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News Credits: 730 · by **Raymond T.** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:03 pm

The cover to the Trade Paper Back of IDW's prequel story to the upcoming Transformers Movie, appears to have been revealed on the shopping site Amazon.com. Below is the cover that is featured on the orderpage of the TPB.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:07 pm

looks photoshopped

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:10 pm

Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork

News Credits: 2 · by **Ultra Magnus** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:12 pm

I'm normally not too Overly Skeptical, but I have to agree. Doesn't mean that it isn't kinda cool, though. In a "Cobra!" kinda way.

News Credits: 730 · by **Raymond T.** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:16 pm

Wheeljack35 wrote:Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork

It's only a TPB!

News Credits: 322 · by **Calenatarion** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:22 pm

Funny to see that TFW2005 to claim that the image is the new logo.

News Credits: 4 · by **Milanion** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:22 pm

My first reaction was: Van Halen?

by **ShockwaveUK** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:25 pm

Beat you to it Raymond.

There's more movie related releases there too.

News Credits: 730 · by **Raymond T.** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:25 pm

Calenatarion wrote:Funny to see that TFW2005 to claim that the image is the new logo.

Well,... I like to stick to the facts of the story... :-B

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:32 pm

Raymond T. wrote:
Wheeljack35 wrote:Thats it?I was expecting a bit more like artwork
It's only a TPB!

Yeah so?

I have seen TPB with art on the cover

News Credits: 2 · by **Autobobby1** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:36 pm

I've seen a TPB with art better than the normal comics. This is pathetic. It's only a photoshopped "logo" and a title.

News Credits: 730 · by **Raymond T.** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:37 pm

shockwaveuk wrote:Beat you to it Raymond. There's more movie related releases there too.

So you did... Well,... I'm leaving it up for now. If someone of the news crew wants to take it down, that's fine with me...

Wheeljack35 wrote:Yeah so?

I have seen TPB with art on the cover

True, but in general we don't expect that much from a TPB cover. In essence they have released the story already. They're usually just rehashes of covers already existing.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:11 pm

why would they put a Twisted Sister logo on a Transformers book :???:

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:14 pm

Reminds me of the Wolfenstein logo, minus the red and additional lines.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:21 pm

Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.

News Credits: 4 · by **Milanion** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:27 pm

I say, remove the graphics and text and go all black. Then it could be none blacker.

by **karpet** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:38 pm

The Star Wars font at the bottom gives it away, this can't be a sanctioned logo. The 'v' shape does not match the 't' and 'f' in the actual logo, something that has already been established and should not be tampered with to maintain proper branding. This version never appears on the many other items that we have seen surface so I would venture to guess it is just a place holder until the actual cover surfaces.

In conclusion, it is an imposter! More then meets the eye if you will.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:41 pm

If you look closely at where the T and F meet (At the very top of the logo) you can actually see the seam between them. It looks like it was blurred over, so it would be hard to notice.

EDIT: Not to mention, the T is noticably darker than the F.

News Credits: 730 · by **Raymond T.** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:21 pm

Shadowman wrote:Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.

Art submitted does not have to be the actual coverart. But could be an early version. A work in progress. At that stage, they're all photoshops, in a manner of speaking.

by **Nemesis_Apoc** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:22 pm

That definately looks like a metal band designed the logo.

by **Foallen** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:28 pm

The first thing I thought of when I seen it was that old Undertaker "T" logo...

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:30 pm

Raymond T. wrote:
Shadowman wrote:Let's ignore the fact that the text at the bottom is the same font as the Star Wars logo, shall we?

It's photoshopped.
Art submitted does not have to be the actual coverart. But could be an early version. A work in progress. At that stage, they're all photoshops, in a manner of speaking.

Geez, even if it IS official, they could've put some effort into it at least. Darkening the F or brightening the T, making sure that no one sees he seam between them, and some non Star Wars font, preferably something similar to the movie logo font, would've gone a long way towards making it seem the least bit real.