/co/ - Comics & Cartoons

>>227367

Oh no it's too adorable.

One concept I always thought would be funny was the idea of Starscream being in charge of the Combaticons and realizing that being in charge of a large group of bizarre personalities like the decepticons isn't all its cracked up to be.

>>227378
Especially the decepticon (evil)A-team.

I really have a lot to catch up with the IDW continuity.

>>227482
And due to them being robot dinosaurs there's more leeway with regards to accuracy to their source material, which hopefully results in better engineering. Like more poseability or limbs that are actually limbs Remember how the first Jazz figure looked like a thalidomide baby because of his officially licensed Pontiac headlight arms?

>>227482
To bad they will be faded and grey in the moive given some preview pics...
Will still try to buy them all if I get the money.
Then have them fighting the Beast Hunters Preadacons side by side all the cyberverse.
It will looks so nice~!

>>227513
Will they have a Two Pack with an Optimus that can actually Ride Grimlock?

New trailer.
Transformers Age Of Extinction…

Ohh I love the Trailer, how much will this run you think? I see Magnus in EVA-2 Bumblebee being 00 or Maybe Arcee in the Blue 00 Deco and maybe Grimlock in the EVA 3 Pinks.

Is David Willis TF stuff better than his regular original stuff?

>>227722
Not really, but he tends to make less ham handed attempts at political commentary with his transformers stuff, so there's that at least.

>>227722
Personally I think he is better at review toys then making comics.
http://www.shortpacked.com/blog.php
Just read how hype he is over Dispensor.

SO, which AOE Grimlock do you recommend? Voyager or Leader?

>>227789
From the reviews I have seen, Voyager.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-how-to-ride-your-dinobot/30363/
Well played Hasbro.

>>227794
Wonder if the new series is going to look similar to that.

>>227793
Then a voyager will be!

>>227794
That was cute.

>>227814
I hope you say that after watching said review and not just my word alone.
Transformers 4: Age of Extinct…
I mean they are not even out here in Sweden yet.
Or atlest not the ones I want...

And I think we need a higher for off the "well played" saying.
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/sdcc-2014-transformers-set-revealed-knights-of-unicron-metal-band/30394/
SDCC > Botcon so hard these years.

>>227858
Funny, I've seen very clashing opinions about it, some love it and some others think Hasbro is out of their minds.

How was the Mike Costa comics run?

>>227930
I liked what I read of his Joe stuff, but Costa's Transformers was awful.

>>227948
I've heard it gets better when James Roberts begins to co-write with Costa, leading to the Chaos event.

http://pastebin.com/9qmr1uq6
Oooohh!
Thanks TFG!

>>228010
Looks very Animated. I'm chill.

>>228010
>Right
Scooter, is that you?

>James Roberts have been honored with nominations for the inaugural True Believer Comic Awards. James Roberts has been nominated as best writer, along with More than Meets the Eye as "Favourite American Comic Book", More than Meets the Eye #13, Cybertron Homesick Blues, as Favourite Single Story and Remain in Light as Favourite Continued Story. IDW editor Chris Ryall has also been nominated as "Favourite Editor" and IDW themselves have been nominated as "Favourite Publisher".
http://www.truebelieverscomicawards.com/

Good, good!

>>228072
Copypasta from /tfg/ about that:
>The ironic thing about Costa is that the stuff he professed a hatred of was also the stuff he was best at. The highest points of his run were when he'd zoom in on one character and then analyzed them - Hot Rod in space, Thundercracker discovering humanity, Starscream musing on his fuckups, Ironhide wandering around Cybertron. The worst parts of his runs were his attempts to do GI Joe-ish plots - Spike, North Korea, the Megatron guns, and so on.

Live from Botcon Day 1
It starts around 50:12.

http://blip.tv/sf-debris-opinionated-reviews/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-review-1-of-2-6939401
>Kiss Players reference
Holy shit! Thank you.

