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[AllNewSuperRobot]

Ah but then who would unicron be getting revenge on unless...unicron here was actually megatronus but changed beyond all recognition. Sort of like how Mr sinister turned into Apocalypse in ultimate x men.

Has Megatronus/The Fallen even been in IDWverse?



Besides, this text more or less contradicts that trade description

Transmission from Cybertron core:
Welcome.
Death.

Makes me a little skeptical of how valid the blurb actually is

[Daniel Adkins]

Ah but then who would unicron be getting revenge on unless...unicron here was actually megatronus but changed beyond all recognition. Sort of like how Mr sinister turned into Apocalypse in ultimate x men.

Has Megatronus/The Fallen even been in IDWverse?

Yeah. Check out OP #10 and #18.

[ZeroWolf]

We'll have a definitive answer soon enough but it would be nice to have issue 1 start filling in the blanks.

[Randomhero]

Ah but then who would unicron be getting revenge on unless...unicron here was actually megatronus but changed beyond all recognition. Sort of like how Mr sinister turned into Apocalypse in ultimate x men.

Has Megatronus/The Fallen even been in IDWverse?



Besides, this text more or less contradicts that trade description

Transmission from Cybertron core:
Welcome.
Death.

Makes me a little skeptical of how valid the blurb actually is

Megatronus and the other 13 are just regular robots. They don’t have Primus origins or connections to unicron. They were given their title by shockwave who traveled into the past and manipulated everything g

[AllNewSuperRobot]

I see, thanks. So far the most interesting part of this Unicron is that Cybertron summoned him when it was in danger. Couple that with his first line "I hunger", really doesn't remotely suggest a quest for revenge. Unless they suddenly drop the ball and lean heavy into the naff Primus/Unicron angle.
I really hope this isn't the case, given how well they did at reinventing Overlord and Thunderwing.

[ZeroWolf]

It all hinges on backstory and as to how that particular alarm was created and by whom. My current thoughts is that it is a revenge story just not unicrons, and that there's a third player involved but this is all conjecture so I'll trust barber and co that they know what they're doing.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

It all hinges on backstory and as to how that particular alarm was created and by whom. My current thoughts is that it is a revenge story just not unicrons, and that there's a third player involved but this is all conjecture so I'll trust barber and co that they know what they're doing.

As long as he isn't Shockwave... again

[Va'al]

The weekend brings us not, not two, but three previews for new comics from the Transformers universe (and what is left from the Hasbro Universe too, I suppose) of IDW Publishing comics!

Finally, we have our first preview for the first full issue of the ast mini-series in this narrative universe: Unicron #1 is here. Featuring writing by John Barber, art by Alex Milne and Sebastian Cheng, the pages below come directly from IDW. Check them out, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

The Darkest Hour has come. Optimus Prime stages a desperate gamble as the world-eater, Unicron, approaches Windblade’s homeworld—but that’s just the appetizer. The main course is Cybertron (with a side of Earth)… and it’s starting to look like no force in the galaxy can stop the end from coming.

[ZeroWolf]

So primus vs unicron it is though I was expecting more back story then that and I am wondering if there's more than what's being said. Also I thought they had no info on him...

[Va'al]

Also on the San Diego Comic Con 2018 news front, we have the official press release from IDW Publishing directy, about their various exclusive items and variant covers for the show later in July. All the pre-orders have nothing to do with Transformers, so we've snipped out all the Jack Kirby stuff - if you're interested, take a browse on their official site - and enjoy a look at the Alex Milne wrap-around cover art for the deathbringer himself on the 1 in 500 cover for Unicron #1 below!

Note: we had already seen this image, but flipped. Stay tuned for more Unicron news from IDW Publishing during their panel at SDCC!

IDW Publishing Announces San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Exclusives

Six Highly-Anticipated Items Available for Pre-Order,
Plus Dozens More to Purchase Only at Booth #2743!

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 5, 2018) – San Diego Comic-Con International is fast approaching, and IDW is rolling out their hottest exclusives and debuts for the biggest convention of the year. See below for a full list of your convention must-haves, starting with a select few exclusives that can be pre-ordered from IDW’s web store. Subsequent items can only be purchased on-site, with no reservations available.

[...]

Enjoy this look at IDW’s complete selection of SDCC 2018 convention exclusives. These red-hot, limited items are only available to purchase at the show — no pre-order reservations are available. Stop by Booth #2743 for the best pop culture exclusives that San Diego has to offer!


Transformers: Unicron #1
Cover by Alex Milne
$10, limited to 500 copies
The end is nigh as Transformers Unicron #1 descends onto the San Diego Comic Con! Get this convention artist of Unicron’s true form as drawn by series artist Alex Milne!

[Randomhero]

So primus vs unicron it is though I was expecting more back story then that and I am wondering if there's more than what's being said. Also I thought they had no info on him...

There’s gotta be more. Probably the final issue of the Falling because optimus is saying this like he knows all this but in issue 0 they say his name and everyone-Optimus especially- is like “who? What is this thing?” And here it’s “so here’s unicron, hes robot Satan, our god Primus fought and defeated him” so I imagine the falling ends with a ton of exposition by shockwave. And look! You can see shockwaves ship under unicron which is kinda bumming because that means shockwave is allied with him? Maybe it’s just ledge Maximo? I can hope.

[Randomhero]

I just realized I thought that was Cybertron he’s approaching and thought “well that was quick” that’s caminus!” The gas giant behind it was throwing me off and the fact it’s a metal world but no, that’s caminus.

