Variant Cover for IDW Transformers: Till All Are One #12 by Priscilla Tramontano
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Posted by steve2275 on July 9th, 2017 @ 2:45am CDT
Posted by Sunstar on July 11th, 2017 @ 9:13am CDT
Va'al wrote:Next month will see the final issue of IDW Publishing's Transformers: Till All Are One series, and they've updated their own site page for the book to include a variant cover by Priscilla Tramontano - once more featuring Starscream and what looks to be a much more benign take on Windblade's influence on him. Check it out!
I love the composition of this one. It feels so Calm.
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2017 @ 11:59am CDT
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Sara Pitre-Durocher (CA) Zerob
Starscream makes his most desperate move yet in order to protect himself from Elita One's rising power. But for once the master of manipulation's only choice is to make himself helpless to another. Good thing no one's got a grudge against Starscream, right?
Posted by WreckerJack on July 14th, 2017 @ 5:48pm CDT
Posted by ZachimusPrime on July 14th, 2017 @ 9:17pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 16th, 2017 @ 8:36pm CDT
Also, was it really Bee, or is it Centuritron at the final panel there?
Posted by Va'al on July 17th, 2017 @ 1:56am CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Issue 11 was awesome and amazing and it was the best so far. I love Scream and Bee together.
Also, was it really Bee, or is it Centuritron at the final panel there?
Yes.
Posted by Va'al on July 18th, 2017 @ 9:26am CDT
Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 2
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)
Epic space-opera action continues as the dramatic TRANSFORMERS continuity leads on to new and explosive revelations! REVOLUTION is over but the danger isn't! A wave of undead TITANS threatens CYBERTRON! STARSCREAM will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but our Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon–and why aren't they stepping up to the plate? Collects issues #5–9.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-924-0
Bullet points:
"A great book with some serious art design that fully compliments the Transformers universe as a whole and adds weight and importance to the characters." –Big Glasgow Comics Page
Advance solicited for July release!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 18th, 2017 @ 2:12pm CDT
Why is the preview using the pages from the Revolution one-shot? and how are they doing these TPB is this collects 5-9. Does this mean the 3rd and final volume will only be 10-12?
This doesn't make any sense
Posted by ArmadaPrime on July 18th, 2017 @ 6:32pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on July 18th, 2017 @ 6:35pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 18th, 2017 @ 7:38pm CDT
Trade 2 is Revolution and 5-8. Original solicit wasn't on the money, but gotta remember that trade solicits come out much sooner in advance than those for individual issues. We only have solicits up through September's singles, for now, as opposed to knowing about trades through roughly February of next year!D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Wait wait wait wait wait.
Why is the preview using the pages from the Revolution one-shot? and how are they doing these TPB is this collects 5-9. Does this mean the 3rd and final volume will only be 10-12?
This doesn't make any sense
Posted by Va'al on July 19th, 2017 @ 2:17am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on July 28th, 2017 @ 1:16am CDT
If you like Till All Are One, you might want to check out TAAO volume 2, which is a collection of issues 5-9.
Starscream makes his most desperate move yet in order to protect himself from Elita One's rising power. But for once the master of manipulation's only choice is to make himself helpless to another. Good thing no one's got a grudge against Starscream, right?
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on July 28th, 2017 @ 6:52am CDT
Posted by Big Grim on July 28th, 2017 @ 7:11am CDT
Posted by #Sideways# on July 28th, 2017 @ 8:54am CDT
I mean, he already has all the legendary skins!
Posted by Evil Eye on July 28th, 2017 @ 9:03am CDT
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Posted by Sunstar on July 29th, 2017 @ 3:52pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on July 29th, 2017 @ 3:55pm CDT
Sunstar wrote:Looking forward to it, when shall it be out? wednesday?
The Wednesday after next.
Posted by Va'al on August 5th, 2017 @ 4:10am CDT
TRANSFORMERS TILL ALL ARE ONE #12
(W) Mairghread Scott
(A) Sara Pitre-Durocher
Starscream makes his most desperate move yet in order to protect himself from Elita One's rising power. But for once the master of manipulation's only choice is to make himself helpless to another. Good thing no one's got a grudge against Starscream, right?
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on August 5th, 2017 @ 9:15am CDT
Posted by Ig89ninja on August 5th, 2017 @ 9:53am CDT
Posted by Soundwave902 on August 5th, 2017 @ 1:31pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on August 5th, 2017 @ 3:28pm CDT
Soundwave902 wrote:I'm wondering if Sunstreaker will show up, but probably not
I'm curious: why Sunstreaker, of all characters?
