Transformers #7 CVR D Wijngaard 25 Copy Incentive Variant

Transformers (2023) (Single Issues)

by Daniel Warren Johnson

**NEW STORY ARC ** WHO WILL LEAD THE DECEPTICONS? After last issue’s shocking ending, Starscream and Soundwave battle for leadership—and the result will change the Decepticons forever. And the Autobots learn they may have more allies than they imagined… JORGE CORONA joins DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON to begin the Energon Universe story that will have everyone talking!

Genres: Comics, Comic Book

32 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2024

About the author

Daniel Warren Johnson is a Chicago-based comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. He's worked on titles for most major publishers, including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image. His current series with Skybound/Image Comics is EXTREMITY, a sci-fi/fantasy title he is writing and drawing, and continues to update his webcomic Space-Mullet in his spare time.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heft 7 des 2023er Transformers-Run. Beide Fraktionen sammeln sich nach der letzten Schlacht und planen einen Gegenschlag. Die Decepticons müssen allerdings erst klären, wer der wahre Anführer ist, während die Autobots noch ihre Wunden lecken.
Auch dieser Teil des Energon Universe hat mich absolut begeistert.

Issue#7 of the Daniel Warren Johnson Run of the Transformers since 2023. Both fractions are collecting themselves after the last battle. while the decepticons fight over leadership the autobots try to regroup and collect more energy for a counter attack.
Still hooked to this part of the Energon Universe too.

[Marcus · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brutal fight leads to a change in leadership for the deceptions, meanwhile the auto bots deal with the consequences of their recent victory. Still running strong, each issue is a treat.

[Nathaniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fatality! Soundwave WINS.

[Bryce Humphreys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prime is Pissed, Soundwave Leads

A good but, slow issue. Prime is ready for war, soundwave did what I think all of us wanted to do to starscream, its shaping up to be a hell of a fight.

[Carly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want more!

[David H Dunham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transformers #7 Review
Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson
Artist: Jorge Corona
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Cover Artists: Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer; Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer; Karen S. Darboe; Caspar Wijngaard; Taurin Clarke; Mike Del Mundo; John Giang; Tiago Da Silva; Alex Milne; Redcode; Jonboy Meyers; John Gallagher; Livio Ramondelli; Adam Gorham
Publisher: Image
Price: $3.99
Release Date: April 10, 2024

Optimus Prime’s advance on the Ark succeeded. Yet defeating Devastator and sending the Decepticons packing came at a terrible price. Can Optimus parlay his victory into an Autobot conquest? Let’s recharge our Energon batteries, leap into Transformers #7, and follow Sparky's transformative journey!

Story
While Daniel Warren Johnson opens with a rescue mission on Cybertron and the mobilization of the U.S. Navy, the spark that kickstarts his story is Soundwave's challenge. The quiet and composed Decepticon has had enough. Starscream treated his troops like pawns and rewarded the survivors with the ignominy of defeat. Now, it's time to reassess their strategy. Perhaps a change of leadership is called for?

While the Decepticons resolve dissent through confrontation, the Autobots seek to heal their wounds in Transformers #7. Cliffjumper had Starscream in his sites, yet couldn’t kill the Decepticon that murdered Carly's father. Sparky gave his life to heal Optimus Prime, yet Spike can barely look at Optimus. Optimus Prime feels guilty over the whole affair. Still, Spike would be dead if not for Optimus' sacrifice in the hospital. Relationships can get complicated at the best of times. It's hard to forgive and forget when people are in the trenches and hungry for justice. Or should I say revenge?

Daniel Warren Johnson packs this issue with talking points. Thankfully, he doesn't stint on the action. In some ways, Transformers #7 resembles the second issue. Only this time out, Cliffjumper, Carly, Spike, and Optimus are all hurting. Although he puts a brave face on it, Optimus knows he—and his people—must get their act together. He may not know what’s happening with the Decepticons, but his brief exchange with Soundwave helped him realize what readers likely suspect: that the quiet and composed Decepticon is the real threat to the Autobot cause.

At least, until Mega--

Oops! Sorry, Starscream! What was I thinking?

