IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More

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IDW Publishing, 'fine purveyors of comic books and supreme overlords of intergalactic radness', have just uploaded all the covers and solicitations for their comics due out in shops and digital distribution this coming July - and it looks like it's a packed one, with the one-shot of Combiner Hunters, the Fan-Built Combiner, Robots in Disguise and a holomatter avatar for Cyclonus! Take a look below at what the Transformers are up to in the various series, spanning past and present day (more or less).

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Animated #1—SPOTLIGHT
Georgia Ball (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a & c)
GO TEAM ’BEE! BUMBLEBEE leads an all-star team of AUTOBOTS to Earth to find rogue DECEPTICONS… but in this all-new story based on the hit Cartoon Network animated series, they find more than… they bargained for! (You thought we were going to say “meets the eye,” didn’t you?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Animated #1—Subscription Variant
Georgia Ball (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Travis Sengaus (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
The hit cartoon comes to comics as only IDW and Hasbro can do!
Scan the shield with your mobile device to unlock an EXCLUSIVE character for the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE APP!
One of Five Featured First issues in July! One every week!
As seen on Free Comic Book Day!

Transformers #43
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Griffith (c)
COSMOS UNLEASHED! A misunderstood AUTOBOT. A DECEPTICON space station. Cut off from their allies, SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face… alone.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers #43—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Casey W. Coller (a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Two fan-favorite characters together for the first time!
Who will command the SpaceBridge?
Variant Cover by James Biggie!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #43
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Three years into their quest, and the crew of the Lost Light were starting to think that the universe held no more nasty surprises. And then a planet started chasing them.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #43—Subscription Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Introducing CYCLONUS’ new holomatter avatar!
The Lost Light’s quest takes its quirky heroes deep into space—outer- and personal- space!
Variant Cover by James Biggie!

Transformers: Windblade #5
Mairghread Scott (w) • Corin Howell (a) • Priscilla Tramontano (c)
RACE AGAINST THE LIGHT! On VELOCITRON, racing isn’t a sport—it’s a matter of life and death! WINDBLADE and BLURR put the pedal to the metal to save CYBERTRON—and their own lives.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Windblade #5 Subscription Variant
Mairghread Scott (w) • Corin Howell (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Space race!
BLUR and WINDBLADE together, to decide the fate of CYBERTRON’s new interstellar alliance!
Variant Cover by James Biggie![/quote]

Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two, Vol. 2
Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, James Roberts, John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Matt Frank, Agustin Padilla, Brendan Cahill, Nick Roche, Alex Milne, Andrew Griffith, Steve Kurth (a) • Sarah Stone (c)
Volume two collects the Autocracy mini-series, Spotlights: Trailcutter and Hoist, Robots In Disguise issues #7–9, More Than Meets the Eye issues #6–8, and Spotlight: Orion Pax.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 332 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-364-4

Bullet points:
Presented in recommended reading order!
Advance solicited for August release!

Offered Again!
Transformers: The IDW collection Phase Two, Vol. 1 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-040-7

Transformers: Combiner Hunters Special one-shot
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
COMBINER WARS FALLOUT! Because you demanded it—WINDBLADE and CHROMIA team up with ARCEE to put an end to the menace of the COMBINER WARS—but will they end each other first?!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Combiner Hunters Special one-shot—Subscription Variant
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a) • Livio Ramondelli (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
For the first time—a one shot adventure featuring three fan-favorite female TRANSFORMERS!
Revealed within—Hasbro’s FAN-BUILT COMBINER, as voted on by TRANSFORMERS fans around the world!
Variant Cover by James Biggie!

Credit(s): IDW

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Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677518)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:10pm CDT

Oh may god, I'm not sure if that's supposed to be Cyclonus's holomatter avatar, but if so, I can't tell which of the two is more gorgeous in regards to the level of detail in their appearance.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677524)
Posted by MaverickPrime on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:20pm CDT

Whoever made that Cyclonus cover(Milne?), thanks a lot, now I look down upon the upcoming CW voyager for not looking like that.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677525)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:20pm CDT

Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677526)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:22pm CDT

As an aside, nice use of the Beast Cleaver! Reminds me of Reign of Fire. You know the part.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677528)
Posted by Va'al on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:24pm CDT

MaverickPrime wrote:Whoever made that Cyclonus cover(Milne?), thanks a lot, now I look down upon the upcoming CW voyager for not looking like that.

