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News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:52 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:So then...is Sarah Stone no longer with the franchise? Having a new regular artist sounds that way to me. Does anybody know what for?

Workload issue perhaps? Keeping up with a monthly can be very difficult for a lot of artists, especially as comic art has gotten more detailed in recent years.

News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:54 pm

ScottyP wrote:I don't like the art. No, seriously, that style could be ok, but not given how the rest of Combiner Wars has looked. In the context of this story, I passionately dislike how this looks.

Both styles are a better match to Sarah Stone's work in the first issue, but are a marked contrast to Livio Ramondelli's work on the majority of the event.

Still, I like this much more than Livio's work.

by **Shuttershock** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 3:08 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:So then...is Sarah Stone no longer with the franchise? Having a new regular artist sounds that way to me. Does anybody know what for?

She might be back for the next miniseries. I think we can agree that, in spite of the subline, these issues of Combiner Wars haven't really been about Windblade.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 3:18 pm

Shuttershock wrote:
Nemesis Maximo wrote:So then...is Sarah Stone no longer with the franchise? Having a new regular artist sounds that way to me. Does anybody know what for?

She might be back for the next miniseries. I think we can agree that, in spite of the subline, these issues of Combiner Wars haven't really been about Windblade.

Windblade is now an ongoing, not just a miniseries. If Stone is gone, she's gone for a while.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 3:24 pm

The ongoing has Corin Howell on art duties.

I am not sure what has happened to Stone, but will report if/when I find out.

News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:05 pm

Va'al wrote:The ongoing has Corin Howell on art duties.

I am not sure what has happened to Stone, but will report if/when I find out.

is Corin responsible for the more cartoony pages? If so I won't complain. I love the expressions. Shame Stone bowed out though. hope she comes back someday

by **TGS1985** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:28 pm

Va'al wrote:The ongoing has Corin Howell on art duties.

I am not sure what has happened to Stone, but will report if/when I find out.

According to her blog/website "Monster Boys and Robots" looks like she hasn't been feeling well as of two weeks ago. Doesn't seem like anything serious but might explain her recent absence.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Jun 06, 2015 2:57 am

TGS1985 wrote:
Va'al wrote:The ongoing has Corin Howell on art duties.

I am not sure what has happened to Stone, but will report if/when I find out.

According to her blog/website "Monster Boys and Robots" looks like she hasn't been feeling well as of two weeks ago. Doesn't seem like anything serious but might explain her recent absence.

Yeah, that's all I have on it too.

sabrigami wrote:
Va'al wrote:The ongoing has Corin Howell on art duties.

I am not sure what has happened to Stone, but will report if/when I find out.

is Corin responsible for the more cartoony pages? If so I won't complain. I love the expressions. Shame Stone bowed out though. hope she comes back someday

Yes! Pages one and two of the preview are Ferreira, the Swindle one is Howell.

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who is the right arm?
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by **luks0r** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:15 pm

That Bot wrote:(Swindle is) probably still alive since they need to make Bruticus eventually.

Or, he'll be the "replaced limb" for Bruticus, a la Slingshot, Wildrider, and Groove.

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:28 am

luks0r wrote:
That Bot wrote:(Swindle is) probably still alive since they need to make Bruticus eventually.

Or, he'll be the "replaced limb" for Bruticus, a la Slingshot, Wildrider, and Groove.

And then God Willing they'll make him for realsies down the line. Much as I enjoy Alpha Bravo and Offroad, their respective combiners don't mean as much to me as Bruticus does.

But this is a conversation to be had elsewhere, so I'll stop derailing before BURN sees.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:52 am

Well I mean hasbro will make swindle as a toy, even if he dies; but honestly I doubt they'll kill swindle in story. It will probably be a like an allusion to Ace, I meana Thunderclash, where he has to be on life support in some form or another. Maybe he's essentially knocking on deaths door as an individual, but as part of bruticus he's doing fine.

Also, Nemesis Maximo, that quotes probably going on my epitaph at this rate.

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:31 am

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Well I mean hasbro will make swindle as a toy, even if he dies; but honestly I doubt they'll kill swindle in story. It will probably be a like an allusion to Ace, I meana Thunderclash, where he has to be on life support in some form or another. Maybe he's essentially knocking on deaths door as an individual, but as part of bruticus he's doing fine.

On the other hand, he hasn't actually had any interactions with the rest of the Combaticons proper at all in the IDW comics. When they first appeared, they were part of Banzaitron's Secret Service while Swindle was...swindling...Ultra Magnus way back when.

