John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series
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Preview World has provided us with an interview today for the upcoming Transformers: Optimus Prime ongoing series. The interview features John Barber, who will be writing the series and is the current author the Transformers ongoing, set to have its concluding issue later this month prior to the Revolution crossover. You can check out the full interview by clicking the link above, and we have mirrored some of the interview below for you to read. The series will be beginning in November.
Optimus Prime As Both Statesman & Soldier
PREVIEWSworld: What reverberations from Revolution will carry over into the events of Optimus Prime #1 (SEP160404)?
John Barber: Not to give anything away, but as Revolution starts, Optimus is in a fairly antagonistic relationship with ... well, almost everybody. He’s come to Earth and said the whole planet is going to be part of Cybertron’s Council of World, without asking if the people of Earth wanted to be in it — or if the people of Cybertron wanted them. He’s doing this because he thinks he’s out of options to protect the Earth — he’s tried fighting evil Cybertronians, tried leaving the place alone. But bringing Earth into Cybertron’s fold is the only thing he hasn’t tried.
.....
PREVIEWSworld: Describe your working relationship with artist Kei Zama. How have you two got along during production? How does the chemistry work, and why is Kei the best person for this book?
John Barber: I’ve known of Kei for a while — she’s friends with Andrew Griffith, who drew the Transformers series. I’d been working with him for years, and he — understandably — wanted to take a break from Transformers and work on some other characters for a little while. So I knew there was going to be a change.
Credit(s): Previews World
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Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1825341)
Posted by Mkall on September 15th, 2016 @ 11:56pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on September 15th, 2016 @ 11:56pm CDT
So is this gong to be the 4th ongoing TF series?
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1825345)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 16th, 2016 @ 12:06am CDT
This is replacing ex-RiD, so essentially they are the same thing, different name
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 16th, 2016 @ 12:06am CDT
Mkall wrote:So is this gong to be the 4th ongoing TF series?
This is replacing ex-RiD, so essentially they are the same thing, different name
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1825358)
Posted by Insurgent on September 16th, 2016 @ 3:45am CDT
Phew. That's a relief. Because a fourth ongoing would have been too much. Even three is pushing it.
Also, I really like Kei's artwork. Got a print she did at TFN of the season 1 Maximals. Looks awesome.
Posted by Insurgent on September 16th, 2016 @ 3:45am CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Mkall wrote:So is this gong to be the 4th ongoing TF series?
This is replacing ex-RiD, so essentially they are the same thing, different name
Phew. That's a relief. Because a fourth ongoing would have been too much. Even three is pushing it.
Also, I really like Kei's artwork. Got a print she did at TFN of the season 1 Maximals. Looks awesome.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1825363)
Posted by Kurona on September 16th, 2016 @ 4:04am CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 16th, 2016 @ 4:04am CDT
Hope we get to see more of Cosmos. I know it sounds a bit odd and specific, but he is one of the better characters in the current roster imo.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1825543)
Posted by 1984forever on September 16th, 2016 @ 5:13pm CDT
Posted by 1984forever on September 16th, 2016 @ 5:13pm CDT
New title, same crappy line up.
It's got the weakest version of Optimus Prime ever known to man or machine.
A Soundwave who can't decide if he wants to be 'bot, 'con, or Nail. He also has a speech pattern every single writer at idw gets wrong except Shane McCarthy.
A Arcee whose gender has been changed from no gender to female by simply adding robot breasts, child bearing hips and lipstick.
And a Back to the future homage that transforms into one of the new Ghostbusters.
It's just so ironic how people say I'm closed minded, but they're willing to read a Transformers title that has had the same roster for years.
It's got the weakest version of Optimus Prime ever known to man or machine.
A Soundwave who can't decide if he wants to be 'bot, 'con, or Nail. He also has a speech pattern every single writer at idw gets wrong except Shane McCarthy.
A Arcee whose gender has been changed from no gender to female by simply adding robot breasts, child bearing hips and lipstick.
