IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed

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Thanks to a heads up from comic watchdog Sunstar, we have news that yet another new cover for IDW's Unicron #1 has been revealed. This new cover, done by IDW Till All Are One artist Sara Pitre-Durocher, is a callback to the original Transformers: Issue 1 cover from the very first issue back in 1984. The cover still has the giant Optimus Prime, but the remaining cover characters have been replaced with Bumblebee, Shockwave, Starscream (in a different spot than the original), Aileron, and the Mistress of Flame. The cover was found on comics site Previews World

Check out the new cover below, and prepare yourself, for Unicron #1 comes next month!

Credit(s): Previews World

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Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964025)
Posted by Sabrewing on June 9th, 2018 @ 12:39pm CDT

...That's beautiful. And amazing, and sad.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964051)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 9th, 2018 @ 2:22pm CDT

While it's not original, I still like it. And even though I have lost interest in pretty much all the IDW books, the series intrigues me as well. Depending on the level of Shockwave's involvement, I might read it. I'm still waiting to see how Lost Light ends.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964078)
Posted by bluecatcinema on June 9th, 2018 @ 4:20pm CDT

A nice little homage to the classic comics. And fitting, considering this story is supposed to close out the current continuity before IDW reboots everything.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964118)
Posted by Quint on June 9th, 2018 @ 9:25pm CDT

Riffing on the Marvel #1 cover for a final issue is becoming something of a cliché.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964143)
Posted by BumbleDouche on June 10th, 2018 @ 2:38am CDT

Meh... What's going on with that right arm/shoulder? Come to think of it, the left isn't that great either... For starters. From my lofty position as a talentless hack, I think this cover seems rather sloppy, by modern standards.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964164)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 10th, 2018 @ 7:13am CDT

Can't say I'm a fan. Then again, I didn't like the original either. Considering this is Unicron's story he is barely noticeable as more than background colouring.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964546)
Posted by ScottyP on June 12th, 2018 @ 8:17am CDT

Quint wrote:Riffing on the Marvel #1 cover for a final issue is becoming something of a cliché.

BumbleDouche wrote:Meh... What's going on with that right arm/shoulder? Come to think of it, the left isn't that great either... For starters. From my lofty position as a talentless hack, I think this cover seems rather sloppy, by modern standards.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Can't say I'm a fan. Then again, I didn't like the original either. Considering this is Unicron's story he is barely noticeable as more than background colouring.

I'd like to point out that this is the Retail Incentive "C" cover, meaning at best a shop can order one copy of it per 25 copies of Unicron 1 they order.

In other words, there won't be a lot of them in circulation and those that are will likely run $20 minimum.

Edit: it's a 50 copy incentive. Good luck to those that want it! It's gonna be expensive.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964723)
Posted by Va'al on June 13th, 2018 @ 4:13am CDT

Via comics retailer on Facebook Stadium Comics, we have another variant cover to show you today, for the upcoming IDW Publishing Transformers Unicron mini-series - the one that will End the Universe, as far as these stories are concerned - made specifically for their store, courtesy of Alex Milne and Josh Perez.

And fans of old, be it Unicron, Transformers, or just jumping it with all the buzz, will recognise this one for sure from a poster for a certain 1986 movie. Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion boards!

YOU'VE GOT THE TOUCH! We're excited to announce our next Stadium Exclusive Variant for TRANSFORMERS: UNICRON #1 by series artist Alex Milne, paying tribute to the poster art of the 1986 Transformers movie! Only 500 of these will be printed and pre-orders start at 11am eastern time June 13th at https://

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964728)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2018 @ 5:28am CDT

I always find it funny when looking at the 1986 movie poster that the only glimpse of hot rod you get is in his rodimus prime winabago alt. Surprised no one then complained of bait and switch

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964730)
Posted by Randomhero on June 13th, 2018 @ 5:49am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I always find it funny when looking at the 1986 movie poster that the only glimpse of hot rod you get is in his rodimus prime winabago alt. Surprised no one then complained of bait and switch

The internet didn’t exist yet for grown men to complain about such things

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964746)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on June 13th, 2018 @ 8:00am CDT

I'd like to get this cover, but I'm guessing it will be a costly pain in the butt to get.
I also like that Arcee is the only character duplicated in the same position.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964761)
Posted by Randomhero on June 13th, 2018 @ 9:10am CDT

Rodimus Knight wrote:I'd like to get this cover, but I'm guessing it will be a costly pain in the butt to get.
I also like that Arcee is the only character duplicated in the same position.

