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Sneak Peek - Transformers: Robots in Disguise #24 (DC5)

Date: Thursday, December 5th 2013 7:02am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): iTunes, Mariel Romero

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Courtesy of iTunes Books and IDW's Mariel Romero, we have a short three-page preview of the next chapter in the Dark Cybertron event - Robots in Disguise #24. Check out the images below, and head here for the Seibertron.com review of chapter 4!

UNDER FIRE! AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS unite to battle a common foe… but will it be enough to stop the DARK CYBERTRON prophecy from coming true? SHOCKWAVE’s plan reaches fruition—while in the Dead Universe, secrets are revealed!

IDW Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #24 (DC 4) Review

Date: Wednesday, December 4th 2013 3:16am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews, Site Articles
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing, Va'al

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Synopsis

TRAPPED! Alone on a strange world, the crew of the Lost Light struggle against an unknown enemy—but what does this have to do with SHOCKWAVE’s master plan? Answer: everything. Meanwhile, OPTIMUS PRIME finds an old friend in the Dead Universe!



Story

Underwater, outerspace, aftermath. Boy, there's a lot of stuff going on. The Necrotitan boomed, the mini-nites swarmed, Cyclonus is doomed, and all for the sake of my own rhymes. Though something really is up with Cyclonus. Did John Barber and James Roberts deliver on all fronts this issue? Maybe. Are we moving in full-on Infinite Crisis? Possibly.



Crossing universes, everything is connected, the Ammonites turn out to be pretty cool (well, it is their in-pack issue after all). The tones shift adequately and appropriately between the different sets, but actually all maintain the established darker undertones to them, which is good for a sense of continuity.



I think I figured out what worked in this issue. The settings are clearly fine, we're all expecting them by now, and there's not too much stalling. But the dialogue is better. A lot better. The interaction between characters, interrupting each other, arguing, the whole thing - it's working, it feels like a cast.



Interesting. There are so many revelations, reveals, twists and turns that I almost got tired of them on the first couple of reads. It felt crammed. And yet.. I enjoyed it, I like just how devious Shockwave is, and his treatment of Megatron. I like Magnus commanding the Lost Light. I even like the very little happenings in the Dead Universe. Onwards!

Art

Oh wow. How many artists again? Nick Roche, James Raiz, Livio Ramondelli, Atilio Rojo and Robert Gill - five. Five art styles. Two for the Lost Light, two for Cybertron, one for the Dead Universe. I don't mind them as much as I did with chapter 2, Rojo and Gill blend well together, I have no clue why Raiz and Roche did two parts for the same thing (well, I do, but still), though.. they fit the tones, really well, too. And Ramondelli's Dead Universe is definitely dark, I'll give you that.



With so many artists, just one colourist - even if it is Josh Perez - would not have been enough, so I'm glad to see a second: Romulo Fajardo Jr. There's definitely a different texture to some of the colours, if I've spotted the pages right, but they still manage to work with Perez' already established stuff. Good to see wide-spread damage, after the Necroboom (my word).



And good to see Gilberto Lazcano on letters again, too! Some good work in terms of giving voices where needed, and not getting in the way of the action with sound effects. I appreciate that in lettering. A shout out to Raiz' cover, which is stunningly powerful, and Casey Coller's main cover, too!

Thoughts
Spoilerish ahead

It was fun. I said above, I got annoyed at all the reveals crammed into one issue, but then reread them all and couldn't stop chuckling. I almost want Barber and Roberts to leave Megatron in his current state, before it all goes combiner-shaped again. Dialogue has picked up, action has picked up, pick this one up.



Five artists and two colourists? Could be very very bad. But it wasn't! Sometimes it feels a little odd, especially with the final pages and the later Shockwave moments, but it didn't stop me from having a good read. I'd rather it were toned down again next time, though (I know I know, time constraints). NEXT!

IDW Transformers Dark Cybertron Vol 1 Amazon Listing, Cover Revealed

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd 2013 6:00pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Amazon.com

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Amazon.com has added a listing for a collected edition of the Dark Cybertron crossover, adding Volume 1 to the title. As the book, due in April 2014 and priced at $15.33 ($19.99 full price) is described as having 152 pages, this possibly means the trade will contain the first six issues out of the 12-long story arc, following current standard practice.

UPDATE: The cover artwork has now been confirmed, check it out below!