And a Back to the future homage that transforms into one of the new Ghostbusters.
It's just so ironic how people say I'm closed minded, but they're willing to read a Transformers title that has had the same roster for years.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1829826)
Posted by Va'al on October 1st, 2016 @ 2:19am CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 1st, 2016 @ 2:19am CDT
NEW CYBERTRON! A massive corkscrew-shaped space ship has drilled into Earth, bringing with it a surprising disruption to OPTIMUS PRIME’s plans. Meanwhile—ARCEE fields a dangerous offer that may be too good to resist!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Guest starring G.I. JOE!
The new world order continues as OPTIMUS PRIME struggles to bring Earth into the cosmic community!
Plus—how ORION PAX first met BUMBLEBEE!
Variant cover by Zoner!
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1829845)
Posted by Kurona on October 1st, 2016 @ 6:29am CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 1st, 2016 @ 6:29am CDT
Welp, gotta get Bumble-big-bucks-bee in there somehow.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833242)
Posted by Va'al on October 13th, 2016 @ 1:58pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 13th, 2016 @ 1:58pm CDT
IDW Publishing's Chris Ryall has updated his Tumblr with an extract from the new Transformers series starting next month, post Revolution: Optimus Prime! Newcomer Kei Zama takes on the art duties, and we are treated to a full clean first page of the new book, with colours by Josh Burcham too. Check it out below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub.
Welcome to the Transformers officially, Kei Zama (@Golby_mkII )! Page 1 from next month’s Optimus Prime #1. Colors by Josh Burcham.
the first page of Optimus Prime #1! Say hello and goodbye to new character...
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833246)
Posted by Kurona on October 13th, 2016 @ 2:27pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 13th, 2016 @ 2:27pm CDT
Is that Armada Smokescreen?
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833248)
Posted by SG Roadbuster on October 13th, 2016 @ 2:35pm CDT
Posted by SG Roadbuster on October 13th, 2016 @ 2:35pm CDT
I'm pretty sure it's his Minicon, Liftor
and might I say, Kei Zama's art is AMAZING! sooooo much better than the garbage that Livio Ramondelli vomits onto books Condemned to be punished by him.
Hopefully IDW makes the right choice for artist to use in future "big event books"
and might I say, Kei Zama's art is AMAZING! sooooo much better than the garbage that Livio Ramondelli vomits onto books Condemned to be punished by him.
Hopefully IDW makes the right choice for artist to use in future "big event books"
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833272)
Posted by Deadput on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:25pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:25pm CDT
Holy crap we get another good Transformer artist who's art actually looks not crap and is someone besides Alex Milne not saying his art sucks I love his style but it's good for Alex to get a break every once in awhile.
But seriously Livio was appalling in his work for Transformers when he isn't doing a cover I mean good god I stopped bothering with Ex-Rid when he started becoming the artist for it.
But seriously Livio was appalling in his work for Transformers when he isn't doing a cover I mean good god I stopped bothering with Ex-Rid when he started becoming the artist for it.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833287)
Posted by ricemazter on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:39pm CDT
Hmmmm, let's not be too hasty. I agree with the sentiment Livio isn't my favorite transformers artist, but the man's art is by no means bad. The first problem as I see it is that Livio has a really painterly style that doesn't mesh well with the transformers aesthetic of clean lines and bri colours.
The other is that of time. Comic books are produced really quickly and require a ton of different images with a lot of different compositions in a short period. That's why you normally have a line artist and a colorist on the same book. Livio, probably because his style doesn't lend itself to a separate colorist to match the kind of linework he does, pulls double duty. That's also why his covers are excellent, as is the material on his deviant art page.
Sorry about the rant, but as an aspiring artist it reaaly grinds my gears when someone says an artist is "bad".
Posted by ricemazter on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:39pm CDT
SG Roadbuster wrote:I'm pretty sure it's his Minicon, Liftor
and might I say, Kei Zama's art is AMAZING! sooooo much better than the garbage that Livio Ramondelli vomits onto books Condemned to be punished by him.
