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Void Rivals, New Transformers listings, NEW comics and more at the Seibertron Store - Aug 25, 2023

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Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

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Greetings Seibertronians! PreviewsWorld have uploaded a five page preview of the upcoming IDW Transformers #29, which we're pleased to share with you now!

PreviewsWorld wrote:(W) Brian Ruckley (A/CA) Anna Malkova
"War World: Titans"! Sentinel Prime has a secret-something that could change the fate of Cybertron-something that Megatron wants. It's a battle for control of the Forge as the Autobots and the Decepticons come face-to-face in battle for the first time!


Transformers News: Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

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Transformers News: Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

Transformers News: Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

Transformers News: Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

Transformers News: Five Page Preview of IDW'S Transformers #29

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Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation
Date: Saturday, February 27th 2021 11:01pm CST
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We have been told by a lot of fans that the first part of the final chapter of the Generations Selects manga is available at Takara's website.An English language transcript has been made available by Mohair and you will see it below. Written by Hayato Sakamoto writes and drawn by Akira Amemiya. Colourists include Ricken, Josh Perez, Kyarara Rena, Gufu Kandagawa, Onishi Rui and Yuki Ohshima, along with edits by Lebanon Sugi and Nimura Kouji.

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers News: Generations Selects Special Comic Final Part 1 with Translation

Transformers Generations Selects Finale

Last time, on Generations Selects!

Page 1
Panel 1
In the beginning, there was the PRIMUS VANGUARD.

NARRATION
Once upon a time, in a certain ancient universe, fought the Warriors of the Seven Lights derived from “G One”.

NARRATION
They were led by the Golden Warrior, Primus, who founded the Primus Vanguard, defenders of the universe.

Panel 2
The BLUE PLANET is menaced by the VOK.

NARRATION
But this universe would come to be enshrouded in darkness.

NARRATION
The higher beings known as the Vok, who failed during the Beast Wars-

NARRATION
Arrived to destroy the universe.

Panel 3
CONVOY and GALVATRON are summoned.

NARRATION
In order to stop them-

NARRATION
Convoy, who held the power to defeat the Vok-

NARRATION
And Megatron, who held the power to merge with them, were summoned to the universe by Primus.

Panel 4
STAR CONVOY destroys the Vok.

NARRATION
Convoy would be granted the Silver Matrix by Primus, and was evolved into his ultimate form, Star Convoy, defeating the Vok in the process.

NARRATION
He was then bestowed with a mission from Primus: to gather the seven Star Powers and complete the Silver Matrix in order to protect the universe.

Panel 5
The SEVEN MATRIXES.

NARRATION
The seven Star Powers were held in seven Matrixes protected by Seven Warriors of Light.

NARRATION
It was said that whosoever gathered all seven would attain power over creation itself.

Page 2
Panel 1
A handy infographic.

NARRATION
In truth, this universe was the one that existed before the creation of Convoy and Megatron’s universe: in other words, the “Precursor World” to their “Known World”.

NARRATION
This meant that, if and when the Precursor World was destroyed, they who held the Silver Matrix and its power over creation would in essence become the god of the Known World.

Panel 2
TURTLER and HALFSHELL, having a great time.

NARRATION
When Primus summoned Convoy and Galvatron from the Known World, a new enemy appeared to face them.

NARRATION
A being known only as “He” summoned Transformers to the Precursor Universe in order to create the future he desired.

Panel 3
PRIMACRON has a primo plan.

NARRATION
But another inhabitant of the Precursor World had the same plan! He who would create Unicron in the Known World: the scientist, Primacron.

NARRATION
Using the “Divine Power” he developed, Angolmois Energy, he planned to become god of the new world.

Panel 4
Primus summons his PRIMITIVES: the DINOBOTS.

NARRATION
In order to stop him, Primus once again summoned new warriors from the Known World.

NARRATION
They would change the future with the power of the future.

NARRATION
In this quiet but chaotic universe, the fated hour of the Precursor World had come…

NARRATION
And that is how our story begins.

Page 3
Panel 1
Many years before all this, BRIGHTES lays dying, surrounded by his followers: BIG and the STRAXUS TWINS.

STRAXUS
Lord Brightes, stay with us!

BIG
Blue Brightes Convoy!

NARRATION
The Precursor World, many years ago…

BRIGHTES
Big… You’re here, good…

Panel 2
Big receives his inheritance.

BRIGHTES
This is my end… I leave the Blue mantle to you…

BRIGHTES
You are to become commander. To become Blue Big Convoy!

Panel 3
The Straxuses get weepy (probably because they really wanted that sword…)

BRIGHTES
Beware the Specters…

STRAXUSES
Lord Brightes!

Panel 4
YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY reports to Primus.

YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY
Reporting in, sir…

PRIMUS
So the Specters have killed Brightes…

PRIMUS
And now… they’re all in danger…

YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY
Yes…

Panel 5
The SPECTERS.

NARRATION
The Primus Vanguard were defenders of multidimensional space, keeping the peace using their Matrixes and the power of creation they held.

NARRATION
But they were menaced by their opposites, the inversion of their light: the Specters.

Panel 6
BLACK GO PRIME and the THREE MUSKETEERS face down the Specters.

NARRATION
As they were shadows, the light of the Matrixes was used to defeat the Specters. But as with all lights, they merely cast new shadows.

STRAXUS (offscreen)
Where are the Three Musketeers?! Master Black Lion? Anyone?!

