New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced

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One of the pieces of news that might have been missed during the San Diego Comic Con event as the announcement from IDW Publishing of a new comic book series from the creative mind and hands of Tom Scioli, of Transformers vs GI Joe fame.

Are you ready for the return of GOBOTS? Because that's what we're getting! Check out below the full press release and an image from Leader-1's new look!

GO-BOTS Return in All-New Comic Book Series
IDW Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Classic Toy Line with a Sci-Fi Epic Written and Drawn by Tom Scioli

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 20, 2018) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce that Tom Scioli, the visionary creator that brought you Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, will unleash his imagination on the wonderful world of Go-Bots! Launching in October, Go-Bots will be the first story to feature classic toy and cartoon characters like Leader-1, Scooter, Turbo, and Cy-Kill’s Renegades in over three decades!

In the new five-issue series, the existence of Go-Bots on Earth has changed humans’ way of life. They chauffeur us around. They protect us from harm. They do the jobs that are too boring or dangerous for us. They fight our wars for us. They are friends for the lonely. The only thing they don’t do is dream for us… but that could change any day now. For a generation, Leader-1 and the Guardians have said that they were here to help us… but as they become more integrated into our society, the question must be asked: Are they here to replace us?

“This is a dream project – I’m writing, drawing, coloring, and hand-lettering this book. It’s a labor of love,” says Scioli. “When these characters were conceived of in the ’80s, the idea of robots with human personalities was science fiction. Now, it’s history. The world of living machines is here – we’re living it. The time is right for Go-Bots!”

“Avant-garde creator Tom Scioli has been pushing the comic book storytelling medium for nearly two decades now and his work on Go-Bots is yet another watershed moment in his career,” says IDW Associate Publisher David Hedgecock. “It is a testament to the strong collaboration between IDW Publishing and Hasbro, that projects like this can exist on licensed properties.”

For information on how to secure copies of the monthly Go-Bots comic book series, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.

Creator Bio:

Tom Scioli is a writer and artist who works primarily in the comic book/graphic novel art form. His solo works include American Barbarian, Satan's Soldier, Mystery Object, and Myth of 8-Opus. He is the co-author of the comic and graphic novel series Godland with Joe Casey, and the co-writer/artist of IDW’s Transformers vs. G.I. Joe.

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Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972868)
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on July 20th, 2018 @ 11:44pm CDT

No way.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972869)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on July 20th, 2018 @ 11:53pm CDT

Soooooo...could this mean an honest to Primus new Gobots toyline? And might that mean some sort of break in the presumed endless 3-way-rights-tug-of-war between Hasbro, Bandai, and Time Warner?

And will this be a part of the next IDW TF universe? The war on Cybertron spills over to an Earth where GoBots are already a part of human life? My personal dream would be for a comic universe where TFs interact with every minor-league mid-80s transforming robot toyline, from Convertors to Mysterions to the collective Buddy L line; that's the shared universe in the childhood minds of all of us old enough to remember the dawn of G1, amiright? If the lines are all dead with no chance of revival, who's gonna' sue Hasbro or IDW for "sharing" their trash, seriously?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972870)
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 20th, 2018 @ 11:57pm CDT

i just hope they are every bit as cool as transformers this time, yes they were neat in their own unique way but not like the TFs were :-?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972875)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:22am CDT

Bumblevivisector wrote:Soooooo...could this mean an honest to Primus new Gobots toyline?

Tom Scioli's Transformers vs. G.I. Joe comic series didn't get a tie-in toyline.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972881)
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:08am CDT

Bumblevivisector wrote:Soooooo...could this mean an honest to Primus new Gobots toyline? And might that mean some sort of break in the presumed endless 3-way-rights-tug-of-war between Hasbro, Bandai, and Time Warner?

Warner/Hanna-Barbera is the biggest problem. Hasbro can make different transformations or slightly different looking alt modes, but it's the HB cartoon likenesses that people want the most. It looks like either HB finally gave in and licensed the likenesses out (and maybe are finally giving us some new figures) or Hasbro and IDW just doesn't care anymore and are doing it anyway.

Emerje

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972903)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 3:01am CDT

Well this is interesting but I think it may just be idw dealing with warner...no need to get hasbro involved as don't they just own the physical toys?

Still tf v go-bots anyone?

Got to say though it looks like this series could go to dark places...

