Transformers Ongoing #1 Preview *Spoilers*
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It’s been three years since the devastating events of All Hail Megatron. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the TRANSFORMERS saga is about to begin! Critically acclaimed writer Mike Costa is joined by superstar artist Don Figueroa for IDW’s biggest book of the year—the launch of the first ongoing TRANSFORMERS title in five years! This is what fans have been waiting for—you do not want to miss this!
We are teased with 3 pages from the comic, however they are major spoilers and give away too much. We'll mirror the first picture, and leave the rest to be seen at your own discretion here.
This issue is set for release on November 18, so check your comic book store then!
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Posted by Ultra Magnus on November 4th, 2009 @ 6:46pm CST
BE
LEEV
ABLE!
I'm... I can't...
Woah.
Posted by OptimusShr on November 4th, 2009 @ 7:09pm CST
Posted by Starscream6 on November 4th, 2009 @ 7:29pm CST
i am completely willing to embrace something new. the artwork is fresh and detailed, and the killing of such a memorable character in the first issue tells me there is alot of unexpected things to come.
i cannot wait.
Posted by Galvatron X on November 4th, 2009 @ 7:45pm CST
Until now! Well, November 18th, that is!
Posted by Sabrblade on November 4th, 2009 @ 8:20pm CST
Posted by Oilspill on November 4th, 2009 @ 8:45pm CST
Posted by Metroplex79 on November 4th, 2009 @ 8:48pm CST
I'll be more excited when this series gets past #13....we all remember the last "ongoing" series did to us, right?
****knocks on Cybertronian wood***
Posted by Nemesis Rodimus on November 4th, 2009 @ 9:02pm CST
I don't believe it! He...he died! In the first issue! After his role in AHM?! He's gooooonnnnneeee!!!
Anyway, yeah, the art ain't great, but I personally like it. Bumblebee looks like a crossover between his Movie and G1 forms, like the Bumblebee here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fight_for_Energon.
And since when was Hot Rod Rodimus? I hope this is explained, maybe in the Bumblebee series or Last Stand of the Wreckers. Or even in a flashback in this series. But man, is this epic! I don't have a store where I can buy individual issues, but when the TPB (or TPBs) come out, I'll get 'em at Hastings.
Oh, and I'll get Bumblebee and Last Stand of Wreckers TPBs, too.
This year will be a great year for comics. Can't wait!
Posted by Kenny28 on November 4th, 2009 @ 9:36pm CST
Posted by Abraxsis on November 4th, 2009 @ 9:38pm CST
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Posted by Ronynus Prime on November 5th, 2009 @ 2:28am CST
True fandom comes with appreciation of change; REAL Star Wars fans love the prequels because they properly expand on the themes and leimotifs of the original trilogy, REAL Star Trek fans followed everything... even 'Voyager' and 'Enterprise' because they understood that, no matter the wanning talent behind it... it was all connected and thus had to be respected.
I have had my share of complaints about Shane McCarthy, but ultimately, after Dreamwave, we all know what it means to live within the fandom without great comic stories... at least in the US.
As an artist, I for one really enjoy Don's new style; it's refreshing because of the advanced understanding of mechanics -- E.J. Su's work would have evolved in such a way too, because there are only so many things you can do with the original G1 designs before the limitations really show. Look at the Masterpiece line -- the engineering is in line with the art we see here because of the need to evolve; look at the turn toy engineering took between the very first Japanese toys and the new Universe/Henkei line(s).
While we all are prone to fear change, it's better that we accept it and... TRANSFORM. Grow, Evolve. It's the adult thing to do.
Posted by Blurrz on November 5th, 2009 @ 2:42am CST
Posted by Kenny28 on November 5th, 2009 @ 3:44am CST
I'll give Mike Costa the benefit of the doubt as far as the story will go because this is only three pages from the first issue and his AHM stories weren't all that bad. Don Fig's new "style" though...man, it just doesn't work for me. It just plain looks butt-ugly to me. I don't even care that it's a weird Bayformer/G1 combo. It's just ugly to me.
I'll gladly wait for the trades for this one. Bring on more Nick Roche's Wreckers!
Posted by Jeysie on November 5th, 2009 @ 4:11am CST
PlasmaPrime wrote:True fandom comes with appreciation of change; REAL Star Wars fans love the prequels because they properly expand on the themes and leimotifs of the original trilogy, REAL Star Trek fans followed everything... even 'Voyager' and 'Enterprise' because they understood that, no matter the wanning talent behind it... it was all connected and thus had to be respected.
