Lol

 

No need to be rude.

If you're talking about me. are you saying I don't understand the timeline? I DO understand how differing continuities work as well as divergent timelines. Maybe you didn't understand my question.

If this is 300 years before the BW cartoon, then what makes it specifically IDW continuity (which takes place during BW season 3) instead of just being a BW prequel?

I asked John-Paul if it'll be explained in the story. More than likely, some of the backstory hinted at in the sourcebook will be used, which will solidify it.

I definitely need to reread those books..

 

Rest easy mate, my comment wasn't directed towards you.

Others have come into this thread thinking the story would be set after Gathering/Ascending, or in the main IDW universe. Another poster even questioned which Great War, when there is only one Great War.

If these people had read the tweets properly, or had a basic understanding of Beast Wars, they'd know exactly which universe this story is set in and that Beast Wars takes place 300-400 years after the end of the Great War.

Your question to John-Paul is in relation to the connection between 'Dawn of the Predacus' and the events of Gathering/Ascending 300-400 years later, so it's a legitimate question.

But for the record, I wasn't rude in my original post. I've been a little less kind in this one, however.

 

I just thought you were accusing me of not knowing my stuff.

I was mistaken. My apologies if I came off defensive. All is cool.

I'm just really looking forward to this story... and where the BW Megatron exclusive comes into play.

 

Someone like yourself with experience working on the BW Sourcebooks would have a very good understanding of Beast Wars   Unless of course you were helping out with the colouring...

The Megatron toy (and his potential role in the comic) is now a concern for me. I'll be reading with interest.

 

Even though we know this is set in in the IDW comics Beast Wars, the comic could happen ANY time in the story, and even take place in several different times, so who knows when it happens.

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I do like the vehicle modes concepts of Uprising, but have not really followed the plot. If they can just release Dinobot from the Springer mold and Torca from Onslaught, I'll be happy.

 

Alright so that wouldn't work in IDW-verse since Rhinox was around way before Orion Pax was alive.

 

IDW Beast Wars Continuity, not IDW G1 Continuity.

 

Just thinking out loud, get over yourselves.

 

As I say the statement about IDW continuity is not ideally worded. Because IDW is producing it it has to sit in continuity with everything else IDW produced and what IDW produced is in continuity to the cartoon which has aspects of continuity shared with G1 and G2... So it's a bit like saying TF the Movie is in continuity with Season 2 of the cartoon which is true and also incomplete but ultimately it forgets to acknowledge season 1 even though it's implied if that makes sense?

This story has Easter eggs that connect to the IDW BW books but the focus is very much on the players active at the tail end of the Great War and the very dark way in which foundations were laid for the Pax Cybertronia...

I'll be doing a few interviews and updates on my twitter (@wordmongerer) where I'll be giving little parcels of information as we go.

 

Was that a stipulation of IDW upon taking up the project?

 

Question answered. Thanks!

 

Pretty much. But that's really just an acknowledgement to the fact that the IDW stories so far have sat parallel to the cartoon. So we set out to not create a new timeline when everything already built is built on the cartoon. And the show acknowledges TFTM, the original cartoon and through the Vok it touches on the Swarm and G2, so The Gathering and The Ascending are also in wobbly wobbly continuity with all of that. It is insanely difficult to answer specifics yet because some of the specifics would give away too much, but I wanted to avoid a "warriors from different realities/continuities join forces" approach which has already been done or an alternate reality etc.

 

Wonderful stuff. I'll be keeping a keen ear out for your little tidbits in the lead-up to BotCon.

 

They can still be gotten at reasonable prices. Here: Amazon.com: beast wars: Books and here: Search Results - InStockTrades
The Omnibus is probably the best way to go as it includes The Gathering, The Ascending and the Sourcebook.

 

I had a random thought about the fact that if Gathering/Ascending are tied in, the story could hypothetically take place anywhere from the beginning of the Universe to it's bitter end >XD
Anyway so if I'm understanding things correctly, the is basically end of the great war and thus before the theft of the Golden Disk takes place right? I am curious as to whether this'll go strictly by US cartoon continuity and depend on the Rebirth or be open ended enough that Takara G1 could still apply.

 

Because it's a very specific moment in time it will not contradict most continuities connected to BW. Originally this story sat roughly in the middle of a mini series which would have made reference to The Rebirth, but on this story alone it neither confirms or contradicts Takara G1 so fans in both camps can get their way (for now!)...

 

Now that's how to pen a story. Make it so it can fit anywhere!

 

That sounds good to me (for now!). Can't wait to read it once I have it in hand (for now!)! >XD

 

Tell that to my many extra grey hairs! XD