iTunes Books has updated with a three page preview of Transformers Spotlight Hoist, the sixth of the new run of IDW’s Transformers Spotlights. Spotlight Hoist like Spotlight Trailcutter is set between issues 5 and 6 of More than Meets the Eye. The preview drops us right into the middle of the action with a chase sequence – featuring Tarn of the Decepticon Justice Division, no less! Be sure to check this issue out if you’re a fan of More than Meets the Eye – in the mean time, click here to check out the preview. [Read more…]
James Roberts Interview – More than Meets the Eye, Spotlight Hoist and Dark Cybertron
Comic Book Resources has posted an interview with James Roberts, master Transformers comics writer and all-round good guy. The interview looks forward on a lot of great new material coming down the pipeline, including the upcoming “Remain in Light” five part story arc which concludes the first part of the More than Meets the Eye series, and also teases about Spotlight Hoist and what that story will entail. Furthermore there are the first hints of a massive crossover event running between both More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise titled “Dark Cybertron”, an event which James has this to say: “It’s huge, involving hundreds of characters and — like the end of the war — it marks another turning point in the Transformers Universe.”
Diamond Comics Shipping List for April 24th
Thanks to D-Drive, we have next weeks Diamond Comic Shipping list for Wednesday, April 24th. On tap for our beloved Transformers:
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #16 (also shipping 1-in-10 incentive)
(W) James Roberts (A) Agustin Padilla (CA) Alex Milne, Nick Roche
AFTERMATH! The battle for the Lost Light is over. As the survivors bury the dead, one Autobot begins a secret journey that will change everything. This special issue marks the beginning of “Remain in Light”-the game-changing finale to the first More Than Meets The Eye mega-story arc!
Ships with 2 covers in a 1-to-1 ratio, 1 by Alex Milne and 1 by Nick Roche.
GI JOE / TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 03(W) Tim Seeley (A) Joe Ng & Various (CA) Brendan Cahill
The G.I. JOE vs The Transformers saga continues as the AUTOBOTS return to earth and with the help of G.I. JOE plan on destroying all Cybertronian technology. But Serpentor has other objectives.
(W) Simon Furman & Various (A) Mark D. Bright & Various (CA) E. J. Su
From IDW Publishing. Collecting seventeen issues of Transformers comics from IDW Publishing in suggested reading order, this run is sure to redefine your experience with the Robots in Disguise. Volume 1 collects Megatron Origin #1-#4, Spotlight: Blurr, Spotlight: Cliffjumper, Spotlight: Shockwave, Spotlight: Nightbeat, Spotlight: Hot Rod, Spotlight: Soundwave, and Infiltration #0-#6. This special edition is limited to 275 hand-numbered copies, never to be reprinted, with a custom-designed hand-built slipcase and cover by EJ Su. Includes a mounted signature page signed by six Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su. Cover and case are printed in a silver metallic ink that jumps off the page. From signature pages to endpages, this IDW Limited edition has been rebuilt from the ground up. [Read more…]
Transformers Robots In Disguise #16 Preview
The preview for IDW’s Transformers Robots in Disguise #16 has been released! FINAL BATTLE! The leadership of Cybertron will be decided once and for all! It’s all-out war against the forces of MEGATRON! Will the Autobots wrest control from their attackers-or will the DECEPTICON flag fly over Cybertron forever? Heroes will fall, and nothing will stay the same.
Be sure to pick it up in stores this Wednesday, 17 April! This preview comes to you courtesy of Servo Slag. [Read more…]
Transformers Trade Paperback Solicitations for October 2013
There’s some new fish in the Amazon – and when we say fish we mean Transformers tradepaperback solicitations. Amazon has updated their site with two new Transformers paperback solicits – the first, due out on 1 October 2013, is Transformers Classics Volume 6, collecting issues #63-74 of the original Marvel Transformers comics and including the bulk of the two major arcs at the end of the Generation 1 comics, Matrix Quest and All Fall Down. Then the following week on 8 October 2013 Transformers Robots in Disguise Volume 4 is due for release, collecting issues #12-16 of John Barber’s epic ongoing. No cover art is available for either one as yet. [Read more…]
IDW Solicitations for July 2013
Newsarama has posted the solicitations from IDW Publishing for the month of July. Lots of excellent Transformers comic related stories await us according to these solicitations. Some of the more exciting news from these solicitations is a pair of classic characters, one in RID and one in MTMTE, are set to appear. We won’t spoil these character’s identities, but be warned the discussion thread may have spoilers.
Click the title bar to view all of the solicitations for the following books:
- Robots In Disguise #19
- More Than Meets The Eye #19
- Monstrosity #2
- Beast Hunters #3
- Regeneration One #93
- Classics Volume 5
- More Than Meets The Eye Volume 4
More than Meets the Eye Issue 16 iBooks Preview
By way of Apple’s iBooks we can share an advance look at the upcoming More than Meets the Eye #16, and what an advance look it is! With the retro artstyle that was so awesome in the annuals for the ongoing comics this year, we have a flashback kicking off the issue – with nothing less than three pages of concentrated awesome in this preview. Heretech! Killmaster! K-Class Decepticons!
Check out the advance preview of the first part of “Remain in the Light”, the conclusion to the first mega-arc of More than Meets the Eye! And also, if all this awesome isn’t enough, check out the lineart for the Nick Roche cover to this issue too! [Read more…]
Diamond Comics Shipping List for 17 April
We have received the next Diamond Comics Shipping List. Arriving in stores next week is a huge amount of Transformers comics and merchandise, including the release of Generations Voyagers Grimlock and Blaster via Diamond Distribution, plus comic releases including Robots in Disguise #16, Robots in Disguise Volume 3 and Mars Attacks IDW trade paperbacks!
Check out the full listings after the jump. [Read more…]
IDW Limited Last Stand of the Wreckers Pre-Orders
TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers will be available in Blue, Black and Red Label editions. All three versions of the book will be housed in a tray case (this is the first Red Label to get a tray case) and signed by Nick Roche, Guido Guidi and James Roberts.
Everyone who pre-orders this book before 4/30/13 will receive an additional, exclusive lithograph print by Nick Roche & Guido Guidi.
IDW Limited TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers – Blue Label $350
• Limited to TEN copies
• Hand-drawn team-up illustration by series artists Nick Roche and Guido Guidi (each artist drew one of the two characters in every illustration)
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by Nick Roche, Guido Guidi & James Roberts
• Hardcover portfolio containing FIVE lithographs featuring the Blue Label artwork of Guido Guidi and Nick Roche
• Exclusive cover only available through this IDW Limited release
More Information on TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers after the jump. [Read more…]
Transformers Regeneration 1 90 Preview
Newsarama has posted up the preview for next week’s Transformers Regeneration 1 issue 90! Regeneration 1 #90 brings to a close the Dark Reign arc – but the consequences will run far deeper as Regeneration 1 hits the midway point in its story arc! Be sure to check it out when it arrives in stores next Wednesday! [Read more…]