IDW is bringing a completely new Transformers comic saga this March 2019. This time we have a new and impressive cover art to share with you courtesy of IDW Senior Editor and Manager Tom Waltz on Twitter and artist Andrew Griffith on Instagram.
This great cover art comes thanks to the great team work between artist Andrew Griffith and colorist Thomas Deer featuring an epic group shot of Transformers including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Chromia and Starscream with an awesome Cybertronian background with several Transformers flying over the skies (you will sure spot Skywarp and Thundercracker).
Don’t forget that this is an all new continuity and story, and we are sure it will be as good as the cover art we are seeing these days. Click on the bar to see the mirrored image and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!
Haywired
There's same detailing on Bee's head and body parts on all his new appearances, even if Griffith's cover has a coloring error when placed next to the other ones (shoulders should be yellow). There's one design sheet given to all those artists.
Mattymo
Fans digging way too deep into bumbkbees expressions and putting a label on how he’s feeling.
Andrew Griffith: “I just drew bumblebee”
Megatron118
He knows what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that he’s right, yet to fail all the same.
Digger
Well I mean people think with siege Cybertron Prime there’s gotta be some other characters hidden. Honestly I don’t mind. Theorise if you must.
Mattymo
It means bumblebee is just a main character. Rubble doesn’t have a toy and he’s important to the opening story.
Just because a character is on the cover it in the story doesn’t mean they’re getting a toy. Not every character is getting a new toy.
Digger
I think we’re in a good time where hasbro can stick to making all mediums really good. Which is great. Building a stronger brand.
DualDiac84
If all the bots there already have seige figs does that mean we're getting a new Cybertronian Bee?!?! it could just be because bumblebee has to be everywhere but all the guys on the cover have seige figs! (also one of the ships kinda looks like a y-wing bomber)
Mattymo
Exactly and I’m not saying I’m one of those obviously, just that once in a while someone will come out and complain saying hasbro needs to stay away from the comics.
Digger
Exactly. Except now we’re in an age where they care about good stories and not just selling toys. Not resorting to things like in the 86 film where everyone dies just to promote new shit.
Mattymo
And I don’t think anybody understands what you want
You’re saying he should tower over Megatron. Something Optimus technically never has been
TeamOptimus
I’m saying he’s not big enough, tbh. Not that he’s bigger already.
Mattymo
I honestly wish they’d be using the first siege Optimus. I love galaxy force just fine but I really like that Prime figure more.
Also I love that they’re using these designs in the comics! I’m sure they’re are people who like 2013 when they were making the spotlights and pack-in comics grumbling that they don’t like hasbro promoting the toys in the comics but I’m all for it. It feels like the old days when you’d see the new toy and say as a kid “I wanna get that!”
I know people wanna think that these arnt to sell toys but EVERYTHING is to sell a product. That movie from 1986 was literally a giant commercial to see the new toys. Admiringly from the writers and producers.
Digger
True. I guess with this story and it being much more like the marvel comics, new continuity being made concurrent with the toy line, they could make gimmicks fit in naturally. Or not. That’s also fine.
Mattymo
It they want but it depends if it’s not required for the story. Hasbro just probably requested they use the designs.
Trypticon, fort max and titan masters were not used with their gimmicks in mind when IDW put them in the stories
Digger
That seems to be the theory.
Lol megatron’s next scheme is gonna be screwdriver rockets and pin press canons.
Haywired
What if they're assembled with screws THAT big in proportion to the rest of the bot? It's an alien Cybertronian tech after all!
samisham
I want 100% accuracy! Those hands better not open in a single panel!
LAMEZOR
So the new comics are using the Siege toyline character designs. Does that mean we\'ll see Optimus actually use his Galaxy Convoy super mode at some point?
JusticeGuy
To me, it's the large helm. Like, it's the same size as her head.
CobraKai
She has very mannish features.