IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed

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Previews has revealed the subscription cover for the IDW Titans Return One Shot comic. Is it a version of Sentinel we see on the cover with Metroplex? Who do you think it is? The cover is done by Priscilla Tramontano, who posted a clean version on her twitter page. Enjoy!

Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Mairghread Scott & Various (A/CA) Livio Ramondelli
THE LAST AUTOBOT! Once he ruled CYBERTRON with a brutal (and literal) iron fist... left for dead four million years ago, SENTINEL PRIME is back. But in a world where STARSCREAM rules CYBERTON, OPTIMUS PRIME has invaded Earth, and MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT-SENTINEL doesn't like what he sees!
Bullet points:
The story continues in TRANSFORMERS #56 and MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #56 next month, and expands to TILL ALL ARE ONE this fall!
For the first time ever-Scott, Roberts, and Barber working together on one story!
Plus the powerful noir art of superstar Livio Ramondelli!
After OPTIMUS is hailed; after the LIGHT dies... the next phase of TRANSFORMERS comics starts here!

Credit(s): Twitter and Previews

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Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801708)
Posted by Kurona on June 29th, 2016 @ 8:23am CDT

Looks like Sentinel got the Apex Armour back. Just wait till Optimus beats him up and takes it for himself to become a Powermaster~

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801710)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 29th, 2016 @ 8:31am CDT

Yep, Sentinel already as a repaint :lol:

but really, where did that color scheme come from?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801731)
Posted by o.supreme on June 29th, 2016 @ 9:23am CDT

perspective...Is that bot almost as big as Metroplex?...or is Metroplex just way in the background...?

Since the comic, and subsequent storyline is called Titan(s) return I assume there will be more than one. So...Metrotitan, or will FortMax somehow obtain his giant Headmaster body?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801733)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 29th, 2016 @ 9:25am CDT

Sentinel is just really close, and I think that is not metroplex. that should be the Earth titan from issue 54

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801801)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 29th, 2016 @ 11:10am CDT

I like it, makes me wish that was the sentinel prime toy we were getting.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1801853)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on June 29th, 2016 @ 1:25pm CDT

Hmm, I assumed that was now-ruler-of-Earth Optimus Prime and Earth's Titan.

Edit: I mean, besides it being Optimus' rifle, beneath all of that armor, aren't those his kneecaps and abs?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805574)
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2016 @ 1:15pm CDT

Via the usual iTunes screenshots magickry, we have our first look at the upcoming Transformers: Titans Return one-shot comic from IDW Publishing - the last big Transformers event before Revolution shakes the IDWverse about - as co-written by Mairghread Scott, John Barber and James Roberts. Check out the short preview below!

THE LAST AUTOBOT! Once he ruled CYBERTRON with a brutal (and literal) iron fist... left for dead four million years ago, SENTINEL PRIME is back. But in a world where STARSCREAM rules CYBERTON, OPTIMUS PRIME has invaded Earth, and MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT—SENTINEL doesn’t like what he sees!

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805577)
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2016 @ 1:20pm CDT

Sentinel 2016 - Make Cybertron Great Again.

:michaelbay:

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805580)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 14th, 2016 @ 1:35pm CDT

So sentinel is going to usher in a new age of violence because he's the closest thing the cybertonians have to the kkk (better red then dead? I hope he gets fitting just desserts.

Still can't wait to see if they are introducing the concept of the titanmasters to idw, also are we going straight from titan returns to revolution?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805583)
Posted by o.supreme on July 14th, 2016 @ 1:43pm CDT

I believe TR will be part of Revolution. Revolution involves pretty much the entire IDW universe of Hasbro owned properties, whereas TR is specific to The Transformers.

This TR is a one shot, my understanding being that it would kick off a series of issues that would cross all TF titles similar to CW, but now with Revolution thrown in the mix, I'm not sure how it will work out. I just want Fort Max to get a Titan sized body, so we can put the whole "who's bigger" Metroplex or Fort Max debate to rest. In IDW, at least they will be the same size to match the newest generation of toys.

