IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne

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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

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Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1677882)
Posted by YoungPrime on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT

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

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1678095)
Posted by BumbleDouche on April 22nd, 2015 @ 10:06pm CDT

No sir, I don't like it.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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 MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (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!

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1678213)
Posted by MrBlack on April 23rd, 2015 @ 9:23am CDT

The more I look at that cover, the more I think how easy it would be to repaint RID Drift purple and have an instant IDW Cyclonus.

Except he turns into a car.

A planet chasing the Lost Light? There are a couple of possibilities:

Most likely is Deathsaurus and his War World. We do know, however, that Luna 1 has thrusters on it, so it's possible that Fortress Maximus came looking for his friends for some reason.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1680218)
Posted by Sideshow Sideswipe on April 28th, 2015 @ 12:57pm CDT

I don't think cyclonus bunny ears are long enough.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1701977)
Posted by Va'al on June 22nd, 2015 @ 2:49pm CDT

The lovely people over at IDW Publishing have shared a press release detailing their San Diego Comic Con 2015 Exclusives, and we've not only copied it below for your perusal, links and all, we've also highlighted the Transformers section for easier referencing! It's previously seen Sara Pitre-Durocher Combiner Hunters variant covers, for the most part, so keep scrolling to find them out.

IDW & Top Shelf Announce SDCC 2015 Exclusives & Debuts
The Good, The Limited, & The Signed!

San Diego, CA (June 22, 2014) – Get your San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive checklists ready! IDW and Top Shelf have some of the hottest exclusives and debuts for the biggest convention of the year! See below for a full list of your convention must-haves and download the ultimate IDW 2015 SDCC Exclusives Shopping Guide PDF (http://bit.ly/1QMeuQQ) for full descriptions and cover images.

A few exclusives are available for pre-order from IDW’s webstore beginning today, June 22. Fans that preorder will be able to pick up their books throughout the show from the IDW booth #2743 and for the first time from the San Diego Comic Art Gallery located in Liberty Station in the Point Loma area of San Diego. Come see The Art of Kevin Eastman exhibition and pick up your pre-orders starting Wednesday, July 8 through Monday, July 13. For more information on the gallery and exhibit as well as directions, visit www.sdcomicartgallery.com.

ARTIST’S EDITIONS

Jack Kirby Kamandi Artist’s Edition Convention Variant
Jack Kirby’s most beloved creation is now an extraordinary Artist’s Edition, collecting six complete issues of Kamandi! There is no better way to view the magic of King Kirby than in the one and only Artist’s Edition. Pick up the debut of the convention variant early while supplies last!
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Mike Zeck’s Classic Marvel Stories Artist’s Edition Convention Variant
Mike Zeck is one of the classic artists of the 1980s, at the forefront of many of the best books and in demand by fans and editors alike. This unique Artist’s Edition showcases some of Zeck’s finest works, including full issues and an array of his finest covers! This convention variant features Captain America and Wolverine squaring off!
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Frank Miller’s Daredevil Artifact Edition Convention Variant
Frank Miller, multiple Eisner Award-winner, is one of the finest and most influential comics creators of his generation. From Sin City to Dark Knight Returns, to Daredevil: Born Again and Batman: Year One (both of which he wrote and collaborated on with David Mazzucchelli), his contribution to the art form is nearly peerless. But before these incredible works came his groundbreaking turn on Daredevil! This convention exclusive boasts a stunning variant cover by Miller featuring Daredevil and Black Widow.
$100, Limited to 175 copies, 2 per person
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Eric Powell’s The Goon: China Town Artist’s Edition Convention Variant
Since debuting in 1999, The Goon has won constant critical praise as well as a large and rabid fan base for creator Eric Powell. This beautiful Artist’s Edition features Powell’s Goon original graphic novel, Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker, the opus that earned the writer/artist two Eisner Awards! Variant cover only available at the IDW booth.
$100, Limited to 100 copies, 2 per person
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1dVhHvz

Walter Simonson’s Manhunter & Other Stories Artist’s Edition, Remarqued
Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson was one of the most acclaimed series of the 1970s, winning numerous awards along the way—not bad for a backup feature that only ran seven episodes! This Artist’s Edition presents the original run of Manhunter, as well as a classic Batman story, Dr. Fate, Metal Men, and Captain Fear tales. This very limited edition variant is signed & remarqued by Walter Simonson and is numbered as one of a limited edition of 50 copies.
$250, Limited to 50 copies, 2 per person
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1BtlFXi

DISNEY COMICS

Don Rosa’s The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition Convention Variant
Debuting at San Diego Comic-Con, Don Rosa’s Eisner-award winning work on The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck gets the Artist’s Edition treatment with a special convention exclusive cover with Scrooge hitting pay dirt!
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Donald Duck #1 Convention Variant
Donald, Mickey, and Goofy head to a comic convention of their own on this special variant cover by Derek Charm.
$5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person

Mickey Mouse #1 Convention Variant
Donald, Mickey, and Goofy’s adventure at a comic convention continues on this special exclusive cover with art by Derek Charm.
$5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person

IDW HIT TITLES

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$10, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person

