Transformers Sequal:The Reign of Starscream

[Overman27pj]

No joke, gonna be sweet:

http://www.idwpublishing.com/solicit/april08/TF_Movie_Sequel_1A.jpg


The official continuation of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie begins here! When MEGATRON falls in battle, STARSCREAM assumes the role of DECEPTICON leader on Earth. Mustering his surviving allies, he sets out to put his own plan in motion. But before he can do that, he’ll need to retrieve a fallen comrade, carry out a plan of revenge, and leave the Earth to meet up with a major player in the DECEPTICON army. Picking up where the film ended, “The Reign of Starscream” also reveals the fates of other surviving film characters, as co-writers Chris Ryall (Transformers Movie Prequel) and Chris Mowry present a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and dark ambition featuring both old and all-new TRANSFORMERS characters. Featuring art from fan-favorite illustrator Alex Milne (Transformers Movie Adaptation) and covers by Milne and Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key).

I can't wait. I hope this really builds up the sequal for a StarScream lead...wouldn't mind seeing someone else in charge of the deciptcons...This rendition of Starscream (used in the movies) is pretty freaking awesome.

[RonStoppablefan]

Is this for real? Sounds so cool.

[Arcturus]

Wow, sounds awesome!

:up:

[andurilelessar]

Can't wait too see this!:applaud:up:

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

It does indeed sound cool, will it be coming out in TPB form?

[DoctorJones]

Of course it will.

[Lex Luthor]

I will check this out. Absolutely.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Of course it will.

Any idea when?

[DoctorJones]

A few months after it's published, of course. This is coming out in April 2008, and I assume it is four issues.

[Golgo-13]

Is this gonna tie into TF2 in anyway, or will it be independant of the TF2 story to come? In other words could this be the TF2 prequel......

[Avangarde]

Think of it as an unofficial prequel for TF2. The writers said that it would connect the two movies together without having any impact on them both.

[Avangarde]

The Reign of Starscream issue 3# cover.

http://www.seibertron.com/images/news/gfx/1206237195_TF_Reign_of_Starscream_3_cover_by_dcjos h.jpg

[Overman27pj]

Nice.

In the new IDW relaunch they just had a wicked cool spotlight on Arcee. She is a raving lunatic killer in it!

[Avangarde]

Yeah quite the Femme Fatale.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Arcee looks awesome on that cover.

[dark_b]

Prime has a badass pose.

[Grizzly Mac&Cheese]

I hate Arcee :(

[Dr Lee]

why?

[Grizzly Mac&Cheese]

Just not a fan of female Transformers in general. There's no need, not like they're gettin it on or anything lol

[Psionic Force]

So psyched about this! Just means we are THAT much closer to the movie! :D

[DoctorJones]

Just not a fan of female Transformers in general. There's no need, not like they're gettin it on or anything lol

And yet you have no problem with "male" robots?

[Jochimus]

I'm definitely picking this one up.

I love chickbots, m'self. :oldrazz:

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I actually think that is a great design for Arcee, i would rather have Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, Jetfire or Wheeljack in there ahead of her, but that design is cool.

BTW has Avangarde X been permanently banned?

[Lunar_Wolf]

I actually think that is a great design for Arcee, i would rather have Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, Jetfire or Wheeljack in there ahead of her, but that design is cool.

BTW has Avangarde X been permanently banned?
How did he get banned?

[brimstone_halo]

I like how arcee looks except the head, the head is kinda weird.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

How did he get banned?

Not sure, i just notived the 'Banned User' sign under his name, he never seemed like the type of guy to do anything bad enough to get banned to me.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Not sure, i just notived the 'Banned User' sign under his name, he never seemed like the type of guy to do anything bad enough to get banned to me.
Yeah I know what you mean, that's odd.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Indeed it is, unless he just put it there for a joke, but either way, he provides a lot of info on TF2, so i hope he isnt banned.

