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Post by Toph on Oct 14, 2012 2:54:49 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on Oct 14, 2012 5:06:42 GMT
Martians vs Judge Dredd? That will not end well for the green fellas.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 14, 2012 7:32:35 GMT
Twitter reveals Shane McCarthy is the writer, so an easy pass for me. His writing style is not to my taste.
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on Oct 14, 2012 10:44:05 GMT
So do we now get to call him Shane Mackackackarthy?
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Post by The Huff on Oct 14, 2012 10:46:41 GMT
I'm extremely excited by this too - not picked up any of the other crossovers but this is two of my fave things together!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 14, 2012 10:50:38 GMT
Oh, it's just a one-shot? That's okay, I had thought it would be a mini!
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Post by legios on Oct 14, 2012 15:29:16 GMT
I think I will pass on this Shane McCarthy isn't a writer whose work does much for me so I'll not bother methinks.
Karl
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Post by KoshNaranek on Nov 3, 2012 0:22:36 GMT
Interesting concept, but I've already decided I'm not giving any more of my money to Shane McCarthy, so an easy pass.
- Tony
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Post by Marc Graham on Nov 3, 2012 11:55:24 GMT
Although I'm not keen on Mars Attacks I'll probably get this just to see what its like - despite the author....
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 3, 2012 12:22:32 GMT
I'll wait and see.
Although I think the art will be pretty decent, Shane McCarthy has yet to write anything I'd like to read.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 16, 2012 20:24:39 GMT
I know, the wounds of AHM still run deep for me. Too deep.
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Post by Marc Graham on Nov 16, 2012 21:07:52 GMT
I'm a sucker for giving IDW money I guess.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 16, 2012 21:32:02 GMT
Long since passed the point where I buy every TF comic. I just buy the ones by writers whose work I enjoy.
-Ralph
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Post by Marc Graham on Nov 16, 2012 21:35:47 GMT
The 3 monthlies we are getting are all good, the digital stuff hasn't been bad, the annuals have been awesome. I have so much time for IDW - I appreciate pretty much anything Transformers as I have an absurd obsession with the brand, so perhaps I'm yet to develop a proper quality filter (I'm still getting the UK comic for instance)....
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 22, 2013 21:52:43 GMT
Preview onlineTwo words: Spike Witwicky. Two more words: Big chins. Another two words: Must buy.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 22, 2013 23:20:23 GMT
The art is nice, feels like Sunbow, but then it is penned by McCarthy.
Might be half decent.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 7:20:58 GMT
Looks good so far, mine'll come at the weekend though (damn post)
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2013 7:30:17 GMT
Preview took me 30 seconds to read and that was a quarter of the comic. Easy pass.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Jan 23, 2013 20:43:34 GMT
Looks like it is set in the cartoon universe. If only AHM was marketed for this universe than the core IDW-verse.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 24, 2013 21:59:44 GMT
It's a quick read, but it's actually quite fun.
It does feel like a Sunbow episode, albeit erring a bit too much on the everybody makes knowing gags side of things. I get the feeling that the Scream films made a big impression on Mr McCarthy.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 20:41:08 GMT
Got the comic today, and enjoyed it! YAY!
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Post by Benn on Jan 26, 2013 21:56:46 GMT
I got this. I liked this. Matt Frank can do more, please.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 28, 2013 0:16:43 GMT
Matt Frank's art in this is very good, cartoony but fun.
I like this as a one off, but it would be interminable as an ongoing, but then we already know that to be true after All Hail Mediocrity.
Andy
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Post by jasonw on Jan 28, 2013 4:12:14 GMT
I still to this day don't get the hate reserved for McCarthy. AHM certainly had its faults, but it was the first time in IDW that the characters were actually written as though they had individual voices - dialogue for any of Furman's bots was completely interchangeable.
I just don't get why people hated on AHM so much.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 28, 2013 11:37:29 GMT
I still to this day don't get the hate reserved for McCarthy. AHM certainly had its faults, but it was the first time in IDW that the characters were actually written as though they had individual voices - dialogue for any of Furman's bots was completely interchangeable. I just don't get why people hated on AHM so much. A big chunk was that the new and original IDW universe suddenly got wrapped up with all the long-running plotlines ignored and replaced with pseudo-Sunbow which definately felt like a slap in the face to the long term reader in favour of trying to grab new readers. It might read better as a trade, but over 12 issues barely anything happens, and then suddenly everything rushes towards a deus ex machina conclusion. I'm not even sure why the Decepticons are defeated at the end, apart from the fact it hit issue 12 and so had to end. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 28, 2013 13:52:19 GMT
Also, the Decepticons conquered Earth, no wait they conquered America, no wait they conquered New York.
Absolutely wretched series with no cohesive direction and it was a poor mans Sunbow. For all the many flaws of Sunbow, I can generally enjoy it this was far from it. Lovely art throughout in service of a dreadful story.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jan 28, 2013 14:43:44 GMT
Also, the Decepticons conquered Earth, no wait they conquered America, no wait they conquered New York. Absolutely wretched series with no cohesive direction and it was a poor mans Sunbow. For all the many flaws of Sunbow, I can generally enjoy it this was far from it. Lovely art throughout in service of a dreadful story. Andy I remember enjoying how two of the issues had identical cliffhangers (The United Nations declaring that they would nuke New York!) Also how the traitor was Sunstreaker, despite Sunstreaker not really being in the story until a few moments before the traitor needed to be revealed. ("It was him! Background character #3 all along!") |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 14:46:11 GMT
hold on! if this is the same Mars Attacks as the film, then all the Autobots have to do is play that bloody song that made the aliens heads explode!.........game over.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2013 15:05:02 GMT
Just read this today. Thought it was bloody awesome in a turn-your-brain-off-and just-enjoy-it kind of way!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 1, 2013 15:16:18 GMT
Yep. That's kind of how it felt to me. Great art, just on the right side of cartoony.
Andy
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