Uh, no. I'm sorry, but being a fan does not mean enjoying everything thrown at you just because it has your franchise's name on it, without caring about quality, even if it's poorly done. That's completely ridiculous.
I appreciate change just fine. My thinking this new art style is ugly and unexpressive has nothing to do with hating change, and everything to do with not liking the way it takes all of the bad parts of the Movie aesthetic and none of the good, and the unexpressive and creepy-looking faces.
I mean, I like the Movie and Animated aesthetics just fine, so no GEEWUN bias for me whatsoever. I just want to see all the styles stay separate, because the fact that the designs are all so different from each other is what makes them appealing.
And the reason I didn't like AHM is because it was poorly written. And ironically because it didn't change enough from previous continuities... it went from the -ations storyline that was well-written and actually did do stuff that was different, into rehashing a lot of plots and cliches that had already been done before in TF.
And while it's too early to tell, I am getting an off-putting "HEY WE'RE BEING EDGY AND HARDCORE, YEAH, POST 1986 COMIC BOOKS!" vibe from this so far, as Kenny28 put it.
This fan thinks the TF franchise would be better served by thinking it has a lot of potential, and wanting artists and writers on board who know how to develop it into something high-quality that both the fans will enjoy and will draw in new fans. It's getting low-quality stuff that actually hurts the franchise.
I'll echo Kenny28 again... bring on the Wreckers! Nick Roche has already shown he knows how to take the TFs in some interesting and thought-provoking directions; I'm hoping the Wreckers mini will do the same. ...with stylistic, expressive art it's a joy to look at. But this ongoing so far, I'm not feeling it.
Posted by Ronynus Prime on November 5th, 2009 @ 6:29am CST
Jeysie wrote:PlasmaPrime wrote:True fandom comes with appreciation of change; REAL Star Wars fans love the prequels because they properly expand on the themes and leimotifs of the original trilogy, REAL Star Trek fans followed everything... even 'Voyager' and 'Enterprise' because they understood that, no matter the wanning talent behind it... it was all connected and thus had to be respected.
Uh, no. I'm sorry, but being a fan does not mean enjoying everything thrown at you just because it has your franchise's name on it, without caring about quality, even if it's poorly done. That's completely ridiculous.
I appreciate change just fine. My thinking this new art style is ugly and unexpressive has nothing to do with hating change, and everything to do with not liking the way it takes all of the bad parts of the Movie aesthetic and none of the good, and the unexpressive and creepy-looking faces.
That's exactly what being a fan is all about though, before adulthood or other outside factors had us scoff at what were once simple pleasures. And really, I'm not talking about accepting things JUST because they are presented to you, but at some point, we all must admit, we all start out loving alot about something we are fans of... and eventually become so intrenched in it that we end up ripping it to shreds because we think we know it best. How does Hasbro or Don Figuroa know Transformers any less than we? Don is as much a fan as any of us are. Instead of devoting whole amounts of time hating a particular story, concept or idea, we within the fandom could instead pick and choose which is best for us; I, for example, completely ignore the Car Robots/RiD Animation because I find it ridiculous, BUT I have all the toys because they are engineering marvels of their time -- Love/Hate. I also absolutely hate what All Hail Megatron has done to Simon Furmn's excellent story while enjoying the story as self-contained Transformer fun -- Love/Hate.
When it comes down to it, Don's page art is worlds better than ANYTHING Alex Milne has given us; his poor framing and art style made 'Megatron: Origins' a really difficult read, and that was a story whose lacking script could have been saved by what the artist chose to express on the page. Don is really one of the few who actually CAN rework his style into something that will make these reads even more interesting. I'll say it again: this visual style allows for the robots to be capable of much more in terms of expressed movement, combat capabilites and eventual toy engineering (and "gimmickness").
Also, let's not beat around the bush: is it an real coincidence that his art style matches the asthetic of the most recent Universe figures AND the new film franchise refresh line of figures? Introducing this art style allows for an eventual visual streamlining of the brand; after years of this becoming tiresome and a bit boring, Hasbro/Takara and the comic company with the liscense will return thing to a mor diverse and homaging state that will keep Transformers continuosly relevant, going back to what I said about the brand needing to EVOLVE to survive. I mean come on,... we all want our kids playing with Transformers. These changes are NEEDED.
