iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9

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We have another three-page preview for you today, courtesy of iTunes, and this time for IDW Publishing's Transformers: Lost Light #9! The story continues on Troja Major, and in the pages mirrored below...

All sides converge on Troja Major as the race to unlock the secrets of a unique Cybertronian reaches its desperate, violent conclusion. As old secrets are revealed, Nautica must pay the ultimate price-by resorting to the ultimate currency.

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Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907898)
Posted by ScottyP on September 1st, 2017 @ 8:11am CDT

And after the three pages featuring the world's saddest Velocity, it turns out it's the reader who has feelings to spare.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907904)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 8:28am CDT

My feelings are : yeah this a story up there with the charisma leeches, scavengers intro and Swearth as arcs I literally don't care about

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907908)
Posted by Kurona on September 1st, 2017 @ 8:47am CDT

Aside from THE FEELS I'm getting, I'm curious what race Mengel is if not Cybertronian. They mentioned she's 'warm-wired', and I doubt we'll get more info on what is probably an irrelevant species, but I'm interested nonetheless.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907909)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 1st, 2017 @ 8:57am CDT

Kurona wrote:Aside from THE FEELS I'm getting, I'm curious what race Mengel is if not Cybertronian. They mentioned she's 'warm-wired', and I doubt we'll get more info on what is probably an irrelevant species, but I'm interested nonetheless.

Bottom page, first bubble: she's a Catharsian
what that actually means I've no idea, though it's presumably derived from "catharsis" which is definitely appropriate given then themes of this story...

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907920)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT

ArmadaPrime wrote:
Kurona wrote:Aside from THE FEELS I'm getting, I'm curious what race Mengel is if not Cybertronian. They mentioned she's 'warm-wired', and I doubt we'll get more info on what is probably an irrelevant species, but I'm interested nonetheless.

Bottom page, first bubble: she's a Catharsian
what that actually means I've no idea, though it's presumably derived from "catharsis" which is definitely appropriate given then themes of this story...

It means it's another robot race. That's all. There's dozens of them. Some are possible colonies like the now extinct ardurians and others like some we've seen as part of Roms organization are just robots

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907928)
Posted by ricemazter on September 1st, 2017 @ 9:56am CDT

Randomhero wrote:
ArmadaPrime wrote:
Kurona wrote:Aside from THE FEELS I'm getting, I'm curious what race Mengel is if not Cybertronian. They mentioned she's 'warm-wired', and I doubt we'll get more info on what is probably an irrelevant species, but I'm interested nonetheless.

Bottom page, first bubble: she's a Catharsian
what that actually means I've no idea, though it's presumably derived from "catharsis" which is definitely appropriate given then themes of this story...

It means it's another robot race. That's all. There's dozens of them. Some are possible colonies like the now extinct ardurians and others like some we've seen as part of Roms organization are just robots

I wish her design was actually different from a Cybertronian's. As a mechanical race, she looks like every other robot in the story. The stentarians were cool and had their own visual aesthetic, but I wouldn't have known Mengel was a different species had the comic not told me.

Also, she's called Mengel? Really? Why not just call her I.M. McBadguy?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907941)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 11:39am CDT

Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907942)
Posted by ricemazter on September 1st, 2017 @ 11:46am CDT

Randomhero wrote:Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

At least killmaster was supposed to be stupid and it follows conventional transformer naming conventions, but I can't help but feel that Mengel is supposed to be clever or something. Like, it would've actually been better to just call her death angel.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907954)
Posted by WreckerJack on September 1st, 2017 @ 12:37pm CDT

That orange dude must be Swindle's creepy cousin.

I think Lost Light has balancing issues. I really do like cute stories now and then but too many of them doesn't feel genuine. It's the main adventure stories that give the "feelsy" ones meaning.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907965)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 2:07pm CDT

ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

At least killmaster was supposed to be stupid and it follows conventional transformer naming conventions, but I can't help but feel that Mengel is supposed to be clever or something. Like, it would've actually been better to just call her death angel.

