IDW Transformers Classics UK Volume 6 Pre-Order
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The last time we saw anything about the UK Classics collections from IDW Publishing was two years ago - but that looks like it's about to change! A listing on online retailer Amazon.com shows that volume 6 is due in January 2017, bringing the reprinting project to a close with all 332 issues finally released again (between Classics and Classics UK, that is). Check out the little info we have below, and keep an eye out for updates as they happen!
by Simon Furman (Author), Dan Abnett (Author), Ian Rimmer (Author), Dan Reed (Artist), Dougie Braithwaite (Artist), Lee Sullivan (Artist), Jeff Anderson (Artist), Andrew Wildman (Artist), Robin Smith (Artist)
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Idea & Design Works (January 24, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1631404946
ISBN-13: 978-1631404948
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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Posted by ausbot on July 15th, 2016 @ 7:53am CDT
Posted by jamarmiller on July 15th, 2016 @ 9:28am CDT
thats the volume I want . would kill for it to be colored though
Posted by Seibertron on July 15th, 2016 @ 12:11pm CDT
The biggest thing I enjoyed from him in these books was his story/stories of being a kid walking down to the local newsstand to get his weekly copy of Transformers. His recounting of those memories and the excitement he felt really brought home to me that he is a true long-time Transformers fan (i.e. someone who has been committed to this brand throughout its and his lifetime). It made a connection with me because that's how I felt every month when I would find the latest copy of the Transformers comic when I was a kid. The Marvel comics were such a special monthly treat for almost 7 years of my life. There were no advanced solicitations at that time, no internet to have covers spoiled or synopsis spoiled. No leaked teases of upcoming storylines and no conventions where Transformers comics were being discussed ad nauseam. It was an innocent pilgrimage that I took part in monthly for almost 7 years (I guess almost 8.5 if you count the G2 years) and it's so neat to read about others who were participating in that enjoyment during that time.
Anyways, short story long ... these Classic UK books are some of my favorites. I have intentionally never read Time Wars because I haven't been able to hunt down all of the original issues yet, refuse to read the scanned copies that I have on my laptop (and that were once on Seibertron.com before reprints started happening), and have been anxiously awaiting this tradepaperback so that I can at long last read Time Wars for the first time ever.
I would also like to see them tackle the black and whites. I have the digest sized reprints of those books but would really like to see them collected altogether in one complete volume (colored or not). Those are some unique stories that are a lot of fun to read, especially since they don't really fit in the US or UK storylines (though there have been so many inconsistencies throughout the 30+ year history of Transformers comics that I just overlook the problems caused by the black and whites).
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2016 @ 7:54am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on September 25th, 2016 @ 11:19am CDT
The listing has also confirmed the contents of this collection, which is currently set for release on January 24, 2017:
IDW's celebration of the British Transformers comics continues! Volume 6 presents another set of epic stories that were exclusive to the UK, including "Space Pirates," "Dry Run" and "Time Wars." Want more? How about in-depth interviews with Transformers UK's creative team, unused artwork, original scripts, and reproductions of TFUK's feature pages, covers, and free gifts?
Collects issues #181 to #214 of Transformers UK!
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Posted by Sabrblade on September 25th, 2016 @ 11:23am CDT
Been waiting for this one. Wish it was coming sooner than next year.
Two more volumes to go after this one.
Posted by steve2275 on September 25th, 2016 @ 11:43am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Aw YEAH!
Been waiting for this one. Wish it was coming sooner than next year.
Two more volumes to go after this one.
im with ya
Posted by Bumblevivisector on September 25th, 2016 @ 12:45pm CDT
Regardless, I'd better preorder this ASAP to send the right message. Whether or not we get CW G2 Defensor suddenly seems like small potatoes compared to the prospect of not getting all of the continuity that gave us the Primus mythos reprinted!
Posted by ScottyP on September 25th, 2016 @ 5:13pm CDT
Posted by Quint on September 26th, 2016 @ 4:12am CDT
Perhaps this latest cover though is a fine example of how your work has fallen from the sublime to the ridiculous. Some lovely call backs to your previous TFUK front work combined with what looks like a dyspeptic lapdog on an S&M trip.
