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Post by Kingoji on Mar 25, 2011 23:15:54 GMT
Just announced over at the IDW boards by Andy Schmidt. Suddenly the ongoing has me excited. Didn't see that one coming.
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Post by primenova on Mar 26, 2011 7:12:38 GMT
#22-24 is a 3 parter - going by IDW news last year. Hope James writes all 3.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 7:41:37 GMT
Glad to see they're using him again  |
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Post by blueshift on Mar 26, 2011 9:40:49 GMT
Oh god, hopefully this is a change in direction rather than just a fill-in because Costa is behind schedule
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Post by Dave on Mar 26, 2011 9:53:48 GMT
Good news. When is this due?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 26, 2011 10:44:57 GMT
I always said that the only way I would buy this book again was if there was a change of writer and having this particular writer coming on to it makes me very happy. I shall pick them up.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 26, 2011 11:30:05 GMT
Please remind me when they come out.
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Post by Nigel on Mar 26, 2011 12:06:00 GMT
Ooh!
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Post by legios on Mar 26, 2011 12:34:31 GMT
Sold. This is exactly what IDW need to do to get me interested in the ongoing comic again - have someone else write it. I've liked pretty much every Transformers thing that James Roberts has written so I will definitely be giving these a go.
Karl
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Post by primenova on Mar 26, 2011 14:53:24 GMT
#22 should be aug2011
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 26, 2011 17:17:13 GMT
Please remind me when they come out. I second that. I am paying no attention to comics otherwise, but I will buy these if the forum brings them to my attention at the right time. Martin |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 17:36:40 GMT
well, as always I'll be buying this when the TPB is released (and since we're only up to issue 12 is out so far in TPB form, that'll be a while lol)
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Mar 27, 2011 17:16:39 GMT
I'm salivating.
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 27, 2011 18:44:17 GMT
This is indeed good news.
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Post by Rich on Mar 28, 2011 18:33:30 GMT
Best comics news in an age; I'll buy the issues, as well as returning to the trade, in an attempt to make the point very clear to IDW.
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Post by Nigel on Apr 5, 2011 14:50:04 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Apr 5, 2011 14:54:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2011 14:55:22 GMT
here's a copy paste of the stuff
This last weekend was Wondercon where I have been vocal that we'd be getting some IDW details about what is going on in the comic front from IDW. I wasn't off by too far...
A few days before the convention, Andy Schmidt, head editor at IDW on the Transformers title, revealed that James Roberts (Last Stand of the Wreckers, Eugenesis) would be writing two issues of the Transformers Ongoing comics issues 22 and 23. Wondercon revealed much more…
James will be co-writing with Mike Costa for the rest of 2011 on the Ongoing title and it will be running bi-weekly starting in July and running to December where issue 31 ends Chaos. Earlier today on the IDW Forum, Schmidt revealed the schedule to spell it out more simply and to reveal all the artists and writers associated with the issues:
JULY 2011
Transformers # 21: Prelude to Chaos
Written by Mike Costa, art by Guido Guidi and Brendan Cahill.
Transformers # 22: Chaos Theory Part 1
Written by James Roberts, art by Alex Milne.
AUGUST 2011
Transformers # 23: Chaos Theory Part 2
Written by James Roberts, art by Alex Milne.
Transformers # 24: Chaos Part 1
Story by Mike Costa and James Roberts, art by Livio Ramondelli.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Transformers # 25: The Last Earth Story Part 1
Written by Mike Costa, art by Brendan Cahill.
Transformers # 26: Chaos Part 2
Story by Mike Costa and James Roberts, art by Livio Ramondelli.
OCTOBER 2011
Transformers # 27: The Last Earth Story Part 2
Written by Mike Costa, art by Brendan Cahill.
Transformers # 28: Chaos Part 3
Story by Mike Costa and James Roberts, art by Livio Ramondelli.
NOVEMBER 2011
Transformers # 29: The Last Earth Story Part 3
Written by Mike Costa, art by Brendan Cahill.
Transformers # 30: Chaos Part 4
Story by Mike Costa and James Roberts, art by Livio Ramondelli.
DECEMBER 2011
Transformers # 31: Chaos Epilogue
Written by Mike Costa, art by Casey Coller.
Transformers # 125: ENCRYPTED
Written by ENCRYPTED, art by ENCRYPTED.
But this is not all! Andy Schmidt further revealed what will be going on with the Spotlights and the Legacy of Rust Miniseries announced last year at SDCC:
SPOTLIGHTS
There were four more talked about. One or two creators on those are focusing on other projects at the moment and the rest are more folding that material into CHAOS. So, no, those Spotlights--as Spotlights--aren't happening, but you're still going to get the story from most of them.
