First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso

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Thanks to a heads up from Transformers comic book artist Robby Musso, who longtime Transformers comics fans will remember from IDW's Spotlight titles such as Spotlight: Ultra Magnus and Spotlight: Cliffjumper among others, we can share a first look at an exclusive cover for the upcoming Transformers #1 that will be available through Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles in Slidell, Louisiana. Check out the info and the cover itself below!

Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles wrote:It’s a slow Sunday, who wants to see something cool?

We decided since IDW was rebooting Transformers next month, we should get in on the action. With Robby Musso being one of the best Transformers artists on the planet, and a good friend of the shop, we decided to get our own cover done for the release!

These will be available through the shop or Facebook page for $19.99 each. Word on the street is he may be signing them for free at the shop in March also, keep an eye open for more updates on that! Plenty of room to get a nice remark on the front, or back cover also!

If you're in the area, or just want to order a copy of the book with this cover for yourself, the Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Facebook page will have additional information on release timing and launch event details in the coming weeks to keep you informed. Keep it here at Seibertron.com for all the latest as the new iteration of IDW's Transformers approaches launch next month.

Credit(s): Robby Musso, Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles

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Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012289)
Posted by steve2275 on February 24th, 2019 @ 10:16pm CST

i like it

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012291)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on February 24th, 2019 @ 10:20pm CST

Technically speaking, this is the first time we have seen SIEGE Skywarp

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012294)
Posted by Ominous Sand on February 24th, 2019 @ 11:53pm CST

This design would be cool on a shirt

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012298)
Posted by Deadput on February 25th, 2019 @ 12:11am CST

It's not a bad cover but I keep getting chubby/pat Lee type vibes from some of the characters on the poster.

Mostly Skywarp and Ravage's face.

Really excited for this series though.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012312)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 25th, 2019 @ 5:32am CST

Wireless_Phantom wrote:Technically speaking, this is the first time we have seen SIEGE Skywarp

In robot mode, yeah, it is. But technically his first appearance was in the covers we just saw before. He's behind Thundercracker, and both are in jet mode, so it helps to give you an idea of how Siege Skywarp's jet mode will look like

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012313)
Posted by Coptur on February 25th, 2019 @ 5:48am CST

No Reflector (Refracktor) poor form

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012322)
Posted by horus on February 25th, 2019 @ 7:44am CST

Looks like the image author went with all the seeker weaponry mounted on the elbows... looks weird :-?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012399)
Posted by RobRobRobRobRob on February 25th, 2019 @ 9:01pm CST

Returning once more with a stellar offering, comics illustrator and designer Jeffrey Veregge has given us a look at his newest cover for the upcoming IDW Transformers reboot! Continuing his trend of ‘travel style’ covers, the cover’s vivid colors and strong lines depict the Cybertronian capital Iacon, as well as an unknown character looking onward at the landscape. The character does not appear to be anyone we yet know of, so their identity is up for debate.

Interestingly, five statues stand out amongst the serene landscape of Iacon. It is unknown if these are of any significance, but the center figure does bear a resemblance to traditional personifications of Primus. If this turns out to be true, what does that make the other statues?

Be sure to share your thoughts in the forums below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more Transformers news and reviews.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012414)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 26th, 2019 @ 6:03am CST

Is that Cybertron Primus in the middle? Silhouette is strikingly similar :-?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012428)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:48am CST

Too much to hope for we've ditched the Thirteen Primes thing (as IDW initially did before the back-peddle, post-AHM) and have opted for something *gasp* New? :-?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012436)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2019 @ 9:00am CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Too much to hope for we've ditched the Thirteen Primes thing (as IDW initially did before the back-peddle, post-AHM) and have opted for something *gasp* New?

If Cyberverse and Hasbro's recent "brand consistency" are anything to go by, the Binder of Revelation (in which the Thirteen were first nailed down for certain) may yet still be in use by new fictions.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012447)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 26th, 2019 @ 11:00am CST

What would be nice is if these statues represent a Bot each major city was named after. A parallel with real life and something a bit more interesting than 13 Yawns Primes...

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2012469)
Posted by Deadput on February 26th, 2019 @ 2:52pm CST

The guy in the middle is Rubble the new character for the series.

There are pictures of the character floating around out there.

Edit: here via Tom Waltz on Twitter https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1098410902330605568
https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1098414262429478915

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013518)
Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2019 @ 12:42pm CST

IGN.com scored a nice exclusive review with John Barber and Michael Kelly, Hasbro's VP of Global Publishing which is all about the TDW Transformers reboot. For those not in the know, this is a brand new series simply titled Transformers. The comic will be very G1 based, as you can see by the designs which are the same as the ones you find in the Siege toyline. There is also a preview of the first comic where we see the first 3 pages, along with covers.

