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Post by legios on Dec 29, 2008 18:53:43 GMT
It's fun. Gasp! A Unicron story Ralph liked! -Ralph I have yet to see it anywhere, but then I have been off on my travels for a week or so and haven't been exactly keeping my eyes out for it. I shall have to have a look and see if it has materialised anywhere near Planet Falkirk. Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 29, 2008 19:29:54 GMT
It's not supposed to be out until Jan 2nd. It just sneaked out early in some places due to the distribution anomalies you often get this time of year.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Dec 29, 2008 19:51:19 GMT
It's not supposed to be out until Jan 2nd. It just sneaked out early in some places due to the distribution anomalies you often get this time of year. -Ralph Ah, ta for the clarification. I shall not worry then - the only kind of distribution anomalies we tend to get round here are the ones where we don't get something that is available elsewhere. Karl
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jan 2, 2009 16:56:03 GMT
Holy crap, characters just beat Unicron without a Matrix or anything similar.
This comic is cutting edge, risk-taking stuff!
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 2, 2009 23:31:58 GMT
The reprint stories also work surprisingly well. The interrogation scene in Megatron:Origin is sufficiently compact to fit into the limited number of pages and the artwork has brightened up a bit in comparison to the dark tones of earlier issues. The Beast Wars strip has started to drag a little, but the big reveal of Razorbeast's fate on the final page is sure to worry many of the younger fans who have grown to like him.
Oh, and some fellow called Nick Roche is credited for the spiffy cover.
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Post by Nigel on Jan 21, 2009 12:19:19 GMT
I got behind in my reading and only recently read the last three issues.
Oh dear, another Unicron story. I hate to say it, but Furman's ideas are getting old. I can see some logic in setting the Titan stories in yet another alternate universe, so as not to contradict upcoming films and IDW's output. But Unicron? This is a new, unexplored Transformers universe with countless untold stories, so why bring Unicron into it? It's not even something that people have especially been asking for, if the letters pages are anything to go by. There are hints at Cybertron being a giant Transformer, too, so Primus could soon be on his way again.
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Post by primenova on Jan 22, 2009 9:32:49 GMT
I would like to see that the Cybertron inners where down to Unicron turning up & changing Cybertron - isnt the new issue out soon?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2009 11:14:33 GMT
New issue due next week!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 23, 2009 11:59:00 GMT
Unicron kinda makes sense for this comic afterall many of the kids reading it will have grown up with AEC were Unicron was a significant figure and this is the first time hes ever written a story and by choice used Unicron, plus its over and done with nice and quick.
Megatron Origins really worked, for the first time ever I wanted to know what happened next. BW, reading for the first time Razorbeasts change is pretty shocking. Its also nice reading a brighter less dense comic strip than the first two.
Overall this issue maybe my favourite issue to date. Plus free staitionary.
Andy
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Post by Nigel on Jan 23, 2009 14:12:23 GMT
...afterall many of the kids reading it will have grown up with AEC were Unicron was a significant figure... I'd dispute that. Armada is now six years ago, Cybertron three. Taking into account the toys in the photographs and the ages on the letters, I'd have thought the greatest proportion of readers were introduced to Transformers by the movie and movie toys. On that basis, more readers may be unfamiliar with Unicron than familiar and so, yes, it is new to them, but I still think there must be far more original ideas that could have been used first. But, yes, nice stationery and with Grimlock to boot. (I see the Star Wars comic also had stationery.)
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jan 27, 2009 18:32:21 GMT
#21's alright, thought not as good as the last story - the colouring doesn't help, it seems to flatten the art. And Jazz has only been evil for five pages so far and he's likely to turn already?! And is it me or did the Nucleon plot just got resolved off-panel? (or is the Last Time writer buggering up?)
Everything seems to be setting up for a big finale though, which I'm eager to see.