Sabrblade wrote:Aw YEAH!
Been waiting for this one. Wish it was coming sooner than next year.
Two more volumes to go after this one.
Would IDW colour the post Time Wars stories? It seems Titan Books never bothered when they reprinted them.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2016 @ 8:14am CDT
IDW didn't color the B&W pages of "Raiders of the Last Ark" in Volume 1.Quint wrote:Would IDW colour the post Time Wars stories? It seems Titan Books never bothered when they reprinted them.
At most, I could see them using the colored versions of the few post-Time Wars stories that did eventually get colorized in certain reprints, but those that didn't I could see staying B&W.
Though, there is also that other thing happening in the UK that will be coloring the B&W Marvel UK comics.
Posted by Marcdachamp on September 26th, 2016 @ 9:44am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2016 @ 9:55am CDT
I don't know how big the Titan reprints were, but I do know that these IDW reprints don't simply contain the UK issues, but also contain a whole host of extra material within each volume. James Roberts went all out on these volumes by including extensively-written editorials chronicling the entire history of Marvel UK (the company itself) and its involvement in creating the UK Transformers comics, with tons of behind-the-scenes interviews with so many of the people who were involved in creating the comics (as in, not just Simon Furman). Each volume opens with a huge recounting of Marvel UK's history in each year that the issues within each volume were published, and then each issue is given its own lengthy editorial that describes the history and significance of said issue.Marcdachamp wrote:I haven't bought any of the previous IDW trades, because I own a bunch of the Titan reprints. Can anyone tell me if these are published in a similar size and format, or if they're shrank down to the "traditional" US format?
Plus, all of the UK comics and text stories that Titan omitted from their reprints are included in these volumes.
Posted by Marcdachamp on September 26th, 2016 @ 10:28am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I don't know how big the Titan reprints were, but I do know that these IDW reprints don't simply contain the UK issues, but also contain a whole host of extra material within each volume. James Roberts went all out on these volumes by including extensively-written editorials chronicling the entire history of Marvel UK (the company itself) and its involvement in creating the UK Transformers comics, with tons of behind-the-scenes interviews with so many of the people who were involved in creating the comics (as in, not just Simon Furman). Each volume opens with a huge recounting of Marvel UK's history in each year that the issues within each volume were published, and then each issue is given its own lengthy editorial that describes the history and significance of said issue.Marcdachamp wrote:I haven't bought any of the previous IDW trades, because I own a bunch of the Titan reprints. Can anyone tell me if these are published in a similar size and format, or if they're shrank down to the "traditional" US format?
Plus, all of the UK comics and text stories that Titan omitted from their reprints are included in these volumes.
Thanks for the reply, but I actually meant in terms of height. The original UK comics were printed in a taller format, which Titan's reprints emulated. I was wondering if IDW's reprints shrank the comics to the same height as their other TF books/traditional US comics.
Posted by ScottyP on September 28th, 2016 @ 5:30pm CDT
As I understand it these are smaller. Standard US page size for trades/collections with white margin around the comic content itself. One sec, I have a ruler.Marcdachamp wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I don't know how big the Titan reprints were, but I do know that these IDW reprints don't simply contain the UK issues, but also contain a whole host of extra material within each volume. James Roberts went all out on these volumes by including extensively-written editorials chronicling the entire history of Marvel UK (the company itself) and its involvement in creating the UK Transformers comics, with tons of behind-the-scenes interviews with so many of the people who were involved in creating the comics (as in, not just Simon Furman). Each volume opens with a huge recounting of Marvel UK's history in each year that the issues within each volume were published, and then each issue is given its own lengthy editorial that describes the history and significance of said issue.Marcdachamp wrote:I haven't bought any of the previous IDW trades, because I own a bunch of the Titan reprints. Can anyone tell me if these are published in a similar size and format, or if they're shrank down to the "traditional" US format?
Plus, all of the UK comics and text stories that Titan omitted from their reprints are included in these volumes.
