This December will see IDW launching a new ongoing book titled Revolutionaries. This comic will spin out of the pages of the Revolution crossover which establishes a shared universe for IDW’s various Hasbro properties that it is publishing comics for, including G.I. Joe, Transformers, ROM and Micronauts.
The Revolutionaries will act as the book which brings all of the different series together, as it focuses on a team of problem-solvers whose lineup will include G.I. Joe’s Mayday, Action Man, Kup, and G.B. Blackrock – with Blackrock’s ongoing questioning of his identity being a central part of his character arc.
Comic Book Resources have an interview up which covers some of the background of how the series came about and also some of what we can look forward to as a part of the series. Check it out here.
Sockie
His vehicle's on the cover, but Trakker's not one of the regular team members. (and I can't say I have any problem with his race change)
Murasame
The black dude cosplaying as Matt Trakker.
Sounds kinky.
Infosaur
I have higher hopes for this than that zombie-vampire-dead universe crossover they tried before.
These are all late 70's-early 80's action/toy properties that ACTUALLY could work together as various stages of techno-organic evolution.
GI Joe, EDC & Action Man being the most "contemporary" (but having access to vehicles that are only slightly sci-fi)
MASK being the next evolution, transforming non-sentient vehicles.
Micronaughts having access to mass shifting tech, advanced robotics and AI (actually, I never really read that as a kid)
ROM being the next stage in evolution, a biological essence transferred into a cybernetic body (but lacking any transformation ability)
And the wholly mechanal (but living & sentient) Transformers.
I heard there was even plans to include Visionaries & Inhumanoids, but I'm kinda glad they didn't.
Abrogate
I can only hope anyone who was around for Dark Cybertron will know better than to buy this junk
Sockie
I kind of hope not, as I feel like that'd take away his uniqueness as a human-sized Transformer (who's also trying to be human) if he had a larger body he could hop on at any point. Of course, him bringing Alpha Trion's corpse to fight evil with might be worth it just for the other characters' reactions.
Yeah, I do wish they could've had someone from Microspace and a Solstar Order knight as well. Ah well.
Megastar
That's Ayana Jones of Earth Defense Command and she been in Ex-RiD working with Marissa Faireborn.
Exinferis
Didn't know what this was all about when I opened the thread. I love the black guy doing the traditional "sexy car pose"!
Oh, and if Hasbro can work MLP into AoE, then surely they could work it into this? I could easily see the "magic mirror" link between Equestria and the "human" universe fritzing and transporting the Mane Six to Cybertron! I'd buy that comic in a heartbeat.
This though?
Jalaguy
It does feel like they could've had a bit more variety in team members than "three ex-RID characters plus Action Man", but they're all characters I enjoy so I'm not going to complain.
Girl Pants
Well, he's not actually bonded with Alpha Trion in the comics yet, so that might not happen even.
Either way, he might get his own full-sized body at some point. The Titanmasters in the comics don't seem to have to be a pair of Transformers – the bodies don't appear to need to be sentient, only the heads. Although the arc is still in-progress, so who knows.
weeklyhero
Still disappointed that M.A.S.K. won't be represented in the group. How does everyone feel about Kup being the Transformers rep in the group?
Also how is Sovereign supposed to be on the team while he's Alpha Trion's head?
DecepticonSpike
Kinda like at the end of Transformers vs. G.I Joe?
jackgaughan
Oh man, I was hoping Jem was gonna be part this new universe, that's a good compromise. Hope we get a crossover with Rosanna though.
Jalaguy
Haha, true.
But yeah, basically Jem just won't ever get affected by anything from the "main" Revolution-verse.
StarScheme
i haven't read the entire dark jem saga yet but I'd say that's pretty scary stuff right there
Megastar
I've been waiting for the Major Bludd led Oktober Guard to show up since G.I. Joe: Cobra Files ended.
Sockie
Another cover was glimpsed at Baltimore Comic Con. This book's looking more and more delightful. (although I must admit some disappointment that the Oktober Guard doesn't seem to be like their TvJ counterparts…)
fendetto
new optimus
N_M_S
First thought, "Is that Jones? Nah, cant be. Definitely looks like a dude."
Hope Ossio does a better job elsewhere…
GirlBot
That's Acroyear from Micronauts
Deductor
This sounds very cool