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Post by The Doctor on Apr 18, 2012 19:38:14 GMT
Up to part 7 now. Have to confess I am losing enthusiasm a bit. It looks very nice, but feels a tad one-dimensional and 80's cartoony (Er, Megatron can hover in robot mode? This makes no sense to Ralph). Not helped by RID and MTMTE being more cerebral/dense reads.
It's not bad though. The art is gorgeous and highly atmospheric (enough to overcome a lot of the one-note dialogue) and continues to be well paced as an 8-page fortnightly strip and at 69p a pop it is good value. If I'm criticising it, it's a gentle criticism. I wouldn't keep buying it if wasn't at least entertaining me on some level.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 23, 2012 23:00:07 GMT
I think it suffers at the moment from being sandwiched inbetween two very strong titles, all with great freedom to try something new. Autocracy has more constraints as we can kind of see the endpoint but it's been enjoyable. Not earth or trouser-shattering but decent.
The art is top-notch though.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 16, 2012 16:36:00 GMT
#9 should have been up last week but it wasn't on Comixology then or now. Guess I'm done with it then!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 16, 2012 17:51:16 GMT
Error with it, its on the tf comic app apparently.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 16, 2012 17:52:49 GMT
I'll wait for the error to be fixed then. I want all my digital comics in one place.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 16, 2012 17:57:45 GMT
Likewise. Although your purchases are transferrable between the TF app and the main comiXology app.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2012 10:36:02 GMT
Fucking magic bauble shite!
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on May 24, 2012 10:18:48 GMT
Nice art in #10 again, especially in the ash-covered ruins of Nyon and the final page reveal.
I like the cameos in panel 1, Lugnut and Hailstorm! I feel I should recognise the 'con on the far left, but am ashamed to admit that I don't.
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2012 18:34:22 GMT
This series has completely run into the ground, story-wise. It looks gorgeous, but the story has turned into a steaming turd. Magic bauble shite.
-Ralph
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Post by glaug on May 24, 2012 18:50:52 GMT
Magic bauble shite?
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2012 19:15:55 GMT
The plot being resolved by The Matrix. Change the name to anything else and you see how it hasn't been properly set up and relies on reader knowledge from other continuities. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 10, 2012 8:59:03 GMT
Well it's almost over now. The art in chapter 11 is particularly lovely in places. That chapter was readable but the story itself has long since went in the toilet, spouting mystical bollocks in place of a decent plot (some especially absurd nonsense in the first page of chapter 11 alone). One chapter left to go!
-Ralph
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2012 12:32:01 GMT
wonder if the TPB will have anything good in it?
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 11, 2012 18:13:32 GMT
Well it's the series in print for the first time!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 11, 2012 19:15:41 GMT
Hmmm. I liked what I saw of the early chapters but it doesn't sound like it maintains that quality. Not so sure now about whether I will pick up the trade or not..
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 12, 2012 17:15:26 GMT
At 69p a chapter it gets by on the strength of art alone. Not sure about a £15 trade though.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 12, 2012 19:53:01 GMT
I shall have a ponder and see what I think. I may decide to repurpose the monies and pick up the MTME Trade instead.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2012 16:21:56 GMT
*reads last chapter*
FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 20, 2012 18:58:31 GMT
Oh dear. That doesn't sound promising.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2012 19:33:40 GMT
I don't give a flying fuck if one of the writers worked on the '86 movie, but having the climax of the story be a repeat of the Prime/Megatron fight from that film (complete with Hot Rod) is lazy ass storytelling of the highest order. -Ralph |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 20, 2012 21:24:09 GMT
You are joking surely?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 20, 2012 21:30:08 GMT
No he isn't.
Andy
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 21, 2012 0:22:03 GMT
Stoked.
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Post by legios on Jun 21, 2012 6:08:30 GMT
That is lazy indeed. Think I may give the trade a miss.
Karl
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Post by Jim on Jun 21, 2012 9:52:26 GMT
I am being more charitable on that scene; I have a feeling it was a deliberate homage used to misdirect - it does end differently after all. Clumsy though.
I am going to buy the trade for the art. I don't think I'll ever read the story again, but I will flick through it like an art book. Really, really nice stuff.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2012 18:52:23 GMT
A homage is the odd line here and there, but that was just taking the piss (as well as taking me completely out of the story). Sorry, but if Dille wasn't on this, the fanbase would pelt it.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 21, 2012 19:06:17 GMT
Sadly I doubt they would. Though it deserves a kicking, for bloody laziness and some poor storytelling (from the writing). I have enjoyed the art throughout.
The fact it homages said film, makes a lot of people happy, and let's be honest Tf fans have been trained to accept shit comics over the years.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2012 19:07:58 GMT
DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF THING.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 21, 2012 20:07:21 GMT
The fact it homages said film, makes a lot of people happy, and let's be honest Tf fans have been trained to accept shit comics over the years. Andy And that is a great pity. People shouldn't settle for bad comics, they should demand quality stuff. Karl |
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Post by Jim on Jun 21, 2012 23:23:31 GMT
"Homage" was the wrong word, but I see what he was going for by repeating (most of) that scene. I also popped out of the story at "One shall stand", though, which is what I meant by clumsy.
Overall I don't think Autocracy has been all that badly written - it suffers in comparison to the two ongoings, but it has a structure and isn't drowning in dialogue or glacially paced. Whatever its value as literature it's still a step-up from a lot of recent Transformers comics. And it's very pretty.
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