It is indeed Alex Milne, with Josh Perez I believe on colours.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677531)
Posted by Va'al on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:28pm CDT

I am very very pleased to see so many female characters, or incarnations thereof, for the record.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677532)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:28pm CDT

Shuttershock wrote:Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

To be fair, It has been noted for awhile that Cyclonus's avatar would be a woman, and I think maybe it was said somewhere it might be like a schoolmarm or something not sure on that. I myself wasn't expecting this; though I will say she almost looks like a character design that should be on Gankutsuou, which is something I like.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677534)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:30pm CDT

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

To be fair, It has been noted for awhile that Cyclonus's avatar would be a woman, and I think maybe it was said somewhere it might be like a schoolmarm or something not sure on that. I myself wasn't expecting this; though I will say she almost looks like a character design that should be on Gankutsuou, which is something I like.

She's also looking a bit garish and overdressed, like a Hunger Games noble.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677535)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:32pm CDT

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

To be fair, It has been noted for awhile that Cyclonus's avatar would be a woman, and I think maybe it was said somewhere it might be like a schoolmarm or something not sure on that. I myself wasn't expecting this; though I will say she almost looks like a character design that should be on Gankutsuou, which is something I like.

I predict fanart of Cyclonus rapping people on the knuckles with a ruler.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677536)
Posted by Va'al on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:33pm CDT

Also, Arcee, Windblade and Chromia all seem to have new bodies in Combiner Hunters. :-?

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677539)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:38pm CDT

Shuttershock wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

To be fair, It has been noted for awhile that Cyclonus's avatar would be a woman, and I think maybe it was said somewhere it might be like a schoolmarm or something not sure on that. I myself wasn't expecting this; though I will say she almost looks like a character design that should be on Gankutsuou, which is something I like.

She's also looking a bit garish and overdressed, like a Hunger Games noble.

I find her bordering more on the Victorian gothic side of things than hunger games, mostly due to the muted color pallet compared to a say pastel. Also I doubt what she's holding is a ruler, neither sword, nor rapier. I'd suggest it's a parasol but it's more than a bit tall.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677542)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:42pm CDT

Looks like Cyclonus likes his holomatter avatar steampunk style!

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677547)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 21st, 2015 @ 5:47pm CDT

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Oh, dammit! I hope that's not Cyclonus's holomatter avatar. Keep pouring on the gas James, the fire's not big enough!

To be fair, It has been noted for awhile that Cyclonus's avatar would be a woman, and I think maybe it was said somewhere it might be like a schoolmarm or something not sure on that. I myself wasn't expecting this; though I will say she almost looks like a character design that should be on Gankutsuou, which is something I like.

She's also looking a bit garish and overdressed, like a Hunger Games noble.

I find her bordering more on the Victorian gothic side of things than hunger games, mostly due to the muted color pallet compared to a say pastel. Also I doubt what she's holding is a ruler, neither sword, nor rapier. I'd suggest it's a parasol but it's more than a bit tall.

It might be, I was just going off your "schoolmarm" mention.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677562)
Posted by Starsaber468 on April 21st, 2015 @ 6:12pm CDT

If you look at windblade and arcee you noticee there color schemes are way off does this mean a repaint of generations windblade and arcee probably

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677564)
Posted by Va'al on April 21st, 2015 @ 6:17pm CDT

Starsaber468 wrote:If you look at windblade and arcee you noticee there color schemes are way off does this mean a repaint of generations windblade and arcee probably

Va'al wrote:Also, Arcee, Windblade and Chromia all seem to have new bodies in Combiner Hunters.

Colour me intrigued.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677567)
Posted by Starsaber468 on April 21st, 2015 @ 6:22pm CDT

Wait the fan picked combiner is meantioned by the last cover could this mean that they already have created the fan pickee picked combiner

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677568)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 21st, 2015 @ 6:22pm CDT

I'm going to try to go in order here:
1. Cosmos v. Soundwave! Finally a Spotlight: Cosmos so to speak!
2. Cyclonus's holomater avatar looks amazing. Incredible detail. And I can see her educating the Baby Tailgate avatar in school :lol:

3. Windlblade: Finally Blurr gets to go to a planet where racing is life (literally) and we get to see Velocitron! This I cannot wait to get to!
4. Combiner Hunters: They probably have the 3 females together since 6 more will be formally shown together as a combiner unit

Va'al wrote:Also, Arcee, Windblade and Chromia all seem to have new bodies in Combiner Hunters.

I believe they have the same bodies, just new "hunter" colors and Arcee has a new frikkin large sword of murder/death/justice.
July will be a very busy month indeed

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677614)
Posted by Starsaber468 on April 21st, 2015 @ 8:33pm CDT

Defenitely we are getting repaibts probably combiner hunters is wjat hasbro meant about they will continue combiner wars after 2015

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677625)
Posted by Darth Jumpy on April 21st, 2015 @ 9:05pm CDT

So a planet is chasing the Lost Light? I hope that it is not Unicron, since that would without a doubt reveal the Transformers origins, which I like being kept vague in the IDWverse.

