Livio Ramondelli (Transformers) reunites with IDW Publishing this week to launch The Kill Lock: The Artisan Wraith, a seven-issue sequel to his acclaimed sci-fi series, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here… The Kill Lock unified four criminals in a quest to escape their seemingly inevitable, linked deaths. They managed […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Vol. 2: The Change In Your Nature
Ricky Church reviews Transformers Vol. 2: The Change In Your Nature… As IDW continues its reboot of the Transformers franchise, the second volume of the series The Change In Your Nature has hit the shelves in a decently sized collection showcasing Cybertron’s march toward all-out war. Writer Brian Ruckley crafts an interesting story with a nice build-up […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11… In the next installment of IDW’s Transformers collection, plenty of stories come to a head as writers John Barber and James Roberts begin the climaxes of their “second seasons” of their respective Transformers series. Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11 features exciting action, tension and emotional […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9
Ricky Church reviews Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9… IDW’s deluxe collections of their previous Transformers continuity have now reached a ninth volume, combining stories from Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye and Windblade into one book. The titles mostly have a different tone and feel to each other, particularly More Than Meets The Eye‘s crazy and meta-filled narrative, but each […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Galaxies #1
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Galaxies #1… IDW’s Transformers series expands with the first issue of Transformers: Galaxies, a spin-off focusing on some other bots, both well-known and not, in the new continuity Brian Ruckley has set in pre-war Cybertron. For the first arc of the new series, Tyler Bleszinski explores the origins of the Constructicons and their transformation […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #21
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #21… ‘The Falling’ finally concludes in Optimus Prime #21 as Optimus, Bumblebee and Pyra Magna put a stop to Shockwave’s plan, yet leave the door open for new threats as the series leads into Transformers: Unicron. John Barber subverts expectations though with what Shockwave’s ultimate goal in this phase was, […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #18
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #18… After the shocking revelation at the end of Optimus Prime #17, the latest issue wastes little time exploring the ramifications of Shockwave’s return and what it means to the whole history of Cybertron. Optimus Prime #18 is a densely packed issue as John Barber uses this interlude to explain how Shockwave has […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 7
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 7… Throughout the history of Transformers, there are several tropes which are often repeated no matter the interpretation of the franchise: Optimus Prime dies and returns at least once, Unicron plays a role of some kind and the Decepticons, in almost every case, start the […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Salvation
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Salvation… Exiled from civilization, the Dinobots are the last line of defense against the ultimate Cybertronian dinosaur – Trypticon! But how much are the Dinobots willing to sacrifice for a world that hates them? Out of the many transformers in the whole franchise, a lot of people’s favourites are the group […]