I was thinking Revolution was something akin to Infestation I & II, except this time, only with Hasbro IP (TF, GI Joe, Micronauts, ROM, MASK...) cant remember if Visionaries is part of this, or just the Hasbro CU.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805589)
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2016 @ 1:51pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:I believe TR will be part of Revolution. Revolution involves pretty much the entire IDW universe of Hasbro owned properties, whereas TR is specific to The Transformers.

This TR is a one shot, my understanding being that it would kick off a series of issues that would cross all TF titles similar to CW, but now with Revolution thrown in the mix, I'm not sure how it will work out. I just want Fort Max to get a Titan sized body, so we can put the whole "who's bigger" Metroplex or Fort Max debate to rest. In IDW, at least they will be the same size to match the newest generation of toys.

I was thinking Revolution was something akin to Infestation I & II, except this time, only with Hasbro IP (TF, GI Joe, Micronauts, ROM, MASK...) cant remember if Visionaries is part of this, or just the Hasbro CU.

Not entirely sure about TR going directly into Revolution, but as far as we know, TF56-7 and MTMTE56-7 are continuing from here. TAAO will follow the storyline somehow come September, which is when Revolution hits, so you may have a point. :-?

(Visionaries is not part of Revolution. Action Man is.)

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805605)
Posted by Shuttershock on July 14th, 2016 @ 2:19pm CDT

It'll be interesting to see what they've got cooked up for Sentinel Prime here. While he wasn't explicitly killed in Megatron Origin, I wonder where he's been hiding out all this time.

Aside from Abominus, Sentinel always seemed like the least characterized of the Primes. Not an imperialist tyrant like Nova or a ruler pushed to become a monster like Zeta. I like the idea of the betrayed hard liner we see here, just as long as it's sufficiently different from Galvatron's supremacist barbarism.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805780)
Posted by Va'al on July 15th, 2016 @ 5:53am CDT

Shuttershock wrote:It'll be interesting to see what they've got cooked up for Sentinel Prime here. While he wasn't explicitly killed in Megatron Origin, I wonder where he's been hiding out all this time.

Aside from Abominus, Sentinel always seemed like the least characterized of the Primes. Not an imperialist tyrant like Nova or a ruler pushed to become a monster like Zeta. I like the idea of the betrayed hard liner we see here, just as long as it's sufficiently different from Galvatron's supremacist barbarism.

Because we definitely need more variety than your standard supremacist thinking. :-P

(I agree, just teasing.)

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1805832)
Posted by Prowl4 on July 15th, 2016 @ 9:28am CDT

Happy to see Sentinel Prime return but hard to take the toy is a headmaster.

I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out when he discovers Optimus Prime and then Megatron (now an Autobot) who put him in the ground.

Kind of a pity in a way that this is squeezed into this event as event story telling hasn't been great but then again IDW as a whole has been on the slip with all of its Transformers titles lately save a few bits here and there in my opinion.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806021)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 16th, 2016 @ 4:00am CDT

How do you know he hasn't become a headmaster in the fiction now? Would that make the toy any better now?

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Posted by 1984forever on July 16th, 2016 @ 9:40am CDT

Definitely interested in what Sentinel Prime has to say about the mess idw made of Transformers.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806087)
Posted by Va'al on July 16th, 2016 @ 12:36pm CDT

If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806095)
Posted by Kurona on July 16th, 2016 @ 1:24pm CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

Then it's a Maximal with a very poor taste in alt modes.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806097)
Posted by Va'al on July 16th, 2016 @ 1:36pm CDT

Kurona wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

Then it's a Maximal with a very poor taste in alt modes.

I didn't know you were on the bill tonight.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806108)
Posted by Trypticon01 on July 16th, 2016 @ 3:17pm CDT

Shuttershock wrote:It'll be interesting to see what they've got cooked up for Sentinel Prime here. While he wasn't explicitly killed in Megatron Origin, I wonder where he's been hiding out all this time.