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972912)
Posted by Aimless Misfire on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:44am CDT

You guys are going to want cartoon accuracy & DEAR GOD NO! I love the Gobots but the cartoon was horrible & totally fucked up a lot of the characters especially Leader-1 & Scooter. Even when I was a kid the cartoon was almost unwatchable. What they did to Ramjet, Thrust & Dirge makes me sick (coneheads) but the Gobots took it to a whole new level. Leader-1 with a human face is 100% unacceptable. And my favorite character Cop-Tur? I love the Gobots toys but I'm trying to forget the cartoon.

Emerje wrote:but it's the HB cartoon likenesses that people want the most.

You will never know how sick you just made me. I can't believe anybody could support the cartoon over the awesome toys. If you guys support the cartoon over the toy designs then I guess I'll have to forget about ever seeing the Gobots again & just enjoy my memories.

That picture of Leader-1 above looks like the Silver Surfer with goggles. Seriously, what is wrong with you people??? I just don't understand. And Scooter? You actually liked Scooter in the cartoon? Is that even possible?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972913)
Posted by Burn on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:53am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Still tf v go-bots anyone?

No. Stop it. Stop it now!
This sort of thinking never leads to anything good.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972914)
Posted by Coptur on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:55am CDT

the cartoon was great for it's time fun a lot of what we see in transformers law was lifted from CotG-B.

i'm a huge go-bots fan and can say with certainty that this only could've happened because of Warner Bros.

….hmmm scrub that just seen that Cy-Kill looks like the toy [-(

Scooter was a great character in the cartoon I don't think you understood him tbh (I think you're just remembering the annoying voice)

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972920)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:38am CDT

Burn wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Still tf v go-bots anyone?

No. Stop it. Stop it now!
This sort of thinking never leads to anything good.

You know that they are already thinking it ;-)

relax though, not like they'll kill kup again :lol:

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972922)
Posted by Coptur on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:45am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Burn wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Still tf v go-bots anyone?

No. Stop it. Stop it now!
This sort of thinking never leads to anything good.

You know that they are already thinking it relax though, not like they'll kill kup again

I think the relaunch should start with Kups funeral :lol:

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972936)
Posted by Adimus Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 7:33am CDT

For years I've been saying there should be a live action Go-Bots comedy movie.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972947)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:51am CDT

Emerje wrote:
Bumblevivisector wrote:Soooooo...could this mean an honest to Primus new Gobots toyline? And might that mean some sort of break in the presumed endless 3-way-rights-tug-of-war between Hasbro, Bandai, and Time Warner?

Warner/Hanna-Barbera is the biggest problem. Hasbro can make different transformations or slightly different looking alt modes, but it's the HB cartoon likenesses that people want the most. It looks like either HB finally gave in and licensed the likenesses out (and maybe are finally giving us some new figures) or Hasbro and IDW just doesn't care anymore and are doing it anyway.

Emerje

Not only are the cartoon licenses being owned by Warner Bros an issue, but even moreso are the original toys being owned by Bandai. Since the cartoon likenesses are meant to resemble those original toys, Hasbro isn't comfortable with making new toys that resemble a rival company's old product, as that would be free advertisement for said rival's product.

The previous case of Movie Fracture only happened because Joe Kyde had to prove that its deco was based on that of a real life race car, but its pink face w/ yellow eyes was still overtly based on Crasher (and "Crasher" was even the name that the toy was originally supposed to have, no less) to the point that it left Hasbro feeling uncomfortable, basically telling Kyde "We let this happen once, but please don't do it again."

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972967)
Posted by Va'al on July 21st, 2018 @ 11:00am CDT

Cy-Kill

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1972980)
Posted by Starscream is lord on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:55pm CDT

Let's hope that the Gobot comic is way better then the tv series.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973003)
Posted by Deadput on July 21st, 2018 @ 3:34pm CDT

Aimless Misfire wrote:You guys are going to want cartoon accuracy & DEAR GOD NO! I love the Gobots but the cartoon was horrible & totally **** up a lot of the characters especially Leader-1 & Scooter. Even when I was a kid the cartoon was almost unwatchable. What they did to Ramjet, Thrust & Dirge makes me sick (coneheads) but the Gobots took it to a whole new level. Leader-1 with a human face is 100% unacceptable. And my favorite character Cop-Tur? I love the Gobots toys but I'm trying to forget the cartoon.

I don't get what you mean, Leader-1's face looks like every other G1 Transformer.

Do you hate their human faces too?

Aimless Misfire wrote:
Emerje wrote:but it's the HB cartoon likenesses that people want the most.

You will never know how sick you just made me. I can't believe anybody could support the cartoon over the awesome toys. If you guys support the cartoon over the toy designs then I guess I'll have to forget about ever seeing the Gobots again & just enjoy my memories.

