This page contains affiliate links. We may earn commissions when readers interact with or purchase items through these links. For more information, see our affiliate disclosures here.

IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Discuss anything about the Transformers cartoons and comics! You can discuss anything from G1 to Cybertron as well as the comics from Marvel, Dreamwave, IDW and more!

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby william-james88 » Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:55 pm

Motto: "'till All Are One"
I go to the biggest shop in the 3rd biggest city in Canada and even they have very little sales for Transformers books.
If you have any news, rumours, or hot new sightings to report which you feel should be front paged,
please contact us using this form.

Image
User avatar
william-james88
News Staff
Posts: 32547
News Credits: 4468
Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:46 am
Buy from william-james88 on eBay

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby ZeroWolf » Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:21 pm

Motto: "My past no longer binds my future..."
Weapon: Battle Blades
Thanks for sharing O Supreme! I don't agree of course as I really didn't care for Dw in the slightest and constantly forget it exists. However I appreciate it had an audience. Now that's why I think if IDW wanted to hedge their bets, they could give us two ongoings that are not connected and never will connect. One would be whatever the reboot would be, the other, a g1 cartoon inspired series which told episodic stories either one issue or two in length. They could be set in any season or be used to fill gaps between season 2 and the movie, or even go further and continue season 4, and try to tell us how the cartoon woukd have handled the pretenders and power masters.

As for the comics selling, well the comic shop I used to go to stopped getting the tf issuses in for lack of sales and this was back during combiner wars. I think it's more of an IDW thing. They are struggling because they don't have much to offer with very few original titles compared to licensed output. Their fortunes could change if they landed their own highly successful ip. The real question could be is there a large enough appetite for Transformers comics in general in a very crowded market?
Got news for Seibertron? Share it here!
ZeroWolf
News Admin
Posts: 14105
News Credits: 1350
Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:58 am
Location: North East UK

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby william-james88 » Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:44 pm

Motto: "'till All Are One"
I am reading the Optimus ongoing (it definitely picked up when liege maximo arrived) and I dont get the shockwave thing. I get that he was one o the Primes all along but where was he during the 4 million year war? Or did he jump to the future (present for us) when all the pices were in place so as not to coexist with his past self?
If you have any news, rumours, or hot new sightings to report which you feel should be front paged,
please contact us using this form.

Image
User avatar
william-james88
News Staff
Posts: 32547
News Credits: 4468
Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:46 am
Buy from william-james88 on eBay

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby Daniel Adkins » Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:34 pm

william-james88 wrote:I am reading the Optimus ongoing (it definitely picked up when liege maximo arrived) and I dont get the shockwave thing. I get that he was one o the Primes all along but where was he during the 4 million year war? Or did he jump to the future (present for us) when all the pices were in place so as not to coexist with his past self?

Because the Shockwave we saw during the war was around, the time-displaced Shockwave (aka Onyxwave) spent his time gathering his Maximals on Antilla and planning for all the stuff he was gonna do post-Dark Cybertron. It was during this time that we see Onyx do things like attack Caminus and such.
User avatar
Daniel Adkins
Fuzor
Posts: 232
News Credits: 16
Joined: Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:58 pm
Location: North Carolina
Watch Daniel Adkins on YouTube

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby Supreme Convoy » Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:49 pm

What a great way to close out the IDW run!
User avatar
Supreme Convoy
Gestalt
Posts: 2167
News Credits: 34
Joined: Sun Jun 02, 2002 12:23 am

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby ScottyP » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:25 am

Weapon: Battle Blades
I'm going back through older material, mostly stuff involving Primes/eventual Unicron related material, and I thought it was downright cool how Barber included this snippet in an issue titled "The Crucible":
Image
Listen to me ramble about robots on the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast
User avatar
ScottyP
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 5559
News Credits: 637
Joined: Wed May 03, 2006 3:42 pm
Location: Raleigh, NC
Buy from ScottyP on eBay

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:38 pm

Motto: "There are no impossibilities in the multiverse, just small minds unable to comprehend the possibilities"
Weapon: Armor Axe
After all 3 endings are said and done, here are some thoughts on the end.

I think of the 3 endings, this one actually felt like the truer and better ending. Lost Light kinda felt like a sad reunion episode, with the only real highlight of that finale being the duplicate Lost Light, enabling us to imagine the crew going on many more adventures for however long we remember the run.

Unicron had a decent ending, but I've stated almost all my thoughts in my review there.

