IDW Hasbro Comics Crossover: Revolution - Tampa Bay Toy Expo Variant Cover
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In partnership with Read More Comics, the Tampa Bay Toy Expo (Tampa, FL) will be offering a unique exclusive designed by the creative team at CAE Studios/Big Pond Comics for our October 1st event. This variant cover for IDW Publishing's REVOLUTION #1, features those classic 1980s properties from Hasbro that many of us grew up with and enjoyed on television each afternoon. Including Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K, Micronauts and ROM: The Space Knight; this exclusive is truly 'Beyond Your Wildest Imagination'.
Fans attending the TAMPA BAY TOY EXPO will be able to purchase this exclusive and have it signed by the entire creative team, including Martin Dunn, Javier Lugo and Aly Kat (Dunn).
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Posted by Sabrblade on August 15th, 2016 @ 9:04am CDT
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Posted by Va'al on August 26th, 2016 @ 3:35am CDT
Just for the record, here’s who we’re looking at on this one:
Soundwave, from Transformers, the big blue occasional boombox.
Laserbeak, a part-time cassette tape who lives in Soundwave’s chest.
Zartan, Cobra’s master of disguise from GI Joe, best known for having a color changing action figure and for leading a group of bikers who are definitely Australian despite living in Florida.
The Manta, my personal favorite car from MASK, a purple ’85 Nissan 300ZX that can turn into an airplane with laser beam headlights. In the original series, it was driven by Vanessa “Not Quite The Baroness” Warfield
The Jackhammer, an armored back Ford Bronco with a pop-up missile launcher, driven by bare-knuckle boxer Cliff “Blaster” Dagger.
The Piranha, a motorcycle that is also a submarine, driven by Sly “Wrecker” Rax.
And a few other MASK vehicles floating around in the background.
Posted by Kurona on August 26th, 2016 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by 8 bit on August 26th, 2016 @ 10:23am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 26th, 2016 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 3rd, 2016 @ 10:06am CDT
THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth―and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly―and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity―but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented event draws everything together―and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here―TAKE A STAND! Collects Revolution issues #0–5.
Series: Revolution
Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (January 17, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 163140816X
ISBN-13: 978-1631408168
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
The Revolution continues! Thundercracker and Buster save the World! A White House under siege by Dire Wraiths! Windblade on Earth! And a date with destiny for Krok, Crankcase, Fulcrum, Spinister, and Misfire!
Collects The Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye, and Till All Are One Revolution One-Shots plus the 2015 Holiday Special.
Series: Revolution
Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (February 14, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631408429
ISBN-13: 978-1631408427
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on September 3rd, 2016 @ 10:10am CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 3rd, 2016 @ 10:19am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 3rd, 2016 @ 10:36am CDT
He had it in his and Orion Pax's Spotlight issues (but which were set in the past), so yeah it's weird seeing it here.Kurona wrote:... wait, hang on, did I miss something? Why is Thundercracker in his FoC body? That's not even a form he ever got the chance to take in IDW!
Posted by Kurona on September 3rd, 2016 @ 10:54am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He had it in his and Orion Pax's Spotlight issues (but which were set in the past), so yeah it's weird seeing it here.Kurona wrote:... wait, hang on, did I miss something? Why is Thundercracker in his FoC body? That's not even a form he ever got the chance to take in IDW!
Oh huh, didn't know that. I just thought it was a new form all the seekers sans Dirge took upon returning to Cybertron a few years back.
I'm gonna guess it's an error due to Skywarp still being in that body.
Posted by Va'al on September 3rd, 2016 @ 12:03pm CDT
Nik Hero wrote:So why is the Holiday 2015 issue is here. Is there something in that issue that ties in to Revolution that we missed?
They just needed somewhere to slide it in, much like Combiner Hunters and the Distant Stars TPB.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 3rd, 2016 @ 12:47pm CDT
Dr Va'al wrote:Nik Hero wrote:So why is the Holiday 2015 issue is here. Is there something in that issue that ties in to Revolution that we missed?
They just needed somewhere to slide it in, much like Combiner Hunters and the Distant Stars TPB.
