From Previewsworld comes the latest round of solicitations for IDW Publishing’s Transformers-related comics, these ones scheduled for release in June. Of note for this month is the Transformers: Salvation one-shot, the final installment of the trilogy started by Transformers: Punishment and Transformers: Redemption, and featuring the Dinobots vs. Trypticon. In addition, Jazz goes on national television, Rodimus reflects on events in the Functionist universe, Starscream risks it all to make a new ally, and Sgt. Savage is brought forward from World War II into the 1990s. Plus, the second volume of the Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook! Check all of this and more out after the break.
Exiled from civilization, the Dinobots are the last line of defense against the ultimate Cybertronian dinosaur-Trypticon! But how much are the Dinobots willing to sacrifice for a world that hates them?
• Dinobots versus the biggest dino of them all-Trypticon!
• John Barber and Livio Ramondelli finish their Dinobot trilogy that started in Transformers: Punishment and Transformers: Redemption!
Jazz confronts his past-and the Autobot’s future-in front of millions of television viewers. But will he make the people of Earth understand Optimus Prime’s mission… or turn against it?
AFTERMATH! The war with the Functionalists is over-and Rodimus is left wondering whether he won or lost. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for the displaced crew of the Lost Light, as decisions are made that will change their lives forever.
With Elita One’s influence closing in around Starscream, he’s desperate to make any alliances he can. Turns out, a powerful ally might already be within his grasp. But is he willing to risk his own sanity to reach them?
SGT. SAVAGE VS G.I. JOE! The greatest hero of World War II is back-and not for the first time! Vanishing on the battlefields of Europe while fighting robotic soldiers, Sgt. Robert Steven Savage reappeared-in the extreme era of the 1990s! Now he’s reborn again-a ’40s hero with a ’90s ‘tude… and G.I. Joe isn’t ready to go retro.
If you’re new to the Hasbro Universe or a long-time fan, this book is for you! Featuring a veritable TON of bios on your favorite characters, from E to O, plus papercraft projects, a map of Metrotitan, the current base of Optimus Prime, and an exclusive story featuring Kup and Bryce Chan’s adventures in London!
Epic space-opera action continues as the dramatic TRANSFORMERS continuity leads on to new and explosive revelations! REVOLUTION is over but the danger isn’t! A wave of undead TITANS threatens CYBERTRON! STARSCREAM will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but our Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon-and why aren’t they stepping up to the plate? Collects issues #5-9.
THE REVOLUTION MAY BE OVER, but the future is just beginning! KUP is a CYBERTRONIAN literally older than the universe; ACTION MAN is the ultimate special agent trying to live up to an impossible legacy; MAYDAY is a G.I. JOE leader trying to rescue her first command; and BLACKROCK is a CYBERTRONIAN that thinks he’s human. It takes the mind-bending clash against the OKTOBER GUARD to bring this unlikely team together… and the secret they learn threatens to unravel the entire universe. Good thing they’ll have help from ROM, the MICRONAUTS, the ADVENTURE TEAM and more! Collects issues #1-4.
• All-new Hasbro team-up!
• The follow-up to REVOLUTION, revealing the secrets behind the new shared universe!
Optimax Prime
them being apart is like G1 Optimus being apart from G1 Elita One, also anyone else think that'd be weird\over-due if their IDW counterparts hook up? Hell, the last time it happened was in Animated
kaijuguy19
Same here. It's something that's been way overdue.
Optimax Prime
amen to that
Spontificus
I hope the Dinobots survive. I really need the reunion between them and Grimlock to happen.
Optimax Prime
*GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP*, DINOBOTS VS. TYYPTICON!?! be a good time to have the Scavengers go to Cybertron for whatever reason, also, be cool if it takes place before the new TAAO, becauseTrypticon is a freaking Transforming Robo-gojira
Esquilax79
gah! I hope they make it out alive… they'll NEVER get Generations toys if they don't?!?!?!
Glad Bludgeon is back.
SG Roadbuster
These Durocher covers are frickin. Gorgeous.
Large
Textless cover of Lost Light #07 provided by Josh Burcham.
Textless cover of TAAO #11 provided by Sara Pitre-Durocher (along with #09 & 10)
SG Roadbuster
Barber's writing on them were ok. Passable quality on par with his usual work.
The books look like they were dragged through a clogged sewer line because of Ramondelli's "art". Had a competant artist been put on those books they'd have been much better received.
Spontificus
Looking forward to all of these. Revolutionaries looks like it will continue to be great fun. I can't believe that they are roping in G.I. Joe Extreme of all things.
Omegashark18
Bludgeon's back. I wonder if the Dinobots will make it out of this alive?
Sockie
From Livio Ramondelli's twitter, the cover for Salvation!
Megastar
I 2nd that.
YoungPrime
Out of all of this books I'm looking forward to TRANSFORMERS SALVATION the most WITH Livio in making it.
Jalaguy
If you actually read the solicit, you'll see that it's a successor to Punishment and Redemption, not the -acies.
BB Shockwave
\" decisions are made that will change their lives forever\" in about every 5th issue of MTMTE/Lost Light, at this point I wish they would stop with these misleading solicitations about \"nothing will ever be the same again\".
Also, yes, everyone wanted a continuation of Authocracy/Monstrosity, with Ramondelli back… NOT.
barry
Hell of vague Lost light solicit, but I'm hoping the cover is indicative of the contents. I've been curious as to how much the 'love' triangle between Drift, Rodimus, and Ratchet was going to be played up.
Love the OP cover and IDW Trypticon returns. Interesting. The two bits we've had of this 'Dinobot trilogy' haven't been Barber's best work, but seeing as the 2017 annual definitely was some of his best work, I'm optimistic. Certainly feels like there's some big payoffs he'll need to deliver on.
Mattymo
Wasn\'t Milne suppose to start Lost light with Issue 7? Originally it was announced he and Jack Lawrence would switch off per arc
Mattymo
Wasn\'t Milne suppose to start Lost light with Issue 7? Originally it was announced he and Jack Lawrence would switch off per arc
Novaburnhilde
Awesome covers.