The following is a segment of the interview where Barber and Kelly discuss why a reboot was done. You can read the full interview here.

As you'd expect, this is part of an attempt to broaden the appeal of the franchise and make the Transformers comics more accessible for new readers who might be intimidated by the sheer number of books available. Kelly told us, "When you are working with a continuity that spans 13 years, it can be pretty daunting to jump on board. The creative teams we’ve worked with in the former continuity excelled at appealing to new readers, and I think it is safe to say that over the past 5 years we’ve had the broadest and most diverse audience in the history of our Transformers comics program. But this new series provides an opportunity for new readers to join us who may have been on the sidelines wanting to get in but overwhelmed by the sheer volume of storytelling, while at the same time renewing our commitment to our long-time fans and giving them both a satisfying ending and an exciting new beginning."

"We already had the best fans in the world, so we had that going for us." said Barber. "That said—absolutely, we all want to reach out and introduce new readers to these characters and worlds and mythology. The previous Hasbro comics universe was one that meant a whole lot to me. I love that series and those versions of the characters. But we hit a really natural point to put a genuine, and I hope satisfying, ending on that story.

As for whether fans can expect the Hasbro Comic Book Universe continuity to continue in some form, it doesn't sound likely. Barber said, "I really love that story and that universe. I still talk to everybody that worked on those comics. I love reading them, and we’ll continue to keep the comics in print and in our deluxe IDW Collection hardcovers. But there’s no plans for ever going back to that universe. Much as I love it, personally I feel like we told the story we set out to tell."

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013521)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:10pm CST

So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning... :lol:

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013523)
Posted by Omegatron. on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:32pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning...

That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.

I like the look of this and the focus on pre-war Cybertronian society, I might pick this up after all.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013527)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:41pm CST

Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning...

That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.

Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.

Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013532)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 5th, 2019 @ 1:58pm CST

So they are keeping Megatrons political routes then as was added into IDW and reinforced in Cyberverse, can already see the Decepticon movement in its roots.

Also Prime wasn't really G1, it was an attempt to do something akin to G1 for a new era, or was Arcee blue and a bike in G1? Was Unicron planet earth in G1?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013533)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:02pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:So they are keeping Megatrons political routes then as was added into IDW and reinforced in Cyberverse, can already see the Decepticon movement in its roots.

Exactly. IDWverse made Megatron the "good" guy initially, in Origin. That was something new and refreshing. This, I doubt I will be surprised about how his arc unfolds.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013542)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:21pm CST

How...is Chromia sitting on the table with only half a thigh on it?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013543)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:22pm CST

It... doesn't actually look like her leg is connected to her body :-?

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013545)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:28pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It... doesn't actually look like her leg is connected to her body

I'd say that was just shading, it is...but by the light source and how prowl is lit up, we should be seeing that leg connect and the gal's rear plating. must be censorship

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013547)
Posted by ScottyP on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:28pm CST

Looks like Siege, reads like Cyberverse. Liking most of what's here, but not enough here to make real judgments on yet of course.

I like OP pointing out that Megatron has not been summoned. Nobody summons Megatron!

Ruckley definitely seems to have the "ultra wooden Optimus that speaks in platitudes" that Hasbro seems to love nailed down.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013549)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 2:31pm CST

That's always been how I have seen Prime. Adding " and dull" in that description too.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013556)
Posted by steve2275 on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:40pm CST

pretty pages

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013559)
Posted by Omegatron. on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:44pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning...

That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.

Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.

Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.

I mean, Prime and the G1 cartoon are both focused on a small group of Autobots fighting a small group of Decepticons, localised on modern-day Earth. Most of Prime's characters are also very similar to their G1 counterparts.

Beast Wars is like G1 in a different way, the main characters and setting are very different but it actually has the G1 transformers in it and the Ark and Nemesis play very important roles.

I'm not saying they're identical to G1, obviously, but if you compare them to the Unicron Trilogy or RID01 there's a lot more G1 in them than there could be.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013560)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 5th, 2019 @ 3:46pm CST

But that is not what they are remembered for. Nor are they slavish to G1, like HasTak's current "Evergreen" stance.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013567)
Posted by Randomhero on March 5th, 2019 @ 4:55pm CST

Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning...

That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.

Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.

Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.

I mean, Prime and the G1 cartoon are both focused on a small group of Autobots fighting a small group of Decepticons, localised on modern-day Earth. Most of Prime's characters are also very similar to their G1 counterparts.

