Mairghread Scott's Windblade #1 Giveaway Plus Emerald City Schedule

Optimizzy wrote:So MTMTE is not involved in the CW? That's interesting. Im glad they can continue their own storylines

Optimizzy wrote:So MTMTE is not involved in the CW? That's interesting. Im glad they can continue their own storylines

Randomhero wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:So MTMTE is not involved in the CW? That's interesting. Im glad they can continue their own storylines

Welcome to last the last 9 months when IDW has repeatedly said MTMTE is not involved.

Optimizzy wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:So MTMTE is not involved in the CW? That's interesting. Im glad they can continue their own storylines

Welcome to last the last 9 months when IDW has repeatedly said MTMTE is not involved.

Wow. That's rude.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:So MTMTE is not involved in the CW? That's interesting. Im glad they can continue their own storylines

Welcome to last the last 9 months when IDW has repeatedly said MTMTE is not involved.

Wow. That's rude.

Ah, don't mind him. He's just grumpy coz he keeps saying he's done being a part of the fandom because some fans don't like Alpha Bravo and Offroad, (even though he keeps forgetting about the rst of that do like them) but can't quite quit us. Keeps coming back; it's an on-again-off-again relationship.

ZeroWolf wrote:Primus is already in IDW, and there was the thirteen primes

Optimizzy wrote:just read it. Wow. pretty cool set up. I kinda like how religion is being handled in it. My only concern is that this religious viewpoint doesn't try to establish itself as the one true religion or something. Or the "TRUE" origin of the transformers. That happens sometimes. I like the different myths and stuff. I don't want to see too much Aligned in my IDWG1.

Ironhidensh wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You Alpha Bravo haters take your Quickslinger toys and be happy already.

I'm sorry, I really am, but the idea of a helicopter keeping up with a team of jets is just ridiculous. I just can't comprehend how the editors have let this be, or how Hasbro has signed off on it.

Coptur wrote:...how about the trainbots being limited to how they get anywhere

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Coptur wrote:...how about the trainbots being limited to how they get anywhere

Stupid trains.

Wheeljack808 wrote:After reading opening salvo I gotta say that this line of comics is gonna be REALLY cool. I love how they seem to take a lot of elements from other transformers series and connect them together here....sort of like they're COMBINING them. LOL sorry had to do it.

I mean rattrap is here (beast wars)
Starscream is in his Armada form (or at least closer to it)
Story elements from Re-Generation One can be seen here or there.

It's super cool. I also love seeing Optimus's interactions with Starscream as the "leader" of Cybertron. Kind of like the relationship Thor has with Loki. I will trust you for now, but step out of line and you will be dead SO fast. LOL

I can't wait to see where this series goes.

RevTibe wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:First off, there is no physical way Rodimus could've given Prime his half of the Matrix. So it's not that. It's possible that it could be Bumblebee's half, as we havn't actually seen that one since "Death of Optimus Prime".

Ok, so in this issue he has the whole darn thing. It's even referred to as the hilt of the Star Saber (the blade, not the 'bot), meaning it couldn't just be half. There has to be something I missed, because this just isn't normal for John "Continuity" Barber.

The crystal core was split in half, one given to Bumblebee, one to Rodimus. As of Opening Salvo, we see that Optimus has placed Bumblebee's half of the crystal core back into the complete "Container".

Coptur wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You Alpha Bravo haters take your Quickslinger toys and be happy already.

I'm sorry, I really am, but the idea of a helicopter keeping up with a team of jets is just ridiculous. I just can't comprehend how the editors have let this be, or how Hasbro has signed off on it.

sooo you never complained about Blades leaving the entire Protectobots behind, the stunticons speeding off and leaving motormaster in the dust, blast off always arriving first to every battle scene, snaptrap paddling along whilst the other seacons finish the fight before he's even gotten halfway....

you sir are illogical


or how about the trainbots being limited to how they get anywhere

1984forever wrote:Can we stop with the Alpha Bravo crap already? He was never an original Aerialbot. Hasbro admitted he was a mistake (kind of) when they were talking about Dragstrip and Air raid being in the wrong waves.

