New Jeffrey Veregge Cover for Transformers Issue 4
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Interestingly, five statues stand out amongst the serene landscape of Iacon. It is unknown if these are of any significance, but the center figure does bear a resemblance to traditional personifications of Primus. If this turns out to be true, what does that make the other statues?

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Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 26th, 2019 @ 6:03am CST

Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:48am CST

Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2019 @ 9:00am CST
If Cyberverse and Hasbro's recent "brand consistency" are anything to go by, the Binder of Revelation (in which the Thirteen were first nailed down for certain) may yet still be in use by new fictions.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Too much to hope for we've ditched the Thirteen Primes thing (as IDW initially did before the back-peddle, post-AHM) and have opted for something *gasp* New?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 26th, 2019 @ 11:00am CST
Posted by Deadput on February 26th, 2019 @ 2:52pm CST
There are pictures of the character floating around out there.
Edit: here via Tom Waltz on Twitter https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1098410902330605568
https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1098414262429478915


Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2019 @ 12:42pm CST



The following is a segment of the interview where Barber and Kelly discuss why a reboot was done. You can read the full interview here.
As you'd expect, this is part of an attempt to broaden the appeal of the franchise and make the Transformers comics more accessible for new readers who might be intimidated by the sheer number of books available. Kelly told us, "When you are working with a continuity that spans 13 years, it can be pretty daunting to jump on board. The creative teams we’ve worked with in the former continuity excelled at appealing to new readers, and I think it is safe to say that over the past 5 years we’ve had the broadest and most diverse audience in the history of our Transformers comics program. But this new series provides an opportunity for new readers to join us who may have been on the sidelines wanting to get in but overwhelmed by the sheer volume of storytelling, while at the same time renewing our commitment to our long-time fans and giving them both a satisfying ending and an exciting new beginning."
"We already had the best fans in the world, so we had that going for us." said Barber. "That said—absolutely, we all want to reach out and introduce new readers to these characters and worlds and mythology. The previous Hasbro comics universe was one that meant a whole lot to me. I love that series and those versions of the characters. But we hit a really natural point to put a genuine, and I hope satisfying, ending on that story.
As for whether fans can expect the Hasbro Comic Book Universe continuity to continue in some form, it doesn't sound likely. Barber said, "I really love that story and that universe. I still talk to everybody that worked on those comics. I love reading them, and we’ll continue to keep the comics in print and in our deluxe IDW Collection hardcovers. But there’s no plans for ever going back to that universe. Much as I love it, personally I feel like we told the story we set out to tell."







Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:10pm CST
What would Transformers be without G1?
>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<
Award winning...

Posted by Omegatron. on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:32pm CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:
What would Transformers be without G1?
>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<
Award winning...
That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.
I like the look of this and the focus on pre-war Cybertronian society, I might pick this up after all.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:41pm CST
Omegatron. wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:
What would Transformers be without G1?
>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<
Award winning...
That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.


Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.
Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:58pm CST
Also Prime wasn't really G1, it was an attempt to do something akin to G1 for a new era, or was Arcee blue and a bike in G1? Was Unicron planet earth in G1?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:02pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:So they are keeping Megatrons political routes then as was added into IDW and reinforced in Cyberverse, can already see the Decepticon movement in its roots.
Exactly. IDWverse made Megatron the "good" guy initially, in Origin. That was something new and refreshing. This, I doubt I will be surprised about how his arc unfolds.
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:21pm CST

How...is Chromia sitting on the table with only half a thigh on it?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:22pm CST

Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:28pm CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It... doesn't actually look like her leg is connected to her body
I'd say that was just shading, it is...but by the light source and how prowl is lit up, we should be seeing that leg connect and the gal's rear plating. must be censorship
Posted by ScottyP on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:28pm CST
I like OP pointing out that Megatron has not been summoned. Nobody summons Megatron!
Ruckley definitely seems to have the "ultra wooden Optimus that speaks in platitudes" that Hasbro seems to love nailed down.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:31pm CST
Posted by steve2275 on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:40pm CST
Posted by Omegatron. on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:44pm CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Omegatron. wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:
What would Transformers be without G1?
>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<
Award winning...
That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.
Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.
Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.
I mean, Prime and the G1 cartoon are both focused on a small group of Autobots fighting a small group of Decepticons, localised on modern-day Earth. Most of Prime's characters are also very similar to their G1 counterparts.
Beast Wars is like G1 in a different way, the main characters and setting are very different but it actually has the G1 transformers in it and the Ark and Nemesis play very important roles.
I'm not saying they're identical to G1, obviously, but if you compare them to the Unicron Trilogy or RID01 there's a lot more G1 in them than there could be.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:46pm CST
Posted by Randomhero on March 5th, 2019 @ 4:55pm CST
Omegatron. wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Omegatron. wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:
What would Transformers be without G1?
>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<
Award winning...
That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.
Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.
Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.
I mean, Prime and the G1 cartoon are both focused on a small group of Autobots fighting a small group of Decepticons, localised on modern-day Earth. Most of Prime's characters are also very similar to their G1 counterparts.
Beast Wars is like G1 in a different way, the main characters and setting are very different but it actually has the G1 transformers in it and the Ark and Nemesis play very important roles.
I'm not saying they're identical to G1, obviously, but if you compare them to the Unicron Trilogy or RID01 there's a lot more G1 in them than there could be.
Small group in G1? There were like 30 autobots and like 20 deceptions all over earth and progressively got worse as seasons went on where characters were forgotten to the background got lucky to get one line sometimes.