See the picture above? See Optimus Prime with a fucking Green Lantern ring? This is a panel from the
Justice League/Transformers crossover pitched by Phil Jiminez...
which DC turned down. Although IDW, who has the
Transformers comic license, was cool with the idea, DC might not have had a choice in the matter -- Hasbro has the
Transformers master license, obviously, and is partnered pretty solidly with Marvel, and maybe Marvel wouldn't have permitted it. BUT FUCK ARRRRGGGGHHHH NO WHY LOOK AT THIS:
In case you don't feel miserable enough, here's a last bit of salt in the wound, courtesy of Jiminez's Twitter:
"You missed out on Wonder Woman's invisible jet becoming a very cool Transformer."
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