triumvirate is likely to be Starscream, Windblade and one other. Maybe bumblebee, unless they killed him off in this timeline as well. I highly doubt it will have anything to do with the comic from bot con as combiner tech has already been introduced there.

It could be Bumblebee, Starscream and Metalhawk.

Indeed, that was the triumvirate for a long time, before Dark Cybertron hit the comics.
So there is something in that..

[partholon]

looking forward to this TBH.

should be great fun and with a bit of luck if sucessful will lead to more "mature" TF fare.

(i STILL wish they'd just animate the better comic book arcs of the past ala DC )

[Stuartmaximus]

christ by the time that this comes out......we'll all have TR Trypticon & Scorponok by then(or it'll have felt like it!)

[o.supreme]

From the time news first broke, until the series is available will be exactly one year, that's not really that long. This is a small series, being worked on by a much smaller group. its not like hundreds of animators in Korea are working on this as in the case of most series. DC announces their three films once a year at SDCC, and the last one usually comes out at the one year range. This time frame is not unreasonable at all.

[Sabrblade]

New article with screenshots from the series - http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/22/transformers-combiner-wars-show-photos

Series begins August 2, 2016.

[Evil Eye]

So when they said "Japanese anime-style animation" what they really meant was "Vaguely anime-esque badly cel-shaded CGI".

Oh boy, my favourite.

[Sabrblade]

So when they said "Japanese anime-style animation" what they really meant was "Vaguely anime-esque badly cel-shaded CGI".

Oh boy, my favourite.

Sounds like a lot of modern anime to me.

[Evil Eye]

So when they said "Japanese anime-style animation" what they really meant was "Vaguely anime-esque badly cel-shaded CGI".

Oh boy, my favourite.

Sounds like a lot of modern anime to me.

Touche.

Still, kinda disappointing. I was hoping this would be 2D-animated. I mean I'm obviously not expecting like Do You Remember Love levels of animation (as awesome as that would be) but "properly" animated Transformers again would be great. Who knows, maybe we can convince Trigger to make a Transformers anime? Hiroyuki Imaishi is a massive Transformers fan so it's possible.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Machinima has been hard at work producing the Combiner Wars series and it looks as though we are starting to see some fruits of the labor. With tips coming in from member ScottyP and Sabrblade we have a new Entertainment Weekly article concerning the new series, which includes some new images from the show. The images feature the likes of Windblade, Starscream, new character Maxima and Menasor. The article also mentions that a prelude series will begin next Tuesday, June 28, and will set the stage for the actual series. Check out the article and the images below and let us know what you think in the comments section, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries.

Aiming to better acquaint fans with the Combiner Wars universe, Davis and Gutstein additionally announced that a prelude series will launch on June 28 via YouTube, Facebook, and the social entertainment platform go90. Heading into the series premiere, the four-episode preview will offer insight into the current state of Cybertron as it exists in the realm of Combiner Wars.

[...]

Combiner Wars is set to debut Aug. 2 on go90. Check out a few stills from the new show in the exclusive photos below.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Not bad, but now we need to see how well they move and stuff

[Sabrblade]

So when they said "Japanese anime-style animation" what they really meant was "Vaguely anime-esque badly cel-shaded CGI".

Oh boy, my favourite.

Sounds like a lot of modern anime to me.

Touche.

Still, kinda disappointing. I was hoping this would be 2D-animated. I mean I'm obviously not expecting like Do You Remember Love levels of animation (as awesome as that would be) but "properly" animated Transformers again would be great.

Tis what happens when you hire a video game company to do a cartoon series.

[o.supreme]

Tis what happens when you hire a video game company to do a cartoon series.

They did not cell shade Gods & Monsters, but still...Yeah I would have loved to see a 2D animated series again, but still, this looks pretty good, way better than RiD15.

[Sabrblade]

Tis what happens when you hire a video game company to do a cartoon series.

They did not cell shade Gods & Monsters,

That movie's Chronicles series aired on Machinima but was developed by DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, and Blue Ribbon Content. Machinima was just the distributor.

Nor did Machinima work on the movie itself at all.

[YoungPrime]

Meh, kinda looks like TF:Prime2.0 but I hope that's not the case. I'll give it a shot though.

[Allenspurs]

Menasor seems to have received some kind of slipstream based forearm upgrade??

[Sabrblade]

Menasor seems to have received some kind of slipstream based forearm upgrade??

No, the jet is flying in front of him.

[o.supreme]

Menasor seems to have received some kind of slipstream based forearm upgrade??

I think that's Windblade as Menasor attempts to grab her King Kong style.

[Sabrblade]

Menasor seems to have received some kind of slipstream based forearm upgrade??

I think that's Windblade as Menasor attempts to grab her King Kong style.

But that jet is pink and magenta.

[o.supreme]

But that jet is pink and magenta.

Could be a different character, could be off-color for nighttime effect?

[Sabrblade]

But that jet is pink and magenta.

Could be a different character, could be off-color for nighttime effect?

Could be Maxima.

[o.supreme]

never heard of her...

[Sabrblade]

never heard of her...

Scroll up to the news post.

[Nemesis Maximo]

never heard of her...

Neither has the rest of the fandom. That's why it said "new character" in the description.

[o.supreme]

Sorry...work computer wont let me click on the news article, I'll take your word for it

[Sabrblade]

Sorry...work computer wont let me click on the news article, I'll take your word for it

You don't need to click it. Just read what D-Max wrote.