It's probably Greek or Latin or something like that.

That's Roberts. He tries to make up clever unique names and it just tubs out to be a Greek or Latin word.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907967)
Posted by SureShot18 on September 1st, 2017 @ 2:18pm CDT

The only thing I'm not a fan of for this mini-arc, which also happens to be the main-ish plot, is the attempt to bring Skids back. Don't get me wrong I really like Skids, but I'm of thought that if a character dies they should stay dead. My hope is that it resolves with Skids not returning and Nautica realizing she needs to move on and cherish him as he was. It would definitely make for a much better lesson than comic book revival fan-service.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907968)
Posted by Kurona on September 1st, 2017 @ 2:25pm CDT

Given how this preview's gone, I get a strong feeling he's not actually coming back. Something along those lines seems bound to happen, Sureshot.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907972)
Posted by ricemazter on September 1st, 2017 @ 2:42pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

At least killmaster was supposed to be stupid and it follows conventional transformer naming conventions, but I can't help but feel that Mengel is supposed to be clever or something. Like, it would've actually been better to just call her death angel.

It's probably Greek or Latin or something like that.

That's Roberts. He tries to make up clever unique names and it just tubs out to be a Greek or Latin word.

Ok, I actually bothered to look it up. The closest thing I could find was Mengel as an old German surname that derives from another, older German word for trader or peddler. It's still German, which doesn't dispel my original thought about what Roberts' might be referencing.

I'm fine with latin/greek names. They sound find while still conforming to transformers naming conventions in a way that better explains what a character is all about. I especially like, Trepan.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907992)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 4:12pm CDT

It's fine once in a while but sometimes it's just annoying because some of that stuff is straight from our own culture that would not be used as names for aliens.

Like Don Figueroa used to write the Japanese names of transformers or just transformers in Japanese on the side of Cybertron cities as an Easter egg. That's a language man. A human language. That just looks ridiculous

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1907996)
Posted by SureShot18 on September 1st, 2017 @ 5:10pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Given how this preview's gone, I get a strong feeling he's not actually coming back. Something along those lines seems bound to happen, Sureshot.

Yeah you're right, Mengel doesn't seem to be good and honest type. I Didn't get around to saying it when the last issue came out so I figured I'd throw the opinion out there now.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908002)
Posted by Randomhero on September 1st, 2017 @ 6:37pm CDT

SureShot18 wrote:
Kurona wrote:Given how this preview's gone, I get a strong feeling he's not actually coming back. Something along those lines seems bound to happen, Sureshot.

Yeah you're right, Mengel doesn't seem to be good and honest type. I Didn't get around to saying it when the last issue came out so I figured I'd throw the opinion out there now.

If that is honestly the case than I see this story going as:

Natica finally learns to let skids go. As her and Lotty leave, Mengel yells from the door "wait! You forgot his brain!" natica says "I don't need it now" and the last page Skids is revived by Mengel without a anyone knowing because they've left.

Please for the love of god don't let it be that cliche

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908003)
Posted by Ballistic90 on September 1st, 2017 @ 6:46pm CDT

ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

At least killmaster was supposed to be stupid and it follows conventional transformer naming conventions, but I can't help but feel that Mengel is supposed to be clever or something. Like, it would've actually been better to just call her death angel.

It's probably Greek or Latin or something like that.

That's Roberts. He tries to make up clever unique names and it just tubs out to be a Greek or Latin word.

Ok, I actually bothered to look it up. The closest thing I could find was Mengel as an old German surname that derives from another, older German word for trader or peddler. It's still German, which doesn't dispel my original thought about what Roberts' might be referencing.

I'm fine with latin/greek names. They sound find while still conforming to transformers naming conventions in a way that better explains what a character is all about. I especially like, Trepan.

