Sneak Peek - IDW Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #36 iTunes Preview

sabrigami wrote:Guess a lot of the guys share the same spark type lol. I wonder how that works though. Cause when Rewind needed a boost only Whirl and Chromedome were compatible because of the charge or whatever. I guess spark type and the charge are two different things. Hmmmmm

At any rate, as silly as it is that all the mainstays just so happen to share the same spark type, I couldn't be happier. Been a long time since we've seen half of these guys (especially Whirl)

ZeroWolf wrote:We already know what's in the briefcase it's the control unit for the time machine.

It's great that we're seeing these characters but really is it such a good idea to take whirl

ScottyP wrote:
Also, I see you there Steelcore. Dammit Milne, now if FP does that repaint with a new head I'm gonna drop money on that mold all over again.

Ginrai Minor wrote:

ScottyP wrote:
Also, I see you there Steelcore. Dammit Milne, now if FP does that repaint with a new head I'm gonna drop money on that mold all over again.

well well well

3rd party easter eggs in offical TF material...love it.

repaint needs to happen.



p.s. FP please do a IDW Thunderclash

Va'al wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:

ScottyP wrote:
Also, I see you there Steelcore. Dammit Milne, now if FP does that repaint with a new head I'm gonna drop money on that mold all over again.

well well well

3rd party easter eggs in offical TF material...love it.

repaint needs to happen.



p.s. FP please do a IDW Thunderclash

Not the first time to happen, either! Galvatron was recently looking very ..Unique, and Broadside was a full-on aesthetic Assault. Er.

Randomhero wrote:

Va'al wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:

ScottyP wrote:
Also, I see you there Steelcore. Dammit Milne, now if FP does that repaint with a new head I'm gonna drop money on that mold all over again.

well well well

3rd party easter eggs in offical TF material...love it.

repaint needs to happen.



p.s. FP please do a IDW Thunderclash

Not the first time to happen, either! Galvatron was recently looking very ..Unique, and Broadside was a full-on aesthetic Assault. Er.

What are you talking about with Galvatron? He's never looked like a 3rd party in IDW

ZeroWolf wrote:I'm not sure but he's either referring to how Galvatron looked in Dark Cybertron or how he looked in the recent flashback.

Va'al wrote:*shrug*

It's the first thing it reminded me of when I saw it in the comic, so I pointed it out.
Mostly the shape of the spiky thing at the back, really. But I take your points.

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #36—Days of Deception
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
OUTLAWS! Before the war, Orion Pax was part of the Establishment—until a friend opened his eyes to the truth behind the lies and he vowed to overthrow the system. Now, it seems as if his newfound enemies are willing to go to any lengths to see him dead—even if it means waiting four million years...
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Days of Deception continues!
The conclusion of James Roberts’ pre-war trilogy!
HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?
30th Anniversary Variant Cover by Alex Milne!

jogunwarrior wrote:And since I read this in trade and am only up through Dark Cybertron, I have to ask: Who is the blue guy that speaks on the lower left panel of the last preview page.

Here is my 30th Anniversary cover which was broken up between both issue 36 of MTMTE and (formally RID)

Originally when I created this image, it was for a totally different project that had something to do with the 30th anniversary, but wasn’t part of the homage covers that others had done. This is why the original date of the penciled image is 2013. I had planned to finish it on my own if it wasn’t going to get used and make a print out of it, but the time i needed wasn’t available, so it just sat in one of my portfolio’s. That was until I was asking if there were any 30th covers I could do and John Barber asked about using this image. This was perfect since I didn’t have to draw a new image up and I could finish this one I had already penciled.
looking back on it I might have changed a few characters for different ones, but this was before Windblade had come out.

There are 30 characters on this image. 30 for 30. I thought that would be nice. All of these characters are from the comics and are from comics IDW has printed. I guess I could have added in some Unicron Trilogy characters, but alas it did not happen.

The colours were done by the very talented Mr. Josh Perez who I enjoy working with and miss doing so on a more regular basis. Maybe one day we will work on a whole book together again

Enjoy

philswitch engage wrote:I've been able to identify everyone in this except for the character above Soundwave and the character above Drift.

