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Post by charlesrocketboy on Sept 29, 2008 16:09:31 GMT
Nor is it likely to be reprinted as they are some of the issues for which people were not paid for their work. I am now in a position of being glad some poor bugger wasn't paid.  |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 29, 2008 18:41:35 GMT
Martin if you want I can send you digital copies of the offending pieces of shit er I mean comics. No thanks, I was just winding Ralph up. Martin |
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Post by primenova on Sept 30, 2008 11:55:18 GMT
You could do a Withnail&I - everytime you get to rubbish part take a drink - you should be out of it by the end of the first issue.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 30, 2008 15:34:47 GMT
I was. See the top of this thread.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 19, 2010 17:46:10 GMT
The above was courtesy of hinky digital copies long since deleted.
At the weekend I was at a charity comics event with Andu. He found the Micromasters mini in teh comics bins and made me buy them.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 19, 2010 18:07:18 GMT
I found my copy of Micromasters #1 the other day and reread it. Perhaps my expectations have been lowered by recent fare, but it wasn't as bad as I remember.
It still suffers from way WAY too many characters who arent' defined at all, too many sub-plots and some plots that require you to have read the ongoing. If it had just say, followed events from Countdown's POV as he returns to Cybertron and just concentrated on 4-5 key characters, it'd be far far better.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 23, 2010 23:51:27 GMT
The art is horrific though, sub Pat Lee spongy blockbots.
Andy
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Post by primenova on Feb 6, 2011 8:56:55 GMT
I've just read Micromasters again - it does read better if you also read G1 v3 #1-6 just before it. For the whole Jetfire & Countdown split in space stuff.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2015 23:37:32 GMT
I understand one of our own was given the wonderful gift of the Micromasters comic series in this its' 10th anniversary year.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 9, 2015 23:42:36 GMT
It is still shit.
One of our own will receive that gift again this year...
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jan 10, 2015 0:25:43 GMT
Ten years? My god.
I stand by my assertion that we have had far worse inflicted on us over the years that makes Micromasters welcome in comparison.
And the popularity of My Little Pony shows that Pat Lee was right and there was a market for a comic about multicoloured luminous blobs of marshmallow.
Dohohoho.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2015 9:48:22 GMT
Ten years? My god. I stand by my assertion that we have had far worse inflicted on us over the years that makes Micromasters welcome in comparison. And the popularity of My Little Pony shows that Pat Lee was right and there was a market for a comic about multicoloured luminous blobs of marshmallow. Dohohoho. I feel your assertion is wrong. Micromasters is nigh-unreadable. Andy |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2015 10:02:20 GMT
I think we've since had comics which are even more badly written (McCarthy and Costa) but we haven't quite had that perfect storm of bad writing, bad art and shit premise since Micromasters.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2015 10:17:12 GMT
I think we've since had comics which are even more badly written (McCarthy and Costa) but we haven't quite had that perfect storm of bad writing, bad art and shit premise since Micromasters. -Ralph Indeed. Everything came together in one unholy turd of a comic. Andy |
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Post by blueshift on Jan 10, 2015 10:56:46 GMT
I think we've since had comics which are even more badly written (McCarthy and Costa) but we haven't quite had that perfect storm of bad writing, bad art and shit premise since Micromasters. -Ralph Indeed. Everything came together in one unholy turd of a comic. Andy Although (and I can't believe I'm saying this) in its defense, at least Micromasters was trying to to something new and interesting with characters who weren't the G1 1984 Sunbow crew. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2015 12:09:36 GMT
I agree. It was the execution where it went wrong. I'm no fan of the Brad Mick gestalt's writing style but at least they had a vision for what they wanted to do and there's certainly a lot of reading in their comics. They take a while to read.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2015 13:54:25 GMT
That isn't always a good thing though, as Micromasters demonstrated.
It's not a great story, but I do think I'd hate it less if there was a more competent artist on board. Now Ruffalo's colouring abilities are fine but he is hands down the worst sequential artist that has graced the pages of Transformers.
I don't speak about the quality of the rendering, that is another matter but the storytelling in those four issues is the worst.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2015 14:12:11 GMT
The Gruffalo's stuff is not the best but I think Joe Ngh (sp?) is a thousand times worse. Folk can get better though. Alex Milne's work used to be a nightmare to parse. Many a time in his older work I had no idea what was going on and every character had the same facial expression. Now, however, he's matured into an excellent artist in both of those areas and I now feel joy when I see his name on a new book!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2015 14:14:50 GMT
The Gruffalo's stuff is not the best but I think Joe Ngh (sp?) is a thousand times worse. Folk can get better though. Alex Milne's work used to be a nightmare to parse. Many a time in his older work I had no idea what was going on and every character had the same facial expression. Now, however, he's matured into an excellent artist in both of those areas and I now feel joy when I see his name on a new book! -Ralph Yes people can get better. Not seen much of Ruff since Spotlight: Sixshot which was better than Micromasters. Andy |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 16, 2015 20:08:18 GMT
I am told Andu owns this fine series. Ralph does not! I am the better man.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 1, 2018 21:05:32 GMT
As you will all know a Micromasters Forfeit operates in all comic marts and related events. The rule is this: if one of us sets eyes on a copy of the Micromasters mini-series the comic must be bought or honour is lost. This causes untold terror whenever looking through back issues.
Thus did Burns today have to buy Micromasters #1...for a fiver.
*weeps*
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 1, 2018 22:30:41 GMT
£5!!
That's the cost of an Enterprise crew member.
You fool!
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Post by primenova on Sept 2, 2018 7:21:50 GMT
£5? Shouldn't it have been in the 50p box. Was it the gold foil cover
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 2, 2018 7:37:57 GMT
More likely they jist saw Ralph and Andy enter the building..
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2018 8:08:43 GMT
It should have been 50p but the forfeit meant I had no choice.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 24, 2018 9:11:05 GMT
ONE OF OUR NUMBER HAS FALLEN.
In other news, I have a terrible itch to acquire #2-4. I...I want to read the series again.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 24, 2018 9:37:45 GMT
Indeed. Issues 1-3 acquired for £4 each.
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