Thanks to Amazon.com, we have two new comic book preorders for a March 2016 release: Transformers: Armada Omnibus and Transformers Volume 8.
The Armada Omnibus is likely going to be a re-release of the Armada Omnibus IDW released in 2010, this time though they will likely not contain bonus material or extra covers given the page count decrease. Transformers volume 8 will likely be issues #42-45.
See the details of each book after the break.
Transformers: Armada Omnibus: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405631: Amazon.com: Books
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (March 16, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631405632
ISBN-13: 978-1631405631
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Transformers Volume 8: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405853: Amazon.com: Books
Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (March 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631405853
ISBN-13: 978-1631405853
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Bass X0
Its not actually crap.
Fairlady_Z
Um, so do we have any idea when the remaining issues of Windblade will be collected in TPB? And what about the Combiner Hunters one-shot? It's really annoying we don't know anything yet.
Predakwon
Oh more details have been posted on Amazon:
Transformers: Armada Omnibus: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405631: Amazon.com: Books
The Decepticons, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the Transformers' home planet, Cybertron. Do Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shockwaves will shake not only Cybertron but even planet Earth right down to the core. All 18 issues of Transformers: Armada are collected in this omnibus.
Transformers Volume 8: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405853: Amazon.com: Books
The COMBINER WARS are over, and OPTIMUS PRIME faces the aftermath. Meanwhile, ARCEE confronts GALVATRON; SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face; TRACKS and NEEDLENOSE meet up again; and JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. It collects issues numbered 42-45 of the ongoing "Transformers" series
Predakwon
I don't understand how IDW does reprints either.
On one hand, I give them tons for credit for collecting stuff never collected before (some Devil's Due G.I. Joe issues and Marvel UK issues).
But on the other hand, WTF with things like missing covers. How hard is it to include all of them? It's not like they have to make new art.
primalxconvoy
Why would they re-releasea comic WITHOUT the full and proper pages from the original? Unless this version is significantly less to buy than said original colleagues comics, then IDW can go do one.
I simply cannot understand how IDW doesn't "get" the idea of collected comics. They're the comic equivalent of DVD boxed sets. That's why noone bought the regular LOTR boxed sets; because everyone was waiting for the "full" director's cut, which is now seen as the "normal" version.
Autovolt 127
Personally I think Dreamwave Armada was worst then the Armada anime. The Dreamwave version feels more generic and not as memorable.
I own a volume of the comic, i wasn't impressed.
soundwaverulls
Huh, I've recently been thinking about checking out DW's Armada comic.
Predakwon
Ah right, totally my bad. I'm on Vol. 7 now.
I agree. With the exception of the super rushed ending, I enjoyed Armada. Really wished they collected that Free Comic Book day issue for the sake of completeness….
Matty
Good catch. Updated.
Thanks.
Chaotic91
Aside from the War Within comics the Armada comics were some of the best from dreamwave and thankfully Pat Lee only drew a few chapters because we all know his art sucks. The rest was drawn by professionals. That's pretty cool that IDW's re-releasing these
hardlurk
"Transformers volume 8 will likely pick up with issue #39 of the ongoing Transformers title."
No, #39-41 are in the Combiner Wars trade (along with Windblade v2 #1-3). This will probably be #42-45.
scrapmetaru
I would question re-releasing Dreamwave crap, but I guess keeping it around is a great way to not repeat its mistakes.
Matty
Thanks for sharing. This may be a good time for me to dive into some Dreamwave stuff.
IaconStargazer
^That's what I'm guessing, since without covers and stuff, the series' eighteen issues (22 pages each, right?) would total about 400 pages.
Autovolt 127
So is this Armada Omnibus a IDW re-release of the Dreamwave Armada comics?
Predakwon
Transformers: Armada Omnibus: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405631: Amazon.com: Books
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (March 16, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631405632
ISBN-13: 978-1631405631
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Less pages than that digest one released a couple years ago so I guess the free comic book day issue is still missing. And I'm assuming they'll cut extra covers or all of them. But I guess this will be normal sized
Transformers Volume 8: Diamond Comic Distributors Inc: 9781631405853: Amazon.com: Books
Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (March 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631405853
ISBN-13: 978-1631405853
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)