Shane McCarthy's SMAcTALK

Drift Mini Series

by SMAc

The word is out and it’s all a go.  The Drift mini series is on its way.

This is something I’ve been working on over the holidays and it’s been an absolute joy but seeing the artwork coming through has been the highlight.  Alex Milne is the artist I’m working with this time around and his pages have been breathtaking.  The final page of issue 1?  Wow.

Right now I’m wrapping up on issue 4 and bringing the whole story to a close.  If Alex has been wowing me so far I’m prepared to be at a loss for words when he hits the final issue.

The mini series, as you would expect, deals with the origins of Drift, how he became a Decepticon and why he eventually decided to leave their ranks.  Along the way we’ll be introduced to an exciting new angle to the IDW Transformers universe and learn just what’s up with all of those swords (especially when you could just have a good blaster at your side).

More info to follow.  Check it out when it hits shelves.

7 comments

1 Chris 'Kurisama' Vera { 03.19.10 at 9:25 am }

Woot woot! Looking forward to this :D

2 apple { 03.19.10 at 10:24 am }

Cannot wait, but teasing about the last page is so, so cruel. Pics or it didn’t happen!

3 lonegamer7 { 03.19.10 at 4:06 pm }

Tease, tease, tease! :P

4 Sprite { 03.19.10 at 5:00 pm }

Wow, I can’t wait! August is way too far away! But on the bright side, it’ll be biweekly… So, this’ll tell us about the Third Faction, too, yes?

5 SMAc { 03.19.10 at 11:01 pm }

Third faction? What Third Faction? Hmm…

6 Luke { 03.20.10 at 8:59 pm }

awesome Shane, that’s a lot of lead time, but i think maybe that just my ignorant perspective on the comics business cause it would take a lot of time on art, production, etc…

Anyhow, I’m really looking forward to getting more of Drift to chew on, especially your take on the earlier parts of Cybertron history and how he may have interacted with characters we know a lot more about.

Cheers!!!
Bassbot

7 Huffer's Stuntdouble { 03.22.10 at 11:01 pm }

I can’t wait for this …

Milne’s brilliant cover alone reflects the promise of an awesome tale within … and we have Sunstreaker and Crankcase? Aliens and/or Pretenders? This looks huge!

Drift/Deadlock, Turmoil (Casey did an awesome job designing that guy), the enigmatic Third faction, Cybertronian history, fortnightly release, Alex Milne and am I forgetting something …. oh, yeah, the return of Shane McCarthy to the pages of IDW’s Transformers … welcome back!!!

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