[Lunar_Wolf]

^Indeed it is, unless he just put it there for a joke, but either way, he provides a lot of info on TF2, so i hope he isnt banned.
Loosing a TF fan is like loosing a finger:csad:

[Avangarde]

:csad:

[Raiden]

The Reign of Starscream issue 3# cover.

http://www.seibertron.com/images/news/gfx/1206237195_TF_Reign_of_Starscream_3_cover_by_dcjos h.jpg

:up:

[neevnav]

Been looking for more info on this project. All I can find is that issue 1 comes out the end of April, and the TPB is listed for September. Wasn't the first issue suposed to come out at Comic Con in a week or so?

[Avangarde]

There is a chance that it will get a special release at Comic Con if IDW has a stall there.

[brimstone_halo]

I have posted this before but nobody will discuss it.

This is probably stupid but I think I know why SS didn't get much screen time... He's huge, he is just as big as Megs if not bigger. I have group pic (that I can't seem to post right now) some of you may have seen, it has all the autobots(from the movie), barricade and Starscream, all of them in vehicle mode. Anyway starscream takes up almost as much space as the three bigger autobots all together do.

The only autobot that would even stand a chance against him would be OP and that just wouldn't look right with SS easily being twice the mass of OP. Even OP would have a hell of a time handeling him.

I'm not really going anywhere with this, I just wanted to get the idea out there and see what inteligent people might have to say about it. My point I guess is, how would they justify starscream not just destroying any autobot he went one on one with, when he is 2X their size

[Lunar_Wolf]

I have posted this before but nobody will discuss it.

This is probably stupid but I think I know why SS didn't get much screen time... He's huge, he is just as big as Megs if not bigger. I have group pic (that I can't seem to post right now) some of you may have seen, it has all the autobots(from the movie), barricade and Starscream, all of them in vehicle mode. Anyway starscream takes up almost as much space as the three bigger autobots all together do.

The only autobot that would even stand a chance against him would be OP and that just wouldn't look right with SS easily being twice the mass of OP. Even OP would have a hell of a time handeling him.

I'm not really going anywhere with this, I just wanted to get the idea out there and see what inteligent people might have to say about it. My point I guess is, how would they justify starscream not just destroying any autobot he went one on one with, when he is 2X their size

I think the reason we didn't get a lot of Starscream is because they were saving him for TF2 to get most screen time. Starscream is massive but that doesn't mean he can't have battles. Ratchet and Iron Hide did put up fight until SS took off for the Allspark. Starscream should be getting a good bit of screentime in TF2.

[brimstone_halo]

Here, I'm finally able to post it. This is a cool pick but its kinda weird, All the Autobots and Starscream. Why didn't they just put all the transformers in it. Any way you can see how big he is compared to all the autobots. I think we will see him battling a lot more in Tf2 but I don't see him getting in any one on one fights where its just him against one autobot unless there is a bigger autobot like Magnus. I could see Bumblebee charging up to him to fight and starscream just punting him away. My argument holds no merrit because there is no telling what will happen. Its purley for discussion that I bring this up

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/tool529/Groupshot2.jpg

[Lunar_Wolf]

Here, I'm finally able to post it. This is a cool pick but its kinda weird, All the Autobots and Starscream. Why didn't they just put all the transformers in it. Any way you can see how big he is compared to all the autobots. I think we will see him battling a lot more in Tf2 but I don't see him getting in any one on one fights where its just him against one autobot unless there is a bigger autobot like Magnus. I could see Bumblebee charging up to him to fight and starscream just punting him away. My argument holds no merrit because there is no telling what will happen. Its purley for discussion that I bring this up

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/tool529/Groupshot2.jpg
That's an awesome picture. The thing about Starscream, when he transforms is he gets wider not neccessarly taller as where Prime and the rest do. I can see Prime taking him on in a one and one fight. Can't see a TF like Jazz going against him, Jazz was so weak compared to Megatron.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

There is a chance that it will get a special release at Comic Con if IDW has a stall there.

