Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6

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Elita Done
(Spoiler free-ish)

Synopsis
A wave of undead TITANS has touched down on CYBERTRON! Even with the help of the massive METROPLEX, WINDBLADE and STARSCREAM can only hold them off for so long. They need help from Elita-1—and they’re going to get it whether she agrees or not. The fate of CYBERTRON depends on it!

Now, where were we?

Story

With the weird time shifts of IDW's release schedules - seriously, even continuity has nothing on them - we're still working in the aftermath of Titans Return, and really quite heavily so. Said aftermath continues to provide an excellent backdrop to the evolving dynamics of the Council, and the whatonearthisgoingon-ness of Elita-1 and her Titan Carcer. How? Read on...

What Sparkstalker said!

An issue which rolls much faster than the previous one, which was more focused on build-up than resolution, we start to see the direct consequence of having called all major players into play, and Elita One still unwilling to lend a hand - because something is up with Carcer, as everyone knows by now.

but yyyyy

Though there is plenty of character building in the various scenes across the issue, and Windblade, Ironhide, Starscream, and even Metroplex get a good dose, the one that stood out the most was Obsidian, this time round. We've seen him loving his tiny 'gotcha' screens, being imposing and menacing and lurking and looming - we get to see a very different side of him, now that he's next to his First. She's probably worse things than him.

concerned creepy puppy

Mairghread Scott has also been able to do some subtle characterisation of the various names and faces that appear in group shots - keep an eye out for all of them as you dodge lasers, blasters, missiles. I have some further thoughts on the issue in terms of plot, but more on that below, of course.

Art

There is a lot happening all at once. It's a giant battle with giant Titans, occurring both in space and on Cybertron. It's a big canvas. Sara Pitre Durocher fills it masterfully, using panels, action layouts, character interactions and page breaks to convey the sheer scale of the event and of its impact upon Starscream's current rule, along with the Council.

pictured here

And if crowd and battle scenes weren't hard enough for lineart, colourist Joana Lafuente blends her skill with equal mastery, and makes individuals in a crowd stand out, from the guards around Ironhide, to the Titans attacking, to the faces appearing between convicts, citizens, dwellers and ex-colonists. That, and we still have some excellent space scenes, too.

And this shot

Tom B. Long, still on letters as we've come to expect, still delivers (as we've also come to expect) in fonts, captions, and interplaying the two and more into a coherent part of the visual storytelling. Metroplex's speech-style is still one of the highlights of this book, and so very nice to look at. We also then have Pitre Durocher on main cover, with a similar, echoing variant by Priscilla Tramontano (thumbnailed), plus a continuation of fan artist spotlights with Zoner taking a turn on RI.

Thoughts
Spoilerish ahead

Diplomacy also means strategy. Leadership also means compromise. Both definitely mean tough choices, and the unique mix of Windblade and Starscream's takes on the current situation at hand brings out a definitely intriguing and potentially incredibly consequential storyline revolving yes around Carcer, but also Metroplex, but even more also - and particularly - Elita-1.

One Scary Lady

As I said above, I like Obsidian's 'new' side, I like his interaction with Elita, I like that Windblade and Starscream are collaborating on a difficult task, I like that we have a side-support from Chromia, I like that we have everyone - and I mean everyone - in the issue (Check out ScottyP's spoilery character roster in our database!). I like that I have no idea where this is going. I can only think of other Titans, past storylines, speculate, and mostly, just wait for the evil to unfold. Join me?

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Credit(s): IDW, Va'al

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Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849239)
Posted by Kurona on December 28th, 2016 @ 3:13pm CST

It's honestly amazing how good TAAO has gotten. It deserves to be an ongoing so much; the few issues it gets right now do not do it justice.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849242)
Posted by o.supreme on December 28th, 2016 @ 3:25pm CST

Agreed. It feels more like the natural continuation of RiD (which I always preferred to MTMTE) rather than Windblade Vol 3.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849246)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on December 28th, 2016 @ 3:31pm CST

They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849250)
Posted by Va'al on December 28th, 2016 @ 3:38pm CST

Nik Hero wrote:They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

It is, in the blurb/synopsis of last issue. The fact that it's not happening before Revolution is entirely IDW's scheduling fault. They're.. not very good at keeping schedules to schedule.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849257)
Posted by Kurona on December 28th, 2016 @ 3:57pm CST

o.supreme wrote:Agreed. It feels more like the natural continuation of RiD (which I always preferred to MTMTE) rather than Windblade Vol 3.

To be fair, Windblade's books have all been about Cybertron and it's relations with other planets. So in that sense, Windblade has always felt like a continuation of the political side of things with Starscream and such in pre-Dark Cybertron RiD while post-Dark Cybertron RiD feels like a continuation of the whole Orion Pax thing in pre-Dark Cybertron RiD.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849261)
Posted by o.supreme on December 28th, 2016 @ 4:10pm CST

True. I guess what I'm getting at is I've pretty much preferred any TF story that wasn't MTMTE since the whole MTMTE/RiD era in the last 5 years. I know its a fan favorite, but I tend to enjoy more the stuff going on with Cybertron, and Optimus Prime (which were once the same, now are separate stories)

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849289)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on December 28th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CST

Dr Va'al wrote:
Nik Hero wrote:They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

It is, in the blurb/synopsis of last issue. The fact that it's not happening before Revolution is entirely IDW's scheduling fault. They're.. not very good at keeping schedules to schedule.

I bet it would have sold more with the label on the front.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849301)
Posted by Bounti76 on December 28th, 2016 @ 5:41pm CST

Dr Va'al wrote:
Nik Hero wrote:They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

It is, in the blurb/synopsis of last issue. The fact that it's not happening before Revolution is entirely IDW's scheduling fault. They're.. not very good at keeping schedules to schedule.

Va'al, I checked out the database like you suggested, and I was surprised to see Slammer listed among the characters. I've studied every panel and can't see Slammer anywhere, unless he's got a robot mode that has hithertofore been unseen in the last 30 years.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849359)
Posted by Va'al on December 29th, 2016 @ 3:37am CST

Bounti76 wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:
Nik Hero wrote:They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

It is, in the blurb/synopsis of last issue. The fact that it's not happening before Revolution is entirely IDW's scheduling fault. They're.. not very good at keeping schedules to schedule.

Va'al, I checked out the database like you suggested, and I was surprised to see Slammer listed among the characters. I've studied every panel and can't see Slammer anywhere, unless he's got a robot mode that has hithertofore been unseen in the last 30 years.

ScottyP suggests that one of the guards - the one you see shouting at people, I believe - is in fact slammer, mostly due to the presence of Metroplex in the story. I cannot confirm or deny either way, but it's worth considering as an option!

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849360)
Posted by Va'al on December 29th, 2016 @ 3:43am CST

Fellow Seibertronian Bounti76 has found an update on IDW writer Mairghread Scott's blog, concerning the lack of a Transformers: Till All Are One in the March 2017 solicitations (which you can find here). Apparently, this is just a scheduled one month break, and not a cancellation or delay. Read more about it below!

Noticed there was no TAAO issue in the March solicitations; it's not cancelled, is it? D:

Nope. We’re just taking a month off for Sara to catch up. Unlike our characters (or like them, depending on how you define it) she is not a machine.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849364)
Posted by Bounti76 on December 29th, 2016 @ 5:04am CST

Dr Va'al wrote:
Bounti76 wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:
Nik Hero wrote:They should have clearly labeled this as part of Titans Return.

It is, in the blurb/synopsis of last issue. The fact that it's not happening before Revolution is entirely IDW's scheduling fault. They're.. not very good at keeping schedules to schedule.

Va'al, I checked out the database like you suggested, and I was surprised to see Slammer listed among the characters. I've studied every panel and can't see Slammer anywhere, unless he's got a robot mode that has hithertofore been unseen in the last 30 years.

ScottyP suggests that one of the guards - the one you see shouting at people, I believe - is in fact slammer, mostly due to the presence of Metroplex in the story. I cannot confirm or deny either way, but it's worth considering as an option!

