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3 Page Preview of IDW Transformers Beast Wars #1

Date: Friday, January 22nd 2021 12:21pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: ZeroWolf | Credit(s): Books.apple.com

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Greetings Seibertronians! Thanks to Josh Burcham (artist working on the forthcoming IDW Transformers Beast Wars comic) we've got our first preview of issue 1!

Check it out below!

IDW wrote:Celebrating 25 years of Beast Wars! In the future, the planet Cybertron belongs to the scientific-minded Maximals and the action-oriented Predacons! When a crew of Predacons, led by the successor to the Megatron name, steal a golden disk and a ship capable of traveling through time, it’s up to Optimus Primal and his Maximal crew—Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, and new character Nyx—to catch them! A brand-new Beast era begins in an oversized first issue by Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, Transformers/Ghostbusters) and Josh Burcham (Transformers, Transformers Galaxies), yesssss!

This series is not a simple retelling of the Beast Wars story that we all know and love. Instead, they promise a few surprises in store, and have already bolstered the roster of not Maximals and Predacons with a new character each.

Will you be getting this series? Looking forward to what changes they may make? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Full 7 Page Preview of IDW Transformers #27

Date: Tuesday, January 19th 2021 5:30pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: ZeroWolf | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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Greetings Seibertronians! Issue #27 of the ongoing IDW Transformers comic is out this week, so you know what that means! It's preview time!

IDW wrote:Transformers #27
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Livio Ramondelli (c)
“War World: Moon”. Cybertron’s winged moon, untethered from the planet and adrift in space, is in peril—from its slow descent towards the solar system’s star to new visitors who have their own plans for what to do with the moon. Can the remaining scientists and engineers hold their own until back-up arrives from Cybertron?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Will you be getting this issue? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

IDW Transformers/ My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise! Part II Announced

Date: Tuesday, January 19th 2021 4:30pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Press Releases
Posted by: ZeroWolf | Credit(s): io9 Gizmodo, IDW

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Greetings Seibertronians! Website Gizmodo (or more specifically, its io9 section), has dropped an exclusive reveal today, that of the existence of Transformers/ My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise Part II! This four part monthly mini series is of course a follow up to the first, which debuted last year and went on to be a hit with readers.





The creative team are the same from the last venture, writers James Asmus and Sam Maggs, and artists Jack Lawrence and Casey W. Coller are all back for the mechanical, and equestrian mayhem.

While the first mini series was dealing with everyone's favourite Autobots and Decepticons ending up in the Ponies land of Equestria, this time the ponies are brought to Cybertron through an attempt by Megatron to steal the magic from Equestria through Space Bridge technology. Pony and Robot must unite to protect both worlds from a primal evil, unleashed by Megatron's scheme.

IDW have also been on hand, sharing the thoughts of those who are working on it.

“I can't wait to jump back into this world of magical friendships that really is More than Meets the Eye,” says (Sam) Maggs. “It's such a blast coming up with the most fun (and downright weird) pairings of ponies and 'bots, and I think fans of both series are going to be surprised at what's we've got for them this second time around!”

“The first crossover was about as much fun as I've had in my writing career,” says (James) Asmus. “I am hugely delighted that we're not only doing a follow up, but getting to flip the script. In the first series, we got to tell really charming and fun stories by tossing the Autobots and Decepticons into the colorful, magical world of Equestria. But now, dragging dark magic and friendly ponies into the sci-fi world of Cybertron lets us play with brand new tones, toys, and team-ups!”

Editor Megan Brown says, "We are so excited to work with some amazingly talented writers and artists to bring this marvelous mashup back to comic stores! Just like the previous volume, many creators are contributing stories that are going to bring our favorite ponies to Cybertron and beyond, including returning writers James Asmus, Sam Maggs, Ian Flynn, and returning artists Jack Lawrence, Casey W. Coller, Priscilla Tramontano, and Tony Fleecs — all joined by some new, exciting faces! The creators on this series are exceptional, able to bridge the gap between Autobot and pony to make a colorful, vibrant world. We’re thrilled for everyone (and everypony!) to see what we have in store!"

Transformers/My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise Part II will be available from April and come with a variety of different covers. Cover A by Tony Fleecs, Cover B by Bethany McGuire-Smith, and two Retailer Incentive editions featuring art by Jon Gray and Anna Malkova, respectively.

