IDW Lost Light #2 Review

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I'm the Brains, You're the Brawn
A Seibertron.com Semi-Spoilerish Review of Lost Light #2

Synopsis
Rodimus and Co. find themselves in a dangerous place. Even more dangerous than on a planet that exploded from the inside. That’s already pretty dangerous. But where they are now? Oh boy.

Playing the day away

Story

Well, where do I begin?

We'll start with this: we have some plot action moving forward, like a lot. We've wrapped up the DJD battles, and we have moved on and started to venture back into the quest, despite the fact that we aren't on the ship and no one from the ship even makes an appearance for yet another issue (it's been almost a year). Taking cues from Drift and another member of the cast, we are progressing towards something quest related. It also appears that another long standing plot point is set to be resolved, which is exciting and interesting the way that it will end up getting done.

A second point of contention for attention is Megatron. As revealed last issue, half of the storyline is now occurring in a universe where Megatron never existed. What can we expect out of this you may ask? Well, I can tell you that Megatron is an interesting character to watch. Seeing his reaction to his new surroundings as well as what has transpired certainly places Megatron in an interesting situation that, in this issue at least, receives a deal of interest from reader and characters in the story. Overall, the "Megatron in a universe where he never existed" arc is doing good, and is keeping with the established traits Megatron has started to show over the past year. While we have yet to see what will become of Megatron and the functionists, it is comforting to know that he is still sticking close and comfortable with his developed path thus far.

Yeah, don't forget these 2

The parts of the story touching on Tailgate and Cyclonus are very well done as well, and it will be interesting to see how these 2, Rung, and Megatron come through the rest of the arc.

Art

Art duties are once again taken up by Jack Lawrence, and 2 issues in I have yet to be completely impressed. The artwork, while not bad, does not feel like it fits the narrative of the book. The artwork comes across as slightly too exaggerated, with certain characters that have mouths suffering some with expressions. Proportions and some poses do not appear properly either, and characters such as the the Functionists enforcers and Swerve suffer for it. The enforcers just don't look as intimidating as they were portrayed originally, while Swerve pulls off a very awkward looking pose considering his design.

Yeah, I'm not sure his head is supposed to move like that

Joana Lafuente takes up coloring duties once more, and she does some very good work with the different shades for the different settings of this book. The coloring of Cybertron is appropriately very dark and very dreary, and the mixes of the burning colors with dark reds and red mixes make for a very convincing dark age.

Now that is a scene straight from hell

Meanwhile, the coloring of Necroworld is also well done, with the sunset painted in beautifully alongside the darkness of night when Cyclonus and Tailgate go for a stroll. It doesn't matter where it is, the colors work.

Lettering service and me service

Once more, Tom B. Long delivers in his lettering. The various points in time when characters get thrown and slammed around are pronounced with very convincing and very entertaining lettering, and the dialogue is done very well. Once more, a bang up effort.

Final Thoughts

When my friend won't stop telling me our arrest was my fault

Since the ending of More Than Meets The Eye and the beginning of Lost Light, I have had a hard time getting into the new book/season 3. While I can definitely state some positives, such as continuing with the same characters, touching more on the Functionists universe-a real treat really-and bringing another long-standing major plot thread forward, there is a disturbance in the force. A few complaints that I have.

The main complaint would be the art. It doesn't feel like it suits the book, and it feels at odds with what was previously established. It makes some scenes just difficult to look at and enjoy while reading the commentary. It feels more rounded, less detailed, and more "Robots in Disguise cartoon" than "More Than Meets The Eye."

The other major complaint comes from characters both new and not seen in forever. It was last March where we saw the mutineers take over the ship, and we have yet to touch on them again, which is a real disappointment for me. I've been aching to see this part of the crew and see what's happening in the fallout of the mutiny. I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

Overall, the book is not bad, it really isn't. Megatron in the Functionists universe, Rung, and Cyclonus and Tailgate are all great positives for the current ongoing. But it doesn't have that magic that it used to. The writing is still quite good, but the art and storyline don't match up to my liking, and I hope that we can work towards reclaiming some of that harmony for me.

1/2 out of :SG-CONS:

Credit(s): IDW

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Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856351)
Posted by Randomhero on February 1st, 2017 @ 10:37am CST

I had no idea the crowd scenes were filled with more Unicron Trilogy characters till the wiki article came up. I looked too but couldn't tell because everyone is the same color. I like the art I don't see it being more exaggerated than say Nicks art.