I'm glad we're getting it, even if it is a bit random
Posted by ScottyP on September 21st, 2016 @ 10:34am CDT
I've been following the comics related to this crossover for the past several months. The build up to this has actually been pretty darn good! Micronauts in particular is a very fun read each month. So despite my reservations, I've tried to rebuild some hope back up for this 90s style stunt launch.
You know what though? I thought Revolution 1 was garbage. Without spoiling anything yet, here are a few of the problems. For one, this is a continuity nightmare for Transformers right now. Titans Return comes before, yes? It's not all out yet though, so that's annoying. There are characters in places for reasons unknown. Agh.
There's a ton of GI Joe in it, which was anticipated/makes sense, but honestly? They could be anyone. EDC, the army, hell even the Mounted Police. Just special ops edgelords with guns and unreasonable aggression.
Then there's ROM, showing up oddly overpowered considering the events of his own book. His appeals to reason gone on a whim? OK then. And don't even get me started on thinking about the mental gymnastics required for his enemies to be in the position they are within this story and not further along in the implied plan.
The art is also at times great, at times awful, and at times "lol remember the 90s?"
I think folks that didn't bother trying to keep up with all the lead up will enjoy this more. I think comics/pop culture fans in general (with the exception of one involved franchise) that don't follow Transformers closely might even really like this. But as a Transformers fan that tried to do this the "right way", I feel very disappointed.
December can't come soon enough.
Posted by Big Grim on September 21st, 2016 @ 10:44am CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 21st, 2016 @ 10:51am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2016 @ 11:21am CDT
The AMA session will also feature Cullen Bunn, Brandon Easton, Aubrey Aitterson, Chris Ryall, Christos Gage and others.
Also, from Bleeding Cool, we have found a combined image of all the interconnected Ken Christiansen Retailer Incentive covers. They wraparound to create one complete image. We have included a pic of it sideways so you can take it all in easier. These covers include all 5 parts of Revolution plus all the Revolution tie-in one-shots as well, which include M.A.S.K., Rom, Action Man, GI Joe, and Transformers.
Posted by Big Grim on September 22nd, 2016 @ 11:50am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 22nd, 2016 @ 1:48pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2016 @ 2:17pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:That is a long-ass cover sequence
it is but they dont feel that connected. Most are connected only because of the colour in the background. Its a far cry from things like this:
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 22nd, 2016 @ 3:39pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on September 22nd, 2016 @ 8:54pm CDT
I think we should just news his post with some pictures of the inconsistent art.
Very well written Scotty. I should just quote your whole post and news it!
Posted by ScottyP on September 22nd, 2016 @ 9:10pm CDT
Eh, it's me venting an opinion - probably not a fair review! There are well done parts that fall into the "not for me" realm that, from an objective standpoint, would be things that should be pointed out.Tigertrack wrote:After reading recent posts, I feel uncomfortable posting my review. Scotty sums up the book much better than I did.
I think we should just news his post with some pictures of the inconsistent art.
Very well written Scotty. I should just quote your whole post and news it!
Put another way, thanks for the compliment, but eek! That weren't meant to be a review
Posted by Tigertrack on September 23rd, 2016 @ 8:32pm CDT
Back Cover Tease:
Explosions rip across Earth—and all sides blame OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I.JOE refuses to go quietly—and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity— but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand?
From New York Times-bestselling writers Cullen Bunn and John Barber—and superstar-in-the-making artist Fico Ossio—comes a collision of worlds, a clash of past and future, unlike anything that has come before.
The Revolution is here— take a stand!
As the resident staff Joe guy (who also collects TFs and vice versa) who has also lived through the earliest iterations of these brands in the 70's and 80's, it fell to me to try to make some sense of this newest comic-based crossover. Well actually, Va’al’s on a sabbatical and D-MACK already handled TAAO, so that’s why it really fell to me. And that nobody else wanted to do it.
Forgive me, I write this after a day of teaching 6th grade.
