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IDW Comics for April - Spotlight Trailbreaker!

Posted on 01-18-2013 at 07:12 AM by Sol Fury under Comics

Previews World has updated with a listing of the IDW comics due for release this April. Along with the next installments of the ongoing series and the next volumes of the trade paperbacks and hardcovers there is a pleasant surprise for all fans of the Autobot with the force-field, Trailbreaker! April will see the next Transformers Spotlight one-shot from IDW with the spotlight falling on the Autobot, Trailbreaker (under his new trademark friendly name of Trailcutter)

The full listing of IDW Transformers comics for April is reproduced below:

FEB130347 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #16 $3.99
FEB130349 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #16 $3.99
FEB130352 TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #90 $3.99
FEB130354 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TRAILCUTTER #1 $3.99
FEB130351 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE TP VOL 03 $17.99
FEB130356 TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS UK TP VOL 04 $24.99
FEB130360 TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 08 $49.99
FEB130293 GI JOE / TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 03 $24.99

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SoundBlaster7

I'm so happy Trailbreaker is finally getting some love!

Digilaut

I'm not too bothered with the namechange, but I think it's fun nontheless that the MTMTE annual states it's simply another name for Trailbreaker, providing *some* in-world explanation. Just like what they had to do with 'Rodimus'.

(And how about the bit in Infestation 2, where Trailbreaker is actually called Trailblazer, and he transforms into a locomotive. Brilliant!)

Cool to see he's getting his own spotlight - although with the quality of the recent two spotlights, my expectations aren't that high.

Sol Fury

Nice! Trailbreaker needs more love, I'm looking forward to these spotlights especially the more offbeat ones that look at the characters who get less love.

Anguirus

Didn't see THAT one coming. But Sol is right, this is a great character to Spotlight.

Megastar

Hopefully Trailbreaker does something badass with his force-filed powers like the Invisible Woman did in Deadpool kills the Marvel Universe.

Trailbreaker77

This will be the first comic I've picked up in years.

Girl Pants

We need more of these kind of Spotlights. It helps MAKE them important characters. Everyone's got to start somewhere.

Spether

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Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

This will be the first comic I've picked up in years.

Same here. Very exciting!

Yggdrasil

Well I do hope this is one of those Spotlights that's written by Roberts.

I also hope that it's better than Pax and Thundercraker, they felt too...skinny.

YoungPrime

Okay....is Transformers: Monstrosity an X-file now because that was suppose to be released this month. Yet there's no peep.

YoungPrime

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Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

This will be the first comic I've picked up in years.

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Originally Posted by Spether

Same here. *Very exciting!

Really...........

As positive as the reviews have been for More Than Meets The Eye all year?

SMH.

UltraMagnus3786

Looking forward to more character spotlights as well, although I'm not sure I really like Roberts's Trailbreaker. Loved the more old guy G1 incarnation, but looking forward to what they do with this version.

Sol Fury

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Originally Posted by YoungPrime

Okay....is Transformers: Monstrosity an X-file now because that was suppose to be released this month. Yet there's no peep.

Monstrosity would not be listed on here, as this is for comics that are in print, and that one is going to be digital distribution only IIRC.

Which reminds me I need to catch up and read Autocracy. Thanks!

Autobot Burnout

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Originally Posted by Girl Pants

We need more of these kind of Spotlights. It helps MAKE them important characters. Everyone's got to start somewhere.

Everybody on the Lost Light who hasn't gotten a Spotlight deserves one for this reason (although mainly to really develop them as individuals on the side since they're all unable to get a lot of action in the main series). Hell, they even pretty much wrote out the plot for a Spotlight: Rewind in MTMTE 12.

aptkane

They should call it: Spotlight: Neener neener neener, you're never getting a Deluxe of this guy.

General Tekno

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Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

Well I do hope this is one of those Spotlights that's written by Roberts.

I also hope that it's better than Pax and Thundercraker, they felt too...skinny.

It is; Roberts is writing 3/5 Spotlights.

I wonder what connection Trailbreaker has to the Metrotitans/Metroplex, that said. Or if it'll be set in present day, so he can use those new gun legs of his.

Yggdrasil

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Originally Posted by General Tekno

Oh cool! Wonder who the thid one will be?

WoundSave

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Originally Posted by General Tekno

maybe I misunderstood, but I'm pretty sure the Thundercracker commentary implied 7 spotlights at least, 3 written by barber, 3 by Roberts, and 1 by roche

Yggdrasil

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Originally Posted by WoundSave

maybe I misunderstood, but I'm pretty sure the Thundercracker commentary implied 7 spotlights at least, 3 written by barber, 3 by Roberts, and 1 by roche

I though that Roche is only drawing the Megatron one? :/

Sockie

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Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

I though that Roche is only drawing the Megatron one? :/

No, he's writing it as well.

DJW107PRIME

Great news!