Like I mentioned last week when I got it this really doesn't feel like a story that's more than 3-4 issues but with the solicits from last week we know it's going 5-6 issues. It's going to be interesting.

Only negative I have is I'm not sure I like the idea of the mystery about what rung transforms into being revealed without our Rung being present. I actually hope it doesn't get revealed but it more than likely will.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856354)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 1st, 2017 @ 10:42am CST

With Rung, I feel the reveal will occur in 2 spots: you have the Functionists Rung reveal to the main characters, and then the guys back at the fortress will discover "our" Rung, who may have found out what he really is for

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856366)
Posted by ScottyP on February 1st, 2017 @ 11:38am CST

Randomhero wrote:I had no idea the crowd scenes were filled with more Unicron Trilogy characters till the wiki article came up.

Just want to preface this by saying that I understand why you'd use TF Wiki for this, I really do. That said, just want to point out that I'm trying to get our records here improved, and character lists are back for new books:
http://www.seibertron.com/comics/issue/ ... ht-2/1457/

Big backlog to work through as well as other improvements to that section to make, just pointing it out

I liked this issue. Quite a bit, really. Art is fine to me in almost all cases. Can't wait to see where this story goes!

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856367)
Posted by Big Grim on February 1st, 2017 @ 11:38am CST

I admit, the art style is not quite right to me either but it's pretty enough. I'm not particularly fussed that we've not returned to the mutineers just yet either.

I WANT to see what Megatron will get up to in a Functionist Universe.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856392)
Posted by RNSrobot on February 1st, 2017 @ 1:29pm CST

I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

Wholeheartedly agree. Not only is anode unlikeable, they're taking space away from characters I'd much rather read about. Five pages of issue 1 were devoted solely to their introduction.

I see that some of the fans love them and whole normally I am into Roberts new bits, anode is like... All of his worst traits lumped into one incredibly obnoxious bot. She was more tolerable in issue 2 but it's a bad start. And I'd rather read about other established lost light crew members.

Agreed, also, on the art. It's fine, but it doesn't suit the story. The villains look silly, not scary of imposing. It's not bad, but it doesn't fit. His proportions are regularly off and take me out of the story. It looks amateur. The removal of Milne still stings.

All that said, I felt like this was a needed step in the right direction after a medicore first issue. they're cutting to the chase on rung, velocity/anode, tailgates power trip. It's nice. It's not rushed but the last thing this book needs right now is more long drawn out mysteries.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856405)
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2017 @ 2:33pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:With Rung, I feel the reveal will occur in 2 spots: you have the Functionists Rung reveal to the main characters, and then the guys back at the fortress will discover "our" Rung, who may have found out what he really is for

..or! They are the same/a multiverse constant, as well as a historical one. /tinfoil

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856409)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 1st, 2017 @ 2:39pm CST

RNSrobot wrote:
I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

Wholeheartedly agree. Not only is anode unlikeable, they're taking space away from characters I'd much rather read about. Five pages of issue 1 were devoted solely to their introduction.

I see that some of the fans love them and whole normally I am into Roberts new bits, anode is like... All of his worst traits lumped into one incredibly obnoxious bot. She was more tolerable in issue 2 but it's a bad start. And I'd rather read about other established lost light crew members.

Agreed, also, on the art. It's fine, but it doesn't suit the story. The villains look silly, not scary of imposing. It's not bad, but it doesn't fit. His proportions are regularly off and take me out of the story. It looks amateur. The removal of Milne still stings.

All that said, I felt like this was a needed step in the right direction after a medicore first issue. they're cutting to the chase on rung, velocity/anode, tailgates power trip. It's nice. It's not rushed but the last thing this book needs right now is more long drawn out mysteries.

This, this is actually how I was trying to say my thoughts in the review. I spent a solid 2 hours working on trying to work this thought into words, and I think you did better than I did.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856424)
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2017 @ 3:27pm CST

RNSrobot wrote:
I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

Wholeheartedly agree. Not only is anode unlikeable, they're taking space away from characters I'd much rather read about. Five pages of issue 1 were devoted solely to their introduction.

I see that some of the fans love them and whole normally I am into Roberts new bits, anode is like... All of his worst traits lumped into one incredibly obnoxious bot. She was more tolerable in issue 2 but it's a bad start. And I'd rather read about other established lost light crew members.