THE STORY:
Like the tease says, events have happened and they are BIG! Like BIG BEN and DUKE (GI JOE guys for you TF only folks) and ORE-13 BIG. Mount Everest going boom BIG! The supposed ‘melting’ of several Joes (whom most people probably don’t know) big. VICTORION and WINDBLADE… okay, I am not sure what to say. It’s a lot of action, mostly centered around TRANSFORMERS and GI JOE. Humans’ anxiety level is at an all time high over KING PRIME declaring Earth to be a part of the galactic council (I actually believe there is a lot of hard feelings over the no tech sharing thing from OP’s previous visit)—and all the negative attention being considered ‘galactically relevant’ might bring with it (like, oh, a Transformers’ war coming to Earth wasn’t bad enough before this? C’mon Optimus…).
MORE:
There’s lots of human armed military parties running around now, and it’s hard to keep caught up with who’s really on top. ROM’s book has military types showing up to make trouble for him in his series, that seem to be directly or indirectly ordered by General Joe Colton of G.I. JOE fame, but don’t seem to be regular GI JOE. The EDC was supposedly re-made into a new more global version, and now it appears that GI JOE, yes the real GI.JOE, is now the go to gang of military types to become government sanctioned, even after being shut down by that same government previously, it seems (I’m not good at keeping up with IDW GI JOE). The weird thing is, those EDC types, who know a lot about TRANSFORMERS are still around too, but it doesn't matter because their advice and intelligence is almost always totally ignored. And by the tease, it looks like even G.I. JOE will get superseded or at best aligned with ACTION MAN and MASK, eventually.
EDC out!
Sadly, MASK does not appear in this issue, except in the same short preview at the end that we have had in several other TRANSFORMERS issues, giving us background info (and showing us Miles Mayhem and a badly dissected Blitzwing), but it becomes pretty obvious how they will become a part of it.
So that’s this issue in a nut shell. Ore-13 is blowing up. TRANSFORMERS are blamed for it. GI JOE is tasked by the very anxious world leading U.S. President to take on the TRANSFORMERS—instead of the before created EDC military group.
VISUALS:
Fico Ossio on the art, colored by Sebastian Cheng, and lettered by the nigh-infamous Tom B. Long, is much better than average. Characters are recognizable as who they should be (if you know some of these obscure JOE folks) and portray their emotions well, although heads and faces are inconsistent; from really nice on MAIN FRAME and BIG BEN profiles and 3/4 shots, to somewhat misshapen, cartoonish, and elongated SCARLETT and JOE COLTON faces and heads on full body action shots, later on. The bots are well-detailed, but the artist shows a little bit of difficulty with them at times, especially in their faces, heads, and ‘ears’, but overall does a commendable, but uneven, job. There are some truly beautiful character portraits in there, but also some that are less than, making you wonder. Finally, the ROM images generally all feel a little off, which might be intentional if a theory I have holds up.
THE GREAT!
THE GOOD!
THE UGLY
UMM...HMMMmm...
The colors and lighting effects are well done, and work well with the line art to create an overall, visually acceptable product. TRANSFORMERS fans have had to deal with (have learned to appreciate) much ‘worse’ (opinion, of course). Tom B. Long does his normal magic with word bubbles, and sound effects, helping to move us through the action and story well.
SLL-SRRRAK!
DIALOGUE:
Character interactions feel pretty natural and help us to better understand their relationships. You can feel the coolness and calm that Optimus Prime is trying very hard to convey. You can hear Scarlett’s frustration and fury, and the military jargon that the JOEs incorporate feels realistic enough (even if the facial expressions and body language sometimes seem a little odd). There are character labels to help all of us identify the JOES, TFs, and others, if we did not already recognize them.
WRITING:
My opinion on human and TRANSFORMERS current status of interaction, as it has been written, has already been made public and sadly, has not changed after seeing this. This is the story that we’ve seen on Earth since the first early issues in Marvel G1. Humans just cannot understand Autobots versus Decepticons, and believe in the ‘all must be bad, if some are’ over generalization. Now, I do understand that you’re going to be upset if you believe the robots are just there to fight, steal, and destroy without any care for the native inhabitants, or if you’re thinking you are being misled by liars. But members of the EDC were starting to get it--to understand factions, and yet somehow their ideas and intelligence are mostly ignored. Grr… revenge!!!
“That one guy killed several of my good buddies way back when…DESTROY ALL OF THEM!”
