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I think AHM is fine, assuming you read it as a self-contained work or a new storyline. Just ignore the threads leading back to the tapestry Furman worked on. Lots of interesting ideas that have been improved and brought forward. I mean in lots of ways I think AHM is a better jumping on point than LSOTW, insofar as being neither as repulsive or off tone from the rest of the books. But then you're recommending a far worse story and it's all such a jumble anyway. I really wish IDW would publish something that flashes back to about the same point to serve as an introduction to their canon so we don't have a big pile of "best fit" answers.
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Have they actually said anything about getting Sideswipe over here, rest of the world, etc?
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Squalitude posted:I've not really bothered with the comics this century but those MTMTE images did get my attention. Does Ultra Magnus always come across like Kryten or is it just that page? So it's fun and silly but it has a meaning to the story. It's a comedic device used for dramatic effect. Man I love MTMTE.
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Who is actually confirmed as going to TFCon besides you and Rei?Yonic Symbolism posted:Forget the fandom, they are the best comics I've read in years, and the most insanely creative worldbuilding this side of Grant Morrison. While being willing to murder them.
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Can you demonstrate a point in the show you felt can be clearly attributed to being 'written by committee' or 'beholder to shareholders'? Because I honestly end up feeling like its spasms of mediocrity come from the opposite end of the spectrum. For one thing it's a terrible vehicle for selling toys, especially when contrasted with the actual lines and assortments.
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Calling someone a hacker or cheater in a pay 2 win game seems ... entirely in flavor with TFW's madness. Don't sweat it.
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Jun 22, 2013 11:06
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Blackheart posted:IT BEGINS A bit later you get to join the rest of us in pissing and moaning about how much we "hate" the things we, in fact, still purchase en masse.
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Jun 26, 2013 14:56
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Veg posted:Theres a Transformers New Zealand fanboard but they're really anal and keep banning me for no reason. Are they only of the strictest geewun?
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Jun 26, 2013 21:08
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Keldroc posted:All I can say is that with next year being the 30th anniversary, the BotCon exclusives better be mindblowing.
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Jun 27, 2013 10:25
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There's no reason to ever read Spotlight: Arcee*, but he is going to run into that show's version and it wasn't all that great either. I still really like Arcee in prime, though I feel like they blew out the potential when she didn't start tutoring Smokescreen on being sweet. But I mean TFP's actual tagline is MISSED POTENTIAL so whatever. * Seriously I'm trying to think of how any of it is relevant at all in the present IDW. All the threads are resolved and it actually confuses the portrayal of several cast members later in better books.
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Jun 27, 2013 19:26
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That episode of TFP was 14 minutes of disappointment coupled with probably the best fight in any Transformers media I can think of.Blackheart posted:Also deluxe Armada Starscream
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The Rage posted:Goddamn I hope thats just for Prime:BH molds and doesn't bleed over into Generations. Also that's not CVC, that's CVL level. Ugh.
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Jun 29, 2013 21:04
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That Skids is a retool of Orion Pax, right? I can't figure out how it could just be a repaint, but it's close enough to look like a retool, kinda maybe.
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Jun 29, 2013 22:32
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The Rage posted:Turns out no, they don't combine. And all those articulationless lumps of poo poo? Still retailing for $12.99. Aren't those less detailed than Rescue Bots?
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What do subscription figures have to do with Hasbro?Ka0 posted:I'm so happy they made a Cosmos, even if it's legends (which is almost redundant since they already made a legends Cosmos years ago). I hope he shows up on Kre O and at least deluxe. edit: Yeah if I'm not clear that's my point, Swerve looks like a decent scout, not a legends. Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Jun 30, 2013 |
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strangehamster posted:I bought airfare and booked a room, yay. Spiderdrake will be relieved. Where did you book your stay? (This applies to Gammatron and anyone else going)
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Keldroc posted:So that black and silver truck that we thought was probably Motormaster? Yeah, probably Nemesis Prime, it turns out. Which I guess is obvious in hindsight. I'm glad the thread doesn't have a bunch of the "nemesis prime is scourge" goofiness though.
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Gammatron 64 posted:You know, I often say that overexposure will ruin anything, and I think that's become the case with retro callbacks these days. Before, it was a rare surprised to get one, now it's par for the course. Animated at least brought us some new stuff. WFC/FOC gave us dark energon and the only thing anyone remembers is Metroplex Heeds The Call of the Last Prime. Why didn't they focus on more stuff like that, less reusing the door falling on a Quintesson joke in a scene it doesn't work in at all? I need to replace a fan in my tower, its shuddering and now it appears Ripclaw is cold and shivering. Keldroc posted:I think Sandstorm pretty much destroys this idea and grinds it to powder. Nobody would call Sandstorm notable as a G1 character, but he made for a thoroughly kickass toy. As always, overexposure isn't the problem, lack of inspiration is. A fanservice callback is only as good as the idea behind it, and a lot of the callbacks these days are just Family Guy style "HEY REMEMBER THIS?" stuff.[/timg]
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Xenomrph posted:Worth pointing out that the RID ongoing has both Starscream and Bumblebee and is also good, for completely different reasons from MTMTE.