NARRATION
Soon, the Primus Vanguard was driven to the brink of defeat.

Panel 7
In battle, PURPLE WICKED CONVOY receives a transmission.

BLUE BIG CONVOY (offscreen)
This is Blue Big Convoy, reporting in!

BLUE BIG CONVOY (offscreen)
I’ve obliterated the Specters here using maximum output from the α Matrix Cannon!

Panel 8
WHITE GALLANT CONVOY is figuring things out.

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
Of course! Until now we’ve been saving the Matrixes’ light to stave off Specter outbreaks…

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
What we need is to create a light so powerful it creates no shadow!

Panel 8
RED SENTINEL PRIME doesn’t like Blue’s idea.

BLUE BIG CONVOY (offscreen)
I would like to make a proposal! Let us release the full power of our seven Matrixes all at once!

RED SENTINEL PRIME
All at once! You idiot, do you even know what you’re saying?!

Panel 10
GREEN TENDER CONVOY lays it out plain.

GREEN TENDER CONVOY
I sure do! The Seven Lights would create a new universe! Meaning ours gets destroyed!

BLUE BIG CONVOY (offscreen)
No, it’ll remain! Our seven coloured universes will merge into a single, massive space!

Page 4
Panel 1
The brass agrees with the plan, with Primus opening his Matrix.

PRIMUS
We shall recreate the universe without the Specters!

PRIMUS
It is our only hope to save the seven universes!

Panel 2
The Primus Vanguard activate their Matrixes simultaneously.

PRIMUS VANGUARD
All, become one!

Panel 3
The Primus Vanguard universe as we know it.

NARRATION
Thus, a chaotic yet quiet universe was born.

NARRATION
It should have been a peaceful place. And yet…

Panel 4
The ground shakes beneath Star Convoy and Primus.

NARRATION
And now, on the Precursor World’s Blue Planet…

STAR CONVOY
An earthquake!? The planet… it’s shaking!

STAR CONVOY
Primus, what is this?

Panel 5
Primus is focused on other problems.

PRIMUS
Primacron’s getting away!

PRIMUS
Grimlock, stop him!

Panel 6
Grimlock catches up.

GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock, and you Oracle! Primacron up to old tricks again?

PRIMUS
Yes! Though the one you defeated was from the far future!

Panel 7
Grimlock chases Primacron down.

GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock no get it! But me Grimlock get Primacron!

PRIMACRON
Y-you couldn’t comprehend it if you tried!

Panel 8
Primacron summons the hired help.

PRIMACRON
Assistant Corps! Get him!

Page 5
Panel 1
Primacron gets into a command chair as the robotic apes take on Grimlock.

PRIMACRON
Oracle! Let me show you how truly best to use Angolmois Energy!

Panel 2
Grimlock is sent flying as a giant hand rises up from the ground.

GRIMLOCK
Uwaaah!

Panel 3
Turtler and Star Convoy start to get what’s going on.

TURTLER
A giant hand!

STAR CONVOY
But that means…!

Panel 4
Primacron’s enjoying this.

PRIMACRON
Yes! This planet is now-

PRIMACRON
Transforming to robot mode!

Panel 5
NEO PRIMUS looms in space.

PRIMACRON (offscreen)
Behold! The Gigantic Planetary Robot: Neo Primus!

PRIMACRON (offscreen)
Oracle! Consider your time as “Primus” over!

PRIMACRON (offscreen)
With this giant robot, I’ll destroy this universe…

Page 6
Panel 1
Months ago, Primus has a bad day.

PRIMACRON (v.o.)
And recreate it in my image!

NARRATION
Months before…

GREEN TENDER CONVOY (offscreen)
This is Green Convoy from the Green Planet! The Vok are attacking again!

PRIMUS
Damn it, again!

PRIMUS
Deploy the Sentinel Armada!

Panel 2
The Vanguard commanders meet.

PRIMUS
What is going on?! I thought we had everything under control with the Specters gone, so what is this?

PRIMUS
What the hell are these Vok things and where are they coming from?!

Panel 3
White tries to speak up.

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
Investigation has turned up some strange results regarding that…

PRIMUS
White Convoy!

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
My White Matrix was able to trace their path from their wreckage.

Panel 4
Primus gets the news.

PRIMUS
They’re coming from the future?

Panel 5
BLACK GO PRIME prepares his party piece.

BLACK GO PRIME
Shall I use my Black Matrix?

PRIMUS
Yes! Give it to me! I need this!

Panel 6
Go Prime knows not to mess with this stuff.

BLACK GO PRIME
Beware: this Matrix rules over time and will grant you the knowledge of the future you seek-

BLACK GO PRIME
But to know the future is the realm of the gods, one I dare not tread, and you may not like what you find…

Panel 7
Primus gets heated.

PRIMUS
I am Primus, appointed by The One! I am the god of this world!

PRIMUS
I am its defender, the leader of the Primus Vanguard!

Panel 8
Go hands it over.

PRIMUS
Give it to me!

Page 7
Panel 1
Purple Wicked Convoy, chillin’ like a villain with Yellow and White.

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Man, I haven’t seen Primus around at all lately…

YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY
He must have seen something truly awesome!

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
I’m certainly worried….

Panel 2
Zoom in on Primus’ room.

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY (offscreen)
He’s been cooped up in his room with his pet…

Panel 3
Primus keeps Primacron on a leash. Jeez, dude.

PRIMUS
Primacron, listen… The Vok, they’re coming here to change the future by destroying the universe… If they can, they’ll recreate the universe to their liking.

