OPTIMUS PRIME #9 Written by John Barber Art by Kei Zama, Josh Burcham, Tom B. Long Published by IDW Publishing Release Date: July 12, 2017 THE LIFE OF SIDESWIPE! A Junkion machine finally gives long-injured Sideswipe a new lease on life! But when his brother goes missing, Sideswipe and Arcee return to Cybertron—and nothing will…
Preview: BACK TO THE FUTURE #16
Back to the Future #16 Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Emma Vieceli (a & c) WHO IS MARTY McFLY?!? And why are there so many on the loose in 1986?! Marty and Doc finally get some answers, but they might not like where those answer take them… and they’re definitely not going to like…
Interview: Barber & Ossio Roll Out The REVOLUTIONARIES
Revolution has wrapped and the Hasbro properties now exist in a shared universe. That universe poses unique challenges, and there’s a unique group of characters being assembled to handle them! Writer John Barber and artist Fico Ossio were kind enough to shed some light on who these Revolutionaries are and what will be coming at…
Review: OPTIMUS PRIME #1
OPTIMUS PRIME #1 Written by John Barber Art by Kei Zama, Josh Burcham Published by IDW Publishing Release Date: December 12, 2016 The big guy has a crew and has made Earth a Cybertronian planet. What could go wrong? Nothin’, right? Barber goes at this story from an interesting angle, one that actually kind of…
Interview: Barber & Zama Talk OPTIMUS PRIME
You may have heard of this Transformer. He’s a bit obscure, but I’m thinking you may know him. Some of you might know him as Orion Pax, but he’s been going by Optimus Prime for awhile and has built a bit of notoriety. That’s right, all kidding aside, Optimus Prime’s ongoing solo series will be…
Preview: TRANSFORMERS VS. G.I. JOE #13
Transformers vs. G.I. JOE #13: Armageddon Tom Scioli & John Barber (w) • Tom Scioli (a & c) THE END IS NIGH! Final battle erupts—the forces of G.I. JOE and the AUTOBOTS head-to-head (or head-to-toe, depending on the size difference) with the DECEPTICOBRA alliance! The fate of the universe hangs on every decision! FC •…
Preview: ACTION MAN #1
Action Man #1 John Barber (w) • Paolo Villanelli (a), John-Paul Bove (colours) • Chris Evenhuis (c) ACTION MAN IS DEAD—LONG LIVE ACTION MAN! He’s the world’s greatest special agent… until he dies saving the planet, with all the world’s eyes on him. Now his young protégé has to step into the role—whether he’s ready…
Preview: BACK TO THE FUTURE #9
Back to the Future #9: Continuum Conundrum Part 4 Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira, Athila Fabbio (a & c) Diego Rodriguez, Jose Luis Rio (colours) DIVE INTO THE FUTURE! The mystery of amnesiac Doc Brown’s appearance in 1986 deepens as Marty hatches a plan to go further into the future than he’s…
Preview: TRANSFORMERS #54
Transformers #54 John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c) Josh Burcham (colours) ALL HAIL OPTIMUS—part 5! OPTIMUS PRIME orders all all-out siege against the DECEPTICONS… leaving himself wide open to a counterattack by the human forces. Which is just what GALVATRON wanted all along… FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Preview: TRANSFORMERS #53
Transformers #53 John Barber (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a & c), Josh Burcham (colours) ALL HAIL OPTIMUS part 4! It’s all-out war as OPTIMUS PRIME’s forces move on GALVATRON’s DECEPTICONS—with Earth caught in the middle! Unusual alliances have formed… and secrets will be revealed. FC • 32 pages • $3.99