That picture of Leader-1 above looks like the Silver Surfer with goggles. Seriously, what is wrong with you people??? I just don't understand. And Scooter? You actually liked Scooter in the cartoon? Is that even possible?

I think it's a bigger problem when your blatantly insulting others for preferring something else over what you want, honestly it's stuff like that which makes me sick.

The comic will either be cartoon or toy accurate, and those who prefer one over the other is gonna have to deal with it if their choice isn't picked.

So just like how you gotta deal with there being a Bumblebee movie your gonna possible deal with a Go-Bots comic that looks like the cartoon instead of the toys.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973007)
Posted by Shot Put on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:36pm CDT

Thread title says it's ongoing, but that press release says it's only going to be five issues.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973011)
Posted by Burn on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:46pm CDT

Deadput wrote:I think it's a bigger problem when your blatantly insulting others for preferring something else over what you want, honestly it's stuff like that which makes me sick.

He wasn't insulting anyone. Harden up a bit and learn to not take offense to everything.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973017)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:27pm CDT

Va'al wrote:Cy-Kill

Aw, he uses the plain-looking toy face/Bike Robo face from Machine Robo. I was hoping he'd have the five o'clock shadow face his cartoon model had.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973021)
Posted by Coptur on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:43pm CDT

Longlive Roddie wrote:Let's hope that the Gobot comic is way better then the tv series.

The tv series was good

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973023)
Posted by Coptur on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:49pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Va'al wrote:Cy-Kill

Aw, he uses the plain-looking toy face/Bike Robo face from Machine Robo. I was hoping he'd have the five o'clock shadow face his cartoon model had.

It depends on the rights i guess
..but maybe after a battle he ends up looking like the TV show version.
In the show Cy-Kill wasn't always a renegade he used to fight along side Leader-1 as a guardian

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973025)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:55pm CDT

Reading the synopsis, I don't think they are going the show route with this. I think (no evidence just opinion) that they may hope that this is to challenge of the go-bots, what idw g1 is to cartoon/toy bio/marvel comic/dreamwave comic g1...if you catch my drift.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973028)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 6:01pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Reading the synopsis, I don't think they are going the show route with this. I think (no evidence just opinion) that they may hope that this is to challenge of the go-bots, what idw g1 is to cartoon/toy bio/marvel comic/dreamwave comic g1...if you catch my drift.

I 100% get that this is a new continuity altogether, beholden to nothing from the cartoon's continuity.

Nevertheless, the design for Leader-1 uses his cartoon face design instead of his toy face/Eagle Robo face design, so I was kinda hoping Cy-Kill would follow in suit.

And for many, the cartoon faces are iconic enough that they're regarded as the definitive look of at least the most prominent of the characters (the main six, Fitor, Small Foot, Doctor Go, etc.), so since at least Leader-1 got to have his used instead of his very different-looking toy face, I'd hope that we could see more of them used.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973031)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 6:08pm CDT

Maybe we could wait till we get a look of some interior art, while probable it will be these designs here, there's still a chance it will be different.

On the other hand maybe this story will explain how some of the faces changed as the renegades rebel. Just a possibility.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973038)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 6:45pm CDT

Did someone say interior art?!! - https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/21/idw-go-bots-comic-independent-transformers/

Also:

There has been no Go-Bots material for a very long time until now. And yes, these are real Go-Bots from the original toys, with Leader One and all. However, readers do not have to be familiar with the toy line, and you are to expect a very unique and overblown psychedelic Kirby-esque style from Tom Scioli that one would have never expected from the property.

The Earth doesn’t know what to make of them, and yes they will be very independent of Transformers… for now at least.

Guess that settles that... for now at least.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973073)
Posted by Va'al on July 21st, 2018 @ 11:07pm CDT

We have better shots than that hack Johnston, coming soon.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973085)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 22nd, 2018 @ 2:48am CDT

Can't quite make it out but can the gobots talk in this?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973096)
Posted by Coptur on July 22nd, 2018 @ 5:45am CDT

Scooter talk by the looks of it.
Looks like CJ and Nick Burns appear in this I guess they were Tonka property. All very interesting I didn't like TF v GIjoe as I just couldn't get a long with the art work.
As this is Go-Bots i have to buy it.

