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Post by The Huff on Jan 17, 2012 22:42:01 GMT
Oh, and Matt - issue 2 contains lots of Swerve. And he gets to say the line of which I am most proud in all my days writing TF stuff. Looking forward to it! I wonder what it could be...? |
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Post by Death's Head on Jan 18, 2012 16:38:02 GMT
Forbidden Planet finally decided to send me my copy of this and I've been champing at the bit to read it. Not disappointed in the slightest - as everyone has said, the characters pop off the page thanks to the dialogue and art and there's tonnes going on to take in.
Fave line: "Every shape has a purpose"
"Tell that to Sky Lynx"
Oh, and 'don't look in the basement'. Indeed!
I haven't bought a Transformers comic in donkey's (in fact I haven't bought any regular comics in a while) so I'm looking forward to having a reason to go nosing around comic shops again.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 18, 2012 18:10:18 GMT
I bought a paper copy too, despite having read it on Comixology.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 19, 2012 15:56:06 GMT
Nothing I can add, to the positivity already expressed, so just a question. Is Nick not doing art beyond issue 1 something thats been known about for a while? All the build up back at AA seemed to suggest he would be heavily involved.
Also Comixology is great, went back to issue 18 to get a proper sense of the set up.
I found the whole thing far more enjoyable that my last stab at Costas comic. Every time it returned to Spike I found myself losing interest, but as that was following events I hadn't read not far to judge.
After some experimenting with reading it via comixology I settled on the guided view. At least for first readings I enjoyed not seeing what was coming up before I was supposed to, something that has always slightly bugged me. Also gave a dynamic quality to the experience.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2012 20:53:09 GMT
I find that I like to read a comic in guided view first then go back and read it full page. I really like that the interface allows for different reading options.
-Ralph
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Post by verity on Jan 21, 2012 22:42:44 GMT
Oh well. I hope everyone who picked up issue 1 sticks around, and tells their friends, and develops crippling OCD which means they have to buy a 100 copies every month. You think you are joking about that last bit...  |
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 22, 2012 11:52:31 GMT
Solicitation for MTMTME and RID #4The reference to "fan-favorites THE WRECKERS" reminded me of the Dreamwave solicitations. We know that we like them, so why mention it? If IDW plan to mention fan reaction in the solicitations they should apply it consistently across their titles. I would buy a comic featuring Bumblebee, "the character that everyone liked until the ongoing+mini series, but don't worry, we're trying to fix that"
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 24, 2012 10:04:39 GMT
Just spotted on-line the cover for issue 4 of Robots in Disguise, featuring a very mean looking Prowl and claiming it's 'Prowl, unleashed!'
What's all this about then? Looks like it may be Prowl-tastic! I haven't read any TF since the end of AHM. Can anyone fill me in, as it were?
Ta!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 24, 2012 11:36:32 GMT
Just spotted on-line the cover for issue 4 of Robots in Disguise, featuring a very mean looking Prowl and claiming it's 'Prowl, unleashed!' What's all this about then? Looks like it may be Prowl-tastic! I haven't read any TF since the end of AHM. Can anyone fill me in, as it were? Ta! Okay, at the end of AHM Prowl fell through a time hole which was created when Megatron punched Optimus Prime right in the Matrix, which sent him back to 11th century england. There he was mistaken for the devil due to his red horn-crest on his helmet. Prowl was damaged in his journey through time and space, and believed this to be true. He started excavating an enormous cavern underground which he filled with lava and declared to be 'hell' where he would drag people down to his torture chambers which were developed along logical lines. The only robot able to stop him was the Man of Iron. When the Horn of Arthur was blown by superstitious peasants, he awoke from his slumber and decended into 'hell', battling Prowl for ten years straight until finally Prowl lay defeated. Hundreds of years later, Prowl is found by a young Oliver Cromwell. He teaches the human about logic and democracy and convinces him to overthrow the monarchy, confusing Charles I for Megatron as a power-mad despot. Unfortunately Prowl himself becomes a victim of the Glorious Revolution, arrested and beheaded when he refuses to state that he believes in God. Prowl's head is kept in the Tower and later given as a gift to the Tsar of Russia. It is through study of his head that Rasputin is able to gain his powers, which are revealed to be technology-based rather than magic. Rasputin is eventually taken down by a patrol of Micromasters disguised as Russian nobles, who do not realise Prowl's involvement in the affair. In the 1950s the Russian government attach some wires to Prowl's head and send it into space as Sputnik One, encased in a protective metal shell. Prowl's head is eventually recovered by the Autobots and he is given a new body. But he has been shaken by the events and so he is kept on a leash, a collar around his neck should he strike out against his fellows again. RID issue 4 is about how his psychologist, Beachcomber, recommends him for unescorted leave for a short period of time for a shopping trip at the Grand Central Station. His leash is taken off and he is given a small amount of loose change to spend. This is where the issue picks up. |
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 24, 2012 12:49:42 GMT
Or, to paraphrase a comment made by the RID author in an Underbase interview: Prowl is a brilliant tactician. He is also a bit of a dick.
