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Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3

Posted by william-james88 Mar 26, 2021 at 9:16pm CDT 34,702 views
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Below is an iTunes preview for Transformers: Beast Wars #3, which will be coming out in April.

Unbeknownst to the Maximals, the Predacons have taken their first prisoner! As Megatron and Tarantulas run their interrogation, dissent stirs in the Predacon ranks. Who’ll give first—the dissatisfied Dinobot or the captured Maximal? The Beast Wars rage on!

AVAILABLE: April 2021
CREATORS:
Erik Burnham (Author) Josh Burcham (Artist, Cover Artist)
IMPRINT: IDW
PAGE COUNT: 32
COLOR: FC

Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3


Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3


Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3


Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3


Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3


Transformers News: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3
Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3

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Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by megamanfan Mar 27, 2021
i love how easy it is to imagine David Kaye reading those megatron lines.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by bluecatcinema Mar 27, 2021
I like how they're showing Dinobot becoming more and more dissatisfied with the cruelty of his comrades, building up to his inevitable defection to the Maximals.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 27, 2021
Tarantulas looks awful, probably the worst one yet. I suppose giving Dinobot a completely different, if really generic, reason for leaving the Predacons does at least diverge this book from the original show. I was trying to think why it looked familiar... That's how it was done with Silverbolt!
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by JazZeke Mar 28, 2021
I've been on the fence about the art, but I'm rrreeeeaally not liking this, to the point where it may permanently swing me to the "dislike" side. Such a shame.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal Mar 28, 2021
Wow, the art just keeps getting worse and worse.

Could Livio Ramondelli take over art duties?
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
Dead Metal wrote:Wow, the art just keeps getting worse and worse.

Could Livio Ramondelli take over art duties?


I thought we wanted the art to look better :P

Whoever did the Retail Incentive cover above, would be a vast improvement (after slimming down Primal a bit).
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by JazZeke Mar 28, 2021
Dead Metal wrote:Wow, the art just keeps getting worse and worse.

Could Livio Ramondelli take over art duties?

Livio's a fantastic colorist, enough to hide the fact that his lineart leaves a LOT to be desired.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
The Primacy trilogy easily shares the honour, alongside Heart of Darkness, as the worst art produced by IDW. Akin to Skittles spewed over the page...
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal Mar 28, 2021
Ramondelli isn't great, but he would be an improvement over this.

I would prefer the artist of the Retail incentive cover, but lets be realistic, idw doesn't put good artists on TF books anymore, it's just people who are willing to draw fast and cheap. And Ramondelli at least puts heart into his work.

I would prefer Liefeld over the art in this book, at least he knows curves exist.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
Dead Metal wrote:I would prefer Liefeld over the art in this book, at least he knows curves exist.


:lol:

:APPLAUSE: :APPLAUSE: :APPLAUSE:

Seriously, what is Nick Roche doing these days? He'd be brilliant on this.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal Mar 28, 2021
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:I would prefer Liefeld over the art in this book, at least he knows curves exist.


:lol:

:APPLAUSE: :APPLAUSE: :APPLAUSE:

Seriously, what is Nick Roche doing these days? He'd be brilliant on this.

Marvel.
He won't be back with idw.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
That's a shame. Still, I'll look forward to whatever he is doing at Marvel then.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal Mar 28, 2021
It's not confirmed he won't be back with idw. But I would say it's a good guess. He did complain that his books never got any promotion, MTMTE being the exception. Hell Sins of the Wrekers was buirried so hard I only learned off of it because someone I have on FB stumbled upon the last issue and asked if anyone knew this existed.
And seeing how he's now ben noticed by the mainstream and has success with other indy books, I don't think he'll go back. Especially since it looks like he's getting regular and steady work at Marvel, unlike with idw where he got a cover now and then, and a comic every couple of years.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
Sounds reasonable to believe he won't return then.
Ironic, considering I think Last Stand of the Wreckers is the best Transformers story IDW has produced. Also from reading the entire IDWverse run, via the part work, I'd say he was responsible for more of that success, outside of the artwork, than Roberts.

Occasion dodgy practices aside, at least Marvel historically appreciate good artists.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Mar 28, 2021
Looking forward to the next issue. I am a big fan of Burcham's art, and I continue to like what he is doing with it. I really like it. Kudos to him for finally getting his own book, sticking to his style, and making it look great.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:and making it look great.



Image

You did notice Tarantulas in the preview, right?
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by ZeroWolf Mar 28, 2021
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Looking forward to the next issue. I am a big fan of Burcham's art, and I continue to like what he is doing with it. I really like it. Kudos to him for finally getting his own book, sticking to his style, and making it look great.

I agree, I like the art and the story. I was beginning to feel like I was the only one here who did like the art :lol:
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Mar 28, 2021
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:and making it look great.

Image

You did notice Tarantulas in the preview, right?

I did, he looks good.

You've spewed your art and story hatred over this entire thread, hard to miss I might add, and I have shared my thoughts on the art and story and find it enjoyable. I for one hope Burcham keeps doing what he's doing because i love it.

Outside of the cliffjumper arc of Galaxies, this is the best art the comics have seen since IDW2005 ended.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Mar 28, 2021
No hatred at all. I don't feel that strongly about any media. But coming from an artistic background, ill suited art is hard to miss. It is an objective viewpoint. Not a subjective one.

I'm also far from the minority in vocal detractors of the art either.
Re: Preview for IDW Transformers Beast Wars #3 (view post)
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Mar 28, 2021
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:No hatred at all. I don't feel that strongly about any media. But coming from an artistic background, ill suited art is hard to miss. It is an objective viewpoint. Not a subjective one.

I'm also far from the minority in vocal detractors of the art either.

On here? yes, that's obvious, it's partly why i don't visit the comics threads that often anymore.

On Facebook? also not surprising, facebook typically holds the older G1 crowds who praise the Prime Wars trilogy and hate on anything post-1988.

On Twitter, far from it. It's incredible the praise Burcham has been handed for his work, and he has provided some fun insights into his work. It's been a blast.
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