Jem & The Holograms #1 Convention Variant
SHOWTIME, SYNERGY! Meet Jerrica Benton—a girl with a secret. She and her sister Kimber team with two friends to become... JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS! An all-new cover featuring Pizzaz by Amy Mebberson graces this convention exclusive!
$5, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person
A Blank Sketch Cover also available!
$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

Onyx #1 Convention Variant
A star-born knight for a new generation takes flight here! Get your convention exclusive copy signed by creators Chris Ryall and Gabriel Rodriguez at the booth!
$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

Star Trek/ Green Lantern #1 Convention Variant
The biggest crossover in the galaxy debuts at Comic-Con! Don’t miss this exclusive convention variant by Freddie E. Williams III featuring the Green Lantern Corps and the Enterprise crew side-by-side!
$5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person

TRANSFORMERS

Transformers #42 Convention Variant
The Combiner Wars are over, but the fallout has just begun! Don’t miss out on this convention exclusive by Sara Pitre-Durocher featuring Arcee that connects to More Than Meets the Eye #42 and Windblade #4!
$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #42 Convention Variant
The quest for the Knights of Cybertron reaches a new epoch! Chromia and the Lost Light are featured on this convention exclusive edition by Sara Pitre-Durocher that connects to Transformers #42 and Windblade #4!
$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3per person

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$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

Transformers: Combiner Hunters #1 Convention Variant
Spinning out of the explosive Combiner Wars arc, the Combiner Hunters face off against their first great threat on this convention exclusive cover by Sara Pitre-Durocher!
$10, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

Get $5 off when you buy all four issues together! $20 total.

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$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person

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$5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person

My Little Pony: Fiendship is Magic TP Convention Variant
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$25, Limited to 100 copies, 3 per person

HARDCOVER COLLECTIONS

Little Nemo: Return To Slumberland HC Convention Variant
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Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1701996)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2015 @ 3:48pm CDT

So I'm guessing combiner hunters is a miniseries right? Also is chromia just on the mtmte cover just to justify the full image or is she actually going to appear in the issue. Sorta ducks for the lost light crew to be overshadowed by someone not even on their series

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1702005)
Posted by Va'al on June 22nd, 2015 @ 4:06pm CDT

Retailer incentive covers almost *never* reflect anything in the issue.

As for Combiner Hunters, it's both a one-shot and the monicker for the three ongoings for a while, much like Days of Deception and Dawn of the Autobots.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1702026)
Posted by LE0KING on June 22nd, 2015 @ 5:05pm CDT

Makes me wonder if they are actually going to start killing off the combiners because they are so over powered.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710371)
Posted by Va'al on July 17th, 2015 @ 4:28am CDT

Our first piece of news from IDW Publishing, via their Facebook page, today comes in the shape of the Retailer Incentive covers for all three major ongoings: Windblade #5, The Transformers #43 and More Than Meets the Eye #43. Artist James Biggie, who will also be working on Transformers: Redemption, has prepared three travel ads for locations in the Transformers Universe, for the 'Pan Cybertronian Spaceways', referencing Caminus, Unicron's Head and Nebulos - check them out below!

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710384)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 17th, 2015 @ 5:41am CDT

Reminds me of the posters in fable 2 and 3. All you need is an add like "Caminus gal always gets her way. Drink caminon ale, the beer fit for a city speaker."

Also slightly of topic Va'al, any updates on when these should be getting to stores? There's been a distinct lack of transformers comics for the past 2 weeks :-(

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710414)
Posted by ScottyP on July 17th, 2015 @ 8:42am CDT

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Also slightly of topic Va'al, any updates on when these should be getting to stores? There's been a distinct lack of transformers comics for the past 2 weeks

Next week is supposedly TF 43 and RiD Cartoon 1 (though supposedly last week was as well. We'll know for certain sometime today, I think).

Week after is Windblade. No idea on MTMTE. Wish they'd get their ducks in a row on the release schedule, it's been really wonky this entire year.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710531)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2015 @ 12:50pm CDT

My local comic shoo hasn't had any tf issues since combiner wars part 4...

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710601)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 17th, 2015 @ 4:13pm CDT

[quote="ScottyP"][quote="SW's SilverHammer"]Also slightly of topic Va'al, any updates on when these should be getting to stores? There's been a distinct lack of transformers comics for the past 2 weeks :-(

[/quote]Next week is supposedly TF 43 and RiD Cartoon 1 (though supposedly last week was as well. We'll know for certain sometime today, I think).

Week after is Windblade. No idea on MTMTE. Wish they'd get their ducks in a row on the release schedule, it's been really wonky this entire year.[/quote]
Isn't the week after next week the last week of the month? And we're missing MTMTE 43 and Combiner hunters. I give IDW more leeway than say D.C. but still, what the fudge.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1710607)
Posted by Va'al on July 17th, 2015 @ 4:38pm CDT

We're expecting three comics in one week, this month. As ScottyP said, TF#43 and RID#1 next week, and in all likelihood, Windblade#5, MTMTE#43 and Combiner Hunters the one after that.

Re: IDW Publishing Transformers MTMTE #43 Cyclonus Cover Design Process by Alex Milne (1711285)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 19th, 2015 @ 4:56pm CDT

Love those covers. Like the theme too. Me needs comics!