Transformers Comics

While the future editor of and/or license holder publishing Transformers comics may remain matters to be settled in the coming months, TFW2005 member and IDW artist Alex Milne definitely refreshes our solicitations coverage with a line art update for an issue due in shops January 19th, 2022.

My cover for Transformers issue 39. I had fun working on the background for this image. Recently I have been super inspired by the work of @Marc_Silvestri and tried to add more of his style of rendering into this piece.

Survey the artwork after the jump, then discuss it with fellow readers on the 2005 boards!

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Can the Wreckers maintain their cover and take down their foes or will they be both wrecked and ruled? Take Comic Watch seriously and roll out with the 5-page preview of Wreckers – Tread & Circuits issue #3 after the jump, then sound off on the 2005 boards!

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Following last week’s news of IDW possibly losing the comics licenses for the Transformers and GI Joe properties, Bleeding Cool:

• Understands that John Barber, whose history with Transformers comics is a deep one covered extensively on these very pages, is no longer Editor in Chief at IDW Publishing
• No official response yet from IDW or Barber, while his social media feeds still list the Editor in Chief job

Furthermore, IDW recently posted a job opening for the position of Executive Editorial Director:

• This position will be responsible for developing licensed products for IDW Publishing, including single-issue comic books and graphic novels, and both managing and providing direction to the editorial staff to enable the highest quality creative output. This person will work closely with IDW’s Publisher, SVP, Sales, Marketing & Strategy, Director, Content Strategy, and Managing Editor to ensure that all licensed publishing products maximize revenue, profitability, and brand visibility while ensuring the licensor’s brand integrity. This position will also be responsible for evaluating new licensor viability and establishing strategic goals for launch plans and ongoing product lines. The Executive Editorial Director reports directly to the Publisher.

Should official information in the coming days verify this rumor, we sincerely wish John and IDW the best in whatever directions that they each move forward. Share your thoughts on the 2005 boards!

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Things are never easy when Swindle’s involved and Megatron envisions a future of Autobots rendered down to dust. “Darkness, Once Gazed Upon” continues in Transformers issue #38, due in shops December 15th, while the iTunes Apple Books three-page preview is ready now after the jump for your analysis and discussion with fellow readers on the 2005 boards!

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Coming to us by way of Bleeding Cool is an unexpected rumor about the future of IDW’s Transformers license.

The site – which was recently correct in reporting IDW’s loss of some Marvel and Star Wars lines earlier this year – now reports that word had broken at SDCC 2021 that IDW will be losing the license of not only Transformers, but also GI Joe too:

“Over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2021: Special Edition, there was plenty to talk about the state of the comic book industry as it stands, as well as the many moves that have been happening of late and will be happening in the very near future. And as big publishers chose not to attend the show, it meant that there was much less management of the information that flowed. One such nugget was the news that IDW Publishing, based just up the road in San Diego, is to lose their licence to produce comic books based on the Transformers franchise from Hasbro.

Back in August, Bleeding Cool broke the news on IDW losing the Marvel Action kids line of titles, which IDW then confirmed, and the Star Wars All-Ages line – which IDW did not reply to, but that Dark Horse Comics claimed last month.

IDW did not respond to inquiries made earlier today, on this, or a number of related stories. If true, there is also no date as to when this may occur but on current form, I would expect in the summer of 2022.”

Again, we stress that this should be taken as a rumor until official word is received. But until then, you can sound off with your thoughts on the boards.

Revived and giving high praise to Ratchet, Goldbug takes center stage in Shattered Glass. Inspect the 5-page preview of issue #4 after the jump, then join in the December solicitations discussion on the 2005 boards!

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Three down, one to go: The Speedia 500 has begun and the Wreckers are doing their best to keep up with the finest racers from across Velocitron. But with an explosion, it’s mayhem on the track as an assault is launched on the race. Open your optics for the iTunes Apple Books preview of Wreckers – Tread & Circuits issue #3, then sound off with fellow readers on the 2005 boards!

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Two kilocycles is practically nothing to the incredibly long-lived Cybertronians, so what answers can Cyclonus and Pyra Magna find in their past to help them survive the new battles of the present? Explore the 5-page preview of Transformers issue #37 for more details, then sound off on the 2005 boards!

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