I will be picking up those Combiner Hunter repaints if they come out. I couldn't really tell if Chromia was sporting a new color scheme though. And I find it odd that Arcee is using Decepticon colors.

I have also been enjoying the Earth storyline in TF, so it will be exciting to see the Decepticon station finally.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677657)
Posted by Flashwave on April 21st, 2015 @ 10:09pm CDT

Darth Jumpy wrote:So a planet is chasing the Lost Light? I hope that it is not Unicron, since that would without a doubt reveal the Transformers origins, which I like being kept vague in the IDWverse.

I will be picking up those Combiner Hunter repaints if they come out. I couldn't really tell if Chromia was sporting a new color scheme though. And I find it odd that Arcee is using Decepticon colors.

I have also been enjoying the Earth storyline in TF, so it will be exciting to see the Decepticon station finally.

Not neccesarily, All IDW has to do is say that the Ancient Cybertronians worshipped Unicron as an anti-Primus strictly because he's 1000 times their size and eats planets. Poof! Instant DeathGod.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677688)
Posted by Twitchythe3rd on April 21st, 2015 @ 11:21pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:
Darth Jumpy wrote:So a planet is chasing the Lost Light? I hope that it is not Unicron, since that would without a doubt reveal the Transformers origins, which I like being kept vague in the IDWverse.

I will be picking up those Combiner Hunter repaints if they come out. I couldn't really tell if Chromia was sporting a new color scheme though. And I find it odd that Arcee is using Decepticon colors.

I have also been enjoying the Earth storyline in TF, so it will be exciting to see the Decepticon station finally.

Not neccesarily, All IDW has to do is say that the Ancient Cybertronians worshipped Unicron as an anti-Primus strictly because he's 1000 times their size and eats planets. Poof! Instant DeathGod.

Isn't it Deathsaurus and the DJD coming after them with a Warworld ship?

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677713)
Posted by Henry921 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 12:51am CDT

Va'al, any word if the Combiner Hunters one-shot will be included in the Combiner Wars TPB? Or will I have to destroy the purity of my collection and pick up the single release?

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677746)
Posted by Va'al on April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:23am CDT

I know as much as I've said in this thread, I'm afraid.
If it's anything like the Annuals, it'll be included, though.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677859)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:17am CDT

Va'al wrote:I know as much as I've said in this thread, I'm afraid.
If it's anything like the Annuals, it'll be included, though.

Hey Va'al, should I post Alex Milnes post on Cyclonus, or should I just put up a snipet and let you do the rest. I think i'll do the later. Also I totally want the full cover as a poster, so pretty.

Mechanical Wonderland wrote:So this was shown off today so I figured I’d show it off here and give a little insight into what I was going for with this cover.

With the design for the holo avatar for Cyclonus, I knew that James wanted a female Victorian school teacher look. I looked over a lot of reference image to find out what what the clothing would look like. This outfit is based off a old photo I found online with a few adjustments to it in with the character.
With the hair style I wanted to have something to do do with Cyclnous. So I gave her 2 long spikes of hair that shoot up to represent the horn’s on his helmet. The pendant is represents a modified look for his altmode. I didn’t just want to draw his altmode for the pendant, so I just gave it elements of his altmode.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677878)
Posted by Va'al on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:47am CDT

Via a notification from fellow Seibertron.com user SW's Silverhammer, we have a full reveal of the linework by Alex Milne, plus the coloured version by Josh Perez, for the recently revealed July cover for More Than Meets the Eye, featuring Cyclonus's holomatter avatar and their robot self side by side. Check out below the two images, plus Milne's insight in the creation process of the character!

So this was shown off today so I figured I’d show it off here and give a little insight into what I was going for with this cover.