You’ll find it easy on eBay. It won’t be very expensive.

This ain’t Dreamwave 2002 where certain covers were worth hundreds until the went under and now are pennies.

This is IDW. You’ll be able to find them on eBay for maybe $10-20 and that’s being extreme saying $20

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964767)
Posted by ScottyP on June 13th, 2018 @ 9:40am CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Rodimus Knight wrote:I'd like to get this cover, but I'm guessing it will be a costly pain in the butt to get.
I also like that Arcee is the only character duplicated in the same position.

You’ll find it easy on eBay. It won’t be very expensive.

This ain’t Dreamwave 2002 where certain covers were worth hundreds until the went under and now are pennies.

This is IDW. You’ll be able to find them on eBay for maybe $10-20 and that’s being extreme saying $20

Yeah the expensive covers are things like the Casey Coller Sgt. Pepper homage cover to MTMTE 12 and his Bowie Ziggy Stardust one for RiD 12, and stuff like the Paul Pope OP and LL #1 covers which were 50 copy retailer incentive covers. That Shockwave wrap-around gatefold for Infiltration 0 was also expensive at one point but it may have come down.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964768)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 13th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I always find it funny when looking at the 1986 movie poster that the only glimpse of hot rod you get is in his rodimus prime winabago alt. Surprised no one then complained of bait and switch

I always thought it should have been the other way around. Have him start off as a Winnebago/VW Van and make Rodimus Prime the Futuristic muscle car. Really breaking with tradition. The Winnebago of Doom was always a terrible and pointless altmode. Not every Autobot leader needs to be a generic and boring truck.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964795)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2018 @ 11:06am CDT

They probably thought kids would take better if the new leader was a truck like prime (may also be why Ultra Magnus was a sub leader/second in command as he was also a truck like alt mode...it was a car carrier yes but how many other truck alt modes do the bots have like that?)

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964810)
Posted by ScottyP on June 13th, 2018 @ 12:48pm CDT

Yeah when I was a kid the idea of Hot Rod getting buff and becoming Rodimus Prime was amazing. I remember always thinking the space winnebago was awesome. Being too young to see the show as it aired, the lack of access to Season 3 and the Rodimus Prime toy had me imagining him as, essentially, new Optimus but more of a Jedi Master Luke Skywalker type than OP.

I also thought for a long time he'd be able to carry cars back there, so take this as you will

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964812)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 13th, 2018 @ 12:52pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:They probably thought kids would take better if the new leader was a truck like prime (may also be why Ultra Magnus was a sub leader/second in command as he was also a truck like alt mode...it was a car carrier yes but how many other truck alt modes do the bots have like that?)

I mean I had all three back then, Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime. The Hot Rod toy looks so much better than Rodimus. Not to mention Ultra Magnus was probably the best G1 truck toy, even if he was a brick, as he was massive. I can only assume a "Sports truck" design was one of Floro Dery's. What he was on that day, who can say :-?

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964818)
Posted by ScottyP on June 13th, 2018 @ 1:05pm CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:They probably thought kids would take better if the new leader was a truck like prime (may also be why Ultra Magnus was a sub leader/second in command as he was also a truck like alt mode...it was a car carrier yes but how many other truck alt modes do the bots have like that?)

I mean I had all three back then, Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime. The Hot Rod toy looks so much better than Rodimus. Not to mention Ultra Magnus was probably the best G1 truck toy, even if he was a brick, as he was massive. I can only assume a "Sports truck" design was one of Floro Dery's. What he was on that day, who can say

Oh totally, but I had only Hot Rod as a hand-me-down so the movie plus the catalogs not providing a sense of scale had me thinking the winnie was way cooler than it actually is. None of my old brother's friends had a Rodimus Prime though so I should have taken that as a sign!