THE END OF EVERYTHING! Shockwave makes a move millions of years in the planning - an ultimate strategy to remake Cybertron and destroy both the Autobots and Decepticons!

Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (April 22, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1613778910
ISBN-13: 978-1613778913

Nick Roche Prints Christmas Sale

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd 2013 11:55am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, People News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Nick Roche

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Artist Nick Roche, currently appearing on five pages of MTMTE 24 and in February on Marvel's Death's Head II has just announced he will be having a massive sale of his three most recent prints, with old stock added in with each order! Each print, shown below and coloured by Josh Burcham, costs 10€ (~$13) plus shipping and can be bought by contacting him directly at nickrocheartATgmailDOTcom. Get your orders in by next Sunday to get in before the holidays!

IDW Transformers: Robots in Disguise Vol. 5 Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd 2013 5:44am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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The other preview we bring from IDW Publishing is for the collected edition of issues 17 to 22 of Robots in Disguise. Volume 5 collects the run-up to Dark Cybertron, and includes the origins of Soundwave! Check out the full preview below.

Transformers: Robots In Disguise, Vol. 5
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Atilio Rojo, Dheeraj Verma & Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

The fate of Cybertron is sealed—but what is the DECEPTICON scientist SHOCKWAVE planning? In the wastelands of CYBERTRON, he makes his move prompting SOUNDWAVE and the rest of the DECEPTICONS to step up and stop him but in the end they are faced with the ultimate choice, will the DECEPTICONS stand with SHOCKWAVE—or will they join the AUTOBOTS?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-836-4

Bullet points:
• Collects issues #17–22.

IDW Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #24 (DC 4) Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd 2013 5:44am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, we have a full preview for this week's issue of Dark Cybertron, the fourth chapter - Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #24! Check out the images below, and come back tomorrow for the Seibertron.com review.

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #24: Dark Cybertron Part 4 (of 12)
James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Atilio Rojo, James Raiz, Nick Roche, Livio Ramondelli, Robert Gill (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

TRAPPED! Alone on a strange world, the crew of the Lost Light struggle against an unknown enemy—but what does this have to do with SHOCKWAVE’s master plan? Answer: everything. Meanwhile, OPTIMUS PRIME finds an old friend in the Dead Universe!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
• The biggest Transformers event in comic book history continues!
• Variant cover by James Raiz!

IDW Limited Cyber Monday Exclusive Comics

Date: Monday, December 2nd 2013 12:56pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, People News, Collectables
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Limited

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IDW Limited have just uploaded to their store some of their first offerings in the Cyber Monday scheme of exclusives. In Transformers news, this includes Spotlight comics (Orion Pax and Thundercracker so far) with cover sketches by Livio Ramondelli (which we have seen glimpses of before), with prices between $100 and $150 - check a couple of them out below!

eHOBBY Magnificus "Badlands" Comic Scans

Date: Saturday, November 30th 2013 6:52pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Toy News, Collectables
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): The Allspark

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Seibertron.com user Powered Convoy has alerted us to yet another set of scanned comics images courtesy of The Allspark Facebook page. This time, the scans come from the eHobby Exclusive Magnificus (of which you can find an extensive gallery here) in-pack comic, Badlands - written by Andrew Hall and with art by Hidetsugu Yoshioka - check them out below!

IDW Typhoon Haiyan Charity Auction Incentive

Date: Saturday, November 30th 2013 11:09am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, People News, Company News, Collectables
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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In an effort to increase the bids on the various charity auctions, IDW Publishing have teased an image of an extra incentive, a reward for the overall highest bidder on the exclusive sketch covers! Take a look below, and browse the auctions here.

We've got a special surprise for the highest overall bidder in our charity auction courtesy of Sara Richard, Dan Duncan, Livio Ramondelli, J.K. Woodward & D.J. Kirkbride.

Malaysian Prime Beast Hunters Promotional Comic Scans

Date: Thursday, November 28th 2013 11:42am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Toy News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): The Allspark

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Feeling on a Best Hunters low now that the comics series is ending too? Fear not! Thanks to Seibertron.com user sabrblade, we were pointed towards The Allspark's Facebook page, where they uploaded scans from the promotional comic that accompanies the toy line in Malaysia. The comic, which doesn't follow the IDW or TV continuity, is written by John Barber and drawn by David Daza, with colours by Thomas Deer and letters by Tom B. Long - check it out mirrored below!