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Transformers / Justice League Crossover Concept Art

Posted on 08-30-2012 at 07:19 AM by Sol Fury under Comics

On Facebook, Midtown Comics has shared this particularly cool bit of artwork by artist Phil Jimenez who was worked on comics such as Infinite Crisis and Wonder Woman between 2000 and 2003. This artwork is a concept only - it's not a preview for a comic that is coming down the pipeline or anything - but it shows Phil's impression of what a Justice League / Transformers crossover might look like. Check it out, see what you think, and sound off with your thoughts on our 2005 Boards!

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Sol Fury

Haha, that is pretty awesome. I like the idea of "Optimus Prime, Green Lantern of Cybertron"

Too bad it is only a concept and not a real comic - I personally would love to see this happen.

Switchblade

Wonder Woman's invisible jet as a Transformer. That is brilliant.

Thundershot

I have always loved Phil's art in comics. Too bad this never became a reality. I love seeing the Seacons and Submaurader in there among the 84-85 bots

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Wonder Woman's invisible jet as a Transformer. That is brilliant.

So is the batmobile, it seems.

malcontentman

I just want to see Batman's transforming Batmobile or Batwing. That would be a pretty sweet toy if done right. I smell a bash coming on.

Ironhide4

Prowl and Sideswipe partnering Batman, WOW. Brilliant.

SPLIT LIP

This is magnificent. Also I love the TF match-up/pair-ups, like Auqaman fighting fucking Pretenders and the Seacons.

Scorpion

He draws a pretty darn good Transformer. It often seems that anyone who is really good at robots often lacks on drawing people...and vice versa...but he's almost as good on robots as he is on people

Sol Fury

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Originally Posted by malcontentman

I just want to see Batman's transforming Batmobile or Batwing. That would be a pretty sweet toy if done right. I smell a bash coming on.

There's a couple of Transformers with batmobile alternate modes, the Vehicon from Prime for one, Boss from late Generation 1 / Generation 2 for another.

There's also an official transforming Batmobile toy which IIRC was from the Brave and the Bold toyline. It was also featured into the cartoon occasionally.

Scantron

Wow, that's beautiful. I think I'll be making that my desktop background when I get home. Love all the little details and the matchups between the TFs and the various JL members.

I'm drawing a blank on the face in the panel second from the left, though. Martian Manhunter is the only one of the "Big 7" I don't see, so something to do with him?

Star Saber

Wow, that's awesome! Had no idea Phil Jimenez could draw TFs like that. I know I said I wouldn't want a JLA/TF crossover after seeing the mess that was TF/Avengers, but I'd try this out after seeing Jimenez's ideas!

AutobotMR2

Sweet holy Moses! I'm not a big DC comic fan outside of Batman, but if this EVER happened, I would buy the hell out of it. And for the record, Prime as a Green Lantern is SCARY AS HELL!

Omegax80

Who is the face in the second panel?

Star Saber

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Originally Posted by AutobotMR2

Sweet holy Moses! I'm not a big DC comic fan outside of Batman, but if this EVER happened, I would buy the hell out of it. And for the record, Prime as a Green Lantern is SCARY AS HELL!

They could make BAPE Prime canon now!

rxlthunder

Aside from the lack of Blurr and Flash and Aquaman vs Tidal Wave, that's pretty damn cool.

SPLIT LIP

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Aside from the lack of Blurr and Flash and Aquaman vs Tidal Wave, that's pretty damn cool.

While I get the Blurr thing, Tidal Wave wasn't in G1, man.

rxlthunder

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

While I get the Blurr thing, Tidal Wave wasn't in G1, man.

Seaspray and Aquaman?

AutobotMR2

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Originally Posted by Star Saber

They could make BAPE Prime canon now!

Sweet lord

Mister Gone

AutobotMR2

I would love to see a Blurr vs. Flash race as well!

SPLIT LIP

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Originally Posted by rxlthunder

Seaspray and Aquaman?

Why Seaspray when you have fucking Piranacon and Submarauder?

Star Saber

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Why Seaspray when you have fucking Piranacon and Submarauder?

Broadside?

AutobotMR2

So who would Huffer team with?? You know you guys were thinking about it.

Timesynch

Total geekgasm. XD

"I'm the goddam Batmantron!" A Batwing/Batmobile TF would be too cool (he could be a triplechanger, heh). And Optimus as a Green Lantern? Makes no sense but at the same time it totally does, lol ("Green Lantern's light.... light our darkest hour!"). Mirage with Wonder Woman's invisi-jet TF is a neat touch, though Arcee flying is a bit weird to see.

DarkLiger

So this was the inspiration for those Green Lantern Optimus Prime posters?

Smasher

I am totally digging the concept and the art.
And they could give it to a three year old to write and it would still be better than the Avengers\Transformers crossover from a few years back.

