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IDW Transformers: Galaxies #5 Review

Date: Sunday, March 8th 2020 3:07pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: ScottyP

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After four issues of the Constructicons and Devastator wreaking havoc, Transformers: Galaxies #5 arrives to start a new sidestory with a new creative team featuring everyone's favorite Mini-Bot Bumblebee...

...as the setup for a running joke about the issue's actual lead character, Cliffjumper. Paired up here with Deathsaurus in one of the most unlikely Transformers tandems imaginable, an off-Cybertron mission to retrieve Energon completes all the setup you need to know. Does the issue pull off this strange alliance? Read on to find out.


Kate Leth and Cohen Edenfield make their writing debut for Transformers comics in this issue, providing some possibly welcome levity after the tonally serious previous arc of Galaxies. A somewhat simple plot is aided by extra helpings of character, as both of the issue's stars receive plenty of time and context as they depart for and commence with their mission. Most of the unnecessary world-building-through-wooden-dialogue from certain other issues of the other ongoing series is absent here, with cues about the status of the world such as the now persistent Energon rationing being presented much more naturally in conversation. Another positive about the writing here is that there's no worry about one main character being the surrogate for one writer with the other for the second, as the characters' voices are distinct and generally true to what G1 fans would expect.


Almost as soon as I typed that last sentence, a realization swept over that Cliffjumper has zero weaponry throughout this issue and presents little desire for it, immediately offering an obvious counterpoint to said previous conclusion. Since this is a two-parter, we'll let it stand as a TBD. Deathsaurus does live up to a more G1-like characterization, coming off at times as the terrifying Emperor of Destruction and during others as exactly the kind of villain that would be in an '80s cartoon show. Despite the relative faithfulness to his original incarnation, I can't help but miss the excellent, imaginative take on Deathsaurus from More Than Meets The Eye and his fascinating, dramatic inner conflict which added another dimension to him that's missing here.


Speaking of MTMTE, Alex Milne makes a welcome return on this issue, bringing with him the outstanding work that we've all come to expect. Deathsaurus looks as familiar and imposing as ever with the scripting work giving Milne ample opportunity to depict his alt mode in several great sequences. The Probat race depicted within is both unfamiliar and reminiscent of some of his previous depictions of alien races, but where he really shines on this issue is in his depiction of the planet, also called Probat. A gorgeous double-page spread near the beginning of the issue and another scene with Cliffjumper by a fireside later on really show Milne's range, and it's an absolute delight to look at. It likely helps that Josh Perez handles the colors on this issue, making excellent use of lighting and shadow to help cast the mood. A unique palette is also present in a short flashback sequence that leaves no doubt in the reader with regards to what they're looking at.

More of this artistic "Dream Team" is welcome at any time, IDW!


Jake M. Wood is now our regular letterer it would seem, and he deserves credit as well for his role in the artistic presentation. The distinct bubble style and font used for Deathsaurus in alt mode avoids looking like gimmickry and instead elevates the character during the book's later sequences. Series editors David Mariotte and Tom Waltz keep the book well paced throughout and have kept it very accessible to readers that don't follow the ongoing series while also ensuring it fits in with the rest of this new-ish universe.

Four cover options await for this installment, with Milne and Perez's "A" cover used as this review's news story thumbnail image. The other regular cover available features a cheeky Bumblebee by Sara Pitre-Durocher that fits in thematically, while the 10-copy retailer incentive cover from Anna Malkova helps deliver an idea of some of the book's tone. Fans that frequent especially busy shops can possibly look forward to Kei Zama and Josh Burcham's intimidating depiction of Deathsaurus on a 25-copy incentive cover. As always, you can also find all the cover images, full credits for the issue and a list of all the characters that appear in the book through our Vector Sigma Database page for Transformers: Galaxies #5.