Posted by Bass X0 on November 5th, 2009 @ 9:08am CST
Everytime I look at the art, I feel like I'm being punched repeatedly in the face by someone I used to love. I want to still love the comics but those punches leave bruises.
Posted by MYoung23 on November 5th, 2009 @ 10:47am CST
Not the way IH should have gone out.
Posted by Kenny28 on November 5th, 2009 @ 1:59pm CST
And I'm not criticizing Hasbro here...I'm actually kind of curious as to what they have to do with this debate, actually. Yeah, they have to sign off and approve of this but the comic book stuff is still left mostly to IDW, especially if there isn't any sort of tie-ins. And yeah, I can believe that Don Fig doesn't know what's best for Transformers. Being a fan doesn't mean squat. Just look at DC comics. Geoff Johns, a highly regarded writer and general fan favorite has caught plenty of flack for resurrecting Silver Age Flash and characterizing him as sort of a dick. So no, being a fan does not instantly make you any better on deciding what's best for the franchise. In fact, I believe that's what Plasmaprime is arguing against....
Posted by Chaoslock on November 5th, 2009 @ 2:32pm CST
PlasmaPrime wrote:True fandom comes with appreciation of change; REAL Star Wars fans love the prequels because they properly expand on the themes and leimotifs of the original trilogy,
Let me not love Episode 1 and be a true Star Wars fan. Episode 2 and after that is good, and the Expanded Universe makes SW awesome; but parts of ep. 1 I really hate. If you want to know why, just read DarthsandDroids.
Also, the art of the Tartakovskij-Clone Wars I don't like, just like the art of this preview. Ironhide, whose ability is in his name, done from one human cannons shot? Where was this cannon during AHM? I still wait for IDW to get itself together.
Posted by Ronynus Prime on November 5th, 2009 @ 3:42pm CST
Kenny28 wrote:Streamlining of the brand? So...Animated was just a hiccup then?
It must be, since Hasbro cancelled it.
Kenny28 wrote:And who said it all has to look the same? I'm perfectly fine with a wide variety of artists and styles. Give me Wildman (not nostalgia, never read the old Marvel books 'til the Titan reprints), E.J. Su, a more polished Milne (he was less confusing in Reign of Starscream but yeah, room for improvement), Nick Roche and, hell, some gol' dang Guido Guidi. Hell, mess with our minds and throw in Derrick J. Wyatt, I'll still eat it up! Hell, throw in someone new! Give me whoever as long as it looks...y'know, visually appealing and not so strange and sloppy looking.
I'm all for diversity within the line. We all are essentially -- it's why we don't just buy one character, we buy Prime toys, Triple-Changer toys, Insecticon toys, etc. But no matter how much fan input we have, and no matter how many of us go mainstream and affect the brand in positive ways, we are ultimately subject to executive decision. It's why we don't have actual TransTech toys and why the Mini-Con gimmich seeped into the Classics line. These were horrible decisions in the eyes of alot of fans, but because of these decisions we get to have better decisions rectify thing down the line, like to have another company resurrect TransTech in-fiction (done very well in my opinion).
Kenny28 wrote:Damn, Don, what the hell happened?
He's an artist. He's TRANSFORMED their appearance much in the same way 'Transformers: Animated' changed ideas, stories, concepts, and the visual style of the brand. And it got the same heat this art style is getting. I LOVE 'Anmated', but again, we are intially subject to Hasbro's decisions -- the best we can hope for is that fan outcry will have them resurrect it, in which case those who hated it or ignored it will be subject to Hasbro's decisions.
Kenny28 wrote:And I'm not criticizing Hasbro here...I'm actually kind of curious as to what they have to do with this debate, actually. Yeah, they have to sign off and approve of this but the comic book stuff is still left mostly to IDW, especially if there isn't any sort of tie-ins.
Exactly, they have to sign off on it, but it's THEIRS; it is they who had Guido and Su rework a few characters to have Universe bodies. Dropshot (a lack-luster repaint) was actually included in-story! So they have to do with what we are seeing, even if their input is minimal. And remeber, ultimately, the comic IS the tie-in... that's why IDW banked on 'All Hail Megatron' being a series casual fans can walk in on AFTER having seen/loved the first film.