Beast Wars is like G1 in a different way, the main characters and setting are very different but it actually has the G1 transformers in it and the Ark and Nemesis play very important roles.

I'm not saying they're identical to G1, obviously, but if you compare them to the Unicron Trilogy or RID01 there's a lot more G1 in them than there could be.

Small group in G1? There were like 30 autobots and like 20 deceptions all over earth and progressively got worse as seasons went on where characters were forgotten to the background got lucky to get one line sometimes.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013575)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 5th, 2019 @ 6:11pm CST

Hmm, not bad looking. I'm intrigued and ready to see issue 1

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013663)
Posted by Big Grim on March 6th, 2019 @ 4:30am CST

Well, this has me looking forward to the new series. Will give it a shot and see how it goes.

~ Grim

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013664)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on March 6th, 2019 @ 4:37am CST

Randomhero wrote:
Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Omegatron. wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So much to discuss, from the quoted dialogue alone. Yet, for the time being, I am reminded of a joke:

What would Transformers be without G1?

>Looks to Beast Wars and Transformers: Prime<

Award winning...

That's funny, given how G1 both of those were.

Not really. They have their roots, yet the awards came when they broke away from them and did their own thing.

Given the evergreen nature of SIEGE, being the backbone of this new continuity, I am apprehensive we won't see any of the character reinventions/subversions IDWverse had when it first started, this time around.

I mean, Prime and the G1 cartoon are both focused on a small group of Autobots fighting a small group of Decepticons, localised on modern-day Earth. Most of Prime's characters are also very similar to their G1 counterparts.

Beast Wars is like G1 in a different way, the main characters and setting are very different but it actually has the G1 transformers in it and the Ark and Nemesis play very important roles.

I'm not saying they're identical to G1, obviously, but if you compare them to the Unicron Trilogy or RID01 there's a lot more G1 in them than there could be.

Small group in G1? There were like 30 autobots and like 20 deceptions all over earth and progressively got worse as seasons went on where characters were forgotten to the background got lucky to get one line sometimes.

Who were all the Decepticons? Megatron, Soundwave, Laserbeak/Ravage, Rumble/Frenzy, Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp, Shockwave, Reflector and his ba-jillion clones... Constructicons/Combaticons (11 more).

I'd argue there were alot of autobots... but other than one-off episodes what did Huffer, Brawn, Windcharger, Bluestreak do on the regular? I mostly recall Prime, Sideswipe, Hound and Mirage, Skyfire when he showed up, Iron Hide/Wheeljack/Ratchet. The dinobots

Okay... well crap... the math checks out... but I'd really argue if Laserbeak or Ravage really had personalities... lol

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2013846)
Posted by william-james88 on March 7th, 2019 @ 12:04pm CST

ScottyP wrote:Ruckley definitely seems to have the "ultra wooden Optimus that speaks in platitudes" that Hasbro seems to love nailed down.

I really hate that Optimus. He's just such a (uncrasimatic) bore. It's why I found reading the latest Optimus prime series such a chore. its also why I really can never recomend enough the Chaos Theory two parter, where we see optimus as a full fledged character with flaws, doubts, and all, and see that he is still as awesome as ever.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014043)
Posted by Avensis-Mahiya on March 9th, 2019 @ 1:51am CST

I think the only thing I'm disappointed in is the G1-esque frame types. It's weird because I adore G1, but I also love new designs for the characters--I like to see variety now and again. Call me unpleasable, but constantly sticking to the G1 character style feels stagnant.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014049)
Posted by Deadput on March 9th, 2019 @ 6:30am CST

Avensis-Mahiya wrote:I think the only thing I'm disappointed in is the G1-esque frame types. It's weird because I adore G1, but I also love new designs for the characters--I like to see variety now and again. Call me unpleasable, but constantly sticking to the G1 character style feels stagnant.

It's just part of Hasbro's whole thing of going forward with a unified vision type of thing.

Honestly I prefer if the toys have some form of Media representation, I feel less infested to buy figures if the designs are never going to be in something unless I have an attachment to the character in general like say POTP Jazz even though I didn't really care for the line in general besides him, Elita 1, Nemesis Prime and the Prime masters.

Anyways we have seen two new "non G1" characters in Rubble and the Geologist guy so there is that, I wouldn't get worried that it's going to be like that the whole time, it's the start of a reboot and IDW needs to use familiar faces to draw in a crowd first before diverging.

Plus it doesn't matter what characters they use if the writing ends up being mediocre or something.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014214)
Posted by william-james88 on March 11th, 2019 @ 10:15am CDT

IDW has released several pages for the soon to be released new Transformers title on their Facebook page. They can be found here (and also shown below).