Agreed, also, on the art. It's fine, but it doesn't suit the story. The villains look silly, not scary of imposing. It's not bad, but it doesn't fit. His proportions are regularly off and take me out of the story. It looks amateur. The removal of Milne still stings.

All that said, I felt like this was a needed step in the right direction after a medicore first issue. they're cutting to the chase on rung, velocity/anode, tailgates power trip. It's nice. It's not rushed but the last thing this book needs right now is more long drawn out mysteries.

Ok, my thoughts on Anode: she's not meant to be likeable.

That's it, really. There's more to her than we know, obviously, this issue makes it clear. There's something else going on behind her ties to the rest of the cast (and the Camiens in particular). And she's probably compensating/covering a lot of that with arrogance and snark (bordering on smartarseness). She's not that dissimilar from Rodimus, really - at all, actually. He's not likeable. At all.

And then you have the direct parallel with the Rodimus-Megatron interaction 'we meaning me'. What was that all about? Where do the parallels stop?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856430)
Posted by RNSrobot on February 1st, 2017 @ 3:54pm CST

Va'al wrote:
RNSrobot wrote:
I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

Wholeheartedly agree. Not only is anode unlikeable, they're taking space away from characters I'd much rather read about. Five pages of issue 1 were devoted solely to their introduction.

I see that some of the fans love them and whole normally I am into Roberts new bits, anode is like... All of his worst traits lumped into one incredibly obnoxious bot. She was more tolerable in issue 2 but it's a bad start. And I'd rather read about other established lost light crew members.

Agreed, also, on the art. It's fine, but it doesn't suit the story. The villains look silly, not scary of imposing. It's not bad, but it doesn't fit. His proportions are regularly off and take me out of the story. It looks amateur. The removal of Milne still stings.

All that said, I felt like this was a needed step in the right direction after a medicore first issue. they're cutting to the chase on rung, velocity/anode, tailgates power trip. It's nice. It's not rushed but the last thing this book needs right now is more long drawn out mysteries.

Ok, my thoughts on Anode: she's not meant to be likeable.

That's it, really. There's more to her than we know, obviously, this issue makes it clear. There's something else going on behind her ties to the rest of the cast (and the Camiens in particular). And she's probably compensating/covering a lot of that with arrogance and snark (bordering on smartarseness). She's not that dissimilar from Rodimus, really - at all, actually. He's not likeable. At all.

And then you have the direct parallel with the Rodimus-Megatron interaction 'we meaning me'. What was that all about? Where do the parallels stop?

An interesting take.

Problem there is: a new, unlikeable character is taking screen time for characters I'd much rather read about.

Tailgate being a dick in this issue? It's clearly a development of his character, and he's a character I'm invested in. Cyclonus as well. I'm not invested in anode. Ah well.

Again, she was better in this issue, but I was prepared to drop the book if it was the same quality as issue 1 or kept force feeding me anode on 1/3 of the book. It was better, good steps, and wasted little time getting to multiple plot points.

But if I default to reading recaps on the wiki and MAYBE getting the trades. Well. I won't be sad.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856439)
Posted by Kurona on February 1st, 2017 @ 4:36pm CST

Va'al wrote:
Ok, my thoughts on Anode: she's not meant to be likeable.

That's it, really. There's more to her than we know, obviously, this issue makes it clear. There's something else going on behind her ties to the rest of the cast (and the Camiens in particular). And she's probably compensating/covering a lot of that with arrogance and snark (bordering on smartarseness). She's not that dissimilar from Rodimus, really - at all, actually. He's not likeable. At all.

And then you have the direct parallel with the Rodimus-Megatron interaction 'we meaning me'. What was that all about? Where do the parallels stop?

Y'know, this probably explains why I'm the only one that likes her. I absolutely adore Rodimus and other characters like him; I can't help but fall for terrible people with crippling self-defeating problems. I relate to a depressingly large degree.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856460)
Posted by Bounti76 on February 1st, 2017 @ 6:36pm CST

Kurona wrote:
Va'al wrote:
Ok, my thoughts on Anode: she's not meant to be likeable.

