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IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview

Saturday, April 28th, 2007 9:50AM CDT

Categories: Comic Book News, Movie News
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IDW Publishing has posted a five page preview of the fourth and final chapter of the Transformers Movie prequel series. See the preview along with the coloured and black-and-white covers, by visiting their site here

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Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (101913)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 28th, 2007 @ 9:56am CDT
IDW realy did a great job of making this look good. If this film is as big as they say and doesn't flop, I would love to see this company in the driver seat for a sequil
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (101924)
Posted by Skowl on April 28th, 2007 @ 10:14am CDT
Liege Evilmus wrote:IDW realy did a great job of making this look good. If this film is as big as they say and doesn't flop, I would love to see this company in the driver seat for a sequil


Same here. Give Don F. the credit he deserves, those movie designs must be hard as hell to draw, and he did an amazing job. My only small complaint is Bonecrusher's head on the coloured cover doesn't look at all like it should. Neither does Barricade's on the black and white cover.

Even on the Alex Milne covers, all the head look slightly different, and the robots never seem to have the same head twice. I would think with all the complicated panels and gears and everything on their bodies, the heads would be the easiest thing to draw consistently the same way... yet this doesn't seem to be the case. Still great art and colouring! This is my favourite cover of a movie comic yet, and the colouring job looks fantastic.

I love the scene where Starscream changes form before the jet he shot down even crashes

:grin:
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (101931)
Posted by Blitzwing the warrior on April 28th, 2007 @ 10:27am CDT
I see thats how they turn from cybertron forms to earth forms, interesting
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (101943)
Posted by Sentinel Pax on April 28th, 2007 @ 10:55am CDT
I love how Barricade says, "No living witnesses." What a badass. Starscream seemed really Starscreamish here, which I can only hope translates into the movie itself.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (101954)
Posted by Shinobi Rendar on April 28th, 2007 @ 11:15am CDT
I hope we see the bots in the film changing from their cybertronian mode to their alt mode on-screen.

The story has been building up quite nicely.

I love the cons vibe. Starscream really does feel like Starscrem lol.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102079)
Posted by Roboto750 on April 28th, 2007 @ 2:16pm CDT
I love the cover in color! The art is sharp and the color is crisp! :D
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102141)
Posted by Archanubis on April 28th, 2007 @ 3:09pm CDT
Love to see how they explain the presence of Brawl and Bonecrusher. Frenzy and Scorponok would come with the others, but I haven't seen Brawl and Bonecrusher.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102163)
Posted by jgilkinson on April 28th, 2007 @ 3:24pm CDT
so they can self modify... cool. at least starscreams personality seems dead on
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102182)
Posted by Skullgrin140 on April 28th, 2007 @ 4:02pm CDT
IDW have done quite a fantastic job with the movie prequal comic! I know that this movie will rock, good or bad
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102245)
Posted by Calvatron on April 28th, 2007 @ 5:51pm CDT
agreed! :)
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (102876)
Posted by Leonardo on April 29th, 2007 @ 11:52am CDT
On the coloured cover, has Ratchet got a moustache?
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (106704)
Posted by Heavy B on May 2nd, 2007 @ 5:44am CDT
yay, tomorrows payday
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (106712)
Posted by Phoenix_306 on May 2nd, 2007 @ 5:58am CDT
Meh... not massively impressed with the way they adopt earth modes - what is to stop them picking new modes whenever they feel like it? Such as Bumblebee up against Brawl, thinks "Hmmm, maybe a tank mode might be better" and copies Brawl's earth mode? I dunno, it'll probably be explained like they can only change to something similar to cybertronian modes, or they don't have enough energy for multiple changes, but it still doesn't sit right with me....
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (106969)
Posted by Tusko on May 2nd, 2007 @ 10:26am CDT
I agree with Phoenix_306.
There has to be a distinction between shapeshifting and transforming.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (107137)
Posted by Milanion on May 2nd, 2007 @ 12:56pm CDT
Can't wait!
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (107174)
Posted by Sunstar on May 2nd, 2007 @ 1:27pm CDT
I got mine and escalation 6 :D
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (107244)
Posted by Barricade on May 2nd, 2007 @ 2:28pm CDT
i got mine and i love it but it seems too short..... and what's with bumblebee going to the old house and breaking down on the side of the road??????
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (108371)
Posted by Calvatron on May 3rd, 2007 @ 8:35am CDT
i wonder if that was captain witwickey's hospital?
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (108869)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 3rd, 2007 @ 3:23pm CDT
Im really happy with the preview comics. They were a bit short but worth the $16. Makes me want to see the movie even more now. Only question is why wasnt Brawl in the comic? They showed Blackout, Screamer, and Barricade on earth but no Brawl. I guess he comes in during the movie with the other Autobots. And also does any one have a pic of the prequel #3 alt cover? I cant find it.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (109178)
Posted by Shinobi Rendar on May 3rd, 2007 @ 8:53pm CDT
Megatron_Wolf wrote: Only question is why wasnt Brawl in the comic? They showed Blackout, Screamer, and Barricade on earth but no Brawl. I guess he comes in during the movie with the other Autobots.


