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We're a general thread, not a spoilers thread so should probably put spoiler tags on latest issues (like TFWiki does).
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Sep 27, 2013 23:25
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Yeah I mean I understand the notion of not caring whether something is spoiled or not, but speaking for myself, the surprise of a story and being allowed to piece bits together on my own without knowing what's at the end of the line is part of the fun of fiction. Like, you only get to experience something for the first time once. When you lessen the impact of that first time by whatever means--being spoiled, being in a lovely mood, someone is playing the drums next door--that luster of first-timeness never comes back. Novelty-chasing is a real thing. It's not necessarily a GOOD thing, but screwing up that first time moment for a person is a kind of lame experience, whether it's intended or not. In TF news I ended up getting Hexatron and ohhhh my godddd he is soooo goooood Captain Magic fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 00:45
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I really enjoy reading the trades instead of single issues, and a week definitely isn't gonna cut it. e: are we really debating whether or not people should be annoyed by spoilers? I know everyone is so totally above it all, but spoilers are loving annoying and not knowing what's going to happen next is part of the excitement of the story. catch22 fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 00:48
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The BSS spoiler rules apply to general discussion threads for comics. It's kind of hard to characterize this thread as that because it encompasses toys (primarily), TV shows (secondarily), and comics (tertiarily).
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Sep 28, 2013 00:48
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I enjoy reading a series after it is completed, so keep that in mind thanks!
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Sep 28, 2013 00:50
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therealjon_ posted:I enjoy reading a series after it is completed, so keep that in mind thanks! I only play with toys, no spoilers can hurt me. I got a few from HTS, Blaster and Grimlock are in stock. 
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Sep 28, 2013 01:01
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therealjon_ posted:I enjoy reading a series after it is completed, so keep that in mind thanks! uh that's kind of ridiculous to ask for
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Sep 28, 2013 01:03
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I went back and read all of MTMTE from the beginning before reading #21. Was worth the wait and the revisit. If that's "season one" then man I can't wait for season two. James Roberts really is a better writer than we deserve. I think second only to Hawkeye, MTMTE is the best thing I've read this year, and that's not something I ever saw myself saying about Robot Adventure Comics so thanks new thread for making me take a chance on it. Now I just want them to release an IDW Rodimus and I'll be happy. 
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Sep 28, 2013 01:16
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Sodomy Non Sapiens posted:I went back and read all of MTMTE from the beginning before reading #21. Was worth the wait and the revisit. If that's "season one" then man I can't wait for season two. James Roberts really is a better writer than we deserve. Basically, yeah. If you guys like MTMTE, you'll all love Marvels Hawkeye series. Season two of MTMTE is scheduled to start after Dark Cybertron yeah? Pretty much filler til March then. I hope the MTMTE Dark Cybertron parts are atleast able to be read without going into the rest of the miniseries. I have faith in Mr Roberts.
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Sep 28, 2013 01:24
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I really regret mentioning that people sometimes overreact to spoilers. Anyway, back to the comic: Usually, bringing back characters who were supposed to be dead is lame. Often times in comics books, they'll go "oh, you just killed a clone. I went back in time and made it so he never died. I used magic to bring this guy back to life." Instead, Roberts saves Ultra Magnus and Tailgate in ways that are really super clever and unexpected. Magnus is a literal Russian nesting doll of a Transformer and that wasn't his head that got smooshed, but rather a fake head hidden behind another fake head. And rather than succumbing to his disease, Cyclonus managed to save Tailgate's life by stabbing him in the loving chest with his glowing spark sword and transferred part of his own spark into him. I thought these guys were dead. In fact, I expected half of the cast to die in this one. Often times I can predict where a story is going, but Roberts managed to seriously surprise me! James Roberts has the magical ability to foreshadow things without you realizing that he's even foreshadowing them or tipping you off to what's going to happen, but in retrospect it always makes perfect sense. EVERYBODY GET DOWN, the man has Chekhov's gun and he knows how to use it! MTMTE is very Back to the Future-y in that there's a lot that you never notice until you read it a second time. This guy really IS too drat good for fuckin' Transformer toy robot comics.
