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Botcon 2012 - Transformers Comics: IDWBotcon 2012 - Transformers Comics: IDW
(04/28/2012)
Saturday April 28, 2012
12:03
Howdy all!
12:03
We're kicking off now, doing introductions
12:03
John Barber is on stage
12:04
Simon Furman and Chris Metson (sp?)
12:04
Livio Ramondelli and Jim Sorenson (who has a special announcement to make)
12:04
Josh Perez rounds out the lineup
12:05
Quick slideshow now
12:05
Regeneration 1 is first up
12:05
80.5 out next weekend
12:05
Comment From Guest
Metzen
12:06
Yes, thank you
12:06
80.5 is being written as a jumping on point for new readers, it is starting with Cybertron back as it once was "a quite amazing place" according to Furman
12:07
While the war was in a lull on Cybertron things were still going on elsewhere in the story
12:07
Showing a Geoff Senior incentive cover, it looks fantastic
12:08
They're also doing a 100 page spectacular collectng the last five issues from the Marvel G1 run
12:08
More than Meets the Eye now
12:08
Issue 5 picks up where 4 ends, with Autobot School, and the return of FM
12:09
Robots in Disguise 5 now
12:09
SKY-BYTE is being introduced
12:09
no picture of him
12:09
6 is picking up what Orion Pax has ben doing
12:09
been*
12:09
Comment From ezim
Do we have a release date for the spectacular?
12:10
Yes, same time as 81
12:10
Comment From Guest
FM?
12:10
Initials of the character, bit of a spoiler tho so I'm keeping it off the feed
12:10
Autocracy now
12:11
Reaching the climax of the story with the end of the story, the end of the era of the Primes & fall of Zeta Prime
12:11
Comment From Guest
Ah, I just got it. good idea hiding the spoiler
12:11
Well, not read it myself yet
12:12
Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster's new project is called "Transformers Legacy: The Box Art of Transformers"
12:12
All the box art of G1 and G2, US, Japan and Europe
12:13
E-Hobby exclusive art too, production art, interviews with the artists, unproduced artwork (Jim cites a G2 Sludge art in a horrific orange deco)
12:14
They need help he says - he invites people to get in touch if they are collectors of the art.
12:14
July 2012 is Decepticon Month
12:14
the Decepticon Justice Division debuts in More than Meets the Eye 7
12:15
Showing some art for the comics, really nice piece of the Decepticons fighting the Dinbots - doesn't mean Megatron who is pictured is coming back though - but Dinobots are coming back!
12:16
Grimlock is coming back in More than Meets the Eye
12:16
Others in Robots in Disguise
12:16
Annuals coming in August / September 2012 for RiD and MTME - shows a promo artwork of a defeated Metroplex
12:16
Comment From Sockie
What Dinobots are there?
12:17
Grimlock in MTME, the rest of the guys in RID
12:17
into the Q&A
12:17
Asked about a second Wreckers miniseries
12:18
MTME 6 is a must-read for LS
12:18
LSOTW fans
12:18
Definitely sounds like they want to do one but no plans right now by the sounds of it.
12:19
Considering a possibility of doing a who's who book for Regeneration 1
12:19
Question asked where Bob the Insecticon and Garnak have gone
12:20
Garnak is in RiD 6, Bob is on the Lost Light, you'll see him in the background
12:20
Talk of doing something with Punch / Counterpunch somewhere up the line
12:20
Comment From Guest
Profile book you mean?
12:21
Yes - profile book to fill in the blanks. Definitely something they have been talking about
12:21
Prime tie-in comics - Possibly, that is all they can say right now
12:22
Regeneration 1 - yes on the digital distributions
12:22
Death's Head won't be in Regeneration 1, but Marvel has given permission for Death's Head's issues to be included in the reprints
12:23
Comment From ezim
So they're still continuing with the reprints?
12:23
Certainly sounds like they intend to continue from what is being said, yes.