Seriously? Everyone, it's a reference to the Nazi doctor:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908006)
Posted by WreckerJack on September 1st, 2017 @ 8:05pm CDT

Well, that's just cringe. Also they have the same toothgap thing...ugh.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908032)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 1st, 2017 @ 10:19pm CDT

Ballistic90 wrote:Seriously? Everyone, it's a reference to the Nazi doctor:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele

That was my first thought as well. But IIRC, Shockwave was already compared to and/or modeled after Dr. Mengele due to his experiments, though I'm not sure which writer started that.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908041)
Posted by ricemazter on September 1st, 2017 @ 10:46pm CDT

Ballistic90 wrote:
ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
ricemazter wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Because we already had killmaster who's real name was also retarded

At least killmaster was supposed to be stupid and it follows conventional transformer naming conventions, but I can't help but feel that Mengel is supposed to be clever or something. Like, it would've actually been better to just call her death angel.

It's probably Greek or Latin or something like that.

That's Roberts. He tries to make up clever unique names and it just tubs out to be a Greek or Latin word.

Ok, I actually bothered to look it up. The closest thing I could find was Mengel as an old German surname that derives from another, older German word for trader or peddler. It's still German, which doesn't dispel my original thought about what Roberts' might be referencing.

I'm fine with latin/greek names. They sound find while still conforming to transformers naming conventions in a way that better explains what a character is all about. I especially like, Trepan.

Seriously? Everyone, it's a reference to the Nazi doctor:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele

That's what I originally thought, hence my references to death angel/angel of death, as he would become known. Though, I did want to give Roberts the benefit of the doubt that it might be something a bit more clever (forgot about the tooth gap, though). I didn't say it outright because I didn't think it entirely appropriate to start talking too extensively about high profile Nazis on a transformers fan site. Thank you for ripping off that band aid in all sincerity.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908065)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 2nd, 2017 @ 12:13am CDT

Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908084)
Posted by Kurona on September 2nd, 2017 @ 4:21am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Right now, basically everyone who wasn't kicked off the ship, or who was away for the Combiner Wars crossover. Naturally we don't know if there's people still on the Lost Light against him; but that's what we'll be waiting for #10 for.

In terms of characters left on the Lost Light that have mattered narratively in the past... Perceptor, Atomizer, Thunderclash, Bluestreak, Mainframe, Blaster and Riptide are the ones that come to mind right now.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908160)
Posted by ricemazter on September 2nd, 2017 @ 11:44am CDT

Kurona wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Right now, basically everyone who wasn't kicked off the ship, or who was away for the Combiner Wars crossover. Naturally we don't know if there's people still on the Lost Light against him; but that's what we'll be waiting for #10 for.

In terms of characters left on the Lost Light that have mattered narratively in the past... Perceptor, Atomizer, Thunderclash, Bluestreak, Mainframe, Blaster and Riptide are the ones that come to mind right now.

Wasn't Thunderclash in a coma at the time of the mutiny?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908161)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 2nd, 2017 @ 11:53am CDT

ricemazter wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Right now, basically everyone who wasn't kicked off the ship, or who was away for the Combiner Wars crossover. Naturally we don't know if there's people still on the Lost Light against him; but that's what we'll be waiting for #10 for.

In terms of characters left on the Lost Light that have mattered narratively in the past... Perceptor, Atomizer, Thunderclash, Bluestreak, Mainframe, Blaster and Riptide are the ones that come to mind right now.

Wasn't Thunderclash in a coma at the time of the mutiny?