Also, for the record, I would totally do drugs* with Floro Dery.

*this is highly conditional on which drug we're talking about

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964824)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 13th, 2018 @ 1:19pm CDT

Which does always bring up the age old issue that the toys were made before their roles were established. Hence why the bios for Galvatron and Ultra Magnus set them up as equals/rivals and the Rodimus toy was so tiny for a Leader.

Looking at the Floro concept art from the wiki and other sources, it was clearly The Hard Stuff :lol:

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1964831)
Posted by bluecatcinema on June 13th, 2018 @ 2:01pm CDT

Another homage cover. Nice.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967097)
Posted by Va'al on June 27th, 2018 @ 5:42am CDT

For those of you who were unable to find a copy during Free Comic Book Day, the IDW Publishing issue #0 of Transformers: Unicron is now finally available as a free digital release over on online resource ComiXology!

As the first issue of the mini-series is due for release in July, this is a good time to catch up on the story as it begins - though be aware there are spoilers for the ongoing Optimus Prime series, too - and make sure to check out our review of the opening issue here.

Not a whimper, nor a bang-the end comes with a squall of entropy shrieking from the ravenous maw of death itself. The message is clear: Unicron has arrived. The Transformers lock into a desperate bid to save Rom's homeworld from the world-killer - but why has Unicron chosen this world on his path to Cybertron... and Earth? The biggest story in the history of Transformers starts now: for Unicron's arrival can mean nothing less than the end of a universe.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967111)
Posted by ScottyP on June 27th, 2018 @ 8:53am CDT

Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967123)
Posted by dragons on June 27th, 2018 @ 10:00am CDT

ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967134)
Posted by ScottyP on June 27th, 2018 @ 10:49am CDT

dragons wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

Neat

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967138)
Posted by Randomhero on June 27th, 2018 @ 10:54am CDT

dragons wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

I didn’t understand a word of that but okay.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967139)
Posted by Big Grim on June 27th, 2018 @ 10:57am CDT

ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

Glad this is now available. My local comic vendor is not able to get these!

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967148)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 27th, 2018 @ 11:21am CDT

Quick question: will I be able to enjoy this without being caught up with the main series? I kinda know what’s been going on in the IDW universe, but I haven’t even touched the OP series yet.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967169)
Posted by Randomhero on June 27th, 2018 @ 12:54pm CDT

MagicDeath wrote:Quick question: will I be able to enjoy this without being caught up with the main series? I kinda know what’s been going on in the IDW universe, but I haven’t even touched the OP series yet.

Can try. I mean it’s got a lot of references to stuff. I can’t imagine jumping in with this but for someone who’s media is the IDWverse I can’t imagine anyone being able to jump in anywhere but the start. Plenty of people do I guess with Death of Optimus Prime or post Dark Cybertron and I just can’t fathom how anyone would find it enjoyable.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967175)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 27th, 2018 @ 1:10pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
dragons wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

I didn’t understand a word of that but okay.

I think they are saying the free comic book day comics aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Could be wrong but I think that's what it is.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967177)
Posted by ScottyP on June 27th, 2018 @ 1:31pm CDT

MagicDeath wrote:Quick question: will I be able to enjoy this without being caught up with the main series? I kinda know what’s been going on in the IDW universe, but I haven’t even touched the OP series yet.

While it will spoil literally every big twist within Optimus Prime, I think if you have the rough idea of the state of the universe you'll be just fine. If you don't mind the spoilers, definitely download it. It's free after all, and it isn't as long as a normal issue!

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967196)
Posted by Randomhero on June 27th, 2018 @ 2:31pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
dragons wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

I didn’t understand a word of that but okay.

I think they are saying the free comic book day comics aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Could be wrong but I think that's what it is.

