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[Chip]

Issue 2 was what got me to close out my box at the comic shop, if that's any indication.

[Detour]

After five issues (out of twelve, no less!) of the plot going absolutely nowhere, I think this is a question that answers itself.

[Powered Convoy]

I have very much. I'm finding the story interesting and the art fantastic.

Randy

[Flashlight]

I wanted to like it but couldnt. Its to much of a departure from what Furman was doing. Atleast Im getting Maximum Dinobots. which is amazizing.

Edited by SPID, 18 December 2008 - 09:55 PM.

[MightyMegs]

Sucksucksucksucksuck. The writing is packed with so much cheese, I don't know if I'm reading a comic book or a Hillshire Farms catalog.

[Detour]

There is only one comic shop around here and I have yet to go there. I get all my Comics from the book store in the mall as TPBs so in FEB I'll be able to tell you what I think of AHM. I'll have the advantage of being able to read the first 6, I think, all at once so that might make a differnce.

Or better yet, just buy issue 6. Honestly with the first five issues you missed nothing whatsoever. If something happens in issue 6, you won't miss it, but if nothing happens, at least you only blew a few bucks on it.

Sucksucksucksucksuck. The writing is packed with so much cheese, I don't know if I'm reading a comic book or a Hillshire Farms catalog.

[Sean Whitmore]

I bought the first couple issues of AHM, and it did very little for me.

But to be fair, the first couple issues of Infiltration didn't do much for me easier.

I revisted the latter series in trade and loved it, so I hold out hope the same will be true for AHM.

[General Tekno]

Currently enjoying what's happening so far.

[Detour]

Currently enjoying what's happening so far.

Except nothing's happened.

[ssg4life]

now that some story is starting to get going, i'm pretty intrigued

[Detour]

now that some story is starting to get going, i'm pretty intrigued

You know what intrigues me? That the Transformers Collector's Club can get a story moving faster in six pages of story every two months than All Hail Megatron in five issues.

[Locke]

I'd like to start by saying that I'm not really a comic fan in general, and the first book that I bought was Dreamwave's G1 reboot. I got the the first mini-series but was incredibly disappointed. My next comic purchase didn't come until sometime during Escalation. After reading some good things on the boards, I jumped on board the IDW bandwagon, and I've been loving the world that Furman put together. The phases of infiltration were a brilliant touch that made 'robots in disguise' a truly significant plot point.

As for AHM, the art and colors are fantastic and the book looks great. The full page shot of the Air Force One wreckage did a lot to set the tone of what it means to have the Decepticons unchecked, imho.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure the story or pacing really sets the same tone. It seems the story alternates between pretty intense scenes (Air Force One, Frenzy) and scenes that seem to be channeling the G1 cartoon (humans thinking it's a movie, etc), and imho those transitions are pretty jarring. That said, there have been some very good sequences of dialogue that do a great job of establishing characters.

As a stand-alone series, I'd give it a B- for great art and a story that is starting to get a bit intriguing (about time). As a continuation of the IDW-verse, this is easily an F. I'll likely finish the series, but I'm starting to get the same feeling as I did with DW G1, and this might be the last series that I buy for quite some time.

[MrBlud]

Do I like AHM?

It's kinda hard to answer. I put "jury is still out" because after the latest issue if they abruptly cancelled the book it would leave me bummed.

Now if they stopped after issue three or something where ABSOLUTELY nothing was happening beyond "Grr Decepticons Smash!" and the whole thing was reading like a G.I. Joe relaunch then I wouldn't have cared but after the Autobots got some screen time and the cliffhanger on the latest issue I want to see where things are going to end up.

AHM isn't perfect by any means and I'd go so far as to say it's deeply flawed but it's finally starting to go somewhere and I want to follow along.

Edited by MrBlud, 18 December 2008 - 11:38 PM.

[Chaotic Descent]

So from some of the replies, I'm getting the sense that this is a comic book.

[Sean Whitmore]

So from some of the replies, I'm getting the sense that this is a comic book.

If it helps, I had no idea what the thread was about from the title either.

[Magnusblitz]

Not really. The art's good, but it can't carry the story. And so far, each issue has had one good character moment and a lot of nothing. As others have pointed out, the story is going nowhere. Add on top all the other things that annoy me (the continuity issues, wasting time on uninteresting humans, etc) and it's been a failure so far.

But those nuggets of interest are enough. I'll still buy the whole series.

(And yes, for those of you who don't know, AHM stands for All Hail Megatron, the current IDW flagship Transformers title).

[Detour]

All Hail Megatron, the current IDW flagship Transformers title

That's sad, that their main title at this time is something so... Dreamwavey.

At least it's got pretty Guido art, but like Magnusblitz says, pretty art doesn't carry a story.
If it did, I'd prefer All Hail Megatron to Delbo-pencilled, Yomtov-colored issues like the start of Furman's first American Marvel G1 storyline (Back From The Dead, The Resurrection Gambit!, All The Familiar Faces! and Skin Deep).