He got woken up by Tailgate's spark spasm just after the attempted attack on megatron. How long there was between that and the actual mutiny I'm not sure, and Getaway was imprisoned for essentially all of that time so may not have had chance to have "the talk" with Thunders. I guess someone like Atomizer could have done so on his own?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908202)
Posted by Kurona on September 2nd, 2017 @ 3:34pm CDT

Even then, Thunderclash wasn't awake during the bulk of Getaway's little recruiting session -- we saw in the second story of #50 that he and Atomizer started as early as before the Lost Light's second takeoff. Of course, there's nothing stopping Getaway from asking him after; but I get the idea that if anyone left on the ship would object to it it would be the heroic Thunderclash. That combined with his sheer power tells me that Getaway miiight have decided to keep it a little secret from him -- but I could also be totally wrong. We'll see in #10.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908639)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 5th, 2017 @ 10:40am CDT

So I wanted to make this post in regards to the mysterious bots from issue 46 of MTMTE and that showed up again in LL #8. It's sort of a "track them through the issues" thing.

So:

First little thing was MTMTE 19's reveal of the constructed cold trials with Tyrest. Flame is on trial, and includes the desecration of bodies and other related crimes.

Story first really starts in Last Stand of the Wreckers. Overlord takes over the prison for over 3 years, and during that time Grimlock disappears and Flame must've disappeared too, as he was an Autobot and Overlord ordered all bots to be killed at the end (and they were), so he had to have been spirited away too. MTMTE issue 6 would also state that when Overlord was interrogating Fort Max, he stated that he didn't want Aequitus, he wanted what it was built to hide. We thought nothing of it at the time, but what if there was something, and that's where Grimlock and Flame went?

Forward to MTMTE 7 and 8 with the Scavengers. They find a symbol ship with aborted protoforms and a wooden robot (sound familiar LL 8 coffin bot?) along with Grimlock, who is brain damaged and basically doesn't even know who he is. He was used for something that damaged him internally, whether it be by actual surgical procedures or a case of Skids where his experiences damaged him emotionally/psychologically.

Potentially related but uncertain at this point: MTMTE 21. Skids sees through Tyrest's portal to cyberutopia. A spark that speaks in pictures, and the pictures include a bot and con symbol and the Lost Light, along with the "symbol" and 5 planets/moons, and the setting of cyberutopia is even 5 planets/moons. Pharma, who was already found by Tyrest, has his headless corpse pulled through by tentacles before it closes. Tyrest also disappears ala Magnus hand trick style. Star Saber teleports away half blinded and hasn't been seen or heard from since.

MTMTE 42 shows Thunderclash's map and the "symbol" again, and as it uses plug outlets for the symbol, it would appear to indicate that this is something related to power potentially.

MTMTE 46 shows the mysterious bots for the first time. More protoforms hidden by standard transformers practice who are protected by the mystery bots in exchange for hiding whatever operation is happening. Mention is made of another location, which is visited by the bots in issues 8 and 9 of LL. Also shows Grimlock drawing the symbol and writing a phrase that Drift would later see in his LL1 vision.

MTMTE 50 shows the bots discussing the symbol and the things they have learned about their quest. Indication is made that these symbol guys are part of one of the 5 clans of the Knights. we have also seen 5 planets/moons related to the symbol that is most prevalent.

MTMTE 54: Skids, the one bot who saw the other side of the portal and thus what the spark said, dies.

LL1: Drift has his vision that includes himself, Rodimus, and Grimlock facing off against Pharma and an army of Sparkeaters and symbol ships, with the message Grim was writing etched into the ground and it is raining those crystal things that in

LL5: we find out Rung's true purpose is to create these crystals, which is crucial in the process of birthing new cybertronians.

LL6: Anode is shown to be a blacksmith who crafts the crystals from Rung to allow for new cybertronians to be born.

LL8: mystery bots show up again, led by Flame, and they are still using a symbol ship and they are after blacksmiths who craft life while they are at a location where protoforms are being grown. There is also a robot who turns into a wooden coffin, killed by the black block consortia.

If I missed anything, please add to this!