Aside from Abominus, Sentinel always seemed like the least characterized of the Primes. Not an imperialist tyrant like Nova or a ruler pushed to become a monster like Zeta. I like the idea of the betrayed hard liner we see here, just as long as it's sufficiently different from Galvatron's supremacist barbarism.

Presumably he did die from his dialogue on the forst page, and he was brought back by the resurrection/deathwave in Dark Cybertron.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806123)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 16th, 2016 @ 4:41pm CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

Then it's a Maximal with a very poor taste in alt modes.

I didn't know you were on the bill tonight.

Oh dear, I think you're both quackers I find both of your jokes falling fowl off the mark.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806286)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 17th, 2016 @ 3:20pm CDT

Trypticon01 wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:It'll be interesting to see what they've got cooked up for Sentinel Prime here. While he wasn't explicitly killed in Megatron Origin, I wonder where he's been hiding out all this time.

Aside from Abominus, Sentinel always seemed like the least characterized of the Primes. Not an imperialist tyrant like Nova or a ruler pushed to become a monster like Zeta. I like the idea of the betrayed hard liner we see here, just as long as it's sufficiently different from Galvatron's supremacist barbarism.

Presumably he did die from his dialogue on the forst page, and he was brought back by the resurrection/deathwave in Dark Cybertron.

That would make sense as to how he came back

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806306)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2016 @ 3:45pm CDT

I'm not so sure it was because of that event though, I'm betting it is more significantly titan focused, and I would be surprised if the titanmasters aren't brought into it.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1806308)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 17th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT

True, but at least there is a plausible explanation that may not involve the titan masters. Though they most likely will be responsible

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808713)
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2016 @ 11:56am CDT

And finally, our third preview from IDW Publishing sees the one-shot issue co-written by John Barber, Mairghread Scott and James Roberts that starts the Titans Return mini-event in the Transformers comics - check it out in full below, let us know what you think, and expect a review on new comic book day!

Transformers: Titans Return One-shot
Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)
THE LAST AUTOBOT! Once he ruled CYBERTRON with a brutal (and literal) iron fist... left for dead four million years ago, SENTINEL PRIME is back. But in a world where STARSCREAM rules CYBERTON, OPTIMUS PRIME has invaded Earth, and MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT—SENTINEL doesn’t like what he sees!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99

Bullet points:
The story continues in TRANSFORMERS #56 and MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #56 next month, and expands to TILL ALL ARE ONE this fall!
For the first time ever—Scott, Roberts, and Barber working together on one story!
Plus the powerful noir art of superstar Livio Ramondelli!
After OPTIMUS is hailed; after the LIGHT dies... the next phase of TRANSFORMERS comics starts here!

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808717)
Posted by Kurona on July 24th, 2016 @ 12:06pm CDT

Well there's your explanation, guys - he was a Headmaster all along!
Loving that Acme Comics cover.

Anyone else think this comic takes place before Dying of the Light? The way everyone's talking so casually about being on the ship and not mourning... certain things... the fact Megatron's still saying he's renounced violence; seems to be that way to me. Not saying it DEFINITELY is, but I get that vibe.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808732)
Posted by reVelske on July 24th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT

The art is great! This is the first time I've seen Livio Ramondelli's art being so clean, clear and crisp. Do we have Livio himself to thank for this or whoever did the colouring?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808744)
Posted by Randomhero on July 24th, 2016 @ 12:41pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Well there's your explanation, guys - he was a Headmaster all along!
Loving that Acme Comics cover.

Anyone else think this comic takes place before Dying of the Light? The way everyone's talking so casually about being on the ship and not mourning... certain things... the fact Megatron's still saying he's renounced violence; seems to be that way to me. Not saying it DEFINITELY is, but I get that vibe.

I don't think he's always been a headmaster but it's a good explanation to how's he alive.

The MTMTE takes place during the 2 month gap between 49-59...also because it says 3 weeks earlier.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808759)
Posted by LE0KING on July 24th, 2016 @ 1:59pm CDT

reVelske wrote:The art is great! This is the first time I've seen Livio Ramondelli's art being so clean, clear and crisp. Do we have Livio himself to thank for this or whoever did the colouring?

I didn't even realize it was Ramondelli! If he keeps this up, I won't hate his work anymore. Then who will I have to complain about?

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808784)
Posted by ricemazter on July 24th, 2016 @ 4:05pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Kurona wrote:Well there's your explanation, guys - he was a Headmaster all along!
Loving that Acme Comics cover.

Anyone else think this comic takes place before Dying of the Light? The way everyone's talking so casually about being on the ship and not mourning... certain things... the fact Megatron's still saying he's renounced violence; seems to be that way to me. Not saying it DEFINITELY is, but I get that vibe.

I don't think he's always been a headmaster but it's a good explanation to how's he alive.

The MTMTE takes place during the 2 month gap between 49-59...also because it says 3 weeks earlier.

I'm not so sure. I think this might take place after dying. With the two exhibits, one is a flower from necroworld which means this takes place either after issue 44 or after dying. The second is a little hat thing which is really similar to the one the galactic council admiral is wearing in the preview for issue 55. Unless they had another encounter with the galactic council where they got a free hat, I think this might be after dying. Also, I think three weeks earlier just means three weeks earlier from the real starting point of the titans return issue, which could be anytime for all I know.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808814)
Posted by Randomhero on July 24th, 2016 @ 5:53pm CDT

ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
Kurona wrote:Well there's your explanation, guys - he was a Headmaster all along!
Loving that Acme Comics cover.

Anyone else think this comic takes place before Dying of the Light? The way everyone's talking so casually about being on the ship and not mourning... certain things... the fact Megatron's still saying he's renounced violence; seems to be that way to me. Not saying it DEFINITELY is, but I get that vibe.

I don't think he's always been a headmaster but it's a good explanation to how's he alive.

The MTMTE takes place during the 2 month gap between 49-59...also because it says 3 weeks earlier.

I'm not so sure. I think this might take place after dying. With the two exhibits, one is a flower from necroworld which means this takes place either after issue 44 or after dying. The second is a little hat thing which is really similar to the one the galactic council admiral is wearing in the preview for issue 55. Unless they had another encounter with the galactic council where they got a free hat, I think this might be after dying. Also, I think three weeks earlier just means three weeks earlier from the real starting point of the titans return issue, which could be anytime for all I know.

They got a hat for Rodimus in issue 13 on Hedonia when took a break to drink and sight see, the flower is from the first time they visited the Necroworld.

Sorry I meant #49-50.

Also Megatron is mentioning his new found pacifism. You don't announce your a pacifist, pick up a fusion can again, kill around 100 decepticons then start spouting pacifism again. This takes place before "dying of the light"

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Posted by ricemazter on July 24th, 2016 @ 7:27pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
Kurona wrote:Well there's your explanation, guys - he was a Headmaster all along!
Loving that Acme Comics cover.

Anyone else think this comic takes place before Dying of the Light? The way everyone's talking so casually about being on the ship and not mourning... certain things... the fact Megatron's still saying he's renounced violence; seems to be that way to me. Not saying it DEFINITELY is, but I get that vibe.

I don't think he's always been a headmaster but it's a good explanation to how's he alive.

The MTMTE takes place during the 2 month gap between 49-59...also because it says 3 weeks earlier.

I'm not so sure. I think this might take place after dying. With the two exhibits, one is a flower from necroworld which means this takes place either after issue 44 or after dying. The second is a little hat thing which is really similar to the one the galactic council admiral is wearing in the preview for issue 55. Unless they had another encounter with the galactic council where they got a free hat, I think this might be after dying. Also, I think three weeks earlier just means three weeks earlier from the real starting point of the titans return issue, which could be anytime for all I know.

They got a hat for Rodimus in issue 13 on Hedonia when took a break to drink and sight see, the flower is from the first time they visited the Necroworld.

Sorry I meant #49-50.