Hopefully IDW makes the right choice for artist to use in future "big event books"
Hmmmm, let's not be too hasty. I agree with the sentiment Livio isn't my favorite transformers artist, but the man's art is by no means bad. The first problem as I see it is that Livio has a really painterly style that doesn't mesh well with the transformers aesthetic of clean lines and bri colours.
The other is that of time. Comic books are produced really quickly and require a ton of different images with a lot of different compositions in a short period. That's why you normally have a line artist and a colorist on the same book. Livio, probably because his style doesn't lend itself to a separate colorist to match the kind of linework he does, pulls double duty. That's also why his covers are excellent, as is the material on his deviant art page.
Sorry about the rant, but as an aspiring artist it reaaly grinds my gears when someone says an artist is "bad".
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833297)
Posted by Rainmaker on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:55pm CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on October 13th, 2016 @ 3:55pm CDT
Am I the only one who doesn't understand what this page means
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833344)
Posted by rockman_fan on October 13th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT
Posted by rockman_fan on October 13th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT
color scheme reminds me of optimal optimus.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833366)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 13th, 2016 @ 7:41pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 13th, 2016 @ 7:41pm CDT
Wonder who the guy will be and why he ends up dead.
And I think some of us can agree Livio's art really improved. Look at Titans Return. It was a really well-drawn comic
And I think some of us can agree Livio's art really improved. Look at Titans Return. It was a really well-drawn comic
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833375)
Posted by Easy Tiger on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:19pm CDT
Posted by Easy Tiger on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:19pm CDT
Goshooter cameo!
Guess he must have had stuff going on before becoming a Transtector...
Guess he must have had stuff going on before becoming a Transtector...
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833377)
Posted by ScottyP on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:35pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:35pm CDT
If I have one fanboy gripe about IDW, it's that Unicron Trilogy era characters are treated as absolute cannon fodder.
It's not the only era to get that treatment, but one of the only ones to not get much exception to it
It's not the only era to get that treatment, but one of the only ones to not get much exception to it
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833381)
Posted by Kurona on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:43pm CDT
I think it's mostly just that people like killing Hot Shot.
Posted by Kurona on October 13th, 2016 @ 8:43pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:If I have one fanboy gripe about IDW, it's that Unicron Trilogy era characters are treated as absolute cannon fodder.
It's not the only era to get that treatment, but one of the only ones to not get much exception to it
I think it's mostly just that people like killing Hot Shot.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833416)
Posted by Shot Put on October 13th, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT
We don't know for sure who this guy is, so I'd wait for the issue to come out before complaining about anyone getting the short end of the stick.
Posted by Shot Put on October 13th, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:If I have one fanboy gripe about IDW, it's that Unicron Trilogy era characters are treated as absolute cannon fodder.
It's not the only era to get that treatment, but one of the only ones to not get much exception to it
We don't know for sure who this guy is, so I'd wait for the issue to come out before complaining about anyone getting the short end of the stick.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833426)
Posted by President-prime on October 13th, 2016 @ 11:45pm CDT
Posted by President-prime on October 13th, 2016 @ 11:45pm CDT
The art is really good. Wow! Finally, a back to basic robot type transformers comic. Btw. I loved livio's art. Don't know what the complaint was really about. I can compare his art style closer to Jae Lee. Hard to figure out style but I like it 
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833469)
Posted by Emerje on October 14th, 2016 @ 6:43am CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 14th, 2016 @ 6:43am CDT
I'm not up to date on the comics, but the way it's presented I was thinking this was a flashback to before the war and that's Dion who worked on a loading dock in the cartoon. Colors are the same as well, just not in the same places. And being Orion Pax's best friend it makes more sense that he'd have a cameo in an Optimus Prime series.
However it could also be Spoon's...
Emerje
However it could also be Spoon's...
