I’m having a blast writing it now and Jorge [Corona] and Mike [Spicer] are absolutely slaying the art. I am going to be writing for a total of 24 issues.
We’re keeping it strictly g1.
Mike [Spicer] is a wonderful, stand up guy. He’s incredible to work with and I haven’t even touched on his coloring abilities!!!!
I’ve said it before but it still holds true today! The 1986 animated movie is the thing that still captivates me EVERY TIME I SEE IT. AGHHHH MY FOOT
Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues
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Aug 24, 2024 at 10:56am CDT
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Re: Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues
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Comment by Mr.MicroMaster
Aug 24, 2024
While sad to see as I have been enjoying the current run, it is not surprising as 24 issues will be the longest run on anything DWJ has done on anything as usually he only does 5 or 6 issues minis. I just wonder who will take over after him.
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Comment by Stormshot_Prime
Aug 24, 2024
Does this mean the series is over at 24, or is there the possibility of it continuing under a different writer? I would hate to see the Energon Universe be done so soon
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New writer after
Comment by william-james88
Aug 25, 2024
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Does this mean the series is over at 24, or is there the possibility of it continuing under a different writer? I would hate to see the Energon Universe be done so soon
New writer after
Re: Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues
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Comment by ScottyP
Aug 25, 2024
Good.
Well, hopefully good. They could manage to find someone worse, somehow.
Well, hopefully good. They could manage to find someone worse, somehow.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 29, 2024
Both relieved and sad that 24 is the magic number. Relieved because there is a definitive beginning and end to the current story, but sad because it is so very good.
Outside of the MTMTE time arc and the Wreckers saga, this is probably the best comic I have read
May I ask why you despise this run so much? It is genuinely so good, I'm curious.
Outside of the MTMTE time arc and the Wreckers saga, this is probably the best comic I have read
ScottyP wrote:Good.
Well, hopefully good. They could manage to find someone worse, somehow.
May I ask why you despise this run so much? It is genuinely so good, I'm curious.
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It feels like reading a book that keeps trying to tell me it is important and good by punching me in the face. Some (apparently a lot of) folks are into that, I am not.
Anyway gonna duck out of this thread again for several months, y'all should keep your party going and not listen to negative Nancy P over here
Comment by ScottyP
Aug 29, 2024
The simplest explanation I can give without writing an essay is that, to me, it's just plain old not very good. The art is not to my taste. The pro wrestling action is a joke. The constant attempts to homage other mecha franchises shows a lack of creativity, though tbf those have ebbed almost entirely as it has gone on. The characters, outside of Optimus and probably Beachcomber, have very little going on, or are inconsistent. The plot barely exists, there is no long term plan and for something that's meant to be the linchpin of a wider universe it barely feels connected.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:ScottyP wrote:Good.
Well, hopefully good. They could manage to find someone worse, somehow.
May I ask why you despise this run so much? It is genuinely so good, I'm curious.
It feels like reading a book that keeps trying to tell me it is important and good by punching me in the face. Some (apparently a lot of) folks are into that, I am not.
Anyway gonna duck out of this thread again for several months, y'all should keep your party going and not listen to negative Nancy P over here

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Comment by Glyph
Aug 29, 2024
Have to agree, I bounced off the series after the first half dozen or so issues as it just wasn't working for me on the art/story level and a few technical aspects - particularly the lettering and a couple of "that word doesn't work that way" bits of phrasing - kept pulling me out of the experience.
When I read that it won an Eisner and outsells Batman, I just have to shake my head bemusedly and reflect that it's a funny old world and, well, to each their own I guess.
When I read that it won an Eisner and outsells Batman, I just have to shake my head bemusedly and reflect that it's a funny old world and, well, to each their own I guess.

Re: Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues
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Comment by william-james88
Aug 31, 2024
It seemed like many fans were unaware of how high Skybound’s Transformers comic ranked in the sales charts. So we’ll report its monthly ranking when we can and now we have June’s numbers. It slipped from 4th to 5th place that month BUT still outsold every DC comic. The whole list is below. And the chart’s ranking is based on units ordered.
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
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'.

Re: Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues
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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?)