Panel 4
Oh man, Primus is going through it.

PRIMUS
Even more fearsome is that I had thought they had been destroyed long ago…

PRIMUS
They’re the Specters.

Panel 5
Primus freaks out.

PRIMUS
If we destroy them, they just evolve to a higher plane and come back… How long will this continue…

PRIMACRON
Worry not. It’ll all be over soon.

Panel 6
Primacron gets creepy.

PRIMUS
Worry not? What does a pet like you know?

PRIMACRON
Being at Primus’ side for so long has granted me some intellect of mine own.

PRIMACRON
What’s more, I feel no fear at hearing all this.

Panel 7
Primus doesn’t get it.

PRIMACRON
After all, you say destroying this universe allows one to recreate the next as they please, yes?

PRIMACRON
Then you just have to do so before they do!

Panel 8
Primacron produces a glowing vial.

PRIMACRON
With the power of the Matrix, it can be done…

PRIMACRON
I’ve already extracted its essence, creating an all-powerful energy…

Panel 9
Uh oh.

PRIMACRON
I call it… Angolmois Energy,

Page 8
Panel 1
Primus recoils in horror.

PRIMUS
When did- Where did you- From my Matrix?

PRIMUS
Yes! You were in the future I saw! You were alive in the next universe!

Panel 2
Primus goes for the choke.

PRIMUS
Was it you who created that disgusting universe?!

PRIMUS
Was everything the Black Matrix showed me your doing?!

PRIMACRON
Excellent! This means my plan succeeds!

Panel 3
Primacron slinks off, summoning his monkeys.

PRIMACRON
I think I’ll make you my assistant in the next universe!

PRIMUS
Aaaaah!

Panel 4
Primus bursts from his room.

YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY
What’s wrong, Primus, sir?

Panel 5
Primus freaks out, again.

PRIMUS
The ape has escaped! Primacron has escaped!

WHITE GALLANT CONVOY
Huh?

PRIMUS
You must stop him! No, I must recreate the universe before he can!

Panel 6
Yellow and White are shocked.

PRIMUS (offscreen)
We must destroy this universe and create the next one!

Panel 7
Primus has a plan. Maybe.

PRIMUS
I’ll load all life into my ark, yes!

PRIMUS
I’ll recreate everything in the new universe!

PRIMUS
The one I’ll create, yes!

Panel 8
The Vanguard commanders are extremely confused.

PRIMUS
Hand over your Matrixes, now!

PRIMUS
Destroy everything, create everything!

Panel 9
Primus is full on stark-raving.

PRIMUS
Shut up and serve me! I am your leader! I am Primus, damn it!

Panel 10
Primus is left sobbing, alone.

NARRATION
Ignoring his orders, they returned home to their own planets.

NARRATION
Even though there was no more time…

Page 9
Panel 1-2
Blue Big Convoy watches Primus for a moment before leaving, as the narrator is revealed to be Primus himself.

PRIMUS (narration)
No, only Blue remained.

PRIMUS (narration)
Was it loyalty he felt towards me?

PRIMUS (narration)
Or was he just monitoring me?

Panel 3
A light appears behind Primus.

SPECTERS
Heheh…

Panel 4
Primus wheels in horror.

PRIMUS
That voice, no, you’re…

SPECTERS
Yes! The Specters!

Panel 5
The Specters take the shape of the Vok and Unicron.

SPECTERS
We told you, didn’t we? When you are left scattered… We shall return!

Panel 6
The Specters disappear.

SPECTERS
Next time will be your last!

Panel 7
At his limit, Primus prays to the statue of The One.

PRIMUS
O great statue of The One!

PRIMUS
Tell me what to do!

PRIMUS
Ever since the day you entrusted me…

PRIMUS
I have risked everything…

Panel 8
Primus is left spent.

PRIMUS
Ha… Ha…

Panel 9
And then he has an idea.

PRIMUS
Yes, the future.

Panel 10
Primus sees the deaths of Convoy and Galvatron.

PRIMUS
Beings with futures as cruel as mine!

PRIMUS
I’ll summon them and have them take the Seven Lights!

Panel 11
Primus thinks he has a functioning plan.

PRIMUS
I’ll change the future using its own power!

Page 10
Panel 1
Back in the present, Star Convoy rushes to help the Beast People inhabitants of the Blue Planet.

PRIMUS (v.o.)
Yes… Star Convoy…

PRIMUS
The planet has finished transforming, it’s starting to move!

STAR CONVOY
We must save the planet’s inhabitants!

Panel 2
Turtler helps out.

TURTLER
I’ll never turn my back on my followers!

TURTLER
‘Cause I’m Turtler, and I’m the king!

Panel 3
Turtler sends the Seacons out.

TURTLER
Seacons! Get out there and save everyone!

Panel 4
The Terrorcons show up.

HUN-GRR
Me Hun-Grr! What’s going on here anyway?!

SINNERTWIN
We brought the guys we need for Abomenaticus and everything!

Panel 5
Grimlock greets them.

GRIMLOCK
It Terrorcons!

HUN-GRR
Grimlock!

GRIMLOCK
It dinner time! Deep under planet…

Panel 6
Grimlock says it’s chow time.

GRIMLOCK
There ton of Angolmois Energy you guys like!

GRIMLOCK
You go eat it all!

Panel 7
Star Convoy and Primus hold on as the planet begins to move.

STAR CONVOY
Where is the planet going?!

PRIMUS
Isn’t it obvious?!

Panel 8
Neo Primus rockets through space.

PRIMUS (offscreen)
He has only one goal!

PRIMUS (offscreen)
The Silver Matrix and the Star Power…

Page 11
Panel 1
Meanwhile, GOD NEPTUNE and MEGATRON OMEGA do battle.

PRIMUS (v.o.)
Held by God Neptune-

PRIMUS (v.o.)
And Megatron Omega!

Panel 2-3
Purple Wicked Convoy calls on Megatron, and the two combine…

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Megatron Omega, now!

Panel 4
…into Omega Hand Mode!

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Combine!

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Omega Hand!

Panel 5-6
The pair reach out for the combiner, but are blocked.

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
We’ll be taking your Star Power…

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
It’s ours now!

Page 12
Panel 1
By Lobhammer!

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
What the…

Panel 2
God Neptune is shocked.

GOD NEPTUNE
Lobhammer!

Panel 3
Even more shocked when Lobhammer turns around and shoots him in the leg!

GOD NEPTUNE
Uooh!

Panel 4
SCYLLA falls away from the combiner, now one-legged.

GOD NEPTUNE
Lobhammer, why?

GOD NEPTUNE
Scylla!

Panel 5
Lobhammer forcibly combines with God Neptune, taking control of him.

GOD NEPTUNE
W-what are you doing?!

GOD NEPTUNE
I can’t control myself!

Panel 6
STARSCREAM looms in the Golden Noah.

STARSCREAM
With this, five of the Star Powers are now ours!

STARSCREAM
We’re one step closer!

Panel 7
Closeup on shiny Screamer.

STARSCREAM
To the future He envisioned!

Panel 8
Starscream wheels around.

STARSCREAM
Here they are!

Page 13
Panel 1
The cast is finally gathered.

STARSCREAM
The players are assembled!

Panel 2
Meanwhile, Primus begins his motive rant.

PRIMUS
Everyone has their own desired future!

PRIMUS
So a righteous history should be beautiful without limit!

Panel 3
Primus thinks he’s got an ally in Star Convoy.

PRIMUS
Wouldn’t you agree, Star Convoy?

STAR CONVOY
Primus!

STAR CONVOY
Does this mean my own universe…

Panel 4
Primus is losing him.

PRIMUS
Listen to me! Would you really let Primacron end this universe and create a new one?

STAR CONVOY
What? You don’t mean that the universe he creates…

Panel 5
Star Convoy looks at the impassive face of Neo Primus.

STAR CONVOY
Is the universe we have all been summoned from?!

Panel 6
Primus offers Star Convoy a better future.

PRIMUS
Yes, the very same future I saw. He creates the vile universe where you have your untimely death.

PRIMUS
But if you put your faith in me, I shall create a truly magnificent world!

Panel 7
Primus advances.

PRIMUS
Would you rather believe in a world made by Megatron or Primacron?!

PRIMUS
I will set everything right!

Panel 8
Star Convoy is rightfully freaked out.

PRIMUS (offscreen)
Now! Lend me your strength, Star Convoy!

Page 14
Panel 1
Star Convoy will not be doing that.

STAR CONVOY (offscreen)
I refuse.

Panel 2
It’s Star Convoy’s turn to speak.

STAR CONVOY
I’ve been saying as much the entire time.

STAR CONVOY
I don’t care what happens to me, as long as history is kept safe.

Panel 3
The Vanguard’s planets hover in the distance.

STAR CONVOY
True, I may die.

STAR CONVOY
But I’ve come to realise that it’s all to defend the precious lives of countless people.

Panel 4
That’s Star Convoy for you.

STAR CONVOY
I will defend their smiling faces.

STAR CONVOY
And I will defend history as it happened.

Panel 5
Star Convoy continues.

STAR CONVOY
And that goes for the people of this world.

STAR CONVOY
Right now my mission is to delay the creation of Primacron’s universe, even for a little while.

STAR CONVOY
This isn’t just for sentient life. I will defend the freedom of life itself.

Panel 6
Star Convoy sums up his arc.

STAR CONVOY
That’s what it is to defend the universe, the world, and everything in it.

STAR CONVOY
That is what I’ve learned here.

Panel 7
Primus chuckles. Uh oh.

PRIMUS
Heh!

Panel 8
Primus is suddenly extremely pleased.

PRIMUS
That’s what I thought, Star Convoy! That’s the kind of thing men like you do.

PRIMUS
Which is exactly why I used you.

Panel 9
Primus reveals the Silver Matrix, aglow with power. UH OH.

PRIMUS
That’s why I had you defeat the Vok.

Page 15
Panel 1
Star Convoy is shocked to see the Silver Matrix, Megatron Omega having already taken his.

STAR CONVOY
Primus, how do you have the Silver Matrix?

PRIMUS
Isn’t it obvious? Who said anything about giving you the precious real thing? What I gave you-

Panel 2
Flashback to last issue’s stunning conclusion.

PRIMUS (v.o.)
Was the worn-out Silver Matrix from after the Big Bang!

PRIMUS (v.o.)
A mere empty vessel for Star Power!

Panel 3
Primus summons his warriors, the GOLDEN AGE.

PRIMUS
Golden Age!

Panel 4
The golden warriors pile on Star Convoy.

STAR CONVOY
Nuohh!

PRIMUS
Restrain Star Convoy! I’ll be taking his rifle. Leave the rest…

Panel 5
Primus brandishes the BIG BANG CANNON.

