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News Credits: 28 · by **Jedi Kermit** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:24 pm

Alex Milne has put up the cover art for "Transformers, Megatron: Origins" issue 4 on his Deviant Art site.

You can check it out here!

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:29 pm

Small spoiler alert for those who don't want to know the end of the series...FYI.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:42 pm

Love the purple hue.
That's all I'll say without ruining it for anyone who does not know how this story pans out.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:53 pm

Good stuff. I dig the fact that the swirly line on Megs chest is present!

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:06 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Small spoiler alert for those who don't want to know the end of the series...FYI.

It's not really a spoiler, especially if you read "War Within #1."

by **Great Atlas** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:39 pm

I still have to find #1

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:45 pm

Notice the pattern on his chest, My G1 Megs smiles tonight!

by **babylon queen** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:28 pm

Cool.

News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:31 pm

I love this series. I cannot wait for issue 3 and 4.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:49 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Small spoiler alert for those who don't want to know the end of the series...FYI.

It's not really a spoiler, especially if you read "War Within #1."

Don't even have to read "The War Within" to know what's coming.

by **Loki120** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:35 am

Is that Black Zarak in the foreground? I haven't picked up the series (waiting for TPB), is that character is the series?

Also are they officially connecting War Within to IDW?

by **DSanza** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:52 am

Very cool. I like the G1 design on his chest. I can't wait to see this one. Milne's Starscream art on his page is probably the best version I have ever seen. Looks very much like Masterpiece in anime colors. Sweet!

News Credits: 1 · by **xxaMaxx** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:24 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Small spoiler alert for those who don't want to know the end of the series...FYI.

It's not really a spoiler, especially if you read "War Within #1."

Not really. Has IDW made any claims that War Within flows into their continuity?

It was a pretty safe assumption to make, though. For Megatron to become THE big, evil badass he has to kill the big, good badass.

by **metalformer** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:45 am

Simply MAJESTIC

Is this out already??

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:10 pm

Loki120 wrote:Is that Black Zarak in the foreground? I haven't picked up the series (waiting for TPB), is that character is the series?

Also are they officially connecting War Within to IDW?

Nope it's not Black Zarak it's (potential spoiler) Sentinel Prime.

War Within can't fit into the IDW G1 continuity because Optimus has the Matrix in WW and doesn't in IDW. Where the Matrix ended up should be hinted at in the Prime Spotlight and play out more fully in Revelation.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:25 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:War Within can't fit into the IDW G1 continuity because Optimus has the Matrix in WW and doesn't in IDW. Where the Matrix ended up should be hinted at in the Prime Spotlight and play out more fully in Revelation.

If I remember right, Optimus had just recieved the Matrix in War Within. Besides, it's unlikely WWi plays a part in the IDW universe, simply because that material is copyrighted by another (albeit defunct) company.

It was a pretty safe assumption to make, though. For Megatron to become THE big, evil badass he has to kill the big, good badass.

I see it more in line with the idea that for Optimus to be in command in the (chronologically) later series, Sentinel has to go. In some ways, this series also explains how Optimus rose to power in the Autobot ranks, though it doesn't look like he's gonna show up in this series (unless there's an epilogue in the last issue.)

News Credits: 5 · by **markerguru** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:01 pm

It was a pretty safe assumption to make, though. For Megatron to become THE big, evil badass he has to kill the big, good badass.

I see it more in line with the idea that for Optimus to be in command in the (chronologically) later series, Sentinel has to go. In some ways, this series also explains how Optimus rose to power in the Autobot ranks, though it doesn't look like he's gonna show up in this series (unless there's an epilogue in the last issue.)[/quote]

well, maybe he'll be in issue 3??? you'll just have to look around and see.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:50 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:
Loki120 wrote:Is that Black Zarak in the foreground? I haven't picked up the series (waiting for TPB), is that character is the series?

Also are they officially connecting War Within to IDW?

Nope it's not Black Zarak it's (potential spoiler) Sentinel Prime.

War Within can't fit into the IDW G1 continuity because Optimus has the Matrix in WW and doesn't in IDW.

Not legally it may not. But Sentunel Prime/WWI/Prime inheiriting the Matrix is a decently large contiuity. And certainly in the step of Megatron. And IDW appears to want to use as many of the loose strings we already have as possible

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:17 pm

Didn't Megs kill Sentinel Prime in the Marvel G1 series as well? I seem to remember something like that being given in the story of how Optimus became leader. I may be imagining it all though.