Yeah I was there that far and then the tangeant about Stan Lee signing comics just kinda made my brain hurt because it didn’t make sense. Probably shouldn’t be having stan sign your free comics anyway. I don’t think he’s written a comic book in over 20 years.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967203)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 27th, 2018 @ 2:37pm CDT

Yeah stan Lee is more of an actor now :lol:

though he gives other people ideas to use, like when he shared ideas with the author of the manga Shaman King to create the Ultimo manga.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967216)
Posted by Randomhero on June 27th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Yeah stan Lee is more of an actor now though he gives other people ideas to use, like when he shared ideas with the author of the manga Shaman King to create the Ultimo manga.

I remember I think it was middle school I was reading Wizard(yeah that long ago) and there was an article about Stan Lee’s versions of DC characters and it was the worst thing I’d seen since someone pointed out the anatomy problems with Liefelds art.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967220)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 27th, 2018 @ 3:22pm CDT

I remember wizard, and I also sadly remember stan lee's version of the DC cast...I think Comic Book Guy from Simpsons said it best:
"I fear his mind is no longer in mint condition"

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967229)
Posted by Randomhero on June 27th, 2018 @ 3:46pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I remember wizard, and I also sadly remember stan lee's version of the DC cast...I think Comic Book Guy from Simpsons said it best:
"I fear his mind is no longer in mint condition"

Oh thank god someone else remembers that. I tell people about it and they think I’m making up blonde Superman in like space knight armor and he had a giant S on his chest and 2 tiny Ss on his shoulders where his cape is connected . It’s like burned into my brain

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967249)
Posted by william-james88 on June 27th, 2018 @ 5:11pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
dragons wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Good book, glad it's out there more readily for folks that missed it on FCBD!

If I am going to get this book it will never be on free comic book day free comics on free comic book day are not worth paper they are printed on if you have Stan lee sign book on free comic book day book you be doing selling book for Stan lee autograph not book itself as comic book reader I never pick them up for my self unless I get them as gift from people who know me hat I like comics,.

I look forward buy trade paper back of this series

I didn’t understand a word of that but okay.

I think they are saying the free comic book day comics aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Could be wrong but I think that's what it is.

Yeah I was there that far and then the tangeant about Stan Lee signing comics just kinda made my brain hurt because it didn’t make sense. Probably shouldn’t be having stan sign your free comics anyway. I don’t think he’s written a comic book in over 20 years.

He wrote this one a few years back

https://www.google.ca/search?q=stan+lee ... t7XdfnMzFM:

It's what I got him to sign when I met him.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967293)
Posted by budmaloney on June 27th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT

Actually it's a nice read. Though I'm glad I got caught up before this. I still don't think they're ending the idw universe, it seems such an odd thing to do. Were the sales bad? Why throwaway their hardwork so recklessly? Unless they have a new tf license publisher in the works or Hasbro wants to enter publishing space. They did after all mention they're focusing on entertainment.

But if they don't end it fully and make it like new 52 where it is a reboot of sorts, I wouldn't prefer it. Since well they would be lying to us.

I honestly am more interested in the truth of their claims more than the actual comics lol

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967343)
Posted by WreckerJack on June 28th, 2018 @ 2:48am CDT

Glad I have a paper copy. Good on IDW for releasing this for free for those who missed out. I recommend giving it a read.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967368)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 28th, 2018 @ 8:15am CDT

budmaloney wrote:Actually it's a nice read. Though I'm glad I got caught up before this. I still don't think they're ending the idw universe, it seems such an odd thing to do. Were the sales bad? Why throwaway their hardwork so recklessly?

It's not throwing anything away :???:

IDWverse will still exist, as a collected series, much like Marvel and DreamWave.
Nothing lasts forever and reboots are often both a sound business decision and a necessity, more frequently in this day and age of limited attention spans and quicker, marketing-based turn over. The era wherein you could be following a book for over 200 issues is long gone.