12:23
Comment From primetime21
Anything on other profile books movieverse, energon, prime, etc.
12:24
I would certainly love that but I don't think there are any plans just yet
12:25
Asking about Hearts of Steel sequel (outside Infestation) - something they will look at, "Maybe, I hope so" is their line
12:26
Comment From optronix1087
Is Megatron coming back?
12:26
No - he is on one of the variant covers for the Decepticon month, but right now, he is not coming back. The cover is just a nice piece of art they are doing for the variants
12:27
Comment From Guest
Any other IDW-only characters getting spotlight besides Rung?
12:28
They're just now talking about how we are going to see Wing again, and there's a few cool things that James Roberts has planned for Drift "some really cool bits coming"
12:29
Simon Furman talking now about how it feels to resolve the G1 comics
12:30
IDW and Chris Ryall asked Simon to give them three things that were never resolved - he gave them nine, drawn through the entire run of all the stories including things like the things under Cybertron, the UK stories and the Headmasters plot threads
12:30
Bringing it all into the mix, nods to various story threads
12:31
Some of the plot threads and larger ideas from Generation 2 will be appearing in Regeneration 1. "A big ol' melting pot of things" in Simon's words
12:31
Comment From assey
So...everybody who died because of Drift, is being retconned back into existance...?
12:32
No, not necessarily. Might be a flashback - they never said Wing would be coming bck, just "we'll see him again soon"
12:32
More on Regeneration 1
12:33
Wreckers are in, not necessarily the UK ones though - the comics are very much the US continuity
12:36
Asking about possibility of more Spotlight issues
12:36
No new ones this year - focusing on the main books
12:36
Definitely the possibility of something down the road
12:37
Might be seeing Trypticon very soon - can't give much away on him.
12:37
The box-art book will be organised by year and region apparently
12:38
Asking about a Beast Wars / Machines book - no plans at present, focusing on RiD / MTME / Regeneration 1
12:38
They do say "keep hoping" though
12:39
Animated comic (big cheer) - they would love to see it, they are aware of the demand for it, but right now they have no capacity to do it. Not right now, but don't give up hope.
12:40
Comment From optronix1087
Alpha Trion and Metroplex?
12:40
The annuals in August and September have a promo, text saying "Primus" and Metroplex lying defeated
12:41
So probably seeing something involving them in the annuals but they are tight lipped on that one.
12:41
Comment From Guest
Animated is long gone
12:41
But still very much loved
12:42
Ah, we have a panel of Sky-Byte up on screen now, I think I missed it when they showed it earlier - he looks like he did in Robots in Disguise, the original Sky-Byte toy (as it should be!)
12:42
Comment From assey
How well are the 2012 sales doing compared to pre-relaunch? Are we in a much better place now?
12:43
Yes, they mention they have seen an uplift in the comic sales.
12:44
Comment From galvatron1701
These annuals, will they be hardbacked?
12:44
No word, I assume they'll be larger sized issues but your normal US floppy comics
12:44
Comment From optronix1087
Will Autoacracy be in physical trade form?
12:44
I do believe a TPB has been solicited yes.
12:45
Simon Furman has been asked about the whole Megatron / Ratchet being fused thing - he cannot give much away but it won't just be addressed, it is going to be outright pivotal for the end of the first story arc.
12:46
Simon Furman - best part about Regeneration 1 is he can kill people and they will stay dead!
12:48
Arcee - she is a fully realised character in RiD, sounds like she has a role to play later
12:49
Regeneration 1 again - Hot Rod underpins a lot of what is going on in Regeneration 1 - he is a pivotal part of it.
12:49
And that's a wrap folks, panel is closing up now.
Writer: Tony_Bacala
отчет с боткона про будущие IDW комиксы. писалось во время интервью.
Regeneration 1, RiD, MTMTE.
все на инглише.
Botcon 2012 - Transformers Comics: IDW
Regeneration 1, RiD, MTMTE.
все на инглише.
Botcon 2012 - Transformers Comics: IDW