Also Primus is totally colored wrong.

[ZeroWolf]

I didn't see shockwaves ship there, good catch. Is the falling finished in this issue of op?

[Randomhero]

I didn't see shockwaves ship there, good catch. Is the falling finished in this issue of op?

Unfortunately no there’s like 2 issues left. The scheduling is really bad right now. They should just delay unicro . The 2 issues a month was canceled so we’re kinda getting an overlapping story here not unlike Revelation/all hail megatron/maximum dinobits and that suuuuuuucked so bad ten years ago

I think we can conclude Antilla and Unicron are one in the same. Didn’t seem coincidence that Anitlla orbits a black hole and unicron awakens around one and has a very organic body.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

Unless they suddenly drop the ball and lean heavy into the naff Primus/Unicron angle.

I called it... How incredibly disappointing and EXTREMELY lazy of Roberts. I might drop my subscription to this series now

[Randomhero]

Unless they suddenly drop the ball and lean heavy into the naff Primus/Unicron angle.

I called it... How incredibly disappointing and EXTREMELY lazy of Roberts. I might drop my subscription to this series now

Roberts isn’t the writer...

[AllNewSuperRobot]

Unless they suddenly drop the ball and lean heavy into the naff Primus/Unicron angle.

I called it... How incredibly disappointing and EXTREMELY lazy of Roberts. I might drop my subscription to this series now

Roberts isn’t the writer...

Shouldn't flick between two tabs while writing...

Oh well, I suppose this hammers home why the Reboot came to be in the first place. D-Void may have been terrible, but at least it was something different. Much like the previously stated reinvention of Thunderwing, Overlord etc

[Randomhero]

Unless they suddenly drop the ball and lean heavy into the naff Primus/Unicron angle.

I called it... How incredibly disappointing and EXTREMELY lazy of Roberts. I might drop my subscription to this series now

Roberts isn’t the writer...

Shouldn't flick between two tabs while writing...

Oh well, I suppose this hammers home why the Reboot came to be in the first place. D-Void may have been terrible, but at least it was something different. Much like the previously stated reinvention of Thunderwing, Overlord etc

Not really. D-void was just unicron that wasn’t called unicron. Anti-life godlike being that was sleeping till it woke up and screamed I hunger and used Galvatron, scourge and Cyclonus as proxy’s to destroy cybertron and all life in the universe.

Yeeeeeeeah...very different.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

I was thinking more conceptually, as a Gestalt of Sweeps. Clearly a lot of that era had been omitted from memory.

[ZeroWolf]

I was thinking more conceptually, as a Gestalt of Sweeps. Clearly a lot of that era had been omitted from memory.

Was probably on purpose chaos wasn't that great. Imagine if barber was able to retcon d-void into being an aspect of unicron?

This does seem very bad scheduling, aside from completism, there's no point in the storyline as you know the fates of characters before its revealed.

[Randomhero]

I was thinking more conceptually, as a Gestalt of Sweeps. Clearly a lot of that era had been omitted from memory.

Was probably on purpose chaos wasn't that great. Imagine if barber was able to retcon d-void into being an aspect of unicron?

This does seem very bad scheduling, aside from completism, there's no point in the storyline as you know the fates of characters before its revealed.

Well the DeceptiGod wasn’t even d-void. It just used the energies of Cybertron and the decepticon loyalty of all the Decepticons to its advantage to force the Decepticons to combine. It was just a pawn too.

[Zephyr101]

I'll buy it when it comes out for sure, I still highly enjoy IDW's TF comics, but much like with Unicron #0 I probably won't be reading it until it lines up with the latest issue of Optimus Prime.

[Daniel Adkins]

Guys, just because Optimus Prime tells the "story" of Unicron, that doesn't make it true. Hell, we still don't know whether or not the Guiding Hand was real or not. Especially when the solicit for issue 3 literally says the character discover what Unicron is.

[ZeroWolf]

Guys, just because Optimus Prime tells the "story" of Unicron, that doesn't make it true. Hell, we still don't know whether or not the Guiding Hand was real or not. Especially when the solicit for issue 3 literally says the character discover what Unicron is.

Problem is this story jars with what was said in unicron 0 where no one knew him. Also it's a bit daft to tell one tale which the characters have never heard of just to do a fake out and say: "hah that wasn't real!" Plus I think unicron 3 may just reveal that unicron is a giant tf.

[Daniel Adkins]

Guys, just because Optimus Prime tells the "story" of Unicron, that doesn't make it true. Hell, we still don't know whether or not the Guiding Hand was real or not. Especially when the solicit for issue 3 literally says the character discover what Unicron is.

Problem is this story jars with what was said in unicron 0 where no one knew him. Also it's a bit daft to tell one tale which the characters have never heard of just to do a fake out and say: "hah that wasn't real!" Plus I think unicron 3 may just reveal that unicron is a giant tf.

EXCEPT for the fact that one of the biggest recurring themes in this universe is that myths, legends, and religions ARE FALSE. From the Guiding Hand to the Thirteen, every major myth or legend about Cybertron is at best unconfirmed and at worst outright revealed to be lies.
As for Unicron #0, if I may compare it to my own religion for a second, if I saw a firey wheel with wings and eyes all over it, I would say “holy crap, what the hell is that?” I of course know that flaming wheel with wings and eyes is a description of a Biblical angel (seriously, look it up) but that wouldn’t be the first thought to pop in my head. I 100% believe that everyone took Unicron as “a giant fricking planet is eating another planet.” Before they thought about a religion that most of the bots on board don’t even practice.