IDW September 2012 Solicitations

Sockie · 06-16-2012, 12:42 AM

From Midtown Comics:

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"(W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne (CA) Alex Milne, Nick Roche
SHADOWPLAY begins here! One AUTOBOT connects the crew of the Lost Light with pre-war CYBERTRON and the rise of the DECEPTICONs. His name? OPTIMUS PRIME. The past and the present collide as Rewind begins telling his crew mates the most shocking story of all!"

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"(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Casey Coller, Andrew Griffith
DINOBOT HUNT! Ironhide and the DINOBOTS journey deep into the Cybertronian wilderness… and what they find is not what they expected! Meanwhile, the DECEPTICONS enact a dangerous plan with bizarre consequences!"

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"(W) John Barber (A) Brendan Cahill, Guido Guidi (CA) Tim Seeley, Andrew Griffith
CRASHING DOWN! The mysterious Metrotitan from last month's More Than Meets the Eye Annual arrives on CYBERTRON-smashing into the ruins of the legendary Crystal City! Starscream and Prowl begin a battle of wills over the fate of this behemoth-and the outcome will shock you!"

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"(W) Simon Furman (A) Andrew Wildman (CA) Andrew Wildman, Guido Guidi
The Wreckers are on Earth-and their fates rest in the hands of… a human? A very particular human-Spike Witwicky, the Circuit Smasher! The AUTOBOTs learn what MEGATRON's been doing the past 20 years… and OPTIMUS PRIME struggles to come to a decision about the future!"

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"(W) Mark Bellomo (A/CA) High Moon Studios
The curtain is raised on the biggest and best TRANSFORMERS game in history! See never-before-revealed art from the genre-smashing TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON! Watch as OPTIMUS PRIME, GRIMLOCK, BUMBLEBEE, and SHOCKWAVE grow from conceptual sketches into finished, fully-realized characters; witness the development of CYBERTRON into the most detailed renderings of the planet that have ever existed; learn the behind-the-scenes secrets from the visionary artists at Activision and High Moon Studios! THE ART OF TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON is a must-have for any fan of Transformers, gaming, or great art!"

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"(W) Dan Abnett & Various (A) Nick Roche & Various (CA) E. J. Su
The re-presentation of IDW's Transformers Universe continues in volume 7! Includes the Drift 4-issue series, Infestation V. 1 TF #1-2, plus Ongoing issues #7-18!"

Wow, lots of good stuff coming up. Looking forward to the Chaos Theory-era Cybertron arc in MTMTE, and that wasn't Metroplex on the MTMTE annual's cover, but Metrotitan, eh? Interesting.

Any guesses on who that is standing over Ironhide on RiD #9's cover? The silhouette reminds me of a bunch of characters...

Anguirus · 06-16-2012, 12:44 AM

Is Roberts doing another time-traveling Optimus story, a la his fan novel Eugenesis?

Megabattimus · 06-16-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sockie

Any guesses on who that is standing over Ironhide on RiD #9's cover? The silhouette reminds me of a bunch of characters...

I do. I think it's Overlord:

General Tekno · 06-16-2012, 01:25 AM

Huh. That's definitely an Overlordish head indeed.

Sockie · 06-16-2012, 01:30 AM

Possibly. Superion and Bruticus are also two likely candidates, IMO. Superion because the Aerialbots are out in the wilderness, and lots of craziness could have happened to them; Bruticus because that would fit in with the Decepticons trying something that has "bizarre consequences."

General Tekno · 06-16-2012, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sockie

Possibly. Superion and Bruticus are also two likely candidates, IMO. Superion because the Aerialbots are out in the wilderness, and lots of craziness could have happened to them; Bruticus because that would fit in with the Decepticons trying something that has "bizarre consequences."

....I forgot the Aerialbots left into the wilderness.

That's entirely possible.

General Tekno · 06-16-2012, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Anguirus

Is Roberts doing another time-traveling Optimus story, a la his fan novel Eugenesis?

Probably not. Could be that it's a crossover with RiD 6.

Stryker055 · 06-16-2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by General Tekno

Probably not. Could be that it's a crossover with RiD 6.

Judging by Optimus is in his Chaos Theory/Autocracy Cybertron body and Sentinel Prime is on the cover, it's looking like time travel or flashbacks (most likely the latter, judging by "Rewind begins telling... the most shocking story...").

I'm so excited for what IDW has in store. This is the best Transformers fiction we've had in a long time.

Chris McFeely · 06-16-2012, 03:39 AM

Son of a bitch, that is TOTALLY Superion. I am excited now. I think that's the first time I've ever been excited by the Aerialbots.

sunnyswipe · 06-16-2012, 03:44 AM

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Son of a bitch, that is TOTALLY Superion. I am excited now. I think that's the first time I've ever been excited by the Aerialbots.

I agree, you can make out what look like a jet nose and wing on the shadow of his left shoulder!

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