We also got several interviews. One from Newsarama.com which interview the writer of the new IDW Transformers comic series, Brian Ruckley.

The other is from doomrocket.com which inteviews both the writer mentioned above as well as the artist, Angel Hernandez.

Remember, the comic comes out this Wednesday, March 13th.

IDW wrote:Here's a sneak peak at a couple pages from the new #Transformers 1 story by Brian Ruckley, and Angel Hernandez. Head to your local comic book shop next week (3/13) and pick up your copy of this all new adventure!

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014217)
Posted by Lore Keeper on March 11th, 2019 @ 12:13pm CDT

The art is super clean and I like how they are keeping it accurate to the toys. But including every 5mm port, screw hole, clip, and contact point is a bit much. A little bit of artistic license is ok to cover up the less aesthetically pleasing aspects a toy's design.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014221)
Posted by leokearon on March 11th, 2019 @ 12:47pm CDT

I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014223)
Posted by william-james88 on March 11th, 2019 @ 1:06pm CDT

leokearon wrote:I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

I dont think the point is for there to be anything new. Its just that Transformers is a hot brand and hasbro wants fiction out there. Cyberverse is G1 based storytelling, so are all current toylines aside from the movie ones, the upcoming netflix show will be g1 based, so the comics must be as well. And these comics are a jumping off point for anyone searching for more Transformers content.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014224)
Posted by leokearon on March 11th, 2019 @ 1:23pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
leokearon wrote:I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

I dont think the point is for there to be anything new. Its just that Transformers is a hot brand and hasbro wants fiction out there. Cyberverse is G1 based storytelling, so are all current toylines aside from the movie ones, the upcoming netflix show will be g1 based, so the comics must be as well. And these comics are a jumping off point for anyone searching for more Transformers content.

If they are doing anything new, then it defeats the point of a reboot. If you end a continuity and reboot it, then it should be different not the same, otherwise you might as well just continued with what you had.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014229)
Posted by william-james88 on March 11th, 2019 @ 2:38pm CDT

leokearon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
leokearon wrote:I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

I dont think the point is for there to be anything new. Its just that Transformers is a hot brand and hasbro wants fiction out there. Cyberverse is G1 based storytelling, so are all current toylines aside from the movie ones, the upcoming netflix show will be g1 based, so the comics must be as well. And these comics are a jumping off point for anyone searching for more Transformers content.

If they are doing anything new, then it defeats the point of a reboot. If you end a continuity and reboot it, then it should be different not the same, otherwise you might as well just continued with what you had.

It's new enough. We never did get much of the autobots and decepticons pre war. A familiar story, sure, but this is the stuff that was only hinted or in flashbacks in previous series. Now we actually get a story about it. And it being a reboot means they dont have to worry about retconning anything in an existing continuity. I dont see what's so wrong about anything here, nor do I see how anything here is surprising. We've known they were doing a G1 themed story for months now.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014232)
Posted by SkyFire Prime on March 11th, 2019 @ 3:28pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
leokearon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
leokearon wrote:I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

I dont think the point is for there to be anything new. Its just that Transformers is a hot brand and hasbro wants fiction out there. Cyberverse is G1 based storytelling, so are all current toylines aside from the movie ones, the upcoming netflix show will be g1 based, so the comics must be as well. And these comics are a jumping off point for anyone searching for more Transformers content.

If they are doing anything new, then it defeats the point of a reboot. If you end a continuity and reboot it, then it should be different not the same, otherwise you might as well just continued with what you had.

It's new enough. We never did get much of the autobots and decepticons pre war. A familiar story, sure, but this is the stuff that was only hinted or in flashbacks in previous series. Now we actually get a story about it. And it being a reboot means they dont have to worry about retconning anything in an existing continuity. I dont see what's so wrong about anything here, nor do I see how anything here is surprising. We've known they were doing a G1 themed story for months now.

This guy gets it.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014233)
Posted by Flashwave on March 11th, 2019 @ 3:38pm CDT

leokearon wrote:I'm struggling to see what's new. Seems like they are mostly rehashing stuff done before

For one, We have Rubble choosing his alt mode. Old IDW stated out you were either born with your alt mode or an MTO. You had no choice. That may not be new to thr mythos as a whole, but it is a refresh from recent. Personally, I kinda think I liked the other way. Yes, Judgibg soneone by their looks is bad, bit if you think about the idea, that prejudice was probably born of something else. The earliest Cybertronian Civilizations may well ha e sirvived by relying on each of its member's Strengths, and that includes what they turned into, and in a way its an interesting stify of when does Prejudice become Prejudice?

