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Posted by Carcass on April 5th, 2007 @ 12:36pm CDT
Plus, the character of Kup has never sucked and has also never been screwed with in such non-linear stuff like ArmEnerTron. He's one of the last remaining pure TF's left!
Posted by Brakethrough on April 5th, 2007 @ 12:42pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on April 5th, 2007 @ 12:46pm CDT
Poor Outback, but at least he seems to be de-activated. Poor Kup has gone insane!!! He talks of the crystals almost like they are a drug...
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Posted by Carcass on April 5th, 2007 @ 9:56pm CDT
Darth Bombshell wrote:If Nick Roche really did this, his artwork's REALLY gone downhill.
Why has his artwork gone downhill? Just because he's attempting a different style? I think it fits the mood of the story. What's wrong with drawing outside of your standard practice and trying something new?
I think the artwork is a breath of fresh air. It's different. If you don't like it, I'll give you your opinion, but to say Nick's art has gone downhill is pretty close-minded.
This is what I was talking about previously. Everyone's harping on Nick's art for this issue. Artists like Don are amazing, but you always know what to expect from them because they never deviate from their style. That's not necessarily bad, but for someone like Nick to take a different approach to his work doesn't mean that he's getting WORSE, ne?
Don't like it, but don't say it's BAD. Just new and different. I applaud him for drawing a TF comic that doesn't look like everything else.
Posted by Sentinel Pax on April 5th, 2007 @ 11:27pm CDT
Hmm...interesting read, those blogs. I'm beginning to wonder just what's going to happen to old Kup.
Posted by Insurgent on April 6th, 2007 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by Darth Bombshell on April 6th, 2007 @ 11:17am CDT
Carcass wrote:What's wrong with drawing outside of your standard practice and trying something new?
Nothing really. It wasn't really meant to be a crack against him. To be honest, I do enjoy the artwork, and I agree with you that it sets the mood of the story (to be fair, it's not like it's the first time I felt that way. I honestly prefer the artwork for Hearts of Steel #3 to the rest of the series, simply cause it suited the title more.)
Carcass wrote:I think the artwork is a breath of fresh air. It's different. If you don't like it, I'll give you your opinion, but to say Nick's art has gone downhill is pretty close-minded.
It's also a rather valid observation, given the rather cartoonish and well done art he supplied to the Shockwave and Hot Rod Spotlights, along with the covers of the Generations series. Compared to those, the artwork here can't really be seen as anything other than a step backward. A tiny step backward, to be sure, but a step backward nonetheless.
Posted by Uncrazzimatic on April 6th, 2007 @ 4:02pm CDT
Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Posted by Silver Wind on April 6th, 2007 @ 8:21pm CDT
Talon523 wrote:I can't read it. The text is so small.
For those who are having a hard time making out the word bubbles & boxes (and I don't blame you), I give you this:
page 1 preview - "Suh-salvation!"
pg. 2 - "Friend... Friend? My ship... I crash..." --> "...You help?"
Last thing I need is another set of eyes staring into my soul.
pg. 3 - Another day in this place. Another day in the land of two suns. Another day among the crystals -- my crystals. Sweetly singin' their tune to me.
Can you hear it? Maybe you can't. Maybe the music's private. Meant for me and me only.
Yeah. I'd like to think that.
How long have I been here? I can't answer that. I mean -- I'd like to. I really would. I've tried to figure it out. But my brain just wants me to listen to the crystals, and I'm happy with that.
'Sides, any sense a' time I had died when our hope for rescue did.
I'm old. Real old. Used ta be that my age was against me, but not since I got here. Not since our ship crashed n' splashed in the same lake I tossed that interloper's head into...
Who was he? What was he? One a' them? Maybe they've changed appearance? Or maybe it's some new fiend sent to test me?
Naw. Gotta be one a' them. Has to be.
They never used to come out in the day, though, when the suns are out, and the crystals are singin' their loudest.
Never used to show when I was online before... Only when I drifted... Only at night...
It's not night time now, so enjoy the light. Enjoy the way the suns' rays play on the skin a' these livin' gemstones.
The fear and paranoia's just liftin' offa' me.
It's this place. This world, these crystals. I know life is worth livin' cos' they sing me so.
And one day soon, they're gonna sing me a solution to all my problems.
pg. 4 - N/A
pg. 5 - Learned the hard way to respect these beauties, though. Yep, back when we first got here. Back when findin' our way home seemed like an option, we decided to build us a transmitter.
