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Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer

Transformers News: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer

Monday, September 23rd, 2019 8:23PM CDT

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Posted today to IDW's Brian Ruckley's Twitter is the alternate 'B' cover for IDW's Transformers by artist Umi Miyao (Coralus_SF on Twitter)featuring fan favorite Springer who's got better things to do tonight than fry...fly...try...oh it's something that rhymes with try, does anyone know the rest of that famous Springer catch phrase? Be sure to let us know in the forums and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

"Talking of some new characters coming into the series, here's cover B for issue 13, drawn by the awesome
@coralus_SF
. I like triple-changers …"
Transformers News: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer
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Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039357)
Posted by sol magnus on September 23rd, 2019 @ 8:25pm CDT
Stargrave wrote:Posted today to IDW's Brian Ruckley's Twitter is the alternate 'B' cover for IDW's Transformers by artist Umi Miyao (Coralus_SF on Twitter)featuring fan favorite Springer who's got better things to do tonight than fry...fly...try...oh it's something that rhymes with try, does anyone know the rest of that famous Springer catch phrase? Be sure to let us know in the forums and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

"Talking of some new characters coming into the series, here's cover B for issue 13, drawn by the awesome
@coralus_SF
. I like triple-changers …"
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Springo!
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039360)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 23rd, 2019 @ 8:35pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Can someone tell me what Bendis did?

Sure.

He's largely (but not solely) responsible for the term "decompressed storytelling" as it relates to comic books. A lot of talking heads with minimal action and the plot being stretched 22 pages at a time over 6 issues. Ruckley is using 5 issues with a filler, but it's the same principle. The art tends to be more sweeping with less emphasis on action.

The counter is the old style where an issue had pretty much everything in it and if it had a cliffhanger then it would be roughly two issues for a complete story.

Ah, so the difference between the marvel comics and the IDW comics, storytelling wise then?
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039364)
Posted by Ironhidensh on September 23rd, 2019 @ 8:37pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Can someone tell me what Bendis did?

Sure.

He's largely (but not solely) responsible for the term "decompressed storytelling" as it relates to comic books. A lot of talking heads with minimal action and the plot being stretched 22 pages at a time over 6 issues. Ruckley is using 5 issues with a filler, but it's the same principle. The art tends to be more sweeping with less emphasis on action.

The counter is the old style where an issue had pretty much everything in it and if it had a cliffhanger then it would be roughly two issues for a complete story.

Ah, so the difference between the marvel comics and the IDW comics, storytelling wise then?



That's actually a really good way to look at it.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039371)
Posted by Prime Target on September 23rd, 2019 @ 8:51pm CDT
Comic Cover artist: "OK how Toy accurate do you want this to be?"

Hasbro: "Yes"
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039374)
Posted by sol magnus on September 23rd, 2019 @ 9:03pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Can someone tell me what Bendis did?

Sure.

He's largely (but not solely) responsible for the term "decompressed storytelling" as it relates to comic books. A lot of talking heads with minimal action and the plot being stretched 22 pages at a time over 6 issues. Ruckley is using 5 issues with a filler, but it's the same principle. The art tends to be more sweeping with less emphasis on action.

The counter is the old style where an issue had pretty much everything in it and if it had a cliffhanger then it would be roughly two issues for a complete story.

Ah, so the difference between the marvel comics and the IDW comics, storytelling wise then?

At this (or any) point since they got the Transformers license? Very little.

The trick is really more about making you feel as though something happened, whether anything actually happened or not.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039375)
Posted by Stargrave on September 23rd, 2019 @ 9:03pm CDT
Prime Target wrote:Comic Cover artist: "OK how Toy accurate do you want this to be?"

Hasbro: "Yes"


Ha! :lol: totally.

Tell you what though, remind me not to stand behind Springer. I feel like he could kill ya just with that look.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039376)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 23rd, 2019 @ 9:04pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Can someone tell me what Bendis did?

Sure.

He's largely (but not solely) responsible for the term "decompressed storytelling" as it relates to comic books. A lot of talking heads with minimal action and the plot being stretched 22 pages at a time over 6 issues. Ruckley is using 5 issues with a filler, but it's the same principle. The art tends to be more sweeping with less emphasis on action.

The counter is the old style where an issue had pretty much everything in it and if it had a cliffhanger then it would be roughly two issues for a complete story.

