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IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for June 2020 Apes and Alpha Trion

Date: Saturday, March 21st 2020 8:38am CDT
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Transformers ‘84: Legends & Rumors 100-Page Giant
Bill Mantlo & Ralph Macchio, Steve Parkhouse, Simon Furman (w) • Frank Springer & Kim DeMulder, John Ridgway, Mike Collins, Guido Guidi (a) • Guido Guidi (c)
Some events in history are so incredible, that they’ve gone down in legend—epic tales of epic heroes and villains. Others remain shrouded in mystery, only surfacing as snippets of the real story. 

Transformers ’84: Legends & Rumors is the perfect companion book to the Secrets & Lies mini-series. Representing the classic stories that inspired the series: “The Transformers” (Transformers #1), “Man of Iron” (Transformers UK #9-12), and the Transformers ’84 #0 one-shot! 
FC • 96 pages • $6.99

Transformers ‘84: Secrets and Lies #3—Cover A: Guido Guidi
Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a & c)
With Megatron, Shockwave, and the Decepticon brass gone, the power vacuum on Cybertron leads many Decepticon commanders to stake their claims on the world. And with the Decepticons divided, which Autobots will step up to take command? Meanwhile, on Earth, Grimlock wanders into the strangest battle yet! 
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers ‘84: Secrets and Lies #3—Cover B: Casey W. Coller 
Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Nick Roche!






Transformers #22—Cover A: Anna Malkova
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a & c)
“Crisis: Prisoners.” Cybertronians have died and their killers have yet to face justice. With one murderer finally on his way to detention for his crimes, a new challenge arises—getting him there without the loss of any more lives. 
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers #22—Cover B: Andrew Griffith
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

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






Transformers Galaxies #10—Cover A: Andrew Griffith
Brandon Easton (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
“Storm Horizon,” Part One! Ultra Magnus, one of the four Great Generals of Cybertron’s last war, finds himself far from home and his glory days on a deep space exploratory mission. But when his mentor, Alpha Trion, is reported missing from a nearby world, Magnus must solve a mystery with roots in an even more distant past that reaches from Cybertron to the unknown regions.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Galaxies #10—Cover B: Thomas Deer
Brandon Easton (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Thomas Deer (c)

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Jack Lawrence!






Transformers vs The Terminator #4—Cover A: Gavin Fullerton
David Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Gavin Fullerton (c)
Up against an army of Decepticons, the T-800 must rely on his Autobot allies to even the odds. And, with luck, both sides will thin each other out for his last gambit to eliminate all Cybertronians. The fate of the future will be determined in this final battle, but will the ultimate victors be robotic... or human? 
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers vs The Terminator #4—Cover B: Billie Montfort
David Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz (w) • Alex Milne (a) •Billie Montfort (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Freddie E. Williams II!

Transformers vs. The Terminator #1 Preview

Date: Friday, March 20th 2020 9:27pm CDT
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: D-Maximal_Primal | Credit(s): SyFy Wire

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Thanks to SyFy Wire, we have our first preview for the upcoming Transformers vs The Terminator crossover series! The series will follow a lone T-800 that goes back in time to try to prevent the Decepticons from destroying his and the Autobot's future, and will run for 4 issues.

Thanks to SyFy Wire, we have the first 4 pages, minus speech bubbles, as well as the lines for those pages for you to take a look at today. It even features some pretty sweet looking new Seekers, all done up in typical Alex Milne razzle dazzle.

Check out the preview below, and stay tuned for more information on the Transformers vs. The Terminator!

Transformers Galaxies #6 Preview

Date: Friday, March 20th 2020 9:17pm CDT
Category: Comic Book News
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Thanks to Apple Books Preview, we have our first preview for the upcoming Transformers Galaxies #6!

Transformers Galaxies #6 follows up to Galaxies #5, serving as the 2nd and final chapter in the Bumblebee, er Cliffhanger, um dangit! Cliffjumper saga! In the previous issue, we were left on the last page with Deathsaurus standing menacingly over Cliff, not even able to get his name right, asking if he was ready to stoop to his level. And here we start with a look at Cliffjumper's birth, which itself was apparently unexpected, unwelcomed, and he was apologizing for existing from his first moments.

We must now see if Cliffjumper can rise up and make a true name for himself, and stand tall against a fearsome Deathsaurus!

Check out the preview below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Seibertron Store: New Transformers and Marvel Comics plus 20% off sale on most items!!!

Date: Sunday, March 15th 2020 6:01pm CDT
Categories: Site News, Comic Book News, Toy News, Sponsor News
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Most items are currently 20% off regular prices currently at the Seibertron Store. Catch up on comics and add some more toys to your collection to enjoy while you are in home quarantine during these unprecedented times. As long as the post office and the internet continue to operate, we'll be here doing our part to bring a little joy to the lives of our customers. Stay safe and be smart during this crisis, my fellow Seibertronians!