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908656)
Posted by ScottyP on September 5th, 2017 @ 11:47am CDT

^ Cog/power plug/gear/whatnot symbol was also on the back of Luna 1 itself in between the planetary engines. I still don't think it was noticed even in MTMTE 56-57. Also, MTMTE 17 (maybe 18?) has Luna 1's Hotspot ignite when Rung hits the ground, which is probably related to his function that we learned about in LL5. Of course, then there's what I'd find to be a new mystery - were they ever really tapping the Matrix, or is the presence of its "spark code" or whatever it's called on Constructed Cold bots a ruse to cover up the use of Rung-like bots at the Institute for the birthing process?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1908669)
Posted by Kurona on September 5th, 2017 @ 12:56pm CDT

I momentarily interrupt this extremely interesting conversation and theory-sharing about deep-seeded clues and hints at an ongoing plot to tell you that Megatron and Impactor have canonically hugged pre-war.

As you were.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1909114)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on September 7th, 2017 @ 3:18pm CDT

Thanks to Comixology and Midtown Comics, we have the regular retail cover and variant cover B for issue #9 of Transformers: Lost Light! The former is by Jack Lawrence, and the latter by Nick Roche. Check 'em out below!

All sides converge on Troja Major as the race to unlock the secrets of a unique Cybertronian reaches its desperate, violent conclusion. As old secrets are revealed, Nautica must pay the ultimate price-by resorting to the ultimate currency.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1909126)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 7th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CDT

Oh boy, I think this quells the fears of those who thought skids would make a triumphant return and his death become redundant
this is Not gonna go well...

Honestly the most I think will happen in terms of resurrection is perhaps a chance to say goodbye (or learn about the portal! I'm pretty sure he didnt tell anyone) in a similar vein to No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases. Even then I doubt it, much as I'd love nautica to get some peace of mind on that front I think it's more effective if she's left to deal with it herself

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1909145)
Posted by WreckerJack on September 7th, 2017 @ 6:12pm CDT

I have a feeling she will end up with Velocity. I like both pairings so I am torn. I think I want Skids back more though. Maybe they will revive him so they can have a love triangle?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1909147)
Posted by Prime Target on September 7th, 2017 @ 6:22pm CDT

I want Skids back and Nautica alive by the end of it is this too much to ask

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1909168)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 7th, 2017 @ 8:29pm CDT

I like the idea of having skids back a lot- he was a fun character with an interesting past (plus he made nautica happy... if I ship anything it'd be nautica/brainstorm I guess but I can't deny they were wonderful together, be that amica, conjunx, or something else) but ultimately I think... his story is told now. It's over, finished.
Besides the spark portal symbol stuff which wasn't really intrinsic to him (just that his amnesia made him guilt-free and so able to go through), there was nothing really left in his arc.
That's not in itself grounds to kill a character imo, but it does mean that getting them back isn't necessarily crucial.
It's kind of why, conversely, I'm still not keen on megatron departing from the story so early/suddenly (hopeful suspicions of an eventual return aside)- there was still so much more left for him to do.
That, and he was one of the best parts of this series, no qualifiers. I've always loved how Roberts writes megs, particularly his pre-war self which is what he was essentially returning to over the course of mtmte. Genuine, moving, and by nature political- the "questions to power" speech from Tony Benn uhhh... Chaos Theory really spring to mind as epitomising that.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910253)
Posted by Va'al on September 11th, 2017 @ 4:33pm CDT

Courtesy of Multiversity Comics once more, we have the full preview of this week's issue of IDW Publishing's Transformers: Lost Light #9 - featuring the end of the mini-arc on Troja Major, and more than one twist ahead. Check it out below along with its variant covers not seen so far, and come back to Seibertron.com for a review later this week!

All sides converge on Troja Major as the race to unlock the secrets of a unique Cybertronian reaches its desperate, violent conclusion. As old secrets are revealed, Nautica must pay the ultimate price—by resorting to the ultimate currency.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910259)
Posted by WreckerJack on September 11th, 2017 @ 4:45pm CDT

POW! Right in the kisser! I'm so ready to watch her kick some aft!