Ah, so the difference between the marvel comics and the IDW comics, storytelling wise then?

At this (or any) point since they got the Transformers license? Very little.

Any point really, I haven't read a lot of marvel
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039377)
Posted by sol magnus on September 23rd, 2019 @ 9:06pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Can someone tell me what Bendis did?

Sure.

He's largely (but not solely) responsible for the term "decompressed storytelling" as it relates to comic books. A lot of talking heads with minimal action and the plot being stretched 22 pages at a time over 6 issues. Ruckley is using 5 issues with a filler, but it's the same principle. The art tends to be more sweeping with less emphasis on action.

The counter is the old style where an issue had pretty much everything in it and if it had a cliffhanger then it would be roughly two issues for a complete story.

Ah, so the difference between the marvel comics and the IDW comics, storytelling wise then?

At this (or any) point since they got the Transformers license? Very little.

Any point really, I haven't read a lot of marvel

That was the answer. Very little.

It's definitely not exclusive to Marvel. Just Bendis is kind of known as the guy for it.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039381)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2019 @ 10:22pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
It's definitely not exclusive to Marvel. Just Bendis is kind of known as the guy for it.


Here to say that it can be good. It being dialogue heavy means you still get a lot of personality from your characters and interactions between the different personalities can be super fun.

I really enjoyed a series called Dark Avengers, which Bendis wrote. Where Norman Osborne was the head of the Avengers, as a combination of both Iron-Man and Captain America, Bullseye was Hawkeye, Venom was Spider-man and Wolverine's son was their Wolverine. With a team like that, it couldn't be all talk, shit happened. And funny enough, they really did try to be heroes, that's what makes it all so tragically wonderful. I never found it boring.

He also wrote House of M and its lead up called Avengers Dissassembled which was VERY eventful and worth a read.

And of course his writing for Daredevil is some of the best Marvel Comics ever written.

His actual New Avengers though (with the avengers proper) could get quite grating. But overall, I would say I read more good stuff from Bendis than bad.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039415)
Posted by sol magnus on September 24th, 2019 @ 7:31am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
It's definitely not exclusive to Marvel. Just Bendis is kind of known as the guy for it.


Here to say that it can be good. It being dialogue heavy means you still get a lot of personality from your characters and interactions between the different personalities can be super fun.

I really enjoyed a series called Dark Avengers, which Bendis wrote. Where Norman Osborne was the head of the Avengers, as a combination of both Iron-Man and Captain America, Bullseye was Hawkeye, Venom was Spider-man and Wolverine's son was their Wolverine. With a team like that, it couldn't be all talk, **** happened. And funny enough, they really did try to be heroes, that's what makes it all so tragically wonderful. I never found it boring.

He also wrote House of M and its lead up called Avengers Dissassembled which was VERY eventful and worth a read.

And of course his writing for Daredevil is some of the best Marvel Comics ever written.

His actual New Avengers though (with the avengers proper) could get quite grating. But overall, I would say I read more good stuff from Bendis than bad.

To be fair, I don't want anyone getting the impression I don't like Bendis. I own most of the comics he's written pre-X-Men. However, william-james88's assessment is in line with my own. It works when it works. It doesn't when it doesn't.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039424)
Posted by Cyberstrike on September 24th, 2019 @ 8:26am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Still, this is nothing new. We've been dealing with decompressed storytelling for 20 years now. Thanks, Bendis.


Oh man, and now it's been plaguing Batman too. I think it hit a new extreme with that book.

Also is it just me or is Daredevil still Bendis' best work in comics? I feel that's the only time his style really worked with a character.



Not at all Bendis' best work IMHO has always been more in the "street" level characters going back to his early and creator-owned work Fire, AKA Goldfish, Jinx, Scarlet, and Powers.

I feel he's more comfortable with "grittier" heroes like Daredevil and Batman than with sci-fi and fantastical characters like Superman and Iron Man. Although to his credit he's not afraid to try and write out of his wheel house with mixed results.