Over 2,300+ items are currently available in the Seibertron Store on eBay! We've been busy listing new Transformers, comic books and other collectible items which we think might be of interest to you.

New Comics New comic books are available, straight from Diamond Comics. We regularly stock at least 40 different titles including Transformers Galaxies, Transformers A Bold New Era, Transformers '84, X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, Immortal Hulk and many others. If we don't carry a title that you would like to buy from us, please let us know.

Back Issues Looking to complete your collection? We've been adding a lot of older IDW Transformers comics to our inventory and usually have many Marvel Transformers comics. In addition, we have been going through a backlog of 1980s and 1990s Marvel and DC comics such as Classic X-Men, New Mutants and many others. You never know what you will find!

If comics aren't your thing, we also have a variety of new and old Transformers toys available. Check out some of the highlights below!

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New Back-Issues of IDW Transformers Comic Books
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Here are the latest back issues of IDW's Transformers comic books that we have recently added. We have about 200 more IDW back issues that will be added over the next month, which I'm sure will happen sooner than later since we'll be stuck at home! Keep checking back for more.

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Review of IDW Transformers #18

Date: Thursday, March 12th 2020 9:58pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews, Site Articles
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I liked this issue. It is actually my favourite issue of the ones I have reviewed for the site. Of course that doesn't mean much, all I needed was an issue with less stairs and talking. And funny enough, I don't recall any prominent stairs here, instead it was more star wars type walkways and ramps. Now that i think of it, for a species that turns into cars, don't ramps make more sense than stairs? Why even have stairs? Eh, moving on.



This issue feels like a breath of fresh air compared to previous ones in the sense that it feels more like a spotlight issue. There is definitely still some world building, like the logic behind new bots being created, but no one is sitting around talking about it. Instead we see it through actions and other fun interactions. While she isn't spotlit on this issue's two main covers, the spotlight is really on Arcee. I do like how the idea of her being a hardened warrior is kept from the previous continuity, without being too world weary either. And we get more Greenlight here than we've ever gotten in G1 so hurray for that too.

It is a very simple story, just getting from point A to point B while kicking ass and taking names, ala Escape from New York, which works very well for these other characters born of the 80s. I did like the action, it was very well framed by the artists, though I did wonder the effectiveness of some moves. There is a really prominent shot of an antagonist throwing energon cubes at Arcee and you get the sense that he is skilled at this, but the next shot is just them bumping off her like they were empty cardboard boxes. It would have been more impressive to see her dodge them acrobatically, unless I was supposed to know that Arcee now has wonder woman gauntlets. It just felt a tad underwhelming after the emphasis on the battle.



Speaking of the artists, this issue had 2, Bethany McGuire-Smith and Umi Miyao, and I felt both their styles worked well with this issue. The change in artist never felt jarring, I wouldn't even have known if I wasn't told. It is of course helped a lot by Josh Burcham being the only colourist on this issue and giving it a very even feel. The art itself was fine, a bit reminiscent of Nick Roche (especially when coloured by Josh Burcham) but I did have some issue with the faces. Arcee especially is given a Jay leno chin and there are some shots in the issue where her Lea bunns helmet is cut off from the frame and it was not obvious it was her. Also, I never thought of Transformers sweating, but the artists give it a shot in this issue and it instead comes off as Arcee having a bad case of acnee.



The covers available feature Umi Miyao as the main cover artist and Beth Mcguire-Smith as the artist for cover B. I will say none really do it for me, especially the main cover where I couldn't even tell that was Greenlight. My favourite cover of the bunch is Kei Zama's retailer incentive which looks incredible, and does have Arcee in the spotlight. Regardless of my personal tastes, I do find it incredible that we all these covers are by talented women. It's a nice touch for international women's day, whether intentional or not, and it's nice to highlight diversity in this field which has been dominated by men since inception.
As always, you can also find images of all of the book's covers along with full credits for the issue in our Vector Sigma Database page for Transformers #18.





Straight and to the point, just like I like em. Nothing too fancy, but it hit the spot for some Transformers fiction and I definitely wouldn't mind reading more from these characters, which is something I thought I would never say about this series.

Free preview and additional images of Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 from Viz Media

Date: Wednesday, March 11th 2020 11:42am CDT
Category: Comic Book News
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Courtesy of the fine folks at Viz Media, we have even more images to share with you from the just-released Transformers: The Manga Volume 1. This is a combination of images that are publicly available in the free preview at Viz.com along with additional images that their PR company sent us to share with all of you. The free preview includes almost the first 20 pages, and then we added in some of the extras (in appropriate order) that we received separately. You can click on the thumbnails below to view the full images.