Also Megatron is mentioning his new found pacifism. You don't announce your a pacifist, pick up a fusion can again, kill around 100 decepticons then start spouting pacifism again. This takes place before "dying of the light"

Ah, though you gotta admit, that hat is a dead ringer for the admiral's.

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Posted by Randomhero on July 24th, 2016 @ 7:37pm CDT

It's suppose to.

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1808845)
Posted by MrBlack on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:46pm CDT

The MTMTE bit of the one shot takes place before the Dying of the Light, per the word of god.

https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/ ... 2469899265

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Posted by Randomhero on July 24th, 2016 @ 10:29pm CDT

MrBlack wrote:The MTMTE bit of the one shot takes place before the Dying of the Light, per the word of god.

https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/ ... 2469899265

Thank you! I swear he's said that weeks ago

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Posted by Va'al on July 27th, 2016 @ 8:19am CDT

Head Start
(Spoiler free-ish)

Synopsis
THE LAST AUTOBOT! Once he ruled CYBERTRON with a brutal (and literal) iron fist... left for dead four million years ago, SENTINEL PRIME is back. But in a world where STARSCREAM rules CYBERTON, OPTIMUS PRIME has invaded Earth, and MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT—SENTINEL doesn’t like what he sees!

I'll take revenge murder plot for 500, Alex

Story

The last couple of months (years?) have had a lot of change in the world of the Transformers - since Dark Cybertron ended, Dawn of the Autobots and Days of Deception happened, Megatron had several changes of heart, Windblade erupted into the world, Optimus started his journey to True Prick Prime status, Starscream actually still rules Cybertron, and the ex-colonies have returned. Now, imagine you were left for dead when you were a fascistic despot bent on superweapons and conquest. It's bound to mess with your brain, right?

Even tyrants need recaps

The three-author structure is actually well deployed in the book, allowing us a pre-Dying of the Light look at a flashback under movie night banner from (predominantly, one assumes) James Roberts, and avoiding a talking heads part. Which also means Swerve and Whirl get to annoy Megatron for a bit, as Cyclonus lets the true noble purpleness of his heart shine - plus some smile-worthy social commentary. In fact, the whole section has heaps of it.

Cyclobun

The second section has an unfortunate bit of a crossover - though not crucial, the two scenes are more complementary than anything - with the events of The Transformers #55, delayed in its print form to next week, but available on digital, it seems. Looking at the status on Earth after the rise of the Titan, and more Primes than you can can wrap your head around.

The Actual True Primes

Between John Barber and Mairghread Scott, the two heads together prove that they can master the voices of the other, as the third section is also the longest, set on Cybertron with Sentinel doing a lot of stuff. Stuff that shows character in pretty much everyone around him, from Starscream to Ironhide to Windblade, along with establishing him as

Art

Livio Ramondelli is the sole author of the visuals, and - unless you're not a fan of his style in general - he does an excellent job of bringing together a chaotic, hectic, pretty much planet shattering return, even if not of Titanic proportions as such. Between some of the establishing shots, and the lighting games that are being used throughout the book...

Shiny(dome?)

...and the more detailed looks at the characters, their interactions, and even some of the battle scenes, we get another strong performance in the G1-esque direction that Ramondelli's art, colouring and layouts has taken in later months. It works for the big bad bot, it works for the Lost Light cast, it works for Ironhide in particular. It works.

PUNCH IT

Tom B. Long returns to the work he had been doing in books like Autocracy/Primacy/Monstrosity, keeping the fonts more or less simple and clear, but having fun with the sound effects as Sentinel brings on a bit of a rampage wherever he goes or might end up going. And we get some good covers too, in the main Ramondelli one we've seen for a while plus the ROM exclusive, the thumbnailed Priscilla Tramontano encapsulates the story's potential direction, and there's a very fun double cover by Chris Giarrusso for Acme Comics.

Thoughts
Spoilerish ahead

The visuals are Ramondelli at its best, as of recent, and it's good to see him in such top shape, and colour, and... The writing, not only of the different characters as pointed out so far, but of Sentinel himself, is very entertaining - as far as a character such as his can be. He will be loved and hated in equal measure, and stands as a dead ringer for certain vocal elements of the fandom at times, too.

