March 2014 is shaping up to be a very exciting time for IDW Publishing and their ongoing Transformers comics! Released today is IDW’s solicitation information and images for new comics that will be shipping this coming March.
The Transformers side of IDW’s releases will feature many exciting new comics including the finales of two ongoing story arcs: Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale and Transformers Regeneration One #100 (the “soul shattering conclusion”)! Be sure to get to your local comic book shop and have both issues (or just all Transformers comics) on your pull list; you don’t want to miss them!
Check out the full solicitation list on Comic Book Resources for other IDW releases such as G.I. Joe and the remaining Transformers comics as well! Full list of Transformers listings and solicitation info:
Transformers Regeneration One #100—GEM OF THE MONTHSimon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)
THE GREATEST ENEMY… the greatest challenge… shall come from within. And there will be an ending. This is it, the battle the TRANSFORMERS must win, and yet dare not. The original and founding TRANSFORMERS comic comes to an epic and giant-sized conclusion, with all-out battle on CYBERTRON. Or should that be “Cybertrons”? Shocks, surprises, guest stars and more. It may be a cliché, but this one really does have it all.
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
• The soul-shattering conclusion to the 100-issue original TRANSFORMERS EPIC!
• Variant Cover by Herb Trimpe!
• Variant Cover by Geoff Senior!
Transformers Regeneration One #100—Subscription Variant
Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Guido Guidi (a) • Robert Atkins (c)
For subscription customers only, a special variant Transformers/G.I. JOE “jam” cover with art by Robert Atkins! Connects with Robert’s cover for G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #200, creating one giant Transformers/G.I. JOE image!
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
Transformers #1 (1984) Hundred Penny Press Edition
Bill Mantlo & Ralph Macchio (w) • Frank Springer (a) • Bill Sienkiewicz (c)
See how the epic began, for only a buck! Celebrate issue 100 of TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE with the story that started it all! AUTOBOTS wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the DECEPTICONS—and their war spills onto Earth!
FC • 32 pages • $1.00
• Featuring the first appearance of OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON, and many, many more beloved characters!
• Afterword by TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE writer John Barber!
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #27: Dark Cybertron Part 10 (of 12)
James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Alex Milne & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
TOGETHER AT LAST! The crew of the Lost Light and the survivors of CYERTRON get a brief moment of calm as they take stock of who’s survived DARK CYBERTRON this far. But things get worse—the final fate of the DEAD UNIVERSE reveals a nightmarish link to the greatest threat the universe has ever faced!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
• The casts MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE—together for the first time in two years!
• Art by MTMTE superstar ALEX MILNE and MONSTROSITY superstar LIVIO RAMONDELLI!
• Variant Cover by Alex Milne!
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #27: Dark Cybertron Part 10 (of 12)—Subscription Variant
James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Alex Milne & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)
For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Robots in Disguise #27: Dark Cybertron Part 11 (of 12)
John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
DEATH OF A HERO! BUMBLEBEE! RODIMUS! ULTRA MAGNUS! PROWL! One will fall in final battle with SHOCKWAVE! This one is for all the marbles, folks—it just doesn’t get any bigger than this!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
• Art by ROBOTS IN DISGUISE superstar ANDREW GRIFFITH!
• Variant Cover by Marcel Matere!
Transformers: Robots in Disguise #27: Dark Cybertron Part 11 (of 12)— Subscription Variant
John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Andrew Griffith, Livio Ramondelli (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)
For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale — Part 12 (of 12) Subscription Variant
John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Phil Jimenez & Brendan Cahill (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Casey W. Coller!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, Vol. 2
Mairghread Scott, Mike Johnson (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)
As the Dinobots lend a hand to their fellow underground Autobots things quickly go awry as the very planet begins to quake and shift. Is Cybertron crumbling to its ultimate death or will it be reborn?
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-926-2
• Collects issues #5–8.
Yggdrasil
It's was originally a cover for the Metroplex toy I don't think it has any relevance on the comic. They are probably just using it because it's a cool cover.
NotRealToys
Ummm… If you look at the cover of Chapter 12 (the one with Metroplex on it) you can see what looks like Bee & Prowl.
Personally, I wish Bee would get killed after the mess he made.
Sockie
The original Ultra Magnus returns in a dramatic moment!
Then gets stepped on by the Necrotitan.
maku098
I'm betting either Bumblebee or Prowl dies.
WilyMech
I am not against the Fembots. In Arcee case I rather retcon the idea and start a fresh with new char. I am going say you can have female looking char but who well written with a good past. I will be fine with that. Arcee had been badly mishandled from the start of IDW. I rather see her disappear from the book or just forgotten than have any more energy put in her.
Megastar
So much to read!
Mechafire
Because she's a shit character with a shit origin and is unfixable unless they completely retcon her character which is something I highly doubt they're interested in doing.
Whereas Drift was a meh character with a meh origin that didn't shit all over a type of Transformer (fembots).
kaijuguy19
And you two are sure of this because?
Look I'm far from being the biggest supporter of her nor of the IDw fembots origin but all the same I'm not against the idea of her being at least decent in the hands of a good writer. It'll likely never happen but all the same I'm willing to keep an open mind.
Mechafire
Yup pretty much.
Arcee's just too far gone.
SPLIT LIP
No.
Drift was just bland, though. IDW Arcee's character is fundamentally dumb. Her mere existence and history within IDW means she's unsalvagable.
Mechafire
If Roberts actually managed to do this I'd legitimately start thinking he's a wizard.
kaijuguy19
Well if Roberts was able to make someone like Drift very likeable and developed then I'm sure he can find a way to make Arcee at least decent and fun to watch even if I'm not a fan of her.
Omnius
I have a feeling DC #11 is going to be upsetting. Best prepare myself!
SPLIT LIP
If they kill off ANY member of the Lost Light in this crossover and not MTMTE proper I will fucking spin in my chair until I get dizzy.
Mechafire
If Rodimus or Magnus die I'm just gonna hate this event even more. And killing Prowl would just be wasting his potential by not giving him to Roberts.
Bumblebee can't die because Hasbro Armor so it's gonna be one of those 3.
ezim93
I really hope that Prowl is going to die considering how much of a dick he is but odds are it's going to be Ultra Magnus seeing as it's been teased. Other than that I'm looking forward to the end of the event and the larger impact it has on the IDW continuity.
As for Regen One, the description sounds interesting but I'm going to wait for the trades. It's kind of been boring me that I dropped it after issue 0. I may get some of the other classics trades before I jump back into it.
Blazere
Harharhmm…
Mechafire
I doubt even the mighty Roberts can fix this shitstain of a character (just like Spike).
That's more because the concept of Whirl armwrestling with someone is fucking awesome rather than it being Arcee.
Sockie
Weren't you just calling her armwrestling Whirl "the greatest thing you've ever seen" in the first reply to this thread?
Yggdrasil
Roberts can fix her.
HE CAN FIX HER!