That's it, really. There's more to her than we know, obviously, this issue makes it clear. There's something else going on behind her ties to the rest of the cast (and the Camiens in particular). And she's probably compensating/covering a lot of that with arrogance and snark (bordering on smartarseness). She's not that dissimilar from Rodimus, really - at all, actually. He's not likeable. At all.

And then you have the direct parallel with the Rodimus-Megatron interaction 'we meaning me'. What was that all about? Where do the parallels stop?

Y'know, this probably explains why I'm the only one that likes her. I absolutely adore Rodimus and other characters like him; I can't help but fall for terrible people with crippling self-defeating problems. I relate to a depressingly large degree.

That would also explain why she's now your avatar.

It also explains why I can't stand her. She's overcompensatingly obnoxious. Try as she might, Lug isn't really helping to rein her in, metaphorically. One of my main issues with her is how over-the-top-witty she's being written. Her dialogue makes me cringe, and the fact that it's taking page-time away from characters I've liked and related to makes it worse. The one positive in her appearance so far is it seems we'll be getting more character development and backstory for Velocity, which is a welcome thing.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856514)
Posted by ScottyP on February 1st, 2017 @ 10:51pm CST

I think Anode is working because you're all spending entirely too long talking about a character that's distracting you from the massive amount of pieces that got moved around the chessboard during this issue while you were busy worrying about Anode for god-knows-what reason.

Did Rewind get the cycle wrong or was that actually a mistake in scripting and/or lettering? Look at Rodimus' face. Why is Shock's name so high up on Censere's wall when he would've only disappeared mysteriously to someone like Censere (melted into an engine block) a few years prior? What's up with Terminus playing coy when the AVL are getting demolished in a fight only to watch Megatron break free and pull that slight smirk? What'd Drift say about a fleet going missing in the Dark Nebula, didn't Crankcase mention Megatron steering clear of there because of the Dire Wraiths? Speaking of Drift, what triggered his vision that led them to go to Necroworld, or did I forget and need to re-read Empire of Stone? And "Trapped Light", "Threadbare Space", "Morality Lock", look I'm not Mr. Robot, I need sleep but just the concept of trapping light gets you into all kinds of crazy quantum physics. You know, quantum. Like the ship's engines. Oh, and then there's getting to finally find out about Rung next time? Plus maybe some thing about a Lighthouse, ok, I'll give anode that.

Wait a minute. Primal Sacrament? 12 council members? Messed up time? Multiple universes?

Balls.

Swerve was right, and we're over here worried about freaking Anode and our feelings and crying about Milne not drawing even though Lawrence is doing just fine.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856525)
Posted by Shockwave 8 on February 2nd, 2017 @ 1:11am CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:The main complaint would be the art. It doesn't feel like it suits the book, and it feels at odds with what was previously established. It makes some scenes just difficult to look at and enjoy while reading the commentary. It feels more rounded, less detailed, and more "Robots in Disguise cartoon" than "More Than Meets The Eye."

The other major complaint comes from characters both new and not seen in forever. It was last March where we saw the mutineers take over the ship, and we have yet to touch on them again, which is a real disappointment for me. I've been aching to see this part of the crew and see what's happening in the fallout of the mutiny. I've also not taken very kindly to the new characters introduced. Anode has put me off quite a bit as she has generally come across to me as an unlikable character. Lug is a bit better, but I am unimpressed by either. It feels like the new characters are hogging some spotlight from those that really need it AKA the mutineers.

I agree completely on the subject of the art; Milne should have stayed as the primary artist, and Lawerence should have been used occasionally or somewhere else. As far as the Mutineers go, I imagine that there's a reason that we haven't seen them yet. Roberts might not want it revealed what's going on at the Lost Light...

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856534)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 3:19am CST

Bounti76 wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Va'al wrote:
Ok, my thoughts on Anode: she's not meant to be likeable.

That's it, really. There's more to her than we know, obviously, this issue makes it clear. There's something else going on behind her ties to the rest of the cast (and the Camiens in particular). And she's probably compensating/covering a lot of that with arrogance and snark (bordering on smartarseness). She's not that dissimilar from Rodimus, really - at all, actually. He's not likeable. At all.

And then you have the direct parallel with the Rodimus-Megatron interaction 'we meaning me'. What was that all about? Where do the parallels stop?

Y'know, this probably explains why I'm the only one that likes her. I absolutely adore Rodimus and other characters like him; I can't help but fall for terrible people with crippling self-defeating problems. I relate to a depressingly large degree.