I'm glad this Go-Bots is independent from TF let the brand grow without the TF.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973207)
Posted by Supreme Convoy on July 22nd, 2018 @ 11:48pm CDT

If there is one person that'll get me excited about Go-Bots, it's Tom Scioli.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973256)
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 23rd, 2018 @ 8:15am CDT

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Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973288)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 23rd, 2018 @ 10:14am CDT

The Synopsis has me intrigued. As does the more abstract humanoid aesthetic. Also very happy this will be it's own thing. Sick of shared universes.

Supreme Convoy wrote: If there is one person that'll get me excited about Go-Bots, it's Tom Scioli.

^ This is what Visionaries was missing. Someone who genuinely cares about the subject matter. Beyond the superficial, the Go-Bots and Transformers were very different species and it's great to see that acknowledged.
Ever since the first Bayformers, I used to joke with friends about how wouldn't it be funny if someone made a more faithful Go-Bots series that people liked more.

As for what "fans" want, unlike Transformers, Go-Bots has been gone from the greater public consciousness for three decades. Said fanbase probably doesn't even exceed a couple thousand worldwide, which should leave Scioli the freedom to tell his own story without the interference that dogs Transformers.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973304)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 23rd, 2018 @ 11:19am CDT

I think you missed that "for now" point ;-)

basically there will be a crossover...just not yet but then again I don't think gobots would ever be in the hasbroverse anyway.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973307)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2018 @ 11:26am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I think you missed that "for now" point basically there will be a crossover...just not yet but then again I don't think gobots would ever be in the hasbroverse anyway.

I think the "for now" was more meaning that there could (rather than will) be some overlap between the two later on, but it all depends on what they want to do with the story.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973368)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 23rd, 2018 @ 2:34pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I think you missed that "for now" point basically there will be a crossover...just not yet but then again I don't think gobots would ever be in the hasbroverse anyway.
I think the "for now" was more meaning that there could (rather than will) be some overlap between the two later on, but it all depends on what they want to do with the story.

Indeed. That's what I took from it. Also the "for now" albeit confirms this mini-series will be it's own thing at least, which is a plus.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1973379)
Posted by Va'al on July 23rd, 2018 @ 2:57pm CDT

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1978659)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:40am CDT

So do we have any idea on a release date? I keep checking Forbidden Planet for a Pre-Order to appear and nothing as yet.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982840)
Posted by ZeroWolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 4:39pm CDT

Thanks to IDW Artist Thomas Scioli's twitter, we have new images from the forthcoming IDW Go-Bots series (due out in November, as seen in this news post). The wordless images show Matt Hunter and Turbo in a Nascar race with Matt over taking four cars in the way with a touch of acrobatics from Turbo.

The series is set on a version of Earth where the Go-Bots are already integrated within society and shows how life has changed.

Are you looking forward to this new interpretation of the Go-Bots? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982842)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on September 7th, 2018 @ 5:03pm CDT

The story premise sounds fun, but I'm really tired of comic books nostalgically homaging art from an era that was basically remarkable for how bad its art was.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982843)
Posted by X3ROhour on September 7th, 2018 @ 5:08pm CDT

WTFIUWTA!?

:-x

WHAT THE FRAGGLE IS UP WITH THE ART?!

Are they insane?
Are they kidding?
Is this really what they are going with?
Is it an experiment?
Are 5 year olds all that is left for artists?
Is the world ending?
Did the Rapture take all the artists, because artist are the chosen people of the big 8-}

in the sky?
Am i still here?
Is this a joke?

the art... is... is BAD!
just terrible.

the cover with Leader-1 was... ok...
but

WTFIUWTA!?
:HEADHURTS:

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982846)
Posted by ZeroWolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 5:26pm CDT

It's basically recreating the art style of the early days, and was used to great effect in the Transformers vs GI Joe miniseries. It's not to some people's tastes but each to their own.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982849)
Posted by Bad Wolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 6:11pm CDT

Art quality aside.. I don't remember Turbo ever being able to have a driver when in car mode, as being cyborgs they were not that much bigger than average humans.. when did go-bots get mass shifting abilities?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982857)
Posted by Seibertron on September 7th, 2018 @ 6:59pm CDT

I don't even understand why Gobots is getting a comic. Can they just officially assimilate Gobots into Transformers once and for all and call it a day at long last? Is anyone truly nostalgic about Gobots over Transformers? If they are, I might have to rethink what I want to do with https://www.gobotron.com and https://www.machinerobo.com

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982863)
Posted by Randomhero on September 7th, 2018 @ 7:53pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:I don't even understand why Gobots is getting a comic. Can they just officially assimilate Gobots into Transformers once and for all and call it a day at long last? Is anyone truly nostalgic about Gobots over Transformers? If they are, I might have to rethink what I want to do with https://www.gobotron.com and https://www.machinerobo.com

Did anyone really ask for micronaughts and visionaries to return? No but at the end of the day why not?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982868)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 7th, 2018 @ 8:28pm CDT

Bad Wolf wrote:Art quality aside.. I don't remember Turbo ever being able to have a driver when in car mode, as being cyborgs they were not that much bigger than average humans.. when did go-bots get mass shifting abilities?