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Sep 28, 2013 01:30
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Gammatron 64 posted:I thought these guys were dead. In fact, I expected half of the cast to die in this one. Often times I can predict where a story is going, but Roberts managed to seriously surprise me! I am also willing to straight up bet: Overlord and Rewind are not dead, Pipes is dead though. I think Roberts is really keen on the whole "Cybertronians are hard to kill" angle and honestly that's the best. I've said it before, but censorship mandated or whatever, that really worked in the original G1 cartoon. The transformers felt tough and not vulnerable like Furman's parade of bodies in the comics. Also I think Dark Cybertron will be worth it. I mean seriously, look at the covers. And remember, Roberts is co-writing all the RID stuff too, so there's going to be hints and clues to upcoming poo poo in MTMTE in RID. Frankly I think IDW is going to show how to do a real crossover with some real meaty impact here. edit: Dark Cybertron has a #1 issue but I believe otherwise runs in parts from RID to MTMTE and vice versa for its runtime Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 02:02
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At least the way I saw it, Overlord was clearly not really dead, but merely deactivated and floating in space? I'm not very familiar with comic book "events", how does this Dark Cybertron episode work? Will it have separate RiD and MTMTE issues or will it be its on separate thing? On toy-related news, I can fully recommend generations Orion Pax: the lil' dude is super poseable and the transformation is really interesting. He has great accessories and detailing and doesn't feel like "eh, yet another Optimus Prime". It's a really underrated figure I tells ya.
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Sep 28, 2013 02:49
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Gammatron 64 posted:I really regret mentioning that people sometimes overreact to spoilers. Someone has to say it once in a while. I don't seek out spoilers and don't intentionally spoil stuff for other people, but I still believe that the emphasis on plot over everything else is weird and incorrect. Nobody's gone to see Hamlet without knowing the ending since the 1800s, but it's still a pretty great night at the theater regardless.
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Sep 28, 2013 03:28
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I'm not going to flip out and go all nerd rage if someone slips up and posts a spoiler, but I think I'd still be sad/disappointed. I'd get individual issues but it's not very practical for me storage-wise. There are very, very few comics I get individual issues of, and even some of those I'm considering re-buying as trades and then selling off my individual issues.
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Sep 28, 2013 07:16
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The_Doctor posted:For example, comics don't come out in the UK till Thursday, so that extra 24 hours can be a terrible wait. My good doctor, I believe you may be going to some slow rear end comic shops - we get them on Wednesdays too!
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Sep 28, 2013 10:47
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The guys who made Sonicron (barf) finally put up full photos and opened preorders for their gigantic Not Overlord figure, which apparently prompted the release of concept art of a possible MMC Overlord figure by the same designer who did Feral Rex, Nova Prime and Hexatron. Talk about killing a figure in the cradle.
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Sep 28, 2013 14:10
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I'm glad MMC is tackling Overlord because that other one they put up on BBTS looks hideous and costs quite a bit.
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Sep 28, 2013 15:43
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Smart Robin or the other Brainwave? I'm torntherealjon_ posted:I'm glad MMC is tackling Overlord because that other one they put up on BBTS looks hideous and costs quite a bit. It is quite big. BTS should have made a few Deluxes to rebuild their reputation before attempting such an expensive figure.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:02
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Toyworld's Brainstorm looks like he's made out of dough.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:06
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catch22 posted:Smart Robin or the other Brain Apparently there's 3 Brainstorms! Toyworld:  Fansproject:  MMC: 
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Sep 28, 2013 16:30
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I love that Toyworld one, love the Fansproject one for how Geewunny it is(it just LOOKS like it's 30 years old!), and absolutely loathe that MMC one. Man that is a crap-looking figure, itty-bitty face, big fat helmet, and apparently the hands are totally visible in vehicle mode, good job guys!
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Sep 28, 2013 16:54
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MTMTE has spoiled me, I'm not crazy about any of those.
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Sep 28, 2013 17:06
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I really like the Fansproject one. Toy world doesn't look bad but I wasn't a huge fan of Hardbone so I think that taints my judgement.
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Sep 28, 2013 17:09
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If only the Fansproject one had a faceplate. After MTMTE he looks weird without one.
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Sep 28, 2013 17:25
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Phy posted:If only the Fansproject one had a faceplate. After MTMTE he looks weird without one. Can't find the source now but I read that is supposed to come with one
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Sep 28, 2013 18:07
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catch22 posted:Apparently there's 3 Brainstorms! Could someone do Mindwipe or Skullcruncher and stop farting around with the boring headmasters?