To me at least all of his comic work has always felt he was more HEAVILY inspired by Quintin Tarantino, for better or for worse, than any comic book writer he grew up reading.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2039452)
Posted by ScottyP on September 24th, 2019 @ 12:55pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Here is the real question: How many people are still buying this book because they actually like and enjoy it, and how many are doing it simply out of some sort of sense of responsibility and loyalty to the franchise?
Still buying out of a hope that it gets better and a general lack of self-control when it comes to collecting Transformers merchandise and media. Not proud of the latter sometimes, it's just what it is. If they go back to normal 5-6 issue TPBs I may scale back to just those for physical copies though.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Now objectively list what IDW 2.0 has done uniquely off it's own back, without trading in on pre-existing continuity.
Kinda cheating but if new characters count - the one panel showing the new lady bot that turns into Sentinel's spaceship made me realize that too few Transformers ships are also robots. Astrotrain, Sky Lynx, Galaxy Shuttle and others show this isn't a new concept, but this character looks to be new and I want to know more.

As far as concepts themselves go, yikes. Maybe the stuff with Rubble and choosing an alt mode being implied to be a rite of passage/coming of age sorta thing, but with them dead I guess that's not going anywhere. Maybe killing off Rubble so soon was a mistake :-?
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041334)
Posted by Stargrave on October 9th, 2019 @ 11:37am CDT
Thanks to iTunes we have the three page (four including the cover) for IDW's Transformers #13! Here's the synopsis from iTunes:
"The hunt is on! Chromia and Prowl launch a massive security operation, desperately trying to track down two murderers. Bumblebee visits an injured Windblade, Orion Pax, Sentinel Prime, and Megatron wrestle for control and influence—and nobody knows whose side (if anyone’s) Termagax and Starscream are on in all of this!"

Interesting to note Jhiaxus in his Thrilling 30 rendition which itself was a retool of the Armada Starscream homage released that same year. Despite what some fans have described as slow pacing the title does not appear to be lacking in fun obscure references for fans of all Generations. Enjoy the preview and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

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Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041337)
Posted by Shockblast7 on October 9th, 2019 @ 12:19pm CDT
Um, wow! Savage
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041343)
Posted by Archforce on October 9th, 2019 @ 1:36pm CDT
A few issues behind, but I've gotta say I love how the series is using a lot of the pre-existing Generations figures as the basis for characters who didn't get a Siege figure, especially since the toyline is leaving Cybertron earlier than most of us would've probably liked. I've gone about moving TR Sentinel Prime and Quake to my Siege shelf.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041351)
Posted by ScottyP on October 9th, 2019 @ 2:47pm CDT
Milne is a god, wow. These pages look great, that first one is especially effective.

Kaon, Helex, Deadlock and Fulcrum on the screen behind Jhiaxus, that'd be fun but I won't read into it.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041377)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 9th, 2019 @ 6:13pm CDT
Ah, there is the art I love!

Milne is the best artist for TFs, my opinion of course
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041408)
Posted by Flashwave on October 9th, 2019 @ 10:07pm CDT
*Has more action and reaction in 3 pages than the previous 12 issues*
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041418)
Posted by serre prime on October 10th, 2019 @ 1:20am CDT
alex milne is the best.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041441)
Posted by ScottyP on October 10th, 2019 @ 10:34am CDT
william-james88 wrote:And yeah, the only thing it really references is Grant Morrison's new X-Men which is great because that's the last time such pure and deep sci fi notions were explored.
Picked up the big hardback omnibus of this, through roughly ten issues or so. Just finished up Germ Free Generation and the silent issue. Story's good, I like the tight casting. The art is pretty bad if I'm honest, the layouts are fine but the details, eh, not so great. Still cool to get some additional context on Genosha.

These ten issues have also done way more than the Bold New Era. Heard it suggested that the Netflix series is supposed to tie in and that's why we're moving at a snail's pace. I really hope this isn't true, it makes the current product suffer and multimedia tie-ins rarely age well.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041442)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 10th, 2019 @ 10:47am CDT
ScottyP wrote:
william-james88 wrote:And yeah, the only thing it really references is Grant Morrison's new X-Men which is great because that's the last time such pure and deep sci fi notions were explored.
Picked up the big hardback omnibus of this, through roughly ten issues or so. Just finished up Germ Free Generation and the silent issue. Story's good, I like the tight casting. The art is pretty bad if I'm honest, the layouts are fine but the details, eh, not so great. Still cool to get some additional context on Genosha.

