IDW Publishing summer event: Stormbringer! UPDATED

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:43 am

Not sure where the image first appeared, but thanks to Hooks for the heads up.

Oh, and before anyone suggests it -- it's really very unlikely this refers to Sunstorm.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:29 am

wheeeeeee!

hope its not Unicron.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:47 am

*waves bucket of tar and bag of feathers at Furman*

Indeed. Let us... hope. [/best Quintesson impression]

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:41 am

Denyer wrote:Oh, and before anyone suggests it -- it's really very unlikely this refers to Sunstorm.

actually, when i read the catch line i was thinking of the Kwisatz Haderach, but then my brain gets confused easily...

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:59 am

Whoa. Cool.

Dead Head · Post by **Dead Head** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:24 am

SPOILER:

The bird flu mutates and devastates the Transformers.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:13 pm

War...children...it's just a shot away...

This looks fun. Any bets on what it is?
1. Sunstorm
2. Unicron
3. Liege Maximo/G2 Decepticons
4. Rift in space and time
5. Tearing fabric of reality apart
6. And the only thing that can stop it is
7a. The Matrix
7b. or Shockwave
8. Something we've not seen before

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:29 pm

9. The planet Cybertron, signifying a broadening of scope and revelations about the rest of the war

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:39 pm

Anybody think it ties in with the release of the Primus toy in America? Same month ain't it?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:58 pm

divebomb wrote:Anybody think it ties in with the release of the Primus toy in America?

I'd suspect so.

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:17 pm

I reappear from a far future to bring you this spoiler for the comic-

Something is being torn asunder somehow!

...And probably involves something trying to become Godlike (or even more Godlike)...

nah, SF has to know he's exhausted that line pretty well...

..doesn't he? ;_;

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:31 pm

Denyer wrote:9. The planet Cybertron, signifying a broadening of scope and revelations about the rest of the war

9b) "The smelting Pool!" II.*

10. Vector: Cybertron. A good ol' crossover with the TF: Cybertron comic, wich, for those that are uninitiated, ties together every single continuity of Transformers ever created, on an issue by issue basis.

*(since the original 2-part arc could possibly be called "Meanwhile back on Cybertron..." I guess this could also be called "Meanwhile back on Cybertron II")

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:03 pm

Denyer wrote:9. The planet Cybertron, signifying a broadening of scope and revelations about the rest of the war

Hang on, I've read this one. Isn't Shockwave in charge and the Autobots and Decepticons are united now?

Something like that?

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:43 pm

Judging by the title of the second arc being Escalation, troops presumably coming from somewhere and Ratchet describing the Decepticons as having trashed whole planets, I'd guess not.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:45 am

So basically, we all can see that's Cybertron. Given that Cybertron is currently being released as a toy called Primus, we most likely can assume that Cybertron will transform into Primus.

And now we're saying that Primus will be the yin to the Decep's "we can trash whole planets" yang. That Primus will be the Superion to their Menasor, their Defensor to their Bruticus, yada yada yada.

Post by **Denyer** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:09 am

Shanti418 wrote: we most likely can assume that Cybertron will transform into Primus.

Why? There's one series with a Primus toy, therefore all Cybertrons (especially those in a series which is heavily founded on 80s/90s comics) transform?

I bet IDW are beginning to wish they'd picked a different focal image for discussion...

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:56 am

If that image is Unicron, or Unicron is somehow involved, or Unicron is mentioned somewhere in the dialogue, or if Furman even thinks Unicron, that's where I get off this ship.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:17 am

Its not.

http://transfans.net/interviews_furman3.php

Simon Furman wrote: There’s the big summer ‘event,’ which is pretty much under wraps currently. All I will tell you, is that it introduces a truly kick-ass menace... and it’s NOT Unicron.

As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:42 am

spiderfrommars
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:17:am Post subject:
Its not.

http://transfans.net/interviews_furman3.php

Simon Furman wrote:
There’s the big summer ‘event,’ which is pretty much under wraps currently. All I will tell you, is that it introduces a truly kick-ass menace... and it’s NOT Unicron.

As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.

Oh no!

Nemesis Primus!

Reverse Primus!

Scourge Primus!

An alternative universe where Primus was created by evil, where the Decepticons rule, brings along a Decepticon matrix, ends up with both planets transforming, kicking crud out of each other, bad primus joins forces with unicron, then good alt universe unicron comes along and joins forces with primus, then everybody gets blown out of existence, leaving a couple of TFs to crash land on earth etc.................