That would also explain why she's now your avatar.

Nah, that's just avatrolling D-Max. :-P

ScottyP wrote:I think Anode is working because you're all spending entirely too long talking about a character that's distracting you from the massive amount of pieces that got moved around the chessboard during this issue while you were busy worrying about Anode for god-knows-what reason.

Did Rewind get the cycle wrong or was that actually a mistake in scripting and/or lettering? Look at Rodimus' face. Why is Shock's name so high up on Censere's wall when he would've only disappeared mysteriously to someone like Censere (melted into an engine block) a few years prior? What's up with Terminus playing coy when the AVL are getting demolished in a fight only to watch Megatron break free and pull that slight smirk? What'd Drift say about a fleet going missing in the Dark Nebula, didn't Crankcase mention Megatron steering clear of there because of the Dire Wraiths? Speaking of Drift, what triggered his vision that led them to go to Necroworld, or did I forget and need to re-read Empire of Stone? And "Trapped Light", "Threadbare Space", "Morality Lock", look I'm not Mr. Robot, I need sleep but just the concept of trapping light gets you into all kinds of crazy quantum physics. You know, quantum. Like the ship's engines. Oh, and then there's getting to finally find out about Rung next time? Plus maybe some thing about a Lighthouse, ok, I'll give anode that.

Wait a minute. Primal Sacrament? 12 council members? Messed up time? Multiple universes?

Balls.

Swerve was right, and we're over here worried about freaking Anode and our feelings and crying about Milne not drawing even though Lawrence is doing just fine.

Scotty coming in with the saaaave! Lemme munch on those. :-?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856576)
Posted by ScottyP on February 2nd, 2017 @ 8:56am CST

Something I forgot in that last post - there's all this consternation about The Quest not going anywhere, and then Clicker's all "oh hey let's go to Cyberutopia, y'all comin?"

I feel like an appropriate ending to The Quest, for this crew, would absolutely be to finish it on accident. Skids already did once anyway, maybe.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856580)
Posted by WreckerJack on February 2nd, 2017 @ 9:04am CST

I like Rodimus but I think some of the things he says and does are immature. He wants to be a good person and have people admire him but he is just too impulsive. I think he will come around in due time. I couldn't stand Whirl at first but he proved me wrong later on.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856596)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 9:31am CST

ScottyP wrote:Something I forgot in that last post - there's all this consternation about The Quest not going anywhere, and then Clicker's all "oh hey let's go to Cyberutopia, y'all comin?"

I feel like an appropriate ending to The Quest, for this crew, would absolutely be to finish it on accident. Skids already did once anyway, maybe.

Maybe the Quest were the horrifying horrors we horrored along the way?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856621)
Posted by ScottyP on February 2nd, 2017 @ 10:14am CST

Va'al wrote:Maybe the Quest were the horrifying horrors we horrored along the way?

Swearth?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856631)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 10:27am CST

ScottyP wrote:
Va'al wrote:Maybe the Quest were the horrifying horrors we horrored along the way?
Swearth?

How dare you. We got hot daddy long Megs out of it.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856633)
Posted by Ironhidensh on February 2nd, 2017 @ 10:32am CST

ScottyP wrote:I think Anode is working because you're all spending entirely too long talking about a character that's distracting you from the massive amount of pieces that got moved around the chessboard during this issue while you were busy worrying about Anode for god-knows-what reason.

Did Rewind get the cycle wrong or was that actually a mistake in scripting and/or lettering? Look at Rodimus' face. Why is Shock's name so high up on Censere's wall when he would've only disappeared mysteriously to someone like Censere (melted into an engine block) a few years prior? What's up with Terminus playing coy when the AVL are getting demolished in a fight only to watch Megatron break free and pull that slight smirk? What'd Drift say about a fleet going missing in the Dark Nebula, didn't Crankcase mention Megatron steering clear of there because of the Dire Wraiths? Speaking of Drift, what triggered his vision that led them to go to Necroworld, or did I forget and need to re-read Empire of Stone? And "Trapped Light", "Threadbare Space", "Morality Lock", look I'm not Mr. Robot, I need sleep but just the concept of trapping light gets you into all kinds of crazy quantum physics. You know, quantum. Like the ship's engines. Oh, and then there's getting to finally find out about Rung next time? Plus maybe some thing about a Lighthouse, ok, I'll give anode that.