These ten issues have also done way more than the Bold New Era. Heard it suggested that the Netflix series is supposed to tie in and that's why we're moving at a snail's pace. I really hope this isn't true, it makes the current product suffer and multimedia tie-ins rarely age well.

Thats the first I've heard of that, my thoughts were how would the comic react when the toyline outstrips its pace? Given that hasbro likes the comics to be advertisement, I wonder how it will work.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041468)
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2019 @ 4:43pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:
william-james88 wrote:And yeah, the only thing it really references is Grant Morrison's new X-Men which is great because that's the last time such pure and deep sci fi notions were explored.
Picked up the big hardback omnibus of this, through roughly ten issues or so. Just finished up Germ Free Generation and the silent issue. Story's good, I like the tight casting. The art is pretty bad if I'm honest, the layouts are fine but the details, eh, not so great. Still cool to get some additional context on Genosha.

These ten issues have also done way more than the Bold New Era. Heard it suggested that the Netflix series is supposed to tie in and that's why we're moving at a snail's pace. I really hope this isn't true, it makes the current product suffer and multimedia tie-ins rarely age well.

Some of the art is notoriously atrocious, one artist was drawing 3 issues a month. But did you find it all bad? The first few issues are by Quitely who is rather revered. Both he and Morrison have wirked a lot together and their work is covered in the class Va'al used to teach.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041790)
Posted by ScottyP on October 14th, 2019 @ 12:01pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
william-james88 wrote:And yeah, the only thing it really references is Grant Morrison's new X-Men which is great because that's the last time such pure and deep sci fi notions were explored.
Picked up the big hardback omnibus of this, through roughly ten issues or so. Just finished up Germ Free Generation and the silent issue. Story's good, I like the tight casting. The art is pretty bad if I'm honest, the layouts are fine but the details, eh, not so great. Still cool to get some additional context on Genosha.

These ten issues have also done way more than the Bold New Era. Heard it suggested that the Netflix series is supposed to tie in and that's why we're moving at a snail's pace. I really hope this isn't true, it makes the current product suffer and multimedia tie-ins rarely age well.

Some of the art is notoriously atrocious, one artist was drawing 3 issues a month. But did you find it all bad? The first few issues are by Quitely who is rather revered. Both he and Morrison have wirked a lot together and their work is covered in the class Va'al used to teach.
Art in the first few issues was mostly good, it was mainly Cyclops' face that bugs me. Is lumpy the right word? He looked lumpy. The layouts and sequential work were stellar regardless, no complaints there.

Read the Xorn focused issue (127) yesterday where John Paul Leon did pencils with Sienkiewicz on inks and some of those pages were really really nice to look at, that last page especially.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2041797)
Posted by william-james88 on October 14th, 2019 @ 2:00pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:
Read the Xorn focused issue (127) yesterday where John Paul Leon did pencils with Sienkiewicz on inks and some of those pages were really really nice to look at, that last page especially.


Oh man, I absolutely LOVE that art. It was such a breath of fresh air while i was reading that run the first time. It's not your typical art, but it works. And yes, I feel the same about Quitely's Cyclops. I find his Emma frost costume also odd, I feel Van Sciver makes it work better (his art was probably the most traditional of the bunch).
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2042570)
Posted by ScottyP on October 21st, 2019 @ 11:55am CDT
The lack of discussion here tells me skipping the review for issue 13 while I was on vacation was the right call. Loved the Milne art and what he added to some of the characters just through the visuals. Not sure about this Springer yet, we'll see where it goes. I would hate to have to follow Roche's take on Springer so maybe just sticking to G1 there is the way to go.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2042822)
Posted by Bounti76 on October 23rd, 2019 @ 8:50pm CDT
Thanks to the Twitter account of IDW Manager and Creative Director Tom Waltz we bring to you a sneak preview of Transformers #14! Due out on November 6th, this brief handful of panels ratchets up the action (pun intended) and introduces a character into this continuity who had some brief panel time in the last few issues of the previous IDWverse, and was something of a fan favorite in previous media.

The Ascenticon Guard, Security Operations, and The Rise are caught in a three-way faceoff. Cybertron is teetering on the brink of chaos, but there is still hope for peace. And leading the way to restore that peace are the only bots that make sense: Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream!