PRIMUS
…to me!

PRIMUS
Behold, the true power of the Big Bang Cannon!

Panel 6
Primus jumps into space.

PRIMUS
Toh!!

Panel 7
But not before he gives Grimlock orders.

PRIMUS
My Primitives, stop Primacron!

Panel 8
Purple Wicked Convoy floats ready.

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Let’s go, Megatron Omega!

Page 16
Panel 1
Primus transforms, knocking Purple and Megatron apart.

PRIMUS
Transform!

Panel 2
The brain trust convenes.

SLAG
It look like fight start.

SWOOP
Grimlock, what we do?

GRIMLOCK
That easy!

GRIMLOCK
We stop Primacron!

Panel 3
The Dinobots combine.

GRIMLOCK
Combine! Form Volcanicus!

Panel 4-5
Volcanicus fires a chest laser right at Neo Primus.

VOLCANICUS
Volca Fire!

Panel 6
The Golden Age hold down Star Convoy.

STAR CONVOY (int.)
No, Grimlock!

STAR CONVOY
Mrmm! Mrmmm!

STAR CONVOY (int.)
It’s not Primacron you should stop!

Page 17
Panel 1
Meanwhile it’s Primus vs Megatron Omega and Purple.

STAR CONVOY (v.o.)
It’s Primus!

PRIMUS
Excellent work, my Primitives!

PRIMUS
This is exactly why I called you here!

Panel 2-3
Megatron Omega prepares his SF cannon mode, but Primus counters.

PRIMUS
Not happening! Big Bang…

Panel 4
Primus blasts Megatron.

PRIMUS
…Cannon!

Panel 5
Manic, Primus absorbs the Blue Star Power from Megatron’s Matrix.

PRIMUS
Now, absorb the Blue Star Power!

Panel 6
Primus calls to Lobhammer.

PRIMUS
Lobhammer, pour the White, Black, Red, Yellow and Green Powers into the Neptune Sword and hand it over!

Panel 7-8
God Neptune can’t control himself as he throws his sword, and Primus catches it.

GOD NEPTUNE
S-stop, my body, it’s…

Page 18
Panel 1
Primus impales Purple.

PURPLE WICKED CONVOY
Guh!

Panel 2
Primus grins.

PRIMUS
Die, Purple.

PRIMUS
Let us meet again in the next world!

Panel 3-5
Primus holds aloft the impaled Purple Matrix as Purple disintegrates.

PRIMUS
The Purple Matrix!

Panel 5
Starscream is going bananas.

STARSCREAM
Finally it’s here! The world that He, that Lord Primus himself envisioned!

Panel 6
Primus lights his darkest hour.

PRIMUS
Yes! My deification, my beautiful world-

PRIMUS
Begins now!

Panel 7
Good loses! Evil triumphs!

PRIMUS
O universe!

PRIMUS
Be reborn!!

To be concluded!

IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021
Date: Sunday, February 21st 2021 10:31am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: ScottyP | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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The most recent batch of Transformers comics solicitations has been released by IDW Publishing, with a healthy slate of books scheduled for release in May. The ongoing Beast Wars series reaches its fourth issue, with the Brian Ruckley Transformers series getting both its normal monthly release and an Annual despite its middling reception among the fandom. The Annual is highlighted by the return of fan-favorite Transformers artist Alex Milne, so it's likely to be worth the price of admission just for the visuals. All of this plus more friendship magic and an advance solicitation for the August release of the next hardcover trade await.

Check out all of the solicitation information below, and to support any of these series ask your local comic shop how to order copies of all these issues in advance. Click here to find a local comic shop near you.

Transformers: Beast Wars #4—Cover A: Josh Burcham
Erik Burnham (w) • Josh Burcham (a & c)
The Beast Wars rage on! When a seriously injured Maximal and a treacherous Predacon run afoul of an incredibly dangerous native beast, they’ll have to team-up to make it out alive. Even then, Megatron leads the Predacons on a hunting expedition for their traitor and their escaped captive, and they aren’t taking prisoners!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers: Beast Wars #4—Cover B: Dan Schoening
Erik Burnham (w) • Josh Burcham (a) • Dan Schoening (c)

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers Annual 2021—SPOTLIGHT
Brian Ruckley (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
“Light/Star”. Vigilem, an ancient force, a Cybertronian Titan, a seemingly unstoppable engine, broke the tether between Cybertron and its moon. Lodestar remains the only other active Titan and, together with her cityspeaker, Lightbright, has been tasked with bringing Vigilem home or taking him down. When Vigilem flees to a colony run by Thunderwing and his lackeys, Lightbright, Lodestar, and the Technobots will have to go on the most dangerous mission of their lives in pursuit of the Titan!

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers Annual 2021 Retailer incentives: Variant cover by Freddie E. Williams!

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers #31—Cover A: Diego "Novanim" Zúñiga
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Diego "Novanim" Zúñiga (c)
“Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I”. Optimus Prime’s Autobots are starting to fray. They need energon and supplies that they just don't have access to. But Perceptor has a plan—if he can supercharge Jumpstream’s teleportation powers, the Autobots will have all sorts of new access to Cybertron. Of course, that relies on the experiment going right and things can never be quite so easy...

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers #31—Cover B: Chris Panda
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Chris Panda (c)

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers #31 Retailer incentives: Variant cover by George Caltsoudas!

