Via Previewsworld we have the solicits for the IDW Transformers books scheduled to ship in April 2015. April 2015 sees More than Meets the Eye and Transformers (formerly Robots in Disguise) hit their 40th issues, along with the second issue of the new Windblade series. There’s also the eighth issue of Transformers VS G.I. Joe and a trade paperback collecting issues 33-38 of Transformers.
Beyond all that, be sure to check out the covers to the Windblade series for our first look at Combiner Wars Defensor, complete with a red Alpha Bravo as Blades! Transformers #40
(W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli (CA) Casey W. Coller
The COMBINERS have arrived! STARSCREAM wrestles for dominance with
OPTIMUS PRIME as surprising reinforcements approach-from the Lost Light!
Transformers: Windblade #2
(W) Scott Mairghread (A) Livio Ramondelli (CA) Casey W. Coller
PROWL makes his move… and the galaxy will never be the same. Can WINDBLADE stand against the threat of the COMBINERS?
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #40
(W) James Roberts (A) Brendan Cahill (CA) Alex Milne
Having saved the universe-kind of-the Lost Light crew deal with the fallout in a manner befitting the gravity of the situation. Kind of.
Transformers VS G.I. Joe #8
(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli
In the interplanetary war between the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, anything can happen… and does.
Transformers Volume 7 – Combiner Wars: First Strike
(W) John Barber (A) Sarah Stone & Various (CA) Casey W. Coller
The secret origins of CYBERTRON’s golden age are revealed to OPTIMUS PRIME-and what he learns changes everything about the AUTOBOTS’ mission on Earth. Collects issues #33-38.
femmebotfangirl
According to the solicits, yes, according to the original repots on it and Barbers editorial in TF: Punishment, no.
Starscream Gaga
Ramondelli's on Windblade too?
Yikes.
femmebotfangirl
That was the original setup, Ramondelli being on art came as a surprise.
Starscream Gaga
Its an awfully done Devastator drawn by Livio.
Spartan0996
omg I would break down in tears of pure joy if Sarah Stone is doing Windblade.
femmebotfangirl
Barber's editorial at the end of Transformers: Punishment said Sarah Stone was doing art on Windblade still so I think perhaps the solicits got that bit wrong.
Predakwon
Yeah, I'm eagerly awaiting that and the next UK Classics #6. The wait for the latter is killing me.
Niv3k
Damn….
Predakwon
If anything, that would show up on Amazon first. Amazon already has the late May/Early June books up…..which is practically nothing.
Niv3k
The wait for IDW Collection Phase 2 Vulume 2 continues =p
Wh33l JcK
Who is the large robot chasing Defensor in that last pic of the Windblade Comic?
Is that Overlord or a Galvatorn Combiner?
Ramdomaccess
It is defensor yay. Now come on bruticus
Shepard Prime
Shepard Prime
I've thought maybe a happy medium is getting Geoff Senior on art and let Livio color it since they share the same kind of art style (not saying Livio's better than Geoff, just that there's similarities). Geoff's storytelling is by far better than Livio's but maybe Geoff can help Livio get better at it.
ZeroiaSD
Combiner-size seems to be the limit. About 300-feet tall iirc.
kaijuguy19
Had a feeling Hot Spot's going to be a new mold Same with Blades being a repaint from Alpha Bravo.
As for Livio's art while I don't think he's awful I agree that some of the art he does feels out of place for certain scenes while other scenes work depending on the mood. I'm just indifferent to him.
If there's an artist who's art I really dislike it would have to be the one who did the art for Transformers Nefarious now that art was bad.
Strawberrytop00
Livio Ramondelli's work always feels…distracting to me. Maybe if he laid off the heavy textures.
The mood in his work is always the same…moody, dark, again for some scenes it works , but for others not so much. Your story relies on your settings and color to set the mood and atmosphere, I doubt all the scenes are meant to be dark and depressing looking.
I won't say he's a terrible artist, comic book illustrating and coloring is difficult. I'm taking a class on it now actually. ^^; It can be aggravating at some times.
gigator39
Maybe he could sell insurance. Seriously i can see how someone would like his art. But it really ruins the books for me.
One of the dark cybertron issues ends with the characters meeting a surprising bot in the dead universe. But I couldn't tell who the hell it was since Livio doesn't draw the characters on model. It was supposed to be Kup I think but good luck figuring it out without dialogue. His art literally killed the intent of the story. Not the only time. Everything is dark and oddly proportioned. I really can't stand it and won't buy any book with his art. It's sad because i really wanted to like combiner wars.
unicronic
But they're following IDW pretty closely so more than enough to make Prowl not easy to dismiss yet.