The future optimus prime, orion pax, stands by to witness sometime friend megatron hold a rally for the ascenticons. For a time, there was gigantic buzz surrounding dreamwaves relaunch of the generation 1 title, even pushing it past marvel and dcs top titles. This soft covered art book has contributions from 16 artists. They were the creative team behind the success of the marvel uk transformers comic books series. James is known to fans for his work on dreamwaves transformers armada, has provided hasbro with packaging art, and does cover art for idws transformers books. Most notably, the uk comic shifted from gorgeous handpainted colors to the printing method more akin to those in the us, then black and white.
The artwork was also done by british fan favorites, geoff senior and andrew wildman. Editor bob budiansky came up with much of the story and names like megatron and, while he didnt write the initial fourissue miniseries, which came out months before the cartoon, he went on to write the majority of the comic, penning tales like the dinobots. Both johnpaul bove and case coller have expressed a personal interest in working on such a comic book. This was the first transformers comic i read as a kid. Jun 22, 2019 such is john gallagher, who has been drawing transformers comics covers for some time now, with a run of exclusive retailer variants for sad lemon comics.
I decided to set up a discord chat server because i have been thinking a lot about creating a patreon account for this project. This comic books were written by fan british fan favorite writer, simon furman. Military types often get a bad reputation for shooting first and asking questions later. Is john gallagher the greg land of transformers artists.
Writers, artists, transformers attend bangor comic book event. Just like the angry birds comics, it was also published by idw publishing. The transformers, the monthly comic book published in the u. Angry birds transformers comic series angry birds wiki. Regeneration one is a nice dose of nostalgia for fans of the original transformers comic, but nostalgia only carries a book so far.
Devout transformers and tesla fan youseph yoshi tanha is adding a cybertruck to his growing collection of teslainspired transformer robots, in comic book form. Dreamwaves reboot of the generation 1 transformers universe. The art of transformers hardcover november 9, 2003 by various artist, image comics contributor 3. Oct 16, 20 this was the first transformers comic i read as a kid. Angry birds transformers is a comic book series based of the mobile app angry birds transformers. Joe do their best to live up to this stereotype in the first issue of this 1987 miniseries, blowing up bumblebee, everyones favorite yellow volkswagen beetle. Oct 26, 2019 dc area to host transformers 35th anniversary event meet transformers voice actors and comic book artists shop americas largest dealer room for transformers merchandise the worlds largest fanrun transformers convention. Meanwhile, young rubbles coming of age is interrupted by the discovery of a destroyed brainstorm.
Originally scheduled as a four issue miniseries, it spawned a mythology that would inform other versions of the saga. Writers, artists, transformers attend bangor comic book. Lets let idw publishing know that were all interested in a new transformers generation one comic book and that will happily buy each monthly issue. Only from idw publishing, a leader in digital comics. Feb 18, 2019 transformers armada, transformers generation 1, transformers characters, transformers toys, gi joe, nemesis prime, karate kid, gundam, comic art rafael cruz nerdgasm transformers decepticons transformers toys g1 megatron gi joe comic book characters comic books detective transformers generation 1 marvel art. As well as the transformers cartoon, there was at the same time a comic published by marvel comics. When the well of reprintable material ran dry, british talent was enlisted to fill in the gaps with new stories. Free comic books, transformers optimus prime, transformers cybertron, comics universe, universe today, summer events, cultura pop, comic book artists. Although the first issue was written by bill mantlo and ralph macchio. You are an actor when writing and drawing with transformers. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Marvel comics was contracted by hasbro to create a backstory for the original transformers toy line. Conventions page 2 of 361 transformers news tfw2005.
And now they will, in this deluxe hardcoverwithdustjacket volume. His youtube channel theboxofficeartist has over 1 million subscribers. Written by michael higgins with art by herb trimpe, g. Transformers comic book series is a massive website about transformers toys, cartoons, comics, and movies. Idw transformers comic book artists josh burcham and nick roche transformers. This was followed by a second volume titled transformers. Transformers will team up with my little pony in crossover comic. Over 500 comics with brand new stories in the popular more than meets the eye and transformers ongoing series, movie tieins and adaptations, and classics from the 80s and 90s. Birdsautobirds red as optimus prime, chuck as bumblebee, the blues as bluestreak, bomb as drift, hal as grimlock, terence as heatwave, bubbles as jazz, stella as arcee. The series will also include covers from superstar artists like nick roche, alex milne, paulina ganecheau, priscilla tramontano, and more.
Such is john gallagher, who has been drawing transformers comics covers for some time now, with a run of exclusive retailer variants for sad lemon comics. Cheetor is out of his depth as a hoard of sharkticons invade cybertron. If youve read a transformers book in the last bunch of years, then you know how fantastic alex milne is. Joe vs the transformers saw the joes and cobra team up with the. Dreamwave productions was a fairly unknown independent comic book publisher when it obtained the transformers license in 2001. Most of the issues of transformers marvel us were written by two writers. The transformers was an 80issue american comic book series published by marvel comics. Although it was originally intended to be a 4issue limited series, it expanded into an ongoing series, which ran for 80 issues before being cancelled. The war between autobots and decepticons will start all over again in 2019, but idw publishings ambitious transformers comic book relaunch is, fittingly, more than meets the eye expanding. Hasbros transformers comic to explore cybertron from. In a bizarre twist of fate, two iconic and completely disparate hasbro franchises will. Price new from used from hardcover, november 9, 2003 please retry. Mar 20, 2020 tfcon is pleased to welcome transformers comic book artist james raiz to tfcon orlando 2020.
