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The_Doctor posted:All the black bars mean I need to play some serious catchup on MTMTE. catch up for the Megatron stuff, because no word of a lie, Robert's Megatron is a loving amazing character
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Jul 27, 2016 19:47
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Yeah I've been reading MTMTE as it releases in trade format and I'm super behind, I've read up as far as Dark Cybertron (volume 6 I believe?) and Amazon tells me that volume 9 came out in May.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:50
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:catch up for the Megatron stuff, because no word of a lie, Robert's Megatron is a loving amazing character Yeah. He somehow makes him really believable as both a charismatic leader that can win over crowds and being inept at socializing from lack of exposure to it.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:54
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I'm just glad that the DJD minus Nickel are dead, Black Shadow and Flywheels you have been indirectly avenged
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Jul 27, 2016 20:03
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Hooooley shiiiit.  Xenomrph posted:Yeah I've been reading MTMTE as it releases in trade format and I'm super behind, I've read up as far as Dark Cybertron (volume 6 I believe?) and Amazon tells me that volume 9 came out in May. You've read up to volume 5 then, the Dark Cybertron stuff was collected in it's own trade and volume 6 starts 6 months after Dark Cybertron
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Jul 27, 2016 20:29
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drrockso20 posted:I'm just glad that the DJD minus Nickel are dead, Black Shadow and Flywheels you have been indirectly avenged I'm just glad that Megatron survived and didn't turn evil again. Both of those were hinted at, and there's little I hate more in writing than that whole "Your redemption comes through death" sort of thing. If you really want to redeem a character, have them live and WORK FOR IT, which I think Roberts is doing with Megs and I love it.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:35
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The one thing I didn't like is RAVAAAAAAGE NOOOOOOOO  main thing I got out of unsubtitled (which also came out but by accident) is that Onyx Prime is probably going to have a toy down the line, maybe that's Alpha Lion's repaint.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:44
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Acne Rain posted:The one thing I didn't like is RAVAAAAAAGE NOOOOOOOO It was previously said but man that panel with Soundwave was freaking heartbreaking. I feel bad for Soundwave in IDW sometimes.
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Jul 27, 2016 21:48
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MTMTE #35: I had wondered about a red herring but I wish Roberts had put in more hints about the truth, like maybe tying in Tarn's cog addiction. He and Skids are shown to know each other in flashbacks, though Skids might have just previously met him as Tarn.
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Jul 27, 2016 22:32
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I think it was probably a mistake to set these things up as big huge mysteries if there wasn't going to be satisfying conclusions to them. All these big reveals have happened in the blink of an eye in the middle of a bunch of other things going on at the same time. I get that it fits with all the story bullet points if you look at it right, but it seems like a bit of a cop-out. What's behind that mask? Some face we've never seen before because the character didn't have a face before he became Tarn. Also he got an entirely new huge body, so the fact that he looked a lot like Roller didn't mean anything. It kinda feels a little like one of those twists where the author changed it because the audience guessed it. I think things are looking up though, now that James Roberts isn't juggling so many plot points at once because they're all dead. I would've liked a final moment of reflection before the DJD died, but what are you gonna do. I sure wish James Roberts would stop introducing characters for me to care about only to kill them off.
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Jul 27, 2016 23:21
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I dunno, not giving them time to wax poetic before being slaughtered by Megatron was pretty refreshing. They had been fairly central characters the entire series and not letting them really get a word in before it all went south for them was a real "poo poo happens, you hosed up" moment
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Jul 27, 2016 23:32
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Honestly I'm just glad the DJD minus Nickel are dead, cause besides her I'd say they're legitimately some of the worst Transformers characters to have been thought up in this century, at least if we don't count anything from the Bay movies
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Jul 27, 2016 23:39
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Tarn's design was rad though.
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Jul 27, 2016 23:55
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I like the DJD and thought #55 was good.
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Jul 27, 2016 23:59
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I dont know why everyone's complaining about the low bodycount. boom
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Jul 28, 2016 01:10
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Sorry to make a post not about the comics, but Hasbro MP Bumblebee is starting to show up in US Toys R Us. I found one today. Everyone can commence bitching about Toys R Us/Hasbro MP prices now. Rhyno posted:I think I missed the boat on him.
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Jul 28, 2016 03:44
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Yeah, his transformation rocks so much. I've read some praise for the Scorponok/Paralon mold too (and Paralon has a BW Scorponok head!). I wanna get that blue Drift repaint now, I think. Plus there's a warrior Bisk coming later!
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Jul 28, 2016 04:05
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I wonder how long until Wei Jiang KOs these new waves.
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Knormal posted:Sorry to make a post not about the comics, but Hasbro MP Bumblebee is starting to show up in US Toys R Us. I found one today. On a total opposite of the value spectrum, Pink Assassin is $20 and comes with a stand 
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Jul 28, 2016 06:23
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That face is pretty adorable. 
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Jul 28, 2016 07:41
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That reminds me, Iron Factory did a mini-Windblade, right? Did anyone here pick it up? If so, is it worth getting? I'm THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on a TFsource order unless it turns out the figure is garbage or something.
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Jul 28, 2016 08:25
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Xenomrph posted:That reminds me, Iron Factory did a mini-Windblade, right? Did anyone here pick it up? If so, is it worth getting? I'm THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on a TFsource order unless it turns out the figure is garbage or something. I keep meaning to, my friend says it's awesome.
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Jul 28, 2016 08:54
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SlothfulCobra posted:I think it was probably a mistake to set these things up as big huge mysteries if there wasn't going to be satisfying conclusions to them. All these big reveals have happened in the blink of an eye in the middle of a bunch of other things going on at the same time. I get that it fits with all the story bullet points if you look at it right, but it seems like a bit of a cop-out. What's behind that mask? Some face we've never seen before because the character didn't have a face before he became Tarn. Also he got an entirely new huge body, so the fact that he looked a lot like Roller didn't mean anything. It kinda feels a little like one of those twists where the author changed it because the audience guessed it. Nah, the "talks people to death" thing is a massive glaring billboard in hindsight. and I'm pretty sure that came up almost as soon as the character was introduced. I've never understood the other theory since there's literally nothing to it except big robots kind of look alike and "because Roller would be angry at Prime so obviously he'd become the biggest bastard" History Comes Inside! fucked around with this message at 09:35 on Jul 28, 2016 |
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Jul 28, 2016 09:33
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Xenomrph posted:That reminds me, Iron Factory did a mini-Windblade, right? Did anyone here pick it up? If so, is it worth getting? I'm THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on a TFsource order unless it turns out the figure is garbage or something. I bought it when it came out and told you about it. Get an Iron Factory Delta Magnus and Pink Assassin while you're at it.
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Xenomrph posted:That reminds me, Iron Factory did a mini-Windblade, right? Did anyone here pick it up? If so, is it worth getting? I'm THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on a TFsource order unless it turns out the figure is garbage or something. It's very good. Spiderdrake posted:The boobs are off-putting and her paint can chip in a couple places but it is well worth the price. Fair points, mine hasn't chipped though, and I'm not really focusing that much upon her chest, so YMMV.
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Re: Ravage in #55 It hadn't occurred to me at the time but reading it again, might his final words be considered somewhat ambiguous? I mean, my first reading was he was just pleased to see Megs back to wearing the badge and to stay that way but perhaps it's more of a plea/warning not to return to his warmongering ways after all. More than anything else, Ravage seemed like an actual concerned friend throughout. drat, we're never gonna know. I am quite hyped for the future, once all this TR bobbins is out of the way. So very bored of books I like being derailed by lame crossover events...
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Sentinel Red posted:Re: Ravage in #55 Ravage's entire story in MTMTE is open to interpretation. It can be read as either trying to get Megatron to return to being a warlord OR as trying to help him take responsibility for his unique position and move on so he can make a positive change in the world. Personally, I go with the latter, because the decepticon cause started out as being all about equality and an end of opression. Ravage was one of the biggest victims and is also one of the chillest dudes ever who has been shown to exhibit caring and sympathy for those he meets. I don't agree with it, but do think the former is a valid reading, too. Ravage can be an rear end in a top hat at times: look at what he did to Ten.
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Sentinel Red posted:I am quite hyped for the future, once all this TR bobbins is out of the way. So very bored of books I like being derailed by lame crossover events... I'm actually a bit interested to see where he takes it. It's entirely possible we spend an arc or two with Captain Getaway and the others just go back to Cybertron for a while.
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Jul 28, 2016 16:35
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Sixshot showed up at Cybertron Con. The images are lovely for now so I'll just link to the article which will probably be updated. As some here speculated Voyager Prime is almost a sure Octane remold candidate. Legends Kickback and deluxe Roddy was there too. Linkie
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Jul 28, 2016 17:10
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Blackheart posted:Sixshot showed up at Cybertron Con. The images are lovely for now so I'll just link to the article which will probably be updated. As some here speculated Voyager Prime is almost a sure Octane remold candidate. Legends Kickback and deluxe Roddy was there too. Hold the drat phone, on the back of the box behind Blaster in the second picture. Is that Titan's Return Kup?
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Anora posted:Hold the drat phone, on the back of the box behind Blaster in the second picture. Is that Titan's Return Kup? I think that's Generations Sergeant Kup. He's part of a boxset of 1986 movie characters.
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Anora posted:Hold the drat phone, on the back of the box behind Blaster in the second picture. Is that Titan's Return Kup? Looks like Gen Kup. Wasn't there a boxset of the TFTM crew (Springer, Arcee, Drift Blurr, Kup and Magnus)? E: dangit
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As for Ravage, he stowed away on the Lost Light I believe under orders from Soundwave to gauge whether Megatron's change of faction was for real or a ruse and if it was real to kill him. Of course, the next thing that happened was they found the entire crew of the alt Lost Light murdered by the DJD so it then becomes a case of did Ravage not want Megatron to go back to what he was because he saw how toxic Decepticon ideology was up close and personal?
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Anora posted:Hold the drat phone, on the back of the box behind Blaster in the second picture. Is that Titan's Return Kup? <squints> suuuuure, why not?
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MAKE WAY NEW STARS posted:Nah, the "talks people to death" thing is a massive glaring billboard in hindsight. and I'm pretty sure that came up almost as soon as the character was introduced. I've never understood the other theory since there's literally nothing to it except big robots kind of look alike and "because Roller would be angry at Prime so obviously he'd become the biggest bastard" Only if you squint really hard. Glitch's power was specifically to disable nonsentient machinery by touching it, and it hurt him like hell to use it. A lot of the premise that there was a significant secret identity was based on the fact that the badge face was a mask, which it might has well just been his face because the original character had no face to begin with. I wasn't the biggest fan of the Roller is Tarn theory either, but there aren't a lot of candidates in the first place. Anora posted:Can Getaway go back to Cybertron at this point? The guys on the Necrobot Planet did get a message out, which should make it hard for at least Getaway to stay on Cybertron. Oh no, Getaway and pals went and sent robo-Hitler and some autobots to die at the hands of the DJD, I'm sure that's going to be real high on president Starscream's priority list.
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SlothfulCobra posted:Oh no, Getaway and pals went and sent robo-Hitler and some autobots to die at the hands of the DJD, I'm sure that's going to be real high on president Starscream's priority list. Technically, Getaway set the Galatic Council after them who just happened to have Overlord in their ranks. They're late because the DJD got to the Necrobot's planet first, killed him, sent the signal luring Megs and co to his planet, so then (assumingly) Getaway gave the Council their location from there. Apparently
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Xenomrph posted:That reminds me, Iron Factory did a mini-Windblade, right? Did anyone here pick it up? If so, is it worth getting? I'm THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on a TFsource order unless it turns out the figure is garbage or something. She's pretty good, esp. if you pair her with Metroplex. Only things I don't like are her wings blocking the articulation of her arms and lack of ankle articulation, but it doesn't seem like that'll be a problem with Arcee.
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I suspect Getaway will... emerge unscathed. e: No idea what ACG-HK 2016 is but they know how to pose figures. (Includes pics of Masterpiece Delta Magnus, Thrust, Inferno, and Optimus Primal, Titans Return figures, Hasbro Liokaiser and Computron, Platinum boxsets, and SDCC Fort Max.) Blackheart fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jul 28, 2016 |
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