That's fair. Considering we have such obscure characters as Greenlight, Lancer, Moonracer and the Devisen twins in this story, I wouldn't put it past Scott to slip Slammer into one of the issues. Though given that TAAO generally hews close to 'bots classic color schemes and Slammer's color scheme has always been white-on-white, and this bot's is predominantly gray.....eh, if it is Slammer, maybe Scott, Pitre-DuRocher and LaFuente are taking creative liberties with him, since he's never appeared in robot form before.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849367)
Posted by Randomhero on December 29th, 2016 @ 6:15am CST

Like I said weeks ago, probably just taking the month off. If it was canceled IDW would announce it.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849381)
Posted by ScottyP on December 29th, 2016 @ 8:07am CST

Bounti76 wrote:That's fair. Considering we have such obscure characters as Greenlight, Lancer, Moonracer and the Devisen twins in this story, I wouldn't put it past Scott to slip Slammer into one of the issues. Though given that TAAO generally hews close to 'bots classic color schemes and Slammer's color scheme has always been white-on-white, and this bot's is predominantly gray.....eh, if it is Slammer, maybe Scott, Pitre-DuRocher and LaFuente are taking creative liberties with him, since he's never appeared in robot form before.

It's a case of me having fun with it for one, but also making the most educated guess that I can. If it comes out 'officially' that it's just a generic 'bot, I'll take it out of there pronto ;)^

I did say educated guess and you were right to say that Slammer never had a robot mode. However, in the spoopy world of third party Transformers, the Iron Factory Generations Metroplex upgrade set came with a Slammer that has a bot mode that's at least a little like the one drawn in the book:

On another note, very glad to see that this is continuing on in April, and also glad they just skipped March instead of throwing out a solicitation that might not make it in.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849425)
Posted by Randomhero on December 29th, 2016 @ 11:21am CST

I'm less concerned about skipping a month and once again we have ANOTHER artist that can't keep up. Guess that's what happens when you pull people from tumblr and deviantart. Be great if we could see the return of some artist who actually have experience in drawing monthly comics.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849434)
Posted by Va'al on December 29th, 2016 @ 12:12pm CST

Yeah it's a shame that we're still using humans that have lives and the such. How dare they.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849458)
Posted by Randomhero on December 29th, 2016 @ 1:39pm CST

Dr Va'al wrote:Yeah it's a shame that we're still using humans that have lives and the such. How dare they.

Nothing stopped Mark bagley frrom drawing 111 issues of ultimate Spider man in the span of 7 years. That's almost 2 issues a month continuiously through out his whole time on the book. Same with Charlie adlard on walking dead for 13 years. WD got delayed a couple times but never a point of slipping an actual solicitation. I'm just saying if you can't meet the monthly deadline then don't commit to it. That's why Sarah stone isn't drawing for Transformers anymore, she did great work but couldn't do the monthly deadline and drawing comics isn't a hobby it's a job.when you can't do it, a new artist comes in that can do it because when you miss a month, sales get smaller. I know, I've actually drawn comics and just had to turn down a story in a self published this month because my day job is in the way. I didn't tell the creator "gimme a few months I can do it" I said "I thought I could but I can't, if you want I can do a story for the next one"

Honestly I'd rather see some verterans on this book like dan khanna, Robbie musso or Emiliano Santalucia because those are artist that can draw good transformers comics on timely basis.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849493)
Posted by Va'al on December 29th, 2016 @ 2:53pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Yeah it's a shame that we're still using humans that have lives and the such. How dare they.

Honestly I'd rather see some verterans on this book like dan khanna, Robbie musso or Emiliano Santalucia because those are artist that can draw good transformers comics on timely basis.

I'd rather we gave creators a chance to continue their own work, rather than drive them to burnouts and having to turn down work. I'm sure you also know that artists are pretty much all work for hire at IDW, and that this is not their only job.

We (readers and editors) gave Nick Roche a chance with Sins of the Wreckers. Happy to do the same for Sara Pitre Durocher. And much happier IDW did this than their usual -whoops, let's just publish two weeks late because the writers are too slow to get their work over to the artists.

EDIT: Image have been doing the couple of months hiatus for a while now, and none of their sales have been affected. It's a model I really do quite like: one monthly issue for five months, one month is the TPB, one month break, repeat.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849520)
Posted by Rael on December 29th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CST

Between the idea that a TF packaging art director was picked up by IDW because of social media (and iirc, Sarah Stone wasn't either), the comparison with select artists who weren't drawing a robot for every character, and the comparisons with (great) artists who've never done more than 6 TF issues back-to-back on a given run, I don't know where to start. Misplaced assumptions abound.

