Hubris #8 - Now available!

[grahamthomson]

Thanks, as always, for the detailed feedback, Martin! It really means a lot.

Feb 14, 2009 20:08:17 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

of course your claim that Grimlock is the only Autobot to hit a comrade is begging for someone to prove you wrong, and we only have to go back to 'The Mighty' to find such a culprit*.*or forward to 'Time Wars'

I knew I should never have made such a claim!

Feb 14, 2009 20:08:17 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

Roll on issue... er... #4?

It's coming soon!

[grahamthomson]

Feb 15, 2009 16:58:37 GMT @zudobug said:

I'll certainly be ordering a copy in the very near future. I enjoyed the previous Hubris I brought which I think was issue 6.

Cool - thanks for your support, Dave!

[Hero]

I love the A-Z Profiles, Graham. I would'nt mind having a go at drawing for those if you have any character art not spoken for by anyone else.

Reading the toy review about Landmine has made me see what I missed out on by passing him up originally.

===KEN

[grahamthomson]

Thanks for the offer, Ken. Though I have enough pictures-in-waiting for the next 20 or so issues, so it may be a while yet!

Landmine is my second favourite Transformers toy from the Movie range. My absolute favourite will be reviewed next issue!

[karla]

i'm looking forwatd to this one, with the mini-bots

[Mark_Stevenson]

A great product as always Graham. I'm going to make a concerted effort to finish the strip mentioned in your editorial in the next week or so!

Mx

[grahamthomson]

Don't let me down, big boy!

[Hero]

Feb 15, 2009 20:04:39 GMT @grahamthomson said:

Thanks for the offer, Ken. Though I have enough pictures-in-waiting for the next 20 or so issues, so it may be a while yet!

Landmine is my second favourite Transformers toy from the Movie range. My absolute favourite will be reviewed next issue!

Well, I am up for small commissions if you want/need anything anyhow.

As for your favourite Movie figure, I can only guess.

===KEN

[legios]

Hubris#8 has arrived safely at my house. The cover art, and the poster are both rather nice. I haven't had a chance to read the issue as yet, but that will follow this evening. I look forward to it.

Karl

[grahamthomson]

Glad to hear it arrived safely, Karl! So far a 100% successful arrival rate. Oh, I hope I haven't just jinxed it!

[chrisl]

ordered it today

[Andy Turnbull]

Got mine from the sorting office today - yaaay!

Andy

[The Doctor]

I await the post with anticipation!

-Ralph

[grahamthomson]

If you open your heart it will find you.

[karla]

got mine today ^^ *hugs the cute poster*

[grahamthomson]

Don't crumple it!!

[The Doctor]

I continue to lurk patiently by the door, waiting for the postman!

-Ralph

[grahamthomson]

It should be there by now! Hopefully today.

[The Doctor]

Come on, postie! I summon yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

-Ralph

[The Doctor]

And he came!

The poster is very shiny. I shall read the mag later.

-Ralph

[grahamthomson]

Whew!

[Deleted]

Just finished reading the latest chapter in Timecode in Hubris 8, I read them from the beginning when I got Issue 5 and i just thought i would say that i am enjoying the series immensely.

I wonder what was on the tape that Megatron wanted so bad in the earlier chapters....

Anyway i look forward to future issues.

Dave

[grahamthomson]

Feb 20, 2009 11:27:13 GMT @davidwalton said:

Just finished reading the latest chapter in Timecode in Hubris 8, I read them from the beginning when I got Issue 5 and i just thought i would say that i am enjoying the series immensely.

Glad to hear you've been enjoying Timecode! Thanks for your comments.

Feb 20, 2009 11:27:13 GMT @davidwalton said:

I wonder what was on the tape that Megatron wanted so bad in the earlier chapters....

The answer to that question lies in a sort-of prelude to Timecode called The Time of Your Life, which will be appearing in Hubris 4 when it's republished next month.

[legios]

So, Hubris #8. I have finally had a chance to have a good read of this, and well worth the wait it was.