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Post by primenova on Jan 29, 2009 13:45:10 GMT
The art does look oldish compared to other issues - but some nice one panels scenes in there. But not too keen on the complete white logo on the cover. It doesnt feel right comapred to the cover. I need to read BW & letter page at weekend.
But no mention of TFA
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2009 20:23:40 GMT
i feel like a teacher seeing the artwork. i just wanna write "Could do better" across it in red pen...maybe its just me
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Post by karla on Jan 30, 2009 13:45:08 GMT
I liked the little pic with Optimus behind Elita!! And too the Starscream and Mikela bit, although i've read some strange love fan-fics with transformers and humans.
The Arcee character spread I approve of too.
I also think the Over Cast pic by Tian Tian age 9, is the best drawing i've seen from a child, and i'm quite serious about this!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2009 20:06:35 GMT
The main strip feels more and more like Marvel UK every month that my beard fell off and I lost a few feet in height while reading this one. Some splendid Furmanisms: "A world of hurt" and the non-toy character (Kullt - with two 'l''s). Once again, more happens in 11 pages than 6 issues of AHM.
I'm guessing it's the pencil that makes the sticker set 'trans-dimensional'.
Some fine banter from Starscream on the letters page - mocking the one known as 'Fur-Man'. Glad to see Arcee's Personals are continuing.
Next month: 'Fold-space notebook'!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 1, 2009 20:26:47 GMT
I cant decide if its the art work thats not great or the colouring, or both, or both are good but clash badly.
I do enjoy these nice little stand alone stories.
Andy
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Post by karla on Feb 1, 2009 20:28:55 GMT
I want to see how Jazz's new character pans out, will he be back or are they just words?
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Post by legios on Feb 1, 2009 20:38:09 GMT
I'm guessing it's the pencil that makes the sticker set 'trans-dimensional'. Next month: 'Fold-space notebook'! I thought it was the fact that some of the stickers were those "embossed" types that made it transdimensional? (Not sure what a fold-space notebook is, but I would not advise using it too close to any small islands - finding ones self space-folded to the outer reaches of the solar system would be unfortunate). The main strip did feel very Marvel UK-ish, right down to the guest character feeling very much like one of the great pantheon of ethics. I was amused by the idea of someon touting how great they are as an assassin, after luring Prime to a building and crashing through the wall. I guess he is of the "superior firepower means no witnesses" breed of assassins rather than the "stealthy killer" variety. Karl
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Post by Hero on Feb 3, 2009 21:20:10 GMT
That's one of the best covers ever!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 4, 2009 17:04:15 GMT
I think it's the most attractive one yet. Really jumps off the shelf, and the white TF logo works very well.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Feb 22, 2009 19:02:42 GMT
Transformers Universe #22 - title change with RID removed from cover.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 22, 2009 19:04:17 GMT
Title change? How interesting.
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Feb 22, 2009 22:53:17 GMT
Transformers Universe #22 - title change with RID removed from cover. Now that wasn't mentioned in the Next Issue preview in #21... Interesting.
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Post by primenova on Feb 23, 2009 7:48:48 GMT
But on cover for #23 looks like going back to RID on cover.
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Post by primenova on Feb 23, 2009 9:27:40 GMT
Nice story set to bring the comic back in line with the 2nd movie - maybe to allow ROS to fit in next.
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Feb 24, 2009 16:33:43 GMT
That was a great issue - the Autobot plan is quite smart, and that little twist with Starscream is quite interesting...
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 24, 2009 16:55:21 GMT
But on cover for #23 looks like going back to RID on cover. The actual covers are often different from the 'next issue' blurb, so we shall see! -Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Feb 24, 2009 17:18:40 GMT
Looks like we're getting the strip from #4 of Animated next ish!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 24, 2009 17:36:00 GMT
A welcome, if not surprising, piece of news!
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Feb 24, 2009 17:48:18 GMT
At least that's the only thing that makes sense, if they're doing an abrupt "pull-out Animated Comic!".
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