Count me as another glad they're going this route with the schedule as opposed to sliding releases back a week several times in a row to even it out. Many of the fill-in artists IDW brings in are fantastic, but there's always something to be said for keeping the ongoing artist in the chair when it means consistent trades and minimized continuity oversights in designs and details.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849531)
Posted by Randomhero on December 29th, 2016 @ 4:49pm CST

personally Id rather have consistency in release dates. im fine giving people a shot but if they cant keep up than they cant keep up. Its one of my biggest worries with Kei Zama, got total faith, shes great artist but this is her first go and we have now had one artist stop because she couldnt do it and another now that apprently needs a break. when that happens then maybe TAAO needs to go to a revolving art team like Lost Light. I know some people are being very harsh at Jack Lawrence not because of his art but because hes not Milne while Milne even admitting that all the delays the past 5 years on MTMTE were his fault. yeah he had an injury and i respect and understand that but he has admitted that couldnt keep up sometimes and a filler artist came in.

Biggest reason i miss the Spotlights. they were an easy way to get new artists and see if they can handle it

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849541)
Posted by Va'al on December 29th, 2016 @ 5:08pm CST

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849549)
Posted by Sunstar on December 29th, 2016 @ 5:51pm CST

I WAS gonna get the comic today but the car had a problem and we had to stop at the service station.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849551)
Posted by Go-Faster-Wings on December 29th, 2016 @ 6:03pm CST

You guys HAVE seen her art, right? It's fantastic. I'm perfectly happy waiting an extra month for the next issue if it means she can take a breather and get caught up. This can only mean good things for the book; the art will be even better (than its already great) if the artist gets some breathing room.
Plus, as other people pointed out, this isn't her only job. Last I checked she was still an art director at a video game company or something. I think she deserves a break.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849556)
Posted by Kurona on December 29th, 2016 @ 6:26pm CST

Yeah; one month without an issue isn't even that bad either. It just means we miss one month - I'm sad to go without TAAO for that month but I won't be waiting long, and if it means both quality and consistency in the art... I'm all for it. Much better than rushing her or another artist along so that it'll look terrible on reflection. Patience is a virtue

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849557)
Posted by Rael on December 29th, 2016 @ 6:38pm CST

Randomhero wrote:personally Id rather have consistency in release dates. im fine giving people a shot but if they cant keep up than they cant keep up. Its one of my biggest worries with Kei Zama, got total faith, shes great artist but this is her first go and we have now had one artist stop because she couldnt do it and another now that apprently needs a break. when that happens then maybe TAAO needs to go to a revolving art team like Lost Light. I know some people are being very harsh at Jack Lawrence not because of his art but because hes not Milne while Milne even admitting that all the delays the past 5 years on MTMTE were his fault. yeah he had an injury and i respect and understand that but he has admitted that couldnt keep up sometimes and a filler artist came in.

Biggest reason i miss the Spotlights. they were an easy way to get new artists and see if they can handle it

The thing is, claiming from this one instance that Sara Pitre-Durocher generally "can't keep up" is still quite an assumption. Given how far ahead this news comes, it seems incredibly likely this was done proactively (perhaps as a kindness to Sara after several months of continuous work on ex-RID, TAAO, and more and to Mairghread with the birth of her baby) instead of reactively due to a plea for more time.

With Kei being such a beast, as long as her health holds out I've got no concerns.

I don't really see how a Spotlight oneshot provides insight on how someone will handle months upon months of work back to back (especially if a oneshot and an issue for Marvel apparently couldn't do the same for Sara and Kei).

Regardless, it's pretty clear we've got a difference in priorities here, since I'd always gladly wait for the detailed, time-intensive art we see from Milne, Coller, etc. over letting them bench warm because they can't keep pace with people with looser styles.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849575)
Posted by ScottyP on December 29th, 2016 @ 8:46pm CST

Randomhero wrote:Hateful garbage about an artist

She's laughing at you, btw.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849589)
Posted by Sunstar on December 29th, 2016 @ 11:19pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Hateful garbage about an artist
She's laughing at you, btw.

I am amused.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849626)
Posted by Randomhero on December 30th, 2016 @ 10:10am CST

Sunstar wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Hateful garbage about an artist
She's laughing at you, btw.

I am amused.

