Another month, another round of solicitations, as Previewsworld has put up those for IDW Publishing’s July comics. Rom vs. Transformers begins, Sideswipe awakens, the Howling Town is introduced, Starscream finds himself in trouble, and Revolutionaries reaches its end for now as the stage is set for the Insurgency crossover event. Plus the final installment of the Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook! Check it all out after the break.
THE LIFE OF SIDESWIPE! A Junkion machine finally gives long-injured Sideswipe a new lease on life! But when his brother goes missing, Sideswipe and Arcee return to Cybertron-and nothing will be the same between them ever again.
THE HUNT IS ON! Ever lost something and spent forever looking for it? Try visiting Troja Major, the lost property capital of the universe. Just bear in mind that it’s better known by another name: the Howling Town. And the Autobots are about to find out why.
Starscream makes his most desperate move yet in order to protect himself from Elita One’s rising power. But for once the master of manipulation’s only choice is to make himself helpless to another. Good thing no one’s got a grudge against Starscream, right?
OPTIMUS PRIME VS. BARON IRONBLOOD! The final mystery is revealed as Baron Ironblood reveals his true identity! Only by teaming with Transformers leader Optimus Prime do the Revolutionaries have a chance to save Earth-and the whole Hasbro universe! The senses-shattering conclusion to Revolutionaries leads directly into next month’s massive crossover event!
Meet the universe’s only Cybertronian Solstar Knight! Hundreds of years ago, Rom discovered Stardrive, the sole survivor of a doomed space probe. Stardrive committed herself to protecting the galaxy from the Dire Wraiths… but when the Decepticon called Starscream makes a deadly deal, Rom and the Transformers are forced into a collision course… with Stardrive caught between two worlds!
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 P to Z, plus papercraft projects, a map of the Heliopolis, the Micronauts’ ship, and a fantastic story leading in to the next huge Hasbro event!
Presenting IDW’s Transformers comics in preferred reading order! The end of everything! Shockwave makes a move millions of years in the planning-an ultimate strategy to remake Cybertron and destroy both the Autobots and Deceptions! Only the combined forces of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Rodimus can save their world-but billions of miles and eons of war leave our heroes divided, in “Dark Cybertron.” Plus, Windblade takes the planet by storm-but where did she come from-and what does her secret mean for the future of the Transformers? Collects Dark Cybertron #1 and Finale, More Than Meets The Eye issues #23-27, Robots In Disguise issues #23-27, and Windblade issues #1-4.
THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN! Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented event draws everything together-and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here-TAKE A STAND! Collects Revolution issues #0-5 as well as all of the Revolution One-Shots, including Transformers, G.I. JOE, Action Man, Rom, Micronauts, and M.A.S.K., with an expanded cover gallery.
Spontificus
M.A.S.K. ending is no surprise. It is easily the weakest part of the Hasbro-verse.
Sad to see Revolutionaries go though. I'd had quite a bit of fun with that book. I mean, it kind of isn't surprising, seeing that it relied on its readership to care about all of the Hasbro books, and even then, care enough about them to be interested in what minor characters were doing. But it explored weird and often overlooked parts of the universe, and I am glad that I read it. I hope the upcoming crossover event feels more like Revolutionaries than Revolution.
Can't wait for Shining Armor. Everything not to do with TAAO and LL has been really Earth-centric since Revolution (though not to be unexpected for G.I. Joe and M.A.S.K.), and it is good that we get to see more of the universe.
Nocturne
Quite looking forward to seeing the Howling Town as that's where Nautica(I'm assuming that's who Rung meant) found a first edition of Towards Peace.
BB Shockwave
Seriously, that Heroes Sourcebook cover looks like something a teen would put on Deviantart…
Curious about Lost Light (wonder if Howling Town could mean we are finally gonna see Carnivac), the rest… not so much. Arcee and Sideswipe? As if there was every any dynamic between them.
Zilla
July? I thought The IDW Collection Vol-6 wasn't coming out till September?
Smitty.1981
G2 called they want their art style back.
Ranger Silver 6
Assuming it has any story relevance, I think it's more likely that Vigilem is still in her head.
kaijuguy19
Geez looks like there's going to be side effects from Windblade's attempts to stop the evil titan after all. Hope that she'll eventually break out of it.
SparkPlug24
Ohhh boy that ROM crossover continues to look promising. Can't wait to see what new designs Milne pulls off for the Cybertronians/Space Knights/Dire Wraiths.
Roche usually tweets his latest cover lineart about two isues early, so let's wait a few days.