>>228156
Huh, looks like a combo of Blur and Oil Slick engineering

>>228157
>Getting excited about a reference to one of the worst and creepiest ideas from Takara-Tomy
Really?

>>228165
I tried to wright the why but was too tired...(local time was 00:10)
I just like how SF made it sound like KP was worse then RotF.
Because really it is.

>>228170
Now we need to make a little briefcase for him.

Are the comic book adaptations of the Bay movies better than the original product?

【TRANSFORMERS】MTMTE 空想…
Thanks Japan, as in a genuine thanks and not a sarcastic remark.

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/128058-michael-bay-knows-his-movies-suck-and-he-doesnt-care-because-youll-see-them-anyway.html
WELP

>>228284
I hope that doesn't come as a surprise. People hate to think and Bay provides the perfect outlet for the brainsoft public to soak up his spectacle. To put it bluntly, no one wants art and academia in their summer entertainment, they just want jingly keys.

>>228287
Nah its not a surprise. Though I do wonder how one would write a high concept transformer film.

>>228294
It's a joke regarding how whenever people seem to bring up feminism, reproductive rights, sexual assault statistics etc. there's always someone on tumblr or twitter or something that feels that they have to state the obvious by saying "No all men rape women/oppose birth control/etc etc etc".

The joke is that Optimus has legit reasons for leaving Earth, but the guy for some reason decides to point out that, rather than admitting they are legit concerns, that NOT all men are responsible, implying that Optimus is exaggerating/whining.

>>228294
>>228295
>Fedora dude joke
>It barely make sense in the context
Yeah, tumblr had made you worse, Willis.

>>228305

The fucked part is that the joke would have been funnier if he'd said "Not *all* humans."

Done like this, it weakens the joke both in terms of his response to Optimus making less sense (Optimus didn't say "man" or "mankind," he said "humans,") and in terms of the issue he's trying to make a point about by completely lacking any subtlety or finesse.

Gonna assume Strafe was either overshipped or is just plain unwanted, because a few stores close to me seem to have far too many hanging around.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORLD

>>228408
Goddammit China!

>>228410
They love giant robots

>>228411
I've been following the stratospheric growth of China's box office as a bit of a hobby. As I understand it, for an entire generation of kids who grew up in the '80s with no one to play with thanks to the One Child Policy, Transformers was pretty much the ONLY cartoon being shown on television (China's economy was only just starting to open up). Now these kids are all grown up and are stupidly loyal to the brand that saw them through many a lonesome Chinese night.

It's pretty incredible that it's grossing more in China than in the United States, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Even Pacific Rim only just pipped it.

>>228408
Four is a (un)lucky nummber after all~

I liked it! Maybe better then Godzilla but I need to rewatch both to know for sure...

BUT thats may just be me being on the same wave as Bay when it come to "fuck pepole, blow it ALL up! ADHD FTW ROAR!".
Masterbetory? I love doing that!
And knowing who the Transformers are and wanting the toys helps.
I got sad, not in a "B'AAWWW" way, more a "aww that sucks" way when they killed Ratchet and Leadfoot.

The human were less annoying and not as much stupid bullshit.(Robot dog > fucking dogs)
Plus playing Bay-bingo is so much fun!
http://chezapocalypse.com/michael-bay-bingo/

Thing I did not like...
The "nano-parts-forming", could have been a fun gimmick for say Sting, but they over do it...
They dont even use it to dough shit.
And the Creators retcon fuck up my beloved movie comic but if they turn out to be Quintessons I MAY be okay with it.
Also Prime should have turned into a Spaceship slash Movie 1 Protoform Pod at the end, now he just look silly.
And Crosshairs calls Scorn for Spike, FOUR FUCKING MOVIE AND BAY STILL GETS THE NAMNS WRONG!
Or it could just have been a joke but fuck...

