Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3

Transformers IDW #68

by Mairghread Scott, Sara Pitre-Durocher (Illustrations)

The fate of Cybertron lies in the hands of Starscream and Windblade as each tries to win allies and support in order to gain control over the Council of Worlds.

After the costly victory against the Titans, Iacon is in shambles and Starscream finds himself on shakier ground than ever. The key to his political (and likely literal) survival rests in the outcome of a very unlikely the trial of the Council's first official war criminal—Chromia of Caminus! Collects issues #9–12 and the 2017 Annual.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Comic Book

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 11, 2018

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3 shoot of right after the last book with the political situation shifting dramatically following the Titan invasion! :D Windblade finds herself up on the election stand versus Starscream and Elita One! :D Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3 really delves into the dirt that has been going on on the political front as Starscream tries to hold onto power while Elita tries the old sneak and switch! :D At the same time though they all completely ignore Windblade who to her own surprise and other realises that she has the popular support! :D With the news going public that Liege Maximo is back on the loose things are in constant flux which means that you never know which way things are going to go! :D

Windblades actions at Maccadam and way of handling her political policies work brilliantly and really illustrate the differences between her, Starscream and Elita One! :D Rattraps revelations also put things into a different spin as well! :D Starscream's choices throughout as well you will not see coming and this set things, along with Windblades new position, for future plotlines that can literally go anywhere! :D

All of the characters are up on the page, we get to catch up with Blurr, Rattrap, Chromia, Rattrap aka DC- 357, Knockout, Obsidian and the rest! :D The eclectic cast are all featured and this really goes to show how all of these character have changed! :D At the same time there shifting alliances and friendships really set things up for future books! :D Chromia and Obsidian setting off together is certainly unexpected! :D The character form the drama and the humour that is present throughout! :D Windblade getting one up on the Mistress of Flame is excellently handled as is Windblades Free Drinks with Candidate Campaign at Maccadam! :D The party and reports will have you in stitches! :D It really goes to show a different to the Cybertronians! :D Plus who can fault a party after a great election? :D

Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3 is a massive political action driven ride throughout! :D Scott and Petri-Derocher really pull out all the stops! :D The art is top notch throughout with everything looking epic! :D The colours leap off the page and are epically vibrant and sharp everything has a technicolour feel to it! :D Everything is there up on screen and all the differing locations make for a crazy changing of perspective throughout! :D

At the same time that character development comes thick and fast! :D Starscream's seeing his better self to Windblades growing confidence are all up there on the page! :D Character development set the feel of Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3 and you can't help but want to see the characters triumph! :D Along with everything else this really gives the story its heart and this is on every page! :D Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 3 is epic in every way! :D It will keep you on toes in what is a wacky, brilliant political, gripping adventure, full of twits and turns, character revelations and is action packed throughout! :D Crisp High Five! :D Go and Get! :D

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is one and ONLY ONE reason I am rating this lower..........the addition of the Annual at the end, the series' supposed "ending". In all honesty, I think the series could have ended where it was without the Annual--the Annual felt as if it were "added on" because we "needed" to see Windblade triumph over Starscream at the end. I was personally of the mind that Starscream and Windblade would've made good partners (Conjunx Endura) than the elections and their turnout........and the fact that Windblade threatened Starscream with the revelation of all his dark doings was very unlike her in character/personality. I don't think she makes a good leader for Cybertron and everything that has gone on since then has just proven they've altered her personality to suit the new role. But where the plot goes after this does not matter much, as IDW is being forced to reboot their universe anyhow.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greetings from the future! I have traveled back in time to let everyone know that this collected edition which is as of yet does not exist is absolutely fantastic! It's either that or I read the issues as they came out. You decide which scenario is more plausible.

Man, what a freaking ending. I truly hope this isn't the last we see of this duo because Scott's writing and Sara's art could carry me through several years of pretty much any comic universe. Are you listening Marvel/DC? Get on this! Scott gives Starscream legitimate pathos and allows Windblade to be something other than a city speaker. In the process, both characters have become more than they ever were before. Gigantic kudos for an outstanding piece of giant robot fiction to all involved.