LEGACY OF RUST
Mr. Schmidt on the IDW Forums:
All four issues are written. Because of a shifting market place, I've decided to hold off on the release for this. It was going to seed some things about two years down the line, but since we're focusing on CHAOS right now, this series is on hold for a little while. Basically, I was afraid it would get lost in all the hoopla around the ongoing series going bi-weekly and all of that.
In addition to the above information you can check out the following LINK to another blog site which features an AUDIO WAV of the panel reveals where all this information was announced and photos of the power point presentation slides for both the GI Joe and Transformers Titles. (Transformers is at the very bottom.) Which also reveal some nice goodies for those who have the time to glean through.
We work really hard to be the best resource for all your Transformers news and reviews every day. Keep your browser dialed to Tformers.com for updates as they happen.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 5, 2011 16:27:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2011 18:11:42 GMT
Oh, so James isn't actually writing, that is still Costa?  well he's still writing 2 issues though |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 5, 2011 18:12:26 GMT
I allow myself cautious optimism. Costa is still there, but Roberts can actually write. Hmmm. Not convinced to pick up the Costa-only issues though.
Mildly amused at how the renumbering works out that #32 = #125. I want to see a graph working that out, damn it.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 5, 2011 18:31:37 GMT
It's going to be interesting. Are Roberts issues going to have 2 or 3 times the content of the Costa issues? The shared issues about 50% more? It could be quite disjointed.
How on earth did they even arrive at that spread of issues.
MC: "I'll write 21"
JR: "And I'll write 22...and 23"
MC and JR: "And I'll do 24..."
Silence
MC: "Great idea JR, lets both do it."
JR: "Yeah!"
MC: Then I'll have a shot at 25 and then lets both do 26th"
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 5, 2011 18:43:41 GMT
A James Roberts and Mike Costa penned Transformers comic? It will be exactly average.
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Post by legios on Apr 5, 2011 19:16:34 GMT
Hmm. One writer whose work I rate and one that I don't. That'll make for an interesting combination. I pretty much have to read those issues now just to see how that equation resolves. But I don't buy anything Mike Costa has written solo so I can safely skip some of those issues.
Karl
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 5, 2011 19:26:43 GMT
I suppose the best thing I can do is buy the digital copies of the bits Roberts is involved with hope that enough others do the same and create a sales spikes that make it clear what's liked and not liked. I'll grab the trades later on so the whole story makes sense.
I do think the issue 125 does work out. 95 issues not counting ongoing plus 32 issues of ongoing, so no that doesn't work. Maybe infestation isn't being included, its the only 2 issue series.
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Post by chrismcfeely on Apr 5, 2011 23:05:08 GMT
I allow myself cautious optimism. Costa is still there, but Roberts can actually write. Hmmm. Not convinced to pick up the Costa-only issues though. Mildly amused at how the renumbering works out that #32 = #125. I want to see a graph working that out, damn it. -Ralph Well, you have Infiltration #0. As that's a zero, it doesn't count into the 125. From there, books that are part of IDW's ongoing G1 universe are: 6 Infiltration 4 Stormbringer 6 Escalation 6 Devastation 4 Megatron Origin 5 Maximum Dinobots 25 Spotlights (including Revelation) 16 All Hail Megatron 32 ongoing 4 Bumblebee 4 Ironhide 4 Drift 5 Last Stand of the Wreckers 4 Hearts of Darkness =125. Evidently, the Avengers and Infestation crossovers don't count. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 5, 2011 23:38:30 GMT
I'll pick up James' stuff, but anything with Costa on his tod will be neglected.
Andy
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Post by KoshNaranek on Apr 6, 2011 0:12:42 GMT
I'm still buying the ongoing and actually kind of enjoyed issues #14 - #17, until the very last page of #17. I can't help but feel that Costa is trying too hard to throw curveballs at the reader that really just don't work in this universe. I remember when I first heard that he was taking over the ongoing I was very optimistic as he did such a sterling job on GI Joe: Cobra along with Christos N. Gage. Maybe a co-writer is something Costa needs to steer his vision and James Roberts is just the man for the job.
If all goes well, hopefully JR will get an extended crack at the ongoing somewhere down the line.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 6, 2011 6:25:14 GMT
3x2 = 6 = -1+2+5. Therefore 32=125.
Martin
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Post by Nigel on Apr 6, 2011 8:10:25 GMT
=125. Evidently, the Avengers and Infestation crossovers don't count. That's silly, seeing as Infestation is basically Prologue: Hearts of Darkness (which was the one thing I didn't like about it, seeing as it was supposed to be able to be read as a standalone); weren't the events of Avengers vaguely referenced later? I seem to recall the country it was based in being mentioned in passing. |
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