IDW’s Transformers Comics Solicitations: February 2022

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  1. AzT

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    War's end, more like, continuity's end.
     
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    Pixelmaster >implying toys are good

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    Finally something will happen in the comics instead of characters walking and talking lol
     
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    If this Exarchon (who seems like another \"we will absorb the world into a collective to save it\" cliche anime villain) had Skywarp, yes, THAT Skywarp as one of his chief lieutenants in the past... Well then I don\'t wonder anymore why he lost the war. 
     
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    Don't tease me with Energon Landmine like that.
     
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    The comics have since marvel issue 1 always been about promoting the toyline. The opening pages of issue 1 when the bots and cons are introducing themselves to us they are based on the toy designs. Simon furman used to say that it was like writing with one hand beyond his back writing the UK comic and making sure it didn't contradict bob on the US comic until he started breaking away with the future movie characters and target 2006. The image of galvatron cyclonus and scourge on the last page were based off their toy designs but were changed to the movie look for the next issue.

    Over time as new concepts and toys came out the comic had to introduce the new toys into the story with some stories being blatant toy promotions. See world's apart and enemy action for examples although I loved enemy action and the seacons. Its one of the big reasons non tf fans don't recognise the tf comics as true comics they see them as toy adverts. It took mtmte and the storyline it promoted to convince non fans to give it a read for which James Roberts and idw should be commended.

    The current idw is blatantly based on the toys right down to the finer details even if one of the recent releases hot rod/rodimus is only getting a chance to shine now with last bot standing and galvatron and scourge are nowhere to be seen either.

    The wreckers mini series were based on recent toys and not the classic wrecker characters and as a result didn't feel like the wreckers. Impactor and springer could have been in it but alas they weren't used.

    Hasbro will always have a say in whatever media gets released but there was a time during idw1 when they made toys based on how they looked in the comics. See minimus ambus and skids as examples. It blew John barbers mind at a toyfair when he saw the idw ultra magnus.

    My point overall is that hasbro will always have an influence but hopefully will allow the new creative teams some freedom to do great stories while at the same time promoting the brand.
     
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    Eh. This version is less dumb thug
    & more like a violent maniac.
    Imagine turning Trap-Jaw from
    MOTU into a creepy serial killer.
    I love this face sculpt.
    Such demented eyes.
    trapjaw_2.jpg

    Anyone else prefer Landquake & Landshark's colour schemes? 707px-Energon-toy_Landquake.jpeg Timelinestoy-LandsharkWoH.jpg
     
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    except it really wasn’t. Only characters that showed up with “recently release” figures were hotshot who is out of stock everywhere and has been for over a year and ricochet. Knockout hasn’t been revealed yet but we know he’s coming. Dragstrip is a background character and I’m not counting one panel of Hauler who also hasn’t been revealed yet and while Minerva is rumored as well I doubt she’s in this to promote a Walgreens exclusive that won’t be out for 10-12 months and look how she appeared. Other characters like Mayhem are based on their POTP figures that came out 4 years ago. Just using figures that people have. Nothing wrong with that.

    Springer is already a character in the other book and this series was taking place the same time he was already running around. Can’t use a character that’s already busy in another story and as for impactor they just didn’t use him. He has a cameo but he’s affiliated with continuity where the wreckers are a kill squad. That type of team doesn’t exist in a universe where historically that wasn’t needed until recently with the war starting and universe where there wasn’t recorded death for thousands of years. This is a different type of wreckers. I’ve been reading the books since since I was a kid in the marvel era and it doesn’t bother me. Probably because I know those stories still exist I can go read them if I want and am open to new interpretations of stuff.

    If people wanna be annoyed that they used the name wreckers to sell a book well…okay? Welcome to transformers, a brand that releases multiple Optimus primes , bumblebees and megatrons every year because of recognition and they’ll sell.
     
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    True. I can always read the Nick Roche books instead. RCO024_1467015075.jpg
     
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    No, I think we can all accept multiple releases of the main characters. They’re the Spider-Man, Batman and Superman of their respective toy lines. Obviously they’re going to get multiple toys a year.

    But we can still complain about a comic book that promises one thing and delivers another lesser thing. Comic book fans have hated that practice for many decades as long as there have been comic book fans. The new Wreckers book would have been fine with a title change and a few tiny edits to remove the Wreckers team name and their battle cry to something else.
     
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    they didn’t promise you anything. These comics have a synopsis when they’re announced and it delivered what the comic was in those summaries. It’s not the comics fault you just want the same characters doing the same thing with the same premise every time and nothing different.
     
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    Actually, that's EXACTLY what I'm expecting from this.
     
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    Most comic books are dialogue heavy.
    It's been that way since the Golden Age.
    IDW2 though went overboard on that
    element without including nearly enough
    action to break up the conversations.
     
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    Literally the only reason I clicked on this whole news post
     
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    No, when they call a book Wreckers, fans will naturally have expectations. The only reason they called the book Wreckers was to cash in on fan’s expectations based on the previous books.
     
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    The only expectations I have for the Wreckers is that members will die and that I will hate most of the team for what they've done.

    IDW1 seemed more like a team of serial killers and war criminals, which would be fine if it was the Suicided Squad, but doesn't work when their suppose to be the heroes.
     
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    Well, there's a reason people call them Optimus Prime's dirty little secret.

    ...Okay, so it's just me who calls the Wreckers that, but still.
     
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    I feel like IDW1's OP would've locked them up and throw away the keys and if anything they seemed more like Prowl's "dirty little secret".
     
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    Springer was the most heroic.
    He tried to reform them, but
    ultimately gave up. Too scarred
    by everything they did & continued
    doing. He was sort've dead inside.
    Y'know? Going through the motions.
     
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    And at that point he should've left and never came back and maybe tell OP everything they did.