 Transformers #26 preview, Chaos takes flight |
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 Sep 19 2011, 09:38 PM
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Sep 19 2011, 10:14 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,911 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
Like the painterly coloring.
Hate the atrociously messy linework. Wish I could tell who more of the flying bots were. (See the above.) Like seeing Prime call on Silverbolt as his go-to flier. Cliffjumper's about to taste his own medicine. -ZacWilliam, if they kill Sky Dive, Cosmos, or Omega gonna be pissed... This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Sep 19 2011, 10:15 PM -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Sep 20 2011, 12:27 AM
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 Guess who's back? Back again!  Group: Supporter Posts: 4,683 Joined: 14-March 05 From: Miami, Humidityville Member No.: 6,219 |
I know the general opinion is "Costa = not enough talking", but hot damn was Cliffjumper chattering like hell in those last few panels.
I think some narration boxes and/or sound effects would help the art flow a bit better. This post has been edited by Confuzor: Sep 20 2011, 12:54 AM --------------------  |
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Sep 20 2011, 12:33 AM
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That preview is one of the tightest things Costa has written yet.
Ironically accompanied by some of the loosest art. |
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Sep 20 2011, 06:37 AM
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In direct contravention of the Military Regalia Act! Group: Citizen Posts: 11,073 Joined: 13-January 02 From: London, UK Member No.: 300 |
I really like the art. I wouldn't like it all the time, but for an arc? Yeah, it's lovely, and adds a nice otherworldly feel.
The concept of these few pages is actually pretty good - Kimia turns into a massive space gun, and the Autobots are launching an all out offensive with all the arial troops at their disposal? Awesome. If only the reason for the Decepticons stealing it made a damned lick of sense. I was going to call out IDW for another random model change, but Silverbolt hasn't actually been seen since he was mentioned as coming to Earth has he? A new look/altmode isn't unreasonable in that case. Phazer This post has been edited by The Phazer: Sep 21 2011, 04:09 AM |
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Sep 20 2011, 06:38 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,911 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
Ok, inspired by my son's I-Spy books I'm gonna see who I can pick out here...
Page 1: Ok, Prime, Obviously. Rodimus Drift Really Ugly Cliffjumper Really Ugly Sunstreaker and I guess Ironhide (going by the colorscheme in the later panels alone)? So I'm gonna guess ? #1 to the Left and #2 to the back are supposed to be Silverbolt and Trailbreaker, since they get bit parts further on. Really, otherwise, art-wise those could be anyone. Page 2: So, I'm assuming that jumble of parts in the corner is Drift. Can't tell what's supposed to be going on wiith him, but I recognize a few body parts. That's Silverbolt big in the middle I guess. The two red A-10s have me a bit puzzled: Powerglide is outsourcing. Sandstorm Tracks Cosmos Skydive Then it's random guess "Supposed tp be Aerialbots?" theater, including one that looks like old-style concorde SB. Page 3: Gah, wobbly doofy heads... and mismatched partner theater should be entertaining at least. Page 4: For some reason I find Trailbreaker's awkward stance here kinda funny. Ugh his head though. Page 5: So Silverbolt and Sky Dive take out a Sweep is what I decode here after a short examination. Though only SB gets any credit for it. Sky Dive: "Thanks Rod, love you too." Page 6: Soooo Wow, that's a lot of bots come out of nowhere. I note what's either Fireflight drawn like Sky Dive or Sky Dive colored like Fireflight. and of course Cosmos, Powerglide, and Sandstorm again. The rest appear to be random geometric shapes that have suddenly ascended from flatland and joined the fight... Page 7: Tracks again (who is a cute inclusion) and more of the above... -ZacWilliam, on the plus, I'll likely be reading through the issue multiple times, to try and decifer the art if no other reason... This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Sep 20 2011, 06:49 AM -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
Or the proverbial ailerons of Titanium Moosebots? *Visit the one and only Cybertronic Bestiary. For a mechazoologic tour of the mechanimals of Cybertron. |
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Sep 20 2011, 07:31 AM
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 Expecting anything else? Group: Citizen Posts: 249 Joined: 3-December 08 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 12,145 Faction: Autobot |
I think the painterly art works much better for this issue then it does in #24. I love the splash of all the flyers heading to orbit. I just wish I could recognize more of them (I'm terrible at alt-modes). I only knew Tracks, Springer & Powerglide. Anyone want to take a stab at the rest of 'em? I presume it's the Aerialbots due to Silverbolt being explicitly ordered but unsure.
