SDCC 2011 Coverage: Transformers #81 Confirmed

Metroplex79 wrote:It looks like I'm getting back into comics again

Windsweeper wrote:I hope Wildman keeps his art closer to his Dark Ages run rather than his Marvel US stuff and all those fleshy faces. Why couldn't they have gotten Senior?

I am glad to see the series get continued. 20 years is a long time to wait.

gothsaurus wrote:

Windsweeper wrote:I hope Wildman keeps his art closer to his Dark Ages run rather than his Marvel US stuff and all those fleshy faces. Why couldn't they have gotten Senior?

I am glad to see the series get continued. 20 years is a long time to wait.

Yeah, I'd love to see Senior back helping on the project, too. I loved his blocky art. Maybe IDW can shoot for a hybrid "best of" kinda retro style.

Joetx wrote:I didn't mind the look, though. I'd rather take that rather than the dot pattern of the original Marvel series, which screamed CHEAP.

Chaoslock wrote:I wonder if they will include some of the Marvel-related stuff (Circuit Breaker!!!)

funeralthirst7 wrote:Nice to see IDW giving the fans what they want.

On a related note: was the G2 stuff ever reprinted?

Starscream GaGa wrote:WHY Wildman? I know it's nostalgic and all but seriously, he can't draw for crap.

Seibertron wrote:

Starscream GaGa wrote:WHY Wildman? I know it's nostalgic and all but seriously, he can't draw for crap.

I strongly disagree. He has a very unique art style and his characters are full of emotion, something often lacking from current Transformers comic art.

If you look at his black and white artwork from the Marvel UK TF books, you'll see his artwork is very unique and very good. It's the inker and the colorist(s) that dramatically impact his artwork. I hope the colorist on this book doesn't try to do the super advance computer coloring and tries to stick to a more basic palette which is more complimentary to Wildman's artwork in my opinion.

gothsaurus wrote:I DO like Wildman... but I've seen him lean toward more robot-like faces... and then other times VERY human — with teeth and spittle drooling out of the mouth, etc.

I MUCH prefer the robots LOOK like robots, not like people wearing helmets. Heh.

Dead Metal wrote:The thing is the style with teeth and such was what the artists in the 80s and 90s did the TFs, since they where told that they where basically humans wearing costumes, it wasn't till later that they managed where able to draw them as robots. Wildman has evolved as an artist you know, his more recent work is very modern style, well save for the stuff that's supposed to homage the old material.

gothsaurus wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:The thing is the style with teeth and such was what the artists in the 80s and 90s did the TFs, since they where told that they where basically humans wearing costumes, it wasn't till later that they managed where able to draw them as robots. Wildman has evolved as an artist you know, his more recent work is very modern style, well save for the stuff that's supposed to homage the old material.

Well put, and I agree all around. I hope they (IDW and Wildman) can find a compromise... giving a nod to the 80s in style and color, but still keeping them looking like robots.

That said, aren't we supposed to be getting a collection of UK comics with new color added? Stoked about hearing that. I hope they're bumped up to normal size instead of the manga-size I managed to get a hold of as black-and-white.

gothsaurus wrote:Here's the writeup. It's listed as releasing in September...

Transformers Classics: UK Volume 1 [Paperback]

Classic Transformers tales from the UK continuity begins here! Re-mastered and re-colored, these vintage Transformers stories are presented in chronological order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long Transformers fan James Roberts provides in-depth, historical perspective in each volume, and Transformers UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers.

st@rscream wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:Here's the writeup. It's listed as releasing in September...

Transformers Classics: UK Volume 1 [Paperback]

Classic Transformers tales from the UK continuity begins here! Re-mastered and re-colored, these vintage Transformers stories are presented in chronological order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long Transformers fan James Roberts provides in-depth, historical perspective in each volume, and Transformers UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers.

I have this pre-ordered, and did not realize that it would be re-colored. I think the G1 reprints in early 2012 will also be re-colored which is a good thing!

I am guessing, the new Furman/Wildman books will use similar coloring as well!

Hopefully they do the same thing with Generation 2.

Seibertron wrote:

st@rscream wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:Here's the writeup. It's listed as releasing in September...

Transformers Classics: UK Volume 1 [Paperback]

Classic Transformers tales from the UK continuity begins here! Re-mastered and re-colored, these vintage Transformers stories are presented in chronological order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long Transformers fan James Roberts provides in-depth, historical perspective in each volume, and Transformers UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers.

I have this pre-ordered, and did not realize that it would be re-colored. I think the G1 reprints in early 2012 will also be re-colored which is a good thing!

I am guessing, the new Furman/Wildman books will use similar coloring as well!

Hopefully they do the same thing with Generation 2.

Not sure about Amazon, however I just pre-ordered UK classics at my LCS. It is due out August 24th

Where do you guys have this pre-ordered at? Amazon?

st@rscream wrote:Edit: Are the US comics not getting re-colored? I thought I read that somewhere but it says nothing about that on Amazon.
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Yes. I always put in pre-orders of $25 or more. As the items come out they end up breaking up the shipment and you still get free shipping.

So right now you could pre-order both UK volume 1 and US volume 1 and get free shipping even though each book is less than $25 and will ship months apart.

Transformers Classics: UK Volume 1

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Clas ... 749&sr=1-3?tag=seibertron07-20&

Transformers Classics Volume 1

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Clas ... 789&sr=1-1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Announced live yesterday at San Diego Comicon — the original Marvel Transformers comic series (cancelled back in 1991 at issue #80) is being continued by IDW Publishing, thanks in large part to an online fan petition (big shouts for Luke and Ron of the IDW forums) and the tireless efforts of IDW EiC Chris Ryall. Transformers (‘classic’) will (re-) launch in Spring 2012 with issue 80 and a half, and reunites the previous writer/artist team of myself and Andrew Wildman. The reinvigorated run will build to a monumental 100th issue conclusion, pulling together and tying up every dangling plotline you can think of and a whole lot you can’t! What else can I tell you about the series? Nada. Niente. Zilch. So don’t ask. For the time being anyway we’re keeping this tightly under wraps. But it is going to shatter your trousers! Guaranteed!