With the exception of Alpha Bravo not having a personality, Windblade #1 was great. The writing and art were top notch. The book made me want to buy both combiners. But in the end the book is stil a failure for using bland made up characters alongside corny creations like Hot shot and Windblade.

Coptur wrote:

1984forever wrote:Can we stop with the Alpha Bravo crap already? He was never an original Aerialbot. Hasbro admitted he was a mistake (kind of) when they were talking about Dragstrip and Air raid being in the wrong waves.

With the exception of Alpha Bravo not having a personality, Windblade #1 was great. The writing and art were top notch. The book made me want to buy both combiners. But in the end the book is stil a failure for using bland made up characters alongside corny creations like Hot shot and Windblade.

Alpha Bravo is an Aerialbot for the new generation of transformer fans...so you're judging his character off of a few panels..bah

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

P.S: I am a Live-action/Animated generation: I could have watched RiD and Unicron trilogy, but I didn't. Live-action hooked me, and I've now watched all the cartoons and read a ton of the comics, so I am perfectly ok with Both the old and the new. I really like IDW's direction, and I look forward for what's to come.

Optimizzy wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

P.S: I am a Live-action/Animated generation: I could have watched RiD and Unicron trilogy, but I didn't. Live-action hooked me, and I've now watched all the cartoons and read a ton of the comics, so I am perfectly ok with Both the old and the new. I really like IDW's direction, and I look forward for what's to come.

It looks like you just joined, so welcome!

I'm an old g1 guy. I've been a fan since then. Don't get me wrong, though, I pretty much have reasons to like all the iterations. I'm not a huge fan of the live-action movies (I like the first one) but I love animated. I think IDW is becoming my favorite iteration.

ScottyP wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:just read it. Wow. pretty cool set up. I kinda like how religion is being handled in it. My only concern is that this religious viewpoint doesn't try to establish itself as the one true religion or something. Or the "TRUE" origin of the transformers. That happens sometimes. I like the different myths and stuff. I don't want to see too much Aligned in my IDWG1.

I'm with you on this. I think it's fantastic that they're drawing on some of that as a means to world-build their universe while using concepts that can pretty cleanly be re-used. The stuff with Caminus is so far very smart, and makes a ton of sense. Very interested to see where it keeps going!

Then again, the Aligned Universe (and the rest of them) was just created in MTMTE 38 when Perceptor disengaged the paradox locks, but maybe the 13 Primes thing predates that schism and is put in here to let us assume that the creation myth, or at least parts of it, may be "universal" throughout alternate realities/dimensions.

Actually, come to think of it, we're not supposed to think about it that hard.

MrBlack wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:just read it. Wow. pretty cool set up. I kinda like how religion is being handled in it. My only concern is that this religious viewpoint doesn't try to establish itself as the one true religion or something. Or the "TRUE" origin of the transformers. That happens sometimes. I like the different myths and stuff. I don't want to see too much Aligned in my IDWG1.

I'm with you on this. I think it's fantastic that they're drawing on some of that as a means to world-build their universe while using concepts that can pretty cleanly be re-used. The stuff with Caminus is so far very smart, and makes a ton of sense. Very interested to see where it keeps going!

Then again, the Aligned Universe (and the rest of them) was just created in MTMTE 38 when Perceptor disengaged the paradox locks, but maybe the 13 Primes thing predates that schism and is put in here to let us assume that the creation myth, or at least parts of it, may be "universal" throughout alternate realities/dimensions.

Actually, come to think of it, we're not supposed to think about it that hard.

Agreed. I'm a big fan of the way that the writers have been reusing good concepts from other continuities (Primus, the Thirteen) with new concepts (Primus begat Primus, the colonies, the Knights of Cybertron). I'm really eager to see where they take all of this.

In particular, I'm hoping beyond hope that they work in the coolest aspect of the Prime mythology, Unicron as Earth. I'm also hoping that some aspects of James Roberts' Eugenesis fan novel regarding the Quintessons make it into IDW continuity. I thought both of those were very bold departures from prior mythologies, and I would love to see them explored in more depth.

MrBlack wrote:In particular, I'm hoping beyond hope that they work in the coolest aspect of the Prime mythology, Unicron as Earth. I'm also hoping that some aspects of James Roberts' Eugenesis fan novel regarding the Quintessons make it into IDW continuity. I thought both of those were very bold departures from prior mythologies, and I would love to see them explored in more depth.

MrBlack wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:just read it. Wow. pretty cool set up. I kinda like how religion is being handled in it. My only concern is that this religious viewpoint doesn't try to establish itself as the one true religion or something. Or the "TRUE" origin of the transformers. That happens sometimes. I like the different myths and stuff. I don't want to see too much Aligned in my IDWG1.

I'm with you on this. I think it's fantastic that they're drawing on some of that as a means to world-build their universe while using concepts that can pretty cleanly be re-used. The stuff with Caminus is so far very smart, and makes a ton of sense. Very interested to see where it keeps going!

Then again, the Aligned Universe (and the rest of them) was just created in MTMTE 38 when Perceptor disengaged the paradox locks, but maybe the 13 Primes thing predates that schism and is put in here to let us assume that the creation myth, or at least parts of it, may be "universal" throughout alternate realities/dimensions.

Actually, come to think of it, we're not supposed to think about it that hard.

Agreed. I'm a big fan of the way that the writers have been reusing good concepts from other continuities (Primus, the Thirteen) with new concepts (Primus begat Primus, the colonies, the Knights of Cybertron). I'm really eager to see where they take all of this.

In particular, I'm hoping beyond hope that they work in the coolest aspect of the Prime mythology, Unicron as Earth. I'm also hoping that some aspects of James Roberts' Eugenesis fan novel regarding the Quintessons make it into IDW continuity. I thought both of those were very bold departures from prior mythologies, and I would love to see them explored in more depth.

That Bot wrote:

MrBlack wrote:In particular, I'm hoping beyond hope that they work in the coolest aspect of the Prime mythology, Unicron as Earth. I'm also hoping that some aspects of James Roberts' Eugenesis fan novel regarding the Quintessons make it into IDW continuity. I thought both of those were very bold departures from prior mythologies, and I would love to see them explored in more depth.

The problem with Unicron as Earth is that it guarantees we'll never see him transform and face off with the cybertronians in a big, epic battle because that would cause far too much destruction to the cultures of Earth.

MrBlack wrote:

That Bot wrote:

MrBlack wrote:In particular, I'm hoping beyond hope that they work in the coolest aspect of the Prime mythology, Unicron as Earth. I'm also hoping that some aspects of James Roberts' Eugenesis fan novel regarding the Quintessons make it into IDW continuity. I thought both of those were very bold departures from prior mythologies, and I would love to see them explored in more depth.

The problem with Unicron as Earth is that it guarantees we'll never see him transform and face off with the cybertronians in a big, epic battle because that would cause far too much destruction to the cultures of Earth.

I ended up liking the concept because it actually explained WHY Earth has such import to the Cybertronian race.

It's true that we would never see Earth actually transform into Unicron, but there are more than a few ways around this. We already have precedent for Unicron's essence being able to leave his physical body (the original Marvel mythology and Prime). Just have him infect another planet in an attempt to free himself.

Crosscheck wrote:How much do you want to bet that the group of Autobots that Rodimus is sending to assist Prime is the members of the Protectobots?

Transformers #40—Combiner Wars
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
The COMBINERS have arrived! STARSCREAM wrestles for dominance with
OPTIMUS PRIME as surprising reinforcements approach—from the Lost Light!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Tying in with Hasbro’s 2015 Transformers: Generations toy line, this epic will be supported across multiple media platforms!
Combiner Wars Part 2!
Variant Hasbro Combiner Wars poster cover!

Transformers #40—Combiner Wars
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
The COMBINERS have arrived! STARSCREAM wrestles for dominance with
OPTIMUS PRIME as surprising reinforcements approach—from the Lost Light!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Tying in with Hasbro’s 2015 Transformers: Generations toy line, this epic will be supported across multiple media platforms!
Combiner Wars Part 2!
Variant Hasbro Combiner Wars poster cover!

legundir wrote:That cover.

Talk about mass-shifting - look at the scale of that foot compared to the 'bots underneath.

ZeroWolf wrote:I doubt prowl will combine with prime not all the cw toys will make appearances (at least not this year) look at cyclonus, he won't be joining halvatron for a while.