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CyclonusArmada · Transforumer Joined: 17 Jan 2012 Posts: 2525

Unlike G1 Beast Wars didn't have any other media alongside the show such as comics, so the show's canon is BW canon as far as i'm concerned. True BW comics do exist but convention books and those such as IDW that were done retroactively don't really count in the same way.
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Thunderwing · Transforumer Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 3395

Richardmvela · Forum Zombie Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 462

Personally I liked BW a lot. I loved the 1st season designs, didn't care for the transmetal looks but the story was good IMO. Would love to see a story of them but keep the original looks as it fits the disguise part a lot better.
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More Cloudburst and Metalhawk please.

"Megatron.....you look like the face on a Quintesson's ass!"

Verno · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:28 pm Post subject:

It's easy to get the impression that the BW Sourcebooks were done in a hurry, to try and catch the hype surrounding the 10th Anniversary.

Sure, they tried to highlight a few new and interesting characters in them at the expense of more beloved ones, and the artwork had moments of extreme face-palming, but at the end of the day, it might just be the last BW-related bit of print we see for a long while.

TF Wiki paraphrases Hasbro by saying that the Aligned Continuity has the "intention of being the foundation of most Transformers projects for the decade to come".

Hasbro are in love with TF: Prime and IDW are up to their ears in work with MTMTE, RID, ReGen 1 and Autocracy 2. If anyone is hoping for anything remotely BW-inclined in the next few years, you're kidding yourself.

What I'm trying to say is that while the BW Sourcebooks aren't perfect, at least we got them.
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NoSaltplz · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:00 am Post subject:

Here's to hoping that ReGeneration leads us into the future---the great war is over and Maximals and Predacons have to deal with 'Megatron' and his rise to power and getting to Earth for the Beast Wars.

That or some type of BW comic that takes place somewhere between BW and BM that explains how Megs got into power again. Could just scrap BM all together and do a whole new storyline.

Kingoji · Transforumer Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Posts: 1072

At the Regen panel at Auto Assembly last year, in regards to the possibility of good sales leading to a longer run than to simply issue one hundred, Simon Furman said; "No. It wouldn't be possible. After issue one hundred it will be done. No follow up, no Beast Wars, nothing."
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Sprite · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:37 am Post subject:

I do hope they'll give him something else to write though...
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Verno · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:23 am Post subject:

Furman doesn't write what someone else tells him to. Furman writes what he wants! Twisted Evil

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Sprite · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:18 am Post subject:

Is this like one of those Chuck Norris lines? "When Furman coughs, words fall out and assemble themselves on the page"?
and a new forum game was born
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Verno · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:04 pm Post subject:

I did mean it in all seriousness. I doubt IDW asked Furman to continue the Marvel storyline. What's more likely is that he went to IDW with the idea of continuing/culminating the series with a 20 issue run, to capitalise on the popularity of the franchise.

If only IDW were open to such approaches from outsiders Rolling Eyes

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Omega Prime · Forum Zombie Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Posts: 481

Verno · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:46 pm Post subject:

No need to lecture me mate. I fully understand the need for IDW to have such a policy in place.
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Omega Prime · Forum Zombie Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Posts: 481

Sorry. Get a bit preachy sometimes.
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Trust me, when we all wake up and realise we've started a religious cult, we'll all ask for toast and butter and the facts again.

~sunny-swipe

Verno · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:06 pm Post subject:

All good mate Wink

On a more Beast Wars related note, I've always felt some Spotlight-style issues would go a long way to fleshing out the BW (TV) universe. The BW (Comic) universe has done its dash.
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Cattleprod · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:40 pm Post subject: