IDW Publishing released more information about it’s previously announced Transformers titles set to launch in January 2012. Robots in Disguise will focus on Bumblebee and other Autobots attempting to rebuild Cybertron, while More Than Meets the Eye will follow the adventures of Rodimus and a group of Transformers as they search for the mythical “Knights of Cybertron,” a long lost and possibly fictional order that previously protected Cybertron. The publisher is working hard to make this a great place for new readers and lapsed Transformers fans to jump into the comic franchise. Picking up right after the events of “The…
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Big things are on the horizon for the Robots in Disguises. Today IDW announced that its 150th issue set in the Transformer Universe, set to be released in December, will be titled Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime. As the events of the Chaos story line draw to a close, there will be very little peace in Cybertron. As the dust settles the old warhorses must reflect on their position in a new and more peaceful world. Over the decades Optimus Prime has shown that he is a great leader on the battlefield, but can he be the leader of…
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We are a filmmaker and a lawyer, as well as film aficionados and avid arguers who take entertainment seriously. We also happen to be boyfriend and girlfriend, and things can get hairy when we disagree. In “That’s What We Said,” we take an in depth look at a current TV show, film, or pop culture trend. These are our conversations. Patrick Meaney: Today we’re discussing the current state of the summer blockbuster. Specifically, is the influence of the Spielbergian style of filmmaking of the 70s and 80s, as seen recently in J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, the cure for an era…
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Welcome to Comic Sense, a weekly look at some of the best and worst offerings of the comic industry. This week we’re going to pay homage to an X-Man, go to Vegas with some zombies, and smash things with Hellboy. … Hellboy: The Sleeping and the Dead #2 Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Scott Hampton Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Writer Mike Mignola and artist Scott Hampton go to great lengths to tell a quick yet wide ranging story in Hellboy: The Sleeping and The Dead #2. Mignola’s plot involves a monster that appears to be very two dimensional at first. A…
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