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

My Little Pony/Transformers II #2 (of 4)—Cover A: Tony Fleecs—SPOTLIGHT
Ian Flynn, Sam Maggs (w) • Priscilla Tramontano, Trish Forstner (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
The Seekers and the Wonderbolts have formed an uneasy alliance—can Starscream and Rainbow Dash work together to stop the evil attacking Cybertron?! Plus, Applejack and Wildwheel come face-to-face in a wild, wild showdown for the ages!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony/Transformers II #2 (of 4)—Cover B: Bethany McGuire-Smith—SPOTLIGHT
Ian Flynn, TBD (w) • Priscilla Tramontano, Trish Forstner (a) • Bethany McGuire-Smith (c)

*Retailer incentives: Variant cover by Jon Gray!

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comics Solicitations for May 2021

Transformers, Vol. 4: Declaration of War
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova, Fico Ossio, Beth McGuire-Smith (a) • Cryssy Cheung (c)
The bold new vision of the Transformers universe continues, filled with diplomatic drama, techno-thriller twists… and giant, sentient robots!

The Decepticons have officially overthrown the Senate–with the Autobots out of power and Sentinel Prime deposed, it looks like Megatron's vision of the future will take over. But not if the new Prime can rally what's left of Security Operations and the Senate Guard into a resistance! Meanwhile, with the Autobots and Decepticons declaring war on each other, a group of Cybertron's top scientists and diplomats launch a plan to get those uninterested in the fighting, including the alien A'ovan refugees living on Cybertron, a way out of the devastation to come.

Collects Transformers #25–30, the Valentine's Day Special one-shot, and Transformers: Escape #1–5.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 280 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-806-8

Bullet points:
Available in August.

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IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021
Date: Monday, January 4th 2021 10:47pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
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Greetings Seibertronians! It's that time of the month again where IDW reveals what comics they'll have to offer for March 2021!

Check out all the solicits below!

Transformers #29—Cover A: Anna Malkova
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a & c)
“War World: Titans”! Sentinel Prime has a secret—something that could change the fate of Cybertron—something that Megatron wants. It’s a battle for control of the Forge as the Autobots and the Decepticons come face-to-face in battle for the first time!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99




Transformers #29—Cover B: E.J. Su
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • E.J. Su (c)

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Marcelo Matere!




Transformers: Beast Wars #2—Cover A: Josh Burcham—SPOTLIGHT
Erik Burnham (w) • Josh Burcham (a & c)
Celebrating 25 years of Beast Wars! The Maximals, led by Optimus Primal, and the Predacons, led by Megatron, have crashed on a strange new world and they are not alone. To survive the planet, much less each other, they’ll have to explore their surroundings and their new bestial alt-modes in search of an advantage. The Beast Wars begin here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Beast Wars #2—Cover B: Dan Schoening
Erik Burnham (w) • Josh Burcham (a) • Dan Schoneing (c)

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Winston Chan!




Transformers: Escape #4 (of 5)—Cover A: Beth McGuire-Smith
Brian Ruckley (w) • Beth McGuire-Smith (a & c)
As Wheeljack, Hound, and the others lead the evacuation efforts, they learn that one of their allies has secrets of their own that could ruin the whole escape plan. Meanwhile, the Decepticons search for the renegade Insecticons, but who’s really hunting who?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Escape #4 (of 5)—Cover B: Aline “Herzplatter” Baumgarnder
Brian Ruckley (w) • Beth McGuire-Smith (a) • Aline “Herzplatter” Baumgardner (c)

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Red Powell!


Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

IDW Transformers #25 Review

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
Date: Monday, December 14th 2020 5:04pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: ScottyP

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That's Just Prime
A Review of Transformers #25

A Few Minor Spoilers Within
Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review

First off, yes this review is pretty late. Transformers #25 was released last Wednesday, but with nothing coming out for the coming week on 12/16 this review was saved from not being written at all. That's all on that part.

IDW's 2019 reboot of the main Transformers comic universe has reached 25 issues, which like this year itself feels like it arrived in no time flat while also feeling like it took forever to get here. Rather than a grim hurry-to-the-conclusion-due-to-cancellation affair after a dozen issues like the latest failed G.I. Joe reboot, Transformers gets an "Event" book that isn't quite the definition of an "Event" book. Still, it's a double-sized issue to mark the occasion along with the sub-title of "War World" that will presumably grace the next several issues as well, so let's see if this hail mary play ends in a touchdown or just the slow runoff of the clock.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
You weren't dead? Ok sure, why not.

If I ignore my feelings towards issues 1-24 in their entirety and pretend this is issue #1 of a new series, most would probably think that to be a bad idea and a pointless thought exercise. I'm not saying you should do that, but if you want to, it kind of works to be totally honest. Outside of a couple minor references to other events and a necessary familiarity with the general idea of the franchise characters that appear within, this accomplishes the rare feat of being a great jumping on point if you're curious about this new series. If the first 24 issues were the lecture that most students slept through, 25 is the test that somehow got aced by the same students. There's lots of action, a varied cast and very few stretches of walking and talking through hallways/stairwells.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
Wow, not dead and feeling better!