So you werent banned!? It said Banned User below your name so we assumed you were banned AX, good to know you're still here.

[Avangarde]

Thankyou dude, it was just a 36 hour ban, my first one.

[blackcobra]

Umm, guys, this sounds allot like the leaked script... Remember that? Starscream assuming command, putting his own plan into motion. Megatron will obviously be reserected by Soundwave, but I hope that Starscream doesn't get killed off when Megatron returns. They should never kill Starscream, Prime or Megatron is this series. The best 3 characters in the mythology.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Thankyou dude, it was just a 36 hour ban, my first one.

No problem, what was it for? If you dont want to tell me i understand BTW.

Umm, guys, this sounds allot like the leaked script... Remember that? Starscream assuming command, putting his own plan into motion. Megatron will obviously be reserected by Soundwave, but I hope that Starscream doesn't get killed off when Megatron returns. They should never kill Starscream, Prime or Megatron is this series. The best 3 characters in the mythology.

Throw Ultra Magnus and Shockwave in there and i completely agree with you.

[DoctorJones]

Well maybe not now, but dying is a typical mythological habit in the franchise. Megatron wouldn't be Megatron without returning from the dead and reducing Starscream or Shockwave to slag to show them who's boss: and Prime is a self-sacrificing messiac figure.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Got to say i have never seen Megatron reduce Shockwave to slag, Shockwave is just as if not more powerful than Meg's, in the comics at least.

[DoctorJones]

I speak metaphorically. In most continuities, Shockwave fights to the last stand before the apocalypse (Unicron usually) comes. Starscream usually becomes a ghost or zombie.

[Avangarde]

No problem, what was it for? If you dont want to tell me i understand BTW.

I posted a vid from youtube that was apparently distasteful, I don't understand why it had the banned user under it rather then the probation ban :huh:, anyway moving on.............

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Ah well, yes moving on, good to see you back. Found out Devestation TPB is out here in May, i will be getting it as per your recommendation. BTW who are the primary characters in it?

[Avangarde]

Devastation is epic dude, Sixshot makes it to Earth, Starscream is back, and the whereabout of Soundwave comes up (see Soundwave Spotlight). All the other regulars are in there including Hotrod, and Ratchet still has a lot of the limelight.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Devastation is epic dude, Sixshot makes it to Earth, Starscream is back, and the whereabout of Soundwave comes up (see Soundwave Spotlight). All the other regulars are in there including Hotrod, and Ratchet still has a lot of the limelight.

Does all of this mean not much Prime? :csad:I hope not.

I do have the Soundwave spotlight, its in Spotlight Vol.2 which i have but havent read yet.

[Avangarde]

Soundwave has been trapped on Earth since the events of 1984, it's a great read. There is plenty of Prime action so you need not fear.

[Psionic Force]

So ... back on topic. Here are the two covers for issue #2.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/ShadowKingsGallery/Reign_of_Starscream_02_cover_by_mar.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/ShadowKingsGallery/ros2.jpg

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Here, I'm finally able to post it. This is a cool pick but its kinda weird, All the Autobots and Starscream. Why didn't they just put all the transformers in it. Any way you can see how big he is compared to all the autobots. I think we will see him battling a lot more in Tf2 but I don't see him getting in any one on one fights where its just him against one autobot unless there is a bigger autobot like Magnus. I could see Bumblebee charging up to him to fight and starscream just punting him away. My argument holds no merrit because there is no telling what will happen. Its purley for discussion that I bring this up

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/tool529/Groupshot2.jpg

Your theory is interesting, but I think Jazz would have been able to put up a fight, or at least would have been brace enough to stand and fight him. It seemed Starscream was afraid of Megatron, so Jazz wouldnt be afraid to face SS.

But seeing as Jazz has been confirmed as dead, there is only really Ultra Magnus who could stand up to Starscream, and that is one battle i would love to see.

I speak metaphorically. In most continuities, Shockwave fights to the last stand before the apocalypse (Unicron usually) comes. Starscream usually becomes a ghost or zombie.

Oh right, has Megatron ever actually defeated Shockwave or vice-versa?

Soundwave has been trapped on Earth since the events of 1984, it's a great read. There is plenty of Prime action so you need not fear.

Excellent, its out in a few weeks so i will be getting it, also what Stormbringer like? I beleive it is Shockwave centric.

[Avangarde]

No the main bad guy in Stormbringer is Bludgeon, the Soundwave Spotlight kind of connects the plot started in Shockwave Spotlight to the events of Stormbringer. The seeds of destruction Shockwave planted in Prehistoric Earth for the future is a great story and well written. It isn't greatly important to know what happens in Stormbringer as it's main plot is a stand alone to the Infultraion/Escalation/Devastation saga's but the events does connect the two and add some back story. I highly recommend reading it anyway.

[Overman27pj]

I highly suggest the new IDW launch. Every bit and corner of it. It all connects, is well written, and EXTREMELY well drawn. Freaking art.

[The Dutch Hulk]

So ... back on topic. Here are the two covers for issue #2.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/ShadowKingsGallery/Reign_of_Starscream_02_cover_by_mar.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/ShadowKingsGallery/ros2.jpg

Great pics !

In the first pic is that Hound who is held by Starscream ???

[Chris B]

Well maybe not now, but dying is a typical mythological habit in the franchise. Megatron wouldn't be Megatron without returning from the dead and reducing Starscream or Shockwave to slag to show them who's boss: and Prime is a self-sacrificing messiac figure.

I'm hoping that Megatron doesn't kill Starscream, assuming that he takes over leadership of the Decepticons. The reason being that we would never really get to see the relationship between those two on screen, aside from their brief exchange in TF1. I'd rather Megatron just beat the crap out SS to the point of near death or Starscream manages gets away again.

The Megatron/Starscream/Soundwave dynamic needs to be preserved in the film franchise.

[Avangarde]

Great pics !

In the first pic is that Hound who is held by Starscream ???

I think it's Ratchet.

[neevnav]

It looks like one of the Sector 7 buggys. Wasn't there a movie line toy that had one of those?

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I think it's Ratchet.

Doesnt look like Ratchetts movie form though.

[Psionic Force]

It looks like one of the Sector 7 buggys. Wasn't there a movie line toy that had one of those?

Yes, it is Landmine

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/ShadowKingsGallery/1599657.jpg

[Avangarde]

Double post

[Avangarde]

Well you never know, just have to wait for it to come out then I guess ;)

[lars573]

Here, I'm finally able to post it. This is a cool pick but its kinda weird, All the Autobots and Starscream. Why didn't they just put all the transformers in it. Any way you can see how big he is compared to all the autobots. I think we will see him battling a lot more in Tf2 but I don't see him getting in any one on one fights where its just him against one autobot unless there is a bigger autobot like Magnus. I could see Bumblebee charging up to him to fight and starscream just punting him away. My argument holds no merrit because there is no telling what will happen. Its purley for discussion that I bring this up
They didn't cause Megatron would have been CG trickery and Brawl is a trick (the tank was a prop from another movie and fake to boot). Then you have Blackout who'd be around 33% larger than Starscream.

The MH-53J is much bigger than an F-22 Raptor. In fact you could probably fit Bumble bee and Jazz in alt mode inside Blackout in alt mode.

Compare.
F-22
Length: 18.90 metres
Width: 13.56 m
Height: 5.08 m

MH-53J
Length: 28 m
Rotor diameter: 21.9 m (the actual width would be prolly a third of the rotor diameter)
Height: 7.6 m

[Overman27pj]

The first issue came out yesterday! You can find it in your local comic shop.

It didn't break a whole lot of new ground, but gave the events of the first comic series and the movie from Starscreams perspective. This helped tied up many lose ends including what happened to Barricade, the whole Mars thing, and some time issues.