This felt pretty good actually, with Optimus taking every other page as a final flashback to his life. I didn't like the direction they ended up taking him, but I feel it was fitting to leave the "Arisen" part of the story vague as to whether Optimus was or not, though I suspect Arcee did know and never told.

Overall, the endings felt kinda weak. I feel like all the adventures we have been on over the past many years deserved something a little bit more than what they got.
I'm looking for parts, Help Me Out Please!
Wanna talk? Or Rollerblade? Click below and head on over to the D-Max Den!!Image
User avatar
D-Maximal_Primal
Site Moderator
Posts: 24512
News Credits: 1641
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:53 pm
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Buy from D-Maximal_Primal on eBay
Alt Mode: Transmetal Spinosaurus
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 7
Endurance: 7
Rank: 8
Courage: 10
Firepower: 8
Skill: 8

Re: IDW Optimus Prime Ongoing Discussion Thread

Postby DeadCaL » Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:14 pm

Weapon: Flamethrower Cannons
I enjoyed it the most out of the 3. Probably gonna reread it so see if I missed anything. Was certainly alot better than the Lost Light non ending.
Me Love Grimlock Superdeformed Dinobot Fun

Image
DeadCaL
Minibot
Posts: 172
Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2003 9:15 am
Strength: 10+
Intelligence: 6
Speed: 2
Endurance: 8
Rank: 8
Courage: 10
Firepower: 6
Skill: 8

Previous

Return to Transformers Cartoons and Comics Forum

Transformers and More @ The Seibertron Store

Visit our store on eBay
These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-S33 POWERTRAIN + HIGHJUMP Transformers Siege Micromasters Off-Road Patrol"
WFC-S33 POWERTRAIN ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BWVS-04 TIGATRON + BLACKARACHNIA Transformers Beast Wars Again Kingdom Hasbro"
BWVS-04 TIGATRON + ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "KUP Transformers Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series 86-02 Hasbro 2022 New"
KUP Transformers B ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS #1 Cover B (1st Print) IDW Comics 2019 BOLD NEW ERA SIEGE 1B"
TRANSFORMERS #1 Co ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-K33 SLAMMER Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Deluxe Hasbro 2022 New"
NEW!
WFC-K33 SLAMMER Tr ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "DINOBOT SLUDGE Transformers Studio Series 86-15 Movie Leader Hasbro 2022 New"
DINOBOT SLUDGE Tra ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-E15 RACE TRACK PATROL Transformers Earthrise Micromasters Hasbro 2020 New"
WFC-E15 RACE TRACK ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS #6 Cvr B IDW Comic 2019 BOLD NEW ERA SIEGE 6B (CA) McGuire-Smith"
TRANSFORMERS #6 Cv ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WRECK-GAR Transformers Studio Series 86-09 Animated Movie Voyager 2021 New"
WRECK-GAR Transfor ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-K25 WINGFINGER Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Deluxe Hasbro 2021 New"
WFC-K25 WINGFINGER ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-K14 AIRAZOR Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Deluxe Hasbro 2021 New"
WFC-K14 AIRAZOR Tr ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "FRENZY (RED) Transformers Studio Series 86 SS-115 Core Takara Tomy 2024 New"
NEW!
FRENZY (RED) Trans ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BWVS-02 RHINOX + SCORPONOK Transformers Beast Wars Again Kingdom Hasbro 2023 New"
BWVS-02 RHINOX + S ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "WFC-K26 TRACKS Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Deluxe 2021 New"
WFC-K26 TRACKS Tra ...
* Price and quantities subject to change. Shipping costs, taxes and other fees not included in cost shown. Refer to listing for current price and availability.
Find the items above and thousands more at the Seibertron Store on eBay
Transformers Podcast: Twincast / Podcast #346 - Gas Station Jamboree
Twincast / Podcast #346:
"Gas Station Jamboree"
MP3 · iTunes · RSS · View · Discuss · Ask
Posted: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

Featured Products on Amazon.com

These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Buy "Transformers MPM04 Optimus Prime" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Bumblebee -- Energon Igniters Nitro Series Barricade" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Legends Class Battleslash" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Deluxe Class Dinobot Snarl" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Titans Return Repugnus, Dastard, and Solus Prime Prime Master" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Voyager Class Elita-1" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Deluxe Terrorcon Cutthroat" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Voyager Class Grimlock" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Autobot Hound" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Attacker 20 Costanza Action Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Legends Class Skywarp Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Team Combiner Galvatronus" on AMAZON