Art
Fire burns amid a maze of raised metal panels on Cybertron. Huffer, Elita, Kup, and Warpath shoot at their pursuers as they advance through a firestorm toward their objective. Overwhelming odds exact an explosive toll, and victory yields less than Elita hoped.

While fighters streak overhead, the Captain of an aircraft carrier receives a phone call on the bridge. He returns the receiver to the cradle on a packed control bank. A handswidth away sits a framed photograph of his family.

A new artist often brings a bold new vision to a series. While readers will spot minor differences in Transformers #7, Jorge Corona puts the fans first with his seamless takeover. Corona captures Soundwave’s determination, Starscream’s paper-thin bravery, Carly’s simmering anger, and Arcee’s hesitation to intrude on the girl’s trauma. Corona blurs characters less than Johnson while conveying the speed, violence, and fury of battle. While portraying the size differentials between the Autobots and their squishy Human companions, compositions reinforce their unity of need and purpose.

Mike Spicer paints Cybertron with bright pastels that fade to blue, green, and gray indoors.
He colors the mountains orange and the smoke-choked air gray to enliven Soundwave’s meeting in an active volcano. The pink of Arcee’s armor and Carly’s sweater underline similarities in their tragic pasts. A vision in pink and blue sends Optimus careening offroad.

Rus Wooten portrays Human speech with large-size black letters in white dialogue balloons. Transformers use italicized black letters in rectangular balloons with lightning bolt arrows. Vibrant and abrasive sound effects infuse a taut contest for leadership, while immense red chants surround the victor in Transformers #7.

Final Thoughts
While war rages on Cybertron, the Decepticon and Autobot battles escalate their conflict on Earth even as both sides struggle to rebuild in Transformers #7.

9.6/10

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buen número pos 1º arco argumental, donde se tiene que acoger a un nuevo dibujante. Y con todo, la historia ha ido a por todas para que Jorge Corona defienda el excelente recuerdo del arte de Daniel Warren Johnson en su faceta más salvaje de batallas entre Transformers al tener que dilucidar el nuevo liderazgo de los Decepticons. Entre medias, también se siguen dando íntimos momentos entre los Autobots y sus compañeros humanos (e incluso se adelanta un concepto con Optimus que sin duda va a poner lo emocional de este nuevo enfoque comiquero redoblando el velocímetro).

Veremos si Daniel Warren Johnson retoma por completo esta cabecera, aunque se acepte de muy buen grado a Jorge.

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A new arc, a new artist, and a peek at the ongoing war in Cybertron. Jorge Corona isn't Daniel Warren Johnson, but he makes his style work with the Cybertronian tech.

Starscream is about to found that usurping the Decepticon leadership is easier than keeping it. As Soundwave is wont to say, "Soundwave superior, Starscream inferior".

[Yasser Maniram · Rating 5 out of 5]

DWJ captures the voice of every autobot and deceptacon faithfully in this action-packed issue.

[Dingleberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought Carly would be injured given the last issue so I’m a little confused with that, but everything else is fine.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even for an in-between issue, this is fantastic and has major story elements.

[Miguel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este quadrinho não perde a qualidade em sequer uma edição

[John Sandoval · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gimme more

A nice start to a new status quo, I'm really curious to see how they go from here, can't wait

[Adelaide Metzger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much happens in this one that involves the Autobits side, but I'm loving what they are doing with the Matrix and what will come of it. (Also, they've really done Starscream dirty in this series).

[Lance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soundwave superior.

[Dennis Brock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic Issue!! Artwork superb! The story is sooooo good! Nostalgia Guaranteed, but The Energon Universe moves well beyond simple Nostalgia...So far it's been so well done!! 4.25/5

[Dairarara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seeing my fav being beating again

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would have been 5 star, but minus one for what they did to one of my favorites TFs: Kup. 😡

[ComicBookCult Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork; Jorge Corona is a welcomed addition to this book. This comic keeps delivering so I keep reading!

[Kaija · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Starscream but "YOU KICKED MY RAVAGE" is such a savage sentence, Soundwave just got a hallway pass from me to burn the entire world.

[Jemin Na]

I think mechanic body of the robots is a nice tool to depict brutality without holding back.
At the same time the broken bodies can look more grim than human body.