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:54 am

divebomb wrote:
spiderfrommars
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:17:am Post subject:
Its not.

http://transfans.net/interviews_furman3.php

Simon Furman wrote:
There’s the big summer ‘event,’ which is pretty much under wraps currently. All I will tell you, is that it introduces a truly kick-ass menace... and it’s NOT Unicron.

As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.
Oh no!

Nemesis Primus!

Reverse Primus!

Scourge Primus!

An alternative universe where Primus was created by evil, where the Decepticons rule, brings along a Decepticon matrix, ends up with both planets transforming, kicking crud out of each other, bad primus joins forces with unicron, then good alt universe unicron comes along and joins forces with primus, then everybody gets blown out of existence, leaving a couple of TFs to crash land on earth etc.................

does it result, at somepoint, with an alternative future Galvatron coming back in time and having a bit of a cop-out fight with Megatron and then going mad?

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:56 pm

Legion
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:54:am Post subject:
divebomb wrote:
Quote:
spiderfrommars
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:17:am Post subject:
Its not.

http://transfans.net/interviews_furman3.php

Simon Furman wrote:
There’s the big summer ‘event,’ which is pretty much under wraps currently. All I will tell you, is that it introduces a truly kick-ass menace... and it’s NOT Unicron.

As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.

Oh no!

Nemesis Primus!

Reverse Primus!

Scourge Primus!

An alternative universe where Primus was created by evil, where the Decepticons rule, brings along a Decepticon matrix, ends up with both planets transforming, kicking crud out of each other, bad primus joins forces with unicron, then good alt universe unicron comes along and joins forces with primus, then everybody gets blown out of existence, leaving a couple of TFs to crash land on earth etc.................

does it result, at somepoint, with an alternative future Galvatron coming back in time and having a bit of a cop-out fight with Megatron and then going mad?

yep. Also I forgot to add that obviously the Autobots would be bad guys of the alt universe, and Con's vice versa. This would mean the story should be called,

(attempts deep voice)

Transformers, the Hasbro Repaint wars

Obviously they will love this, repaint of every figure within the line, plus they'll chuck some mini cons in for fun, repainted again!

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:48 pm

spiderfrommars wrote: As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.

Yeah, but it feels good to say that.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:16 pm

Yaya wrote:
spiderfrommars wrote: As if you'd ever get of this ship anyway.
Yeah, but it feels good to say that.

THERE ARE NO LIFEBOATS

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:29 pm

Spoilers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160010018X/

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:21 pm

Legion wrote:
Denyer wrote:Oh, and before anyone suggests it -- it's really very unlikely this refers to Sunstorm.
actually, when i read the catch line i was thinking of the Kwisatz Haderach, but then my brain gets confused easily...

The spice must flow...........

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:27 pm

11. the Undead walk in Kalis again.

Or alien cyborgs invading if they can avoid being stepped on.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:00 pm

Rebis wrote:11. the Undead walk in Kalis again.

Kewl - Bring back the Impactor!

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:37 pm

http://www.idwpublishing.com/solicitations.shtml

The Transformers: Stormbringer #1

Simon Furman (w), Don Figueroa (a & c)

For those of you craving unchecked, cover-to-cover giant robot action (guaranteed no humans!) on an epic scale, look no further than this special space epic. So far, in “Infiltration,” we’ve had tantalizing hints about the state of play elsewhere in the TRANSFORMERS universe, but now we look in on Cybertron itself, unlocking a dark, dark chapter in the planet’s history, one that is about to hit the Autobots and Decepticons again… full force! By the Beast Wars team supreme of Simon Furman and Don Figueroa. This special four-part series will tell one complete, self-contained cosmic epic. What’s more, each issue will feature a wraparound cover from Figueroa, all four of which combine to present one huge image, and a variant cover from Fig, too.

$2.99 * FC * 32 pages

I'll go update solicits in a bit...

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:32 pm

Whoa... Don is like... the Don.

Um... is that Scourge, or Cyclonus?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:52 pm

Predabot wrote:Whoa... Don is like... the Don.

Um... is that Scourge, or Cyclonus?

If it has to be an existing TF, it's more like Thunderwing than anything else.

But I sincerely doubt it's anything other than a new character. A bringer of storms, one might say.

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