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Post by Danlevan on Nov 4, 2020 17:05:15 GMT
So, now have issue 100.
As expected, Transformers #15-17 and Galaxies #1-4. Galaxies at least is a complete story, but Transformers ends on a cliffhanger never to be resolved in this collection. Yay.
Standard foreword and cover gallery plus a two page afterword on the collection as a whole with a microscopic cover gallery of the series and retrospective on the various companies.
Slightly annoying are the comments on the new series: "Sadly, we only had room for the first 17 issues of Ruckley's Transformers and the first four of Galaxies, but we strongly urge you to seek out future collected editions from IDW - the first of which will likely be 'Rise of the Deceptions', the next critical arc of the ongoing." .. which would be great and all, except for the fact that the way this series had been collected means they've missed an issue of the ongoing and two of Galaxies. It's not like you didn't know how much space you had when you planned to put the new series in.. Bah.
The last fifth of the pages in my copy also are damaged, with the pages having been crumpled up at some point in printing or binding leaving a ridge down them. Which means I'm probably going to take it back and have to order a replacement online for about the 6th time in the series. Unless I just don't bother and simply file this one on the shelf since I'm probably going to pick up the IDW hardbacks of the new series..
Oh well. At least it's over, finished.
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Post by detectivenightbeat on Nov 4, 2020 19:49:08 GMT
So, now have issue 100. As expected, Transformers #15-17 and Galaxies #1-4. Galaxies at least is a complete story, but Transformers ends on a cliffhanger never to be resolved in this collection. Yay. Standard foreword and cover gallery plus a two page afterword on the collection as a whole with a microscopic cover gallery of the series and retrospective on the various companies. Slightly annoying are the comments on the new series: "Sadly, we only had room for the first 17 issues of Ruckley's Transformers and the first four of Galaxies, but we strongly urge you to seek out future collected editions from IDW - the first of which will likely be 'Rise of the Deceptions', the next critical arc of the ongoing." .. which would be great and all, except for the fact that the way this series had been collected means they've missed an issue of the ongoing and two of Galaxies. It's not like you didn't know how much space you had when you planned to put the new series in.. Bah. The last fifth of the pages in my copy also are damaged, with the pages having been crumpled up at some point in printing or binding leaving a ridge down them. Which means I'm probably going to take it back and have to order a replacement online for about the 6th time in the series. Unless I just don't bother and simply file this one on the shelf since I'm probably going to pick up the IDW hardbacks of the new series.. Oh well. At least it's over, finished. You should know by now that IT's NEVER OVER!" |
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Post by pachamac on Nov 7, 2020 9:21:31 GMT
Recieved my issues and am glad to finally be done with the series. It's still a shame that they chose to structure the last three volumes the way they did and cause overlap with the recent IDW hardcover in order to collect every issue (my preference would have been to forgo the newest series and instead include a few odds and sods like Transformers/ROM, Tf vs Visionaries and even the Armada stuff missing) but all in all, still quite surprised and chuffed to get a 100 volume Transformers collection this way, so congrats to that.
Glad to be done with Hachette as a company though (even if they did start to marginally improve towards the end).
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Post by Danlevan on Nov 7, 2020 10:45:56 GMT
Yeah, I think most people would prefer them to have skipped the new series since they can't finish it. At the very least if they'd done 8 issues a book then they'd have matched the two hardbacks and anyone wanting everything wouldn't end up with duplicates (or floppies)
I can only assume that the fact that the two crossover books had the name of the other property in the title meant they didn't have the rights to reprint them. Visionaries at the very least is fairly important in the ongoing plot so you'd hope they didn't include it because of that and not simple incompetence.
I still reckon we'd have ended up with Transformers '84 as the last volume if the pandemic hadn't delayed its publication, I would think IDW have some amount of time where their single issue release is the only version of it they'll allow to be available.
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Post by detectivenightbeat on Nov 8, 2020 22:59:38 GMT
One outstanding issue is whether Andrew Griffith or Don Figueroa drew the cover art that's a replication of the the work on the Shout Factory G1 cartoon and 25th/30th anniversary animated movie DVD set (vol 6, 9 (maybe), 16, 18, 21, 29, etc.)
I believe someone here said they were going to contact Andrew on twatter. I don't think Don is on social media that I know of.
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Post by detectivenightbeat on Nov 13, 2020 16:49:44 GMT
One outstanding issue is whether Andrew Griffith or Don Figueroa drew the cover art that's a replication of the the work on the Shout Factory G1 cartoon and 25th/30th anniversary animated movie DVD set (vol 6, 9 (maybe), 16, 18, 21, 29, etc.) I believe someone here said they were going to contact Andrew on twatter. I don't think Don is on social media that I know of. Bump. |
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Post by cradok on Jan 5, 2021 12:47:14 GMT
Oh, right, I never got around to doing that, because I stopped caring about the collection when they shit up the extension. I'll try to remember to do it when I get home this evening.
