Warning! Spoilers forward for Transformers #1
The arrival of the Energon Universe is upon us, as Skybound Leisure is weeks away from the launch of its all-new Transformers sequence. Going down in a rebooted shared continuity, the sequence has already introduced which Autobots and Decepticons might be featured within the new comedian, however one variant cowl simply revealed one other Decepticon will apparently be within the debut line-up.
Skybound shocked the world with the shock look of the Transformer Jetfire within the Energon Universe’s launch title, Void Rivals #1. Now, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson is launching the rebooted Transformers sequence.
Whereas the beforehand introduced Decepticon line-up consists of Starscream, Skywarp, Soundwave, Laserbeak and Rumble, the variant cowl for the primary difficulty by artist Cliff Chiang, launched by Skybound, consists of one other unhealthy ’bot: the mini-con Ravage.
Whereas Ravage’s look in Transformers #1 stays unconfirmed, Cliff Chiang’s variant cowl remains to be a phenomenal piece by a grasp artist. Depicting the Decepticons attacking Spike Witwicky’s van – seen within the previously-released preview for Transformers #1 – whereas Optimus Prime makes an attempt to struggle them off, the quilt guarantees an excited begin to the sequence. Hopefully, it’s consultant of the kind of high-octane motion Transformers followers will discover within the difficulty itself. Contemplating the kinetic paintings already seen in Johnson’s earlier works, resembling Do A Powerbomb! and Marvel Lady: Useless Earth, it’s virtually a ensures that readers might be in for a visible deal with this October.
It is smart that Ravage would even be showing alongside his fellow mini-cons Laserbeak and Rumble, as all three are tied to Soundwave. The Decepticon’s alternate mode is famously a cassette tape participant, and the unique toy included the mini-cassette tapes that reworked into their very own distinct robotic modes, which have been saved in Soundwave’s chest. Ravage was probably the most distinct of the unique “mini-cons,” contemplating he was a fearsome-looking robotic panther. Though cassette know-how is now dated – almost forty years on from the launch of the Transformers toyline – the characters’ unique G1 designs stay their hottest.
It’s doable that the Energon Transformers sequence will discover Ravage and the opposite mini-cons up to date to go well with a recent viewers. Alternatively, author/artist Daniel Warren Johnson has a transparent affinity for the Transformers’ G1 period, explaining why the brand new sequence leans closely into traditional designs, and suggesting that whereas the sequence depicts the Transformers arriving on Earth for the primary time, they might discover themselves having an affinity for archaic know-how in their very own proper. Regardless of which Autobots or Decepticons seem within the new Transformers comedian sequence, followers definitely gained’t need to miss the debut difficulty; in addition to hold an eye fixed out for Cliff Chiang’s variant cowl.
Supply: Skybound