Posted by ponycorn on November 5th, 2009 @ 6:30pm CST
Is it HotRod thinking all that? Or in the end it looks like Optimus? I don't understand.
I'm one of those eat-everything-up type fans but I'm also one of *those* type of fangirls and damnit I want their handsome faces back! With the way things are looking IDW Ongoing Megatron is going to end up looking like his face went through the same blender his Bay-Movie counterpart's went through. I guess my days of swooning over Guido Guidi's work in AHM will have to remain confined to those back issues.
Posted by Jeysie on November 5th, 2009 @ 9:17pm CST
PlasmaPrime wrote:That's exactly what being a fan is all about though, before adulthood or other outside factors had us scoff at what were once simple pleasures.
No, being a fan just means liking the franchise. There's no requirement to like every single story, or not speak out when you think quality's taken a turn for the worst.
PlasmaPrime wrote:And really, I'm not talking about accepting things JUST because they are presented to you, but at some point, we all must admit, we all start out loving alot about something we are fans of... and eventually become so intrenched in it that we end up ripping it to shreds because we think we know it best.
Can't speak for anyone else, but I'm "ripping it to shreds" because it's poorly done from general standards of art and writing *and* bad compared to what we'd gotten before now. I'm more than willing to read stories that take TF in new directions. Heck, seeing as how I'm one of the fans who got into TF with the '07 Movie, pretty much everything TF is new directions to me, as I didn't grow up with childhood nostalgia. But those new directions have to actually be good quality, and I feel like AHM and this art style... aren't.
PlasmaPrime wrote:I also absolutely hate what All Hail Megatron has done to Simon Furman's excellent story while enjoying the story as self-contained Transformer fun -- Love/Hate.
I disliked AHM even as a self-contained story... in a general sense, I see no reason to spend extra effort trying to find tiny little things to like about a story I otherwise don't like on the whole just for the sake of fairness. (Not to say that there aren't a few things I did like about AHM, but they weren't near enough to make the story enjoyable.)
PlasmaPrime wrote:I'll say it again: this visual style allows for the robots to be capable of much more in terms of expressed movement, combat capabilites and eventual toy engineering (and "gimmickness").
...eh? IMHO this sort of design limits movement, especially in terms of the faces lacking expressive range. The G1 designs, in contrast, tend to be very expressive, especially in the hands of someone like Roche who's got facial expressions and body language down to a fine art (pun intended).
Action scenes I admittedly can't speak about until we get to see some. As for toy engineering, what does that have to do with it? IMHO, if Hasbro is going to start making toys from the IDW comics, it's EJ Su's excellent detailed modernizations of the G1 designs that would be the most perfect, not these. Why would they waste time creating toys based on a bastardization of the Movie aesthetic when they can just make toys with the proper Movie designs?
PlasmaPrime wrote:Introducing this art style allows for an eventual visual streamlining of the brand; after years of this becoming tiresome and a bit boring, Hasbro/Takara and the comic company with the liscense will return thing to a more diverse and homaging state that will keep Transformers continuosly relevant, going back to what I said about the brand needing to EVOLVE to survive.
...Buh? Transformers already has diversity in the form of its plethora of continuities all having wonderfully diverse designs and atmospheres. Blending everything into one single design aesthetic would be a giant step backwards that would lose the diversity that is one of the Transformers franchise's interesting unique aspects.
IMHO a story set in a given continuity should have designs based on that continuity's aesthetic. If Hasbro feels a need to create drastically new designs, then that's the purview of new continuities.
Posted by Ronynus Prime on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:08am CST
There's no need to further the debate, but I will say this: to compare Nick Roche's style to Don Figuroa's, and Don's to Guido's doesn't make sense when you consider their skill and talent and visual flare SHOULD speak for themselves; all artists have different sensibilities and style that extend from them, E.J. Su included. Critiquing some of Alex Milne's (or other artists' not named) work comes from an understanding by many that poor page layout and/or rushed work is evident and factual when studied on its own. The same goes for writing. BUT... to be harsh and disrespectful about an art style simply because you're not comfortable with it is immature. I hardly think anyone here can do ''better'' than Don, if that's the way you want to look at it.
