Rumors have been circulating for a while that IDW Publishing would be losing the license to publish Transformers comic books some time in 2022. First speculated by Bleeding Cool, we now have official confirmation of this thanks to The Hollywood Reporter.
My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron—SPOTLIGHT
James Asmus, Sam Maggs, Ian Flynn, Tony Fleecs (w) • Jack Lawrence, Casey W. Coller, Priscilla Tramontano, Trish Forstner, Tony Fleecs (a) • Bethany McGuire-Smith (c)
More ponies, more bots, and more magical mayhem as two worlds collide in the return of this hit crossover event!
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18, 2021) – IDW’s sensational line of Transformers comic books will rule the summer… so proclaims King Grimlock!
In 2020 Takara Tomy released several online comics featuring their toy releases. One of these was a comic dedicated to Volcanicus, the Dinobot Combiner! Check out translations of the Volcanicus comic by fellow Fan Doug Dlin here!
The battle intensifies as the Dinobots join the fray and Megatron gains some allies! This comic was put out as part of the promotion for Takara Tomy's release of Volcanicus in 2020. Translations are by fellow fan Doug Dlin.
José Delbo is best known to Transformers fans as one of the primary artists for the Marvel G1 title in the 80's. His unique style had an near-animated style to it and gave the characters very expressive facial expressions.
Originally introduced as a villain in the G1 "Return of Convoy" series, Super Megatron was finally made into toy form by Takara Tomy as part of the Selects series. Check out his comic below translated by fellow fan Doug Dlin!
IDW Publishing has released its June 2021 solicitations. Check out the Transformers titles due in June below!
Transformers #32—Cover A: Umi Miyao
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Umi Miyao (c)
“Lords of Misrule: Test Flight II.” Jumpstream’s expanded teleporting powers have left her stranded and alone. She has only one option to return home, but is she willing to do it? Plus, her adventures herald the return of Cybertron’s Lord of Misrule. But who are they and how will they change Cybertron’s future?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Many years ago while visiting New York City's Chinatown, I came across a mysterious issue of (what appeared to be) a Transformers comic book published for the Chinese market. Featuring some...interesting artwork and seemingly using a narrative from three different G1 cartoon episodes, this is a curiosity I wanted to share with fans. Check out the scans in my gallery here!
One day many years ago I was running around New York City's Chinatown shopping. This was a normal activity for me back in the day but what was unusual was what I found one day in a book and stationary store on Mott Street: a Chinese Transformers comic book! Now, it is not unusual for companies around the world to publish their own Transformers stories and limit distribution to one geographic region. However, this was the first (and only) time I had seen a G1 based comic book from another country that was not just a reprint or riff of an existing comic book.