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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 7, 2011 11:17:28 GMT
I picked up* Foundation #1 and Rising Storm #1 over the weekend.
Actually very nicely written, and some snappy dialogue and characterisation from some of the more obscure characters. However the artwork in Rising Storm is going to be a complete turn off if you didn't like Nefarious. And that weird toning is present in the colouring again.
Foundation is the better of the two issues, the artwork is much nicer and very colourful for the "Movie" look.
*Downloaded the digital editions through the IDW Transformers App.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 7, 2011 12:50:20 GMT
I'm waiting for the trades of these like I did with the prequels the last two times. I find they read better as a whole and arrive in time for me to digest them a bit before the new movie is out which helps me enjoy it more (and actually get what the story is about!).
Good to know they've started off well. Was slightly concerned by the poor quality of 'Tales' and 'Nefarious'.
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 7, 2011 13:36:04 GMT
I find they read better as a whole and arrive in time for me to digest them a bit before the new movie is out which helps me enjoy it more (and actually get what the story is about!). A very good point! If I hadn't read Defiance prior to seeing ROTF I think I would have been even more bewildered by the story. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 7, 2011 19:26:09 GMT
I had the opposite experience! ROTF seemed to be in a completely different universe from Defiance and I was pretty confused by certain aspects, ie the Fallen's status. I thought it was a decent comic though: the only Movie-related thing to grab me beyond a tosh level.
Not read these new comics yet. Pre-ordered them yonks ago. Waiting on Royal Mail...
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 9, 2011 1:16:07 GMT
Foundation is definitely the getter of two. Great art and colours. I liked both first issues but the art and colour was a bit off putting.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2011 19:13:13 GMT
Enjoyable tosh action/adventure reads though several points off for the horrendous art in Rising Storm. I have not encountered Carlos Magno before, and have no wish to again! That's...publishable? I did enjoy the unintentional amusing bits in Foundation such as Prime punching the ground for no apparent reason*, Megatron's "AH HA HA HA HA HA!" moment, everyone shifting positions between panels so they can do a "FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!" pose and just about any line Alpha-, sorry, Sentinel Prime says especially when he decides to leg it and name some random dude (Optimus) to do his work for him! *I think he's meant to be killing some dude but the art looks like he is so insane now that he's just attacking the ground! I'll be back for Foundation. Not so sure about Rising Storm. -Ralph |
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 10, 2011 9:06:16 GMT
Carlos drew some of Tales of the Fallen and all of Nefarious. You might want to avoid those series.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2011 19:01:21 GMT
I shall continue not to read those stories then!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 11, 2011 0:40:08 GMT
The challenge presents itself...
MWAHAHAHAA!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2011 19:45:45 GMT
I have to confess, I found Foundation #2 to be quite boring. Felt like it was circling the drain. Looks great though and it isn't actually bad, just not a lot going on. Undecided whether to pick up #3.
-ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 30, 2011 19:15:03 GMT
I have read Foundation ish 1, still waiting for ish 2 to show up. It seems ok, following a pattern that the live action movie comics I tend to like are those that have least to do with actual films. It was nonsense, but it was competently delivered nonsense with a decent (appropriately pompous) narrative voice.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 7, 2011 19:31:07 GMT
Gave Rising Storm a second chance on a whim. Pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable #2 was. Decent purple-prose nonsense. This version of Shockers is fun, even if he doesn't feel much like previous iterations other than in name and looks.
Even the Magno did not bother me too much.
In other news, I have hunted high and low in the flat for Foundation #1 and Rising Storm #1 to re-appraise them, but both appear to have vanished! Gah.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Apr 7, 2011 19:35:22 GMT
Issue 2 of Foundation has now shown up and..... didn't really make much of an impression on me. It look reasonably nice (allowing for my dislike of the Movie aesthetic in comics) but it didn't feel like it had a great deal of content. It felt rather like it was attempting to swiftly recap the non-Fallen related bits of one of the second movies prequels and to tell us that Prime and Megatron were once friends before they had to fight each other.... which latter was what the previous issue had done. Hmmm. Shall have to decide whether I bother sticking with this.
Karl
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Post by KnightBeat on Apr 12, 2011 22:57:30 GMT
FPL now have a sign under the IDW TF and True Blood comics stating that each customer will be allowed to buy only two issues of a comic. Are people bulk buying them and sticking them on ebay, I wonder?
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Post by Jaymz on Apr 12, 2011 23:32:26 GMT
That's weird, why don't they just up their order and sell more, unless it's there to deter one or two particular customers who are known scalpers. But True Blood and TFs are hardly worth money on the aftermarket.
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 13, 2011 7:09:39 GMT
Maybe they're hoping for the "Gosh! I can only buy two I MUST HAVE THEM!" reaction from customers like we get when supermarkets limit bread in the cold weather.
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 27, 2011 20:07:43 GMT
Rising Storm #3 has been downloaded* and read. John Barber is fast becoming a new favourite writer of mine. A very witty and entertaining script. Even the artwork is slightly improving. Wheeljack humourously says, "Sod Off!". Is he British? And poor Galloway... just as I was warming to him! |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 28, 2011 12:05:39 GMT
The art on Rising Storm is a bit of a turn off fo me, but the story is lively enough.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 29, 2011 7:49:45 GMT
Foundation #3 is also out this week for the IDW App.
I have to say this: It's the best Transformers issue from IDW so far this year.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 29, 2011 8:29:30 GMT
The collected editions for these have had there release date moved forward a month. Roundabout May 20th now.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 30, 2011 19:27:15 GMT
Based on this, I'd like to see John and Andrew tackle an ongoing movieverse comic post DOTM.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 17, 2011 16:23:41 GMT
I stuck with Rising Storm until the end. While the art was not to my personal taste much of the time the story was quite fun and overall I rather enjoyed it.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 19, 2011 0:08:59 GMT
Indeed it was a good story. I'd very much like them to hand John Barber a post DOTM Transformers movieverse ongoing.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on May 19, 2011 8:03:09 GMT
Me too!
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Post by primenova on May 19, 2011 14:08:55 GMT
Read #1 of both last night. the art in Foundation is still amazing when reading it. Shockwave did seem to come out of nowhere in Rising Storm - the 2 bits in the sky looked like missiles then everyone got him by purple blasts.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 8, 2011 17:57:02 GMT
Word on 'the net' is that the single issues of the DOTAMAN adaptation include a serialised prose story which is not in the collected edition. Though I have yet to sight the trade to check this.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 8, 2011 19:01:30 GMT
Got the Rising Storm trade in the post on Monday, only had time to read the first issue so far but I thought it was quite good. The art is not to my taste but I like the story, it is pacy and is funny in the right places. Actually, if it stays in this vein it might be up there with The Veiled Threat as some of the best of the live-action movie related media. If it keeps up the marks it has set that is.
Karl
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Post by primenova on Jul 13, 2011 17:28:46 GMT
Just got the DOTM trade - so need to get the 4 comics to get the text story that isn't collected in the trade.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 18:25:16 GMT
Has #4 of the adaptation come out yet? I would have expected it by now, unless the post has eaten it.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Jul 14, 2011 8:32:32 GMT
I'm hoping to pick up the 4 comics for 50p each seeing that only getting it for the text story. Read #1 in the trade last night. So stuff in the trade isn't what is in the film. Sideswipe doesn't talk in that scene & Skids Mudflap dont talk to SenPrime & get shot by him. So they used early script - also Wheeljack name used.
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