Also, Nemesis Maximo, that quotes probably going on my epitaph at this rate.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:11 am

Combiner Wars is over - finished! At least, the major chunk of the IDW Publishing Transformers comics arc is, with this week's release of Windblade #3, featuring writing by Mairghread Scott, and art by Marcelo Ferreira (Angry Birds Transformers) and newcomer Corin Howell (new regular on the series, interviewed here) - check out the full preview below, and head back to Seibertron.com post-release for our review.

Transformers: Windblade—Combiner Wars #3
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sarah Stone (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FINAL BATTLE! The last of the Combiners face off… but who is in control of the ultimate combiner? And who will emerge with the key to dominating the galaxy?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
COMBINER WARS CONCLUDES!
WINDBLADE battles for CYBERTRON—and her homeworld!
The stage is set for the next era of TRANSFORMERS greatness!
Variant Hasbro Combiner Wars poster cover

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:54 am

What's the official publication date?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:05 am

That Bot wrote:What's the official publication date?

Tomorrow (Wednesday 10th)!

by **Killraven** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:30 am

I really don't like that style the new artist uses. It's way too cartoony for me...it's going to be rough reading thru that on windblade if he is in fact the permanent new artist

by **pie-man** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:36 am

Killraven wrote:I really don't like that style the new artist uses. It's way too cartoony for me...it's going to be rough reading thru that on windblade if he is in fact the permanent new artist

Disappointed its not Sarah Stone, but I feel its a welcome change from Livio. Yes, it's quite cartoony.... but in a good way, in my opinion.

Seems like this is the end of Combiner Wars, aside from the aftermath and epilogue and all. Its been a pretty under-whelming series/story... unless the last issue redeems it all.

by **Killraven** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:42 am

I haven't read it yet since I wait for the trades. Then I'm a sucker and replace those w/ the nice Hardbacks they do lol. I agree about Sarah Stone also, she is an amazing artist. I always feel bad saying I don't like someone's art simply because no matter how bad I perceive it, it's still better than mine (I can't draw a straight line w/ a ruler

lol). I'm just an old school person when it comes to art, I like styles like Walter Simonson, John Byrne (from the 80's not his newer stuff), people such as that. Anyways, I'll still get it and maybe, just maybe that new style will grow on me.

by **Rated X** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:19 am

Why dont these combiner wars comics come with combiner wars deluxes ? Instead they insert old IDW stuff that has nothing to do with the figures. And to make it worse the pages are all mixed up with two or more totally different stories happening every other page. I dont even bother to read them.

News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:20 am

Killraven wrote:I really don't like that style the new artist uses. It's way too cartoony for me...it's going to be rough reading thru that on windblade if he is in fact the permanent new artist

She.

I think this jibes with Sarah Stone's style pretty well, and she is who I most associate with Windblade at this point. It is jarring after several issues of Livio's art, but I would still rather have this than another issue of stilted, muddy robot action.

News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:24 am

Rated X wrote:Why dont these combiner wars comics come with combiner wars deluxes ? Instead they insert old IDW stuff that has nothing to do with the figures. And to make it worse the pages are all mixed up with two or more totally different stories happening every other page. I dont even bother to read them.

The comics that come with the figures suck, and I say that as an IDW fan. They often have nothing to do with the character they come packaged with, they frequently have printing errors, and they are often a single part in a larger story and make no sense read alone.

If you're a regular reader, then you already have these comics, and getting another sub-standard copy isn't much of an incentive. If you are not a regular reader, I don't see how this is supposed to entice you for all the reasons I stated above.

I'd honestly rather have the cards than the comics. If the cards actually contained tech specs or biographical info, they would make fantastic collectables.

by **Genericon #378** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:10 am

Seems a like Swindle's biting the dust.

by **Genericon #378** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:10 am

Seems a like Swindle's biting the dust.

by **pie-man** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:46 am

Rated X wrote:Why dont these combiner wars comics come with combiner wars deluxes ? Instead they insert old IDW stuff that has nothing to do with the figures. And to make it worse the pages are all mixed up with two or more totally different stories happening every other page. I dont even bother to read them.

I believe the wave 2 of deluxes contain the comics, instead of the trading card. But if I remember correctly, the comics are the lead-up to Combiner Wars (RID/TF issues that covers the search for the Enigma of Combination), rather than the current CW storyline.

Having gotten a hold of the Megatron & Bombshell cards, I agree that these are a lot cooler. The art is based on the Legends mobile game, and is fantastic. However, comics... no matter how crappy... could have been handed over to my 5-year son.