Emerje
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1833702)
Posted by kirbenvost on October 14th, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on October 14th, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT
Holy Primus that art is amazing! I'm suddenly excited for this series.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834015)
Posted by ScottyP on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT
Especially considering it for sure isn't Liftor.
Posted by ScottyP on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT
You know what? You're absolutely right about this.Shot Put wrote:ScottyP wrote:If I have one fanboy gripe about IDW, it's that Unicron Trilogy era characters are treated as absolute cannon fodder.
It's not the only era to get that treatment, but one of the only ones to not get much exception to it
We don't know for sure who this guy is, so I'd wait for the issue to come out before complaining about anyone getting the short end of the stick.
Especially considering it for sure isn't Liftor.
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Posted by Va'al on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:48am CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:48am CDT
With an early look at the solicitations for future releases from IDW Publishing (because money means exclusives means money, of course), Comics Alliance reveals the Casey Coller Artist Edition variant cover the the third issue of new Transformers ongoing series Optimus Prime - and with it, the reveal of the inhabitants of the 'corkscrew spaceship' we've been seeing until now. To avoid spoilers, we're just posting the image below, but take a look and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!
Optimus Prime #3
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c)
An uneasy peace between Optimus Prime and the newly arrived Junkions is threatened by Soundwave’s discovery within their massive ship…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Optimus Prime #3—Artist’s Edition Variant
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Casey Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
· Part of IDW’s Artist’s Edition Cover Month!
· Variant cover by Joana Lafuente!
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834392)
Posted by Kurona on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:50am CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:50am CDT
Oh hey, Wreck-Gar's finally here! Really gonna have to read autocracy and all that now.
Prowl's in this?
Prowl's in this?
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834394)
Posted by Va'al on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:52am CDT
I think Zama's cover is just *°art°* without necessarily reflecting the story.
Then again, Prowl is everywhere.
Posted by Va'al on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:52am CDT
Kurona wrote:Oh hey, Wreck-Gar's finally here! Really gonna have to read autocracy and all that now.
Prowl's in this?
I think Zama's cover is just *°art°* without necessarily reflecting the story.
Then again, Prowl is everywhere.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834408)
Posted by Randomhero on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:15am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:15am CDT
Weren't there Junkions in issue 4 or 5in RID wondering around outside Blurr's future bar?
John :what? No...no...those were Junk-o-bots...yeah...Junk-o-bots...
What about the junkions that we're in Heart of Darkness?
john: Junk-o-bots!!!
John :what? No...no...those were Junk-o-bots...yeah...Junk-o-bots...
What about the junkions that we're in Heart of Darkness?
john: Junk-o-bots!!!
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834413)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:24am CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:24am CDT
Whoa, wait. . . Bumblebee is alive? If so, I'm going to have to start reading these!
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Posted by Windsweeper on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:32am CDT
Posted by Windsweeper on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:32am CDT
Let's see...
Arcee
Wheeljack
Alpha Trion
Kup
Rattrap
Jetfire
Optimus Prime
And now Wreck Gar.
It's like Barber instinctively knows all the Transformers I hate and uses them. Oh and if the cover is right he'll be bringing back the always annoying Bumblebee.
Oh and he ruins the ones I like such as Prowl and Thundercracker.
Arcee
Wheeljack
Alpha Trion
Kup
Rattrap
Jetfire
Optimus Prime
And now Wreck Gar.
It's like Barber instinctively knows all the Transformers I hate and uses them. Oh and if the cover is right he'll be bringing back the always annoying Bumblebee.
Oh and he ruins the ones I like such as Prowl and Thundercracker.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834416)
Posted by Kurona on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:33am CDT
Nah he's dead. Starscream keeps talking to what is either a hallucination or a ghost of him though.
Posted by Kurona on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:33am CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa, wait. . . Bumblebee is alive? If so, I'm going to have to start reading these!
Nah he's dead. Starscream keeps talking to what is either a hallucination or a ghost of him though.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834418)
Posted by YoungPrime on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:44am CDT
No, he's still dead by my watch which is more the reason you should be supporting these books actually. Though I'm sure IDW will be forced to resurrect him by the time the crappy spinoff movie comes out, so I'll just enjoy things now while I still can.
