Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
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Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Windblade Vol 2 ends at issue 7, which I think is utterly bonkers. I think over half of vol 2's run will have been about Combiner Wars instead of the titular character.
http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/07/10/sdcc ... age-296552
It looks like Till All Are One will continue the basic Windblade thing going on now under a new title, but it's still really weird that a popular title like Windblade that was bringing in a new audience is getting scrapped so soon.
http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/07/10/sdcc ... age-296552
It looks like Till All Are One will continue the basic Windblade thing going on now under a new title, but it's still really weird that a popular title like Windblade that was bringing in a new audience is getting scrapped so soon.
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
I think this is less a cancelled book and more of a renaming to reflect the exact thing you're talking about--the book wasn't just about Windblade, so to keep it named that is bad.
Have they announced yet if they're keeping the numbering like with The Book Formerly Known As RID?
Have they announced yet if they're keeping the numbering like with The Book Formerly Known As RID?
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
It's a big shift, there's even a time jump. Both articles I saw said "restart" so my guess is new numbering. Numbah ONNNNNE!
I don't know how good an idea it is to create a book specifically to draw in a new audience only to pull the rug out from under that audience that won't be used to Comic Book shenanigans like this.
I don't know how good an idea it is to create a book specifically to draw in a new audience only to pull the rug out from under that audience that won't be used to Comic Book shenanigans like this.
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
This is what I was thinking, that they want the title to reflect the broader scope of the book beyond just one character. Do they have enough storylines to support three ongoing Transformers titles, I wonder? The two we have now are pretty decompressed as it is.Onslaught Six wrote:I think this is less a cancelled book and more of a renaming to reflect the exact thing you're talking about--the book wasn't just about Windblade, so to keep it named that is bad.
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Considering The Transformers is apparently going back to Galvatron stuff and MTMTE is still aimlessly in space, I think a single comic focusing on Cybertron and the colonies should have enough content to stand on its own.
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Yeah, given they say Windblade concludes with issue 7 and "Till All Are One" is a new ongoing, it sounds like TAAO will be starting with a new number 1. Which does seem a little silly considering it sounds like it'll basically be the same book, just with somewhat less of a focus on Windblade.JediTricks wrote:It's a big shift, there's even a time jump. Both articles I saw said "restart" so my guess is new numbering. Numbah ONNNNNE!
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Jesus, I completely forgot about that plot line. IDW Voyager Galvatron when? (I will also accept a Leader.)JediTricks wrote:Considering The Transformers is apparently going back to Galvatron stuff and MTMTE is still aimlessly in space, I think a single comic focusing on Cybertron and the colonies should have enough content to stand on its own.
Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Renaming/numbering a series (or, alternatively, having a similar series replace a cancelled title) is standard practice. There is nothing wrong with it. And, considering that IDW's focus has been to make TF as generic as possible these past few years, it is to be expected.
(Barber is pretty much on my "do not bother" list at this point though.)
(Barber is pretty much on my "do not bother" list at this point though.)
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Of course you did, it sucked, I dropped the title for the issues where that was its main focus.Onslaught Six wrote:Jesus, I completely forgot about that plot line. IDW Voyager Galvatron when? (I will also accept a Leader.)JediTricks wrote:Considering The Transformers is apparently going back to Galvatron stuff and MTMTE is still aimlessly in space, I think a single comic focusing on Cybertron and the colonies should have enough content to stand on its own.
Given Hasbro's current track record, I doubt we'll be seeing Galvatron anytime soon.
7 issues is not standard. And half of those issues aren't even focused on the titular character. Maybe the series can just be issue 1's every month, they could call it "Transformers: First Issue."Dominic wrote:Renaming/numbering a series (or, alternatively, having a similar series replace a cancelled title) is standard practice. There is nothing wrong with it.
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Re: Bye bye Windblade vol 2, hello Till All Are One
Comics have not automatically focused on titular characters for years. Gruenwald's run on "Captain America" was as much about the Serpent Society as it was about Steve Rogers. Hickman's "New Avengers" should technically have been called "Illuminati".
If nothing else, cancelling and replacing the book might fix the problem. It is not a real problem. You want a Scott-written TF book, you are getting one.
If nothing else, cancelling and replacing the book might fix the problem. It is not a real problem. You want a Scott-written TF book, you are getting one.