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Post by andrewbcalculating on Jan 24, 2012 14:18:14 GMT
Is RiD #4 a homage to TFUK #39?  |<o>| |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2012 19:13:21 GMT
I want to see Rasputin fight Micromasters.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jan 24, 2012 20:11:56 GMT
Micromasters in Tsarist Russia... That is a startlingly brilliant idea. Mr Blueshift, this is a thing which must be done.
Karl
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Post by blueshift on Jan 24, 2012 22:06:17 GMT
Micromasters in Tsarist Russia... That is a startlingly brilliant idea. Mr Blueshift, this is a thing which must be done. Karl Yes I... I actually really want to see someone draw that now D: |
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Post by Jaymz on Jan 25, 2012 22:04:12 GMT
I checked to see how well this had sold today and we had 5 copies left, all the Drift cover. Considering the covers were equal shipping, it's safe to say who the unpopular character is.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 26, 2012 20:36:46 GMT
Just spotted on-line the cover for issue 4 of Robots in Disguise, featuring a very mean looking Prowl and claiming it's 'Prowl, unleashed!' What's all this about then? Looks like it may be Prowl-tastic! I haven't read any TF since the end of AHM. Can anyone fill me in, as it were? Ta! Okay, at the end of AHM Prowl fell through a time hole which was created when Megatron punched Optimus Prime right in the Matrix, which sent him back to 11th century england. There he was mistaken for the devil due to his red horn-crest on his helmet. Prowl was damaged in his journey through time and space, and believed this to be true. He started excavating an enormous cavern underground which he filled with lava and declared to be 'hell' where he would drag people down to his torture chambers which were developed along logical lines. The only robot able to stop him was the Man of Iron. When the Horn of Arthur was blown by superstitious peasants, he awoke from his slumber and decended into 'hell', battling Prowl for ten years straight until finally Prowl lay defeated. Hundreds of years later, Prowl is found by a young Oliver Cromwell. He teaches the human about logic and democracy and convinces him to overthrow the monarchy, confusing Charles I for Megatron as a power-mad despot. Unfortunately Prowl himself becomes a victim of the Glorious Revolution, arrested and beheaded when he refuses to state that he believes in God. Prowl's head is kept in the Tower and later given as a gift to the Tsar of Russia. It is through study of his head that Rasputin is able to gain his powers, which are revealed to be technology-based rather than magic. Rasputin is eventually taken down by a patrol of Micromasters disguised as Russian nobles, who do not realise Prowl's involvement in the affair. In the 1950s the Russian government attach some wires to Prowl's head and send it into space as Sputnik One, encased in a protective metal shell. Prowl's head is eventually recovered by the Autobots and he is given a new body. But he has been shaken by the events and so he is kept on a leash, a collar around his neck should he strike out against his fellows again. RID issue 4 is about how his psychologist, Beachcomber, recommends him for unescorted leave for a short period of time for a shopping trip at the Grand Central Station. His leash is taken off and he is given a small amount of loose change to spend. This is where the issue picks up. Wow! Really?! |
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Post by blueshift on Jan 26, 2012 21:01:06 GMT
Oh Shockprowl! Please tell me you at least read the issue where Megatron was the gun used to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand, who was driving Tracks at the time? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2012 9:30:16 GMT
Basically...
Prowl's a jerk
Does amoral things
Might have tried to kill Rodimus and his crew
Is being pushed to his limit
Is apparently being unleashed in a couple months time
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 27, 2012 19:49:47 GMT
Prowl isn't being a jerk. He's pragmatic!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jan 27, 2012 20:45:10 GMT
Prowl does what he does not to be a jerk, but because he believes it is a necessary and important thing to do. He sees a threat and takes necessary measures. We may not agree with him, or think that he is right to put morality aside of his calculations, but he doesn't do these things for the heck of it, or just to mess with people.
He genuinely believes that he is doing what must be done.
Karl
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Post by primenova on Jan 27, 2012 21:33:51 GMT
found them all
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 28, 2012 0:17:05 GMT
I would love to have a story in which Prowl and Starscream are locked in a room for an entire issue. They both display a personal investment in their cause, but express disappointment in the approach taken by their commanding officer to achieve this objective. Personally, I think of Prowl as essentially a civil servant - the Autobot equivalent of Sir Humphrey Appleby, attempting to manipulate those around them to achieve a solution that meets their expectations. Although he appears to lose control in #125, I would not be surprised if we later discover it was Prowl who planted the idea in Bumblebee’s head to force Optimus out.
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Post by jamesr on Jan 28, 2012 7:06:50 GMT
Is there a reason for 12? does each relate to an issue of the comic this year? Did James write the bit at the bottom. Yes. |
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Post by primenova on Jan 28, 2012 8:36:13 GMT
That's great - everyone like the Brain storm one - its been the one most commented on on website with links to the bullets story.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 28, 2012 12:57:46 GMT
I would love to have a story in which Prowl and Starscream are locked in a room for an entire issue. I do but only if it is written by a demented fangirl ;D It would have to be wrapped in black paper and put on the top shelf! |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 8, 2012 16:16:07 GMT
Is it this week or next that the next issue is out?
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 8, 2012 18:09:12 GMT
Next.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 11, 2012 0:46:30 GMT
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Post by bertie on Feb 11, 2012 9:45:12 GMT
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Post by KnightBeat on Feb 14, 2012 21:42:36 GMT
Only one or two more sleeps until #2!
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