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Sep 20 2011, 07:53 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,911 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
QUOTE(G1MarvelBlaster @ Sep 20 2011, 08:31 AM)  I think the painterly art works much better for this issue then it does in #24. I love the splash of all the flyers heading to orbit. I just wish I could recognize more of them (I'm terrible at alt-modes). I only knew Tracks, Springer & Powerglide. Anyone want to take a stab at the rest of 'em? I presume it's the Aerialbots due to Silverbolt being explicitly ordered but unsure. 1) Springer's not there. You're seeing Sandstorm. 2) I think I already identified all the fliers possible in the post above... -ZacWilliam, the rest are pretty much generic shapes... -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
Or the proverbial ailerons of Titanium Moosebots? *Visit the one and only Cybertronic Bestiary. For a mechazoologic tour of the mechanimals of Cybertron. |
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Sep 20 2011, 08:35 AM
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I write stuff...just not as much as I used to. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,176 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 7,491 Faction: Maximal |
For some reason, each time I try to load the preview in AOL Explorer, the browser quits on me. I'll try again later with Firefox, but this talk is giving me some hope that the issue will be a little better than #24.
-------------------- William Rendfeld
That Echowarrior guy... Author of "Transformers: Armada (Revisited)"- Allspark Fic of the Month for December 2005. Archive here. |
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Sep 20 2011, 08:50 AM
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 Suddenly, Batcure. Group: Supporter Posts: 18,831 Joined: 25-February 03 From: YES TOWN Member No.: 2,375 Faction: Lesbian Ninja |
Silverbolt's got some UT Excessive Toy Accuracy Syndrome going.
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Sep 20 2011, 04:55 PM
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QUOTE(▲ndrusi @ Sep 20 2011, 06:50 AM) Silverbolt's got some UT Excessive Toy Accuracy Syndrome going. His entire robot mode isn't shown hanging under is plane, is it? --------------------  |
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Sep 21 2011, 11:16 AM
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I write stuff...just not as much as I used to. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,176 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 7,491 Faction: Maximal |
Saw the preview in Firefox. Liked it.
Read the issue today. Good heavens, that's an improvement. Say what you want, but the action is significantly more fast-paced. Stuff is happening right in front of us, and while I'm not thrilled about everything I'm seeing, my attention is caught. One niggling little thing, though - D'Void. We've yet to see him in the main series. Was he some delusion of Galvatron's, or what? Because if HoD was some crazy story from Galvy's perspective, then I can forgive the continuity issues. -------------------- William Rendfeld
That Echowarrior guy... Author of "Transformers: Armada (Revisited)"- Allspark Fic of the Month for December 2005. Archive here. |
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Sep 21 2011, 11:37 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,911 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
Hmmm... Wonder how close to store date Barnes and Nobles is getting the issues now. Not too much chance of getting to a comic store, but I might have a shot at B & N. ZacWilliam, I could buy it digitally and read it right now, but IDW seems to now be going for 3.99 new digital vs. $1.99 old. I could justify digital at the cheaper old price when all were $1.99, but now that they've bumped new digital to the INSANE $3.99 price tag. Forget it. -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
Or the proverbial ailerons of Titanium Moosebots? *Visit the one and only Cybertronic Bestiary. For a mechazoologic tour of the mechanimals of Cybertron. |
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Sep 21 2011, 01:34 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 1,160 Joined: 21-April 07 From: UK Member No.: 10,144 Faction: Free Agent |
Remember how Mike Costa assured people that the Autobots still on Kimia would be addressed?
