IDW news round-up [one shots, BW profiles, Stormbringer]

Post by **Denyer** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:21 pm

http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.ph ... =7657&st=0

Hooks blagged some info from someone attending the Bristol Comics Expo:

"Simon Furman sort of announced at Bristol a series of Transformers one-shots, each focusing on a different character, to accompany the Infiltration/Escalation/Stormbringer series.

And the first two subjects are SHOCKWAVE and NIGHTBEAT."

http://www.bwtf.com/forums/showpost.php ... ostcount=1

Further to what was mentioned in BW #4 about a future mini-series to follow The Gathering and a profile series, Ben Yee adds:

Hi folks,

This project is still in the works and not due out for a bit, so I can't give the farm away. Just wanted to offer some factoids:

* I am writing a Beast Wars profiles book with Simon Furman (some folks wondered if it was some *other* Ben Yee).
* Issue #1 of the BW mini gives you a hint as to whether Japanese characters will be in the books.
* The profiles will NOT just be the guys (and gals) who appeared in the TV show (because that would be one very thin book).
* There will be G1 homages and yes, characters (who became BW characters) in the book such as Grimlock. However, they are in the minority.
* This is not some haphazard assembly of characters. Before writing a single profile, Simon and I worked up an entire backstory for the Maxies and Preds taking the TV show and Beast Machines (to a lesser degree) into account.

I hope you all enjoy what you see as time goes along. We are trying to produce something cool with these profiles. If I can reveal more (or even better, hopefully IDW themselves reveal more in the coming months) I'll post it on the front page or in here.

More characters for Stormbringer revealed: http://www.idwpublishing.com/desktops/desktops.shtml

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:16 pm

Sounds like a good solid ground for the BW profiles.

And finally!

Mags about individual characters! Bring on BLASTER!!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:05 pm

Sounds fantastic. I can't wait for this. IDW, with these one-shots you are really spoiling us

Hooks apparently got the information here:
http://forums.millarworld.tv/index.php? ... &hl=furman
and er, forgot to credit his source.

Post by **Best First** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:24 pm

good stuff.

Bring on the Pipes one shot...

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:51 am

Metal Vendetta wrote:Sounds fantastic. I can't wait for this. IDW, with these one-shots you are really spoiling us

Hooks apparently got the information here:
http://forums.millarworld.tv/index.php? ... &hl=furman
and er, forgot to credit his source.

I saw that yesterday as well. I flicked away from that thread to see if any of the TF sites were carrying better info, to find just that goss quoted word for word everywhere and no mention of Millarworld.

Apart from the IDW thread of course.

Anyway, pass on Blaster plz. C'mon, Cindersaur....

PS ATR sez each one-shot will be by a different artist.
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htm

Post by **Denyer** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:08 am

Ooo... ta for the info.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:39 am

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

Check out the Stormbringer wallpaper...

Love the way the robot modes are reminiscent of the old shells.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:02 am

Do you have IDs on them all? I don't recognise the greenish guy with the sword and I'm not certain of the chap top left either.
Nice to see the other D-Con Pretenders tho, and mixing details from the modes is certainly an intriguing touch.

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:17 am

I'll give it a shot:

[left to right]

Skullgrin(?), Bomb Burst, Ignanus, Carnivac, Bludgeon.

Osku · Post by **Osku** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:37 am

Manchester Devil wrote:I'll give it a shot:

[left to right]

Skullgrin(?), Bomb Burst, Ignanus, Carnivac, Bludgeon.

I'd suggest Bugly for the first from left.
Iguanus / Finback (colours more like Iguanus, head more like Finback.

Useful link for pretender toys
http://www.transformerland.com/toysbyca ... genreid=25

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:44 am

Thanks!

Now you've said Bludgeon it fairly stands out to me. Sword, treads, cannon, mostly green, shape of those pauldron things on his waist (or whatever they are called).

Cheers.

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:45 am

Osku wrote:
Manchester Devil wrote:I'll give it a shot:

[left to right]

Skullgrin(?), Bomb Burst, Ignanus, Carnivac, Bludgeon.
I'd suggest Bugly for the first from left.
Iguanus / Finback (colours more like Iguanus, head more like Finback.

Useful link for pretender toys
http://www.transformerland.com/toysbyca ... genreid=25

Second is certainly Finback though Bugly's colour scheme seems to combine both orignal robot and shell. Cheers for the link Osku.

Post by **Best First** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:28 pm

Carnivac...

woohoo!

unless its the absurd DW profiel book incarnation...

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:07 pm

Jetfire, Thunderwing, Technobots, Bludgeon.

Its fanwank-tastic!

Post by **Denyer** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:21 pm

Extended 11-page preview:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=99532