I do hope they end it clean. No ties whatsoever. a Real reboot, not a halfhearted one.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967369)
Posted by william-james88 on June 28th, 2018 @ 8:25am CDT

WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967370)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 28th, 2018 @ 8:28am CDT

william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

And still just as relevant as he was in Infiltration

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967372)
Posted by Daniel Adkins on June 28th, 2018 @ 8:56am CDT

william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967377)
Posted by AlphaBass on June 28th, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT

Glad it's available. I missed FCBD but found a comic shop in Pittsburgh on CMU's campus about a week later that had a load of these still available. Even if the big twists were revealed, it's still a very good read.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967382)
Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2018 @ 10:43am CDT

budmaloney wrote:Actually it's a nice read. Though I'm glad I got caught up before this. I still don't think they're ending the idw universe, it seems such an odd thing to do. Were the sales bad? Why throwaway their hardwork so recklessly?

The sales were bad, yes. That's kinda the long and short of it. While its scope is very limited, www.comichron.com is a place you can dig into some numbers if you're curious.

As for Transformers, (post is all speculation from here on!) I think Roberts and Barber were close enough to the end of the stories they wanted to tell and rather than try to shift creative teams and continue on, as was done for McCarthy, Costa, and said duo, they just decided to end it. Whoever comes in after can start fresh, unhindered by the 2nd longest running and probably most complex Transformers continuity ever. That goes for readers and the creative teams!

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967384)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 28th, 2018 @ 10:47am CDT

Daniel Adkins wrote:
william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Since Dark Cybertron, to be fair.

Comic Book Death trope 101: If you don't see the body, they ain't dead.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967385)
Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2018 @ 10:52am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Daniel Adkins wrote:
william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Since Dark Cybertron, to be fair.

Comic Book Death trope 101: If you don't see the body, they ain't dead.

That's the only reason I'm hokding out any hope for Sixshot.

Although this rule does not apply to Hubcap, who was in fact killed by Prowl retroactively due to the continuity ending :lol:

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967387)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 28th, 2018 @ 10:55am CDT

I don't think we will see Sixshot in this continuity again, much like Thunderwing. Bottom line, the unstoppable Six-Changer didn't have a place in politics-centric RiD/OP and Comedy-centric MTMTE/LL. So he was just left to the ether...

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967398)
Posted by Daniel Adkins on June 28th, 2018 @ 12:03pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Daniel Adkins wrote:
william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Since Dark Cybertron, to be fair.

Comic Book Death trope 101: If you don't see the body, they ain't dead.
That's the only reason I'm hokding out any hope for Sixshot.

Although this rule does not apply to Hubcap, who was in fact killed by Prowl retroactively due to the continuity ending

Bumblebee had a REASON to come back, though. SIxshot doesn't.

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967402)
Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2018 @ 12:29pm CDT

Daniel Adkins wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Daniel Adkins wrote:
william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Since Dark Cybertron, to be fair.

Comic Book Death trope 101: If you don't see the body, they ain't dead.
That's the only reason I'm hokding out any hope for Sixshot.

Although this rule does not apply to Hubcap, who was in fact killed by Prowl retroactively due to the continuity ending

Bumblebee had a REASON to come back, though. SIxshot doesn't.

Fine, reject his friendship

Re: IDW Transformers Unicron Issue #1 Sara Pitre-Durocher Cover Revealed (1967410)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 28th, 2018 @ 1:50pm CDT

Daniel Adkins wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Daniel Adkins wrote:
william-james88 wrote:WTF BUMBLEBEE'S ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!?

...We’ve known this for over a year.

Since Dark Cybertron, to be fair.

Comic Book Death trope 101: If you don't see the body, they ain't dead.
That's the only reason I'm hokding out any hope for Sixshot.

Although this rule does not apply to Hubcap, who was in fact killed by Prowl retroactively due to the continuity ending

Bumblebee had a REASON to come back, though. SIxshot doesn't.

Really

I'm pretty sure Goldbug or, lets face it, ANYONE could have fulfilled that "reason".

Besides the reason for Sixhot's absence I mentioned before, there is also the fact that neither Barber nor Roberts actually wanted to write Decepticons at all, other than less than a handful they could actually be bothered with. Outside of Shockwave, Overlord and the DJD (all of which have been "killed off/dealt with" consistently) everyone else was cast into the background or diluted into becoming pseudo-Autobots.

Hopefully the new continuity recognises the 50/50 split of Transformers once again.

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