For 2, we have an implication here that Orion is a Senator as is Megatron. He even says to Ironhide "... Two old Senators of Cybertron, two old friends...". Thats pretty much new. In the past Prime has been a chosen voice from the lower population, not the Government, first a Laborer, a Librarian, an Archivist, and in IDW1.0 he was a Police Officer. The impression here then too is that Ironhide is his Aide and or Bodyguard, which jives with Ironhide's previously established character. Prowl meanwhile remains the good old Table-flipping IDW Prowl. Hopefully he is less of an immoral prick and is just a Prick.

Megatron too is (was?) A voice in the Senate, and not just someone writing or speaking on the streetcorner.

Then we ha e Windblade. We don't know much about her, other than she is hanging with Bumblebee, but if she is here then that either means she is NOT from Caminus, which is new, or Cybertron's lost colony isnt so lost this go around. I would assume this is taking heavy cues from Windblade's Cyberverse character, but we dont have a lot of Pre-War for that character.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014235)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 11th, 2019 @ 3:49pm CDT

So that means (1) The new continuity is getting rid of some of the more humanising rubbish the old one became bogged down in.

(2) I didn't really get anything New in Prime. Slight variation perhaps. But the dialogue still read just as boring.

(3) Assume she is simply Cybertronian. That they have tossed everything else away and just kept the part that she is a Transformer. Like I've said previously, that means she might actually be interesting in this continuity as she is, more or less, a blank slate.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 11th, 2019 @ 6:03pm CDT

I'm interested in the story, we'll see what the reception is when it is released on Wednesday

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Posted by ausbot on March 11th, 2019 @ 6:48pm CDT

I hope its going back to basics, The last IDW story I enjoyed was Death of optimus Prime, they lost me after that.

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 12th, 2019 @ 8:44am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm interested in the story, we'll see what the reception is when it is released on Wednesday

Didn't realise it was so soon. Pre-ordered #1 with Forbidden Planet. Not sure if I'll buy into the whole series yet.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014389)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 12th, 2019 @ 6:41pm CDT

Thanks to Previews World, we now have a full 5 page preview for you of the upcoming IDW Transformers #1! This comic starts us off fresh and new, with a little character named Rubble awakening in the new world, much as we are, and giving us a nice introduction to a Cybertron at peace. Issue #1 is set to drop tomorrow, so make sure your orders are in so you can pick up this brand new story, and stay tuned for the Seibertron.com review of Issue #1 to hear what we think of this bold new era!

Brian Ruckley is the Author for the new book, while Angel Hernandez and Ron Joseph share the art duties for the series, divided up between the Orion Pax/Megatron scenes and the Rubble scenes as it appears.

A NEW ERA DAWNS! In the infinite universe, there exists a planet like no other: Cybertron! Home to the Transformers, and a thriving hub for inter-stellar commerce, it is a world brimming with organic and constructed diversity. Immense structures line its landscape. Mechanical giants roam across its surface. Starship-sized titans orbit its skies, keeping a constant protective watch above and below. Ancient Transformers merge into its very fabric. Small, mysterious creatures skulk in its shadows. It is a truly amazing realm, long untouched by war, and exuberantly reaching for the stars. This is the Cybertron that Optimus Prime and Megatron vie for in this bold new origin-a world of seemingly endless peace! All that changes when Bumblebee and Windblade take a newly-forged Cybertronian on his first voyage through this world of wonders-they are confronted by the hard reality of the first murder to have occurred on Cybertron in living memory!
All that changes when Bumblebee and Windblade take a newly-forged Cybertronian on his first voyage through this world of wonders-they are confronted by the hard reality of the first murder to have occurred on Cybertron in living memory!

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Posted by TulioDude on March 12th, 2019 @ 8:07pm CDT

This narration/quote at the beginning is nice.
Its interesting to this continuity to actually start before the war.

Re: First Look at Transformers #1 Showcase Comic Books and Collectibles Exclusive Cover by Robby Musso (2014403)
Posted by Randomhero on March 12th, 2019 @ 8:23pm CDT

Just read the issue. Available digital at IDW, very good. Very very good opening to the new universe

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Posted by Flashwave on March 12th, 2019 @ 10:28pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:Just read the issue. Available digital at IDW, very good. Very very good opening to the new universe

Thanks for that tip. Was a nice i troductory issue. No spoilers, but really, IDW? Let's put the old stories in the back of the brand new issue of the brand new series. Thats not confusing at all...

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