I do like the idea of DIRE WRAITHs causing a lot of the misunderstandings, for their own ends that we are not entirely sure about. But ROM just showing up and doing what he did, without a word, where as in his own series, he’s been quite the chatty Cathy, making me and probably others believe that some of the events in ROM (this AXIOM dude that started out as a human in armor before ORE 13 was added to make him a superfreak) are most likely meant to drop clues about what may actually be going on here, with the JOES, and several other humans.
Being a little obvious, aren't we...?
I’m interested to see what part MASK plays, and VENOM of course, even if we know where they get the tech.
In different writing decisions, the GI JOE forces seem ready for immediate action even though they had seemed to be decommissioned (I have to re-read to look for time passage), but don’t seem to know anything about their target. They don’t come equipped with any weapons that do more than annoy the Transformers (except Jazz—why, must everyone always pick on Jazz?). How do you not know what kind of equipment and weapons you will need to even get close to winning a battle with them? Just ignore any EDC intel whatsoever. Now, yes, I do know that Soundwave's Operation Incapacitation took out MAINS’ (GI JOE Main Frame- I actually really dislike that nickname - MAINS- ugh), anti-Soundwave fryer, but before that the JOEs weren't really getting anywhere either. And... they don’t know that ‘the pink one’ uses swords??? What exactly have the GI JOE members been doing lately? And who was in charge of the intel for them? Or was this just sort of a run off half-cocked type mission (which is a bit confusing because Main Frame insists he was working on his Soundwave killing device for months using EDC intel—yes, he was paying attention!)?
OVERALL:
I’m interested, but with the few pieces we have along with this issue, I really, really, really hope that this overly lengthy and perhaps somewhat overused humans vs.TRANSFORMERs is resolved quickly and that everyone moves past it to work together against the DIRE WRAITHS and bad MICRONAUTS (Baron Karza, et al— who do not appear in this issue either), or some such thing like that (maybe it’s UNICRON!!!!!…)
The ORE-13 piece is probably the most interesting thing about the series for me so far, other than the official (finally) admittance/re-imagining that MASK vehicles are TRANSFORMERS based (see the DARK OF THE MOON for the first hints that it was coming, I really liked their Stealth Force attack car/alt modes.). Hasn’t been exactly said…yet, but highly hinted at.
Who should try this?
Casual 80’s childhood guy or gal all grown up: Hell yeah! You’d probably get a kick out of this with Transformers, GI JOE, ROM, ACTION MAN and coming up…Micronauts, and MASK! My childhood hath been brought back alive again! If only VISIONARIES would make an appearance! Ore-13 won't mean anything to you, but you don't need it to.
IDW Transformers Familiars: You may be a bit more hesitant. 'Our guys' are a focus for sure, but we’re not quite sure how they will come out when this all shakes out, and there was a lot of awesome stuff to like going on before this. They are the elder statesman and most successful comics of the bunch, and readers are not interested in losing the awesome ground that we have gained over recent years. There seem to be inconsistencies with current comic continuity, but not so huge that it can't get cleaned up. AND...we do get this ORE-13 thing to finally seem to finally, finally, shake out in full, so there's that!
IDW GI JOE Familiars: You may just feel good that GI JOE is coming back, again, but are probably frustrated that GI JOE is coming back, yet again, seemingly rebooted, yet again (I’m not as good and up on my IDW GI JOE). I feel very badly for hardcore JOE fans. I really hope this helps to get them the great fiction that they deserve (and hopefully more of a toy line too).
OTHERS: Tons of action! Aliens, robots, human elite army operatives, and end of the planet Earth peril, plus some cool new sophisticated TECHIE vehicles. Recognizable big name characters. Sounds like a try out to me! It reads like the big boys crossovers so far, with satisfactory art, I'd give it a go.
The race has begun. The journey and the finish are still in question. When the dust settles, let’s hope we all have the pieces to pick up where our favorites left us wanting more.
Generally, I believe that large crossovers are upsetting to most fandoms--or at least wanting to be mostly ignored or believed to be in another continuity. Especially when new directions are promised and ramifications can wreck what one might have been really enjoying in a separate monthly title prior to said crossover. We shall see.
TRANSFORMERS FAN SCORE out of for this first issue.