Also:
http://www.thecinemasnob.com/midnight-screenings/midnight-screenings-transformers-age-of-extinction
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/9485-Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Better-Than-The-First-Three
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/9491-Leave-Michael-Bay-Alone

Lastly, thank you Matt Tieger.
Without you fanboying the Dinobots into Fall of Cybertron they woud not have made it to the silver screen.

And before I turn my PC off:
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-age-of-extinction-concept-art-from-wesley-burt/30723/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-age-of-extinction-concept-art-from-ken-christiansen/30735/
Alest there was talen some where in the making of this movie!
See also Industrial light & magic, the real reason pepole watch.

http://www.thecinemasnob.com/midnight-screenings/midnight-screenings-transformers-age-of-extinction

Finding it interesting the amount of violence that they work in but keep it from going into the R category.

>>228418
I know right! But that shit did not fly in sweden!
Got so hype when I saw it was a 15~


Also someones upset:
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/43885-nostalgia-critic-talks-transformers-4
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/43894-doug-reviews-transformers-4
Whatever dude! D-cons forever yo~
Also the www.transformersuniverse.com beta is open.

You forgot about The Mistress of Haganistan:
http://diamandahagan.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/backseat-critique-transformers-age-of-extinction/

>>228442
>thinks Primes Megatrons great vocie is distracting
And I'm out!

>>228443
Opinions T4, deal with them.

>>228444
Yeah but GEEWUNers whining about all the new stuff is something I dont have patience for in this day and age.

Like being pissy about Drift(a new fresh transformer who gets accurately portrayed, even if he is even more of a weeaboo) not being Springer or that Frank has gotten to old for the G1 Megatron voice and will never be a big star even with all the roles he has played...

>>228445
Yea I love Welker and his Prime Incarnation rivals all the others. But I understand he cannot do that high raspy Megatron anymore, since it shreds his freaking throat.

http://robotopossum.tumblr.com/post/19297378132
Best moment in RS-Q BOT.

TRANSFORMERS Age of Extinction…

>>228465
Brad gave a shout out to Noah that his review will likely be rage.

http://tformers.com/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-to-reveal-new-products-robots-in-disguise-2015-more/24145/news.html

Sneak Peek of the new show at SDCC

>>228475
Wait, wasn't that preview showed on April 4th on The Hub MURRICA special?

Transformers - Pure Action [1080p]
And now I wont be needing the DVDs anymore.

>>228503
Schedule change on that apparently

>>228784
FUCK YES
My favorite one as well.

//youtube.com/watch?v=S58wgEVXDAQ
Has that Transformers Cybertron feel.
Hopefully the savings made in the animation will let us have more characters.
And that the old humans has a role in the story.

Also more toy pics:
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/sdcc-2014-coverage-official-images-of-generations-combiner-wars-aerialbots-and-stunticons/30904/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/sdcc-2014-coverage-official-hasbro-product-images-robots-in-disguise/30905/
So do any of you think that Bumblebee looks like the Prime RiD Vehicon?

>>228792

I like the look. A bit more cel shady than Prime but the overall feel is there. Probably be a bit smoother without the web compression. It looks to be interesting like Bee is just settling into being an Elite Guard Beat Cop on Cybertron when this whole stuff starts going down. Heading to earth I can pretty much count on Team Prime showing up at some point. Maybe just Miko Raph and Jack but maybe Bulk and Arcee too as things get serious.

Why is Arcee so fat?

>>228792

I really hope the old crew cameos.

>>228815

That 's not Arcee. It's a new rookie cop bot called Strongarm.

>>228803
>>228820
Creators said at the panel that there will be more Prim cameos, but only starting in Season 2

>>228930
>2014
>Not expecting this from your favorite autobot prick
georgecontanza.jpg

>>228930
Special Ops. redeco Jazz when, Hasbro?

>>229133
Part of the Spec Ops pack at next Botcon.

//youtube.com/watch?v=Avx2xGO5e_I
//youtube.com/watch?v=8LHWPvwD8Xk
DEM STOP MOTION

>>229134
Don't give them ideas.