Well, they get addressed in this issue. Le sigh. |
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Sep 22 2011, 07:10 AM
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I write stuff...just not as much as I used to. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,176 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 7,491 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(Wildwade @ Sep 21 2011, 02:34 PM) Remember how Mike Costa assured people that the Autobots still on Kimia would be addressed? Well, they get addressed in this issue. Le sigh. Yeah, I think our hopes to see Computron as the first Autobot combiner in this continuity have been permanently dashed. Sucks, that. -------------------- William Rendfeld
That Echowarrior guy... Author of "Transformers: Armada (Revisited)"- Allspark Fic of the Month for December 2005. Archive here. |
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Sep 23 2011, 04:44 AM
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I don't think a $3.99 price tag for digital distribution is that bad. If 2 dollars make you reconsider the whole thing, maybe sticking to the paper issues is a good idea. I think paying the extra 2 dollars, saving the gas/CO2, and avoiding the pain of dealing with the weirdos at the comic book shop is worth every penny.
Besides, with the US dollar being worth almost nothing these days, that's about 300 yen for me; less than a coffee. Certainly enough for some well-drawn & coloured entertainment. -------------------- Sent from my iPad
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Sep 23 2011, 05:46 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,911 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
QUOTE(Real Money @ Sep 23 2011, 05:44 AM) I don't think a $3.99 price tag for digital distribution is that bad. If 2 dollars make you reconsider the whole thing, maybe sticking to the paper issues is a good idea. I think paying the extra 2 dollars, saving the gas/CO2, and avoiding the pain of dealing with the weirdos at the comic book shop is worth every penny. Besides, with the US dollar being worth almost nothing these days, that's about 300 yen for me; less than a coffee. Certainly enough for some well-drawn & coloured entertainment. Sorry but comics are just way too breif for that. Even the best single issue is only really a brief pamphlet, a few minutes read. 20 - 25 odd pages. For the $1 they were when I started collecting that's fine. For 1.99 even that's fine. For 2.99 you start saying, that's a bit pricey there eh? For $3.99 basically $4 that's really a high price. Then you take away getting an actual physical thing out of the picture? Sorry but a digital peek is not worth the same to me as a real physical object I can take places and hold on to regardless of electronic ephemera. 1.99 is my cut off for digital comics, and I think $1 would be more appropriate. -ZacWilliam, considering the high price of comics has almost always been blamed on paper costs... -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
Or the proverbial ailerons of Titanium Moosebots? *Visit the one and only Cybertronic Bestiary. For a mechazoologic tour of the mechanimals of Cybertron. |
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Sep 23 2011, 10:31 AM
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QUOTE(ZacWilliam1 @ Sep 23 2011, 06:46 AM) QUOTE(Real Money @ Sep 23 2011, 05:44 AM) I don't think a $3.99 price tag for digital distribution is that bad. If 2 dollars make you reconsider the whole thing, maybe sticking to the paper issues is a good idea. I think paying the extra 2 dollars, saving the gas/CO2, and avoiding the pain of dealing with the weirdos at the comic book shop is worth every penny. Besides, with the US dollar being worth almost nothing these days, that's about 300 yen for me; less than a coffee. Certainly enough for some well-drawn & coloured entertainment. Sorry but comics are just way too breif for that. Even the best single issue is only really a brief pamphlet, a few minutes read. 20 - 25 odd pages. For the $1 they were when I started collecting that's fine. For 1.99 even that's fine. For 2.99 you start saying, that's a bit pricey there eh? For $3.99 basically $4 that's really a high price. Then you take away getting an actual physical thing out of the picture? Sorry but a digital peek is not worth the same to me as a real physical object I can take places and hold on to regardless of electronic ephemera. 1.99 is my cut off for digital comics, and I think $1 would be more appropriate. -ZacWilliam, considering the high price of comics has almost always been blamed on paper costs... When I started buying them digitally I thought "Wow 1.99 seems kind of cheap. I wish I could give them more money". I guess I got that wish. Although, I hope it stays as only being for new issues. Buying backwards at the price would be a pain. -------------------- |
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Sep 23 2011, 12:54 PM
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 VICTORY IS LOGICAL Group: Citizen Posts: 7,988 Joined: 3-December 05 From: Middle GA Member No.: 7,611 Faction: Decepticon |
I'd starting to think about doing the digital thing, but making them the same price (and don't give me that embedded costs crap) totally takes away most of the incentive to go digital.
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Sep 23 2011, 01:03 PM
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 Regular or unleaded? Group: Citizen Posts: 5,946 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
It offsets the fiscal rape of the comic book retailer, of course.
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