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Post by The Huff on Oct 15, 2023 13:34:33 GMT
{Spoiler}The only thought I had when Starscream shot Bumblebee in the mouth area was that they will be going with the mute version at some point.
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Post by Nigel on Nov 9, 2023 21:27:01 GMT
I enjoyed #1. I found it pacy and compelling, with some interesting twists and spins. But I found the art and writing variable. At turns it felt like less than polished fanfic, or like an unsophisticated early eighties comic, or a thrown-together licensed strip, or had emotional depth, or had panels that jumped out. I expect it'll find its footing before long. Some of the art, I found reminiscent of past comics, particularly some early UK strips such as Man of Iron and Enemy Within, as well as Wildman's later Marvel US work. I liked the colouring. The paper stock gave it something of a retro feel. I found issue 2 was far more consistent and the slower pace was a nice contrast to #1. Nicely dense, with a high panel count without being wordy. A really good example of the Tansformers being portrayed as aliens on an unfamiliar world. |
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Post by jonathan85 on Nov 9, 2023 22:05:48 GMT
I enjoyed #1. I found it pacy and compelling, with some interesting twists and spins. But I found the art and writing variable. At turns it felt like less than polished fanfic, or like an unsophisticated early eighties comic, or a thrown-together licensed strip, or had emotional depth, or had panels that jumped out. I expect it'll find its footing before long. Some of the art, I found reminiscent of past comics, particularly some early UK strips such as Man of Iron and Enemy Within, as well as Wildman's later Marvel US work. I liked the colouring. The paper stock gave it something of a retro feel. I found issue 2 was far more consistent and the slower pace was a nice contrast to #1. Nicely dense, with a high panel count without being wordy. A really good example of the Tansformers being portrayed as aliens on an unfamiliar world. I thought issue 2 was fantastic and a big step up from issue 1 (which I enjoyed!). Really excited to see where the book goes from here. Jonathan |
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Post by tomwe on Nov 10, 2023 12:25:12 GMT
Considering how much I enjoyed #1 this all sounds great! Mine should come tomorrow.
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Post by Llama God on Nov 19, 2023 10:13:21 GMT
Keep forgetting to talk about this one. Which may say something about the issue itself, or just about me and my life...
This wasn't bad. It certainly has its good points. The art style continues to be really nice and fresh, and the characterisation of Optimus Prime as a warm-hearted, concerned leader is a welcome change from his movie-style persona. I'm also somehow less fussed with Starscream's gratuitous murder-fest this issue. Maybe because it feels more organic now, now that we know who this Starscream is. Or maybe I'm
The big problem for me, and this may just be for me, is also how fresh it isn't. The art-style is great, as I said, and simultaneously evokes the feeling of both Marvel and Sunbow G1. But the story does as well, with Autobots and Decepticons being on Earth to steal the energy reserves, and with the human military about to turn against them. And that's a fine starting point for the story, but I hope it goes somewhere interesting because we have seen this before. A long time ago now, to be fair, but it has been done before. The art will only carry it for so long before, for me anyway, it'll need to have a unique selling point to keep me interested long term. But I also appreciate that this may well just be me, and most other people'll be fine with it.
The actual biggest problem for me is the "Duke" preview at the back of both this issue and Void Rivals #5. So Duke is the best of the best of the best of the best, or he would be if he wasn't so out of line, mister? I'm sure with the full range of pages available to a whole issue they'll be able to fit more cliches in, but... that's not a prospect that excites me.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 19, 2023 17:45:01 GMT
I'm enjoying it, we're not getting a lot of plot progression, but the character stuff has been good and it doesn't feel padded. That being said I echo some of what Llama said and hope that by the end of the first arc we have a distinct enough premise going forward.
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Post by shaggydave76 on Nov 21, 2023 14:57:09 GMT
I'm enjoying it. It's definitely a bit more PG than the original Marvel TF Comics. I'm hoping that in this, or maybe Void Rivals, that Death's Head makes at least a Cameo  |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 21, 2023 15:00:00 GMT
DH is owned by Marvel so unlikely.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 21, 2023 18:52:12 GMT
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Post by primenova on Nov 29, 2023 19:46:51 GMT
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Post by primenova on Dec 2, 2023 11:54:09 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Dec 3, 2023 9:35:14 GMT
Kinda glad I'm not the sort of person that goes all-in on variants...