Wait a minute. Primal Sacrament? 12 council members? Messed up time? Multiple universes?

Balls.

Swerve was right, and we're over here worried about freaking Anode and our feelings and crying about Milne not drawing even though Lawrence is doing just fine.

Damn you.

I'm supposed to give a response to the Doc of Italy, but now I feel the need to go re-read the whole series. Again.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856831)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 3rd, 2017 @ 7:05am CST

If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1856834)
Posted by Va'al on February 3rd, 2017 @ 7:18am CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?

Short answer? Yes. There are some arcs specifically that feed directly into this not-new title, but because it's not a new title, just a different name for the same thing, yes.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1857155)
Posted by ScottyP on February 4th, 2017 @ 12:58pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?

Bare minimum: Dying of the Light

Probably ok: MTMTE "Season 2" (28-57)

Recommended: Last Stand of the Wreckers and all of MTMTE

You'll probably hate me for destroying your free time, especially during the bad parts, but it's rewarding: Last Stand of the Wreckers, Chaos Theory (Transformers (2010-2011) issues 22 and 23), Pax Cybertronia (Transformers (2010-2011) issue 31), and all of IDW "Phase 2"

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1857156)
Posted by Kurona on February 4th, 2017 @ 1:07pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?
Bare minimum: Dying of the Light

Probably ok: MTMTE "Season 2" (28-57)

Recommended: Last Stand of the Wreckers and all of MTMTE

You'll probably hate me for destroying your free time, especially during the bad parts, but it's rewarding: Last Stand of the Wreckers, Chaos Theory (Transformers (2010-2011) issues 22 and 23), Pax Cybertronia (Transformers (2010-2011) issue 31), and all of IDW "Phase 2"

I understand everything else, but... why Pax Cybertronia? What's that got to do with anything?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1857310)
Posted by ScottyP on February 5th, 2017 @ 12:19pm CST

Kurona wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?
Bare minimum: Dying of the Light

Probably ok: MTMTE "Season 2" (28-57)

Recommended: Last Stand of the Wreckers and all of MTMTE

You'll probably hate me for destroying your free time, especially during the bad parts, but it's rewarding: Last Stand of the Wreckers, Chaos Theory (Transformers (2010-2011) issues 22 and 23), Pax Cybertronia (Transformers (2010-2011) issue 31), and all of IDW "Phase 2"

I understand everything else, but... why Pax Cybertronia? What's that got to do with anything?

Everything!

Besides that, it's also a really quick (really, really quick) summary of the entire IDW run up to that point

Come to think of it, Spotlight: Wheelie would be good to add to this since that is one of the other major (though likely soon to be solved) unsolved mysteries in the IDW-verse.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1857311)
Posted by Kurona on February 5th, 2017 @ 12:30pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
Kurona wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:If someone new to the IDW comics were to start with issue 1 of Lost Light, would that reader need to go back and read at least MTMTE to understand what's going on?
Bare minimum: Dying of the Light

Probably ok: MTMTE "Season 2" (28-57)

Recommended: Last Stand of the Wreckers and all of MTMTE

You'll probably hate me for destroying your free time, especially during the bad parts, but it's rewarding: Last Stand of the Wreckers, Chaos Theory (Transformers (2010-2011) issues 22 and 23), Pax Cybertronia (Transformers (2010-2011) issue 31), and all of IDW "Phase 2"

I understand everything else, but... why Pax Cybertronia? What's that got to do with anything?
Everything!

Besides that, it's also a really quick (really, really quick) summary of the entire IDW run up to that point

Come to think of it, Spotlight: Wheelie would be good to add to this since that is one of the other major (though likely soon to be solved) unsolved mysteries in the IDW-verse.

It would probably help if Wheelie and Garnak didn't just vanish into thin air halfway through Dark Cybertron...

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1857594)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on February 7th, 2017 @ 5:50am CST

Amazon is now listing a Lost Light Vol 1 paperback collection! It will include issues 1-6, each written by James Roberts and illustrated by Jack Lawrence, and is up for preorder for $13.49, expected to be released on October 24th, 2017.

Five years ago, Rodimus and a collection of traumatised, lovelorn and/or sarcastic Autobots set off on a quest to find Cyberutopia. So far, they've made a right hash of it. They've misplaced their map. They've lost their ship, the Lost Light, to a mutinous escapologist. Oh, and they're dead. Collects issues #1–6.

