TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared"

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The Universe of the Transformers is vast, and populated by many characters. Their universe is a large tapestry, made up of the stories and points of view of countless experiences that serve the larger whole.

These are some of those stories. This is:
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These stories are the result of Transformers enthusiasts taking the time out of their busy days to contribute to a universe they love.
No one has been paid for the production of these stories.

This piece is called “Geared”. Story by Martin (Tronprogram) Fisher, Art by Marcello (Ratrap587) Santa Roza, Letters by Bernie (Blee) Lee.

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Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469005)
Posted by zemper on November 21st, 2007 @ 8:41am CST

nice one. really digs into Gear's personality, as he seems to be the party-pooper of the Autobots, always whining about Cybertron this, Cybertron that, yadda, yadda, yadda...

:MAX:

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469006)
Posted by Counterpunch on November 21st, 2007 @ 8:42am CST

Good comic.

Gears is a bitch.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469016)
Posted by Dead Metal on November 21st, 2007 @ 8:54am CST

Good, that is good.
I like the idea of borrowing the holodeck idea from Star Trek.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469018)
Posted by DISCHARGE on November 21st, 2007 @ 8:56am CST

Very nice .
One question though:
How does Gears change from a blue truck to
a red robot. The color proportions are opposite
truck - robot(blue-red)

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469054)
Posted by mattyc1007 on November 21st, 2007 @ 9:43am CST

ech i dont care about the colours

good story and i like the alt

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469055)
Posted by mattyc1007 on November 21st, 2007 @ 9:45am CST

plus whats in the circle on the 3rd frame

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469061)
Posted by Psychout on November 21st, 2007 @ 9:50am CST

A moon ya fool.

Not the most involving, but these mosiacs are consistently excellent.
Good work.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469062)
Posted by Sideshow Sideswipe on November 21st, 2007 @ 9:53am CST

So beautiful!

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469110)
Posted by darth reven on November 21st, 2007 @ 10:34am CST

im unsure about this one its ok

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469121)
Posted by Sloptank on November 21st, 2007 @ 10:46am CST

This is what I like about some of these Mosiacs. Insight into why a character might act the way they do. Yes, Gears whines about Cybetron all the time. It's because he's a simple guy who wishes life didn't get so complicated, not because he's small and bitter. Not necessarily, anyway.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469127)
Posted by NebulanFree on November 21st, 2007 @ 10:52am CST

I always felt bad for characters like Gears & Huffer; bots who just wanted to go home & ended up deactivated instead. Sure they whined a lot, and Gears had a generally questionable value (Infrared use? bah), but they never asked to be involved in the war. Their gripes are legitimate, in my opinion. Another excellent Mosaic.

Mattyc, the circle in panel 3 is a moon, like the one visible in Beast Machines.

-Neb

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469173)
Posted by Overloaded on November 21st, 2007 @ 11:25am CST

That was very sad poor Gears

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469265)
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 21st, 2007 @ 12:42pm CST

Kinda makes you wish for a Cybertron of your own, doesn't it? *sniff*

Great work!

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469377)
Posted by Menbailee on November 21st, 2007 @ 2:10pm CST

It's also interesting that Gears does this alone, as opposed to sharing rec time on Cybertron-that-was with his comrades. He's certainly not the only one who misses home, but he doesn't feel able to share that in a positive way with his teammates. Hound's RAIN remains my favorite, and so far I've consistently liked MOSAIC's contributions to the IDW-verse.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469396)
Posted by Briggs on November 21st, 2007 @ 2:23pm CST

THese things are pretty great. I look forward to them almost as much as my IDW books, good job to the writers and artists!

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469443)
Posted by 1337W422102 on November 21st, 2007 @ 3:09pm CST

Gears FTW.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469527)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on November 21st, 2007 @ 4:00pm CST

I love the art, and with tomorrows holiday bringing me close to my roots, I can apreciate the nostalgia.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469564)
Posted by bairdduvessa on November 21st, 2007 @ 4:41pm CST

this was great. very beautiful art as well.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469719)
Posted by OptimusShr on November 21st, 2007 @ 6:27pm CST

Great art and insight into the character.

Also is that a Maximal symbol on the building in panel 2 or is it just me?

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469762)
Posted by Jeysie on November 21st, 2007 @ 6:53pm CST

Devil Gundam wrote:Also is that a Maximal symbol on the building in panel 2 or is it just me

To my eyes, it looks like a green-hued version of the symbol on this page.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469824)
Posted by DoubleOScorpio on November 21st, 2007 @ 7:29pm CST

Once again, a great story, told in a single page.

Gears has always been a toy and character that held a special place for me. I had him as a child and he's one of the characters that takes me back to that era, just like Prime and 'Bee.

I wish that Hasbro would make an updated version that looks like the version we see here.

Back on topic ~ kudos to the guys who put these together. They are great and I look forward to each one.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (469916)
Posted by Duke of Luns on November 21st, 2007 @ 8:36pm CST

Really great art. I liked how the moon is akin to Beast Machines, with the unknown marks in it(from the Unicron attack probably, but he hasn't attacked in IDW yet....). The story is simple, but pretty neat.

So all in all, another good piece ;)^

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (470025)
Posted by Jazz 4 on November 21st, 2007 @ 10:22pm CST

It's so touching, I could cry.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (470093)
Posted by Chaoslock on November 21st, 2007 @ 11:32pm CST

Art/Story: 10/10

Great Job!

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (470229)
Posted by olokin on November 22nd, 2007 @ 5:44am CST

Another nice Mosaic issue. Nice art too. Never though Gears to be sentimental.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (471073)
Posted by skyblade on November 22nd, 2007 @ 9:10pm CST

Kudos,a simple yet toching story

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (471078)
Posted by Pyrostrata on November 22nd, 2007 @ 9:15pm CST

Very nice...yet another stellar Mosaic!

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (471120)
Posted by Jazzz on November 22nd, 2007 @ 9:47pm CST

hey gears, if ya like cybertron so much, why are you an earth vehicle?

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (471130)
Posted by 1337W422102 on November 22nd, 2007 @ 10:03pm CST

Jazzz wrote:hey gears, if ya like cybertron so much, why are you an earth vehicle?

I don't know, but I'm guessing that orbiting Earth, knowing fully well that at any moment he might need to go down to the planet's surface might have something to do with it.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (472786)
Posted by NightFall on November 23rd, 2007 @ 11:04pm CST

I loved it, right to the point and it was touching.

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (478946)
Posted by tronprogram on November 28th, 2007 @ 6:02am CST

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to thank everyone for their comments on Geared. I thought Gears was a character that was under-used in the G1 cartoon and really wanted to do a Mosaic for him, and I'm pretty glad that I wrote it. I used the tech specs for him and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Marcello's art was awesome and beyond.

Thanks again

Re: TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Geared" (889752)
Posted by doomseer on February 25th, 2009 @ 2:09am CST

Wow, Brilliant. :-)