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Old post 27/06/07 at 06:11 PM Reply #1
RE: Transformers Magazine #1
I swore I was not going to pick this up but the very nice cover stock and pretty decent original cover compelled me. This is very much an expanded version of the Generations reprint series, though you get 3 stories rather than 1 and the publication is, ah, magazine size. I would say this is a title aimed more at general readers curious off the back of some summer action flick rather than, well, those of us who post on TF message boards and probably have all these stories already! Decent mix of stories, nicely presented. There is scope for some development in the future though. This format would be ideal for some editorial commentary on the contents page (re: Marvel's Transformers UK) and a feature page or two (profiles?).
Contents are not quite as advertised though:
www.idwpublishing.com/titles/tf-magazine.shtml
Dreamwave's output is represented by Armada #1, not Generation One vol3 #1.
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Old post 27/06/07 at 08:38 PM Reply #2
How much does it cost?
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Old post 27/06/07 at 08:43 PM Reply #3
Five of your Earth pounds was what FP charged. Armada #1 was a lot better than I remembered it being, though the dialogue and the DW house-style lets the side down.
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Old post 27/06/07 at 09:53 PM Reply #4
£5 for stories I've already read?
If I see it and am tempted by the nice paper, then maybe I'll get it.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 07:56 AM Reply #5
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I know. I did have one of those 'why did I buy this moments', but the paper was so shiny...
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Old post 28/06/07 at 08:13 AM Reply #6
I feel the same way with IDW's TPBs, but always end up getting them as the print and paper quality is so nice.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 07:04 PM Reply #7
DW Armada #1 must be good - this is the fourth time it has been printed.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 07:20 PM Reply #8
It's okay, an eleven page story spread to twenty two issues. Now Armada 2 is an absolute gem.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 11:48 PM Reply #9
It was indeed. Then the series jumped into the toilet with #3 and never climbed out.
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Old post 29/06/07 at 02:43 PM Reply #10
Quite liked Armada myself. The highlight for me was the Moonbase saga in #8-11 (I think). Energon was good too, with the oneshots working especially well. Only problem with Energon was, the rest of it was building up to something we never got to see.
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Old post 14/07/07 at 06:47 PM Reply #11
Just picked this up today (i'm a bit late when it comes to picking up comics) and am looking forward to reading just the Armada issue out of it as its the only one in the issue I have yet to read. it does pose one question though - now that they have put the Marvel US #42 in it does this mean they will miss this issue out when they pick up the Generations run of comics again or will they try and scrounge a bit more money out of us by also reprinting it in there?
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Old post 14/07/07 at 09:22 PM Reply #12
I'll take box no. 2, Jenny.
Obligatory criticism of DW aside, the Armada reprint works much better in an A4 format. I was impressed by the amount of detail that appeared in every panel - detail that was often too small to see in the original US size. I had completely missed the tenderils that appear from Hot Shot's fingers when he enters a restricted area, for example. The setup for the Armada series portrays Cybertron City (or whatever it was called) as a vibrant metropolis in which thousands of transformers live and work. We are shown bustling cars and robots that, although not part of the storyline, suggest that other events are occuring in the city.
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now that they have put the Marvel US #42 in it does this mean they will miss this issue out when they pick up the Generations run of comics again or will they try and scrounge a bit more money out of us by also reprinting it in there?
The Magazine is essentially Generations in all but name and there are also the UK reprint issues. Reprints continue, it's just the 'Generations' moniker that has been dropped.
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Old post 16/07/07 at 11:12 AM Reply #14
When I was round at Ralph's on Thursday I had a look at his copy and the production values sold me on this. If it's a quarterly affair then I will definitely be picking it up, monthly and I'd probably reconsider.
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Old post 16/07/07 at 11:17 AM Reply #15
I picked this up as well, despite not wanting to bother. The paper stock and the glossy card cover is really nice.
I must admit, IDW might be more expensive for comics but their paper quality (especially on the TPBs is exceptional). Compared to the New Avengers/TF crossover, which seems to printed on really thin stock that is prone to curling.
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Old post 22/08/07 at 07:00 PM Reply #16
#2 is out now. It looked shiny, but I resisted! I resisted!
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Old post 22/08/07 at 07:48 PM Reply #17
This time, cidered up on Saturday you will have no defence.
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:06 AM Reply #19
What are the contents for #2?
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Old post 23/08/07 at 07:19 PM Reply #20
The Cosmic Carnival, Armada #2, Stormbringer #2.
I don't need a third copy of The Adventures of Berko.
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Old post 23/08/07 at 07:24 PM Reply #21
LIES!!!!
Plus - CRAZY BOTS!!! The best single DW era issue of Transformers ever on glossy big paper. You know when you are half cut this will be in your hands!
