IDW Transformers #1 (1984) Hundred Penny Press Preview

Dead Metal wrote:Why is a mis-coloured Optimus Prime attacking the Ark in that last page?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:However, it seems IDW tried fixing some coloring errors since that Jazz standing next to Optimus on the page with the Autobot Elder should be miscolored gold instead of white like he is here.

That was an error? I just always thought that was either Bumblebee or Sunstreaker.

sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Why is a mis-coloured Optimus Prime attacking the Ark in that last page?

The cartoon had animation errors, the comics had...those.

Looking at it again, the other Optimus seems to be using Hound's body.
This is almost as hilarious as the German covers.

I dont think I've ever seen any German comic covers

Bounti76 wrote:I love how extremely toyetic some of these characters are in the first issue. Rumble, Ravage, Jazz, Ironhide, Ratchet...nostalgia at it's best.

Lord Manhammer '74 wrote:From what I remember from the farewell written at the end of the "Final" issue, the first issue, just shortly before going to press. Was basically scrapped, and started again from scratch. So it was basically a rush job to get it in on its release date. So I'm not surprised it looked a little on the rough side.

spiderbob007 wrote:

Lord Manhammer '74 wrote:From what I remember from the farewell written at the end of the "Final" issue, the first issue, just shortly before going to press. Was basically scrapped, and started again from scratch. So it was basically a rush job to get it in on its release date. So I'm not surprised it looked a little on the rough side.

I stopped reading The Transformers comics long before issue #80, and had not read that story. I'm sure "the powers that were" translates as Jim Shooter. He had a reputation in the industry for making last-minute changes.



Thanks for the insight.