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For those who can't wait to get the latest instalments of Transformers: Ongoing, Transformers: Bumblebee, and Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers, then you'll have to wait a few more weeks. Ongoing will no longer be early in the month, as it's been moved back to be released on the last Tuesday of February. Check out the schedule for IDW's Transformers comics below.

February 10:
Transformers: Animated Series Vol. 13
Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 (2nd Printing)

February 17:
Bumblebee #3
Last Stand of the Wreckers #2

February 24:
Ongoing #4
War Within Omnibus (reprint)

You can check out IDW's full February schedule here.

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Looks like Thundercracker is an F-22 now.

BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:Looks like Thundercracker is an F-22 now.

It seems strange, McCarthy changes the seeker vehicle modes without so much an explanation and now they are inexplicably changed back to what they started out as in the -ation story arcs.

Mechabreaker wrote:It seems strange, McCarthy changes the seeker vehicle modes without so much an explanation and now it is inexplicably changed back to hat they started out as in the -ation story arcs.

It's easy enough to understand: McCarthy is to the IDW TF 'verse what Karen Traviss was to the SW Universe: someone who didn't care enough about continuity and canon to bother to adhere to it when carving out their own niches, and whose work should just generally be ignored by anyone with functioning brain cells now that they're no longer involved.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Mechabreaker wrote:It seems strange, McCarthy changes the seeker vehicle modes without so much an explanation and now it is inexplicably changed back to hat they started out as in the -ation story arcs.

It's easy enough to understand: McCarthy is to the IDW TF 'verse what Karen Traviss was to the SW Universe: someone who didn't care enough about continuity and canon to bother to adhere to it when carving out their own niches, and whose work should just generally be ignored by anyone with functioning brain cells now that they're no longer involved.

I'm unfamiliar with the work of Karen Traviss, but that's because I've never read any of the Star Wars comics, but I didn't care for AHM or Spotlight: Drift. Which were both horrible comics. However, ironically I did actually find that I enjoyed both Spotlight: Blurr and Spotlight: Cliffjumper.

The rest of Shane McFailure's work is pretty much toilet paper to me.

Mechabreaker wrote:I'm unfamiliar with the work of Karen Traviss

She's the one who wrote the string of SW novels which portray the Mandalorians as SuperAwesomeKewl, the Jedi as morons who had Order 66 coming from them, canon like something you scrape off your shoe after stepping in it, and thinks she owns the exclusive rights to how the Mandalorians are portrayed, which is why she quit in the most immature way after learning how they would be portrayed in the Clone Wars cartoon.

Personally, I subscribe to the idea that McCarthy's work is generally the same: disrespectful to the canon IDW had set down beforehand, plotless and generally full of bad writing that makes you wonder whether or not there's anyone in the editor's office at IDW.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Mechabreaker wrote:I'm unfamiliar with the work of Karen Traviss

She's the one who wrote the string of SW novels which portray the Mandalorians as SuperAwesomeKewl, the Jedi as morons who had Order 66 coming from them, canon like something you scrape off your shoe after stepping in it, and thinks she owns the exclusive rights to how the Mandalorians are portrayed, which is why she quit in the most immature way after learning how they would be portrayed in the Clone Wars cartoon.

Personally, I subscribe to the idea that McCarthy's work is generally the same: disrespectful to the canon IDW had set down beforehand, plotless and generally full of bad writing that makes you wonder whether or not there's anyone in the editor's office at IDW.

Which would explain why McCarthy is no longer writing for IDW anymore. Although, according to him, AHM was a huge hit (AHM only makes me want to hit myself on the head with a ball peen hammer). I guess he didn't stop to look at the adverse fan reaction towards the series.

...Back to our in-flight movie... I really can't wait for the new releases this month, especially LSotW #2 and... you know what, this has got me psyched for all three issues coming out!

I'm digging the cover. Glad to see someone's remembered continuity with the whole -ation series. Go Don!

Was it Thundercracker who got shot after disposing of the bomb in AHM? Or was that Skywarp? And has it been Thundercracker sitting on top of a shed all rugged up sending messages out into space? (I could get the relevant comics out but they're packed away due to moving).

Here's hoping they explain what's happened in the intervening years (and why) and not leave it to our imaginations - ala Macarthy's run.

lowman_x wrote:I'm digging the cover. Glad to see someone's remembered continuity with the whole -ation series. Go Don!

Was it Thundercracker who got shot after disposing of the bomb in AHM? Or was that Skywarp? And has it been Thundercracker sitting on top of a shed all rugged up sending messages out into space? (I could get the relevant comics out but they're packed away due to moving).

Here's hoping they explain what's happened in the intervening years (and why) and not leave it to our imaginations - ala Macarthy's run.

It was Thundercracker. Skywarp shot him in the back, according to the brief synopsis provided by the solicitation. However, Guido's artwork for AHM #12 depicts Skywarp shooting Thundercracker point-blank in the face off panel.