Comics Alliance had the opportunity to sit down with Transformers: Windblade writer Mairghread Scott for an interview about the upcoming Combiner Wars comic storyline.
As always, if you want to remain completely surprised and spoiler free, be safe and skip the rest.
The interview dives into the background of Windblade and her mini-series comic, her tie-in to the Combiner Wars, as well as what lies ahead for the popular fan created character. We’ve already received confirmation about Windblade’s future, but for even more reassurance Scott once again confirmed what we all want to hear:
Comics Alliance: What plans do you have for her going forward? Is it right to say that the book will be continuing onwards as a series, even after “Combiner Wars” wraps up?Mairghread Scott: It is absolutely right to say. Transformers: Windblade will not only continue after “Combiner Wars,” it will be dealing with the events of “Combiner Wars” for a long time. As far as plans go, I have way more plans than I should, for a lot of characters.
Almost none of them are nice though.
The Combiner Wars will start in March, who’s ready to find out what Scott is hinting at? Make the jump to discuss your thoughts!
Autovolt 127
Yeah. I don't really want Starscream as the big bad, I like him being the red herring.
I could maybe dig that. It'd be a good way to honour the character.
If we do get Dinobot him and Rattrap could have a new rivalry since IDW Rattrap is a total jerk through and through.
Megastar
Now I wan't a Transformers\Star Wars crossover!
soundwaverulls
First of all, I don't like that when I copy, and paste quotes from that article, it tries putting an add for the interview into the text I copied.
Secondly, am I the only one who interprets that quote as meaning things will end badly for Starscream?
I think it could work. Dinobot's fame comes from his struggles with right, and wrong. Becoming the Leader of a neutral world could be a good re-imagining of the character, that could lead to similar struggles.
RNSrobot
Fucking SOLD.
There is a cover featuring CW Defensor in the CA article, too.
The Diggs
Injector and Air Hammer buddy cop story. That is all.
Sideways77
Hope not.
He was dastardly and bastardly in the miniseries, but doesn't need to be the big bad AGAIN. Maybe a side villain, but not a main. Who can be a main villain? I dunno.
Zylly103
I think Strika is pretty much a must, particularly because of her nontraditional design and bodyframe. I'd also like to see Obsidian with her, just to help cement that not all Caminus-born Transformers are female.
Elita-One, as the "Prime" of Caminus would also be awesome (along with Firestar and Moonracer).
Thunderblast would also be an interesting one, I think.
femmebotfangirl
People had the same concern about the first Windblade miniseries.
Prime_Directive
Starscream? Worst person on Cybertron? Not so sure of that, honestly.
Other than that, sounds interesting enough.
Negativedark
So that interview also makes it sound like Starscream might be the big bad of the story. Mixed feelings about that, as I'm actually kinda enjoying the idea of him finally weaseling his way into power and running cybertron, and I hope he doesn't get dethroned just yet. Though more than anything I really don't want the IDW stories going back to straight up the War again.
femmebotfangirl
Looks like Sarah Stone is on art then, good. I don't mind Ramondelli's style but I prefer Stone's.
Toolverine
Black Arachnia. Please.
Anguirus
^ In their glory days? Star Destroyers.
Negativedark
So if Combiners are the A-Bombs of the Transformers world what are the citybots like Metroplex and Trypticon?
Prime Wylde
I;m always up for another ongoing. But frankly i worry about it being subtitled as, and thus focusing on a single character. Especially one that has been so unimpressive so far.
omegafix
so wait this is now a ongoing series?
Autovolt 127
That would be awesome if it was any of those two as the character she's wanted to write for since the last decade.
I have a harder time seeing how they'd be able to do Dinobot. My biggest worry is he'll won't measure even close to the greatness that was Dinobot in BW.
Also interesting how Caminus is in terrible shape.
I also wonder how Prowl fits in to the story, since he's not mentioned at all here.
Novaburnhilde
Very interesting!
I'd love of we saw BW DinoBot brought into the IDW universe. Looking forward to the next Windblade Mini. Hopefully if she does bring in Dinobot, she does him justice.
Plainsjumper
Yeah it's going to be Dinobot I bet.
edgs2099
She's talked about really wanting to write Dinobot.