Posted by trence5 on November 6th, 2009 @ 2:32am CST
I agree. I love how the art is a hybrid of classic G-1 looks with the movie TFs intricate designs.Starscream6 wrote:the artwork is fresh and detailed,
Posted by Blurrz on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:13am CST
Check out Andy Schmidt's comments here. Be warned though, clicking the link will likely spoil the entire issue of Transformers ongoing. For those who do not want to see the spoilers, it will be better to wait till the issue hits news stands on November 18.
Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the fastest up to date Transformers news.
Posted by Oilspill on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:50am CST
Andy Schmidt, editor of Transformers #1, responds to the fandom's opinion of the art being methodical and divergent from previous Transformers series
I didn't spot any mention of the art style in the interview? I just saw him talking about the death and the setting on earth. Let me know if I missed it, I'm interested in what IDW has to say.
PlasmaPrime, no one was screaming 'OMG it's not G1!!!'. They were saying the art style is ugly. And I completely agree. I find your assumptions that fans don't like change very condescending. Other members pointed out that they have no problems with the movie line, yet they think this art style is ugly. I myself absolutely love Animated, which is a whole different art style for Transformers, but I find this new art direction incredibly unappealing.
Stop trying to tell people they're not fans because they don't like the art direction of the new IDW comics. It has nothing to do with being a fan, and everything to do with personal preference.
Posted by Oilspill on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:58am CST
ponycorn wrote:Guys, I can't tell who is the one supposed to be narrating these first 3 pages.
Is it HotRod thinking all that? Or in the end it looks like Optimus? I don't understand.
I'm one of those eat-everything-up type fans but I'm also one of *those* type of fangirls and damnit I want their handsome faces back! With the way things are looking IDW Ongoing Megatron is going to end up looking like his face went through the same blender his Bay-Movie counterpart's went through. I guess my days of swooning over Guido Guidi's work in AHM will have to remain confined to those back issues.
I think it's Prime though I'm not entirely sure either, I expect it would become obvious on the 4th page.
Don't worry too much pony, there's The Last Stand of the Wreckers by Nick Roche to look forward to, and I also recall a Bumblebee miniseries but I don't remember who is doing the art for that.
Posted by Savage on November 6th, 2009 @ 4:27am CST
I was assuming that Prime was narrating, and the robot at the end does seem to look like Prime. But he has no smokestacks, and the Prime in the group (promo?) image had smokestacks.
Posted by Jeysie on November 6th, 2009 @ 6:33am CST
PlasmaPrime wrote:There's no need to further the debate, but I will say this: to compare Nick Roche's style to Don Figuroa's, and Don's to Guido's doesn't make sense when you consider their skill and talent and visual flare SHOULD speak for themselves; all artists have different sensibilities and style that extend from them, E.J. Su included.
It makes sense just fine, in the sense of being able to point at certain styles as examples of what you think is good art and what constitutes effective storytelling and/or updating of designs.
PlasmaPrime wrote:BUT... to be harsh and disrespectful about an art style simply because you're not comfortable with it is immature.
There's nothing immature about disliking an art style and criticizing it. If anything, I think it's immature to blindly like and worship everything in a certain franchise regardless of quality.
PlasmaPrime wrote:I hardly think anyone here can do ''better'' than Don, if that's the way you want to look at it.
Grah, people really need to stop throwing this tripe out as an argument; it gets more irritating every time I see it.
I don't think anyone here is thinking they can do better than Don; the folks being critical just know this style is badly done compared to what he's done in the past and what other TF artists are currently doing.
Posted by hinomars19 on November 6th, 2009 @ 7:52am CST
I hate what I am drawing for this stuff!! It's nothing like my style, I'm forced to draw rushed character (crappy)designs, the pages themselves are rushed due to the heads impatience and blatant mis-understanding of an artist- and my style has to bend to the whole aesthetic of what the context of the book is.
A lot of people in higher places don't give a rats about 'style' they just want someone capable of being a machine,and don has that talent-tried, tested, and proven. To do art of this detail on every panel is proff enough.
I don't like the art either. Don's previous work (that i've seen,)is better than this. Maybe his choice, but more likely idw as a whole.
unless his name is the only one on the art work, He's probably the least responsible for what we see simply on the surface.
People might tell me it sounds like an excuse-if anyone wants to then I'll gladly post links to what I'm made to do, and what I like to do.
