kayevcee
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
The Weather Wizard
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Post by kayevcee on Feb 17, 2008 16:35:23 GMT
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Feb 18, 2008 11:10:16 GMT
Not as horrible as one may have expected from the words 'Alex' and 'Milne'.
Mx
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Post by KnightBeat on Feb 18, 2008 18:45:22 GMT
Flexible, ain't she?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 18, 2008 21:54:19 GMT
Looks quite good, but my interest in this issue can be attributed to the fact Jhiaxus should be in it.
Nuff said really.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 21, 2008 8:53:33 GMT
I ain't ordering this 'till I see what you guys think of it. Not a fan or Arcee, despite her flexibility.
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Post by skillex on Feb 24, 2008 11:18:42 GMT
Anyone seen this at all yet? No sign of it in Forbidden Planet Edinburgh the other day.
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2008 11:27:24 GMT
Anyone seen this at all yet? No sign of it in Forbidden Planet Edinburgh the other day. It doesn't appear to have come out as yet. (At least, regular copies haven't shown up anywhere. I believe A1 in Glasgow got their incentive covers but none of the regular covers) The current theory seems to be that it might be a problem at Diamond. I suspect it will emerge in due course. Karl (Oh, and as I haven't said it yet - welcome back to T'Hub skillex) |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 24, 2008 22:30:07 GMT
The current theory seems to be that it might be a problem at Diamond. I suspect it will emerge in due course. My knowledge of how crappy Diamond are comes in handy! Basically comics are shipped from the US to the UK at the weekend. The pallets of comics are scheduled to leave at a certain time so if comics arrive late, they will not be shipped to the UK until the next week. Used to be a fairly common problem with IDW titles, but hasn't happened for a year or so. Expect to see them this coming Wednesday/Thursday. |
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2008 22:33:32 GMT
Ah, that explains it then. Thank you kindly James. You've just saved me a walk on Monday or Tuesday lunchtime.
Karl
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 24, 2008 22:50:37 GMT
No worries, I spent many a time explaining it last Thursday and Friday to people looking for Arcee and the new issue of Angel.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 24, 2008 23:04:36 GMT
Sounds like a fun few days at work. Cheers for the heads up James.
Gotta love Diamond.
Andy
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2008 23:06:15 GMT
Sounds like a fun few days at work. Cheers for the heads up James. Gotta love Diamond. Andy Yeah, but that's the thing with being a monoploy distributor, there is less incentive for Diamond to make sure their service is always up to snuff. One of the things that makes me not envy the folk running comic shops some of the time. Karl |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 24, 2008 23:15:00 GMT
Diamond are great. The pallets sometimes get left in the rain, destroying a large quantity of stock.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 24, 2008 23:28:32 GMT
Every time I hear a diamond story and how badly they screw over their customers I get reminded of the Simpsons ep with Comic Book Guy and his heart attack.
"We call that profession the widow-maker"
Andy
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Post by jameso on Feb 25, 2008 14:16:59 GMT
Or they would if any of them were married - boom, boom!  I got the incentive variant from Jaymz's shop, I should really read it and post what I think... |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 25, 2008 22:12:47 GMT
Checked the invoice and it's all coming in this week:
- CLASSIC TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 01
- TRANSFORMERS COMIC #9
- TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #6
- TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT ARCEE
- TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TP VOL 02
So check your LCS this Wednesday/Thursday [depending when they get deliveries.]
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Post by skillex on Feb 25, 2008 23:28:14 GMT
Ah, thanks for the info, James. And Devastation #6 too! Excitement!
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Post by mellowshade on Feb 27, 2008 18:03:29 GMT
Yay finally got it!
Spoilers
Mayhem Attack Squad
Longtooth cameo
Transformer transexuals!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2008 20:41:26 GMT
I know! I've seen it! Fucking Longtooth!
DAMN YOU, FURMAN!
DAMN YOU TO HELL!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 29, 2008 12:28:15 GMT
But you should be rejoicing! Longtooth in incarcerated! Without a body!
Quite a good issue overall, a few new twists to the ongoing story and continuation of others. Artwork surprisingly different to Milne's usual confusion. Good mix of characters as well.
But how dare they try to make out Jetfire is the equal of Fortress Maximus!! *shakes 1980s Galactica fist at them* :-)
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 29, 2008 12:29:32 GMT
Yay finally got it! Spoilers Mayhem Attack Squad There was? I missed that one. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 29, 2008 17:20:57 GMT
I cannot believe Longtooth exists in the IDWverse. Damn it!
-Ralph
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kayevcee
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The Weather Wizard
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Post by kayevcee on Feb 29, 2008 17:24:29 GMT
And apparently he's the same whale-stabbing loose cannon that he was at Marvel!
-Nick
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 29, 2008 17:27:29 GMT
A Spotlight for him is the only next logical step.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 29, 2008 17:32:29 GMT
If that ever happens I am going to pour cold beans all over my naked body and post the disgusting results live on the Hub.
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Feb 29, 2008 17:46:20 GMT
Still not arrived here yet! Curses!  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 29, 2008 17:49:30 GMT
I've weakened and ordered one off Mr. Bax. Not a fan or Arcee, you see, but the supporting cast sounds really good and I love a good robot scrap!
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Post by legios on Mar 1, 2008 15:36:18 GMT
Hmm. Colour me unimpressed as some folk might say. Not a big fan of this story at all.
Be advised, for those who haven't read it, there be spoilers below. Proceed at your own risk.
I'll give Furman his due - he promised a version of Arcee that we hadn't seen before, and technically he has delivered. However, whether swapping the fan service of the "designated girlfriend" version from the Sunbow Cartoon with a "lethal dominatrix" sort of character is an improvement or not is, I guess, a matter of taste. I was of a "could be good, could be bad" mind regarding the IDW version of Arcee before this issue came out. Having read it I would much prefer to not see the character again - simply because she isn't very interesting.
I wasn't that enthused by the origin of Arcee's gender either - although it did give me the amusing mental image of IDW's Jhiaxus character beavering away in his lab, laughing maniacally and wondering "what eeeevvill! experiment can I perform today?"
Wasn't that impressed with the art either. It wasn't quite as difficult to follow as some of Milne's previous work but still felt rather cluttered. Also, and I'm not sure if this is Milne or his colourists at work here, but whomever is responsible could do with allowing a little more light into the scenes in places.
Suffice to say that of all the Transformers comics I bought this week this is the one I really regret spending money on.
Karl
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Post by andrewbcalculating on Mar 3, 2008 13:22:57 GMT
I don't think this spotlighted enough on Arcee, I think the story for this spotlight should have either focused on what Jhiaxus did to Arcee before hand or the story of Arcee tracking down and confronting Jhiaxus. This spotlight was more of a plot device to tie in with the end of Devastation and the events of spotlight Optimus Prime.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 3, 2008 15:33:44 GMT
This is the first I've heard of that interpretation. Arcee just struck me as very skilled and very driven with no particular 'dominatrix' aspect to her... Perhaps, I suspect, Karl is in league with Jhiaxus to unneccessarily impose gender on the Transformers race?! Fiend! |
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