With the design for the holo avatar for Cyclonus, I knew that James wanted a female Victorian school teacher look. I looked over a lot of reference image to find out what what the clothing would look like. This outfit is based off a old photo I found online with a few adjustments to it in with the character.
With the hair style I wanted to have something to do do with Cyclnous. So I gave her 2 long spikes of hair that shoot up to represent the horn’s on his helmet. The pendant is represents a modified look for his altmode. I didn’t just want to draw his altmode for the pendant, so I just gave it elements of his altmode.
For the colours I had a nice chat with Josh Perez about what I was looking for and he did an superb job of getting the look I wanted. That man has talent and I’m lucky to work with him, even if it’s only for covers.
I knew from the time James talked about what he thought the holo avatar was going to look like, I knew I wanted the eyes to be red. This was a big deal for me. When I was thinking about the red eyes my mind wondered to Full Metal Alchemist and the character of Scar and his people the Ishbalan’s and thought that’s how I want the holo avatar to look. The more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of someone from the Middle East or India to be the holo avatar. I thought about the episode of the original Star Trek when Khan was introduced and information on and his culture making some of the best warriors and that had Cyclonus down perfectly.
For the outfit, I knew I just wanted a lot of his robot colours in the outfit, just keeping the long skirt black. She’s holding a blackboard pointer or whatever those things are called.
I think the only thing that will be a problem is redrawing her in many panels since the out fit is very detailed, but when have I ever not steer away from detail ;p

Enjoy

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677882)
Posted by YoungPrime on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT

......I don't like it.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677893)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 22nd, 2015 @ 11:16am CDT

You know, I always assumed that a Cyclonus holoform would look more like what people assume Jack the Ripper looked like. Apparently me and the RID guys were on the same page with the victorian look. That being said, I'm not really a fan of this design. That giant maroon bow on the chest is way too garish when considering the rest of the outfit, same with what's going on around the wrists. It would look better with more of a black lace rather than white frills. They just look too stiff. And when you look at it, there's FOUR layers to those sleeves. I think something more like funeral attire would suit him, to be honest. Something like what Vastra from Doctor Who wears would work better.

EDIT: Also, I always imagined him sounding like James Earl Jones in the comics. So picturing THAT voice coming out of THAT holoform is hilarious.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677894)
Posted by Sigmus Prime on April 22nd, 2015 @ 11:16am CDT

Hmm, I dunno... creative, yes, and certainly not bad, but befitting of Cyclonus's character? Not sure about that. I personally don't think it fits him well, but that's just my opinion.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677902)
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 22nd, 2015 @ 11:35am CDT

Hmmm... I don't hate it, but it wasn't what I was expecting. And I was already expecting "(female) Victorian schoolteacher".

Can't wait to see how this plays out in the comic itself.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677905)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 22nd, 2015 @ 11:39am CDT

I like the allusion to Khan, makes me wonder what would happen if Cyclonus became Sikh.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677920)
Posted by Flashwave on April 22nd, 2015 @ 12:01pm CDT

Twitchythe3rd wrote:
Flashwave wrote:
Darth Jumpy wrote:So a planet is chasing the Lost Light? I hope that it is not Unicron, since that would without a doubt reveal the Transformers origins, which I like being kept vague in the IDWverse.

I will be picking up those Combiner Hunter repaints if they come out. I couldn't really tell if Chromia was sporting a new color scheme though. And I find it odd that Arcee is using Decepticon colors.

I have also been enjoying the Earth storyline in TF, so it will be exciting to see the Decepticon station finally.

Not neccesarily, All IDW has to do is say that the Ancient Cybertronians worshipped Unicron as an anti-Primus strictly because he's 1000 times their size and eats planets. Poof! Instant DeathGod.

Isn't it Deathsaurus and the DJD coming after them with a Warworld ship?

Do'oh! Completely spaced that

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677928)
Posted by Syn_13 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 12:24pm CDT

Some great stuff as usual with those IDW covers.

Loving Milne's Cyclonus. That's the headsculpt I was hoping for with the CW figure.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677932)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on April 22nd, 2015 @ 12:32pm CDT

I like the Cyclonus holomatter av. It really does feel like his personality from the comic at least. Well, as long as his personality remains the same, it's just an aspect of himself (we all have those sort of aspects, you know, it is what makes us multi faceted)
The dress is more fussy than I like, but it is fitting with the upper class Victorian school marm look.

Would I have thought female on my own? No, but I can see it. Cyclonus doesn't strike me as someone with a hang up about gender, rather takes it all in stride as aspects of his personality. And well, frankly, I would think Transformers are more comfortable with these things as they don't have millions of years of gender roles already defining them. Without preconceived notions of gender and the ability to completely change their appearence, one would think male or female is just aesthetic.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677942)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 12:59pm CDT

Cyclonus reminds me of Age of Extinction Optimus Prime.

You know, if he was a Decepticon.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677956)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on April 22nd, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT

1. for the combiner wars line , it looks like Soundwave might be a retooling of AOE evasion prime or CW prime/ motor master mold or a new mold all together
2. Arcee's Combiner hunters coloring is familiar but can't place it on what it is :-?

