Transformers IDW discussion thread [SPOILER WARNING]

[heroic_decepticon]

Read my BotCon report (the IDW panel), and it will make sense. (not gonna spoil it here)
http://www.otca.com.au/bc08/bc08idw.html

Griffin, where does this reside now? Link doesn't work.

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I think the way he finished Revelations was a little rushed. Overall, I still loved the Revelations arc because it does tie up threads from the Infiltration, Stormbringer, Escalation and Devastation arcs (and of course Spotlight). And I feel it was rushed if only because this is a story years in the making, built up over so many separate arcs, but finished quickly in 4, not even 6, issues.

[i_amtrunks]

Got to order Sideswipe from Kings online store thing today. (plus the Animated comic).

Didnt even bother checking out Phantomzone at Chatswood, they sell out of issues of the main IDW books, and none actually make it to the shelves.

[heroic_decepticon]

Got to order Sideswipe from Kings online store thing today. (plus the Animated comic).

Didnt even bother checking out Phantomzone at Chatswood, they sell out of issues of the main IDW books, and none actually make it to the shelves.

I was at Kings on last Thursday and there were 3 copies of the EJ Su cover left (I bought 1). There is a stack of around 15 or more issues of the Nick Roche cover though. Don't think you'll have a problem securing it in any case.

[i_amtrunks]

The plan was to get all of Su's lovely covers, but a mate nabbed me the Roche cover for DoubleDealer (not that I mind, I've loved all of Roche's covers for this series), so either cover is fine by me.

With $3.50 flat shipping, it's cheaper for me to order online than buy a ticket to the city and drop in on my way home from work.

[heroic_decepticon]

hmmm... that means that the comic is going cost you $11 total ($7.50 + $3.50). Kind of sucks that it has to be so expensive. heh.

[i_amtrunks]

Ordering a number of comics for me and a mate, so the additional cost is negligible.

So far the Magnificence McGuffin has a been a necessary evil, but I wonder if the Magnificence was used in Spotlight Hot Rod as a back-up device for Furman to use if ever this situation occurred? It would be mighty clever if he did. (then again he may have learnt his lesson from his G2 comic).

I'd love to know what Furman actually had planned before his series was trimmed down, if not a proper full story, just some dot points would be great.

[heroic_decepticon]

I'd love to know what Furman actually had planned before his series was trimmed down, if not a proper full story, just some dot points would be great.

I'd love to know that too.
I should probably know this but i havnt been reading up on comic news lately- why was the series trimmed down in the first place?

[i_amtrunks]

There are plenty of posts about this in other comci threads, so I'll be brief:

Sales were not what IDW had wanted, they were constantly dropping, I think they were down to the 15,000 or so.

So All Hail Megatron was pitched and accepted to take the place on the "-tion" series as the #1 Transformers book by IDW.

[kup]

Cool, thanks.

I always have a hard time finding these comics as the shops that sell them are not exactly close nor on the way from where I live or work. I guess that I will need to wait till the next Parra Fair to get Spotlight: Sideswipe.

[FFN]

Got to

SPOOM!

I'd love to know that too.
I should probably know this but i havnt been reading up on comic news lately- why was the series trimmed down in the first place?

There are plenty of posts about this in other comci threads, so I'll be brief:

Sales were not what IDW had wanted, they were constantly dropping, I think they were down to the 15,000 or so.

So All Hail Megatron was pitched and accepted to take the place on the "-tion" series as the #1 Transformers book by IDW.

Exactly, and Furman's story, being pretty complex, serialised (you needed to have read since Infiltration to fully understand it), and the fact the characters weren't written like their most well-known classic G1 personalities likely contributed to normal comics fans and more casual TF fan not picking up the books. People like the safety of familiarity and simplicity, it seems.

Hence All Hail Megatron.