Yeah. I said it.

A one-shot that actually does fairly well in bringing together the three coexisting series at the moment, and sets up a stage that doesn't feel to constrained or artificial, with hints in the other books that can be linking bits together for detail-oriented readers, and a callback to a much earlier stage of the IDWverse. This book does good, and it does it well.

out of

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Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 8:30am CDT

Trying to find the comic itself

Dr Va'al wrote:

The Actual True Primes

But considering I've seen what is clearly the best panel I don't think I need to

Re: IDW Transformers Titans Return One Shot Subscription Cover Revealed (1809484)
Posted by Randomhero on July 27th, 2016 @ 8:37am CDT

I really liked this. My god was this months comics filled with death!

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Posted by Va'al on July 27th, 2016 @ 9:47am CDT

One of my favourite panels, which didn't make the review cut.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 27th, 2016 @ 10:56am CDT

Randomhero wrote:I really liked this. My god was this months comics filled with death!

I was just thinking the same thing, an especially bad month for the titans Return line with Galvatron, Ravage and Astrotrain biting the dust. Heck, Ravage and Astrotrain didn't even make it until their toys came out (assuming both are dead-dead).

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Posted by Randomhero on July 27th, 2016 @ 12:16pm CDT

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:I really liked this. My god was this months comics filled with death!

I was just thinking the same thing, an especially bad month for the titans Return line with Galvatron, Ravage and Astrotrain biting the dust. Heck, Ravage and Astrotrain didn't even make it until their toys came out (assuming both are dead-dead).

well, I'm not losing sleep over Galvatron. His head is still intact and he was never alive to begin with. Galavtron is a unique character. He's from the dead universe and unlike Cyclonus and others who came back from the dead he wasn't cured. Galvatron has always been immune from the death effects of the dead universe and I once asked a John "what's going on with Galvatron? Is he dead? Alive? Undead?" John said "great question! You'll have to wait and see!" I'm saying now, as long as his head is intact he will return because he hasn't had a spark for 6 million years.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 27th, 2016 @ 2:46pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:I really liked this. My god was this months comics filled with death!

I was just thinking the same thing, an especially bad month for the titans Return line with Galvatron, Ravage and Astrotrain biting the dust. Heck, Ravage and Astrotrain didn't even make it until their toys came out (assuming both are dead-dead).

well, I'm not losing sleep over Galvatron. His head is still intact and he was never alive to begin with. Galavtron is a unique character. He's from the dead universe and unlike Cyclonus and others who came back from the dead he wasn't cured. Galvatron has always been immune from the death effects of the dead universe and I once asked a John "what's going on with Galvatron? Is he dead? Alive? Undead?" John said "great question! You'll have to wait and see!" I'm saying now, as long as his head is intact he will return because he hasn't had a spark for 6 million years.

I don't doubt that Galvy will show up again somewhere/somehow. Pretty sure Ravage is perma-dead, who knows on Astrotrain, they were pretty close to Soundwave's sanctuatary so there's a chance his wreckage could be salvaged and revived.

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Posted by Randomhero on July 27th, 2016 @ 3:14pm CDT

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:I really liked this. My god was this months comics filled with death!

I was just thinking the same thing, an especially bad month for the titans Return line with Galvatron, Ravage and Astrotrain biting the dust. Heck, Ravage and Astrotrain didn't even make it until their toys came out (assuming both are dead-dead).

well, I'm not losing sleep over Galvatron. His head is still intact and he was never alive to begin with. Galavtron is a unique character. He's from the dead universe and unlike Cyclonus and others who came back from the dead he wasn't cured. Galvatron has always been immune from the death effects of the dead universe and I once asked a John "what's going on with Galvatron? Is he dead? Alive? Undead?" John said "great question! You'll have to wait and see!" I'm saying now, as long as his head is intact he will return because he hasn't had a spark for 6 million years.

I don't doubt that Galvy will show up again somewhere/somehow. Pretty sure Ravage is perma-dead, who knows on Astrotrain, they were pretty close to Soundwave's sanctuatary so there's a chance his wreckage could be salvaged and revived.

Yeah ravages was a death that was so emotional and well done you don't want it to be undone because it was a very good and meaningful scene

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Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:22pm CDT

I'm adoring seeing Soundwave and Optimus as allies.
I mean, I know they were in a couple issues before this; but now it's not conditional, now they're actually allied... it just feels really badass. Even moreso than Optimus + Megatron. I love this.

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Posted by Randomhero on July 28th, 2016 @ 6:45am CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm adoring seeing Soundwave and Optimus as allies.
I mean, I know they were in a couple issues before this; but now it's not conditional, now they're actually allied... it just feels really badass. Even moreso than Optimus + Megatron. I love this.

I totally agree. The first issues of them was more Optimus blackmailing Soundwave which I didn't like bey much now that Soundwave understands humans and has finally come around it's awesome. Even in 55 when he says Megatron was right was great! It feels like "wow the war is finally over" it's not, there still a lot of big name decepticons out there who are more than happy to start it up again but to have the big three, starscream, Soundwave and megaton changing and accepting it is pretty great.

Guess I should talk about the issue. This was good! It's all set up but it was good. It doesn't even feel like this is an event that's coinciding with a toy theme...well except the last page but it flows really well. It's only a two month event due to revolution kicking off in a couple months and I think if it wasn't for that this would have been a longer even but since it's only two months and 5 issues it'll collect in a trade really well.

Only issue I had was he destroys the spacebridge but which one? that spacebridge looked like a Titan spacebridge and not the decepticon one that's been in Optimus's possession for quite a while. If he did just destroy the one that was installed in the Titan than does it matter because they have a second one.

I'm really hoping that Sentinel isn't just showing up, causing trouble and then being killed off. Keep Thai jerk around!

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:27am CDT

If Sentinel was just a passing through character, I don't think he would have gotten a Voyager class figure in the toy line. Also, what are the chances of this month's TR one shot being included in a trade paperback?

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Posted by Kurona on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:32am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:If Sentinel was just a passing through character, I don't think he would have gotten a Voyager class figure in the toy line. Also, what are the chances of this month's TR one shot being included in a trade paperback?

I'm pretty sure we would have gotten Sentinel in the toyline whether he's a passing character or not. Hasbro doesn't really care what IDW do with him after as long as they advertise their new toy now.

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Posted by Va'al on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:39am CDT

Kurona wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:If Sentinel was just a passing through character, I don't think he would have gotten a Voyager class figure in the toy line. Also, what are the chances of this month's TR one shot being included in a trade paperback?

I'm pretty sure we would have gotten Sentinel in the toyline whether he's a passing character or not. Hasbro doesn't really care what IDW do with him after as long as they advertise their new toy now.

I think we'll have Titans Return as a TPB, much like Dark Cybertron and Combiner Wars, given that it's a convenient five issues long.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:53am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:I think we'll have Titans Return as a TPB, much like Dark Cybertron and Combiner Wars, given that it's a convenient five issues long.

Yes, I figured the TPB was on the way. I was wondering is if the one shot released this month will be included or not? In other words, should I go out and get the one shot at the comic shop now, or will it be in the TPB? :-P

And this shot really makes me want to play with my Leader Class Starscream. So purrdy.

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Posted by Va'al on July 29th, 2016 @ 6:05pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:I think we'll have Titans Return as a TPB, much like Dark Cybertron and Combiner Wars, given that it's a convenient five issues long.
Yes, I figured the TPB was on the way. I was wondering is if the one shot released this month will be included or not? In other words, should I go out and get the one shot at the comic shop now, or will it be in the TPB?

And this shot really makes me want to play with my Leader Class Starscream. So purrdy.

Oh, I can't see them not including the opening issue to the 'event' in a collection! That only happened with Punishment and Redemption, as far as I'm aware. Even Combiner Hunters was included in Distant Stars. :-?