Thanks for the reply, but I actually meant in terms of height. The original UK comics were printed in a taller format, which Titan's reprints emulated. I was wondering if IDW's reprints shrank the comics to the same height as their other TF books/traditional US comics.
:digs out ruler:
Book itself: 6 3/4" x 10 1/4" = ~17.1 x 26 cm
Comic page reprint borders: 6" x 8" = ~ 15.25 x 20.3 cm
Comic art size (leaves yet more margin space around comic page borders!): 5" x 7 1/4" = ~ 12.7 x 18.4 cm
Posted by Va'al on October 29th, 2016 @ 4:14pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 29th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on November 3rd, 2016 @ 8:13pm CDT
Agreed.Sabrblade wrote:
At this rate Volume 7 will come out after the heat death of the universe.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 3rd, 2016 @ 9:51pm CDT
And then Volume 8 won't get released at all.ScottyP wrote:Agreed.Sabrblade wrote:
At this rate Volume 7 will come out after the heat death of the universe.
Posted by o.supreme on January 24th, 2018 @ 4:38pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 24th, 2018 @ 4:43pm CST
*sigh* Pushed back again, this time to March 28.o.supreme wrote:So, I've had this on my Amazon with list for over a year-and-a-half now. It stated the original publication date was June 2017 (pretty sure that never happened), but now it just shows as "unavailable"...has IDW ever made a statement on whether this series was just cancelled altogether or what?
https://www.tfaw.com/Graphic-Novels/Pro ... rld,%20Inc.
Posted by ScottyP on January 25th, 2018 @ 8:40am CST
I'll believe it when it happens :/Sabrblade wrote:*sigh* Pushed back again, this time to March 28.o.supreme wrote:So, I've had this on my Amazon with list for over a year-and-a-half now. It stated the original publication date was June 2017 (pretty sure that never happened), but now it just shows as "unavailable"...has IDW ever made a statement on whether this series was just cancelled altogether or what?
https://www.tfaw.com/Graphic-Novels/Pro ... rld,%20Inc.
Posted by o.supreme on November 15th, 2018 @ 10:54am CST
http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/tr ... -uk-vol-6/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/16314 ... 77YDQ1DJDG?tag=seibertron07-20&
*edit* well this was unexpected, I actually got a response from IDW within 15 minutes, unfortunately it's not good news:
This title has actually been cancelled and will not be released.
Sorry for the bad news,
IDW Store
So it appears the UK re-release will not be completed...bummer.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2018 @ 8:42pm CST
Posted by Quint on November 16th, 2018 @ 10:37am CST
o.supreme wrote:ok, so the release date for this thing is now 11/28/18. It's been that way for a while, and we are less than 2 weeks away. Has the release date ever actually come/gone and then a postponement date has been released after the fact? I'm not even really a fan of the UK comics, I just like seeing things through to completion, but at this rate the Beastie Boys may release their next album before this comes out. I dont want to use the word "hope", but has anyone heard any rumblings that 11/28 may in fact actually be *the day* ?
http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/tr ... -uk-vol-6/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/16314 ... 77YDQ1DJDG?tag=seibertron07-20&
*edit* well this was unexpected, I actually got a response from IDW within 15 minutes, unfortunately it's not good news:This title has actually been cancelled and will not be released.
Sorry for the bad news,
IDW Store
So it appears the UK re-release will not be completed...bummer.
Absolutely Gutted. FFS.
Nevertheless, top foruming o.supreme
Posted by ScottyP on November 20th, 2018 @ 9:22am CST
That said, it would have been nice to see them at least get through this one since it would have included Space Pirates and Time Wars.
To those in the US looking for a cheaper alternative to buying those stories than scouring ebay for TFUK back issues, IDW did reprint both "Space Pirates" and "Time Wars" (plus a few other stories from the '88 Annual) in their Best of UK series a decade ago. Despite this, back issues of that run very cheap! TPBs are around as well.
Once you get past those it's tougher to find what would have presumably been in Vol 7. Assuming Vol 8 was to be "Earthforce", that gets tougher still, but as fun as that is once you get past "Time Wars" I think you've got the most important TF UK material finished with.