Earlier today Marcelo Matere shared some fantastic artwork he did for the Hasbro Combiner Wars toy line on the Marcelo Matere art Facebook page. This update shows off the Combiner Wars Defensor package art, which Matere provided the pencils for and the colors were done by Volta.
You can see the full image after the jump, but be sure to check out Marcelo’s Matere’s full art page as well for more great work!
Rodimus
This is good artwork but it makes me think of Rook and First Aid. No way would I ever want to make First Aid as a leg considering a whole episode was made about him leaving the team and how Defensor still operated as a handicap while missing a left arm.
Chaos Prime
I would like to keep it to the G1 configuration, however my FirstAid's arm mode doesn't peg in properly so it splits at the forearm area, and that just looks awful.
shadowfall1976
I think you mean subjectively the best, because it's not a fact, not an unbiased comment, saying he's the best is an opinion, therefore it's subjective.
I don't like Rook at all, never cared to buy him, but I own AB and OR, so, I can say I think Rook is the worst one without prejudice towards the new members, I just don't like the mold as him, but I like the Swindle retool, but still don't like the arm modes.
T-Hybrid
Keeping in mind there's a difference between a G1 fan and a GEEWUNNer.
I'd argue the Offroad/Alpha Bravo decision was so the first two waves of CW didn't hit stores with a pair of repaints each.
Beyond that? Who knows. Maybe they liked the flexibility of Rook's mold more than Groove's, or never considered doing Groove and then saw Takara's and decided that'd be the key to Computron.
TacticalBacon
As always, the character artwork has better proportions than the actual toys. I don't blame them, they work on a budget'n shit.
Why does Dead-End have a spoiler?
dCon
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I'd have to say I agree with it being a bonehead move. No problem that you like the Hasbro way, if that's the case, we all have opinions and that's what makes us great. Bit splitting up the team without any fiction supporting it is and was (IMO) really lame. Maybe they did it to.support TakaraTomys efforts?.idk about that though
Idk about Skyreign and definitely not Computron but we saw art of Liokaiser like earlier this week. (A possible Computron set is something I.just learned about
Autovolt 127
Oh Yeah That's The Good Stuff.
scrapmetaru
You say what we all think, T-Hybrid.
lonewolf96
Cool now we need the artwork for bruticus skyrein Computron and liokiaser
T-Hybrid
GEEWUNNers don't make sense. That's sort of their shtick.
artiepants
I think Defensor got the best artwork on both sides of the Pacific.
Superion and Ultra Prime are lookin' pretty great as well.
Soundwinder
That… is a really weird position to take. Like, I get wanting Groove, but replacing Rook with AB is kinda nonsensical. You're just doubling up on the helicopter, and missing out on probably my personal favorite CW figure.
scrapmetaru
Well, it sure is a good thing that Hasbro hasn't made any real "bonehead" moves in the last year or so, otherwise you might have a point.
konkin
if only the figures looked like the art work…
TheSupernova
Some great artwork, all in all!
This will probably be only of interest to me, but Menasor managed to get a second group shot.
YoungPrime
LOL, sorry but to me that Rook figure is terrible. And I'm not into rewarding companies for bonehead moves.
G.B. Blackrock
I imagine that it all goes to projected sales. While G1 artwork has an obvious audience, the question of whether or not it was large enough to justify the costs of producing a book was probably still uncertain, even as the book was being made. Printing is a risky business these days. Making a profit on books is hard. The risk of doing a non-G1 artbook is probably considered prohibitive.
Lord Black Cat
These are really awesome. I know we've gotten some G1 artwork books, but I'm kind of surprised more modern stuff hasn't been collected for a book yet.
Onslaught24
I DEMAND BRUTICUS!!!
Please?
T-Hybrid
We haven't ever really gotten a clean art scan of Ultra Prime, Galvatronus, or even Bruticus at this point.