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 3, 2023 10:06:58 GMT
On the other hand, it would keep you busy.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 4, 2023 8:34:10 GMT
Yes, not having enough things to do is certainly a problem I have...
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 4, 2023 20:34:05 GMT
Well there you are then!
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Post by primenova on Dec 8, 2023 22:48:36 GMT
I've not seen reviews of #3 on US TF news sites yet. They had them up on release day for #1,2
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Post by Benn on Dec 9, 2023 10:34:43 GMT
I've not HAD #3 yet. Hoping that it's not being held back until all three of the books I bought with it are in stock!
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Post by Llama God on Dec 10, 2023 9:50:26 GMT
Finally picked my copy up yesterday, having had to abort trips into town during the week due to the Scraplet being ill. And...
It's okay. The story is... so so. Decepticons are still after energy, there's misunderstandings between humans and Autobots, with the kids being the only ones who understand... there's nothing new here, we've seen it all before. But as I've said before, it's still only issue 3, let's see where this is going by the end of the first arc.
What continues to be the selling point is the artwork, which is just great and dynamic and fresh. Visually this is a great looking book. It just needs the story to go with it now.
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Post by legios on Dec 10, 2023 13:04:20 GMT
I think I'm going to wait for the trade on this, then possibly pick it up as a kindle read. The first issue wasn't doing enough for me to warrant picking up the second and third. Not a knock against it, seemed like an entirely competent remix of ideas from the 84-era media with some rather nice art, but I'm not feeling there is much there that grabs me other than the visuals. But then, it isn't aimed at me anyway. I am perhaps as far from the target audience for this as you can get and still be in-line-of-sight to it.
It's fine, but I'm curious enough to want to read this to see where it goes and how it gets there, but I'll wait till it is done doing it I think.
Karl
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Post by primenova on Dec 14, 2023 20:49:36 GMT
So with the 4th print we are now on 52 covers. Are the figures up for Nov2023? If TF#2 is at number 1?
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 14, 2023 21:03:03 GMT
I keep forgetting this comic exists. Maybe I will read it one day.
-Ralph
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Post by tomwe on Dec 15, 2023 15:34:29 GMT
Some incredible bombastic action in #3. The plot slows a little after last issue but I'm enjoying it.
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Post by primenova on Dec 15, 2023 18:57:18 GMT
So #2 on chart comes in at 4. Amazing SPiderman & Batman moved up & new title from Marvel in at 1. (Spiderman on 2 issues amonth)
2nd print in at 17. Void rival #6 at 41
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 13, 2024 10:14:18 GMT
Issue 4 is out, was starting to waiver on Issue 3, art was still good, but a new G1 setting isn't enough to have me hooked. Issue 4 reversed that with a few things, that I've long wanted to see in an earthbound TF setting. Fully on board.
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Post by Benn on Jan 13, 2024 11:18:19 GMT
I think I'm still waivering. The last few pages were good, and I wanted more from there (successful cliffhanger, I guess!) but the meat of the issue I was feeling very underwhelmed on. It was very much a case of "I'm ready for this bit to be done now"
Certainly felt the closest to a filler issue. Like DWJ knew where he wanted to end the issue, but then had to fill time to get there almost?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 13, 2024 11:27:19 GMT
{Spoiler}The fact they are having to strip bodies for repairs. AT LAST!!! Should always have been the way in the comics since the beginning.
Glad we get past the Sparkplug hating Autobots bit quickly, that was shaping up to be tedious. |
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Post by tomwe on Jan 13, 2024 16:05:49 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 13, 2024 17:57:13 GMT
Yeah, it's a good call for keeping the feel of the book artistically consistent.
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Post by Llama God on Jan 14, 2024 9:53:29 GMT
I have now read issue 4, and...
Eh. It's fine. As I've said before, whilst the art is very good, there's currently nothing in the story that excites me. Sure, feral Starscream's fine, and it is the best characterisation of Optimus Prime that we've had for a very long time, but other than that this has so far done nothing different to the Marvel comic. The Spike being rushed to hospital thing is also just an inversion of what happens in the original 4 Marvel issues - although at least this time it wasn't caused by Jazz... Like Andy, I am glad though that Sparkplug seems to have stopped hating all TFs equally... for now.
So yeah, I will of course be sticking with it. After all, I kept reading during the Costa years, and this is at least better than that. But it does need to do something new now. Soon.
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 14, 2024 22:26:50 GMT
Only real gripe from me is issues with wildly fluctuating scale.
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