What do you think about this announcement? Did you read the last mini series? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Sneak Peek for New Beast Wars Comic Features Tripredacus Council

Date: Monday, January 11th 2021 5:44pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: william-james88

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Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade for letting us know of a sneak peek IDW provided for the upcoming Beast Wars comic. Their tweet shows the the Tripredacus council will be featured. And better yet, they are still very much into red mood lighting.

Here is the summary for the book as well:

Celebrating 25 years of Beast Wars! In the future, the planet Cybertron belongs to the scientific-minded Maximals and the action-oriented Predacons! When a crew of Predacons, led by the successor to the Megatron name, steal a golden disk and a ship capable of traveling through time, it’s up to Optimus Primal and his Maximal crew – Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, and new character Nyx – to catch them! A brand-new Beast era begins in an oversized first issue by Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, Transformers/Ghostbusters) and Josh Burcham (Transformers, Transformers Galaxies), yesssss!

SNEAK PEEK: 2021
A look inside Transformers: Beast Wars #1 by @erikburnham and @jcburcham.

IDW's Transformers #27 Three Page iTunes Preview

Date: Monday, January 11th 2021 3:43am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Digital Media News
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We only got issue 26 of the current Transformers ongoing less than two weeks ago, but we're being graced with the next issue a week from this Wednesday. Continuing on the "War World" arc, this issue sees Slipstream and her team continuing their attack on the Winged Moon. Check out the summary and pages below!

Cybertron’s winged moon, untethered from the planet and adrift in space, is in peril – from its slow descent towards the solar system’s star to new visitors who have their own plans for what to do with the moon. 

This issue is scheduled to be released on January 20th. Are any of you fellow Seibertronians picking this issue up? Let us know what you think below!

IDW Transformers #26 Review

Date: Wednesday, January 6th 2021 10:28am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews
Posted by: ScottyP

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I enjoyed Transformers #25. Then Transformers: Galaxies #12 and Transformers: Escape #1 came out and I enjoyed them as well. It felt like things had finally turned around, or at least that the overall new-ish reboot series had started to. This feeling has been betrayed. By what?

Walking and talking. They're back, and I am not pleased.


That's right, if you missed your monthly dose of robotic characters talking at one another in the midst of all the actual things happening in the last few issues, well hold on to your easy chair because that will mean you aren't having to hold this comic and read it. This series has had a problem with momentum almost from the beginning, and any fears it had turned a corner on this have not been assuaged. Sometimes it's good to have a break from the action, to take a beat to reset things and let the characters react to and stew about in everything that has occurred. That's what this issue attempts to do, but it hasn't earned it yet. The battle in issue 25 presumably just ends and everyone goes back to their bases. It's like if Hot Rod opened the matrix from within Unicron then popped back over to Autobot City to regroup. I don't get it.


Maybe it's a "me" thing, but I'm not the only one on staff just disillusioned with this book, so maybe it's an "us" thing that doesn't apply to you, reader of this review. An extremely cursory look at Amazon reviews for the second hardcover volume of the series shows it has an audience, and if you indeed prefer Transformers to not be an action series then this issue is probably for you - and you should ignore my score at the end if this applies.


It's not just a lack of fighting though, Transformers can do cool things outside of that. However, very little of that is present here either, with only some last page "please come back next month" reveals doing anything remotely within the realm of on-brand for the Transformers franchise. There are also some plot progressions that are significant, all surrounding Megatron, so while the issue's not a total dud its density still leaves something to be desired.


The visual presentation is excellent regardless of what it's depicting, with Anna Malkova again on line art providing some long-due consistency as well as continued improvement. David Garcia Cruz is now handling colors and while my limited art vocabulary won't be able to articulate this very well, there's a depth he's given to the linework here that I really appreciate. The sunset lighting effect throughout is a great touch and used appropriately for the environment in which the characters are present. Jake M. Wood has the unenviable task of fitting in some super dense word balloons within limited page space, but does well at placement and in addition of beats in between paragraphs. Perhaps the editorial grouping of David Mariotte and Riley Farmer can work with writer Brian Ruckley to make some of those a bit more succinct.

As always, you can find all the cover images as well as full credits for the issue through our Vector Sigma Database page for Transformers #26.


I'm so tired of this. My apologies to the artists and other creative personnel doing their best with the provided script and plot.

Again, please ignore the below score if you are someone that prefers the slow-paced, vapid, dialogue heavy style ever-present in this series.


This issue is out now, and you can pick it up at the Seibertron.com eBay store or at your local shop, check here to find the closest shop to you.

IDW Transformers Comic Book Solicitations for March 2021

Date: Monday, January 4th 2021 10:47pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: william-james88

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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!