Not only Brawl but Bonecrusher too.

I'm missing issue #2. If anyone has an extra copy they wanna sell pm me. :D

I've enjoyed the heck out of those prequel comics.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (110992)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 5th, 2007 @ 4:01pm CDT
Shinobi Rendar wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote: Only question is why wasnt Brawl in the comic? They showed Blackout, Screamer, and Barricade on earth but no Brawl. I guess he comes in during the movie with the other Autobots.


Not only Brawl but Bonecrusher too.

I'm missing issue #2. If anyone has an extra copy they wanna sell pm me. :D

I've enjoyed the heck out of those prequel comics.


I thought about Bonecrusher afew hours after i posted. I guess they come to earth in the movie. Dont know why they werent with the others. Maybe they didnt want to give evrey thing away.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (112035)
Posted by Rodimus Cloud on May 6th, 2007 @ 5:01pm CDT
The comics are done really nicely but their lenght is the only thing that bothers me. And they showed more humans then the Transformers themselves. I like the 4th comic cover.
They made Bumblebee to be very likeable character.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (112668)
Posted by Milanion on May 7th, 2007 @ 9:53am CDT
I like the way the Cons are portrayed, seems true to form. Overall, the prequels were done well, and do have me excited for the movie.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (112741)
Posted by Leonardo on May 7th, 2007 @ 11:45am CDT
Rodimus Cloud wrote:The comics are done really nicely but their lenght is the only thing that bothers me. And they showed more humans then the Transformers themselves.


That, to me, was the best thing about this series. I really enjoyed it.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (113930)
Posted by First Gen on May 8th, 2007 @ 12:50pm CDT
Phoenix_306 wrote:Meh... not massively impressed with the way they adopt earth modes - what is to stop them picking new modes whenever they feel like it? Such as Bumblebee up against Brawl, thinks "Hmmm, maybe a tank mode might be better" and copies Brawl's earth mode? I dunno, it'll probably be explained like they can only change to something similar to cybertronian modes, or they don't have enough energy for multiple changes, but it still doesn't sit right with me....


They have to find a form comparable to their natural size. So BB couldn't be a tank. Basically.
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (115160)
Posted by Optimus Frimal on May 9th, 2007 @ 10:56am CDT
Best TF comic mini-series ever! I love the way the TF's get their alt modes because its a first for Transformers.
If these comics are anything to go buy then all I can say is.... BRING ON THE MOVIE!!!
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (115269)
Posted by First Gen on May 9th, 2007 @ 12:48pm CDT
Optimus Frimal wrote:Best TF comic mini-series ever! I love the way the TF's get their alt modes because its a first for Transformers.
If these comics are anything to go buy then all I can say is.... BRING ON THE MOVIE!!!


What do you mean by "it's a first for Transformers"?
Re: IDW Transformers Movie Prequel #4 Preview (127704)
Posted by hot rod 907 on May 19th, 2007 @ 8:35pm CDT
only just bought it, its great!

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