Preview art from IDW Transformers #0

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:06 pm

Denyer brought the link to TFA.

http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=4804&mode=flat

I like it, people at TFormers apparently not, but I don't care.

Script's more important to me than art anyway, but this looks nice and clear, which is quite enough for me at this point.

Post by **Denyer** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:07 pm

The head shots seem to take cues from both Marvel (Bumblebee) and Dreamwave (Runabout/Runamuck), and the page art is brighter and cleaner than what DW churned out. Liking it so far.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:39 pm

I like the way they seem more painted and shaded then the flat cell look of DW, much more realistic looking then the DW colour

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:37 am

I'm excited!

jboyler · Post by **jboyler** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:46 am

I'm withholding judgement until I actually see the finished product.

(Wow... there's a novel idea...)

-J

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:07 pm

Looks smart so far, can't wait for October.

Dead Head · Post by **Dead Head** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:41 pm

There are niggley things I dislike about the robot heads (Oppy's antennae) and certain aspects of the color scheme (a-bit-too-yellow-faced B'bee), but overall, I think this thing might work out.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:52 pm

vaguely encouraged so far.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:57 pm

Odd choices for Decepticons, but otherwise looks good.

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:16 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Odd choices for Decepticons, but otherwise looks good.

That's kind of a draw for me personally.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:35 pm

Hmm... I was gonna say something along the lines of: "What previews? The photos are so bad I can only see a big blur." about these previews, since I've previously seen the same pics, but with an absolutely abhorrent quality.

Now, these look better, you can make some things out. Looks kinda cool, more main-stream coloring, and I suppose the DW-colours were a bit too far out at times. Unique look they had tho.

Looks prematurely satisfying. I'll reserve judgement until we get some real preview-art.

Are these the same pics except resized?

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:09 pm

The colouring reminds me of DC's recent Space Ghost.

Not bad, although I will still reserve my opinion as they're only head shots but storyline will still be the main winner or loser for me.

But I'm going to buy the first few regardless

veritech · Post by **veritech** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:49 pm

Wow . . . bye, bye Anime-inspired giant robots, huh?

Hello Marvel 1980's style giant robots. It's been a while, It's been a while . . . . .

jboyler · Post by **jboyler** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:19 pm

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predabot wrote: I suppose the DW-colours were a bit too far out at times

I like the analogy to a painted animation cell. The DW artists would make decent painted backgrounds but fill up the page (sometimes very awkwardly) with plain, flat-colored robots. They stood out from the page and did not seem to be 'integrated' with the background at all.

Even worse, you could not see the pencil work through all the thick colors. I prefer to actually see the art in a comic, and I would have appreciated a sketchier, pencilled look. The DW comics didn't have a human touch, and you might even think the whole thing was computer rendered (much like the Energon cartoon).

veritech wrote:Wow . . . bye, bye Anime-inspired giant robots, huh?

This is the second sin for which I have never been able to forgive DW. I don't understand why anyone would actively attempt to imitate manga art. I enjoy comics where I can see the artist's work, not ones where I see the artist imitate someone else's. Besides, compare the imitation-anime characters in Energon to those in an actual manga (Battle Angel, Akira, Blade of the Immortal) and you can how pathetic they are.

(Again, though, that's comparing an imitation to an authentic artist)

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-J