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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 6, 2008 11:25:52 GMT
Yeah great work from Casey Coller on that one. Gotta love the nod to The Killing Joke.
Andy
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Post by primenova on May 6, 2008 12:03:24 GMT
That is a great cover - be interesting if they do a series of cover for retailers which go a long the same line. With the cover viewing the person picking it.
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Post by karla on May 6, 2008 12:18:25 GMT
lmao i've never seen megatron so playful before! normally he's grumpy and kicking things, but this is great  |
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Post by charlesrocketboy on May 6, 2008 16:00:42 GMT
Nice. No more previews of propaganda-style covers though. Pity.  (I'm hoping for one as Megatron as Churchill in the "Let Us Go Forward Together" poster, aimed at convincing people things will be better if they just give up and let him run things) |
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Post by The Doctor on May 6, 2008 16:13:29 GMT
The covers for AHM really interest me. The contents, alas, do not.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 6, 2008 19:54:27 GMT
Another good cover for AHM - I do like the "Killing Joke" swipe, it gives us a whole new view of Megatron - insane grin rather than dramatically-clenched-teeth. Quite amusing.
I have to say though that as things stand I would be quite happy getting the covers, but I doubt I am going to end up owning them as the actual series isn't really looking like appealing to me.
Karl
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Post by charlesrocketboy on May 6, 2008 20:33:05 GMT
The covers for AHM really interest me. The contents, alas, do not. What if they did an issue where between the covers they had EVEN MORE covers? |
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Post by The Doctor on May 6, 2008 20:37:10 GMT
Well, they've done books of covers before.
-Ralph
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Post by karla on May 13, 2008 18:56:18 GMT
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Post by legios on May 13, 2008 19:03:15 GMT
Well, if you count gray as a colour... :-) Karl |
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Post by karla on May 13, 2008 19:20:36 GMT
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Post by legios on May 13, 2008 21:07:49 GMT
XD so harsh, maybe megatron should be a different colour then?...perhaps orange or green  Sorry about that. Perhaps my dry, old-bloke humor doesn't translate so well. I was just struck by the amusement value of the concept of a colour picture of Megatron, who is after all generally depicted as grey in comics rather than his actual, rather over-shiny, silver. Although, there is clearly something wrong with my brain - as I much prefer the one with the fewer layers and effects... Karl |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 14, 2008 12:52:44 GMT
You're not alone - I did as well!
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Post by karla on May 14, 2008 20:56:04 GMT
lmao, why would there be something wrong with your brain?
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Post by legios on May 14, 2008 21:00:34 GMT
lmao, why would there be something wrong with your brain? Oh there are loads of things wrong inside my brain. I'm just never sure which particular malfunction is ongoing at a given moment in time.... :-) Karl |
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Post by karla on May 14, 2008 21:08:40 GMT
aaaw bless you! maybe its old age hey look, i'm a drone now! what the hell does that mean? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 15, 2008 8:04:17 GMT
Tis the ranking system on the forum based on the number of posts. I've ran it along similar lines to the Imperial Decepticon army structure from TF:G2.
Andy
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Post by legios on May 15, 2008 14:43:54 GMT
aaaw bless you! maybe its old age It may well be, young whippersnapper. Karl |
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Post by karla on May 15, 2008 21:33:49 GMT
Tis the ranking system on the forum based on the number of posts. I've ran it along similar lines to the Imperial Decepticon army structure from TF:G2. Andy ooooooooooooo I thought I was some sort of bee! It may well be, young whippersnapper. Karl hehe I do really like the old marvel artwork for transformers though, I prefer it to most of the stuff now! |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2008 23:45:49 GMT
#1 has finally thundered on to comic shelves. I had a flick through it, which was enough to confirm that it looked great but the writing was not to my taste: bit too decompressed for my liking so I decided not to purchase an issue. Art and colours are very, very nice though.
I find it difficult to get excited about A Thrilling New Direction For Transformers anyway, what with the Old Direction not actually finished yet. If this had come out a month after the Furman Arc (or whetever it's called) had finished, I might have been more interested. I'll probably tune in again when AHM gets a trade.
So I picked up a copy of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne instead, which I remember being a rip-roaring read when read as a nipper. Also, it was 85p cheaper than All Hail Megatron.
-Ralph
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Jul 10, 2008 7:40:29 GMT
I''m debating waiting on the trade for this one, for the first time in my life. I shall see how the reactions pan out.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 10, 2008 13:23:04 GMT
I will take a hit for the team and pick up AHM #1 from my LCS this evening.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2008 17:34:20 GMT
Your courage does us proud. I love you, man.
*cries*
-Ralph
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 18:21:46 GMT
I'll pick up issue 1 on Saturday when I venture to my nearest Forbidden Planet and I'll give my reaction to it then.
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Post by legios on Jul 10, 2008 18:53:39 GMT
In all likelihood I won't be picking this up in periodical from. Other than the remaining "Spotlight"s my IDW purchasing is switching to a "wait and see" model. I shall study folks reaction and things and decide if I wish to buy stuff when a trade comes out, dependent on what I hear about it in the meantime.
Karl
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Post by KoshNaranek on Jul 11, 2008 3:23:15 GMT
Just finished reading AHM and, although the art and colouring are really nice and there are a few good lines, I'm a bit underwhelmed so far. I don't want to give too much away, but there's not really much more to the story except an expansion of the 5 page preview most of us have already seen. The other thing that irks me somewhat is the so called Megatron/Starscream "dynamic" that most of the American cartoon fans rave about. Am I the only one who is a bit sick of the two of them bickering or one-upping each other all the time? It was done to death in the original cartoon, comics and most recently in Devastation. Change the record already and focus on something new! Sorry if I'm sounding a bit negative, I'm just not a fan of Starscream and, in my opinion, he only serves to drag the character of Megatron down.
Enough waffle out of me, roll on Spotlight: Hardhead.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 11, 2008 8:15:19 GMT
My LCS had sold out yesterday evening, but a communication from the mothership last night alerted me to the fact that my mummy had bought a copy of it (and The Ark II and The Saga of the All Spark) from FP Nottingham yesterday.
It waits for me.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 11, 2008 9:44:20 GMT
It is...your destinyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
-Ralph
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 11, 2008 9:57:45 GMT
G, I recommend Forbidden Planet in Derby. It consistently has 20+ copies of each TF comic and there's a fantastic £1 magazine shop nearby (owned by the same people as the one in Hanley market) that has more stock than the one in the Potteries market.
The comic has clearly been inspired by the recent movie. There's an effort to present the human angle on the invasion. The transformers are an unknown force that appear from nowhere and begin to destroy the city and kill its population. The Decepticon characters will be immediately recognisable for anyone who has seen the TV series, avoiding the strategic element that was emphasised in previous IDW stories. The immediate reaction by any regular TF reader will be that the story is too simplistic. However, I think it represents an excellent jumping-on point for new readers to learn about the TF universe without being hampered by the ongoing dead universe plotline. It's also good to see mindless destruction in the first issue rather something that is used to wrap up a story.
Overall, it's difficult to read in a standalone form. However, it contains a sufficient amount of mindless action to provide cheap thrills.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 11, 2008 11:31:22 GMT
I haven't been to Derby for ye-ears! In fact, I didn't even know there was a FP there. FP Nottingham is actually pretty good, especially since they moved. And since family lives there, I have their just-passing sorties to fall back on.
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(I'm hoping for one as Megatron as Churchill in the "Let Us Go Forward Together" poster, aimed at convincing people things will be better if they just give up and let him run things)