Opening with The Mighty is a good choice. The story harks nicely back to the early years of the comic, acting as a very nice coda to Enemy Within and giving a rare opportunity for Brawn to come to the centre stage. The artwork from Matt Dallas is fantastic - Andy, amongst others here ,can testify to my great love of toy-influenced art so to see Brawn with his proper visored features, and a Ratchet that looks like Ratchet is a source of great joy to me. An effective little story that makes good use of its two page length.

Moving on from a touchy Autobot to a group who only barely belong at all, Walking with Dynamite is a good exploration of the personality dynamics and the history of the Dinobots. You've done your digging on this one and it comes through in the quality of the resulting article.

The presence of The Guard was very welcome - I've been looking forward to your eventual return to this story, eager to see how the hints dropped in the opening comic strip and it the previously published character profiles of the Guard members will develop. The central mystery of the story is an intriquing one - the planet clearly has a purpose, but what it could be I almost feel unable to speculate. I have a nagging feeling I know what the plan behind the Guard's newly-adopted forms is though, and the very effective (and very nasty) twist ending to this installment does seem to fit with what I suspect. (And also gives us an opportunity for a very effective and memorable illustration by Andy Turnbull). The charaterisation is excellent, with even the newly introduced characters seeming distinct individuals. Great stuff, I look forward to further installments.

The A-Z commentaries, profiles for Leadfoot and Ransack and the profiles for the three Micromasters were as meticulously well put together as always. The profiles are quite effective at fleshing out the Micromasters as actual characters (I can definitely see potential in them for a future 'fic one of these days), even if I did have to look up which ones they were. (My problem, rather than any flaw in your work. With Micromasters I am much the same as Roadimus Prime was with the Autobot Cassettes. He refered to them all as Cassette Robot, just as I tend to just remember all the Micromasters as Micromaster.)

It was interesting to read your review of Spotlight: Sixshot, especially as this was the issue that began to undermine my interest in the Spotlight series. It made for interesting reading - I am always interested in a well-argued viewpoint on something, which this review certainly was. Likewise the review of Landmine made for interesting reading. He was one of the few movie toys I actually bought and, although I have parted with him from my collection, I tend to agree with your positive view on the toy. The review is thorough, concise and all the things I have come to expect from your work (the photographic accompaniment is top notch as well). (I learned something from the review as well - I didn't realise that the vehicle type was built up from scratch for the movie. I had assumed that they were based on cosmetically modified LSV chassis. Always nice to be glean a new bit of information.)

I also want to mention the Matt Dallas/Graham Thomson cover, a moody piece which does a fantastic job of setting the tone for The Guard. The fact that it also works well, with a pallete swap, as a nice upbeat Mini-Autobots group poster is an lovely bonus. (I have been thwarted in my plan to hang the poster - it doesn't fit the only frame I have to hand. Curses).

You may have notice that I haven't dwelt much on the production values for this issue, that is because there isn't much to say other than that they are well and truly superb. The layout and design of the issue feels spot-on and would be very hard to beat.

All told, Hubris#8 is a very impressive package indeed, and was just what I needed to lift my spirits come the weekend.

Karl

[grahamthomson]

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

So, Hubris #8. I have finally had a chance to have a good read of this, and well worth the wait it was.

Yay! Thank you for taking the time to put together all your thoughts. Appreciated is what it is.[/quote]

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

Opening with The Mighty is a good choice. The story harks nicely back to the early years of the comic, acting as a very nice coda to Enemy Within and giving a rare opportunity for Brawn to come to the centre stage. The artwork from Matt Dallas is fantastic - Andy, amongst others here ,can testify to my great love of toy-influenced art so to see Brawn with his proper visored features, and a Ratchet that looks like Ratchet is a source of great joy to me. An effective little story that makes good use of its two page length.

It was Matt's idea to try doing the characters based on their toys, as he'd never really tried the technique before. I think we can say it's been a success!

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

Moving on from a touchy Autobot to a group who only barely belong at all, Walking with Dynamite is a good exploration of the personality dynamics and the history of the Dinobots. You've done your digging on this one and it comes through in the quality of the resulting article.

Thanks! It's a lot of fun to have the excuse the revisit the old Marvel UK material for features like this.