Posted by Soundwave902 on August 5th, 2017 @ 4:46pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Soundwave902 wrote:I'm wondering if Sunstreaker will show up, but probably not
I'm curious: why Sunstreaker, of all characters?
As someone who underestimated Starscream.
Remember back in the olden days of All Hail Megatron, Starscream deceived Sunstreaker, saying he would only have Earth as his empire, while instead the Surge occurred. Pretty sure that counts as under-estimation
Posted by Va'al on August 6th, 2017 @ 3:16am CDT
We'll see on Wednesday! *hides review copy behind back surreptitiously*
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 6th, 2017 @ 10:51am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 7th, 2017 @ 10:48am CDT
Ig89ninja wrote:You gotta appreciate Starscream's "Oh $#!+" face
Pretty much my thoughts exactly!
Looks like it will be a great end to a great arc
Posted by Big Grim on August 8th, 2017 @ 11:08am CDT
Ig89ninja wrote:You gotta appreciate Starscream's "Oh $#!+" face
It really is glorious!
Posted by Evil Eye on August 8th, 2017 @ 11:48am CDT
Big Grim wrote:Ig89ninja wrote:You gotta appreciate Starscream's "Oh $#!+" face
It really is glorious!
It does remind me, however, of that recreation someone did with Generations Windblade and Starscream, where it looked less like
Windblade wrote:You're wrapped round my finger now.
Starscream wrote:Oh slag!
And more like
Windblade wrote:Hey there good looking, come here often?
Starscream wrote:Get off of me at once, you tire-rotating second-rate Thrust.
Still gorgeous artwork though.
Posted by ScottyP on August 8th, 2017 @ 6:17pm CDT
It won't change your mind about the book. If you love it already, you'll love the ending, if you're 'meh' about it, this won't turn you around the other way. I'll save the rest for Va'al's review in the morning, for nowRodimus Prime wrote:Good ending to a mediocre story?
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on August 8th, 2017 @ 6:43pm CDT
Black Hat wrote:Big Grim wrote:Ig89ninja wrote:You gotta appreciate Starscream's "Oh $#!+" face
It really is glorious!
It does remind me, however, of that recreation someone did with Generations Windblade and Starscream, where it looked less likeWindblade wrote:You're wrapped round my finger now.Starscream wrote:Oh slag!
And more likeWindblade wrote:Hey there good looking, come here often?Starscream wrote:Get off of me at once, you tire-rotating second-rate Thrust.
Still gorgeous artwork though.
Well I used Energon Starscream for mine, also based my picture of of Cheap Trick more than the original cover. Ol' energon Starscream ain't the best, but he'll do. He'll do.
Posted by Va'al on August 9th, 2017 @ 1:38am CDT
(Spoiler free-ish)
Synopsis
Starscream makes his most desperate move yet in order to protect himself from Elita One's rising power. But for once the master of manipulation's only choice is to make himself helpless to another. Good thing no one's got a grudge against Starscream, right?
Story
We've arrived at the final issue on my favourite of the three Transformers ongoing comics series from IDW Publishing, at only 12 numbers in total, and with a lot at stake in terms of the story itself. A series, I'll remind us, that fully reintroduced the mythological Primes to this version of the TF universe, with Solus via Caminus (in its previous incarnation), Liege Maximo via Titans Return, and peeking into Micronus' mind via the Revolution tie-in.
And it's that concept, those issues dealing with minds that bring us back to the present, as we find ourselves inside Windblade's realm, her mind palace, the Cityspeaker's inner city - and her vicious battle of the wills with Vigilem's own mind, trying to take control, by exploiting the aid of Starscream who begrudgingly stepped in (or in it, depending on how you want to look at it).
Now, Vigilem is more clearly defined in this issue, even more than previous ones, and he's a truly nasty piece of work. The manipulation we've seen so often in the series comes very naturally to him in Mairghread Scott's script, and he's made to be more and more unlikeable by the frame (to me at least; casual ableist slurs don't help, either) - as opposed to the initial framing of his story through Metroplex.
But Starscream and Windblade are without the doubt the in undisputed protagonists of the story, one aiding the other, in ways you may not expect going into the story at first. We find out more about both, a lot more about at least one, and some interesting facets to at least another, in conclusion to this part of the story that will, yes, have repercussions - but mostly, it'll leave with a number of smiles across readers' faces, and words to be heard for those who are listening.