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This issue features story by Brian Ruckley, and art by Anna Malkova and Beth McGuire-Smith. Does this whet your appetite for the coming issue? Let us know what you think of this preview, and if you'll be picking this up two weeks from now.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2042836)
Posted by TulioDude on October 23rd, 2019 @ 11:10pm CDT
Strongarm is hanging out with Sideswipe suppose to be a reference to the RID 2015 cartoon?
They are using Shadow Striker form Cyberverse?
I just wish the series was more its own thing,instead of being a variation of G1.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2042844)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 24th, 2019 @ 3:31am CDT
I think they're just borrowing shadow strikers design as an Easter egg as they called her Kaskade (unless that was her original name)
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Posted by Bounti76 on October 27th, 2019 @ 2:38pm CDT
Now that the rebooted IDW Transformers series is starting to rev up action, it promises to be an exciting read. Coming to you from iTunes, we have a three page preview, due out on November 6th.

The Ascenticon Guard, Security Operations, and The Rise are caught in a three-way faceoff. Cybertron is teetering on the brink of chaos, but there is still hope for peace. And leading the way to restore that peace are the only bots that make sense: Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream!


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We also have word of a new retailer incentive cover done by artist Andrew Griffith for the Transformers: Galaxies series of "Spotlight" style arcs, featuring everyone's favorite lean, green, building machines, the Constructicons! Feast your eyes on this below, before you pick up your copy on October 30th.

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Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2043120)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 27th, 2019 @ 8:53pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:I think they're just borrowing shadow strikers design as an Easter egg as they called her Kaskade (unless that was her original name)

Shadowstriker appeared based on her Cyberverse design. Kaskade is an entirely new character
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 6th, 2019 @ 7:38pm CST
Attack on Titan
A Seibertron.com Semi-Spoilerish Review of IDW Transformers #14


Synopsis

Now shipping monthly! The Ascenticon Guard, Security Operations, and The Rise are caught in a three-way faceoff. Cybertron is teetering on the brink of chaos, but there is still hope for peace. And leading the way to restore that peace are the only bots that make sense: Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream!


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Genre Savvy Swiper


Story

After a bit of a hiatus, we return to you with a review for the just released IDW Transformers #14, part of the Bold New Era. And as for how that Bold New Era is doing, keep reading below! And for more information on this issue, you can check out our database entry!

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There is a light that never goes out


So far, the Bold New Era has been heavy on the dialogue, but not so heavy on the story or intrigue. If anything, that has been the weakness of the Bold New Era to date, not a lot happening for the page space. The story has been slow going, and every time we get something that seems intriguing, it stalls out.

But after the Rubble of issue 5 and the return of Sentinel Prime to Cybertron, it seems the story might finally be making some ground. While it still wasn't very deep, there was some excitement to the story, it felt like there were more risks and consequences. We also learned some things about a few characters and also got to see some new ones. Motivations that were seemingly not there or unclear have focused in some, and we got some more character development, though we still don't really have many highly intriguing characters.

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Pictured: a new character and one existing character sorely needing some fiction


I liked the inclusion of Starscream in this issue, and he proved to be a welcome addition, bringing to the table some of the traits described in the paragraph above. I also think it was important for Orion Pax to be entirely absent and Megatron to only briefly show up. Both characters are very important Transformers characters, but so far have proven to be more attention vacuums than intriguing characters. It was good to have a good sized cast represented here without them with a chance to shine on their own, and Starscream, Soundwave, and to a lesser extent Sideswipe, Kup, Landmine, and Geomotus.

On another note, the inclusion of Strongarm alongside Sideswipe in this issue is a continued sign of the thing I so far like most in this comic: the variety of the characters showing up. Sure it has a lot of G1/Siege going on, but non-G1 characters showing up and referencing things outside of previous G1 stories is refreshing. I enjoy inclusions such as this, and want a little bit more of those characters and story too. The comic has showed a cast with variety, it just needs to flex that diversity a bit more.

Art

Art for this issue is split between Anna Malkova and Bethany Mcguire-Smith on lines, Joana Lafuente on colors, and Tom B. Long on letters. The art for the series so far has been a bit loose and all over the place in terms of quality, but outside of issue 13, I feel this is the best comic issue in terms of artistic consistency. While there were some questionable shapes thrown during this issue (Nautica being a primary offender compared to her prior appearances), the art overall was good quality, the two line artists had similar styles that allowed for a smooth transition between the artists, and the facial expressions were very well done in this issue.