The stunning art alone is enough to recommend that Transformers fans keep reading the stellar Galaxies series as it continues to outshine its parent publication in practically every way. The story here is simple and has some twists and turns, though there are a few times where it gets so wordy that one can't envy Wood's job of bubble placement. As the first half of a two-part story arc, the issue's momentum is stymied just as it picks up and releasing its follow-up a week later would have made sense while also clearing some of the backlog of delayed issues that IDW is working through. While that's not to be, it's also something that would only ameliorate a minor negative factor as the issue's characters elevate it in a significant way.

The art on Transformers: Galaxies #5 is a 5/5 while the story, for me, is a 4/5 so let's split the difference -



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Seibertron Store: G1 Deszaras, Road Caesar, New Comics and New Back-Issues

Date: Saturday, February 29th 2020 4:11pm CST
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First Look at Furai Model Red Bumblebee and IDW Ultra Magnus

Date: Thursday, February 27th 2020 11:54pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Toy News
Posted by: Emerje | Credit(s): MyFigureCollection.net

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Looks like we've got a few more Flame Toys Furai Models coming on the horizon. While not shown at Toy Fair this past weekend, scans uploaded to MyFigureCollection.net from what appears to be a Flame Toys catalog that might have been available at Toy Fair revealed a pair of familiar repaints. First is the Bumblebee with heli-pack kit in red coming in June. We don't get a whole lot of red recolors of Bumblebee that aren't Cliffjumper, but the repaints are pretty standard all the same. Next is our perennial Optimus Prime repaint, this time into "inner" Ultra Magnus. It's a good looking kit, but probably not quite the IDW representation most were hoping for. He'll be out sometime in August.





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Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover for Transformers Galaxies #5 Revealed

Date: Thursday, February 27th 2020 7:09pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: D-Maximal_Primal | Credit(s): Sara Pitre-Durocher on Twitter

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Thanks to a tweet from Sara Pitre-Durocher herself, we have news that her cover for the coming Transformers Galaxies #5 has been revealed!

Transformers Galaxies #5 will be focusing in on Cliffjumper, and will take a fun take on how Cliffjumper always looks like a red Bumblebee, and will include Cliff alongside a character famous as the Decepticon Emperor of Destruction of Victory Fame, Deathsaurus. The 2-parter is being written by Kate Leth and Cohen Edenfield, with art by the always popular Alex Milne.

Pitre-Durocher's cover dives right into this Bumblebee/Cliffjumper lookalike business by including a sad and downtrodden Cliffjumper walking alongside a window with Bumblebee smiling back at him from the reflection, with Bee clearly upbeat in the reflection and Cliffjumper surely grumpy at his lot in life.

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Review of IDW Transformers 'A Bold New Era' Issue #17

Date: Monday, February 24th 2020 8:49am CST
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iTunes Preview for Transformers Galaxies #5

Date: Saturday, February 22nd 2020 9:21am CST
Category: Comic Book News
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Thanks to iTunes, we have the latest 3 page preview for the upcoming Transformers Galaxies #5!

Transformers Galaxies is a 12 issue series that will follow 4 different characters or sets of characters. The first 4 issue arc just concluded and focused on the Constructicons and the origins of Devastator. This issue kicks off a 2-issue series that will focus in on Cliffjumper, and will feature him alongside the Decepticon of Victory Fame Deathsaurus. The 2 issues will revolve around Cliffjumper trying to negotiate an energon deal while using his similar appearance to Bumblebee to make that happen, since the natives practically worship Bumblebee.

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IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for May 2020 - Ponies and Rage

Date: Friday, February 21st 2020 11:00am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: ScottyP | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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Our friends at IDW Publishing have distributed solicitation information for Transformers comics due out in May of this year (or later) and it looks to be a very busy month heading our way. A heavy dose of ponies, as expected due to earlier news that the limited series would be weekly, is accompanied by the latest chapter of the other limited crossover series Transformers vs The Terminator. Alongside that are the next installments of Transformers, Transformers: Galaxies and Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies with an unexpected appearance on at least one cover. Check out the information and some of the available covers below, though note many of them are 10-copy retailer incentive covers, meaning your local shop can only order one copy of that particular cover per 10 copies of the normal covers that they order.