>>229233
It's gonna be better than the actual movies, that's for sure.

>>229235
Even the IDW comics were better. Hell they actually made an effort to fill in plot holes and explain where missing characters went.

>>229632
And Galvatron said something that as a dark souls fan made me giggle.
Also Headmasters or just pointy heads?

PS
Reread Spotlight Ramjet.

>>229640
Learn to spoiler T4.
Those seem more like drones.

>>229681
//youtube.com/watch?v=_YeOHJZU0Wc
WELP

//youtube.com/watch?v=7lL_rOz2DUY
The shitty video quality makes it even better!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/team-nchick/nostalgia-chick/44764-starscream

//youtube.com/watch?v=xg6aiBlbj38
So good~
Way to go chris!

Peter Cullen gets respect.

//youtube.com/watch?v=IMw8LSScxLA

>>230273
I like how this producer description of Optimus is nothing like we see on the movies. Like he saw a completely different movie.

Btw, why there's no comic adaptation of the movie yet?
Even the blu-ray is out already..

>>230300
I have a conspiracy theory that Bay dont want IDW to show him up again so no comic.
But thats just me, and its not stopping the brits Titan comic.

>>230362
Well, the Dark of the Moon comic previews on amazon spoiled a lot of the plot from said movie, so maybe Bay decided to make sure that didn't happened again. Also, the comics tend to give him the finger.

>>230391
Its not like they don't play their stuff on Cartoon Network Internationally, Brace for Pony. Also the king putz that messed them over last time isn't around anymore.

>>230394
So, is basically Discovery Kids 2.0
That's a pity.

//youtube.com/watch?v=1KjHtPfhHCg
Promising.

>>230396

they needed that one channel back so badly for some reason doubt they were getting any less from any other Discovery "name" pay channel. Ah well their loss on Transformers. Especially since ratings were going up per year although slowly.

Any good news from the NYCC?

>>230567
I like it, Great name on Lobster bot. Overall looks good still has some of the Prime Flavor but not as gloomy. I've heard they may bring some Team Prime cameos in for the second season. I expect Ratchet to show up at some point since he's still kicking around on earth.

>>230576
Eh, her loss.

Meanwhile, in Japan...
//youtube.com/watch?v=3vejWWwt4UE

//youtube.com/watch?v=AW_k_JQ5nQU
Menasor looks a bit iffy, but Superion seems pretty solid to me.

http://tformers.com/today-we-celebrate-30-years-of-combiners/25407/news.html
Cool!

Any TF fans still here? So, we have Combiner Wars, Victory guys coming in to the comics, the new RiD cartoon and its FCBD issue, and Optimus making his debut in Transformers vs GI Joe. Am I all caught up with TF comics/cartoon news?

When is the new series supposed to start. I want to see Lion-O Bumblebee.

>>232717
Depends on where you are. It's out digitally in China. France gets it in February. Someone confirmed Cartoon Network in other countries announced it in March. I couldn't find word on the US release, but if it's the same debut for all Cartoon Network, my guess is March this year, at latest.

>>232727
I worry about the scheduling so I hope Hasbro has digital lined up for its release as well. So maybe that will be a reliable alternative.

Got any good pirate comic download sites, lost my link when my laptop died...
So that I can keep up.

Also did I rant about how non of the cool movie toy got released here in sweden.
Just the fucking kids stuff, and that would be okay if I got my deluxe and voyagers.
But nooo~

And me moving have messed up my paypal so forget importing.

*sigh*

Well hopefull RiD will get me some good Cyberverse-like toy.
At a desent price, ofcourse.

http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2014/06/web.html

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5MC7b5etmAEu5acdqo
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1okRQjL32875nacuAx
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5my4G4HPpQdPtacLYd

Apparently, Australia got the new RID show released early.
So far, whine not a masterpiece, I'm liking it.