Art
When talking about Vigilem as a character, and Windblade's mind as a setting, one cannot ignore the sheer scale of what the script demands in terms of visual transposition. Sara Pitre Durocher creates worlds within worlds, designs within designs, concepts hammered out, and strips some layers bare of their visualisation, only to bring more to the surface. What she does is magnificent.
And what the colours of Joana Lafuente add to the artwork beneath is just even more so, creating the same dark atmosphere of this reality that we had seen previously, but making sure that the right hues permeate the whole scene, with only three real moments of pure light (one of which seen in an image below, as a reflective flashback). You will want to wait and enjoy the other two.
The banging work of Tom B. Long, who is dealing with some panels with extremely crucial dialogue placement and overlap, is still the cherry on the sundae that is the visual aspect of these books, and I appreciate every single Choom, Crnnk, and Clang. The thumbnail for this review is the cover variant by regular artist Priscilla Tramontano, also depicting a facet of this story. All other covers can be found in our database entry right here, with the ominous, main Pitre Durocher one, and the triumphant variant by ZeroB.
Thoughts
WARNING: this may contain spoilers
And so, we have reached the end of an excellent and undervalued series until too late for it to continue in another form - no blame given, no fingers pointed, it just happens - and with it, there are still several questions left to be answered: Airachnid's sudden introduction and now homeless development; Bumbleghost's nature and existence; Starscream's true nature other than being Starscream; Elita-One's crafty struggle for power and popularity; Blast-Off's deal and manipulation; Vigilem, the other Titans, and their Primes. Any one of those could have warranted another full arc, and some may indeed be addressed in First Strike, the Annual, and any new series dealing with Cybertron, of course.
I am saddened to see the current creative team not continue further in this incarnation, though, and I'm sure (from what I've seen online) that this is the case for many readers. Scott, Pitre Durocher, Lafuente, Tramontano, Long, and rotating guests and editors have done something exceptional with their exploration of politics, post-colonial issues, guilt, power, loneliness and most of all, control. Mind control, political control, military control - Starscream's fears run deep, subordination fits tight on all the characters involved, and in constraint, some exquisite creativity and artwork can be born.
For the sake of fairness on the single issue, however, I'll also say this: with the sudden ending to the book, the timeshifting of IDW's scheduling, and all else happening in the Hasbroverse, Till All Are One #12 gave us the best story it could probably and possibly ever deliver; it gave us a resolution between Starscream and Windblade that is not a conclusion; it brought elements together that no other book had really done so far; it redeemed characters without offering them salvation. I wish we'd seen what path lies before them much sooner.
Posted by Kurona on August 9th, 2017 @ 4:20am CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on August 9th, 2017 @ 4:56am CDT
Kurona wrote:Absolutely phenomenal issue. Everyone on this team knows exactly what they're doing and they've done it extremely well.
Agreed. Given the very well deserved praise this book has gotten over the last several issues, it stings all the more that IDW wouldn't give Mairghread Scott, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Joana Lafuente and Tom Long the benefit of the doubt and at least give them more time to finish telling this story properly instead of telling them they had to change what was already working so well or be canceled.
Posted by Randomhero on August 9th, 2017 @ 7:49am CDT
I'm sure Windblade volume 4 will be announced for next year
Posted by o.supreme on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:17am CDT
Shades of Murderblade from Machinima?
I haven't read the last issue yet, but I can say that I did enjoy 2/3 of this series. Issues #1-4 (The Bruticus story ark), was pretty cool, and #5-#8 dealing with the undead Titans and the aftermath of Titans Return was pretty cool. (I really think fans overall got shortchanged. I would much rather had a longer Titans Return story spanning all TF books rather than Revolution...but oh well...)
but as for #9-12, well...I'ts just not my thing. I mean I know I run counter to most fans. I'm not really into MTMTE/TLL. I loved RID/TF because I like anything set on Cybertron, and it had more of the 84-86 cast I care about. Since the split between TAAO and Optimus Prime however its been odd. I like Optimus' choice of TF characters, I really don't care about any of the human characters , or whats going on with Earth, but the bots keep it somewhat interesting. TAAO like I said was good, up until issue #9 where it just took an odd turn. I never thought of this as Windblade volume #3, but I guess there are just some things you cant escape. I know there will be a proper finale much later, and some crossover with First Strike, but I wonder if the goings on of all the characters on Cybertron will somehow be told through the Optimus Prime book, or are they just going to be shelved for a while? Kind of sucks that all the TF's I really like (whether they haven't appeared in a while or not), are still on Cybertron, but there is now no story for them on a monthly basis, unless they all start showing up on Earth, or Optimus Prime's focus goes back to Cybertron, which I would love, but I doubt will happen.