The biggest positive about the book, for me as a longtime Transformers fan, is the number of generally obscure, nobody, D-List non-characters that get use here. It's always fun to see an old favorite that was never more than a toy show up and do something, even if it's still ultimately not much. A fair warning is in order that some of these appearances do end in your favorite old toy getting blown up, but within this issue it feels like it could be in service of something that probably should have happened a long time ago in some Cybertronian war story or another that's in a G1 universe or a derivative of it - the crew members of the Ark and Nemesis/the Autobots and Decepticons that end up crash landed on Earth are shown as survivors of a dangerous war. We'll see if this ends up being a consistent theme as this may be me projecting what I want to see happen onto the plot, but if it is I think this is a good thing, sad as it is to see some cool toys get blown to pieces.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
Still wouldn't expect Generations to touch these guys again anytime soon, sorry

Most of what Brian Ruckley does in this issue was very enjoyable, though one issue that remains is how some of the dialogue could be thrown onto any other character and work just as well. It could be argued that this holds for almost all action-oriented issues of Transformers, which is maybe why it doesn't feel quite as generic here. Or it could be that characters like Ironhide and Brawn feel like characters in this issue, which is promising improvement. Even Hubcap and Strongarm appear to make an attempt at explaining their poorly timed faux-pas from last summer. Hopefully it isn't too little too late, and continued improvement here would still be appreciated.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
Good face, less good face

Anna Malkova handles the lineart for this entire oversized issue, a daunting task that was met with great success for the most part. The panel above with Sentinel Prime and Megatron is one where some constructive criticism can be levied, because while for the most part her work on characters, alt modes, backgrounds and particularly faces on characters with faceshields is solid, I look at Megatron here as an example of something that isn't working for me. While not a theme overall, his nose is too big here, and while that beats the creepy giant lips of Polygon's Megatron on the Netflix show, the proportions are off just enough for me to have a tough time reading his tone. As previously stated, the line work is generally very good throughout, so don't let my words here be too much of a detractor. Joana Lafuente's colors elevate the visual appeal in the issue as well, even serving to help in the transition of scenes from page to page in a way that I didn't notice until a third read through. Jake M. Wood handles the letter work just fine, which is another way of saying that while sometimes the word bubbles can get in the way during action heavy comics, in this case, they do not.

There's a bit of an editorial crediting change for this issue, with David Mariotte and Riley Farmer still listed as editor and assistant editor, respectively. Tom Waltz is now listed as a "Supervising Editor" and while I can't admit to knowing what that means, I'll (irresponsibly, sorry) speculate that maybe the path of the story has been shaken up a bit? The last page of this one had me internally screaming "Finally!", whether or not this has anything to do with that though, I have no idea.

Angel Hernandez and Joana Lafuente handle the art and colors for the "A" cover which is featured in this review's news story thumbnail, and it's nice to see a small dose of Hernandez again for this mini-milestone issue even if I wasn't his biggest fan on interiors. Malkova's "B" cover is inspired by actual events of the issue, with Fico Ossio and Lafuente working on the 10-copy retailer incentive cover that thankfully features 0 characters from Hasbro's Visionaries franchise. As always, you can find all the cover images, full credits for the issue through our Transformers #25

Verdict
Transformers News: IDW Transformers #25 Review
It's like when your mom uses your middle name

If issue 26 is a big let down I'm going in on it with no mercy. That said, in a vacuum issue 25 is probably my favorite of the main Transformers series since this reboot started. There's action, character work, plot progression and just a fun read in store.

The things that happen here feel significant and were very exciting, but it must be stressed that these probably should have happened a dozen issues ago on books priced at $3.99 and not $7.99. That will be something entirely forgivable if the series can carry this momentum into its next run, which will hopefully be one where it finds its own identity while being an interesting read month after month. So far it has not been able to do this at any turn, but today I'm choosing optimism.

With the big disclaimer that this score is with a lot of hope that this is a turning point and not the bang before a let down, here's the tally:
Final Score
. :CON: :CON: :CON: :CON:
out of
:CON: :CON: :CON: :CON: :CON:


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Hasbro Announce Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration

Transformers News: Hasbro Announce Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration
Date: Monday, November 16th 2020 12:14pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Toy News
Posted by: ZeroWolf | Credit(s): Official Transformers Instagram

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Greetings, and salutations true believing Seibertronians! Hasbro have used their Official Transformers Instagram account to tease the next Transformers collaboration line for next year, and it seems like the turn of an eXtraordinary team of heroes, the Uncanny Xmen! It is unclear yet what the figure will be but there could be a hint within the logo shown as the X-Men's jet, the Blackbird, is prominent.

Transformers News: Hasbro Announce Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration

Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Sabrblade, for passing this information on to us!

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IDW Transformers #22 Review

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
Date: Wednesday, August 19th 2020 10:15am CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: ScottyP

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Decepticons Rising
A Review of Transformers #22

Spoiler Free-ish
Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
Who let him out of Tidal Whale?

This first sentence will be the only mention of how much more other past Transformers comic series have done with 22 issues. That was a thought that needed to get out of my head, and now it's out and direct comparisons to older continuities will cease for the rest of the review.

Transformers #22 is out this Wednesday, August 19th and continues the escalation of tensions on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons. Or Ascenticons? Risers? It really doesn't matter much now since we all know what's up by this point and are free of having to wonder whether or not this is tied in to the Netflix series (it isn't) so let's see what's happening with our favorite robots in disguise this month.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
The call-in queue for your local sports radio show

Brian Ruckley's mild ride is picking up the pace a bit at last, with a great deal of this issue being a battle and its surprisingly still action heavy consequences. A somewhat focused cast takes us through events that are a logical progression from what's come before, the dialogue isn't overly dense and artist Anna Malkova's sequential work carries it through much better than the output on Transformers #21 just a month ago. No 'bots are suddenly pivoted 90 degrees on their back after being attacked by a character suddenly on the opposite side of where they were in the previous panel on this one, thankfully.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
But does he understand why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Crap, wrong cereal reference.

