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Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #16

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #16… Even though Optimus Prime #16 is a relatively quiet issue, things are never quite dull on Cybertron. The feared and mythical Onyx Prime has returned to the planet in ‘The Falling Part 2’, but rather than outright attacking it the majority of the issue features a parlay between him, Optimus, Windblade […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime Annual 2018

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime Annual 2018… Its funny that considering this issue is the special annual for IDW’s Optimus Prime series, the title hero is only featured in one or two quick panels at the very beginning. The rest of the issue is devoted to Starscream and Thundercracker, taking place in between the final issues of Tranformers: […]

Preview of Rick Veitch’s The One #1

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IDW Publishing launches a completely remastered version of Rick Veitch’s classic revisionist superhero saga The One this week, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… Rick Veitch’s ground-breaking series has been called the last word on superheroes. It is a world-spanning, continent-crushing, over-the-top adventure story that brings the […]

Preview of Optimus Prime Annual 2018

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IDW Publishing releases Optimus Prime Annual 2018 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THUNDERCRACKER IN: STARSCREAM: THE MOVIE! The good news: somebody finally gave Thundercracker money to make a film. The bad news: it’s Starscream, and he wants a biographical picture to win over the […]

Preview of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vs. The Six Million Dollar Man #1

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IDW Publishing launches the new crossover limited series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vs. The Six Million Dollar Man this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the first issue here… The greatest American heroes go face-to-face with the most dangerous living weapon… Steve Austin! Hacked by COBRA, the Six Million Dollar […]

Star Trek: The Next Generation goes Through the Mirror this May

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IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming launch of the five-part weekly event series Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror from writers Scott and David Tipton and artists Chris Johnson and J.K. Woodward, which sees the Mirror Universe crew of the Enterprise-D infiltrating Captain Picard’s ship and going head-to-head with their Prime Universe counterparts. […]

IDW announces all-new, all-80s Bumblebee graphic novel Transformers: Bumblebee – Win If You Dare

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IDW Publishing has announced that the fan favourite Autobot Bumblebee is set to star in his very own original graphic novel this year with the release of Transformers: Bumblebee – Win If You Dare. When his best friend is hurt, Bumblebee takes it upon himself to finish the mission—and prove his worth to his fellow Autobots […]

Bring on the Transformers reboot!

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Ricky Church looks forward to the Transformers reboot… Transformers is one of the oldest pop culture franchises and a beloved one for an entire generation. Michael Bay’s films based off the 80s cartoon is much less revered, however. Some of the films have their moments, but they never rise above either an entertaining turn-you-brain-off flick […]