IDW Concept Art

[Verno]

TfWiki teases me at times, and this morning is no different.

http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/8/8f/Pre-earth_manterror.JPG

http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/bf/Spittor_BW_concept_art.JPG

What we have there are the concept sketches of Cybertronian Manterror and Spittor, by Don Figueroa, which explains why they're so gosh darn awesome.

TfWiki tells me:


Concept art for IDW's Beast Wars: The Gathering comics reveal that Spittor's Cybertronian alt mode is a bipedal walker mechanoid of some type

Now, where do these sketches come from? Are they available for us to view somewhere? If so, could someone point me in the right direction?

[swoop]

It says in the link that their from the beast wars gathering trade paperback

[Verno]

It says in the link that their from the beast wars gathering trade paperback

Is a trade paperback like an omnibus or something?

[Cat]

Is a trade paperback like an omnibus or something?

A trade paperback is your standard comic collection, in softcover. Issue size can range, but is generally around the 6 issue range.


Generally large collections (ie lots of issues) will be referred to as an omnibus instead.

Trade paperback is the industry term, that somehow we the readers have started using. One of those odd little things.

Generally when someone says something like 'wait for the trade' they're really saying 'wait for the collected edition - whether that's softcover, hardcover, whatever'.

[Verno]

Well there you go, cheers Cat.

If anyone has the trade version of the Gathering, I'd be interested in seeing what other concept images might be in there.

I've gone through Don's deviant art site, but there isn't any of them sadly.

[Cat]

http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/bf/Spittor_BW_concept_art.JPG

Not sure if you saw this one.

BTW, BW: The Gathering was available in regular sized trade paperback (and in single issue form, of course), was printed as a manga style digest (so no colour, just black, white, and greytones), and I'm pretty sure it was also done as an omnibus.

Now, the omnibus format used for these, if it follows their other general ones, is smaller in size than their regular stuff, and may not include all the extras like concept art etc (I don't think I own the omnibus of this one, for some reason?)

[griffin]

I have the omnibus, as it conveniently combines the 2 volumes of IDW's Beast Wars comics (The Gathering (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers%2C_Beast_Wars:_The_Gathering) & The Ascending (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Ascending)) and their Profile/Sourcebook (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Beast_Wars_Sourcebook) issues. (look at the bottom of those pages for ISBN details)
Perhaps look on ebay, as it was released some time ago (March 2009), so may not be on any online store sources anymore. You might get lucky if you ring around comic stores.

[Paulbot]

I have the omnibus, as it conveniently combines the 2 volumes of IDW's Beast Wars comics (The Gathering (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers%2C_Beast_Wars:_The_Gathering) & The Ascending (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Ascending)) and their Profile/Sourcebook (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Beast_Wars_Sourcebook) issues. (look at the bottom of those pages for ISBN details)
Perhaps look on ebay, as it was released some time ago (March 2009), so may not be on any online store sources anymore. You might get lucky if you ring around comic stores.

The question though is does it have the bonus art from the trades? I recall the War Within Omnibus does, but can't recall with the Beast Wars one.

[Verno]

Yes, I'm not too keen on buying the omnibus or TP as I've already got the individual issues (as if I wouldn't :P)

I'm just curious about what other concept art from it might be floating about.

[Hursticon]

Yes, I'm not too keen on buying the omnibus or TP as I've already got the individual issues (as if I wouldn't :P)

I'm just curious about what other concept art from it might be floating about.


You sure man? - You can pick up the Omnibus for as little as $10 and the extras within are very much worth it IMO. ;):)

[Paulbot]

Now, the omnibus format used for these, if it follows their other general ones, is smaller in size than their regular stuff, and may not include all the extras like concept art etc

I just found (unpacked) and checked my copy of the Beast Wars Omnibus and the sketches are not included. It's just the four issues of each of the three series.

Looks like you'd need the original trade collection.

[Cat]

I just found (unpacked) and checked my copy of the Beast Wars Omnibus and the sketches are not included. It's just the four issues of each of the three series.

Looks like you'd need the original trade collection.

Thought that would be the case.

That's why I've been pressuring Arcee to get the separate War Within tpbs. The extras are awesome, and I really liked the skipped extras from the Dark Ages tpb - the faction map pics, the sketches etc.

I think the omnibus included the sketches from the first one though? Too lazy to walk upstairs and check. :cool: