Avengers / Transformers Confirmed

[1987olds442]

I found this information over at www.tfw2005.com

Avengers / Transformers comic on the way

Theres a fair number of Marvel fans and a fair number of Transformer fans around here. Both should be pleased to hear this: The long rumored crossover book between the Avengers and Transformers is a reality.
Comics Continuum reports:
“Stuart Moore and Tyler Kirkham are the creative team for the Transformers/Avengers crossover between IDW Publishing and Marvel. Look for more on that book soon here in The Continuum.”
Direct and to the point. No word on whether this is a “team-up” or a “versus” or what. This is of course, not the first time Transformers have found their way into the Marvel Universe. The original comic series was published by Marvel, and issue #3 guest starred Spider-Man.

http://powet.tv/2007/02/24/avengers-...ic-on-the-way/



http://www.lilformers.com/home.php

[1987olds442]

Also confirmed by IDW Publishing as well...

New Avengers/Transformers

New event pairs Super Heroes with the Robots in Disguise

Marvel and IDW team up for new action smash-up!

Just announced! Marvel's NEW AVENGERS will be meeting up with HASBRO's TRANSFORMERS in a new comic event sure to capture the imagination and hearts of new and old action fans alike. More news is coming in daily, but the broad strokes have Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Wolverine matched up with the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS! It's sure to be cover-to-cover suspense and action, and anyone could tell you to expect MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE...

Stay tuned for more information, including a quick interview with IDW's own Chris Ryall.

http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/tf-na.shtml

[1987olds442]

From www.Tfans.com

Ryall Answers Fans' Questions On TF/Avengers Crossover

Chris Ryall of IDW Publishing has started a thread in the IDW forums to allow fans a place to ask their questions about the recently announced Transformers and Avengers Crossover.

All of the marked quotes below are by Chris Ryall, Editor-In-Chief of IDW Publishing.

On continuity:
"It's set in-continuity to place it in our timeline, but it's still a standalone thing that probably won't be felt in the regular comics (techincally, where it takes place, it's already happened...). We might vaguely refer to it (and certainly it impacts one TF not appearing in future stories of our books)."

(Mr. Ryall further eludes the Transformer not appearing in the future will be a Decepticon) The book takes place between Infiltration and Escalation, "but as mentioned before, it's not like it'll affect anything in the main book, it'll just make sense in the overall timeline.

Well, it'll affect one thing in the main book, if you're a certain Decepticon..."

Starscream will not appear in the crossover due to his not fitting in the book's timeline.

On the Avengers side of the line-up:
"This is a fun Avengers line-up--you get the old guard like Iron Man (when he was likable!) and Cap (before he surrendered!), along with Spider-Man (still in the red and blues, not back in black), Wolverine, Ms. Marvel and Luke Cage, and even some lesser-seens like the Falcon."

On the content of the book:
"If there's anything political in this story, it's because of a certain threat on the Latverian/Symkarian border that could potentially bring about war (not the Civil kind) and cause these different groups to be drawn together. But big fights, big action, big surprises, a big story... it's gonna have all of these things. We're out to impress, not depress."

http://forums.idwpublishing.com/cgi-...21;t=3636;st=0

[walternewell]

Yeah, this is definitely going to be on my wish list...

[Spider-Gamer]

Originally Posted by walternewell

Yeah, this is definitely going to be on my wish list...

I have to agree!

[Kenny Eugene McCall]

I would love to see what Optimus Prime thinks of Spider-Woman, or what Jessica Drew thinks of Spike Witwicky myself!

[walternewell]

I'd like to see what will happen when Cap and Optimus fight side by side...that's gotta be the biggest team-up event of 2007!

[1987olds442]

Cover art...

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/im...9045538312.jpg

Originally Posted by walternewell

I'd like to see what will happen when Cap and Optimus fight side by side...that's gotta be the biggest team-up event of 2007!

Oh hey yeah!

[Aeus]

Can't wait, I hope Spidey's somehow in there. I'd like to see how Optimus reacts to his humor.

[walternewell]

Originally Posted by Aeus

Can't wait, I hope Spidey's somehow in there. I'd like to see how Optimus reacts to his humor.

Think Gears will make an appearance? He's the Autobot that Spidey teamed up with in the original comic series by Marvel back in the 80s.

[walternewell]

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT:



Well, whaddya think?

[1987olds442]

The artist messed up that is Bumblebee's G1 design not his IDW design....same goes for Prime.

[Jochimus]

Originally Posted by 1987olds442

The artist messed up that is Bumblebee's G1 design not his IDW design....same goes for Prime.

Meh, I can live with that. Some of the bots' faces seem a little iffy, though.

[1987olds442]

Originally Posted by Jochimus

Meh, I can live with that. Some of the bots' faces seem a little iffy, though.

Yeah I agree as well... So far some of the artwork shown has either great Bots and bad humans and other art shows great humans and bad looking bots.

[Cyclops3235]

I'm really excited for this.... isn't the tagline Assemble and roll out, cause thats so awesome..........