Posted by YoungPrime on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:44am CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa, wait. . . Bumblebee is alive? If so, I'm going to have to start reading these!
No, he's still dead by my watch which is more the reason you should be supporting these books actually. Though I'm sure IDW will be forced to resurrect him by the time the crappy spinoff movie comes out, so I'll just enjoy things now while I still can.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834419)
Posted by ScottyP on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT
Something that makes Monstrosity and Primacy matter within the contintuity!? Neat.
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Posted by SG Roadbuster on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:58am CDT
Posted by SG Roadbuster on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:58am CDT
1: Kei Zama's artwork is F%$#@ing Pretty, so glad IDW isn't letting Ramondelli ruin their books anymore.
2: Woooooo Wreck gar and the Junkions! and izzat....Nancy?
2: Woooooo Wreck gar and the Junkions! and izzat....Nancy?
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1834422)
Posted by Shot Put on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:59am CDT
It's been said for a while that we're getting pre-war flashbacks in this series, with Orion Pax's first meeting with Bumblebee in #2. Pretty sure this cover is just one of those flashbacks, as Bumblebee's alive again and they're suddenly on Cybertron.
Posted by Shot Put on October 18th, 2016 @ 11:59am CDT
Dr Va'al wrote:Kurona wrote:Oh hey, Wreck-Gar's finally here! Really gonna have to read autocracy and all that now.
Prowl's in this?
I think Zama's cover is just *°art°* without necessarily reflecting the story.
Then again, Prowl is everywhere.
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa, wait. . . Bumblebee is alive? If so, I'm going to have to start reading these!
It's been said for a while that we're getting pre-war flashbacks in this series, with Orion Pax's first meeting with Bumblebee in #2. Pretty sure this cover is just one of those flashbacks, as Bumblebee's alive again and they're suddenly on Cybertron.
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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on October 18th, 2016 @ 12:02pm CDT
Scrap. I had my hopes up for a minute there xD
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on October 18th, 2016 @ 12:02pm CDT
Shot Put wrote:Dr Va'al wrote:Kurona wrote:Oh hey, Wreck-Gar's finally here! Really gonna have to read autocracy and all that now.
Prowl's in this?
I think Zama's cover is just *°art°* without necessarily reflecting the story.
Then again, Prowl is everywhere.EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa, wait. . . Bumblebee is alive? If so, I'm going to have to start reading these!
It's been said for a while that we're getting pre-war flashbacks in this series, with Orion Pax's first meeting with Bumblebee in #2. Pretty sure this cover is just one of those flashbacks, as Bumblebee's alive again and they're suddenly on Cybertron.
Scrap. I had my hopes up for a minute there xD
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Posted by Randomhero on October 18th, 2016 @ 12:28pm CDT
Take a moment and actually look at the cover, optimus prowl and bumblebee are all in Cybertronian modes. The first arc going back in forth to the early days of the war.
Posted by Randomhero on October 18th, 2016 @ 12:28pm CDT
Windsweeper wrote:Let's see...
Arcee
Wheeljack
Alpha Trion
Kup
Rattrap
Jetfire
Optimus Prime
And now Wreck Gar.
It's like Barber instinctively knows all the Transformers I hate and uses them. Oh and if the cover is right he'll be bringing back the always annoying Bumblebee.
Oh and he ruins the ones I like such as Prowl and Thundercracker.
Take a moment and actually look at the cover, optimus prowl and bumblebee are all in Cybertronian modes. The first arc going back in forth to the early days of the war.
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Posted by bluecatcinema on October 18th, 2016 @ 1:17pm CDT
Posted by bluecatcinema on October 18th, 2016 @ 1:17pm CDT
Not quite who I was expecting, but an interesting turn of events either way.
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Posted by President-prime on October 18th, 2016 @ 3:28pm CDT
Posted by President-prime on October 18th, 2016 @ 3:28pm CDT
Did I mention the art work is awesome. Wow!!!