>>233381
Not bad, art style is okay knowing what they are going for (Animated in CGI)

Digging some of the personalities and getting a bit of early Beast Wars off the whole pod bit as well.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/third-and-final-round-of-fanbuilt-combiner-polling-has-begun/32317/
Will you help me fulfill the dream of a female combiner?!

>>233441
>You can only vote by using that adware for mobiles
>it isn't even compatible with mine
Dammit Hasbro, I just want my female combiner named Victorious with an independent personality and with a fierce rivalry with Galvatronus.

>>233526
And my smartphone is too full to download it!
FUCK! And I dont know what more I can remove...

>>233528
And now when I got it going, I cant find the vote...
Please dont be over! Please dont be over! Please dont be over! Please dont be over!

>>233530
Wait, I downloaded the wrong transformers app...
Oops! Fix it now.

Wolfy Con is maybe possibly be a Reverse Silverbolt.

Does anyone still follows the comics?
This thread seems to be pretty dead.

>>233579
I'm having troble finding good download and/or comic money, so no...
Heard ggod things.

If you ever wanted to get digital comics, now's the time to do it. Humble Bundle has a great deal on the Phase 2 Transformers ongoings.

>>233599
I can never get those because I never get enough of the whole story with them. I mean its a good start but my local turned into a gaming cafe, a damn fine one but it no longer has comics.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7M1wNPG0IbfUEagqxf
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4CZlSIRCFUL4Wah7mM
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6EWL7bZ9dNI0FakFCx
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7a6IdD37RzEYqakZOt
More RID! This time, episodes 4 to 7.

>>233782
Thanks, to bad the dailmotion ads are messing up the frame rate...

So I guess they would have called the bad guys in the new cartoon the Predacons, but it's in continuity with Prime which used that named for a different group.

Underbite is... strangely adorable.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1BHeXZO3v8eFhaoGAB Ep. 8
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3EuOAEagZ79m0apfnn Ep. 9

I thought dailymotion had the same embedding code like yt.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm25793523
So, RiD2k15 just premiered in Japan and as usual, we got an animesque OP and ED sequences.
OP show us a shadowy figure on the 'cons side that looks like Galvatron?, and the ED just went full Super Sentai with Bumble-team dancing.
Hopefully, they'll gonna be a youtube version of this soon.

>>234024
//youtube.com/watch?v=I1Uyw2NRKFM

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/paramount-looks-to-expand-transformers-film-franchise-with-spinoffs-and-more-sequels/32544/
Hope this means we can get atlest one movie thats good for real now.

>>234388
A Story about a young miner who entered the Gladiatorial Pits of Kaon and rose to be a champion of the people.

So any new RiD episodes?

>>234476
http://steeljaw.co.vu/post/112286180340/rid-episodes-masterpost
RiD is on a mid-season break now, though.

>>234477
I know, that way I asked.
Thanks.

>>234477
And the note we end on is Bumblebee getting into Strongarms guilty pleasure.
I'm super okay with this!

But why is the Con Bountyhunter hanging with the Con Outlaws?
That could have had a better set up.

>>234599
I don't know why he's there either. The implication is that that he joined up with them at some point, but who knows if there's an episode where we see it. Steeljaw might've recruited him immediately when he saw the badge, though.

>>234659

Context? I don't follow More Than Meets the Eye.

>>234675

That's adorable.

>>234679
That and the fact that he also did R-18 doujins, like most of japanese mangakas.

>>234687
Yeah, that too.
Link please?

>>234689
Sorry, I have none.
I just heard about it on both tumblr and the /tfg/'s.

Basically, for all the talk and shit flipping it caused, it really turned out to be a whole lot of nothing.

>>234700
Sadly, that's the current run of the mill for most of tumblr. Specially teens and young college students.

>>234709
Yes, and yes.
But trying to save my cash for now, will read it later.

>>234712
Fair enough. Those $3.99 comics have been killing my wallet so I don't blame you.