He is rescued by a lone predacon, dinobot, before teaming up with optimus primal and the rest of the crew to try and escape to gnashing teeth of the marauding. Everything is so detailed, he never misses a wire or screw throughout the whole book. Apr 21, 2020 idw transformers comic book artists josh burcham and nick roche transformers. Tesla cybertruck comes to life as a 1980s transformer in.
Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message board, a. Each month i pay out of pocket to commission comic book artists to create beautiful covers for transformers. The art in this issue had a lasting impression on me, especially as i was later exposed to the art of jose delbo for so long when i started buying comics on a regular basis. Back in the day, you could buy multipacks of comics at store like hills or roses. Transformers artists discuss emulating other artist styles and fillin. Transformers based on the toy lines of the same name. Transformers armada, transformers generation 1, transformers characters, transformers toys, gi joe, nemesis prime, karate kid, gundam, comic art rafael cruz nerdgasm transformers decepticons transformers toys g1 megatron gi joe comic book characters comic books detective transformers generation 1 marvel art.
Some have been hardtotrackdown variant cover images, others only saw limited runs, but all of them deserve to be showcased. After years of civil war, the autobots fled cyberton, leaving their home planet in the evil clutches of megatron and his decepticons. Editor bob budiansky came up with much of the story and names like megatron and, while he didnt write the initial fourissue miniseries, which came out months before the cartoon, he went on to write the majority of the comic, penning tales like the dinobots fighting shockwave in the savage land. Mar 21, 2020 marvel comics was contracted by hasbro to create a backstory for the original transformers toy line.
Much of that comes from the old transformer cartoons and the movie by michael bay. Dec 18, 2018 the war between autobots and decepticons will start all over again in 2019, but idw publishings ambitious transformers comic book relaunch is, fittingly, more than meets the eye expanding. Transformers comic book artists josh burcham wreckers, corin howell windblade, casey coller all hail megatron, and brendan cahill. The final cover read 80 in a 4 issue limited series. Sins of the wreckers discuss being an actor when writing and drawing comic book characters. Items similar to transformers 9 comic gift, vintage book.
Feb 18, 2020 transformers comic book artists josh burcham wreckers, corin howell windblade, casey coller all hail megatron, and brendan cahill lost light talk about their art process, specifically. Apr 12, 2011 a highly imaginative and engaging writer whos written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including batman and superman, mike johnson also has the distinction of having scripted more star trek comic book stories than any writer ever. It also had a uk sister title that spliced original stories into the continuity, running for 332 issues. Generation 2, which ran for 12 issues starting in 1993. In fact, when you look at books like this one, its easy to tell why hes one of transformers fandoms favorite artists. Israel skelton of litchfield started sculpting large props such as. The entire transformers comic book universe all in one app. A number of artists worked on transformers, but the most frequent pencilers.
Drawing cartoon characters, comic book characters, character drawing, cartoon drawings, fantasy characters, optimus prime transformers, transformers. It is sometimes stated that the comic came before the cartoon. There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name. Published largely biweekly from 1984 to 1990, marvel uks the transformers was, like most of the imprints titles, comprised of choppedup reprints of the us comic. I cant really differentiate which paintings come from which transformers series. The first series was produced by marvel comics from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 issues and produced four spinoff miniseries. Tfcon is pleased to welcome transformers comic book artist james raiz to tfcon orlando 2020. Until you earn points all your submissions need to. Hasbros transformers comic to explore cybertron from very. A book that takes place within the original 1980s transformers cartoon universe. From paper to digital the art process with transformers. It started life as a fourissue, bimonthly limited series in 1984, but proved so popular that it continued publication as an ongoing monthly until spring. The two dozen or so vendors at the event included comic book sellers, artists and writers.
Israel skelton of litchfield started sculpting large props such as thors giant hammer, for himself a. Transformershasbro idw sins of the wreckers alt cover just for warmup, heres a recolored version of my galvatron design for idws comic tight pencils on artboard digital color. It started life as a fourissue, bimonthly limited series in 1984, but proved so popular that it continued publication as an ongoing monthly until spring of 1991. The transformers comic by marvel was the first and arguably the best known transformers comic. These words form the backbone of the transformers society. Deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. In the uk comic, the transformers became drawn in an overall more organiclifelike manner over time, initially being very toybased and emotionless.
My little pony transformers assembles an allstar team of comic creators for this mindblowing series. Unity the botcon 2016 beast wars anniversary comic book that should have been, pages 1 to 4. A highly imaginative and engaging writer whos written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including batman and superman, mike johnson also has the distinction of having scripted more star trek. Beast wars won, and the generation one team of writers james mcdonough and adam patyk and artist don figueroa were slated as the creative team. Dc area to host transformers 35th anniversary event meet transformers voice actors and comic book artists shop americas largest dealer room for transformers merchandise the worlds largest fanrun transformers convention. The transformers was an 80issue american comic book series published by marvel comics telling the story of the transformers. Sep 19, 2009 the two dozen or so vendors at the event included comic book sellers, artists and writers. Birdsautobirds red as optimus prime, chuck as bumblebee, the blues as bluestreak, bomb as drift, hal as grimlock, terence. The transformers have featured some of the best, most technically proficient comic book art to ever grace the printed page. Transformers comic book artists josh burcham wreckers, corin howell windblade, casey coller all hail megatron, and brendan cahill lost light talk about their art process, specifically. Coller, jack lawrence, sara pitredurocher, priscilla tramontano, and tony fleecs who also provides cover artwork for the entirety of the series.