Thanks to 2005 Boards member The Kup for sharing the IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime #13 Retailer Incentive Cover in our forums.
The cover surfaced on Previews World and we have a very nice art of Optimus Prime standing ready to battle thanks to artist Livio Ramondelli. This story will take place after the First Strike event.
OPTIMUS PRIME #13
(W) John Barber (A/CA) Livio Ramondelli
As the consequences of the First Strike event reverberate, Optimus Prime ventures into the wilderness of Cybertron to search for the first new Cybertronian life to emerge in four million years!
Bullet points:
* Optimus Prime deals with the fallout of the First Strike event!
In Shops: Nov 22, 2017
You can check the cover after the break and then sound off at the 2005 Boards.
CleverNamePendingatron
My guess is that one event will be the inevitable Power of the Primes storyline, featuring just the Transformers, and the other will be the equally inevitable follow up to First Strike, featuring all the Hasbroverse characters. Which one Unicron will fit into is anyone's guess, but my money's on the PotP event.
Haywired
The second event is probably going to be about the Knights of the Magical Fail.
IDW made it rather obvious with their previous event.
prime000
He is very cool !!
ultramagnus1
I've interviewed him a few tines and he's a genuine nice guy. He works well with barber and I'll look forward to this.
As a side note when I last spoke to him he did tell me something of note. There will be two big events in 2018 for TFS. One we know is Unicron. The other he wouldn't or couldntbtell me but its massive.
Spyne98
Personally, I like Livio Ramondelli's art. It's different. Just my thoughts. I can see why some don't like it. I've actually met him a few times at NYCC, he's a really nice guy.
SG Roadbuster
Ugh. Can we please have the Dinobots in a book that isn't ruined by Ramondelli please?
C16
#stoplivioramondelli2017
Heliblade
Prime\'s crotch is a bit… freudian o-0
CleverNamePendingatron
Makes sense for Ramondelli to be on art duties for this since it looks to be a crossover of sorts with the Dinobot trilogy he oversaw.
As one of only about four people who actually seem to enjoy Ramondelli's art, I say bring it on.
Black Convoy
Thanks for sharing. To the front!
Purple Heart
You see, Ramondelli does good here. He’s great a shots like this. An entire comic,
No.
The Kup
OPTIMUS PRIME #13 10 COPY INCV (SEP170562)
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