RiD 14 is out!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1h97CecX7D17jaQaBj

>>234959

Wait where did the flowting green guy and all the other prime mystic stuff come from?
Did I miss an episode or something?

>>234964
We've always known Optimus had some kind of mystical mission and was still around somehow in ghostly form. This is only now just being introduced. This also isn't the first time they're showing stuff that suggests stuff has been happening off screen.

>>235052
Its still a lame introduktion for Primes Yoda.

>>234964
That's Micronus Prime. One of the Thirteen, and the first minicon.

>>235075
Still dont make his introduction any less confusing...
But you know who is going to get a good introduction?
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/female-autobot-windblade-to-debut-in-transformers-robots-in-disguise-cartoon/32749/

Anyway, thanks to a deal on the dvds, I'm watching Prime again.
And I most say that in the 14 eps RiD has it have done alot more, is doing what its trying to do very well and more robots per episode.
But MAN does Prime looks better, has that more adult tone I like more then the kiddy stuff RiD is doing(same why I like 200x TMNT better then nicks) and I do miss crazy punk ass Miko.
That batshit bitch could get the plot rolling everytime.

Hope what they said about Prime character showing up for season 2 turn out to be true.
And that GENERAL Fowler show Steeljaw why you dont fuck with earth.
Then the Autobots need to save the cons from the humans.
That could be a fun twist before whatever Micronus is going on about happens.
Bet is unicron related somehow.

Also STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMEN STANDING ON EACH OTHER'S SHOULDERS!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fan-built-combiner-victorion-to-be-comprised-of-6-female-transformers/32748/

>>235094
I think one of the problems with the writing so far seems to be these big jumps that don't happen on screen. I may have to eat my words if they are just airing things out of order.

Also, yeah, one of the advantages to the the limited cast and locations of Prime was the nice quality of the aesthetics and the quality of the animation shows in later episodes, Some people harp on the story, but it is just a matter of tastes, and season 3 had Hasbro interference to blame. Personally, I think it's better after watching it a second time, and Miko's a far better character in episodes where she gets more focus.

I wouldn't hold my breath on Prime characters showing up in season 2, especially if they still want to keep what year it is as ambiguous as possible. Then again, I could be wrong. They wanted to keep the show as separate as they can from Prime due to a new audience, but I think they've put a decent foundation right now. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Steeljaw's master plan does involve something outrageous like trying to release Unicron somehow.

I could see Ratchet showing up. Since last heard he was earthbown with the human part of team prime.

>>235139
Aww grumpy as a car and embarrassed by her grumpiness when in Robot form. Also while that has the same aesthetics that looks like a new mold.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fixit-jam-a-robots-in-disguise-digital-short/32796/
Aw Grim you dork.

There's more shorts.
http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/videos

So far, I'm really liking these. I hope they keep making more of these.

Have they said anything about the plans for the marvel style expansion to transformers

>>235440
Nothing yet.

>>235461
I'd kinda like to see something on Megatron and his rise.

>>235463
I'd be excited to see something like that, partially because I like the idea, partially because I want to see fan backlash from people upset their headcanon got contradicted. Then again, we already have the IDW Bayverse spinoff stuff that covered that.

>>235467
I just want to see one not directed by michael bay...

Even if its a Ted rip-off staring Wheelie.

//youtube.com/watch?v=UwEBZB9mcVs
//youtube.com/watch?v=tnCsp0bVv6g

Anyone else see these Transformers Angry Birds shorts?

>>235568
Fun stuff allround.
Good that they finally added playable a Arcee(+recolor) given how much she is in it.

And MTMTE goes from happy fun party time to OH GODS NO in like 2 pages.
As normaly.
Also Ravages is being awesome.
Intill THEY get him.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rumour-paramount-transformers-expanded-universe-transformers-one-prequel-on-cybertron/33031/

Eh, bet they will still fuck it up...

>>235686
Nah, I doubt it, there isn't room for terrible humans, lousy choreography or explosions, thus, no Bay involved.