Not too long ago, we reported the news of the novelization of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts aimed at pre-schoolers.
Today, we have the cover art of the two books titled ‘Mission At The Museum‘ and ‘The Search Is On‘.
The cover for Mission At The Museum is also giving us our first look at the Hasbro Control Art of Scourge.
You can check out both covers, after the jump.
Blackarachnia1996
Did that deluxe hardcover of The Search is On ever materialize?
nune
Just got my copy of "The Search Is On". I took measures to transcribe the text in full below. Be warned, there are spoilers that are simplified for the little kid audience and may not reflect the final product.
Rumblestorm
Ok, and? This movie does that but with the Maximals and gives them more time than 1986 did with Kranix. Lithone was a random planet destoryed in the intro and then Kranix appeared briefly again at the end. Here, the conflict has followed them to our world and they're given more of a spot light. I am not even sure what argument you are making at this point or why you're that upset about it. Feels desperate to look for something to be upset about.
Not arguing that one, I'm pretty sure most of us aren't thrilled about that either. But I do argue for all the other ways it isn't, as I did earlier.
Who cares? Its not that bad and its not going to ruin the movie. For all intents and purposes, it's a "Rise of" film for the Maximals. Its their theatrical debut, and as we can see from the trailers, its them taking a stand against Unicron after he and his Terrorcons took everything from them. Nitpicking again.
And? The point is that I didnt obsess over it and didn't complain about it every time fans talked about the show. Sure, I definitely shared my opinion on it, but once I got it out of my system I haven't really gone back or even talked about it since.
Besides, I still argue that it definitely lowered standards to where we got the Netflix series, especially with Prime's VA. But I digress as thats irrelevant.
May that as it be, its all you ever do, and you only make them much worse. Everyone else here may have their shit moments when they go at each other, but atleast on other threads they show a better face. No one ever remembers JohnDoe23 or SusieQ1978 aftter they talked on a thread or two about how they didnt like Fast and Furious 27. But they do remember you. You are infamous on here for jumping in, spouting negativity when no one asked you, and making it your whole personality. Perhaps its driven by a combination of hatred and a desperate need to be right? Your previous comments about being proven right in the end when it came to ROTB were definitely red flags and not something someone in a healthy state of mind would boast about. There's been plenty of us that have to had to call-you out on it, and every time you have been put in your place you stop responding and move on to another thread to continue the same cycle. All talk but no game, especially a recent thread were you were quoted directly contradicting yourself and couldn't own up to it. You probably would have gained respect from some of us had you owned up to it and admitted you were in the wrong, but I digress.
Its not that you cant have a negative opinion. We all have those. Its how obsessive you are about it and how it creates a toxic environment on these boards. I mean, I can't speak for everyone in this specific sentiment, but it has gotten so bad that even when I do agree with you I am very reluctant to take your side because of how negative you are about it.
Do yourself a favor for your own mental health: go find something you actually like that isn't driven by negativity. Or if thats too much to ask, let us have at least 5 threads where we can keep things positive. Because a lot of us really just want to talk about the stuff we like without being talked down to in every thread.
And then, as BigRed said, when we block people like you and go through the boards, things can get very confusing since we can't see what's going on without having to unblock.
Autobot Burnout
Well, if you look at this from a narrative angle, the only reason to involve multiverses is if you're going to feature multiple continuities and versions of the same people. Marvel's Multiverse of Madness was, IIRC from what I've heard (because I didn't watch it), mainly Scarlet Witch timeline jumping to find some time where she and Vision successfully had children.
And of course Spiderverse is founded on the idea that there's a bazillion different Spidermen all co-existing across space and time and not necessarily even biological (I.E. that Spiderman who is also a sentient dune buggy)
With ROTB, even on the assumption that this somehow plays into Primal being some alternate version of Optimus as opposed to a self-titled successor like the original (compounded by it almost being certain that Scourge also is some form of Optimus Prime, even if it's not specifically the Bayverse one despite sharing design features on the helmet, etc)…why are we even diving into multiversal existences before even getting something as simple as Autobots and Decepticons duking it out in the middle of the American Northwest? You don't need the multiverse to explain Unicron, especially since he was stripped of that powerset back in the 2000s anyway specifically because shit was getting far too confusing.
BigRed
Movie threads are hilarious if you have a couple of people in ignore list because it makes it look like half of the board has gone schizophrenic and is arguing with themselves for a full page.
Cosbydaf
Even if they wanted to do multiversal cameos like that, they would have to refrain from "re-imagining" the shit out of the character designs in order for it to mean anything, and well….we know their track record on that. I wouldn't hyped for an Armada Megatron that I need to be told who it is.
Fblthp
The greatest idea that will sadly never be made into reality. What I would do for a live action Armada film.
Autobot Burnout
Okay, and this basically doesn't describe Kranix from the 1987 movie how? His planet, Lithone, was eaten by Unicron, and ultimately the only purpose he serves is to actually tell the captured Autobots about Unicron before he is promptly killed by the Quints in a show trial. And Kranix didn't turn into anything…well, except Sharkticon chow.
And then 'hiding the one thing'…we're just right back to Bayverse artifact-centric plotlines.
Or they could have just called it something else other than the over-abused 'Rise of <insert thing here>'. Like, I dunno, Primal Instinct, or even the working title Beast Alliance.
At least with something like Revenge of the Fallen, it was legitimately The Fallen getting revenge for his genocide plan getting stopped.
Cyberverse didn't last 15+ years and cause the franchise to go into a tailspin, resulting in 5 years of complete stagnation where we got nothing but constant G1 rehashes.
How many times have we been told the robots are getting the 'actual spotlight' in these films? And it's not going to amount to much if all the writing is the same quality as the Prime vs Primal clip which was bad.
