Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024
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June 2024 (ComicHub, via ICv2)
1 Ultimates #1
Marvel Comics
$5.99
2 Ultimate Spider-Man #6
Marvel Comics
$4.99
3 Amazing Spider-Man #51
Marvel Comics
$4.99
4 X-Men #35 (Fall of the House of X)
Marvel Comics
$9.99
5 Transformers #9
Image Comics
$3.99
6 Amazing Spider-Man #52
Marvel Comics
$4.99
7 Ultimate X-Men #4
Marvel Comics
$4.99
8 Batman #148
DC Comics
$4.99
9 Scarlett #1 (Of 5)
Image Comics
$4.99
10 Batman #149
DC Comics
$4.99
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Comment by o.supreme
Aug 31, 2024
Imagine that. Make a good product, and people will buy it. A lesson learned too late for IDW.
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Comment by SkyFire Prime
Aug 31, 2024
5th best selling comic period, but not good enough for the Seibertron Podcast crew. They must be waiting for Hemingway or Dickens version.
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Comment by pnova
Sep 1, 2024
Sales for July #10 at place 5 too. Don't know sales for #11
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Comment by cloudballoon
Sep 2, 2024
Wow... so people mostly read Spider-Man, X-Men & Batman before TF comes along? Didn't realize the industry is so niche now...
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Comment by pnova
Sep 2, 2024
Notice no marvel mcu stuff in top 10. Avengers deadpool
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 3, 2024
Glad to see it is doing so well. I love IDW2005, didn't like IDW2019, and this has reignited that comic reading fun.
Also, this is the only comic outside of Last Bot Standing that I have bought individual releases for as they come out. That is how much fun it is.
It is just a good run
Also, this is the only comic outside of Last Bot Standing that I have bought individual releases for as they come out. That is how much fun it is.
It is just a good run
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Comment by snavej
Sep 13, 2024
Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.
A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.
A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.
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This needs a MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT and added nothing to the conversation!
Comment by cloudballoon
Sep 14, 2024
snavej wrote:Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.
A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.
This needs a MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT and added nothing to the conversation!
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Release date was 11 Sept. 2024 and I'm being relevant to the thread.
It's funny how some people complain of going off-thread while others complain of being on-thread. This is a coercive tactic, an attempt to suppress free speech and keep people 'in line'.
Comment by snavej
Sep 15, 2024
cloudballoon wrote:snavej wrote:Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.
A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.
This needs a MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT and added nothing to the conversation!
Release date was 11 Sept. 2024 and I'm being relevant to the thread.
It's funny how some people complain of going off-thread while others complain of being on-thread. This is a coercive tactic, an attempt to suppress free speech and keep people 'in line'.
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Comment by Glyph
Sep 15, 2024
Oh come on. That's a pretty big revelation posted only a couple of days after release. No problem with discussing it, but you can refer to it obliquely for people who already know or just use the tags to hide the new information. Or start a "Skybound Transformers #12 discussion - SPOILER THREAD" if you want, so people who haven't read it yet can avoid it.
Not everyone gets to buy/read stuff immediately - spoiler tags are just common courtesy.
"attempt to suppress free speech" ... seriously, touch some grass.
Not everyone gets to buy/read stuff immediately - spoiler tags are just common courtesy.
"attempt to suppress free speech" ... seriously, touch some grass.
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What do you think of my point (above)?
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Well, I've waited and there's no response. If you're not interested in the comics, why are you here?
Comment by snavej
Sep 15, 2024
Glyph wrote:Oh come on. That's a pretty big revelation posted only a couple of days after release. No problem with discussing it, but you can refer to it obliquely for people who already know or just use the tags to hide the new information. Or start a "Skybound Transformers #12 discussion - SPOILER THREAD" if you want, so people who haven't read it yet can avoid it.
Not everyone gets to buy/read stuff immediately - spoiler tags are just common courtesy.
"attempt to suppress free speech" ... seriously, touch some grass.
What do you think of my point (above)?
...
Well, I've waited and there's no response. If you're not interested in the comics, why are you here?
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Comment by Glyph
Sep 15, 2024
The point itself, I thought, was entirely reasonable and is part of the issue I've been having with the series' style. When The Ultimate Doom is more believable than your comic series...
(Perhaps you and cloudballoon could go back and put spoiler tags in your posts/quotes?)
(Perhaps you and cloudballoon could go back and put spoiler tags in your posts/quotes?)
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Your edit to say I hadn't responded: 16:15
My response to your post: 16:03 (that's 12 minutes earlier, for avoidance of doubt)
That's beside the point that this is a forum, not a real-time chat, and I can be interested in the comics even if I don't particularly like the current run.
Comment by Glyph
Sep 15, 2024
Dude, what are you talking about?snavej wrote:Well, I've waited and there's no response. If you're not interested in the comics, why are you here?
Your edit to say I hadn't responded: 16:15
My response to your post: 16:03 (that's 12 minutes earlier, for avoidance of doubt)
That's beside the point that this is a forum, not a real-time chat, and I can be interested in the comics even if I don't particularly like the current run.
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Comment by Glyph
Sep 15, 2024
Right, moving on. Having now read up to #12... It's getting better. The second set of 6 were better than the first for me, more concerned with telling an actual story and less LOOKIT US SMASHING THESE TOYS TOGETHER!!