Dragged a whole lotta junk up from our crashed ship, got set up on this spot, and started to cobble[?] together something to send a signal.
Thing is, though, our little homemade generator went into meltdown, and, well...
That's how we nearly lost ol' Outback.
That showed me to respect the crystals' power, I can tell ya. Taught me the hard way that blasters an' energy weapons just can't be used in this place...
"That's right, buddy. Suns're droppin' fast now."
...No matter what this planet throws at me come night time.
"Ha! Yeah, good one, buddy!"
He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand.
Good ol' Outback.
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Not sure if all of the above is correct, but I hope it helps.
Posted by MYoung23 on April 6th, 2007 @ 10:05pm CDT
Senile and violent will always be interesting.
Posted by Uncrazzimatic on April 7th, 2007 @ 8:33am CDT
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Posted by Leonardo on April 9th, 2007 @ 2:19pm CDT
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
Posted by DeathBlast on April 11th, 2007 @ 8:39pm CDT
Posted by Uncrazzimatic on April 12th, 2007 @ 3:07pm CDT
Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
You mean the whole thing may be a halucination? A dream? Or that he's posessed?
Posted by Leonardo on April 12th, 2007 @ 3:16pm CDT
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
You mean the whole thing may be a halucination? A dream? Or that he's posessed?
Quite. Or a simulation. You're on my wavelength.
Posted by Uncrazzimatic on April 14th, 2007 @ 6:28am CDT
Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
You mean the whole thing may be a halucination? A dream? Or that he's posessed?
Quite. Or a simulation. You're on my wavelength.
I wouldn't mind that being true, that way he can take part in the main story at some point without being insane.
Posted by Leonardo on April 14th, 2007 @ 7:45am CDT
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
You mean the whole thing may be a halucination? A dream? Or that he's posessed?
Quite. Or a simulation. You're on my wavelength.
I wouldn't mind that being true, that way he can take part in the main story at some point without being insane.
Now you've said that there's nothing I want more than to see an insane, miserly, weathered old Autobot join Prowl's team on Earth...
Posted by Uncrazzimatic on April 14th, 2007 @ 12:41pm CDT
Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Leonardo wrote:Uncrazzimatic wrote:Insurgent wrote: Plus, Kup is going around randomly decapitating people with their own arms?
Maybe he's been there so long he's "gone feral" and just attacks anyone he sees as an outsider & threat? Maybe there isn't much energon on the planet so he killed the stranger to ensure there was enough for himself? Who knows?
Maybe he doesn't really do it.
You mean the whole thing may be a halucination? A dream? Or that he's posessed?
Quite. Or a simulation. You're on my wavelength.
I wouldn't mind that being true, that way he can take part in the main story at some point without being insane.
Now you've said that there's nothing I want more than to see an insane, miserly, weathered old Autobot join Prowl's team on Earth...
I was thinking more along the lines of Kup having to recover from the incident first, but maybe he could just have some medication to control the flashbacks. Just don't get in his way when he forgets to take it.
Posted by Judge Deliberata on April 25th, 2007 @ 6:39pm CDT
My, but that was thoroughly messed up. And is there ever a time when Prowl isn't being a complete ass? O_o
Posted by Leonardo on April 26th, 2007 @ 5:32am CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on April 26th, 2007 @ 10:04am CDT
Judge Deliberata wrote:Well, I just finished it.
My, but that was thoroughly messed up. And is there ever a time when Prowl isn't being a complete ass? O_o
He's not being an ass. He's putting the many before the few. That's a command decision. Usually, it's a good command decision.
Posted by Insurgent on April 26th, 2007 @ 11:34am CDT
That, or Prowl gave Kup the tea that was past it's sell by date, and it percolated into his brain, causing him to run around crazy.
Am I right?
Posted by Judge Deliberata on April 26th, 2007 @ 3:53pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:He's not being an ass. He's putting the many before the few. That's a command decision. Usually, it's a good command decision.
Well, he came off as an ass while doing it. As said, Kup even helped train him. And before you praise him for "keeping it under the radar", as stated, had Prime known about the situation, he wouldn't have hesitated to go in for him.
I get why Prime keeps Prowl around. He's great at what he does. But I'm amazed we've never seen Prime chew him out. One of these days it'll happen.