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:21pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 18th, 2016 @ 10:21pm CDT
Junkions? Wow, not what I was anticipating...
and now Monstrosity comes into play again...
and now Monstrosity comes into play again...
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Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 3:13pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 3:13pm CDT
We just got news from RIPT Apparel about their exclusive variant cover for the first issue of IDW's Optimus Prime #1 (due some point this November, according to schedule) - and it's a new Autobot-esque take on the traditional Shockwave Are All Dead cover, by Tim Lim!
RIPT Apparel is excited to announce a special collaboration with IDW Publishing coming in November of 2016. With the inaugural debut of Optimus Prime in his first-ever solo on-going comic book, RIPT Apparel and artist Tim Lim decided to celebrate the occasion.
“This is really a pivotal moment in Transformers comics. The IDW universe has outlasted the original Marvel run at this point, and seeing a new character-focused book like Optimus Prime means these stories and characters can contend with other classic solo comics like Wolverine or Joker,” says Paul Friemel, CMO of RIPT Apparel. “We wanted to give Optimus his due by homaging what is debatably the most famous Transformers comic cover: Marvel’s Transformers #5’s ‘Are All Dead’ cover but with a good-guy twist.”
The illustration was executed by long-time RIPT Apparel contributor, Tim “Ninjaink” Lim. Tim has created hundreds of t-shirts over the past 5 years, but has been honing his talents for the comic industry with other exclusive comic covers for “Bebop & Rocksteady” “Back To the Future“, and “Street Fighter x GI Joe.”
“Tim was a dream to work with as always. He had some other awesome ideas for this cover that we weren’t able to get approved, but maybe life will find a way. There was a lot of debating what to finally put on the back wall behind Optimus,” added Paul.
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Posted by Kurona on November 2nd, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on November 2nd, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
"Optimus Prime are all one"
hmmm.
hmmm.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838538)
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT
See...a while back ago there was a Megatron/Refltcor cover paying tribute to the cover of Batman: The Killing Joke. It worked
This as an odd reference to Marvel's TF#5, I can think of at least 3 reasons off the top of my head why this doesn't work...
This as an odd reference to Marvel's TF#5, I can think of at least 3 reasons off the top of my head why this doesn't work...
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838544)
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:20pm CDT
The never-to-be-sold Casey Coller cover, for All Hail Megatron. Yes. So good.
Why not, for you?
I really quite like it actually! OP's new direction as fairly ruthless leader working for some sort of sense of right (is it though?) kinda works with the focused and emotionless Shockwave approach to things. In my view at least. This is, as the author said, a 'good guy spin' on the concept.
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:20pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:See...a while back ago there was a Megatron/Refltcor cover paying tribute to the cover of Batman: The Killing Joke. It worked
The never-to-be-sold Casey Coller cover, for All Hail Megatron. Yes. So good.
This as an odd reference to Marvel's TF#5, I can think of at least 3 reasons off the top of my head why this doesn't work...
Why not, for you?
I really quite like it actually! OP's new direction as fairly ruthless leader working for some sort of sense of right (is it though?) kinda works with the focused and emotionless Shockwave approach to things. In my view at least. This is, as the author said, a 'good guy spin' on the concept.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838546)
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:27pm CDT
ok...for me at least:
1. Optimus is still a hero, not a "bad guy", despite recent events
2. The phrase Is Till "ALL ARE ONE" not "ARE ALL ONE"...makes him seem somewhat illiterate in an attempt to copy the words from the cover of TF #5
3. Also if Optimus Prime "ARE ALL ONE" is there some sort of multiple personality disorder going on here??
1. Optimus is still a hero, not a "bad guy", despite recent events
2. The phrase Is Till "ALL ARE ONE" not "ARE ALL ONE"...makes him seem somewhat illiterate in an attempt to copy the words from the cover of TF #5
3. Also if Optimus Prime "ARE ALL ONE" is there some sort of multiple personality disorder going on here??
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838553)
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:46pm CDT
I don't think grammar has anything to with the art, really - it is just an homage of the Shockwave cover. But hey, to each their own!