Solid art, and story, but like I said it didn't move forward much.

New Characters introduced: Prowl, Arcee, and a Decepticon called Deathbomb or something, but he is in critical condition after being bombed in space

So get ready to see at least the first two in the new movie!

[Avangarde]

I think Arcee was introduced in the prequal comic, she was with BB when Megs attacked.

[Overman27pj]

Correct! My bad, they go out of their way to mention both her and the first guy's name in this issue, so I'm taking that as a pretty good indication.

[frenzy_rumble]

I'd love too see Starscream leading the cons in the sequel. Would be amazing to see him pulling in other seeker(s) too.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

No the main bad guy in Stormbringer is Bludgeon, the Soundwave Spotlight kind of connects the plot started in Shockwave Spotlight to the events of Stormbringer. The seeds of destruction Shockwave planted in Prehistoric Earth for the future is a great story and well written. It isn't greatly important to know what happens in Stormbringer as it's main plot is a stand alone to the Infultraion/Escalation/Devastation saga's but the events does connect the two and add some back story. I highly recommend reading it anyway.

I'm trying to get hold of it but it seems my local stores dont like TF comics, might try amazon.co.uk or play.com but havent shopped online yet so i'm a bit wary of it.

[Lunar_Wolf]

What was the explaintion for Barricade missing?

[JediMasterConor]

can we have a more detailed synopsis of what happens in this 1st issue?

[Psionic Force]

What was the explaintion for Barricade missing?

Missing from the end battel? Well, in the comic they have the freeway scene in one panel, right before Optimus & Bonecrusher duke it out. Well, Ironhide run Barricade into a concrete post/barrier on the freeway, he smacks head on into it .... but he is not out for the count that. Is that what you meant?

I have a question ... in the beginning of the comic, when the 'Cons land on Earth, they shoot it out with someone. It looks like they are fighting amongst themselves and SS says that they lost one of their own ... who was it they lost? I cannot tell who it is by the looks of the panel.

[Overman27pj]

Second issue came out yesterday!

Great art...Any Transformers fan not picking this up is missing out!!!!

[Hunter Rider]

Looking forward to this hitting TPB.

[Destructicus]

nice, I cant wait to buy this in tpb

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

No the main bad guy in Stormbringer is Bludgeon, the Soundwave Spotlight kind of connects the plot started in Shockwave Spotlight to the events of Stormbringer. The seeds of destruction Shockwave planted in Prehistoric Earth for the future is a great story and well written. It isn't greatly important to know what happens in Stormbringer as it's main plot is a stand alone to the Infultraion/Escalation/Devastation saga's but the events does connect the two and add some back story. I highly recommend reading it anyway.

Just got Megatron:Origin, Infiltration and Stormbringer, havent read them yet, trying to get hold of Spotlight Vol 1 also but cant seem to in UK. I have asked my brother who lives in Australia to try and get it for me.

Looking forward to this hitting TPB.

Oh yeah i will be buying the TPB of this.

[Avangarde]

Nice one AVEIT, they are all a gread read, good luck with the Spotlight TP I think they are out of publication so it might be hard to get a hold of.

[Venom]

On topic of movie alt mode lengths, a rough scale image for Blackout & Jetfire:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9250/transformersvehicleswjehx5.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transformersvehicleswjehx5.jpg)

Bearing in mind that the transformers look bigger when they transform into robot mode, Jetfire is gonna be hella massive!

[B4rr1c4d3]

Second issue came out yesterday!


Wicked! I need to get my ass to Dave's Comics :woot:

Side Note : I'm happy as can be that Barricade is back in the game.

[DoctorJones]

On topic of movie alt mode lengths, a rough scale image for Blackout & Jetfire:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9250/transformersvehicleswjehx5.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transformersvehicleswjehx5.jpg)

Bearing in mind that the transformers look bigger when they transform into robot mode, Jetfire is gonna be hella massive!