Product Details

Series: Transformers
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (October 24, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631409921
ISBN-13: 978-1631409929

Will you take this opportunity to start reading the series? Let us know in the Energon Pub!

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858381)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 9th, 2017 @ 8:19pm CST

Via iTunes we bring to you one of 3 sneak peaks for the night in the form of Lost Light #3! Lost Light #3 picks up where 2 left off, with Whirl getting bored, Nightbeat and Brainstorm throwing some snark, and Team Cybertron still in trouble. Oh and Brainstorm can scream in delight, did you know?

Check out the preview below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858384)
Posted by Kurona on February 9th, 2017 @ 8:32pm CST

Yeeeesss more of Nightbeat! If we can just get a bit more focus on Nautica that's my four favourites getting attention~

I think this is the one part the art style's not quite doing it for me in a significant way, though - something about Whirl's head just looks... off. I'm not sure how to describe it it just doesn't feel quite right.

Bets on what the hell just came out that pod? I'd be hoping for Sixshot personally but the shape and green energy easily puts that possibility out of the question. ... it'd be perfect, though. A great way to bring a great character back, an answer to why the hell we haven't seen him in the past near-decade despite his last appearance showing he's still alive... and considering this issue is centered around Whirl? Guys. Guys. Whirl vs. Sixshot.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858389)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 9th, 2017 @ 8:38pm CST

Ok, hear me out: Whirl lied about killing Killmaster (the one with the wand) and Necrobot saved him, and that is his wand that he is picking up.

also, the art is still really hurting me

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858403)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on February 9th, 2017 @ 9:10pm CST

Is that you, Unknown Evil?

seriously, correct me if not.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858404)
Posted by Optimus Prime13th on February 9th, 2017 @ 9:12pm CST

The shadow rising from the Pod kind of looks like the shape of a head. My Guess would be Star Saber. Granted he only disappeared recently but still. We already got hints that Necrobot did not go in order of saving people on the list of dissapeared so he may have saved Star Saber. In issue #21 he just dissapeared in thin air, mid battle with cyclonus and no one even questioned this. Maybe the pod was locked up because Necrobot realized how insane Saber had become and just didn't have time to get rid of him because the D.J.D killed him. This could also be a thing to lead up to power of the primes. Maybe in the comics Star Saber is already slated in the script as becoming a Prime regardless of who wins the contest, or if not he could become a new member for team Rodimus. He could become Cyclonus or whirls new rival on the team. Personally I would like to just see Star Saber redeem himself after he killed Dai Atlas.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858406)
Posted by Kurona on February 9th, 2017 @ 9:14pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Ok, hear me out: Whirl lied about killing Killmaster (the one with the wand) and Necrobot saved him, and that is his wand that he is picking up.

Y'know, I think you've hit the nail on the head. The shape does look like a wand... or a unicorn horn. So it's between Killmaster and Battle Unicorn :lol:

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858408)
Posted by Nexus Knight on February 9th, 2017 @ 9:37pm CST

Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Ok, hear me out: Whirl lied about killing Killmaster (the one with the wand) and Necrobot saved him, and that is his wand that he is picking up.

Y'know, I think you've hit the nail on the head. The shape does look like a wand... or a unicorn horn. So it's between Killmaster and Battle Unicorn

Or maybe it's that My Little Pony/Transformers crossover no wants! *tries to be serious saying this aloud*

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858410)
Posted by ScottyP on February 9th, 2017 @ 9:47pm CST

MagicDeath wrote:Is that you, Unknown Evil?

seriously, correct me if not.

From the PotP vote thing? No, that's Deathsaurus and his whereabouts are (very generally) known in this comic.

Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Ok, hear me out: Whirl lied about killing Killmaster (the one with the wand) and Necrobot saved him, and that is his wand that he is picking up.

Y'know, I think you've hit the nail on the head. The shape does look like a wand... or a unicorn horn. So it's between Killmaster and Battle Unicorn

"Yeah, sort of."

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858428)
Posted by VanOscuro on February 9th, 2017 @ 11:37pm CST

So, who did they find? Not another OP decepticon I hope. We already have enough of those running around.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858456)
Posted by Va'al on February 10th, 2017 @ 5:30am CST

Optimus Prime13th wrote:The shadow rising from the Pod kind of looks like the shape of a head. My Guess would be Star Saber. Granted he only disappeared recently but still. We already got hints that Necrobot did not go in order of saving people on the list of dissapeared so he may have saved Star Saber. In issue #21 he just dissapeared in thin air, mid battle with cyclonus and no one even questioned this. Maybe the pod was locked up because Necrobot realized how insane Saber had become and just didn't have time to get rid of him because the D.J.D killed him. This could also be a thing to lead up to power of the primes. Maybe in the comics Star Saber is already slated in the script as becoming a Prime regardless of who wins the contest, or if not he could become a new member for team Rodimus. He could become Cyclonus or whirls new rival on the team. Personally I would like to just see Star Saber redeem himself after he killed Dai Atlas.

As much as I'm not sure about the entire comment, Star Saber was indeed my first reaction too. :-?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858481)
Posted by ScottyP on February 10th, 2017 @ 8:28am CST

It can't be Star Saber. Primus loves Whirl. [-(

Tbh, Whirl is a dead man walking to me. He's had a death get walked back during scripting once, maybe twice? I'm just going to enjoy BB "Whirl" Rodriguez while I can.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858497)
Posted by MrBlack on February 10th, 2017 @ 10:41am CST

Guys, come on.

The size? The fact that Whirl is there? THE WAND?!

It's Killmaster.

EDIT: I mean, compare the wands!

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858500)
Posted by Kurona on February 10th, 2017 @ 10:52am CST

Yeah, Star Saber there just flat out doesn't make sense when we saw him relatively recently in the timeline - he teleported off somewhere, likely under his own control.
... also people are putting waaaaay too much stock in his redemption and/or the PotP poll. Come on, he had one appearance where he was an absolute murdering zealot; you really think he's gonna have a change of heart the next issue he appears in for no reason? They didn't exactly do it with Rattrap or Scoop in RiD/Windblade/TAAO.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858501)
Posted by Ironhidensh on February 10th, 2017 @ 10:53am CST

Where is that picture from?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858502)
Posted by Kurona on February 10th, 2017 @ 10:53am CST

Ironhidensh wrote:Where is that picture from?

Spotlight: Trailcutter.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858516)
Posted by Va'al on February 10th, 2017 @ 11:13am CST

Kurona wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Where is that picture from?

Spotlight: Trailcutter.

The best Spotlight, with Megatron.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858536)
Posted by Ironhidensh on February 10th, 2017 @ 12:00pm CST

Va'al wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Where is that picture from?

Spotlight: Trailcutter.

The best Spotlight, with Megatron.

Huh, I don't remeber that part. I'll have to dig it up when I get home.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858548)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 10th, 2017 @ 1:48pm CST

Spotlight: Trailcutter was actually my first comic book. Got it with the Thrilling 30 toy. God I still love it a lot

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858691)
Posted by ScottyP on February 11th, 2017 @ 2:26pm CST

It's also, possibly maybe, one of Brainstorm's earlier attempts to open the briefcase without anyone noticing. :-?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858696)
Posted by Ironhidensh on February 11th, 2017 @ 3:20pm CST

ScottyP wrote:It's also, possibly maybe, one of Brainstorm's earlier attempts to open the briefcase without anyone noticing.

Wait in the what now?

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1858719)
Posted by ScottyP on February 11th, 2017 @ 6:41pm CST

Ironhidensh wrote:
ScottyP wrote:It's also, possibly maybe, one of Brainstorm's earlier attempts to open the briefcase without anyone noticing.

Wait in the what now?

I took it upon my last re-read that everyone was frozen because of something Brainstorm did so he could get out with the case unnoticed, but he messed up and froze himself as well.

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1859148)
Posted by Va'al on February 13th, 2017 @ 4:08pm CST

Opinion piece, not worth newsing, but interesting read nonetheless!
Nautica/Velocity ship: http://comicsalliance.com/unsinkable-sh ... -velocity/

Re: IDW Lost Light #2 Review (1859154)
Posted by Kurona on February 13th, 2017 @ 4:15pm CST

Va'al wrote:Opinion piece, not worth newsing, but interesting read nonetheless!
Nautica/Velocity ship: http://comicsalliance.com/unsinkable-sh ... -velocity/

That... makes a lot of sense, actually. And after all the great mlm relationships it'd be wonderful to see a wlw.

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