Also be sure to keep reading past the Transformers solicitations for the trade paperback of the technically-not-but-pretty-much-is-in-the-old-Hasbro-Universe Rom: Dire Wraiths series, as well as a fascinating collector's item for fans of the classic Marvel Micronauts comic, initially licensed and made to support the Western release of some of the Microman toyline in 1979.

Transformers #21—Cover A: Casey W. Coller
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
“Rise of the Decepticons” continues! There are certain members of the Rise that if captured by Security Operations, would be bad news for both sides. When a convoy of them are being moved from one secret base to another, the only thing that could set them off track is a massive groundquake... which means the geologic survey team looking into Cybertron’s recent seismic events is about to be outgunned and outmatched.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers #21—Cover B: E.J. Su
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • E.J. Su (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers ‘84: Secrets and Lies #2 (of 4)—Cover A: Guido Guidi
Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a & c)
The time has come for the Autobots’ Ark to launch—their goal: to save Cybertron from an imminent asteroid belt and the maniacal mayhem of Megatron. The Decepticon warship, the Nemesis, falls into the Autobot trap, following the heroes into the void. But... when the Ark crashed to Earth, the Nemesis did not. What skeleton crew remained and what was their business on the strange alien world below? A gripping new tale about the secret history of the original Transformers comic universe, by the fantastic team of Simon Furman, Guido Guidi, and John-Paul Bove!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Galaxies #9—Cover A: Umi Miyao
Sam Maggs (w) • Bethany McGuire-Smith (a) • Umi Miyao ( c)
“Gauging the Truth,” Part Three! The Reversionists have a plan, a way to bring their world closer to purity and Primus. Arcee and Greenlight have a plan, to save the world from the Reversionist plan since it seems pretty drastic. Gauge has a decision to make: which side does she help?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

FRIENDSHIP IN DISGUISE
Magical mayhem and mishaps ensue for the ponies and Autobots when Equestria and Cybertron collide!

My Little Pony/Transformers #1 (of 4)—GEM
James Asmus, Ian Flynn (w) • Tony Fleecs, Jack Lawrence (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more changelings, she accidentally interferes with a malfunctioning Spacebridge! What’s this mean for our favorite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria! And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile Decepticon force...
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony/Transformers #2 (of 4)—GEM
Ian Flynn, Sam Maggs (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher, Casey W. Coller (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
It’s Spike and Grimlock’s time to shine as they take on the Constructicons! Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie is determined to share as much knowledge about Equestrian and Cybertronian cuisine as possible with her new friends... which is why she invites Gauge to her kitchen for a live baking show! But things get a bit too spicy when Shockwave shows up.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony/Transformers #3 (of 4)—GEM
James Asmus, Sam Maggs (w) • Jack Lawrence, Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
When Fluttershy and Discord’s tea time is interrupted by Soundwave, it’s robot logic vs. whimsical chaos! And Rainbow Dash, sure that she can fly faster than any Autobot can drive, finds herself in a race with the one and only Windblade—let’s just hope the Decepticons don’t make things too dangerous.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony/Transformers #4 (of 4)—GEM
Ian Flynn, James Asmus (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher, Tony Fleecs (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
When the Insecticons descend upon Sweet Apple Acres and begin devouring the Apple family’s crop, it’s up to Apple Jack and her family to rally to save the farm! Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle finally band together the ponies and the Autobots to get things back to normal. The finale you’ve been waiting for is here!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers vs The Terminator #3 (of 4)—Cover A: Gavin Fullerton
David Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Gavin Fullerton (c)
The T-800’s mission is simple: Exterminate the Cybertronians and ensure the future belongs to SKYNET. When Optimus Prime offers his aid, suggesting they go after Megatron together, the T-800 faces his toughest decision yet. Is the enemy of his enemy his friend, or just another threat to the mission?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers vs The Terminator #3 (of 4)—Cover B: Andrew Griffith
David Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

Transformers vs The Terminator #3 (of 4)—Variant Cover: Freddie E. Williams II
David Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Freddie E. Williams II (c)

Rom: Dire Wraiths—SPOTLIGHT
Chris Ryall (w) • Luca Pizzari, Guy Dorian, Sr., Sal Buscema, Ron Joseph (a) • Guy Dorian, Sr., Sal Buscema (c)
In 1969, two American astronauts became the first humans to set foot on Earth's moon... but something inhuman is waiting for them!

