In September, IDW will be releasing cover variants drawn in an animated style. Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #21 is one of these issues. It features Rodimus drawn by Andy Suriano.
Here’s the press release:
This September, IDW Gets Animated!Prepare for your favorite IDW comics to get a little more animated than usual this September! All month long, IDW will be publishing special “IDW GETS ANIMATED” variant covers rendered in vein of classic cartoons! Ever wondered what The X-Files’ Mulder and Scully would look like as colorful, hijinks-having monster chasers? Ever wanted to see the mighty Judge Dredd as a rubber-jointed 70’s warrior? OF COURSE YOU HAVE!
Luckily for you, intrepid reader, so have we! This September only, eager fans will be able to find the following titles with special “IDW GETS ANIMATED” variant covers:
While the content of the books will be the same, these variant covers are going to be a vivid blast of cartoon madness. It’s going to be a fun month to say the least, so fans are urged to drop their local comic shop a line and reserve their copies now!
Read on to check out the variant cover!
RazorclawX
Because the cover is obviously inspired by Samurai Jack.
Who… incidentally, wasn't a ninja.
Puck Hockey
This is a dream come true. Samurai Jack much?
Pathosis
That's impossible! EVERYONE knows that a bot that carries a sword is by default a ninja!….Or perhaps *gasp* a pirate! I'm having second thoughts on particular bots now…That Blitzwing fellow. He has a pirate quality to him…Fellow 'Cons should be wary of him, and hide the limes and spiced rum….No, no, no, now I'm just being silly. Yeah, he's a ninja too.
Thelonicon
It's nice to know I wasn't the only one who saw the bolded text and hoped for more TF:Animated comics. I'd buy those in a heartbeat.
For some people, I suppose this is cool though. The Rodimus pic does look fun.
Pathosis
Gotta get back, back to the past, Sam-u-rai Jack.
SPLIT LIP
I expected Animated, obviously, to mean TFA, but this sweet Samurai Jack-style is awesome, too. Love that background.
Where does it say he's a ninja?
Captain
Why does every bot that carries a sword have to be some sort of ninja? He doesn't have to be. He can just be an autobot carrying a sword.
Matty
OH FUCK YES! I need to tell my LCS like right now!
tabtiurf
Aw man, I thought you meant ANIMATED animated. Now I am disappoint.
Kaijumaster
Don't give us Animated covers IDW….give us Animated! get Derrick J Wyatt and the art team for the Botcon comic to give us season 4 & 5. make each issue one episode with the occasional two parter!
Pretty Please?
GaussGunner
DJD become Aku)).
worldruined
Doesn't look like RiD is getting one (bummer). Instead, its #21 variant cover will connect to the variants for #20 & #22, art by Livio Ramondeli.
Sovietbot
Such activity for Drift.
And Shockwave will be Aku?
Hellscream85
These are just cover variants, they will have zero impact on the story.
LegendAntihero
Does this mean Rodimus gets a sword in the story?
Sideswipe1954
So what is the Robots in Disguise cover going to look like?
excelhedge
Ok if Rodimus gets to be Jack, who's gonna play Aku?
Digilaut
Awesome cover, definitely Samurai Jack inspired.
ssjkazer
Watch out he is after akunacron
DJW107PRIME
That's a neat idea.