IDW June 2016 Transformers Comics

IDW Publishing has released their publishing plans for June 2016. Four floppies and two trades are coming that month. This month IDW starts a third Transformers ongoing called "Till All Are One" that focuses on Starscream's government and the Council of Worlds. This essentially will replace Transformers vs GI Joe which ends its run this month. For the full details of IDW's other books including GI Joe, Star Trek, and more click here.
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Transformers Nominated for Three Emmy Awards (Updated)

While the "main" Emmy Awards nominations are months out for a ceremony that will not occur until after the summer, the daytime ones follow a different schedule. While the show will no longer be televised (due to cost being too high compared to the low ratings it gets), the nominations were announced this week and Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Transformers: Rescue bots each received nominations in three categories total. The winners will be announced on April 29th. For those not aware, the Emmy's are TV's version of the Oscars in the United States so those in the television business do covet the nominations and hoped for wins. The full list of nominations are here.

Update: The winners were announced on May 1st and Transformers: Rescue Bots Feff Bennett won for best performance in an animated program. Complete list of winners here.

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Miles from Tomorrowland
Peter Rabbit
Transformers Robots in Disguise

Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
Danny Jacobs (King Julien) All Hail King Julien
Carlos Alazraqui (Mr. Crocker) The Fairly OddParents
Eric Bauza (Puss in Boots) The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Jeff Bennett (Mayor Luskey) Transformers Rescue Bots <- winner Reid Scott (Turbo) Turbo FAST Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program
All Hail King Julien - Mitch Watson <- winner
Dragon: Race to the Edge - Art Brown, Douglas Sloan
Nature Cat - Adam Rudman, David Rudman
Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Nicole Dubuc, Brian Hohlfeld, Greg Johnson
Wild Kratts - Chriss Kratt, Martin Kratt

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Kirkman Out of Transformers Writers Room

It turns out the baker's dozen that was the Transformers Writers Room last year was really just an actual dozen. From The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman while at SXSW 2016: “I have to say, I was only in that room for a day before I found out that I was having my throat surgery that kept me out of Comic Con.”

Not really major news since his Walking Dead, Outcast and likely future TV responsibilities would have prevented him from writing a Transformers script anyway. This just puts a nail in that particular hope. About the only negative as I see it is Kirkman was one of the few writers in the room that could consistently keep a focus on characterization and story while incorporating spectacle. Based on current info the 12 writers whose two week cram session will influence the next dozen or so years of the Transformers Cinematic Universe are Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man, Transformers 5), Zak Penn (Pacific Rim 2) and Jeff Pinkner (Lost, Amazing Spider-Man 2), Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down, Transformers 5), Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Spartacus), Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari (Ant-Man, next animated Transformers movie), Akiva Goldsman, Christina Hodson (no released movies yet) and Lindsey Beer (no released movies yet).

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