Still not a fan of the tryhard ultraviolence and eyerolling at the sound effects etc in the action scenes - the comic seems to be much more impressed with itself than I am with it, and really likes to pat itself on the back IMO. The art's still doing its thing and could really benefit from better layout & lines of motion in the pencilling stage (can anyone tell me what the heck Optimus' left leg is supposed to be connected to when he kicks Soundwave in #9?? I genuinely thought he'd hit him with a beam at first glance), and I'll never be a fan of the lettering. But the story is getting more focussed and the characters who are getting some actual personality are largely solid, even when they're quite different from the portrayals we're used to (except Shockwave - other characters describe him as "cold and calculating" while the actual guy on-screen is an emotive, cackling B-movie villain; sorry, that just comes off as inconsistent).
For the specifics of #12: there absolutely should have been major effects from Cybertron being transported to Earth - as I said before, that's the entire plot of The Ultimate Doom, and I think the comic is very much expecting us to be familiar with the cartoon so it can't just hope we don't think of that - but I suppose we can assume they're happening while Shockwave is siphoning "all life" from the oceans
. The big chunk of Cybertron falling into the ocean was right at the end of the issue so hopefully there'll be consequences of that in the next, on both sides. But I agree: without some magic solution, that should be devastating for both planets; probably an extinction-level event for Earth. It somehow won't be, of course.
Damning with faint praise? eh, maybe. Let's see what the next 6 bring.
Still not a fan of the tryhard ultraviolence and eyerolling at the sound effects etc in the action scenes - the comic seems to be much more impressed with itself than I am with it, and really likes to pat itself on the back IMO. The art's still doing its thing and could really benefit from better layout & lines of motion in the pencilling stage (can anyone tell me what the heck Optimus' left leg is supposed to be connected to when he kicks Soundwave in #9?? I genuinely thought he'd hit him with a beam at first glance), and I'll never be a fan of the lettering. But the story is getting more focussed and the characters who are getting some actual personality are largely solid, even when they're quite different from the portrayals we're used to (except Shockwave - other characters describe him as "cold and calculating" while the actual guy on-screen is an emotive, cackling B-movie villain; sorry, that just comes off as inconsistent).
For the specifics of #12: there absolutely should have been major effects from Cybertron being transported to Earth - as I said before, that's the entire plot of The Ultimate Doom, and I think the comic is very much expecting us to be familiar with the cartoon so it can't just hope we don't think of that - but I suppose we can assume they're happening while Shockwave is siphoning "all life" from the oceans
. The big chunk of Cybertron falling into the ocean was right at the end of the issue so hopefully there'll be consequences of that in the next, on both sides. But I agree: without some magic solution, that should be devastating for both planets; probably an extinction-level event for Earth. It somehow won't be, of course.Damning with faint praise? eh, maybe. Let's see what the next 6 bring.
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LOL. ??? WTF? LOL.
Comment by cloudballoon
Sep 15, 2024
snavej wrote:Release date was 11 Sept. 2024 and I'm being relevant to the thread.
It's funny how some people complain of going off-thread while others complain of being on-thread. This is a coercive tactic, an attempt to suppress free speech and keep people 'in line'.
LOL. ??? WTF? LOL.
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Comment by #1 Signal Lancer fan
Sep 16, 2024
I had been noticing that Shockwave, who is normally portrayed as cold and emotionless, has been acting pretty emotional and irrational in this iteration. I wonder if this little head injury might lead to him becoming the Shockwave we know.
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Comment by #1 Signal Lancer fan
Oct 9, 2024
Really enjoyed this issue.
Starscream's background is really interesting and seeing the Guardian was cool.
Some interesting notes:
- Megatron's gun mode has tank treads. I wonder if he's a triple-changer?
- This is the first time we've seen Bumblebee alive in this comic
- Jetfire calls Starscream 'Starscream' in issue 1, but this issue establishes that he adopted that name after Jetfire left.
Starscream's background is really interesting and seeing the Guardian was cool.
Some interesting notes:
- Megatron's gun mode has tank treads. I wonder if he's a triple-changer?
- This is the first time we've seen Bumblebee alive in this comic
- Jetfire calls Starscream 'Starscream' in issue 1, but this issue establishes that he adopted that name after Jetfire left.
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Comment by william-james88
Oct 15, 2024
Fans were all in on the new Transformers comic. Not only did it sell very well, by consistently being one of the 10 most sold comics every month, but it also won the highest prizes for comic books.
Well after its first year, the comic is now dipping in the sales charts with last month being the first time to not feature in the top 10. And while in previous months it was outselling every DC book, it's no longer the case.
To recap the past 3 months, here has been its positioning:
5th best selling comic in July https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... -july-2024
8th best selling comic in August https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ugust-2024
11th best selling comic in September https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ember-2024
11th place is still really good, and it remains the best selling book that isn't DC or Marvel.
Speaking of the Skybound comics, there are new collected edition of them available for preorder on amazon.
Transformers Vol 3 TPB https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Vol?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
Void Rivals Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Void-Rivals-Delu?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
Transformers Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Del?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
Well after its first year, the comic is now dipping in the sales charts with last month being the first time to not feature in the top 10. And while in previous months it was outselling every DC book, it's no longer the case.
To recap the past 3 months, here has been its positioning:
5th best selling comic in July https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... -july-2024
8th best selling comic in August https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ugust-2024
11th best selling comic in September https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ember-2024
11th place is still really good, and it remains the best selling book that isn't DC or Marvel.
Speaking of the Skybound comics, there are new collected edition of them available for preorder on amazon.
Transformers Vol 3 TPB https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Vol?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
Void Rivals Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Void-Rivals-Delu?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
Transformers Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Del?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20
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Comment by william-james88
Oct 15, 2024
By the way, have you all seen the cover for Absolute Batman 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, I can't wait to own it
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Comment by ScottyP
Oct 15, 2024
Why is there a tree hanging off of Batman?
