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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2009 15:56:32 GMT
AHM fans already seem to be complaining about Mr. Furman's "stilted" dialogue. Tee hee! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2009 15:58:50 GMT
Now I'm going to upset people and say that I got over my early misgivings about AHM (which were mainly based on the lack of continuity being evidenced). Oh, I doubt you'll upset anyone. Different opinions are allowed! In other news, some more of AHM was in the latest Titan comic. Not a lot of reading, very stupid characters. Fantastic colouring though. -Ralph |
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 19, 2009 16:27:39 GMT
I picked up a carrier bag of IDW comics at a local car boot sale this morning... about 30 comics for a fiver. Mainly spotlights and some movie stuff but also 11 issues of AHM! Lucky me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2009 18:32:45 GMT
That is good going Graham. That works out approx. 16p per issue which is about how much I would have liked to pay for an issue of AHM!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 19, 2009 18:35:15 GMT
But Tesco are selling Fudges for 7p now and you could get two pieces of confectionery joy, and still have 2p left over for that price!
-Ralph
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2009 18:42:12 GMT
Hmmm. It's a tricky choice. Two fingers of fudge or a copy of AHM. I'll have to think about that one!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 19, 2009 18:53:55 GMT
But a finger of Fudge is just enough to give the kids a treat! They're full of chocolatey goodness!
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 19, 2009 18:57:46 GMT
As luck would have it, AHM issue 11 has two of what I had been compiling for tomorrow's Hublog article.
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Post by dinogrrl on Jul 20, 2009 4:01:19 GMT
I like Don's new take, although there are some headshots where the face/helm ratio gets a little funky in the megacephalic direction.
I like Chee's art - damn shame it's not staying in B&W. Maybe once it's hit stands, he'll post the rest of his uncolored work in his dA account.
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Post by Benn on Jul 20, 2009 6:24:23 GMT
I can provide the pregnant teenagers to bolster the audience, if needed. Less said about your private life the better, hmm? |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 20, 2009 11:28:58 GMT
Fudge for only 7p??!!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 20, 2009 19:52:07 GMT
I speak truth!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 20, 2009 20:16:15 GMT
I can confirm that he speaks truly. The seven pence Cadbury's Fudge can be found within Tesco stores at present. A very good deal it is too.
Karl
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2009 21:32:58 GMT
I'll have to check them out. Also, are there any shops that still do Curly Wurly's? I haven't seen them for some time now.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2009 7:32:43 GMT
I haven't seen a Curly Wurly anywhere near me for quite some time.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2009 19:44:43 GMT
Thought I'd give this a go as it's essentially the first issue of a new series. The Starscream story is very, very good. Rejoice. Quality has returned.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 23, 2009 19:55:46 GMT
Who wrote the other story in the issue?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2009 21:25:03 GMT
Mike Costa.
If the comics must be Sunbowised, he knows how to do it well. And the art/colouring combo is stunning.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 23, 2009 21:55:46 GMT
It got savaged by Hannibal Tabu over at CBR's The Buy Pile - but as he was pratically emptying his load on every copy of AHM in his reviews I think I shall have to pick it up.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jul 23, 2009 22:05:54 GMT
What is wrong with that guy!
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 23, 2009 22:08:55 GMT
Good artwork and presentation. I enjoyed the nod to the animated movie in Starscream's story.
My only complaint relates to p5 of the Optimus & Ironhide story. Why, Simon? Why?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 23, 2009 22:19:53 GMT
What is wrong with that guy! No idea. To be honest I only ever skim his column every now and then as of all the CBR columns his is the most dreary and asinine. Andy |
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jul 24, 2009 1:22:33 GMT
It got savaged by Hannibal Tabu over at CBR's The Buy Pile - but as he was pratically emptying his load on every copy of AHM in his reviews I think I shall have to pick it up. Sounds like a good rule of thumb for the coda issues! |
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Post by dinogrrl on Jul 25, 2009 6:16:07 GMT
I found Furman's story to be surprisingly boring, which disappointed me. Don's art is fine, and once he gets into his stride with it in the ongoing, I'm sure it'll settle into a solid style.
Costa's Starscream story was much better, and also much more like the Starscream I 'know'. His realization that the Cons were only going to follow him because he has the mystically useless object was good, as was the facepalm of 'God, these idiots/Now what do I do?' at the end. It did seem to continue the cartoon influence, and I am a little hesitant to see how that feeds into the ongoing.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 25, 2009 12:58:42 GMT
The Ironhide story was ok.
I will say though, that having only read online previews online and what's been in Titan of McCarthy's AHM, I can follow both stories fine. Hurray. Really should have been a #1.
The gag about Starscream being worried about throwing Megatron out the airlock made me laugh out loud. It's funny whether you get the original reference or not, which is how these things should be done.
-Ralph
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Post by dinogrrl on Jul 26, 2009 2:06:32 GMT
The gag about Starscream being worried about throwing Megatron out the airlock made me laugh out loud. It's funny whether you get the original reference or not, which is how these things should be done. -Ralph Oh yes, and that's what gives me some hope for the ongoing, that Costa knows how to throw little things in there that are ostensibly serious lines within the story, but function in a meta fashion as a shout-out to fans. Makes the story more enjoyable. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 26, 2009 18:45:58 GMT
I did a curly wurly this morning, oh no wait, different thing. Sorry.
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jul 27, 2009 14:20:03 GMT
Both stories are fun stuff, but in both cases the art... well, Don's is alright, it just doesn't fit very well, while Chee's art was brilliant until they smothered it with the slagging colouring. It turns great art into cack. And between the new origin for Ironhide meeting Oppy and Starscream's disdainful thoughts on Megatron, this is totally clashing with AHM. Which this is #13 of. That's... interesting editing. Laughed my butt off at poor Starscream going "  " on the last page though. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2009 22:22:37 GMT
Just received this issue through the post this morning. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but I think the art on the second story isn't too great. It just looks too 'fan-arty' for my liking.
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Post by Dave on Jul 28, 2009 12:48:38 GMT
Nasty slapped on Decepticon symbol on page 5, but I didn't think the colouring was too bad on the second story. Though based on the B&W preview I really don't think it needed it. I didn't have any complaints with the story which bodes well for the ongoing.
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" on the last page though. ;D