3. i have no complaints on Cyclonus's holomatter avatar

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677958)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 22nd, 2015 @ 2:04pm CDT

Autobot tap out wrote:1. for the combiner wars line , it looks like Soundwave might be a retooling of AOE evasion prime or CW prime/ motor master mold or a new mold all together
2. Arcee's Combiner hunters coloring is familiar but can't place it on what it is
3. i have no complaints on Cyclonus's holomatter avatar

The legs might be new, but we've seen Soundwave as an APC like Universe Onslaught.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677960)
Posted by Va'al on April 22nd, 2015 @ 2:12pm CDT

Shuttershock wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:1. for the combiner wars line , it looks like Soundwave might be a retooling of AOE evasion prime or CW prime/ motor master mold or a new mold all together
2. Arcee's Combiner hunters coloring is familiar but can't place it on what it is
3. i have no complaints on Cyclonus's holomatter avatar

The legs might be new, but we've seen Soundwave as an APC like Universe Onslaught.

The CW MotorPrime mold looks a lot more probable, given his appearance in TF#38:

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677961)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 22nd, 2015 @ 2:16pm CDT

Va'al wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:1. for the combiner wars line , it looks like Soundwave might be a retooling of AOE evasion prime or CW prime/ motor master mold or a new mold all together
2. Arcee's Combiner hunters coloring is familiar but can't place it on what it is
3. i have no complaints on Cyclonus's holomatter avatar

The legs might be new, but we've seen Soundwave as an APC like Universe Onslaught.

The CW MotorPrime mold looks a lot more probable, given his appearance in TF#38:

Damn sneaky body swaps, you may be right.

Although I like Soundwave, not terribly thrilled about him using that mold.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677991)
Posted by Va'al on April 22nd, 2015 @ 4:31pm CDT

Autobot tap out wrote:2. Arcee's Combiner hunters coloring is familiar but can't place it on what it is

Got it! mmc-r-08d-azalea-stealth-assassin-exclusive-t101603s0.php#p1603808

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1677993)
Posted by fenrir72 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 4:32pm CDT

先生は停止しないでください！私はもっと欲しい！ :lol:

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678029)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on April 22nd, 2015 @ 6:06pm CDT

I'm not sure which old pictures Alex Milne was looking at, but that's not actually historically accurate for a Victorian-era school teacher. In fact, most female school teachers back then couldn't afford to look that nice

I know this from experience working at a living history village, and I know I am totally nitpicking, but I respect artistic license and like Cyclonus' avatar nonetheless

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678046)
Posted by Skyfire77 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 7:49pm CDT

Va'al wrote:

Why do I get the feeling this is the result of a prank by someone, possibly Whirl?

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678086)
Posted by Shockwave7 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 9:48pm CDT

Let's see... the fan built combiner comes from the sea of rust, is Autobot, rust colored theme...

I hope to heck it's Junkions with a Wreck-Gar voyager of some kind...

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678090)
Posted by steve2275 on April 22nd, 2015 @ 9:53pm CDT

im just glad his avatar is female
i couldnt tell untill i was told :HEADHURTS:

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678095)
Posted by BumbleDouche on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:06pm CDT

No sir, I don't like it.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678096)
Posted by Shuttershock on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:07pm CDT

MegaDump wrote:No sir, I don't like it.

Thanks, Mr. Horse! Always nice to hear from you.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678134)
Posted by fenrir72 on April 23rd, 2015 @ 1:10am CDT

Skyfire77 wrote:
Va'al wrote:

Why do I get the feeling this is the result of a prank by someone, possibly Whirl?

Nanny McPhee anyone? Or better yet, if given the anime treatment by Yuki Ohshima =P~

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678155)
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on April 23rd, 2015 @ 2:34am CDT

Va'al wrote:[center]

I'd have never guessed Cyclonus was into visual kei. :lol:

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678173)
Posted by reVelske on April 23rd, 2015 @ 4:27am CDT

I find the idea of Whirl being a rebellious little girl and Cyclonus being a classy victorian lady to be rather amusing.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers Comics July 2015 Solicitations: Combiner Hunters, RID, Cyclonus and More (1678187)
Posted by snavej on April 23rd, 2015 @ 7:17am CDT

Purple overload! [That sounds a bit rude.]

Excellent for blending into period dramas, Star Trek holodeck simulations, Nineteenth Century high society, Sci Fi and Fantasy conventions, certain special-interest bars, Dr. Who nonsense and many, many other places that I can't think of right now for some reason (terrible memory and all that).

Cyclonus is so darned OLD that he thinks this look for his avatar is wildly futuristic!

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