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

The presence of The Guard was very welcome - I've been looking forward to your eventual return to this story, eager to see how the hints dropped in the opening comic strip and it the previously published character profiles of the Guard members will develop. The central mystery of the story is an intriquing one - the planet clearly has a purpose, but what it could be I almost feel unable to speculate. I have a nagging feeling I know what the plan behind the Guard's newly-adopted forms is though, and the very effective (and very nasty) twist ending to this installment does seem to fit with what I suspect. (And also gives us an opportunity for a very effective and memorable illustration by Andy Turnbull). The charaterisation is excellent, with even the newly introduced characters seeming distinct individuals. Great stuff, I look forward to further installments.

Thanks, particularly, for your comments on the story. Glad to hear you're enjoying it, and drawn into the mystery of Llosa Vargas! The story (or interlude, I should say) is concluded next issue so I don't think you'll have long to wait! Hopefully the individual members of the Guard will continue to be distinct characters, and we'll see if your thoughts regarding their plan agree with mine!

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

The A-Z commentaries, profiles for Leadfoot and Ransack and the profiles for the three Micromasters were as meticulously well put together as always. The profiles are quite effective at fleshing out the Micromasters as actual characters (I can definitely see potential in them for a future 'fic one of these days), even if I did have to look up which ones they were. (My problem, rather than any flaw in your work. With Micromasters I am much the same as Roadimus Prime was with the Autobot Cassettes. He refered to them all as Cassette Robot, just as I tend to just remember all the Micromasters as Micromaster.)

The Micromasters Tech Specs came about after reviewing some of the toys for the Hub last year, as I recalled how characterless they were in 1989. Especially the Patrolmembers. Of course, I have veered away from the Dreamwave profiles as I wanted them to "feel" like they were part of the Marvel UK universe.

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

It was interesting to read your review of Spotlight: Sixshot, especially as this was the issue that began to undermine my interest in the Spotlight series. It made for interesting reading - I am always interested in a well-argued viewpoint on something, which this review certainly was. Likewise the review of Landmine made for interesting reading. He was one of the few movie toys I actually bought and, although I have parted with him from my collection, I tend to agree with your positive view on the toy. The review is thorough, concise and all the things I have come to expect from your work (the photographic accompaniment is top notch as well). (I learned something from the review as well - I didn't realise that the vehicle type was built up from scratch for the movie. I had assumed that they were based on cosmetically modified LSV chassis. Always nice to be glean a new bit of information.)

Glad you enjoyed the reviews. The trick is to still make them readable even to people who have already read the comics or played with the toys.

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

I also want to mention the Matt Dallas/Graham Thomson cover, a moody piece which does a fantastic job of setting the tone for The Guard. The fact that it also works well, with a pallete swap, as a nice upbeat Mini-Autobots group poster is an lovely bonus. (I have been thwarted in my plan to hang the poster - it doesn't fit the only frame I have to hand. Curses).

Well that's a shame! I would have done a framed version, but they wouldn't fold into the envelope without shattering. Weird, that.

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

You may have notice that I haven't dwelt much on the production values for this issue, that is because there isn't much to say other than that they are well and truly superb. The layout and design of the issue feels spot-on and would be very hard to beat.

We do what we can with what we have!

Feb 23, 2009 22:05:10 GMT legios said:

All told, Hubris#8 is a very impressive package indeed, and was just what I needed to lift my spirits come the weekend.

Well it's very kind of you to take the time to set out all your thoughts on the issue so eloquently!

Shall we say 14th/15th March for another weekend of Hubris?

[The Doctor]

Thoughts on Hubris#8/Globequake with a blatant plug to check out my youtube channel, cough:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLIOiUBVYn4

-Ralph

[Grand Moff Muffin]

"A real Transformer thinks they're good."

You just don't get this stuff anywhere but the Star Dub channel.

(I'm guessing.)

I liked the finger pointing to the info. box on the right. Suitably surreal.

Martin

[Deleted]

We need a future Hubris issue to feature the exploits of Ralph and Blot in either comic strip or text story form.

[grahamthomson]

"As shiny as a banana on a warm day."

That's going in the indicia!!

Thank you for such an entertaining review! Oh, and Blot.