TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Trained"

That was great, 'specially since I watched 'Triple Takeover'
last night. HA HA! Very fitting.

Interesting take on the character, who, outside of "Triple Takeover," was more of a grunt than anything else. Does run somewhat contrary to his portrayal in "Devestation," but as another pointed out, this was probably written before that series' release.

Astrotrain is the win

Megatron should have ripped out his guts, I'm sure it would have been more effective.

awesome!

Awsome art and story. The cons biggest weakness is their lack of teamwork. If they were all on the same page they would crush the bots.

So much dissention and intrigue in the world of the Decepticons... I find it interesting that ALL OF THEM want to lead! Megatron assembled the Decepticon army, brought them all together. For that, he really deserves some respect! I can't understand why everyone on the Decepticon team wants to take everyone else out! But I guess that's why I'm an Autobot.

This was a very good Mosaic tile all-round.

Personally, I think that Megatron would constantly monitor his warriors' thoughts, not just from time to time. He wouldn't need a large machine in HQ - he could do it remotely through tiny robot drones linked to him by wi-fi.

In the long run, the Decepticon cause is doomed.

If they all do what they want to - fight each other constantly - the Autobots will beat them.

If they do what they don't want to - cooperate - they will effectively become like Autobots! The cooperative ethos will make them care for each other. This will then extend to caring for other groups.

Stunning. Just stunning...

I think this is my favorite so far. Very well done. I really like the expression on Astrotrains face at the end.

Yes, beware his army of TRAINS STUCK ON RAILS!

That was one of the best

Is this the Megatron from Battlestars?

This runs along the lines of my own "fannon" in HMW, where the triple changers teamed with Starscream's Predacons and became the original Tripredicus Council.

snavej wrote:In the long run, the Decepticon cause is doomed.

If they all do what they want to - fight each other constantly - the Autobots will beat them.

If they do what they don't want to - cooperate - they will effectively become like Autobots! The cooperative ethos will make them care for each other. This will then extend to caring for other groups.

Like you'll see a lot of that outside of a Gestalt team. (Even then isn't it a bit iffy?)

Decepicons are a lot like Sith, in that Decepticons are prone to turn on each other, just as a Dark Lord's apprentice is apt to turn on his or her master should they live long enough. Even Vader did it, though for different (and better) reasons than he'd envisioned...

Another usurper... interesting take, as I have taken Astrotrain only to be questioning Megatron's leadership, not planning a takeover bid.

Could be very interesting if this is indeed the course Furman takes with Astrotrain.

I like Astrotrain's characterization here. Gives him some nice depth.

The art seems odd to me but I still like it and feel it works.

Freaky but beautifully drawn.

are these gettin better and better or is it just me

cool story and art...
but whats Ore-13?

Jazzz wrote:cool story and art...
but whats Ore-13?

Good question. Wish I knew.

Good to read but the question is when is the next oe coming??

Love Megatron's concept and what is Ore-13

This piece ties into IDW continuity, that's where Ore-13 comes from.

It's a super-groovy blend of Energon that the Earthbound Decepticons happened to discover while up to their infiltration shenanigans. Megatron (who doesn't dirty his hands on the front lines), catches wind of Starscream's Infiltration Unit breaking various protocols and comes to earth to find out why. Starscream got a big boo-boo.

Astrotrain is a member of Starscream's team, and this takes place shortly after.

Heh, I'm so wrapped into the comics part of TF land that it often doesn't occur to me that there are actually TF fans that aren't reading these great books.

Love this one. Astrotrain was always a fave of mine, still is, and I love how this plays up his Quest for Power that was only really shown in the God Gambit and Triple Takeover.

I'm also really loving the fact that he just confused a machine that was meant to read minds, and "in confusion there is opportunity" for him. Especially now that he can access some Ore-13.

Go Astrotrain, achieve what Starscream could not.

great art... would like to see a follow up to this one

Hey there everyone, this is Kris (the artist of the piece) and I just wanted to say thank you all for the comments, glad you dug it!

I've been sort of a hermit/lurker for the longest time but I'll probably be starting to post more artwork here (in them forums thar) in the near future and I hope you'll check that out too

I also have 3 more Mosaics on the way, and hopefully I'll get 'em done in the VERY near future!

I want to thank the Mosaic crew (Josh and Shawn) for the opportunity and Martin for the kickass script!

See ya all on the flip side!

- Kris Smith

good ilike it but when was it based in comics cnotinuity

So, any news about this?????? I liked it!

ptitvite wrote:So, any news about this?????? I liked it!

What kind of news are you looking for?

This piece will probably see print in June, so there's some news for ya.

Good art! And I loved that Megatron simply called it a "mind machine" instead of a "electromagnetic brain analyser" kinda technobabble. It gives hima sort of depth.