The IDW Panel has started and our team is on the scene relaying info for all you comics fans. Below is a rundown of what’s being discussed in the realm of robots:
- Panel start
- Mag’s TF vs. Visionaries
- SDCC exclusive cover available at convention for $10
- Capping off 13 years of Transformers stories
- Ideas formed around Combiner Wars with All Hail Optimus and Optimus Prime
- Talked about the idea with James Roberts
- Came close to introducing Unicron earlier in the story
- Unicron wrapping up what Simon Furman and EJ Su started
- Transformers comics unique with stories with metal people and spectacles
- Describing Alex’s detailed art on 2 page spread
- Describing Alex’s detail in thinking about environment and atmosphere around Unicron
- Describing Retailer Incentive covers
- Describing connecting covers by James Raiz (form one big artwork)
- Issue 2 will have G.I. Joe, issue 3 Micronauts, issue 4 Visionaries
- Michael Kelly talking to IDW about how the story will end
- David Hedgecock describing it as a big party
- Optimus Prime Unicron issue 1 just came out
- Talking about Shockwave coming back
- Story in issue 18
- Optimus Prime 22, Rom will make an appearance
- 23 Pricilla
- 24 Griffith
- Optimus Prime 22 takes place between and around Unicron 0 and 1
- 23 focuses on colonies while Prime is away
- 24 brings everyone back
- 25 is cap stone of Optimus Prime
- Talking about Lost Light now
- Wrapping up in October
- Last 7 issues will be James Roberts’s wrap up
- All hints will be explained?
- Nick and other artists doing covers
- Collections of TF vs. Visionaries, Wreckers, and Rom
- Talking about ideas on Visionaries
- Making them Shakespearean characters
- Fico put more human-like faces on Transformers
- Bumblebee Comics now
- Original graphic novel
- Aimed at kids, fun
- Can share the book with younger audience as well as collectors
- Michael Kelly’s passion project
- Bee racing around in a small town dealing with Decepticons
- Prequel to Bee movie
- Fun spy story set in the 60s
- Bumblebee working with 2nd best spy
- Forging another friendship we haven’t seen before
- Passion project for Andrew Griffith
- Talking about Star Trek vs. TF
- Art looks like G1 cartoon and Star Trek animated series
- Prime directive vs. Optimus Prime’s actions
- Mike Johnson talking about which versions of TF and ST should cross over
- Showing different covers
- Barber and Johnson co-writing
- Talking G.I. Joe comics now
Jaden1299
Two Questions.
1. It says last 7 issues for LL we getting an epilouge or something?
2. Is Megs coming back for the end of all?
flux convoy
I hate to be that guy but I am that guy. *Losing.
Rodimus Prime
I hope, but it is doubtful.
SG Roadbuster
Idw has been making a lot of stupid decisions lately though, and losing a lot of readers because of it.
Cancelling Taao, TF vs Visionaries, the continued employment of Livio Ramondelli and Aubrey Sitterson for example
maurice
Hope Decepticons will be treated better. Maybe get their movie. Or comic for the universe. Instead of all this Bumblebee:/
Chris McFeely
I'm not surprised not to hear anything about what's coming next. It'll only overshadow the ending itself. I'm currently anticipating that, whatever it is, it'll not arrive until 2019. Good chance we'll hear about it at New York Comic Con, I think, the same month everything is ending, and the same month the solicits for January 2019 will drop.
Altihex
IDW's been reprinting Marvel comics for a long while now: IDW expands Artist’s Edition series with Classic Marvel Comics – IDW Publishing
That's seperate from the new initiative with IDW: Marvel and IDW to Create New Comic Books for the Next Generation of Readers – IDW Publishing
And there was that … odd-fitting (IMHO) Avengers/Transformers crossover a while back: New Avengers/Transformers – Transformers Wiki
FWIW, I'm not that worried. Critical response to Transformers/Optimus Prime and MTMTE/Lost Light has been quite high, and I can't see why they'd bother promoting Barber if IDW was about to tank. Transformers as its own brand is strong enough financially – regardless of what we may think of the quality of the Bayverse, it's undeniably given Hasbro a shot in the arm – that IDW should be fine.
GoLion
I mean, it is downright odd that they're not soliciting anything or talking about anything new.
GRAIN OF SALT RUMORMILL TIME: I have heard ructions about Marvel possibly buying IDW since IDW is POSSIBLY facing bankruptcy.
What leads a little credence to this rumor is that Marvel has already starting farming some of their comics to IDW. Again, I just want to make sure everyone knows these are just rumors or, *GASP* DUN DUN DUN!!! Conspiracy theories. I guess time will tell.
SG Roadbuster
Ouch. That cover alone is emotionally devastating.
Like being punched in the gut by a big Russian dude with a cinderblock tied to his fist.
Rip Mtmte/LL and the idw Transformers Universe at large, you were (objectively) the best piece of Transformers media.
There were parts I didn't like (Shane Mcarthy's writing, Livio Ramondelli's art, forcing in the other Hasbro franchises)
But those were easily offset by what I loved (James Roberts' and Mairghred Scott's writing, Alex Milne and Sara Stone's art, and the willingness to expand the cast by grabbing characters from the entire 30 plus years of Transformers fiction)
Sleep well Noble prince(ss)
And the rest is Silence.
omegafix
I still say IDW is loosing the license
Slatersev
Nick Roche on Twitter
Nick posted a tease for his LL 25 cover
GoLion
That's what I was thinking. I mean, they would almost have to have started the new continuity at this point.
THE-TRANSFORMER
I think you'll find that if they haven't started working on it yet, then they are in trouble.
The story's been written, all that's left is for it to be drawn up.
justiceg
a) This summary is pretty disjointed – hopefully it gets edited into something coherent later on.
b) All "their focus is on endings" aside (which seems to be editorializing vs. something explicitly stated at the panel), I'm a bit surprised that there's not even hints of what is coming next, particularly because that was part of the original panel description. Makes me wonder if something happened in between the panel announcement and the actual panel.
c) The LL #25 cover is really ace. One of the best covers that the series has had. Oof.
CleverNamePendingatron
Just dropping in to leave another “I was hoping for news on what’s happening next” comment.
Alright, carry on.
Omegashark18
Granted I don’t think they’d have anything to share cause they haven’t started working it yet. They’re completely focused on finishing the ending.
THE-TRANSFORMER
Yeah, all I was interested in was what the new universe would be like and if it was stand alone (not shared).
Primal Sabbath
Thats my worry. I wouldn't be surprised if they struck a deal with Marvel.
But I REALLY want to see my hardcover collection completed. IDGAF about a reboot if I'm honest… Another 4 million years of war story I am most certainly not interested in.
GoLion
It's odd that they're not talking about what's coming next. Hm.
Primal Sabbath
Too hard to make anything out .but I like the idea of the cover for sure .I look forward to seeing higher resolution images of it .