IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 5:55PM CDT

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Thanks to a Tweet from the Action and Adventure Twitter page, with confirmation from Previews World, we have word that IDW's final 3 Transformers issues, Lost Light #25, Optimus Prime #25, and Unicron #6, have all been delayed into November. This comes as little surprise, seeing as how the comics were planned to be released biweekly and were supposed to have wrapped up by this point, but have been plagued by more delays.

As of this post, which itself may still be subject to change over the coming weeks, Lost Light will release its final issue on November 7, Unicron #6 will conclude the Chaos Bringer's arc on November 14, and Optimus Prime will wrap up the universe on November 21.

What do you think of these delays? Are you ready to get that final issue in your hand? Is it a bittersweet moment to have the final issues pushed back just a little bit farther out of your grasp? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Credit(s): Action and Adventure on Twitter

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Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1990873)
Posted by ScottyP on October 24th, 2018 @ 6:28pm CDT

I've been keeping track of the scheduled publication dates since May over in the chronology thread, and have probably updated that post at least once a week since. Very little has been on time this year, though they did really well for a stretch of the summer. More delays should not come as a surprise, though I expect this LL one was in the realm of shipping delays on Diamond's end.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1990941)
Posted by snavej on October 25th, 2018 @ 6:50am CDT

It's quite a task to cram in so many goodbyes for all the characters, I'm sure. Maybe it would be easier to have a giant foot come down and crush everyone, a la Python?!

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991011)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on October 25th, 2018 @ 1:27pm CDT

"Achieved" is still misspelled. >:oP

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991047)
Posted by ScottyP on October 25th, 2018 @ 6:45pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:"Achieved" is still misspelled.

Roche had time to correct it for a print so hopefully it makes it to the final cover as well. If it doesn't we can hassle him over it for eternity

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991078)
Posted by Z3ROhour on October 25th, 2018 @ 8:49pm CDT

AW MAN!!
just drop the friggin axe already!

are u goin back for re-shoots?

anticipation
not my forte.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991356)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on October 27th, 2018 @ 5:52pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:"Achieved" is still misspelled.

Roche had time to correct it for a print so hopefully it makes it to the final cover as well. If it doesn't we can hassle him over it for eternity

Yeah, I suppose. But, it actually kind of fits, considering the characters, as they're all far from perfect as is their mission. So maybe it should be left that way.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991656)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 29th, 2018 @ 8:09pm CDT

Thanks to the Action and Adventure Twitter Page, we have a one-page preview for the final issue of Lost Light! This first page, currently only available on iOs, features the characters from Lost Light attending a funeral on what is being called New Cybertron. This New Cybertron would be the Functionist Cybertron they defeated last issue, and as for the funeral, there are several notable characters visible and also missing from the shots. There appear to be guards armed guards present with a trailer that reads "G10" possibly to mean Garrus 10, in line with the prisons using Garrus-X. The deceased is also noted as passing due to age related burnout.

So which character could the funeral be for? Megatron? Rodimus? Someone else entirely? Let us know what you think of this brief look at the end of Lost Light below!

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991657)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 29th, 2018 @ 8:10pm CDT

I'm calling it as Megatron, his story was finished, and I think this is appropriate

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991667)
Posted by Bounti76 on October 29th, 2018 @ 8:28pm CDT

Why is Whirl being taken to prison? He's (relatively) reformed.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991670)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 29th, 2018 @ 8:39pm CDT

Bounti76 wrote:Why is Whirl being taken to prison? He's (relatively) reformed.

I think he's just shown there with the police officers

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991673)
Posted by MaverickPrime on October 29th, 2018 @ 8:55pm CDT

I don't see either Rewind or Thunderclash, TC would do the whole donate his body to science thing.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991679)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on October 29th, 2018 @ 9:11pm CDT

Why is Prowl here?

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991689)
Posted by -Crossfire- on October 29th, 2018 @ 10:11pm CDT

Could... could it be for Ratchet? I mean, everything in this funeral discourse sounds like something he would do, and don't forget that he was the one who talked to Tailgate about Cybertronians not being immortal and being able to die from "age-related burnout". I feel like the next panel is going to have Drift and/or First Aid and be the person(s) who said that quote while in mourning.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991695)
Posted by Nexus Knight on October 29th, 2018 @ 11:24pm CDT

Stormshot_Prime wrote:Why is Prowl here?

Not Prowl, Bluestreak.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991696)
Posted by MrBlack on October 29th, 2018 @ 11:40pm CDT

Why does Brainstorm have a briefcase?

Hmm...

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991706)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 30th, 2018 @ 5:17am CDT

Maybe it's brainstorm looking at his own funeral (hence the briefcase) I think Roberts is having one last bit of fun with a fake out...

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991728)
Posted by william-james88 on October 30th, 2018 @ 8:19am CDT

So I keep rereading Lost Light and I now know why I didnt register the "ifinite". That story element is dropped faster than a scolding hot potatoe. Its like it had no point at all and only tangentially related to adaptus to the point where it might not be connected at all (since it just ends with Scorponok who couldnt care less about that plot anymore either).

I do still much preffer James Robert's dialogue and pacing to any other TF book I ever read but this was definitely a shortcoming in storytelling. The mederi stuff is fantasic though. Did we ever figure out how Tailgate got there?

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991741)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on October 30th, 2018 @ 9:40am CDT

Nexus Knight wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Why is Prowl here?

Not Prowl, Bluestreak.

But those are definitely Prowl’s colors, Bluestreak has a blue and red color scheme. And ol Bluestreak didn’t seem to survive the whole sparkeater ordeal, it seems Ratchet accidentally killed him.

One explaination could be that this is the functinist universe Prowl, but thats a stretch. The only other explanation I’d have is that this takes place post OP25/Unicron 6, with all the characters from those series settling on what is appropriately dubbed New Cybertron.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991743)
Posted by snavej on October 30th, 2018 @ 10:11am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm calling it as Megatron, his story was finished, and I think this is appropriate

To be fair, the whole continuity is ending so it could be anyone but it's probably someone old and hard-working.

Re: IDW Transformers: Lost Light 25, Optimus Prime 25, and Unicron 6 Delayed (1991751)
Posted by Bleak5170 on October 30th, 2018 @ 10:38am CDT

-Crossfire- wrote:Could... could it be for Ratchet? I mean, everything in this funeral discourse sounds like something he would do, and don't forget that he was the one who talked to Tailgate about Cybertronians not being immortal and being able to die from "age-related burnout". I feel like the next panel is going to have Drift and/or First Aid and be the person(s) who said that quote while in mourning.

That's my guess as well. Not only for the reasons you mentioned but because Ratchet always %$#@ing dies.

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