The character work here is more focused than in some previous issues but there's still an overall feeling that each issue is trying to follow too much in too many places simultaneously to build its cast in a memorable way. I challenged myself to remember the character's name above and couldn't do it. All I can think of is Rice Krispies, but sadly the verbal tic presented made Voxpop - I looked back at the page now - stand out among a sea of standard fare. As another example, the Sentinel Prime here has yet to be anything more that what you probably already think he is because he keeps showing up for a panel/page or two and then leaving. While this is fine given the foreshadowing (and my personal assumptions, to be fair) on what will eventually happen to him, it's not creating anything memorable or new. That's just one example but more are around if you look hard enough. Sure, Transformers have had one-note "Red Car Guy" types of characters for a long time, but it feels at times like this entire series is comprised of archetypes playing typecast roles.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
So much for a mint Quake

While that focused on the negative it should be made clear that this was much more fun to read than a great deal of this series' previous content. Characters may not necessarily appear but are at least mentioned, preventing any cases where doubt is cast in regards to whether or not the writers and editors remembered who was in given scenes. The Cybertronian political climate, along with its penchant for talking and walking through halls/up and down staircases, shows up briefly then goes away. It's effective in this case as it's introduced by the aforementioned Voxpop, we pivot to it, then things jump to the next logical scene. Joana Lafuente's color work also aids the narrative by giving each setting a distinct feel, and as this review is about to get into below, this is a god-send in at least one circumstance. As the next chapter of a larger story, there's a lot here that's satisfying, or at least moreso than much of the series so far.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
Scene whiplash

There is one nagging production issue that was present in issue 21 that remains here in at least one case, which is whiplash between scenes. To explain, I'm going to talk about scenes readily read-able for free in the published preview for this issue, though be aware that preview has pages 2 and 3 reversed by mistake, something that does not carry over to the final product. We start with a page featuring Bumblebee and Stakeout. As soon as this is finished, your next panel is the one shown above with Sixshot. Bee and Stakeout aren't watching this battle and don't show up until the later half of the issue, so why is this here? Why has letterer Jake M. Wood not put some kind of location caption on the page with Sixshot and others, or why did one of the three editors on the book - David Mariotte, Tom Waltz, or assistant Riley Farmer - not caught the times this has happened where the narrative doesn't handle the transition well on its own? Maybe the confusion is the point, providing the reader with a sense of the chaos happening on the page, but there's been a significant recurrence of this lately in this issue and others. This has left at least this reviewer feeling some whiplash as events move from scene to scene, often without warning.

The covers do a decent job of showing things that actually happen in the book, or at least the variants do which is why Andrew Griffith and John-Paul Bove's "B" cover is used in this review's news story's thumbnail. The 10-copy incentive cover by Winston Chan depicts a similar scene, while Anna Malkova's "A" cover looks way cool but feels like it was made for another issue then placed here arbitrarily. That's no great sin, just pointing it out for readers hoping to see that triumvirate in a featured role this time since they are not. As always, you can also find full credits for the issue in our Vector Sigma Database page for Transformers #22.

Verdict
Transformers News: IDW Transformers #22 Review
Above picture not necessarily commentary on what you should do with your subscription, I'm still keeping mine

Production quibbles aside, this is a much more read-able comic than some of the work that's been output in this series, featuring some welcome action that draws on previous events in ways both appropriately rote and surprising. One of the bigger surprises comes at the end and I'm not sure how to feel about it. It's likely that without the follow-up content, whether or not a certain character's actions end up being compelling storytelling or a cheap pop for shock value remains to be determined. In some ways I really like where the story went, though in others I wonder if a slight variation might have done more for the characters involved. It's tough to articulate this while being vague to remain "spoiler free-ish", but feel free to comment on this post if you want to chat about it more in our forums.

The score below flip-flopped back and forth between what you see and a half-point higher, but dead in the middle of our rubric feels like the right place for this. The issue isn't terrible but it also fails to achieve greatness. This was an enjoyable read for me, but certainly nothing mind-blowing and not enough to tell anyone that's dropped the book to go pick it back up.

Final Score
. :BOT: :BOT: ½
out of
:BOT: :BOT: :BOT: :BOT: :BOT:


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IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for August 2020

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for August 2020
Date: Sunday, May 24th 2020 12:23pm CDT
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: ScottyP | Credit(s): IDW Publishing, Previews World

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While it appears we're still a few weeks out from new Transformers comic books returning to the shelves with the scheduled June 17th (for now) release of Transformers #20, that hasn't stopped the resumption of solicitations for the coming months. Via IDW Publishing and Previews World, we have two solicitations for August to share with you below.

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(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova (CA) Joana Lafuente
"We Have Deceived You." Cybertron has suffered. The world is in chaos. The situation on the ground truly is a crisis. Sentinel Prime, head senator and leader of the Autobots, will denounce the Ascenticons, the Rise, and anyone he thinks is an enemy of Cybertron's security. But to do it, he'll have to get through Senator Megatron first.

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for August 2020


(W) Simon Furman (A/CA) Guido Guidi
The epic conclusion to Secrets and Lies! On Earth, Grimlock stands alone against... Megatron?

Meanwhile, on Cybertron, The Wreckers take on their very first mission! The secret history of Earth and Cybertron is revealed!

Transformers News: IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for August 2020

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75 total news articles in this section, 10 per page.

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