Posted by Randomhero on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:47am CDT
o.supreme wrote:
Shades of Murderblade from Machinima?
I haven't read the last issue yet, but I can say that I did enjoy 2/3 of this series. Issues #1-4 (The Bruticus story ark), was pretty cool, and #5-#8 dealing with the undead Titans and the aftermath of Titans Return was pretty cool. (I really think fans overall got shortchanged. I would much rather had a longer Titans Return story spanning all TF books rather than Revolution...but oh well...)
but as for #9-12, well...I'ts just not my thing. I mean I know I run counter to most fans. I'm not really into MTMTE/TLL. I loved RID/TF because I like anything set on Cybertron, and it had more of the 84-86 cast I care about. Since the split between TAAO and Optimus Prime however its been odd. I like Optimus' choice of TF characters, I really don't care about any of the human characters , or whats going on with Earth, but the bots keep it somewhat interesting. TAAO like I said was good, up until issue #9 where it just took an odd turn. I never thought of this as Windblade volume #3, but I guess there are just some things you cant escape. I know there will be a proper finale much later, and some crossover with First Strike, but I wonder if the goings on of all the characters on Cybertron will somehow be told through the Optimus Prime book, or are they just going to be shelved for a while? Kind of sucks that all the TF's I really like (whether they haven't appeared in a while or not), are still on Cybertron, but there is now no story for them on a monthly basis, unless they all start showing up on Earth, or Optimus Prime's focus goes back to Cybertron, which I would love, but I doubt will happen.
Was it the onslaught/blast off stuff? Trust me I won't judge because I think that was my final strike for this comic. I'm not going to lie I read that stuff and said "alright we're just writing for the tumlrites now arnt we"
Posted by Kurona on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:50am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:04am CDT
Kurona wrote:Because... Tumblr invented gay people...? I don't get it.
No because tumblr is a cesspool of blowing everything stupidly out of proportion and makes everything sensual. "These two characters are standing next to eachother, better get start working on the slash fic!"
Posted by Kurona on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:08am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:12am CDT
Personally I'm of the opinion that Blastoff could be developed far better without throwing in forced romance. Play up the arrogance and aloofness aspect- perhaps have one too many shifts in the cold depths of space have driven him round the bend a little.
Posted by Randomhero on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:19am CDT
A scene of black and onslaught about to kiss...that's retarded. One of them doesn't have a mouth! It's the dumbest scene I've seen in a transformers comic and I've read the beast!
Posted by o.supreme on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:20am CDT
I am an older fan. I was 8 in 1984 when I saw the first ad for the Marvel Comic in May, then the toys came in the summer, and the animated series in the fall.
To ME Transformers is...what that theme song always resonates..."Autobots wage their battles to destroy the evil forces of, The Decepticons"
Now in 33 years I can see how some may say...that gets old, that gets stale, I want something new. And that's fine. I just weather the storm as it were. Heck I barely know what tumblr is, I don't even have a FB page.. so all that is irrelevant. I just know what I like, and it is cyclical. There was a time when I worried that what I liked about Transformers would be lost forever, but it came back around, eventually. What I consider great, many others consider to be the low point of Transformers, so its all relative.
The majority of Transformers characters I really enjoy reading about exist between the TAAO & Optimus Prime books currently in IDW. Yes I'll say how some of them have been interpreted as of late is not how I interpret them, and that's fine. The characters don't have to be what we see illustrated, or what is animated, or on a film screen. It's what we want them to be that matters, or if there is a past version that better suits us, so be it.
Posted by ScottyP on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:32am CDT
Also, Forged Starscream was a stunner, loved that part.
Posted by homicide on August 9th, 2017 @ 2:48pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:
Also, Forged Starscream was a stunner, loved that part.
I absolutely agree, I hope we get to see more of this design in the future! Now I can't wait for someone to give me a figure of this design, whether it's Has/Tak, some type of exclusive or a 3rd Party, I'm a definite buyer!
Posted by Sunstar on August 9th, 2017 @ 5:08pm CDT
WOW... just a very WOW book. I want to see more of the story, how does he deal with his revelation of having his spark reforged... That was what happened wasn't it? Windblade basically used hte power of a prime to reforge a cold forged spark into something pure?
Starscream of course rebels... Windblade has saved his spark twice now.
WOOT!