[Kavinay · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a shame this book was cancelled. Scott's Starscream is frankly the most interesting character in the IDWverse.

[Mordecai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wondeful conclusion to the rather mundane series.

Starscreams character arc that started in Robots in Disguise #1 has finally came to and end (or at least a checkpoint) and honestly it's bitter sweet, yet satisfying. His final transformation (no pun intented) is a bit rushed and sudden, but otherwise wonderfully done.

Not much to say about Windblade. She always was a pretty boring character, in my opinion, a goody-two-shoes with not much to say. Here the writers started exploring her a bit more, she finally stood up for herself and what she wants. Right now, I'm not sure if I like her a lot. She's surely MORE interesting than she was before, but she's still not interesting enough.

As one of the other reviews said, this was mostly carried by Starscream.

Now, for the art: Sara Pitre-Durocher instantly became one of my favourite artists after these volumes. Nuff said.

[Andy Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I underestimated the quality of this series. Pitre-Durocher gives fresh clear lines and easily decipherable characters, with bold city scapes and her expressions colour the intrigue in Scott's tale which relishes the stormy sea of heroism and scoundrelism of it's central character. After an action film second act, the book returns to political devilry and finds it's resolution in the end of arcs that are natural, premature and surprisingly all at once. A great reminder that James Roberts' crew don't hold the monopoly on bar-lifting TF stories.

[Dave Relph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leaps and bounds ahead of the other recent Cybertron-based volumes that spawned from what was the 'Robots In Disguise' series. This finally punches its weight and returns to what made this series so good in the past. The momentous character development given to Starscream, the likes of which not seen since 'All Hail Megatron', is the driving force behind this volume's success, and something that's been long overdue considering his overall staleness since becoming Cybertron's leader.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Windblade->Combiner Wars->Distant Stars->TAAO is a super fufilling reading experience. The art is constantly beautiful, the characters move emotionally from A to B to C, and cybertron itself establishes a peaceful status quo never before seen in this cannon. All Transformers IDW 2005-2018 continuity fans will appreciate TAAO for its art, world building, and well-rounded characters (not a hint of MTMTE's flanderization to be seen here).

[Lena Fickle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great end to the series! Till All Are One takes place on Cybertron and stars Windblade and Starscream. It is mostly about poat-war Cybertronian politics, which I love. It kinda took the place of the earlier Robots in Disguise series (which became the story that takes place on Earth starring Optimus Prime) in that regard. I think Till All Are One did a much better job at the political stories.

[Christopher newsham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brill

this gets five stars for a brillaint premise and execution that surprised me greatly and i throughly ejoyed. this political slant pf the transformers is evenmore interesting then the war and its filling out of the transformers world. politics, intrigue, character and intrigue.brill

[Isiiii · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho el desarrollo de starscream, un poco me recuerda a su versión de armada, es como una mezcla entre este y su versión G1. Repito, Agradezco de verdad el desarrollo que le han dado.

Yy sobre windblade, me gusta como su personaje hasta ahora, creo que después en otros cómics su desarrollo no sirve o algo así he visto, pero hasta ahora me gusta como es y la quiero mucho

[Marta Duda-Gryc · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fantastic Starscream! And a lot of him! Mairghread Scott writes him oh so well.

[Christopher Colton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really like what IDW's current writers have done with Starscream. He's gone from a fairly one-dimensional schemer to easily one of the most complex and fascinating characters in the series.

[Timothy Perreau · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic end to the arch. I'm excited for what comes next.

[Cmc · Rating 1 out of 5]

Great art, terrible writing.

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fairly good final volume of the Windblade/Cybertron side of the IDW Transformers universe, making good use of the threads established in the previous volume. I certainly wasn't expecting the ending - didn't know they had it in them! (B+)

[B.J. Fantine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Standout Issues: #9, #10, #11, #12, Annual 2017 (#5)

[Carola · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This was entirely carried by Starscream.