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News Credits: 156 · by **WhiteRabbit** » Mon May 26, 2008 1:27 am

The Universe of the Transformers is vast, and populated by many characters. Their universe is a large tapestry, made up of the stories and points of view of countless experiences that serve the larger whole.

These are some of those stories. This is:

It should be noted that while this project has been recognized by IDW Publishing and Hasbro, none of the works presented have been commissioned or solicited by either company. The stories are not official canon, except where noted.
These stories are the result of Transformers enthusiasts taking the time out of their busy days to contribute to a universe they love.
No one has been paid for the production of these stories.

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"Brotherhood Lost" | Story: Sterling "Silvertide" Gee | Art, Colors & Letters: Anastasia "Babe Mause" Goertz

by **primeoptimus** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:38 pm

opus is soundwave.
pretty interesting soundwave origin story,aswell as explaining why magnus is always a prime recolor.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:44 pm

Well thats one way to explane why Soundwave has a prime like head. I kinda like the idea.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:48 pm

I'm not really digging the story idea on this one. For me, Magnus and Prime being brothers is pretty weak, but that thing about Soundwave is just pushing it too far.

In the last panel, is Laserbeak blowing up?

by **JesWal** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:48 pm

Hmmm. Opus is Soundwave eh? And they are "brothers" because they were built on the same assembly line. I also found it strange that when Magnus takes his helmet off hes got a prime head with a human face, and the helmet has a mouthplate over it. Wierd.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:02 pm

Creative idea but it was too much of a stretch for me to believe.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:30 pm

I liked that, in modern non TF fictions such as Family Guy and Robot Chicken, SoundWave a pretty decent guy.

His G1 roots give us little reason to doubt that in down time he wouldn't be.

So to be honest, this may not be the way I'd tell the story, but I like the idea of SoundWave having nobler roots. Maybe even just using the Decepticons as an ends to some unknown means as is often hinted.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblebeast** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:00 pm

Next, on Jerry Springer...

by **Animus** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:09 pm

...

This is without a doubt the worst Mosaic ever. A rudimentery understanding of the Transformers you're writing about and drawing should be a requirement to do these. It's like these two Jokers had no idea who the 3 characters were or their connection. Which in the case of Soundwave is absolutely nothing.

Here's another nice tidbit for you. Soundwave was created before Optimus Prime left Earth in every form of the G1 fictions since G1. If this didn't have a Mosaic on it I'd swear it was a troll.

And I RRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeep?** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:12 pm

I don't want to sound harsh or anything, but that's the single worst piece of **** ever commited to a visual medium.

News Credits: 1 · by **crazyfists** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:37 pm

even if you get past the "story line," the art is okay at best and i found it difficult to follow the text. i ended up reading part of it out of order.

News Credits: 156 · by **WhiteRabbit** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:49 pm

Animus wrote:Here's another nice tidbit for you. Soundwave was created before Optimus Prime left Earth in every form of the G1 fictions since G1. If this didn't have a Mosaic on it I'd swear it was a troll.

Did it ever occur to you that they weren't trying to fit it into any particular canon? And exploring other fictional possibilities would make them trolls? Wow. :roll:

Jeep! wrote:I don't want to sound harsh or anything[...]

Then maybe you should have kept quiet. Nobody charges you a dime to read these. If it's not to your taste, then the "back" button on your browser can make everything right again-- without you having to **** all over someone who didn't do anything to offend you personally.

Nobody expects everyone to love every Mosaic produced, but there's no bloody reason to respond like an arsehole just because you didn't like it.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:52 pm

1337W422102 wrote:In the last panel, is Laserbeak blowing up?

I think it's SW fixing Buzzsaw.

Interesting, but i found it a bit far of a stretch.

by **polystyleneman** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:55 am

Wow, there's some pretty unnecessary vitriol here. It's not like these creators killed your first-born child or anything. The great thing about these Mosaics is that the creators aren't tied to what anyone may or may not consider canon.

News Credits: 1 · by **NebulanFree** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:41 am

I used this in my personal canon when I played as a kid; you know, that Prime and Soundwave were somehow long-lost 'brothers'. I think it was due to their similar head structures. I remember trying to convince people of this in school back in the day, but I was met with vehement protests to the contrary. Oh well.

I like this mosaic.

-Neb

by **newbie** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:36 am

Who is Opus? Never heard of the guy... Didn't see that one coming though... Thought maybe Diaclone Powered Convoy would be tied into the storyline, that would have been cool :grin:

by **Ricky_Stream** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:51 am

i'm sorry but i'm really not into this one... the way the story was told would be better if it was narrated, instead of those lines that don't really fit those characters... :-?

by **Hard Hacker** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:32 am

Art's horrid, and the story is awful.

The art seems to be a hybrid of Pat Lee's "style" and something a 5 year old can do. Opus looks to much like a blue Prime with a lot of hip. The different colours of the dialouge is a good idea, but it gets in ther way of the panels, and with brighter colours than the panels themselves, attract more attention to thjemselves rather than the panels, which should be able to tell the story through the art.

The idea of Soundwave being Prime's brothers is shaky. Personal Canon it may be, but it's very unlikely, as there's no root or even a slight hint within the show to render it as a possible relationship.

by **Grimpoo** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:39 am

Wow...it looks like something i would draw....not impressive. Sorry if i offend you with my opinion. And WTF is up with "opus"? Seriously the worst name for a brother of OP and UM. Should have called him Ultra Mr. Hollands OPUS!!!!

by **The Chronic** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:06 am

Liege Evilmus wrote:I liked that, in modern non TF fictions such as Family Guy and Robot Chicken, SoundWave a pretty decent guy.

So to be honest, this may not be the way I'd tell the story, but I like the idea of SoundWave having nobler roots. Maybe even just using the Decepticons as an ends to some unknown means as is often hinted.

i agree with this,
it was good to see soundwave caring for the 'minibots'

but consider the reverse, soundwave/opus is evil from the start and 'infiltrates' the autobots capturing and converting these minibots to cassettacons

i also think its totaly unnecessary for people to bash this piece so much, im sure constuctive criticism would be far more appreciated

that said opus is a stupid name

Like Me, Grimlock! on Facebook · by **Me, Grimlock!** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:47 pm

I have to agree with everyone else. The story wasn't as good as most mosaics and the art is just okay. And wouldn't Optimus or Ultra Magnus recognize Soundwave? Aside from his head and chestplate, he looked almost exactly like Opus.

by **Foallen** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:15 pm

I think you guys might be being harsh on this one... It's just a one-off type thing, it doesn't have to be cannon; it can just be some sort of what-if/alternative type thing.

It's an interesting idea and tie in to how Soundwave takes care of the casseticons and his loyalty. The art is done well enough to convey the story.

At least they showed some effort and tried something, which is more than some of us have done.

by **Autobot Snake Eyes** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:38 pm

Thats definately one of my favs.
good job.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:02 pm

Why is it that bots with similar heads must be brothers?

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:44 pm

Wow, I can honestly say that I have yet to see a more cynical, hyper-ritical, narrow minded collection of whiny JERKWADS to voice their opinions over a single Mosaic. At least somebody went to the effort of providing us with a FREE mosaic. It's not like you guys are out any money on it. At the point that you no longer had interest in the story you should have moved on instead of sticking it out just to crap all over someone else's effort. Way to represent our fandom A***oles! You guys really make me proud to be a TF fan. I hope none of you have procreated cause I know that at least I have raised my own kids to show more fairness and open-mindedness than a lot of you folks have displayed. I would hate to think that such derision is being handed down to another generation.