The full preview for this year’s Transformers Annual is out courtesy of Comic Crusaders. As Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna try to resolve their differences in Cybertron’s Crystal City, the singularity that resides there leads them to discuss the early history of one person it consumed: Bumblebee. Flashbacks galore as this double-sized issue also promises Pyra Magna’s own origin, and you can read the whole thing on March 8th. Until then, check out the five-page preview after the break.
Sockie
Might want to move this conversation to the spoiler/discussion thread in the comics forum instead of the preview thread…
Verno
Pic?
Wheeljack_Prime
Oops, didn't see that.
SerBuckman
The "/s" marked it as a joke, I know this.
Wheeljack_Prime
Um…you do know that throwing in legit foreshadowing in a throwaway line is half of James Roberts' schtick, right?
SerBuckman
Oh that. I think it's just meant to be a haunted datapad, not some message that Shockwave is alive. Besides, why would someone hide foreshadowing in a throwaway joke?/s
Rotorstorm
Transformers MTMTE #45 Itunes Preview – Transformers News – TFW2005 third panel 'Krok? It's happening again…'
Bahamut Prime
Did anybody catch a glimpse of a TFP Vehicon in the cheering crowd at Blurr\'s race?
SerBuckman
What panel?
Rotorstorm
Female Cybertronians being forgotten could just be information creep? Information creep – Transformers Wiki
Since all of the colonies seem to have robots of both genders it stands to reason Cybertron probably had them too. Could be they died out and those who survived forgot that Cybertron's hotspots produced female like robots too (let's be honest, Cybertronians don't breed so are Asexual).
MTO or constructed cold bots were created to fight or to do a specific purpose, so the bodies that were created for them were built to one cyber-genome. And since the vast majority of all Transformers have died to the extent Censere could catalogue all of them, there are no naturally born female Transformers who were born on Cybertron still alive.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading this book Can't believe Bumblebee and Shockwave have been dead for nearly 3 years (though, after a single panel in MTMTE 45. I'm not so sure Shockwave is dead.)
MadProject
I am sending my portfolio to IDW everytime I can, but they still haven\'t answered me…
SpectrumBelle
Heh. Cute!
Pwsyn
Femebots ?! To good to be true. I just love the idea that fembots existed already then. Side by side with mechs. And perhaps some day (hopefully) they reveale the secret why they disappeared from Cybertron (and finally been forgotten).
primalxconvoy
What's great about these previews is that I can get enough of a gist to understand what\'s going on, and then wait for TFWiki to explain the rest. That way, I don't have to suffer the awful artwork and annoying dialogue.
Wubglitch
What if those fembots were……………………………………………………………..an imaginary of Pyra? Well, Camiens had associated with different genders, right (Most are female and Hot shot)? Pyra probably imagine the scenarios according to her?
Or else, the writer/ artist misunderstand/miscoordinated. Let's just try to live with it :/
RED342
The retcon would make no sense. You would have rework many plot points , not just Arcee's backstory.
Jalaguy
Probably Optimus Prime Vol. 2, though no confirmation yet.
Anguirus
Yes^2
WheelWave140
That art style is adorable, I love it. Still haven't read any IDW beyond Escalation but I continue to love their writing and art team.