Thanks once again to 2005 Board member Sockie and Previews World, we have the IDW Publishing solicitations for the month of March 2016. On tap for us and the Transformers comic Universe are the following:
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #51
Transformers #51
Transformers Deviations One-Shot
Transformers Volume 8
Transformers Armada Omnibus (Back in Print!)
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Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #51
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
“If you want to break someone — mentally, physically, emotionally — wait until they’re happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived… THAT’S when you move in for the kill. Because you can’t take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.” –Tarn
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #51 — Subscription Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
•The hunt for MEGATRON continues!
•The Decepticon Justice Division will stop at nothing to bring the former Decepticon leader down!
•Variant cover by Livio Ramondelli!
Transformers #51
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
“ALL HAIL OPTIMUS,” part 2! OPTIMUS PRIME is here to save the Earth — whether the Earth wants saving or not. A hostile world reacts the AUTOBOTS’ incursion, as GALVATRON gathers his forces. But is OPTIMUS alone in his head…?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers #51 — Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
•War of the World!
•OPTIMUS PRIME — threat or menace?!
•Nobody likes being told what to do — not even by a 60-foot tall talking truck!
•Variant cover by Livio Ramondelli!
Transformers Deviations One-Shot — GEM OF THE MONTH
Brandon Easton (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Marcelo Matere (c)
In a World… Where OPTIMUS PRIME Never Died! One would stand and one would fall… and we all know OPTIMUS PRIME fell. But how would history have played out if he hadn’t? Would the AUTOBOTS have still stood triumphant in their darkest hour… or would UNICRON have reigned supreme?!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
Transformers Deviations One-Shot — Subscription Variant
Brandon Easton (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
•Extra-length one-shot!
•Find out what happens in a world… where Optimus Prime never died!
•Writer Brandon Easton (TV’s AGENT CARTER) writes his first TRANSFORMERS comic!
•Art from rising star Priscilla Tramontano!
•Part of IDW’s Deviations 5-week event!
Transformers, Vol. 8
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
The COMBINER WARS are over, and OPTIMUS PRIME faces the aftermath. Meanwhile, ARCEE confronts GALVATRON; SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face; TRACKS and NEEDLENOSE meet up again; and JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. Collects issues #42–45.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-585-3
•”Combined with strong art and entertaining character development, (these) philosophical ideas…make Transformers…a solid comic.” –Comic Book Resources
Chris Sarracini, Simon Furman (w) • James Raiz, Pat Lee, Guido Guidi, Don Figueroa (a) • Guido Guidi (c)
The DECEPTICONS, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the TRANSFORMERS’ home planet, CYBERTRON. Do OPTIMUS PRIME and the heroic AUTOBOTS stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shockwaves will shake not only CYBERTRON but even planet Earth right down to the core. All 18 issues of Transformers: Armada are collected in this omnibus.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 416 pages • 6″ x 9″ • ISBN: 978-1-63140-563-1
•Back in print!
Rob
Cool an actual size to work with the IDW scale. Aparently IDW Transformers are officially the largest interpretation in the franchise.
Megastar
Getaway is only as bad as the Decepticons have made him.
Veritas Prime
That Tarn quote sounds really intriguing and the covers look really nice too.
Strawberrytop00
Oh man I love that Mtmte cover! Tarn's optics are absolutely vicious looking! I'm so excited for more DJD I find Tarn's character so fascinating.
Chopperface
Because a sociopath with a disturbing lack of empathy manipulating a child to be killed as a casualty in a much larger scheme was totally fluff.
WilyMech
yep. Prowl really never goes away he always there.
MatrixOfWumbo
A lot of people were right about Prowl's influence left over from Optimus Maximus. I would imagine being the torso Prime gets the brunt of the mind echoes.
WilyMech
I am more sure that Mirage if Roberts gets him back to the LL will have the means to Prowl shadowing in a story arc. Nothing being done with Sunstreaker and Ironhide much, either.
G1StarSaber468
I find it hilarious that so mnay people think in All Hail Optimus Prime that he will blow up earth when its just an cover XD a lot of little kids don't realize this plus its even stated in the discription for #50 of robots in disguise that Optimus prime announced earth will be part of cybertrons council
Autovolt 127
March should prove to be an interesting month.
and did nothing wrong too.
I really hope
However with that said I do like the idea of Prowl influencing his decision…for once maybe Optimus will make good decisions.
Mort
Yeah, I'm not really holding out for fluffy ever again.
Nocturne
Oh, I hope 48/49 are fluffy. I need it after #47. But 49 mentioned a death god so we'll see how that goes. 48 could be okay… which had a Grindcore flashback…
Mort
Yep, 6 issues.
General Magnus
So, AHOP can be summed up to "Prowl, someway, SOMEHOW, fucked up things again?"
Omegashark18
It never was going to be just one issue, the whole confrontation makes up the Dying of the Light story arc.
Same goes for All Hail Optimus.
Blitz Wing
Looks like the confrontation between the Lost Light and the DJD is going to spill past issue #50. I'm cool with that, a conflict that has been building up for this long should be resolved over multiple issues, not just one.
Purple Heart
So the Prowl portion of Optimus Maximus' gestalt mind is going to start creeping up on Optimus?
I'm so tired of evil Prowl.
Mort
I'm glad we're getting the fluffy #47 and #48 MTMTE issues out of the way to focus on some serious stuff in March.
Sockie
Not sure about Mirage and Ironhide, but Sunstreaker might have something to do with this plotline given that he's joining the book once AHO starts.
WilyMech
If that is the case it makes interesting for Mirage, Sunstreaker and Ironhide basically. It would interesting see what happens to all involved.