I always thought of Jetfire as the missing link between the normal Transformers and the massive robots like Omega Supreme, Devastator, Sixshot, Unicron etc.

[Dragons Claws]

Just ordered my first 2 issues of this. Wasn't that impressed with the prequel comics so hope its better. Anyone after the spotlight issued, just keep checking e-bay they are all on there at one time or another, thats where I got mine from, managed to now have most of the IDW issued except for 2-4 of Stormbringer, they never seem to be on there for some reason.
Gutted that that 'bot on the cover isn't Hound I'd love him to come into it, with so many G1 characters to choose from I can't understand why they keep making up their own new ones.

[Slushy]

It's about time Starscream got his due. :woot:

[sdfan21]

anyone know when issue #3 will drop??

[Golgo-13]

Can anyone give us cheap skates who don't wanna buy the comics, a run down of the story?

[protocida]

The first issue follows the story of the film from Starscream's perspective, with him organizing his team to follow Megatron to Earth. During the battle in Mission City, Starscream is enraged by Megatron's uncaring attitude towards the death of his comrades. Following his leader's death, Starscream meets with a wounded Barricade (whom Ironhide caused to crash into a barrier and thus miss the battle) and is told the dead Frenzy had important files on Sam Witwicky and the All Spark. Starscream tells Barricade to carry on his role as his spy on Earth, while he flies to the Hoover Dam to recover Frenzy.

In the second issue, Starscream retrieves Frenzy but is injured, and he is forced to return to Mars in F-22 Raptor form. He explains to Thundercracker he likes his Earth form though, admitting he admires the humans for killing Megatron and destroying the All Spark. The two Seekers decide to return to Cybertron, using Frenzy's data to recreate the All Spark. They begin transmitting the data to Cybertron, and prepare to enter a Space Bridge. Starscream is confident with Optimus Prime on Earth, no one can stop his conquest of their home planet, unaware an Autobot team (consisting of Arcee, Cliffjumper, Air Raid, Camshaft, Smokescreen and Cosmos) are about to attack.

The third issue opens with the Autobots being engaged by a swarm of drones. They easily rip through them, even killing Hardtop, but are put on the defensive as Thundercracker arrives, killing several of them. Arcee, furious at history repeating itself as her colleagues fall, manages to badly wound him, but it is too late: a recharged Starscream arrives and kills all but her. The Decepticons return to Cybertron, with Ramjet having prepared things for his new lord. The data transmitted has been used, and a new All Spark is now under construction.

The series is consistent with Target Corporation's second prequel comic to the film with Wreckage being killed by humans upon arriving on Earth. However, the third issue refers to the torture of Bumblebee's squad (including Arcee) by Megatron, an event which took place in the first issue of the original prequel series, which seemingly takes place in a different continuity. The Transformers use spaceships, the absence of which in the film is explained by the Decepticons parking theirs (the Nemesis) on Mars before flying as protoforms to Earth

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^:csad: No Ultra-Magnus, i may be wrong, but this doesnt bode well for him appearing in the sequel IMO.

[Anubis Raptor]

The Reign of Starscream issue 3# cover.

http://www.seibertron.com/images/news/gfx/1206237195_TF_Reign_of_Starscream_3_cover_by_dcjos h.jpg


Very cool photos. Thank you very much!!

[Darth Megatron]

When does issue 4 come out

[Overman27pj]

I finished this today.

Review: Not bad, but not good. You can skip it without missing really anything needed for any movie. The overall series is muddled. They introduce a lot of new characters, but it is hard to tell who is who and what is what. Same problem with the aciton, something blows up, but you can't really make it out, so you end up not caring.

The most interesting thing about this series is Starscream's motives. You end up rooting for him. He is trying to end the war, unify a race, and help heal his homeworld. All good things in my book. Everyone else in these books just ends up mucking things up for him.

Overall: 4/10 Not worth buying, but maybe going to a Barnes and Noble and flipping thru the TPB when it comes out.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^When is the TPB out?