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Sep 28, 2013 18:50
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Could someone do Mindwipe or Skullcruncher and stop farting around with the boring headmasters? But then we wouldn't be directly competing with the other third parties. 
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Sep 28, 2013 19:22
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Is this how it's gonna be now? I guess I'm not much of a business person but what good is it for several third parties tackling the same characters at once? Not that I'm complaining since the public benefits from this, but what do the manufacturers gain in this? Now, an IDW comics-related question: this is broad enough that it shouldn't be spoilers, but if it somehow is just please tell me and I'll spoiler 'em up... Just how powerful are Phase sixers supposed to be in relation to, for example, combiners? I mean we know that IDW Devastator is supposed to be crazy powerful and apparently combiners are a desirable thing, but P6ers are described (and shown as) stupidly overpowered death machines. How do they compare to, say, Megatron? I know that they're hard-wired to fear fighting him, but that's a safety measure, is he still on equal "power" terms with them? We know that they can be taken down, but for example in Black Shadow's case it wasn't clear if it was done through careful strategy or just force.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:37
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catch22 posted:Apparently there's 3 Brainstorms!
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Sep 28, 2013 20:06
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I got MMC Bovis in the mail yesterday. Their Predaking is off to a great start!
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Sep 28, 2013 20:55
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Blackheart posted:Is this how it's gonna be now? I guess I'm not much of a business person but what good is it for several third parties tackling the same characters at once? Not that I'm complaining since the public benefits from this, but what do the manufacturers gain in this? The problem is, as I understand it, toy production can't really happen overnight, and there's a 1-3 year production cycle on a LOT of this stuff. Once they have sculpted protos, that's actually a shitload of invested money that they then have to move forward on. So the key is to develop a signature style and look that will sell the figure outside of just straight up nostalgia appeal. And honestly that's working for Fansproject, they've managed to put out a line of Headmasters that trade almost entirely on engineering complexity. And Toyworld's chunky aesthetic really does work for a lot of people. MMC's big draw is that they tend to go for big, elaborate, detail-heavy designs, and often rather unique interpretations. So when you strip a lot of that quality away you're left with, well, that Brainstorm. Eugh.
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Sep 28, 2013 20:56
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They should give him a briefcase accessory.
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Sep 28, 2013 21:03
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I'm still waiting for a Legends Bumblebee sized walking stick.
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Sep 28, 2013 21:34
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Could someone do Mindwipe or Skullcruncher and stop farting around with the boring headmasters? A) Brainstorm is not boring. B) Fansproject showed Mindwipe at BotCon. 
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Sep 28, 2013 21:37
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SlothfulCobra posted:They should give him a briefcase accessory. You know damned well they will sell it separately and it will be $10.
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Sep 28, 2013 21:40
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So I just found Wave 5 and 6 for Generations, I wasn't expecting these guys so soon since it took forever to get Ruination around here. This means I'm now call caught up with Generations and have everything from Classics to Generations 2.0. Unless some jerk decides to change what counts officially from Classics to generations...again.....for the fourth time, or is it the 6th time already? Still is there any reason why the deluxe guys are still smaller than their previous incarnations? Both legends and voyagers are much larger than the previous classics ones. It's really sort of strange that the deluxes would still be smaller.
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Sep 28, 2013 21:51
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Keldroc posted:A) Brainstorm is not boring. I loving scream every time I look at that drat thing. I mean look at it. LOOK AT IT. The Bat Head Turns Upside Down To Form The Chest He has a raised Dracula Collar HE HAS A COCKPIT ON HIS BACK THAT IS A TINY COFFIN. Rei_ fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 21:55
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Rei_ posted:I loving scream every time I look at that drat thing. I mean look at it. LOOK AT IT. I'm going to wait for Hasbro to release their own version that won't cost 500 dollars. I mean Whirl can't be the last Voyager there has to be more coming soon, there has to be. 
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Sep 28, 2013 22:01
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That Mindwipe is the headmaster I'm most eagerly awaiting. I can't say I'm too terribly interested in Brainstorm, but Weirdwolf is awesome and Mindwipe is the awesomest.
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Sep 28, 2013 22:05
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WendigoJohnson posted:I'm going to wait for Hasbro to release their own version that won't cost 500 dollars. Good luck with that. I suspect we will never see a Headmaster from Hasbro again. Function X figures cost a lot less than $500, should you get tired of waiting.
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Sep 28, 2013 22:14
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