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He knows he's in one of the best panels of the comic so far


The colors matched up with the line art pretty dang good as well, giving you a good sense of what time it is on Cybertron, and it also helped give the book some depth, showing shadows and sun glistening off of the lined surfaces. It was very pleasing to look at. The glowing optics were also a highlight in terms of colors.

The lettering is once more of good quality, and helps compliment the art while not getting in the way. I also enjoyed the word effects for all the different types of action happening throughout the issue, it helped augment the lines and colors of the different panels.

Conclusion

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Overall, I would argue that this is the best overall chapter of the Bold New Era so far. We had a good first issue that helped set things up, but after that, there haven't been many highlights, and the ones that have happened have had a bit too much dead space between them to truly have a impact. If issue 14 had come earlier, such as being issue 8 instead of 14, I feel like the story would be progressing better and more coherently. The story needs better pacing and some more intrigue to it. We don't necessarily need to be told everything, let stuff happen in the background. Speech and walking heads can get in the way.

On those notes, issue 14 seems to be a step in the right direction. No real depth, nothing really to pick up with a 2nd read, but it was intriguing, it had some depth to it, and it made you want to actually read through it again. If we can actually keep this tempo up, the story will progress and we will start having some more depth and more enjoyment for the readers.

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Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044030)
Posted by ScottyP on November 7th, 2019 @ 10:12am CST
Very fair review, good stuff D Max!

If I put this issue in a vaccuum it was pretty entertaining. Overall it isn't in a vaccuum though, so my confusion on why this is all happening to this degree dampens the experience. This is turning into Char's Counterattack where the motivations are all explained but the actions based on them take such a leap that I have a hard time believing the characters.

Also still find the dialogue too stiff and not character driven, for the most part. The Nautica, Prowl and Road Rage scene would be an exception where that was done better.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044046)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on November 7th, 2019 @ 12:36pm CST
I like the art. Crisp colors and lively panels, unlike Galaxies. Why is it that I can't get a book where both the art and story are good? Why does it have to be one or the other? My opinion only, of course.

I pretty much gave up on this book, but I still read the reviews out of morbid curiosity. Maybe eventually it'll pick up.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044444)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 12th, 2019 @ 2:09pm CST
Greetings Seibertronians! For all of you following IDWs reboot of Transformers and it's spin off, Galaxies, we have new images of the Retailer Incentive covers for Transformers ongoing issue #15, Transformers: Galaxies #3 and #4! The images come from comics website Previewsworld.

Transformers #15 RI Cover by Luca Pizzari

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Transformers: Galaxies #3 RI Cover by Angel Hernandez

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Transformers: Galaxies #4 RI Cover by Christina-Antoinette Neofotistou

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What do you think of these covers? How are you liking the series so far? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044607)
Posted by Big Grim on November 14th, 2019 @ 4:04am CST
I've stuck with the ongoing this long but it's really starting to test me. I'd like something to happen please.

Strangely the 2 issues of Galaxies thus far I've enjoyed. Interested to see where that's going, unlike the ongoing.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044757)
Posted by ScottyP on November 15th, 2019 @ 10:58am CST
Big Grim wrote:I've stuck with the ongoing this long but it's really starting to test me. I'd like something to happen please.

Strangely the 2 issues of Galaxies thus far I've enjoyed. Interested to see where that's going, unlike the ongoing.
Not strange at all! Galaxies has Transformers doing Transformers things, has a tight cast, is developing its characters and has some great hooks (no pun intended) for its plot which has just enough layers and connections to the outside universe to be intriguing.

The ongoing has robots cosplaying as Transformers speaking in platitudes while walking up and down stairs. Sometimes they shoot at one another now.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2044762)
Posted by Big Grim on November 15th, 2019 @ 11:36am CST
ScottyP wrote:Not strange at all! Galaxies has Transformers doing Transformers things, has a tight cast, is developing its characters and has some great hooks (no pun intended) for its plot which has just enough layers and connections to the outside universe to be intriguing.

The ongoing has robots cosplaying as Transformers speaking in platitudes while walking up and down stairs. Sometimes they shoot at one another now.

Wow. You are bang on the money mate! The ongoing is boring with extra helpings of dull.