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Post by cradok on Jan 13, 2021 11:10:18 GMT
Well, I did that a week ago, an no reply:
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Post by Benn on Jan 13, 2021 14:26:02 GMT
To me, they are unmistakably Don Fig.
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 14, 2021 23:07:51 GMT
Yeah, they're Don.
They were done for Hasbro for their merchandising pack, basically a bunch of images to be used on licensed merch like t-shirts or notebooks and the like. Evergreen all purpose iconography. They weren't done for covers or profiles or anything like that.
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Post by paulbyrnex on Apr 29, 2021 12:53:47 GMT
If anyone is on Facebook the following are up for grabs on the Marvel UK Comics Group
"If anyone is after Hachette TF books, we've just found a stack in a clear out...
We have ..."
Issue 79 - vol 66 x 2
Issue 80 - vol 61 x 2
Issue 82 - vol 90 x 4 ( generation 2, part 1)
Issue 83 - vol 82 x 2
Issue 84 - vol 89 x 1
Issue 85 - vol 82 x 1
Issue 86 - vol 92 x 2 (Transformers the Movie)
Issue 87 - vol 83 x 1
Issue 88 - vol 95 x 1
Issue 89 - vol 85 x 1
Issue 91 - vol 86 x 1
Issue 93 - vol 87 x 1
Issue 96 - vol 94 x 1
Issue 97 - vol 97 x 1 (gi Joe v tf pt3)
Issue 98 - vol 98 x 1
Issue 99 - vol 99 x 1
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Post by cradok on May 12, 2021 22:21:44 GMT
Does anyone have a copy of Requiem of the Wreckers they don't need? I missed it, and now with Hachette having scrubbed the collection from the site, I don't see myself getting one through any retailers.
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Post by paulbyrnex on May 13, 2021 12:42:54 GMT
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Post by primenova on Jun 14, 2021 13:24:00 GMT
#59 V5 - page 36,45,67,109 - mine has printing errors on these pages on text. If anyone else has same issues? Or I just got a dud copy. I didn't notice at the time of release only when I read it last year.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 14, 2021 13:26:31 GMT
What's the name of that book?
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Post by tomwe on Jun 14, 2021 14:00:14 GMT
That's The Smelting Pool. Can't recall if I had any issues.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 14, 2021 16:57:18 GMT
Don't have that one so can't check.
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Post by tomwe on Jun 14, 2021 17:48:21 GMT
you'll have to be more specific. there's no doubt these issues are some of the worst of the 'reformatted' / recoloured ones. this photo is taken from the book in question but i'm not sure what page you mean.  |
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Post by tomwe on Jun 14, 2021 17:48:45 GMT
"autobot cowarp"
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Post by primenova on Jun 16, 2021 14:36:08 GMT
Yes that's one. I'll have to get a good photo of the others.
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Post by primenova on Jun 21, 2021 8:50:24 GMT
That's page 67 panel 6.
Also page 36 panel 5, 45 panel 5,8. Slight on page 109 panel 1
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Post by primenova on Jun 25, 2021 8:32:51 GMT
What was the release date for #80-100. I've got some dates
80 8/1/20
81 22/1/20, 82 , 83 19/2/20, 84 4/3/20, 85 18/3/20, 86 1/4/20, 87 22/4/20, 88, 89 3/6/20, 90 17/6/20, 91 1/7/20, 92 15/7/20 - 100 4/11/20
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Post by primenova on Nov 21, 2021 20:48:06 GMT
I picked up Lost light #13-17 for £1 each yesterday because you can't get #91 from anywhere. I hoep some dealers at TFNation22 have some issue for sale I only needed 5 issues #81-84,91.
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Post by primenova on Sept 15, 2022 22:49:07 GMT
Finally got #91 v86 was ebay £160 but reduced to £80
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 22, 2023 22:00:22 GMT
I streamlined my collection of this recently to just the issues with Marvel content and realised I am missing volumes 5 (The Smelting Pool) and 9 (Toy Soldiers).
Both seem to be gold dust. One...seller...on ebay has Volume 5 with a BIN of...£200.
No sign of volume 9 anywhere.
Nevermind!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 22, 2023 23:25:28 GMT
I know you werent planning to spend that kind of money, but dont buy from that seller.
Absolute worst experience on ebay.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2023 8:25:20 GMT
Oh I won't be. £200 for a £10 book??
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