NOVEMBER 2018 Transformers comics and books

[griffin]

A number of October comics have seen delays, that will take them into November, but of comics that were originally scheduled for November, there is only one with Transformers in it. (added the Go-Bots comic, in case it ends up being part of the Transformers universe at some point)



Details and cover images from here (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/22/idw-publishing-november-2018-go-bots-solicitations-370419).




Star Trek VS Transformers #3 (of 4)
(W) John Barber, Mike Johnson (A) Philip Murphy (CA) Philip Murphy (cover A), Gavin Fullerton (cover B)
Klingons and Decepticons lay siege to a remote Federation dilithium mine-and the only thing holding them back is the shaky alliance of Captain Kirk and Optimus Prime. But what dark secret is buried beneath the ground… and can this uneasy partnership withstand the revelations?
The Transformers ’80s cartoon series meets Star Trek: The Animated Series in a no-holds-barred Saturday Morning mash-up for the ages!
In Shops: Nov 21, 2018




Go-Bots issue #1
(W) Tom Scioli (A/CA) Tom Scioli (with a variant blank sketch cover)
Go-Bots have changed our way of life. Leader-1 is a self-aware fighter jet on a hostage rescue mission with his partner, Commander Nick Burns. Scooter is the personal transport and best friend to undergrad A.J. Foster. Turbo is Matt Hunter’s transforming race car in the hottest sport in America, Go-Bot Racing. Cy-Kill is the champion of the illegal, underground Go-Bot Fighting League. A sophisticated sci-fi epic from the visionary creator that brought you Transformers vs. G.I. JOE. They say they’re here to help us, but are they here to replace us? From the creative mind that brought you IDW’s Transformers vs. G.I. JOE!
Visionary creator Tom Scioli unleashes his imagination on the bizarre, absurd, and wonderful world of Go-Bots!
In Shops: Nov 28, 2018



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Recent and Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Lost Light Volume 3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684053315/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_0FjuAbJGVP212) (issues 13-18) - September 4th (was September 18th)
-- Bumblebee - Win if you Dare (http://a.co/4LeWEpE) (one-shot - 72 pages) - September 11th
-- Bumblebee Movie Prequel (http://a.co/i3jD0Wy) From Cybertron with Love (all 4 issues) - October 2nd
-- Bumblebee (Movie) Junior Novel (http://a.co/47FYmEW) (144 pages) - November 20th
-- Optimus Prime Volume 4 (http://a.co/dJOY88F) (issues 15-21) - November 20th
-- IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 8 HC (http://a.co/dIdwHqn) (MTMTE #35-40, RID #35-38, Punishment, Empire of Stone) - December 18th
-- Lost Light Volume 4 (http://a.co/iNVah0Y) (issues 19-25) - February 12th 2019
-- Optimus Prime Volume 5 (http://a.co/6iG6W7Z) (2018 Annual, issues 22-25) - February 26th 2019
-- Unicron (http://a.co/9t2Arjc) (all 6 issues) - March 12th 2019
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August 2018 comics and books (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=25501)

September 2018 comics and books (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=25575)

October 2018 comics and books (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=25698)
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[griffin]

Unicron #6 should be out this week, a month late, and a preview can be seen here (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/09/unicron-6-preview-376156).


It leaves us with just one comic issue left in IDW's first Transformers comic universe.

[i_amtrunks]

Unicron #6 should be out this week, a month late, and a preview can be seen here (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/09/unicron-6-preview-376156).


It leaves us with just one comic issue left in IDW's first Transformers comic universe.

With the last issue of Prime to mop up all the Shared Hasblow-verse mess they forced upon the best Transformers continuity ever.

At least we can tell whose who in the preview, most of the art in the Unicron series has been ordinary at best and a jumble at worst. At least this seems to be all happening in order instead of jumping all over the place and trying to tie into the Prime series, the other series micro issues and a gumboot...

Alas, it will all end with a whimper and not a bang, but at least it'll stick to the ol' reliable IDW release schedule till the very end! :D

[griffin]

Well this is it... the final issue of IDW's Transformers universe, after 13 years (and a couple of months).
Out this week is Optimus Prime #25, with a preview here (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/16/idw-optimus-prime-25-full-preview-376721).


Until something else is announced by IDW, it just leaves us with the Star Trek crossover as our only source of Transformers comics for the foreseeable future.

[griffin]

It's not looking good for the future of IDW, with release delays blowing out by about a month, and the end of their Transformers comic universe with nothing yet announced to replace it... now it has been revealed that they have cancelled the release of remaining UK Hard Cover compilations.
They released 5 of the 8 expected volumes, covering up to issue 180 so far, but after two years of delays, it was officially cancelled (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/16/transformers-uk-classics-volume-6-cancelled-by-idw-376765).
This means that the newly coloured UK comic issues that would have been first released in these volumes (and their only release in the US 30 years after they were originally printed in B&W), will now only end up being released in the UK Hatchett series... and fortunately for us in Australia, we will still end up getting them, while the US will miss out.

[KELPIE]

I hope IDW loose the TF license to be honest.

The way they've treated it over time has been nothing short of deplorable.

They lucked out with Roche/Roberts, however they kept looking for the cheapest talent to put on the books.

Couple that with variant covers for every issue, constant renumbering and the dreaded Hasbroverse... they can stay away from Transformers please.

Give it to Boom Studios.

[Paulbot]

now it has been revealed that they have cancelled the release of remaining UK Hard Cover compilations.
They released 5 of the 8 expected volumes, covering up to issue 180 so far, but after two years of delays, it was officially cancelled (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/16/transformers-uk-classics-volume-6-cancelled-by-idw-376765).


Oh what? I missed this news. That latest volume has been sitting in my ordered list for ages but I had hoped it would still come.

[griffin]

James Roberts, the author of the Lost Light / More Than Meets The Eye comics, has talked about the Transformers comic in an interview here (https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2018/11/20/writing-an-ending-is-easy-its-also-hard/), and the challenge of giving it a good ending.