IDW Publishing To Launch Ongoing Transformers Series Press Release

G1Wheeljack · 09-15-2009, 07:50 PM

For all of you saying it's a reboot, IT'S NOT. It takes place 3 years after AHM(The reset button at IDW dosen't work) So it will be in continuity with previous stuff somewhat(i.e. Jimmy or Verity are supposed to appear in Nick Roche's Wreckers series) but not much.

Smasher · 09-15-2009, 08:46 PM

Am I the only one who gets the feeling that all these recent re-announcements are like Pizza Hut saying they just came up with their first new pizza in years?

eisen · 09-15-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh

:O

Sizzle · 09-16-2009, 01:03 AM

I'm glad they're sidelining Furman for this one. (Way overdue, in my opinion.) I'm willing to give Don a chance, whether his style is different or not. But frankly, after All Hail Megatron, I am going to have to see a LOT of scans before I decide to spend hard-earned cash on these books. Just sayin'.

Fit For natalie · 09-16-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Chaos Prime

I still don't get it. Is this a continuation of the StormBringer, Infiltration, Escalation, Devastation, and All Hail Megatron series, or another reboot?

And come to think of it, isn't the StormBringer, Infiltration, Escalation, Devastation, and All Hail Megatron series count as an ongoing series? I mean it was ongoing, from one volume to the next.
So what's the big deal with this one?

From what I have gathered, they're using previous continuity as the frame work, but have this comic as sort of a clean slate to start a new series from. So it's in continuity, yet not constrained by it. I think.

I think this will work out better as a marketing means to attract both previous readers and new readers than previous IDW marketing experiments. I've never had a problem with AHM being the alternate reality comic it was meant to be, I had a problem with IDW pretending they always meant it to be in continuity.

Shin Densetsu · 09-16-2009, 01:33 AM

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So long as this doesn't ignore Furman's work quite so much as All Hail Megatron did (not that I haven't enjoyed AHM, because I did), I shall be happy little human-shaped bunny.

^^^^
This

I liked the direction Furman's story was going and was disappointed that AHM pretty much did away with it.

Shin Densetsu · 09-16-2009, 01:39 AM

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Is this a new press release?

Yes given Tuesday morning

moreprimeland · 09-16-2009, 02:03 AM

Sounds good to me, I'm always glad to see Transformers started or continued in any medium, and thankful that IDW is willing to keep the series going in several storylines. We should give it a chance-a looksee at least, IMHO.

Oracle_Aesir · 09-16-2009, 03:02 AM

Issue One

Sunstreaker wakes up "phew at least the events of AHM were just a bad dream"

Then the fandom is happy :3

Jericho · 09-16-2009, 08:53 AM

Why doesn't someone just ask IDW to entertain this thread and answer all these questions.

I'm beyond confused with everything as it is. I have the spotlights, AHM v1 and Devastation et all so this as nothing do with any of that? For that matter do I need to read Maximum Dinobots or does that not fit with any of the spotlights/-ation stories?