Ezilla82

So jumping on this bandwagon that this concept is awesome and would love to see it in the comics. Still the art is amazing...so nuff said.

Chris McFeely

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Originally Posted by Scantron

I'm drawing a blank on the face in the panel second from the left, though. Martian Manhunter is the only one of the "Big 7" I don't see, so something to do with him?

Yeah, I'm assuming it's him if he shape-shifted to look like a Transformer. It's green and got his glowing red eyes.

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Seaspray and Aquaman?

Waverider's swimming around behind them, there, so Aquaman's not alone.

Paradigm-Shift Prime

Not a match at all imo.

gearacondelta

Mecha-Batman combiner is win, and Wonder Womans Jet-bot is awesome.
It would either be solid masterpiece or a steamy pile.

But ooo if they did it like Marvel Vs. DC and lead into another Amalgam-verse of Transformered-out DC charecters & vice-versa LOL .

Bumblebee765

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Wonder Woman's invisible jet as a Transformer. That is brilliant.

I want one! Hasbro, make it happen!

tusko

Beautiful art work and very creative ideas!
There is so much story and wonder in that one picture... amazing.

I would love to see just a transformers vs... type comic.
Edit article at CBR... no new information though.

QLRformer

Wonderful artwork from Mr Jimenez!

Aquaman vs Seacons
Batman with Prowl
Superman vs Megatron
Wonder Woman with Arcee
The Flash vs Insecticons
Green Lantern Optimus Prime

Hopefully one day this crossover can become a reality.

WoundSave

Prowl + Batman = win

this is awesome, so awesome i want to swear at least once.

fuck.

awesome.

i would love to see this happen.

lol if you think Optimus is bad for moralizing speeches now, imagine him as a green lantern.

ben2099

*grins*

Ya know what would give me shivers.

Peter Cullen, in full prime voice, saying the Green Lantern oath....

Ahh, to dream I suppose

Nemesis*Prime

This would be an awesome series to read if DC and IDW decided to make it happen.

Excelsior Prime

I don't think that's a Bat-combiner...looks like Bruce made his own custom Batwing-TF! Amazing.

DC won't do this right now, if ever, because they're too busy bringing back every shitty writer or artist who crapped all over the comics medium in the 90s to do it again. Hopefully, there's going to be an editorial jihad over there soon, and new people will be in charge who will erase this new 52 crap and then greenlight this JL/TF crossover!

lildevilchick

If this were real I would buy it in a heartbeat...despite the fact that DC has pissed me off to no end and I've sworn off their comics... >.>

Roller81

this is very cool. loving the concept. but im a little confused. ever other member seemss to be teaming up with someone, but the flash is pitted against the insection swarm and superman is taking on megatron, the seeker armada, and possibly unicron...on their lonesomes? sadness.

Obliterator999

Holy cow! Optimus Prime with a Green Lantern ring!

StayingInTheBox

Hot fucking damn, how cool would this be if it were an actual comic?!

bigkid24

While the art is cool and the premise of Unicron and TFs invading the earth is an appropriate premise to have the JLU fight I'm kind of glad that it's just a pin up. After having read some of the GI Joe vs TFs comics recently and other crossovers in the past, I don't want to be disappointed anymore.

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Originally Posted by Sol Fury

Haha, that is pretty awesome. I like the idea of "Optimus Prime, Green Lantern of Cybertron"

First he gets the Matrix of Leadership and then he gets a GL ring? Prime gets all the good stuff. It's not fair.

UltraAlanMagnus

This is Quite the Buzz it's going to happen soon.

grimlock1972

well well look like my new desktop image just fell into my lap and wow is it awesome.

bkz

I remember back in 08' Shinobitron doing a custom Green Lantern Optimus Prime, and now he's a lantern 4 years later... dope! I'm so excited for this.

godbomber

If memory serves, DC was interested in getting the Transformers license after Dreamwave folded. I think they lowballed the offer but the pitch was that Transformers would be part of DC canon. This art may have been part of that offer.

Sockie

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Originally Posted by godbomber

No, this was apparently part of an IDW pitch to DC for a crossover, just prior to the New 52. It was the New 52 that stopped it from happening.

Vamast

lets hope this never happens and hasbro continues making childrens toys

UltraAlanMagnus

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Originally Posted by Sockie

No, this was apparently part of an IDW pitch to DC for a crossover, just prior to the New 52. It was the New 52 that stopped it from happening.

Wow.

Nevermore

Ah, Phil Jimenez, the one true George Pérez clone.

But seriously, he's a pretty decent artist, and writer too. He was responsible for Wonder Woman #170, an amazing issue you all should have read.

His Green Lantern Optimus Prime does have one tiny head, though.