Turbo literally shoved Nick and A.J. inside his chest cockpit (upside-down, even!) while in robot mode during the five-part pilot. ;)^

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982874)
Posted by Seibertron on September 7th, 2018 @ 8:37pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I don't even understand why Gobots is getting a comic. Can they just officially assimilate Gobots into Transformers once and for all and call it a day at long last? Is anyone truly nostalgic about Gobots over Transformers? If they are, I might have to rethink what I want to do with https://www.gobotron.com and https://www.machinerobo.com

Did anyone really ask for micronaughts and visionaries to return? No but at the end of the day why not?

Because Micronauts and Visionaries are a very different concept from Transformers. Gobots, on the other hand, was the hands-down direct competitor to Transformers which the latter brand defeated soundly. Just don't get the nostalgic value for Gobots as a stand alone concept separate from being sucked into the Transformers universe.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982877)
Posted by Bad Wolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 8:47pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Bad Wolf wrote:Art quality aside.. I don't remember Turbo ever being able to have a driver when in car mode, as being cyborgs they were not that much bigger than average humans.. when did go-bots get mass shifting abilities?
Turbo literally shoved Nick and A.J. inside his chest cockpit (upside-down, even!) while in robot mode during the five-part pilot.

Its been so long since I've seen it..all i remember is that the go-bots didn't have mass shifting

and I found this handy little chart, so I'm still confused on how this scene works ..

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982883)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 7th, 2018 @ 9:06pm CDT

Bad Wolf wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Bad Wolf wrote:Art quality aside.. I don't remember Turbo ever being able to have a driver when in car mode, as being cyborgs they were not that much bigger than average humans.. when did go-bots get mass shifting abilities?
Turbo literally shoved Nick and A.J. inside his chest cockpit (upside-down, even!) while in robot mode during the five-part pilot.

Its been so long since I've seen it..all i remember is that the go-bots didn't have mass shifting

and I found this handy little chart, so I'm still confused on how this scene works ..

Dunno if that chart's official or not, but if it is, that scale is way off from how much bigger than that they were in the show.

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982886)
Posted by Bad Wolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Bad Wolf wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Bad Wolf wrote:Art quality aside.. I don't remember Turbo ever being able to have a driver when in car mode, as being cyborgs they were not that much bigger than average humans.. when did go-bots get mass shifting abilities?
Turbo literally shoved Nick and A.J. inside his chest cockpit (upside-down, even!) while in robot mode during the five-part pilot.

Its been so long since I've seen it..all i remember is that the go-bots didn't have mass shifting

and I found this handy little chart, so I'm still confused on how this scene works ..
Dunno if that chart's official or not, but if it is, that scale is way off from much bigger than that they were in the show.

Now we know there is something off about their scaling .. Nick and AJ are giants :-?

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982894)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 7th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CDT

Bad Wolf wrote:Now we know there is something off about their scaling .. Nick and AJ are giants

Heh heh, all kidding aside, those are children in slave labor uniforms (In that episode, the Renegades had taken over a town by taking all of its children hostage to use as leverage for coercing the town's adult populace into slavery, building the Renegade superweapon Ultra Zod).

Re: New IDW Publishing Go-Bots Comics Series by Tom Scioli Announced (1982923)
Posted by Kyleor on September 8th, 2018 @ 10:00am CDT

Z3ROhour wrote:WTFIUWTA!?

WHAT THE FRAGGLE IS UP WITH THE ART?!

Are they insane?
Are they kidding?
Is this really what they are going with?
Is it an experiment?
Are 5 year olds all that is left for artists?
Is the world ending?
Did the Rapture take all the artists, because artist are the chosen people of the big in the sky?
Am i still here?
Is this a joke?

the art... is... is BAD!
just terrible.

the cover with Leader-1 was... ok...
but

WTFIUWTA!?

There is a quality problem with many comic artists/writers, but you now get labeled a 'hater of women' or 'alt-right basement troll' by the fanboys of those artists/writers if you dare to point that out, or even suggest it.

Maybe they'll work up to a more modern or better style as the series goes on?

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