Artist Robert Atkins has shared some artwork of a double page cover he recently did for IDW Publishing. The artwork is for retailer incentive covers for Transformers Regeneration 1 issue 100 and G.I. Joe A Real American Hero issue 200. The pair of covers together form a crossover battle scene where Transformers and G.I. Joe meet together in the first time by IDW Publishing – but not the last, since the ongoing Transformers / G.I. Joe crossover series launches later this year!
Check out the full artwork and inks here, and check out the initial line art to see how this awesome piece of artwork evolved!
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Megastar
That's so awesome.
DrGrim
This is true, but that particular mini shouldn't be a problem. The original Marvel G1 undoubtedly happened. But otherwise you're looking at a GI Joe universe where Cobra created Megatron's Generation 2 tank body, but then he never obtained that body at all.
Stratos
Great point! And Marvel's G1 TF and ARAH met up before that in the 4 issue miniseries way, way back!
I don't have an answer… but I hope one is given.
DrGrim
So, is what I am understanding from this is, when Regeneration One, the book that is a continuation of the Marvel book, comes to it's close, the story will continue on in a crossover comic with GI Joe: A Real American Hero, which is also a continuation of the Marvel GI Joe book?
If I am indeed understanding this right, doesn't this cause a continuity problem? A Real American Hero met with the Marvel Transformers for a handful of issues between 139 to 142 for the Generation 2 prequel, which never happened in Regeneration One now since they decided to ignore that story. So if you look at continuity from the A Real American Hero perspective, things are a little off…
Stratos
Awesome! Looking forward to this cross-over. I've enjoyed all the previous cross-overs and hope this is just as fun. Beautiful cover art!
Captain
So Roadblock can't bring down Ravage with his machine gun but SnakeEyes and Scarlet can take down Shockwave with two pistols? SMH
Not a bad cover but that part could have been better
Tux Chaos X
Whoops, Magnus is missing his right antenna :O
matrixprime
Shame this isn't the actual artist for the Transformers/GIJoe book. If it was I would have given it a shot.
Thunderthruster
Jhiaxus Grappling with Magnus on the far left. Epic
deathsheadII
the best part about that picture is snake eyes taking out shockwave fckin awesome
BB Shockwave
This is OK for GI Joe, but is really not matching the style of Re-Generation (or the story even).
User_93049
Love Snake Eyes vs Shockwave.
Novaburnhilde
Awesome.
That'd make a really cool poster.
x BlackMagnus x
Update with color version.
Robert Atkins Art: GI JOE- Transformers Cross Over cover Colors…
x BlackMagnus x
That is really cool and would look great framed. This coming from someone who isn't into Joes at all.
LegendAntihero
It apppears we'll be seeing the well known Joe characters along side our faovrite Transformers.
Chris Campbell
Here is the inked version. Was lucky enough to get the original art for these covers. Can't wait to frame it.
x BlackMagnus x
Robert Atkins Art: GIJoe – Transformers Cross Over covers…