Jla vs Transformers

Seeing the Transformers clash against titans such as Superman and wonder Woman is among any fanboys' greatest dreams, only in this case is another fanboy’s dream that, at least for now, will never come to be. Recently, Phil Jiménez, a professional comic artist revealed to the community that once he was approached by DC (the company that publishes Superman and Batman) and IDW (the company that publishes Transformers) to pencil a colossal encounter the likes of which will never get to see.  Why? The reasons might be many and among them a lack of agreement on how much each company would receive. All these are unimportant speculations by now. What perhaps matter now is to dream with what we missed:
- The Decepticons’ new scheme to take over the world (the DC version of Earth that is)
- The reveal that both the Batplane and Wonder Woman’s Invisible Plane are actually Transformers in disguise.
- The introduction of the newest member of the GL Corps, Optimus Prime!
Amazing, isn’t it? But we can only wait and hope that someday DC and IDW will agree that this story is worth publishing no matter what. With the Transformers focused on a still in the works fourth movie and with DC still dealing with the New 52 storyline, that remains unlikely and seeing that gorgeous poster drawn by the great Phil Jiménez is, personally, my sole consolation.

                                                                                           
  

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