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910262)
Posted by ricemazter on September 11th, 2017 @ 4:48pm CDT

Ok, that's the first time Anode has ever made me smile. I love that Flame actually falls for something that dumb.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910292)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 11th, 2017 @ 7:39pm CDT

Anode continues to be amazing.
That cover has really thrown me off though, seriously gorgeous as it is it seems an odd choice? We've had unrelated covers before but I don't remember any that *were* directly related, just Tina *different* title. Honestly, my guess is that it was commissioned by IDW and completed before the confirmation that taao would end, and hence using it now so as not to let it go to waste. Can't say in complaining- as I said, it's seriously gorgeous!

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910301)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on September 11th, 2017 @ 9:22pm CDT

Ok, that Combaticons cover has to be a leftover from TAAO, right?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910311)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 11th, 2017 @ 9:59pm CDT

Nik Hero wrote:Ok, that Combaticons cover has to be a leeftover from TAAO, right?

I wish it wasn't. As bad as Roberts is, even he could do more with them than Scott did.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910440)
Posted by Kurona on September 12th, 2017 @ 11:08am CDT

It is strange. Excellent as these characters and this arc were, they don't have anything to do with Lost Light; it's been a few months now and it's not even part of a crossover. I suppose maybe just a tribute to one of the best parts of IDW Transformers this year? :-?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910578)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2017 @ 1:46am CDT

Here's a crazy idea out of left field: way back in the G1 comics, the Combaticons were the Decepticons' answer to the Protectobots. So they're kind of each others' nemeses. I know Defensor will be showing up in Lost Light here soon, so is it really impossible to have the Combaticons "somehow" be involved in the story as well? I mean, I know they're far far away on Cybertron, but stranger things have been done in comics before.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910584)
Posted by Va'al on September 13th, 2017 @ 4:07am CDT

The artist pointed out on Twitter that the cover was initially a variant for TAAO.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910636)
Posted by ScottyP on September 13th, 2017 @ 9:31am CDT

9 was good and I enjoyed it a great deal. Some things resolved that I was afraid would get dragged out too long, so that was nice. Also holy crud that last page :O Curious if that'll have as much impact for newer readers that skipped the Furman IDW stuff as it did for folks like me that have been clinging to this train for ages.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910638)
Posted by Kurona on September 13th, 2017 @ 9:37am CDT

I lost my shit at the last page. Needless to say I am very, very excited for where this is going

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910645)
Posted by Insurgent on September 13th, 2017 @ 10:00am CDT

Haven't picked it up yet, so trying to avoid spoilers for 9.

But just wondering, I'm gonna make a custom Lug and Anode. Can someone who isn't colourblind tell me what colours those two are please?

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910646)
Posted by Kurona on September 13th, 2017 @ 10:04am CDT

Insurgent wrote:Haven't picked it up yet, so trying to avoid spoilers for 9.

But just wondering, I'm gonna make a custom Lug and Anode. Can someone who isn't colourblind tell me what colours those two are please?

Anode's colour scheme mainly consists of green and grey; with accents of brown and a couple bits of yellow here and there. Her eyes are bright blue.

Lug's colour scheme mainly consists of dark grey and red; with blue highlights and eyes. Her face is white.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910651)
Posted by Insurgent on September 13th, 2017 @ 10:28am CDT

Thanks. I can switch the grey to silver, and then I only need to get the green paint.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910655)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT

What happened on the last page? :???:

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910657)
Posted by Kurona on September 13th, 2017 @ 10:36am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:What happened on the last page?

Scorponok is revealed to be the one leading Flame etc., and the 'resus cradle' he stole from Mengel turns out to be The Magnificence.

Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Transformers: Lost Light #9 (1910661)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 13th, 2017 @ 11:00am CDT

Kurona wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:What happened on the last page?

Scorponok is revealed to be the one leading Flame etc., and the 'resus cradle' he stole from Mengel turns out to be The Magnificence.

Thank you. Other than Scorponok nothing else in that sentence is familiar to me. :lol: