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404GoonNotFound posted:My Bludgeon's treads got all dried out and one of them snapped off inside his shoulder. Can we complain about that for 2 pages? Iced Cocoa posted:At the end of #21. And Ultra Magnus made him the new duly appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. What it basically comes down to is that the prose part at the end of 21 came from Roberts being a bit off on pacing (I believe this is his first professional gig) and not wanting to leave the epilogue undone for the better part of a year. Issue 22 had to be done around the same time as issue 5 because it's the Skids pack-in and Dark Cybertron was locked in. Another slightly related fun fact: the solicits are written are written and locked in months before the books are even scripted. Besides, you should read the prose stories that get added in occasionally because Roberts is better at prose than scripts anyways.
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SlothfulCobra posted:When did Red Alert stop being dead? He was never dead, just put into stasis after his attempted suicide. The prose story was kinda crappy in that regard, in that we lost two big characters virtually off screen.
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I'm sure Roberts will write them both in again at some point so he can have them brutally murdered.
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While I have a soft spot for him (first Lambo I ever got!), I don't think Red Alert could ever really be called a 'big character'. He's pretty D-list, maybe C if you're feeling generous.
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Nov 19, 2013 17:49
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For a good while I always got Red Alert and First Aid confused, thinking they were both protectobots.
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Most main characters in mtmte and lsotw are not a/b list until john made them into something interesting. Like ironfist or tailgate. Red Alert didn't do all that much in mtmte itself, though. There's always the possibility Luna 1 will be revisited. Fortress Maximus is fairly high profile and I'm hoping his current form gets a Generations figure. There's actually a lot of lost light members are characters who have never done much interesting in IDW but have been some of my personal favorites (every tf fan has those I guess) like Hound (his wanting to be human schtick has always been criminally underused), Cosmos, Gears (he used to hang out with spiderman, that has to count for something), Blaster (I'd like to see his marvel storylines and character retreaded), and Grapple (all he wants is to build, so what has he been getting up to on the lost light).
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Rita Repulsa posted:Grapple (all he wants is to build, so what has he been getting up to on the lost light) He sells a snack wherein he combines the crispness of apple with the delicious sweetness of grape juice! He calls it "Ape."
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Rita Repulsa posted:Blaster (I'd like to see his marvel storylines and character retreaded) Toaster is confirmed to be on the Lost Light.
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Blackheart posted:Star Saber does less than nothing for me, but I'm happy for those who really want one. I was rooting for "anyone but Prime" and I'm happily surprised that it's my second-favorite of the candidates. I'm very curious to see if Saber will have any comparability with G1 Victory Leo, or bits for a future Victory Leo, or maybe just...no nod to Leo at all (which would jut be weird).
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I'm only interested in star saber because of his idw appearance as a crazy zealot Which makes me wonder what victory leo would be in idw
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Rita Repulsa posted:I'm only interested in star saber because of his idw appearance as a crazy zealot Crazy zealot jet swordsman!
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Well that list should just have asked 'we know you all want want Star Saber (I don't, because who the gently caress is Star Saber?) which Optimus do you want?'. I have 2 Armada Optimuses and I didn't think they were that good anyway.
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Captain Magic posted:I'm sure Roberts will write them both in again at some point so he can have them brutally murdered. I expect the Tyrest and Luna 1 storyline isn't finished yet, considering the way Pharma gets dragged off, Star Sabre teleporting and Tyrest pulling a Ultra Magnus in the Prose part.
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Spiderdrake posted:It's a pity this isn't a Hasbro poll since the IDW Star Saber would make an amazing MP (or deluxe, actually) I really don't want a Deluxe Star Saber. Nope, nope. Especially with how small and flimsy deluxes are these days. Now a Voyager or Ultra Star Saber? 
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I have no idea who Dai Atlas or Star Saber or any of the other cast of Japanese G1 characters are, but I would have loved the gently caress out of a Fort Max that was the head of Fort Max. Like you've got this MP line-up that just has a giant fuckoff head in it. Oh and his head could turn into Spike, I'm cool with that too.
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The_Doctor posted:He was never dead, just put into stasis after his attempted suicide. I know he wasn't dead dead, but it seems weird that they would just pull him out of the closet they put him in without a word. Also, there actually was a conspiracy he wasn't supposed to know about the he stumbled into. He may be paranoid, but that doesn't mean that someone wasn't out to get him. Was it really a suicide, or was Hot Rod trying to HIDE THE TRUTH?!  Red Alert was such a great character, I hope they bring him back.
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Since I don't read the comics I'm curious, what is Fort Max in the IDW verse? A giant citybot, or is it like the Marvel comics where he's just a pretty big dude? For that matter what was his alt mode supposed to be in the Marvel comics? I mean he'd still have his spaceship mode, but that was always a pretty poor excuse for a spaceship.
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He's a really big dude. Metroplex is city-sized.
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Knormal posted:Since I don't read the comics I'm curious, what is Fort Max in the IDW verse? A giant citybot, or is it like the Marvel comics where he's just a pretty big dude?  A big, but not gigantic, ex-prison warden robot. He turns into a tank-ish vehicle and packs a punch. I like the design a lot, hope he gets a Generations voyager someday.
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There's a really nice looking 3P version of his IDW character coming from Perfect Effect. He also has a gigantic gently caress off gun!
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therealjon_ posted:There's a really nice looking 3P version of his IDW character coming from Perfect Effect. The best thing is his altmode: his own head!  It's designed to fit on G1 Fort Max so you can have recursive Maximi.  And also a goofy looking "tank." 
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Talking about MTMTE and LSOTW, who would like to see the DJD catch up with Overlord? Considering they can take down a Phase Sixer with no trouble, it will be interesting to see how they handle Overlord, especially if he has had a chance to patch himself up.
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Goldskull posted:Well that list should just have asked 'we know you all want want Star Saber (I don't, because who the gently caress is Star Saber?) which Optimus do you want?'. The Rage posted:I have no idea who Dai Atlas or Star Saber or any of the other cast of Japanese G1 characters are, but This takes me back. I remember when the 1984-86 G1 guys were enough for me. Then it was like "hey, headmasters seem kind of cool, and I really underrated Pretenders, and Euro-G1 had some cool exclusive molds, and why HAVEN'T I checked out the Japanese G1 cartoons, anyway?" Suddenly it's been 14 years and I'm checking out the Victory manga. I feel like a porn addict that has slowly transitioned from Cinemax softcore to MTF transsexuals licking each others' feet.
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The preview for the new MTMTE is up. It's...half about the guys on Cybertron. The bits about what's happening on the Lost Light seem interesting, but I would like to go on record as the first guy to complain about the art.
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GrimGypsy posted:The preview for the new MTMTE is up. It's...half about the guys on Cybertron. The bits about what's happening on the Lost Light seem interesting, but I would like to go on record as the first guy to complain about the art. Dark Cybertron is just a lame Robots In Disguise event crossing over into MTMTE to get more readers and really I cant wait for March.
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I'm pretty bitter that Max and Red Alert got written off, just when they developed the most characterization they'd ever had in years. Who wouldn't want a paranoid, conspiracy theorist security guard and a PTSD walking tank as part of the regular crew?
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Blackheart posted:
Also, hey Fort Max, you've got red on you.
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Veg posted:Dark Cybertron is just a lame Robots In Disguise event crossing over into MTMTE to get more readers and really I cant wait for March. I would have thought that RiD has more readers because it was about the main gang that's in the movies and the old cartoons. Or am I parsing this sentence wrong and it's about getting more reader to read MtMtE? Are there any numbers of sold issues for each series perhaps?
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MTMTE #23 then. Feels off in parts but The Lost Light remains a beacon amid it all. The bar scene was great (though I will never get used to Prime taking the faceplate off), and Whirl's little moment was pretty much classic Whirl. I don't really know much about Hardhead other than I don't like him very much and he better back off giving Cyclonus poo poo all the time. Speaking of whom, that bout of retching didn't look too good  Didn't like Jazz so obviously antagonising Starscream, I figured if he were staying around he'd be more subtle and perhaps working an angle to keep an eye on him whereas going by this, he doesn't appear to be doing much more than working as a prison guard. Also found Nova to be a somewhat comically stereotype of ANGRY EVIL OVERLORD, like a half-arsed panto performance. And I literally couldn't give a gently caress about Prowl and Bumblebee and whatever they're up to, though if the Constructicons are hanging out with Prowl now, I guess the next issue is going to be interesting. Anyone know who the Xarron-looking guy in the Dead Universe was? Just I was pretty sure Xarron himself is just a regular crewmate on TLL...
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Sentinel Red posted:MTMTE #23 then. Nightbeat, who was supposed to have died on Gorlam Prime(like that means anything) bu he's probably getting a new figure if some leaked retail computer listings are right which would explain why he's showing up again
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Let's pretend for a second that I'm not concerned with quality and I just want to experience some fiction where robots turn into animals and vice versa. I've seen all of Beast Wars (the 3 US seasons) and Beast Machines. Where do I go from there--be it comic, television, or whatever? I know that Japanese Beast Wars exists but I don't have any idea how to begin.
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catch22 posted:Are there any pictures of his alt mode? Only very briefly in issue 15  I am not liking the different artists thing that's happening with Dark Cybertron. If they stayed with the same artist for each part, like one doing Lost Light, one doing Cybertron, one doing Dead Universe. But they can't even do that. And looks like they have changed Starscream's design again.
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What do you mean, again? Theres another one after his Armada body? Man, Overlord seems like such an obvious choice if they're doing IDW-bots. Just make him at least a big voyager please.
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Other posted:Nightbeat, who was supposed to have died on Gorlam Prime(like that means anything) bu he's probably getting a new figure if some leaked retail computer listings are right which would explain why he's showing up again Ah, that makes much more sense. I kept thinking it was Beachcomber. If Livio Ramondelli just does Dead Universe pages from now on, I think that'll work. It's supposed to be dark and weird there.
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Fansproject just put up pictures of their new addition to the Warbot series. No name, but Not-Roadbuster can do for now, I guess.   
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His foot's crooked in one of those shots. Nice, though! In News You Already Knew, MP Soundwave is The Business.
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Arsenal_12 posted:Fansproject just put up pictures of their new addition to the Warbot series. No name, but Not-Roadbuster can do for now, I guess. Woah, now that looks good. Lovin the reimagined dorvack roadbuster
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