Posted by Kurona on September 23rd, 2016 @ 8:52pm CDT
Posted by steve2275 on September 23rd, 2016 @ 11:50pm CDT
good issue
Posted by ScottyP on September 24th, 2016 @ 10:55am CDT
I think for new readers and fans of pop-culture or comics in general, it's probably a fun ride and a non-intimidating jumping on point.
Just as a heads up to Transformers fans* - the Micronauts: Revolution one-shot is out next week and, without spoiling anything, you will want to read this issue.
*Disclaimer: There's only a particular segment of TF fan that will appreciate it, but if I say which segment that is it pretty well spoils things!
Posted by RNSrobot on September 24th, 2016 @ 1:25pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on September 25th, 2016 @ 6:57am CDT
RNSrobot wrote:I'm happy enough with it, but I'm so beyond tired of exactly you noted: Humans attacking the TFs because ALL ARE BAAAAAAD
OH. I'm sick of it too. I think as others mentioned, it's the necessary evil to get the story moving to the next part....finally, I hope, very soon.
Time and the next issues will tell. Micronauts reveal was a moment I think I literally slapped my head and went, "well why didn't I...?" It's cool.
Next week's MASK Revolution is more for Joe type fans, so far, but looks to be a fun series. Of course, if you liked MASK way back then, that's a no-brainier to try.
(Sorry to tease next week, but our comics staff got review copies in advance, nothing given away, more like a some friendly advice...)
Scotty, thanks for the tweet and kindness. Your review hear and others comments helped me to forge the writing into its final form here. Thank you!
Posted by 1984forever on September 25th, 2016 @ 6:40pm CDT
And after this review... I have no desire to even read this.
IMO the only good TF/GI Joe crossover was the G1 episode "Only Human".
Posted by Va'al on September 29th, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT
IDW Publishing Announce NYCC 2016 Exclusives & Debuts
IDW Publishing is heading to New York Comic Con with a ton of exclusives you won’t want to miss! See below for a full list of your convention must-haves.
NYCC EXCLUSIVES
Dirk Gently: Salmon of Doubt #1 Metallic Ink Variant
Cover art by Ilias Kyriazis
$10, Limited to 300 copies
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Jem and the Holograms #19 NYCC B&W Variant
Cover art by Meredith McLaren
$10, Limited to 250 copies
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Revolution #1 NYCC B&W Variant
Cover art by Tradd Moore
$10, Limited to 300 copies
ROM: Revolution #1 NYCC Variant
Cover art by Gabriel Rodriguez
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*Meet Gabriel Rodriguez at the show!*
Star Trek 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration NYCC Variant
Cover art by JK Woodward
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Star Trek 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration - Triptych Variant Set
Cover art by JK Woodward
$30, Limited to 50 sets, FREE gift with purchase
Wynonna Earp #8 Photo Edition pre-signed by Katherine Barrell
Katherine Barrell Photo Cover
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Bloom County TPB Softcover
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Crazy Is the New Normal *CONVENTION DEBUT*
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Posted by Va'al on September 30th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT
This occasional feature on Seibertron.com is a one-off (three-off?) write-up on those other titles that don't fall under the robots categories, so you may go find more comics if you like what you see. The reviews are brief, with an eye to connecting them to the wider story and what readers might enjoy coming from a Transformers perspective, so please keep that in mind. [For an alternate and more systematic look at how Revolution is currently working out, see ScottyP's comics FAQ here!]
With order then...
Cullen Bunn, whom regular comics readers will undoubtedly recognise from several Marvel and other titles, dives deep into the Microverse, reigniting a spark in a very very old and dormant fire that not many may have remembered. However, he does so with such gusto and charm, even in the obnoxiously 80s patina that most of these properties have, that you can't help but chuckle at the interactions and overt cheese of some of the scenes. The Biounits, Acroyears, names - they just made me giggle so much, reading them in 2016. At the same time, Baron Karza is beautifully nuanced as a villain, and actually has a good characterisation through the Revolution book itself.
Bonus: Direct and unexpectedly good link to Cybertronian lore. Ties up with Transformers franchise in general, with things discussed in Titans Return, and with the covers teasing
Malus (but not really): The cheese. The name Shazraella.