This book can be purchased at Amazon.com, comic book stores, or other specialty retailers such as the Seibertron Store. Don't forget to check out Seibertron.com's review of Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 and share your thoughts about this excellent book on our forums!

Check out Seibertron's review of Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 from Viz Media

Date: Tuesday, March 10th 2020 10:29pm CDT
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For many years, the Transformers G1 Manga from Japan eluded Transformers fans. It was once the stuff of much desire and wild speculation. Around October 2002, Million Publishing (currently known as Hero-X), publishers of the popular Transformers Generations series of books, released the first ever compilation of the Generation One manga alongside a Lucky Draw Black Tracks. The manga compilation was titled "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics".

This amazing book came into my personal collection courtesy of a purchase I made at OTFCC 2003. Within its many pages were some of the most incredible artwork of the Autobots and Decepticons drawn in such a unique style for someone used to the styles of the Marvel Transformers comic books and the original Sunbow Transformers cartoons. I have enjoyed looking at the beautiful renditions of the Transformers characters who were drawn in a familiar manga or anime style by the very talented Ban Magami, yet very distinct from other popular artistic renderings to which most Hasbro-market Transformers fans are accustomed. 

However, as sensational as the images of our favorite "robots in disguise" were to my eyes and my imagination, I had no damn idea what the heck was happening in the book. Well, other than what was actually shown, and even then it was sometimes challenging to understand what I was looking at due to the small black and white artwork. Needless to say, as much as I enjoyed looking at the back initially, it has spent the better part of the last 16 or so years in storage alongside my original Marvel Transformers comics and my prized (embarrassingly) KISS Players Manga collection. 



Fast forward to March 11th, 2020. This is the day that Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 from Viz Media will be released at book and comic book stores nationwide. Special thanks to Viz Media for providing a sample copy of this book to Seibertron.com for review purposes. What makes this version unique, is that Masumi Kaneda's stories would finally be translated to English at very long last. After so much time, the stories of the Transformers G1 manga would at last be known to Transformers fans outside of Japan. 

The book's presentation is top notch. It is a great addition to the collections of those who appreciate Transformers Generation 1 fiction in all of its forms, as well as the collections of those who collect Manga. As exhilarating as Magami's artwork can be to those of us who can't get enough of this style, the stories were slightly more juvenile than for which I was hoping (though highly suspected) after years of looking over these manga pages from the previous compilation. 





However, I understand that this manga was intended for kids, as were the Marvel Transformers comics that have such a special place in my heart despite their many flaws. Despite the story's simplicity, I enjoyed the desired nostalgic rush as I plowed effortlessly through this book. Page after page, I sucked in as much eye candy as possible, which seemed to hit so many of the right spots, while finally being able to understand what was happening in the artwork which had been the stuff of wonder for so long.



Surprisingly, Abby Lark's translations were pretty spot on. To be honest, I was expecting various flaws, misspellings, incorrect character names or factions or other problems that are unfortunately common with Transformers translations. However, that wasn't to be the case with this book. Lark seemed to know her Transformers very well. The subgroups and characters were all appropriately named and the translations were all sensical. There were few, if any, errors. I was pleasantly surprised by this and truly appreciated the amount of time and effort it took to get all of these things right. The translations used in this book for Convoy, Bumble, Metroflex, Cybertrons, Destrons, etc, are the more well-known American names such as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Metroplex, Autobots and Decepticons respectively. This might bother some fans but is perfectly acceptable to most. It will be interesting to see how the translations are handled in Volume 2's Masterforce manga for various characters like Super Ginrai versus Powermaster Optimus Prime. 



The last 74 pages of the page are dedicated to bringing some additional artwork into an "Illustration Works" gallery for your viewing pleasure. Many images within this gallery include promotional images for various episodes of the Fight Super Robot Lifeform Transformers cartoon through 2010 and the Headmasters series. In addition to this promotional artwork, there are some very detailed drawings of the alt modes for some characters like Jazz, Starscream, Wheelie, Springer, Arcee, Blurr, Scourge, and others. It is a very nice addition that I don't think was available in the original Japanese compilation (at least, not at this printed size) if I recall correctly.





While not as large as the original Japanese version from Million Publishing, it is only volume 1 out of 3 volumes. Volume 2 will be released later in May 2020 and should contain the remaining Headmasters stories along with the Masterforce. Volume 3 will be released later this year which will contain Victory, Zone, and Battle Star stories (Sidenote: who wants a Super Megatron toy after all of these years???). With a $24.99 cover price per book, it still costs less for all 3 volumes from Viz Media than the $80 I spent for the original Japanese compilation at OTFCC 2003 (not to mention inflation), which makes these books from Viz an absolute steal in my opinion, especially with the nice hard covers. 