Posted by dragons on November 6th, 2009 @ 8:08am CST
i think in the last panel it is prime in his cybertronian mode befroe he gets an earth mode with smokestacks only leadrs say till all are one correct me if im wrong about the leader part im just comparing the animated movie with the las panel preime death, ultramagnus last stand before feel apart, rodimus at the end of the movie
Posted by Ronynus Prime on November 6th, 2009 @ 9:12am CST
That was my beef, yet I was the one called 'condescending', and ultimately it seems like only Blurrz understood that here, interestingly enough. I have always enjoyed Don's work because it displays consistent attention to detail. 'Nuff said.
Posted by Cyberstrike on November 6th, 2009 @ 9:50am CST
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Posted by First Gen on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:14pm CST
The only question I have is: Do I need to real AHM to understand this?
Posted by Heckfire on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:20pm CST
Posted by Bouncy X on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:22pm CST
and man, he got 2 Peter Cullen characters killed...man. lol
Posted by PeteJK13 on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:30pm CST
Posted by First Gen on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:43pm CST
PeteJK13 wrote:I am so ready for IDW to lose the licence to TF comics...
Why? When Dreamwave had it all they did was rehash the same storylines over and over. Yeah they did great with the AEC trilogy, but Pat Lee and his TF's were horrible to me. And the stories were okay at best. Even the War Within left alot to be imagined.
At least IDW is trying to venture out of the norm, to give us something new, something else to expand on.
Posted by joeformer on November 6th, 2009 @ 1:50pm CST
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Posted by Counterpunch on November 6th, 2009 @ 2:48pm CST
The story concepts sound good though.
Posted by Lemonymous on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:14pm CST
Personally, this is the best style I've seen for TF since EJ. I give it my blessing. Very excited about the story as well.
Again, I get the dislike. If you're not into it, that's cool. I would recommend though giving it a shot. You never know.
I couldn't stand to miss something awesome. I wouldn't feel I'd wasted my life if it didn't deliver.
Posted by Convotron on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:35pm CST
If we get consistency from here on out with respect to the durability of the Transformers, then they seem to be relatively fragile for robot aliens from what should be a more technologically advanced civilization. If we don't get consistency then it's just something that will bug me and, I imagine, many other readers of the comic.
The art, overall, I'm liking. As I've said before, the faces are the weak point of Don's current style. However, the close shot of Hot Rod's face in page 3 looks great to me. The extra details shown make the design of the faces make sense to me. It's in the less detailed shots where I just don't like the facial design of the Transformers.
I love the detailing in the hybrid movie/animated style that Don is employing. It's familiar enough to make the G1 side of me happy but also has the mechanical elements that the concept design side of me appreciates. As a fan of anime involving mecha, the big/pointy chin is a good thing to me. I've read other people comment that they don't like Transformers looking too "Gundam-ish". From a visual standpoint, I don't get it. I think the mecha designs in Gundam are normally great.
Posted by Lemonymous on November 6th, 2009 @ 3:50pm CST
The way I was looking at that 3 pages... I took it to be that Ironhide jumped in front of a blast intended for Hot Rod. And that's mainly because Hot Rod (or whoever the thought bubble comes from - I'm guessing Hot Rod, considering), suggested that the easiest target would be "bright orange and yellow" and that the target crosshairs were directly on him in the blue panel on page 1. At that point, Hot Rod realizes he's a complete tool - a WAR HERO just sacrificed himself for his sorry arse, without a war actually happening - and it's tearing him up inside.
Seriously... I think it's a great story! Ironhide's death is, in my mind, totally warranted to tell it.
Posted by Blackstreak on November 6th, 2009 @ 4:37pm CST
Posted by Windsweeper on November 6th, 2009 @ 4:50pm CST
Personally, I haven't enjoyed IDW's Transformers stuff the way I used to enjoy Dreamwave and Marvel's. They try too hard to be different and a lot of the time it doesn't work.
An earlier poster said Dreamwave used to rehash old storylines but that's not strictly true. I personally felt they had a better grasp of the characters than any other company. They were fans and their enjoyment came across in the writing. G1, Energon, War Within, the MTMTE books, I loved them all.
As I said, I will give this a chance. IDW did do a great job with Beast Wars in my opinion and after my first viewing of ROTF, when I was ready to dump Transformers altogether, their Defiance book made me give it another chance.
Am I the only fan who likes Alex Milne's work and is not too impressed with the cartoony faces of Roche?
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on November 6th, 2009 @ 6:01pm CST