We're getting interesting character development of the Constructicons AND Insecticons and we're only 2 issues in.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2050865)
Posted by ScottyP on January 29th, 2020 @ 10:00am CST
The first half of issue 16 was more of the worst storytelling this series has to offer, but at least the art's improved. The second half was fun. Transformers fiction junk food, to be sure, but quite fun. Tracer slicing up bots with his rotor blade is perfect, he was a highlight.

Also, really really hoping Vigilem isn't another exciting last page reveal that goes nowhere for several issues.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2050898)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 29th, 2020 @ 6:00pm CST
I agree with your assessment Scotty, The character point was the highlight, and I hope that last page reveal goes somewhere quickly too
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2050939)
Posted by ScottyP on January 30th, 2020 @ 8:10am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I agree with your assessment Scotty, The character point was the highlight, and I hope that last page reveal goes somewhere quickly too
It looks like it will not. Why am I not surprised #-o https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/statu ... 82113?s=19
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2050975)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 30th, 2020 @ 8:01pm CST
ScottyP wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I agree with your assessment Scotty, The character point was the highlight, and I hope that last page reveal goes somewhere quickly too
It looks like it will not. Why am I not surprised #-o https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/statu ... 82113?s=19

I really hope that doesn't mean what I think it means.

This book has accomplished so little. There are parts i like, but they are not consecutive and are so spread out! I really hate to say it, but look at what other continuities did in a 16 issue time frame. This book is slow, meandering, and all over the map. It needs focus
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2050998)
Posted by Big Grim on January 31st, 2020 @ 9:39am CST
I quit it a couple of issues ago. Forgot it existed, I've seen so little news on it. I assume the reviews stopped?
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051259)
Posted by Bounti76 on February 3rd, 2020 @ 6:54pm CST
Even Transformers like to celebrate holidays, and coming up next week is one of the most commercial most anticipated holidays of the year, Valentine's Day! To celebrate, IDW is releasing a one-off Valentine's Day Special, and as she revealed on her Twitter account, fan-favorite artist Sara Pitre-Durocher is providing the cover art for the retailer incentive cover.


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As we can see, Pitre-Durocher knocks it out of the park again, with a gorgeous cover featuring Blast Off and Cosmos set against a backdrop of Cybertron in orbit.

Set to be released on February 12th, this cover can be picked up at your local comic shop, providing they've ordered enough copies to have this cover shipped to them (that's where the incentive part comes in). What do you think about this cover? Click on either of the pictures above to be taken to Ms. Pitre-Durocher's Twitter announcement, and let us know your thoughts below!
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051261)
Posted by notsoalex on February 3rd, 2020 @ 7:20pm CST
providing they've ordered enough copies to have this cover shipped to them

legit when i skimmed through this i thought that shipped referred to shipping cosmos and blast off

which i mean, will prolly come to life in the comic itself but ya know
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051275)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 3rd, 2020 @ 10:43pm CST
This is cursed.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051279)
Posted by steve2275 on February 4th, 2020 @ 12:36am CST
very pretty
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051284)
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on February 4th, 2020 @ 3:17am CST
UnderYourCloset wrote:This is cursed.

...wh?

How so?
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051285)
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 4th, 2020 @ 4:07am CST
Jeddostotle7 wrote:
UnderYourCloset wrote:This is cursed.

...wh?

How so?

I'm now picturing the scene from Mummy Returns where one of the soon to be dead henchmen says it constantly
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051290)
Posted by TreyTable on February 4th, 2020 @ 8:02am CST
I think it's great.
Re: Time to Get Wrecked with Cover B to Issue #13 for IDW's Transformers Featuring Springer (2051299)
Posted by ScottyP on February 4th, 2020 @ 10:17am CST
Big Grim wrote:I quit it a couple of issues ago. Forgot it existed, I've seen so little news on it. I assume the reviews stopped?
We do need to catch up a bit, no reviews for the past few has a lot to do with my schedule (see: real job, this is a volunteer gig) and if it's down to time for a Twincast episode or a comics review, the podcast wins. They'll resume for the "main" ongoing hopefully soon, or when we get some more volunteers for site staff that would like to give it a shot.

Reviews for one-shots, Galaxies and other misc stuff may be expected on a more-or-less normal schedule, the releases have just been very sparse lately.

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