In addition to traditional brick-and-mortar stores, you'll be able to find Viz Media's Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 at various online outlets such as Amazon.com and the Seibertron Store. Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 through is currently available for pre-order through Amazon.com.



Transformers: The Manga's long sought after story is written by Masumi Kaneda, brought to life with artwork by the very talented Ban Magami, and made readable for those of us who can't read Japanese courtesy of Abby Lark, whose translations were seamlessly lettered and retouched into the original artwork by Brandon Bovia.

I would recommend this book for those of you who enjoy a nostalgic tug from the past and for those of you who enjoy Transformers Generation 1 fiction. If you're a die-hard Michael Bay Transformers Movie buff or only like comics with "deeper" meaning like some of the Transformers comics from IDW, than this might not be for you. If you can enjoy some of the lighter Transformers content intended for kids or just like awesome pics of cool lookin' Japanese styled robots, than this book is absolutely for you.

As for my rating? Well, by Primus, I am extremely biased and enjoy every page. It was a lot of fun to read through this book. I give it a loud and proud 4.5 Rodimus stars out of 5!




So what are you waiting for? Go get your copy today! In the meantime, join our discussion on our forums to further discuss Transformers: The Manga Volume 1!

New Transformers Galaxies #5 Line Art by Alex Milne Shown Off

Date: Tuesday, March 10th 2020 8:20pm CDT
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: D-Maximal_Primal | Credit(s): Alex Milne on Twitter

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Thanks to Alex Milne on Twitter, we have some line art from the just released IDW Transformers Galaxies #5.

The line art that Milne shared with us today comes from 2 different pages: Page 11 and Page 16. Page 11 features Cliffjumper and the Probats around a fire enjoying the light, while Page 16 features a beast mode Deathsaurus losing his temper, what one might call a "Catastrophe". The pages show the level of detail Milne puts into his pages, and the results can be nothing short of stunning.

Also, we get to admire just how good looking Deathsaurus is, and just how great Milne draws him in this comic.

Check out the pages below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Full Preview for IDW Transformers #18

Date: Tuesday, March 10th 2020 7:27pm CDT
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: D-Maximal_Primal | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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Thanks to IDW Publishing, we have the full 5-page preview for tomorrow's new issue of IDW Transformers. The new issue sort of picks up after the events of issue #17, showing us a ground view look at the final page tease from the last issue, and will feature the couple of Arcee and Greenlight, and their young mentee charge, Gauge. We get a nice look at how Cybertron is dealing with the current events, and we also see that Gauge has a bit of an uphill battle ahead of her.

The issue is due out tomorrow and will be available for $3.99. Check out the preview below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Cover art revealed for Viz Media's Transformers: The Manga Volume 2

Date: Tuesday, March 10th 2020 1:19pm CDT
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Amazon.com has updated their listing of the upcoming Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 from Viz Media to include front and back covers. The new artwork is done in a comparable style to the artwork on Volume 1 (which also graced the full Japanese version from Million Publishing which came out in 2002). The featured characters include Black Zarak, Galvatron, Six Shot, Fortress (Cerebros), Overlord, Super Ginrai (Powermaster Optimus Prime ... well, not technically ...), and Chromedome. The artist is currently unknown. The book features English translations so now you can know what the Transformers are saying in all of those pretty pictures.

You can pre-order your copy of Viz Media's Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 now for $22.49 from Amazon.com. The book is currently scheduled to be released on May 12th, 2000. Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 is scheduled to be released tomorrow and can also be ordered through Amazon.com for $16.99 (which is a steal).

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Transformers: The Manga Volume 2

Product details

Series: Transformers: The Manga (Book 2)
Hardcover: 344 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (May 12, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1974711773
ISBN-13: 978-1974711772
UNSPSC Code: 55101500
Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

Originally serialized in Japan’s TV Magazine, these classic stories from the Generation 1 era of Transformers are now available in English for the first time!

The Autobots and the Decepticons have been locked in a brutal civil war for eons, and now their battle has come to Earth! The Autobots seek peace and coexistence, while the Decepticons seek power and control. Earth and its populace are caught in the middle as these mighty factions go head-to-head. Transformers took the world by storm shortly after their debut, and these previously uncollected stories were a vital part of that takeover!

The interstellar conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons has taken over Earth! The Autobots and their allies are desperate to protect their newfound home from the predations of the Decepticons, but will the bravery of the Autobots be enough to stem the tide?