As it hasn't had enough time to go anywhere significant, there's not really too much to say about this one-shot comic - if not that it's probably the most played down and yet the most direct in terms of how G.I. Joe and Earth in general are planning to respond to the Cybertronian contingent and the perceived threat that Optimus's annexation of the planet to the Council of Worlds constitutes for, well, us. Written by Brandon Easton, with visuals from Tony Vargas and Jordi Esquin, the book is a crisp if slightly by the numbers origin story of the Kommando at the hands of Miles Mayhem, building to some interesting dynamics with the Joe envoy Scarlett. And then, it just... stops. Which is a shame. (But will start/continue in November as its own series!)
Bonus: Ego trips all over the place.
Malus: Ego trips all over the place.
(takes place in between issues. maybe. possibly. or before.
Currently running through three issues of its new ongoing series, with Chris Ryall and Christos Gage at the helm, the return of the Solstar system guardian had a very promising beginning, with a bit of a plateau after the second issue hit. With a giant team taking control of the art, there are some really sweet spots visually too, but sometimes the story just doesn't hit the right beats enough to hold it all together.
Bonus: The designs (Wraiths and Rom in particular) are fantastic, and the book is the one that will providing the biggest cohesive for the various threads and titles so far, with its planet/universe wide conspiracies.
Malus: May not be one to follow too closely if it doesn't catch you immediately, and it does have a lot of Ryallisms (compare: Onyx), but that may be your thing!
Posted by william-james88 on September 30th, 2016 @ 10:35am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on September 30th, 2016 @ 11:34am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Why are they called mask if what they are wearing is more along the line of helmets?
Because,
Heroes
Extinguishing
Life's
Medical
Emergencies
Team
just didn't sound good....
Posted by ricemazter on September 30th, 2016 @ 11:34am CDT
That thing on the ROM cover is just a xenomorph.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 30th, 2016 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on September 30th, 2016 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 30th, 2016 @ 11:33pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 1st, 2016 @ 12:43am CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 1st, 2016 @ 1:11am CDT
Revolution #2 (of 5)
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tradd Moore (c)
ROM—A MURDERER?! That’s what OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS think—and right or wrong, there’s only one outcome: all-out war! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE turns to the one person who can save the world from ultimate destruction—MILES MAYHEM!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Posted by steve2275 on October 1st, 2016 @ 6:10am CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 1st, 2016 @ 6:39am CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 1st, 2016 @ 7:05am CDT
Kurona wrote:Jazz liked that arm.
*nods sagely*
Posted by Microraptor on October 1st, 2016 @ 7:07pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 1st, 2016 @ 8:54pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on October 2nd, 2016 @ 2:21am CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:And yet no one has mentioned ROM just flipping Optimus and embarrassing him like that?
It's basically the plot of the whole issue! *rolls eyes* *still sorta enjoyed it*
Posted by RevTibe on October 2nd, 2016 @ 6:46am CDT
Microraptor wrote:I love how it specifies Jazz liked "that" left arm, like there are others and he just really liked that particular one.
It was his special left arm; there is no other like it!
All things considered, it's probably a wise choice to establish ROM as a potential threat to Cybertronians. They both work on gobbledy-goop sci-fi magic, so there's no real dissonance there. He's a threat to them in the same way that a monkey which could punch with the strength of a buff adult humie would be threatening to us.Dr Va'al wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:And yet no one has mentioned ROM just flipping Optimus and embarrassing him like that?
It's basically the plot of the whole issue! *rolls eyes* *still sorta enjoyed it*
Posted by ScottyP on October 4th, 2016 @ 11:36am CDT
I don't mind it. If it was Death's Head we'd all be saying it was the Best Thing Ever. Which it would be, yes?Dr Va'al wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:And yet no one has mentioned ROM just flipping Optimus and embarrassing him like that?
It's basically the plot of the whole issue! *rolls eyes* *still sorta enjoyed it*
Posted by Big Grim on October 4th, 2016 @ 12:57pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:I don't mind it. If it was Death's Head we'd all be saying it was the Best Thing Ever. Which it would be, yes?
I miss that Freelance Peacekeeping Agent.
Posted by o.supreme on October 4th, 2016 @ 1:16pm CDT