Anyone care to lend a hand on who those guys are?

Va'al wrote:

philswitch engage wrote:I've been able to identify everyone in this except for the character above Soundwave and the character above Drift.

Anyone care to lend a hand on who those guys are?

Above Soundwave is Lockdown, in the MTMTE/ROTF incarnation.

As for above Drift, I can see movieverse Blackout in the background, and Prime Knockout closer to us.

That help?

jogunwarrior wrote:I'd be ecstatic if Prime Knockout were somehow integrated into the MtMtE comic!

Randomhero wrote:It's really hard to figure this one out. Obviously brainstorms target isn't pax because we know the war doesn't happen and the Decepticons don't take over. I don't think brainstorm is actually a Decepticon but I don't see him as a functionist loyalist either because the "knock offs" get exiled and Brainstorm is constructed cold. It's possible he's like shockwave and his loyalty to cybertron and only cybertron.

fenrir72 wrote:Unicron is finally showing up? One critique, why put out the Matrix, which needs to be manipulated with two hands in order for it to work and hold a gun in the other hand? For artistic effect but not really practical.

Madeus Prime wrote:Oh, my, god. Happy Whirl is adorable.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I loved Megatron's conversation with Orion. He's so classy.

Also, I loved when Whirl forgot he had been in prison at this point. Also, Wheelimus Prime is looking for something to take out of context. Ask and you shall recieve!

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Also, did Roller survive? His fate was left somewhat ambiguous. I fear the worst.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:But I agree with Va'al; not a whole lot happened in this issue, and it kinda felt like filler. Like, Ready Whip. Tasty, but little substance.

CTRLFrequency wrote:They never show it, so I guess we assume he survived. He was too prominent to the story to simply be cannon fodder.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

CTRLFrequency wrote:They never show it, so I guess we assume he survived. He was too prominent to the story to simply be cannon fodder.

That's my hope. But I could see Roberts dealing with it later on in a posthumous way, like out of the blue somebody says "Man, I miss Roller" and then later we get flashbacks or explanation to how he may have been killed.

As to Roberts' writing style, I somewhat agree. Usually, he doesn't put out too many build up issues that feel like build up issues.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

CTRLFrequency wrote:They never show it, so I guess we assume he survived. He was too prominent to the story to simply be cannon fodder.

That's my hope. But I could see Roberts dealing with it later on in a posthumous way, like out of the blue somebody says "Man, I miss Roller" and then later we get flashbacks or explanation to how he may have been killed.

As to Roberts' writing style, I somewhat agree. Usually, he doesn't put out too many build up issues that feel like build up issues. By comparison, most of RID was paced specifically to BE a build up Prowl's actions and consequences. Right before Dark Cybertron, Barber's Monologues were pretty slow, even by RID standards. What I would love is more miniseries by Roberts.

Va'al wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

CTRLFrequency wrote:They never show it, so I guess we assume he survived. He was too prominent to the story to simply be cannon fodder.

That's my hope. But I could see Roberts dealing with it later on in a posthumous way, like out of the blue somebody says "Man, I miss Roller" and then later we get flashbacks or explanation to how he may have been killed.

As to Roberts' writing style, I somewhat agree. Usually, he doesn't put out too many build up issues that feel like build up issues. By comparison, most of RID was paced specifically to BE a build up Prowl's actions and consequences. Right before Dark Cybertron, Barber's Monologues were pretty slow, even by RID standards. What I would love is more miniseries by Roberts.

Roller is Tarn.


That is what the internet has declared. Discuss.

Va'al wrote:I'm not sure all quirks are accounted for, yet.

Addiction to transforming - only really the one scene in this issue where it happens.
Blind devotion to Megatron's writing - probably being set up in this issue, with Pax recommending it to Roller.
Music/sound/spark manipulation stuff - not much in terms of that yet.
Point one percenter - yes, that's there.

The shape sort of fits, too. And the March solicits bring the DJD back to the fore, too.

I love speculation.