Seeking to conquer everything in their path, the Dire Wraiths wield powerful dark magics and can take over the bodies of other creatures shapeshifting into their hosts. The only thing powerful enough to oppose them is Rom the Spaceknight. But, with Rom nowhere in sight, can even the Adventure Team help prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind or is there no way to stop an invasion of Earth? Only the crew of Earth's first moon mission and some unexpected guest-stars stand in their way! Plus, a special back-up story with art by Guy Dorian, Sr. and Rom legend Sal Buscema! TPB • FC • $15.99 • 96 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-681-1
• AVAILABLE IN JULY

Michael Golden’s Micronauts Artist’s Edition—SPOTLIGHT
Bill Mantlo (w) • Michael Golden (a, c)
Michael Golden is regarded as one of the masters of comic art, and his long-out-of-print Micronauts is regarded as the “holy grail” among his many legions of fans. Now, through special arrangement with Marvel Comics and Hasbro, IDW is proud to present Golden’s Micronauts work in the multi-Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition format.

An Artist’s Edition showcases comic book original art in its most natural state, allowing the reader the opportunity to not only look at beautiful pages, but to also read the stories as well. It is the perfect opportunity for the true connoisseur of the form to experience art as never before. Each page has been meticulously scanned from the original art (in color, to show all the subtle nuances—blue pencil, white-out, staining—that make original art unique) and is presented at the same size they were drawn.

This gorgeous edition, prepared with the full cooperation of Michael Golden, will feature six complete issues—Micronauts #3, #7, #8, #9, #11, and #12! Plus, an incredible gallery section crammed full of story pages (something from each issue drawn by Golden), covers, pin ups and more—over 60 pages worth—making this the one book no Michael Golden fan can afford to miss!!

HC • BW • $150 • 184 pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-753-5

Bullet points:
• In print for the first time in 35 years!

IDW Transformers: Galaxies #4 Review

Date: Wednesday, February 19th 2020 6:22am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: ScottyP

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84 days have passed since Transformers: Galaxies #3 was released. Revolutionaries had a 63 day gap between issues 3 and 4 back in 2017 and Lost Light had some rough gaps in between on a few occasions but 84 feels unprecedented and alarming. I'll stop short of saying that IDW (not the book's individual creators) owes any sort of explanation, but will say that this is the kind of thing that kills series and you don't have to take my word for it - ask a comics retailer.

With that out of the way the rest of the review can follow without another mention of it, but it was the elephant in the room here that had to be addressed. If you're reading this review and haven't read Galaxies #4 yet, know that it's a good read that's worthy of your time and the $3.99 (plus tax for many) cover price but do yourself a favor and read issues 1 through 3 again first. You won't regret it!


The issue's events pick up with the Constructicons and the Insecticons ready to execute their plans. The pieces set forth in the preceding issues coalesce here in more-or-less the way you'd expect, which may sound like it's detrimental but this issue is primarily about the action. Each group of Decepticons (yes, they're not technically that yet but c'mon) is doing what they feel they must to survive and break the cycle of control that's caught their lives and suppressed their means to achieve freedom. This issue invites the reader to witness how destruction can be used as a means to an otherwise empathetic end, and while there's some dialogue to catch-up a lapsed or forgetful reader it does bear repeating that the full impact of what Galaxies #4 does is greatly bolstered by recent memories of the trio of issues before it.