Well it's nice to see she reads threads. Means she not making terrible slash/fic art of tailgate and Cyclonus because that's that relationship in a nutshell.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1849652)
Posted by Rael on December 30th, 2016 @ 12:53pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Sunstar wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Hateful garbage about an artist
She's laughing at you, btw.

I am amused.

Well it's nice to see she reads threads. Means she not making terrible slash/fic art of tailgate and Cyclonus because that's that relationship in a nutshell.

Idk man, some accomplished multitaskers can manage forum browsing and quality ship doodles at the same time—you never know.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1850747)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 5th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CST

I'm liking the series, but this issue highlights another problem I've had consistently with Scott's work: it feels rushed to me, like things are moving too fast and have a little too much "open space".

That would be my one complaint. The first arc felt like it should have been 5 issues, not 4, and it feels the same here. I wish it was a teensy bit paced slower and a little more "dense"

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1852585)
Posted by Va'al on January 16th, 2017 @ 1:45am CST

In some additional comics news this new week, we have an early look at two variant covers for the upcoming issue #7 of IDW's Transformers: Till All Are One, via Previews World. The art shows Windblade confronting a Titan brain - if you've been following the series, you may have ideas about whose - in Joana Lafuente's incentive that mirrors the Optimus Prime #3 and Lost Light #2 ones seen previously, and a mugshot of convict Chromia in the Priscilla Tramontano subscription variant. Check them both out below!

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854212)
Posted by Va'al on January 24th, 2017 @ 11:49am CST

We've seen some early looks at the variant covers, but thanks to iTunes, we now also have a three-page preview of the upcoming IDW Publishing Transformers: Till All Are One #7! Check out the three pages below, and head back in a couple of weeks for more material on the book.

PEACE IN OUR TIME! STARSCREAM and WINDBLADE have given everything to bring together CYBERTRON’s Lost Colonies into a Council Of Worlds. But when the increasingly brutal tactics of STARSCREAM’s secret police increase tension among the former DECEPTICONS… how long can the Council maintain this fragile peace?

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854220)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 24th, 2017 @ 12:45pm CST

So, wait..... IDW's own website stated that TAAO #7 wouldn't be coming out until February 22nd. Just checked it again, and now it says #8 is coming out on the 22nd (and also doesn't list #7). Does that mean we get two issues of TAAO before the scheduled break in March? IDW, you so crazy!

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854222)
Posted by Va'al on January 24th, 2017 @ 12:50pm CST

Bounti76 wrote:So, wait..... IDW's own website stated that TAAO #7 wouldn't be coming out until February 22nd. Just checked it again, and now it says #8 is coming out on the 22nd (and also doesn't list #7). Does that mean we get two issues of TAAO before the scheduled break in March? IDW, you so crazy!

In IDW's schedule we (DO NOT) trust.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854224)
Posted by o.supreme on January 24th, 2017 @ 12:53pm CST

I thought we would get #7 end of January, February was TAAO's "off" Month, and it was returning in March with #8?

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854228)
Posted by ScottyP on January 24th, 2017 @ 1:08pm CST

This preview averages 3 fantastic Starscream facial expressions per page. Excellent.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854232)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 24th, 2017 @ 1:20pm CST

I think they also used the wrong synopsis for this issue as well

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854244)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 24th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CST

o.supreme wrote:I thought we would get #7 end of January, February was TAAO's "off" Month, and it was returning in March with #8?

March was always the scheduled "off" month. There were no solicits released for TAAO in that month.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854246)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on January 24th, 2017 @ 1:56pm CST

This looks great! I'm still pulling for the full redemption of Starscream! :SG-CONS:

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854247)
Posted by o.supreme on January 24th, 2017 @ 1:58pm CST

Bounti76 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:I thought we would get #7 end of January, February was TAAO's "off" Month, and it was returning in March with #8?

March was always the scheduled "off" month. There were no solicits released for TAAO in that month.

ok...then we should get #8 in February then, to stay on schedule, and be back with #9 in April

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854263)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 24th, 2017 @ 3:13pm CST

o.supreme wrote:
Bounti76 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:I thought we would get #7 end of January, February was TAAO's "off" Month, and it was returning in March with #8?

March was always the scheduled "off" month. There were no solicits released for TAAO in that month.

That's my understanding. #7 on February 8th #8
ok...then we should get #8 in February then, to stay on schedule, and be back with #9 in April

That's my understanding. #7 on February 8th, and #8 on February 22nd.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854300)
Posted by Sunstar on January 24th, 2017 @ 5:18pm CST

so when can I send my husband out to retrieve my books? I am starting to salivate now.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854328)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 24th, 2017 @ 8:01pm CST

Sunstar wrote:so when can I send my husband out to retrieve my books? I am starting to salivate now.

Check the post above.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854360)
Posted by ScottyP on January 24th, 2017 @ 10:32pm CST

IDW release dates really aren't known until the week before. Even then, weird stuff can happen (TF 57 being the latest example where it hit digitally, then not in shops for two more weeks.)

Basically, don't expect anything more than 7 days out to have a solid release date that you can expect will be met, and this next part is important - this holds true even if IDW has put a date out somewhere on their own website. They'll send an email at some point tomorrow that will contain everything that is set to ship out in the coming days so that it can make it to shops in time for next week. Until that comes in, 2/1 or 2/8 or 3/1 for [insert book name here] is as good of a guess as any.

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854376)
Posted by Randomhero on January 24th, 2017 @ 11:40pm CST

Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854378)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 24th, 2017 @ 11:49pm CST

Randomhero wrote:Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks

where? I can't find it

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854388)
Posted by Va'al on January 25th, 2017 @ 2:27am CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks

where? I can't find it

The iTunes page does say released on 25th January... :-?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/transf ... 2270?mt=11

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854409)
Posted by Randomhero on January 25th, 2017 @ 5:49am CST

Va'al wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks

where? I can't find it

The iTunes page does say released on 25th January...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/transf ... 2270?mt=11

I managed to snag it at 11:05 central when I was getting Optimus Prime #3

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854410)
Posted by ScottyP on January 25th, 2017 @ 6:17am CST

ScottyP wrote:IDW release dates really aren't known until the week before. Even then, weird stuff can happen (TF 57 being the latest example where it hit digitally, then not in shops for two more weeks.)

Basically, don't expect anything more than 7 days out to have a solid release date that you can expect will be met, and this next part is important - this holds true even if IDW has put a date out somewhere on their own website. They'll send an email at some point tomorrow that will contain everything that is set to ship out in the coming days so that it can make it to shops in time for next week. Until that comes in, 2/1 or 2/8 or 3/1 for [insert book name here] is as good of a guess as any.

Randomhero wrote:Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks

My apologies for apparently totally jinxing it :-(

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1854412)
Posted by Randomhero on January 25th, 2017 @ 6:54am CST

ScottyP wrote:
ScottyP wrote:IDW release dates really aren't known until the week before. Even then, weird stuff can happen (TF 57 being the latest example where it hit digitally, then not in shops for two more weeks.)

Basically, don't expect anything more than 7 days out to have a solid release date that you can expect will be met, and this next part is important - this holds true even if IDW has put a date out somewhere on their own website. They'll send an email at some point tomorrow that will contain everything that is set to ship out in the coming days so that it can make it to shops in time for next week. Until that comes in, 2/1 or 2/8 or 3/1 for [insert book name here] is as good of a guess as any.

Randomhero wrote:Lost Light #2 is released and is available on iBooks
My apologies for apparently totally jinxing it

iBooks is a weird one. Till a couple months ago Wednesday releases happened at 10pm central on Tuesdays, now it's 11pm and once in a while they really screw up on something. I got MTMTE #16 back in 2013 4 weeks before it came out. I was getting RID that night and there it was. I remember when remain In Light part 3 was part 2 for over a month.

Won't spoil anything ofcourse since it's not out legitimately for another week

Re: Review of IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #6 (1857096)
Posted by Va'al on February 4th, 2017 @ 5:53am CST

Via comics news website Newsarama, we have the full preview of next week's issue of IDW's Transformers: Till All Are One, continuing the aftermath of Titans Return and following the actions of the Council of Worlds in the face of both undead Titans and Elita One's strange behaviour. Check it out below!

Transformers: Till All Are One #7
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)
As Windblade and her team fight their way through Elita-1’s Titan, Carcer, they face opposition at every turn to stop them from awakening the sleeping giant… and they soon find out why!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Variant cover by Joana Lafuente!