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News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:12 pm

Supreme Convoy wrote:

This is the only one that sort of looks good, and I have to say the only part that looks good is the coloring aspect with the shading.

Otherwise, if these are "talent", eesh. I just like nothing about any of the art we have seen so far.

by **wyokid** » Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:12 pm

Found the cover for issue #2 and some more #1 variants.

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:34 pm

Fricknmaniac wrote:So far I've found four different exclusive covers for #1. Two are currently live, Stadium Comics and Things From Another World. One is going live today (August 31st) for the Singapore based store Comic Grail Vault. And one is going live next Friday (September 8th) (two days earlier if you sign for their massively overpriced "subscription" service) from Big Time Collectibles.

Has anyone spotted any more exclusives? Usually I waited on any IDW exclusives, but given how hyped people are for this series, I'm being more proactive about getting them upfront, rather than waiting and trying to get them cheaper.

KRS Comics has two (one of which goes live in about half an hour), Transmissions podcast has one, and there are many more still to be revealed. I wish you good luck, they're going full 1990s (maybe worse) with the amount of variant covers for the first issue.

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:44 pm

by **snavej** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:19 pm

And we're back in 1984!

by **cloudballoon** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:46 pm

I was happy Skybound taking over TF from IDW, excited by Daniel Warren Johnson handling the comics. But this early preview is kind of disappointing.

The 4-page insides are just not... exciting? The covers featuring Starscream, however, intrigue.

The art style is more suited for organics than bots. Not that I expected anything else - it IS Daniel Warren Johnson's signature - and the layout is fantastic (except the physically illogical fall into the exhaust ports and reveal the rear of the Ark part... like, HOW!?). Johnson's artwork always reminded me of the French comic books I read back in my youth - Tintin, Asterix and the likes when I grew up in Montreal. Guest I'm still getting used to it for TF but it's not hard to get past this. For me that's better than the Marvel TF style that doesn't age well... even back in the late 80's... so I'm not complaining.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:05 pm

snavej wrote:And we're back in 1984!

Some of the items the humans are carrying seem like maybe not. It's not definitive, though.

by **cloudballoon** » Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:12 pm

snavej wrote:And we're back in 1984!

Where's the fanny pack?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:06 pm

I like the covers for the most part, even if I'm getting Bayverse psycho Prime vibes. As for the actual art, it's not impressive. This is my first experience with Daniel Warren Johnson's style, and he did not make a good impression. It's not terrible, but the story had better be top notch elsewise I don't think I'll stay with it.

by **snavej** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:34 am

cloudballoon wrote:
snavej wrote:And we're back in 1984!

Where's the fanny pack?

We can't say. This is a family website. :lol:

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:58 pm

Its not bad, but not enough seen yet to say good either. For the first time in a long time, I can go into a new Tranformers comic with an open mind and that what I'm going to try and do. Those covers are great though. Its just gonna to be hard to gets use to not seeing Burcham, Milne, Roche, etc. art and even Malkova on the 2.0 stuff. Maybe some of them will pop up every now and again.

News Credits: 1 · by **bluecatcinema** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:28 pm

Interesting. So it looks like Spike is somehow going to be responsible for the Transformers' revival on Earth.

by **wyokid** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:58 pm

This is shaping up to be everything I dreamed of and more. Feels like Transformers is finally back.

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:08 pm

Eh, still not really impressed at all.

by **snavej** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:12 am

Didn't Earthspark do this 'kids create Transformers' thing? I know the Skybound people are doing 'awakening', not 'creating' but it's fairly similar.

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:35 pm

snavej wrote:Didn't Earthspark do this 'kids create Transformers' thing? I know the Skybound people are doing 'awakening', not 'creating' but it's fairly similar.

Earthquake, kids, D-void, or whatever, they gots to wake up somehow, hopefully the how isn't whats important.

by **snavej** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:18 am

Hero Alpha wrote:
snavej wrote:Didn't Earthspark do this 'kids create Transformers' thing? I know the Skybound people are doing 'awakening', not 'creating' but it's fairly similar.

Earthquake, kids, D-void, or whatever, they gots to wake up somehow, hopefully the how isn't whats important.

Joke: Primus is the opposite of Unicron, so D-void is the opposite of D-mass! [Pronounced dumb ass.]

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:50 pm

Please ignore Johnston's breathless and overly credulous hype, but I don't question the headline, and it's noteworthy in itself.

Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers #1 Opens With Over 153,000 Orders
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/daniel- ... 00-orders/

Launching a book with six figures is an accomplishment, but it's only a marketing one. The trick will be sustaining that level of interest. Still, it's a promising beginning.

News Credits: 3637 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:36 pm

Presenting Seibertron.com's exclusive cover of the highly anticipated Transformers #1 from Image Comics and Skybound. This remarkable variant cover showcases the artistic prowess of the esteemed Marco Ferrari. Transformers #1 is written by Daniel Warren Johnson, with art contributions from both Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.

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TRANSFORMERS #1 Cvr ZZ30 Seibertron.com Exclusive Image Comics 2023 (CA) Ferrari
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Here is some additional information about Transformers #1 from Image Comics:

THE ALL NEW TRANSFORMERS ERA STARTS HERE!

Superstar creator DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON (DO A POWERBOMB, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth), alongside ENERGON UNIVERSE showrunner ROBERT KIRKMAN (VOID RIVALS, INVINCIBLE), reimagines Hasbro’s robots in disguise for a brand-new generation.

Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons.

As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.

Discover THE TRANSFORMERS like you’ve never seen them before!

News Credits: 1 · by **bluecatcinema** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:25 pm

Starscream looks very intimidating in that cover.

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:14 pm

That cover actually looks cool

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:05 am

I may just have to get into this new continuity on the ground floor after all.

by **snavej** » Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:12 am

Smoking/steaming eyes indicate fury. Remember G1 UK where Frenzy did it?! Oo-er! He's gonna get us! (Calm down, fangirls!)

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:51 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That cover actually looks cool

I agree except for Ftenzy (or Rumble, I don't remember if this is RIBFIR or RIRFIB)

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:52 am

ScottyP wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That cover actually looks cool
I agree except for Ftenzy (or Rumble, I don't remember if this is RIBFIR or RIRFIB)

The smile is a little weird, yeah.

I always go Rumble is Red, so I'm just gonna say Frenzy