Said destruction is very well executed thanks in part to both Livio Ramondelli's art, with its stellar as usual sense of scale, as well as writer Tyler Bleszinski's choice to make sure that by the end of the arc Devastator isn't some mindless behemoth. There was a process taken to get him there, to be sure, but it was laid out convincingly without a huge over-reliance on the earlier introduced Enigma of Combination. Devastator is fully aware of himself as the seventh, shared consciousness of six other sentient beings and while it would have been nice to see him kill at least one character of real consequence, a symbolic panel featuring a representation of such will have to do for now.


The Insecticons have been used sparingly so far but they very nearly steal the show here. While their backstories are almost pitiful, the full brunt of their sociopathic nature is presented and while gruesome isn't a term I'd use to describe it, disturbing might fit the bill here instead. G1 fans will be happy to see some of their signature verbal tics persist along with their general appetite for energon. These feel like the original Insecticons just taken up to 11 and made more brutal, so here's hoping the main book picks them up soon.

Where it all ends up is quite open ended, which is good in one sense as it means the door's left open to more of this story. On the other hand, given the pace of events in the other ongoing there's likely no continuation coming anytime soon making this a great meal that doesn't quite fill you up all the way. That's almost definitely on purpose given an eleventh hour tease of some other characters yet there's still a sense of finality lacking for me, but your mileage may vary.


The quality art continues for this installment, with Ramondelli not only bringing wonderful scale in the line work but also smart colors to distinguish the time of day, giving perspective to the length of time the issue's story takes. The lighting doesn't stand up to close scrutiny in from panel to panel on every occasion, but when it looks so effectively dramatic I struggle to find much detriment in that. One thing I've noticed over time is that Ramondelli's art looks best to me on a bright phone or tablet, then on paper, then on a conventional computer monitor and writing this review on multiple decices throughout the day confirms this for me once again. The lettering from Jake M. Wood has balloons that jump back and forth swiftly at times but the dialogue remains easy to follow. I do have to offer some criticism to the onomatopoeia insert shown above. While it gets the idea across, associating an un-combining gestalt with a computer keyboard sound is certainly less than familiar.

Livio Ramondelli provides the "A" cover as has been the case for this series so far and this is the cover you can find in this review's news post thumbnail. Sara Pitre-Durocher provides a clean looking Devastator with slick coloring effects for the "B" cover while a pixel-art Shockwave and Devastator grace the ten-copy retailer incentive cover from newcomer (to Transformers, at least) Christina Neofotistou. As always, you can also find all the cover images, full credits for the issue and a list of all the characters that appear in the book through our Vector Sigma Database page for Transformers: Galaxies #4.


Transformers: Galaxies #4 is a worthy finish to a first arc featuring these characters that left me wanting to see more of their journey. The Constructicons managed to introduce some much needed action in a setting and series somewhat devoid of it or even, as it feels at times, the potential for it. A clear plan with careful plotting is evident in this four issue run, further evidenced to me by how it only introduces one really notable element of lore that isn't thoroughly followed-up on by the end of this fourth issue. While a product of happenstance, there's even some nice synergy with Transformers #17 and what's seen from one of its featured characters.

I can't bring myself to call this one perfect but I almost did. It could be the delay's fault, it could be the extremely open-ended nature of its resolution, or you could just know that despite some minor, Scotty-being-picky quibbles Transformers: Galaxies #4 finishes up a four issue arc that on the whole is easily the best Transformers comic output of the past year. Don't forget about this one, show it some support so more Constructicon stories can be made in the future.



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Cover Revealed for Japanese Version of IDW Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Volume 2

Date: Friday, February 14th 2020 9:13pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Collectables
Posted by: Stargrave | Credit(s): ScottyP with Seibertron

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Thanks to our own ScottyP we've learned that Amazon Japan has posted the new cover and release date for IDW's Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Volume 2. The edition comes with a delicious new Decepticon Justice Division cover by artist Naoyuki Fujisawa. The edition has a release date of February 28th, 2020, is 184 pages long, and collects More than Meets the Eye issues 6 through 11 plus the 2012 annual. Enjoy the image below and share your thoughts in the forum. As always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!