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:46pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:ok...for me at least:
1. Optimus is still a hero, not a "bad guy", despite recent events
2. The phrase Is Till "ALL ARE ONE" not "ARE ALL ONE"...makes him seem somewhat illiterate in an attempt to copy the words from the cover of TF #5
3. Also if Optimus Prime "ARE ALL ONE" is there some sort of multiple personality disorder going on here??
I don't think grammar has anything to with the art, really - it is just an homage of the Shockwave cover. But hey, to each their own!
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838556)
Posted by Deadput on November 2nd, 2016 @ 5:11pm CDT
1: What about this cover even suggests Optimus is villainous here?
2: Different words for the same thing just like how good and heroic are two different words for the same thing also you do know that a homage is pretty much copying something else right?
If it was "Till all are one" the homage would be lost since "Are All One" is pretty much "All Are Dead" with a different word at the end.
3: It's a cover which almost always has little to nothing to do with the actual plot of the comic there is no personality disorders going on the previous issues would have built up to it if it was the case.
I could say that Megatron poster doesn't work since Megatron is nothing like the joke they have little in common besides being the main bad guy in hero media.
Posted by Deadput on November 2nd, 2016 @ 5:11pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:ok...for me at least:
1. Optimus is still a hero, not a "bad guy", despite recent events
2. The phrase Is Till "ALL ARE ONE" not "ARE ALL ONE"...makes him seem somewhat illiterate in an attempt to copy the words from the cover of TF #5
3. Also if Optimus Prime "ARE ALL ONE" is there some sort of multiple personality disorder going on here??
1: What about this cover even suggests Optimus is villainous here?
2: Different words for the same thing just like how good and heroic are two different words for the same thing also you do know that a homage is pretty much copying something else right?
If it was "Till all are one" the homage would be lost since "Are All One" is pretty much "All Are Dead" with a different word at the end.
3: It's a cover which almost always has little to nothing to do with the actual plot of the comic there is no personality disorders going on the previous issues would have built up to it if it was the case.
I could say that Megatron poster doesn't work since Megatron is nothing like the joke they have little in common besides being the main bad guy in hero media.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838621)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on November 2nd, 2016 @ 7:40pm CDT
I think Deadput is mentioning how the whole idea looses some value with it saying 'Optimus Prime' instead of 'The Transformers' at the top.
The original: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Shockwavearealldead.jpg
Posted by Hydrargyrus on November 2nd, 2016 @ 7:40pm CDT
Deadput wrote:It's a cover which almost always has little to nothing to do with the actual plot of the comic there is no personality disorders going on the previous issues would have built up to it if it was the case.o.supreme wrote:Also if Optimus Prime "ARE ALL ONE" is there some sort of multiple personality disorder going on here??
I think Deadput is mentioning how the whole idea looses some value with it saying 'Optimus Prime' instead of 'The Transformers' at the top.
The original: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Shockwavearealldead.jpg
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838623)
Posted by Emerje on November 2nd, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT
Yeah, great cover, shame it's on the wrong comic.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on November 2nd, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT
Kurona wrote:"Optimus Prime are all one"
hmmm.
Yeah, great cover, shame it's on the wrong comic.
Emerje
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838820)
Posted by Quint on November 3rd, 2016 @ 1:59pm CDT
Posted by Quint on November 3rd, 2016 @ 1:59pm CDT
I don't understand how people are failing to see and / or forgiving this cover's appalling use of English.
Re: John Barber Interview on Upcoming IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Ongoing Series (1838821)
Posted by Kurona on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:01pm CDT
It's been about half of the discussion though?
Posted by Kurona on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:01pm CDT
Quint wrote:I don't understand how people are failing to see and / or forgiving this cover's appalling use of English.
It's been about half of the discussion though?