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:31 PM Reply #22
Ah, but the repro on Armada #2 is less than sharp.
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:32 PM Reply #23
Still has Crazy-bots though! And Berko.
What more does a comic need? (aside from a Femaxian and Longtooth).
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:36 PM Reply #24
I have The Cosmic Carnival in Marvel UK and US vision. Surely that is enough for any man?
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:42 PM Reply #25
Nay - you could have it in Titan-vision and IDW-vision. Like the film said "Four will be Fantastic".
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I do not have it in Titan-vision.
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Old post 24/08/07 at 09:32 AM Reply #29
Poor Berko. His tale should be told and retold with exponentially increasing glossiness until all on Earth are infused with the myth of the Cosmic Carnival.
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Old post 24/08/07 at 04:02 PM Reply #30
Berko went on to host the Crystal Maze didn't he?
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RE: Transformers Magazine #1
I swore I was not going to pick this up but the very nice cover stock and pretty decent original cover compelled me. This is very much an expanded version of the Generations reprint series, though you get 3 stories rather than 1 and the publication is, ah, magazine size. I would say this is a title aimed more at general readers curious off the back of some summer action flick rather than, well, those of us who post on TF message boards and probably have all these stories already! Decent mix of stories, nicely presented. There is scope for some development in the future though. This format would be ideal for some editorial commentary on the contents page (re: Marvel's Transformers UK) and a feature page or two (profiles?).
Contents are not quite as advertised though:
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Dreamwave's output is represented by Armada #1, not Generation One vol3 #1.
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Old post 27/06/07 at 08:43 PM Reply #3
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Old post 27/06/07 at 09:53 PM Reply #4
£5 for stories I've already read?
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Old post 28/06/07 at 08:13 AM Reply #6
I feel the same way with IDW's TPBs, but always end up getting them as the print and paper quality is so nice.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 07:04 PM Reply #7
DW Armada #1 must be good - this is the fourth time it has been printed.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 07:20 PM Reply #8
It's okay, an eleven page story spread to twenty two issues. Now Armada 2 is an absolute gem.
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Old post 28/06/07 at 11:48 PM Reply #9
It was indeed. Then the series jumped into the toilet with #3 and never climbed out.
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Old post 29/06/07 at 02:43 PM Reply #10
Quite liked Armada myself. The highlight for me was the Moonbase saga in #8-11 (I think). Energon was good too, with the oneshots working especially well. Only problem with Energon was, the rest of it was building up to something we never got to see.
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Old post 14/07/07 at 06:47 PM Reply #11
Just picked this up today (i'm a bit late when it comes to picking up comics) and am looking forward to reading just the Armada issue out of it as its the only one in the issue I have yet to read. it does pose one question though - now that they have put the Marvel US #42 in it does this mean they will miss this issue out when they pick up the Generations run of comics again or will they try and scrounge a bit more money out of us by also reprinting it in there?
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Old post 14/07/07 at 09:22 PM Reply #12
I'll take box no. 2, Jenny.
Obligatory criticism of DW aside, the Armada reprint works much better in an A4 format. I was impressed by the amount of detail that appeared in every panel - detail that was often too small to see in the original US size. I had completely missed the tenderils that appear from Hot Shot's fingers when he enters a restricted area, for example. The setup for the Armada series portrays Cybertron City (or whatever it was called) as a vibrant metropolis in which thousands of transformers live and work. We are shown bustling cars and robots that, although not part of the storyline, suggest that other events are occuring in the city.
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Old post 16/07/07 at 11:12 AM Reply #14
When I was round at Ralph's on Thursday I had a look at his copy and the production values sold me on this. If it's a quarterly affair then I will definitely be picking it up, monthly and I'd probably reconsider.
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Old post 16/07/07 at 11:17 AM Reply #15
I picked this up as well, despite not wanting to bother. The paper stock and the glossy card cover is really nice.
I must admit, IDW might be more expensive for comics but their paper quality (especially on the TPBs is exceptional). Compared to the New Avengers/TF crossover, which seems to printed on really thin stock that is prone to curling.
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Old post 22/08/07 at 07:00 PM Reply #16
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What are the contents for #2?
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The Cosmic Carnival, Armada #2, Stormbringer #2.
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Old post 23/08/07 at 07:24 PM Reply #21
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Ah, but the repro on Armada #2 is less than sharp.
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Old post 23/08/07 at 10:32 PM Reply #23
Still has Crazy-bots though! And Berko.
What more does a comic need? (aside from a Femaxian and Longtooth).
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I have The Cosmic Carnival in Marvel UK and US vision. Surely that is enough for any man?
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Poor Berko. His tale should be told and retold with exponentially increasing glossiness until all on Earth are infused with the myth of the Cosmic Carnival.
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Berko went on to host the Crystal Maze didn't he?
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