No, it's being created as an excuse to not take the comatose Bayverse off life support. Otherwise, having a multi-verse is entirely unnecessary for the movies – they're not going to have Armada Optimus in super mode pop out of a portal to shoot at Animated Megatron flying around in the sky.
Oh, I don't need to be part of those conversations for people to go for each other's throats. Any mention of criticism whatsoever is enough to light those powder kegs, even from people who do support the film.
Rumblestorm
You are describing their involvement as limited in the same capacity that the Dinobots were, when we have seen thus far that their involvement is far more prevalent. From what we can gather based on what we know, the Maximals had their home destroyed by Unicron and now reside on Earth as refugees, hiding the one thing that allows Unicron to warp around as he pleases. Everything goes back to them.
Because this is an introduction. Everyone keeps saying this movie has too much going on because they are under the impression that everything in the lore needs to be told and shown in this movie when it doesn't. That can be done in another film. I didn't expect Civil War to dive into Uncle Ben's death and establish Green Goblin, and glad it didn't. If anything, Spiderman felt a lot more tacked on into his MCU debut than the Maximals are on here, but everyone was hyped nonetheless.
No. You conflate your negativity with your obsession. Having a negative opinion on something does not excuse it becoming an obsession.
Listen, I detest Cyberverse. I consider it to be one of the worst Transformers cartoons of all time and I consider it to be the definitive lowering of standards for the overall franchise. I cannot comprehend why it is as popular among the fans as it is. And yes, when I came out I definitely shared my opinions on those boards. But you know what I didn't do? I didn't spend the next 5+ years popping up on every thread to sh*t-talk it and its fans like you have done with the movies since at least AoE. In fact, I recall a time where I am not sure if it was me or another user, but someone called you out on some inconsistencies in your criticisms of AoE that suggested you likely never even saw the movie at that point despite your obsession with ripping it apart. Red flag.
You are not the only one that talks about it, but you do stand out among almost everyone else because of your obsession. While the Bayverse territory concern is valid, there are also positives that you and a lot of people are actively choosing to ignore or dismiss. There may be imperfections, but the Transformers are not only getting the actual spotlight this time around, but the director speaks of this film with a lot of love. Wheras Michael Bay would focus on the action and even showed enough contempt for Arcee that he openly said he didnt like her and admitted he killed her off before the movie even premiered.
The multiverse has existed in the franchise way before the MCU made it a mainstream trend, so it's not as if it's being created just to be trendy.
No. We also don't want another decade of you popping off on threads where your negativity derails what could otherwise have been a decent conversation among people who do want to talk about what they like.
Autobot Burnout
My point there was that the beasts feel tacked on with this film even though it's named for them. Like, is it a 'beast wars' film if the beasts themselves largely don't show up until the final battle? We're talking one of, if not the, most beloved Transformers media series, with possibly the greatest Megatron ever, and instead of him we're getting knockoff AoE Lockdown for a main villain?
And I think my negativity is justified because I'm far from the only one who has voiced concern that this film suspiciously is trying to veer back into Bayverse territory, in feel if not in plotline (the multiverse shit being confirmed in the Unicron bio doesn't help). Do we really want another decade of trashy films everybody thinks is the low end of hollywood?
Rumblestorm
This has to be one of the nitpickiest things you have ever said. They don't have to be, but that's not a bad thing. It's the story they wanted to tell. It's like saying, "Why is Jaws about a shark? It could have been about an Orca or Crocodile and the change would have made no impact on the narrative." Well, yes, it could have been about any killer animal, but they wanted the story to be about a shark.
Why is it that you're always a force of negativity here? I get having opinions, but In the nearly 10 years I've known about these forums, I cannot think of any positive thing you've had to say, and you post on here almost religiously. It feels like you never have anything new to add and so you just keep rehashing the same things over and over again to the point where you're becoming desperate in finding ways to justify your unhealthy hatred for this franchise.
TerryFrost
This is interesting! Thank you. I like this genre. But lately, I have had to read more educational literature. After all, final exams are ahead and I have to prepare well. There isn't much time left. And I need to write three fairly complex economics essays by the end of this month. Fortunately, I have the opportunity to order the writing of such work from real professionals on this service https://essays.edubirdie.com/economics-assignments and save precious time. This way, I get expert content for less money and can better prepare for the tests.
Blackarachnia1996
Okay awesome. Thank you so much!
SilverOptimus
No listing yet. I received word from Scholastic who will be distributing the Deluxe Book in my region. I directly asked the rep.
Blackarachnia1996
Do you know if there is a listing for it? That way I can bookmark it. I’ll cancel my Amazon pre-order, but I’m not sure where the information originated from…
nune
I ordered a copy of "The Search Is On" for myself because why the heck not?
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dragon
oh yeah to dam bad cartoons never learn that lesson oh wait people never complain about cartoon designs prime is fire truck , armada wheeljack what was I thinking it’s movies that are taking lessons from cartoons changing characters look and personality into different character.,
ARMADA wheeljack never had ears and battle mask where’s complaints about that version goes both ways with cartoons and movies like cartoons different looks of characters should like some of looks of characters in live action format as well other wise transformers fans theautobotsideofjay youtuber video transformers have g1 problem YouTuber right all over f it’s not g1 it automatically sucks all they want is g1 and reading comments to judge cartoon series to movies I know he’s 100000 % RIGHT
Scornstream
Because Terrorcon is a term that has already been used to describe three other completely distinct concepts. Being the Abominus combiner team, the mindless beast drones from the UT, and the dark energon zombie bots from Prime.
Scornstream
Hold on, Scourge and his Sweeps? I'm assuming this is just the synopsis writer fudging details where they were meant to say Terrorcons?