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I didn't know the guy who did that amazing spongebob flash was a SA goon, dang, good work new threadGammatron 64 posted:I don't think Transformers is going to die, but it is in a slight decline, at least from a purely financial standpoint. Profits peaked with the 2007 movie and ROTF  though this is the first time I have used this chart for good and not evilAccording to Hasbro Prime year 2 (2013) is so far level with 2012 and not really in decline. I don't know if anyone mentioned it but the Predacons Rising subline coincidences with the DTV movie of the same name that wraps up Prime. So that's a thing I suppose. Have you watched any of season 3 yet Gamma?
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GD_American posted:Yeah. I think the story was actually pretty solid, the execution of it was just pretty off.
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Keldroc posted:Why the sudden Huffer rush?
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It was a public poll or you make the I like the design, but we probably won't see the two til when? And by then who knows what it'll look like.
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404GoonNotFound posted:Oh, and for some reason the plastic smells.
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Knormal posted:Oooh. I'm not a huge fan of the styling, but since Hasbro doesn't seem to have any intention of releasing an F-22 Starscream that doesn't turn into a throwing star for a robot mode, I'm sold. And it's iGear, so the quality should be good. I'm sold if they give us a couch potato Thundercracker, drat.
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Gammatron 64 posted:I'll be there tomorrow. (I'll be out touring Toronto till 9ish though)
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Gammatron 64 posted:I love TFCon but being deathly ill, not being able to breathe and vomiting everywhere is kind of hurting my experience. Jesus, why did I have to get con sickness before I even went to the con? Aww hamster fears meeting you. Is anyone else here today? This lobby is scary.
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Optimist Prime posted:TFCon! TFCon was awesome and everyone on the east coast should go next year. My only real disappointment with the con itself was Milne's selection of prints was pretty lacking in MTMTE fare. I wanted a First Aid or a Rewind+Chromedome print!
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Gammatron 64 posted:Well, good. Good. That's the correct response. That's something everyone should be saying.
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strangehamster posted:Metroplex, Shark Megatron, Sandstorm, Legends Starscream/Waspinator, Big Dumb Optimus, oh my quote:The invincible Decepticon tyrant is repaired, refitted, and hungry for revenge on Sharkticon Megatron! To defeat an old enemy, this Sharkticon Megatron figure has awesome new weapons! Your Transformers adventures are going to be better than ever with this incredible Sharkticon Megatron figure. In robot mode, he's armed with a spiky sharktooth spear, and the blades snap out when he's ready to attack! He can launch a devastating attack from above in his new shark jet mode! Also which one is big dumb optimus? The leaderesque horror show?
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Is in the list and being discussed?Rhyno posted:His inertial dampers were all hosed up from the battel, he thought that he was overloaded!
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Other posted:It's based off of a Guido Guidi design used in the pre-All Hail Megatron IDW comics, like that recent Legends figure of him. Also it's amazing how many good seeker designs IDW has thrown away to use something worse
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Veg posted:I will never undertand that opinion. Look at Springer, everyone said Hasbro would never top that poo poo 3rd party mold.  Look into his cold, dead eyes and realize he's probably getting a cvc, a deluxe, a voyager and six repaints! A fate so horrible my grammar stops working Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Aug 7, 2013 |
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The_Doctor posted:2 Nova Primes before a Rung is made. Tsk, it's a goddamn crime.
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On the topic of Blitzwing, the one hamster brought me magically had a clickable head, but the mechanism appears to have given out - It held up for a couple weeks so I imagine it wasn't just a fluke - has anyone disassembled him and figured out to restore its functionality? Robot to vehicle transformers are both hampered by the loose head getting in the way, and I still have yet to do the shoulder fix anyway
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I don't really hate Blitzwing and I don't have strong feelings towards him, but he suffers mostly for being designed as "a big voyager". If they gave up the stupid head, shaved him down heightwise a couple percent (or really just narrowed down the nose cone a little) and shifted that plastic into finishing his vehicle modes he'd be so much better. His colors are good and his sculpt are good though, so he looks fine from a couple angles. He's no Springer, but he's a decent attempt hurt by the desire to make him too big or rather as big as he should be given modern constraints.
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Phy posted:I'm surprised Sandstorm was apparently designed first, because he definitely doesn't seem like the more concise use of the mold.  It's not even a silhouette thing, he has little details on his legs that match up.
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RID has been better than MTMTE some months here or there and they've both turned into surprisingly daring books. MTMTE has kinda grated on me the last couple months (and I'll spoil since people aren't up to date) A) Overlord is aggressively boring and B) Roberts is playing the long game and adding mysteries on top of mysteries while resolving stuff from more than a year back, which is good but frustratingly slow. All those hints in LSTOW about Tyrest are finally coming to a head and ARRRRGGHHH while RID has been really solid, I was pleased with the last arc's resolution and I can forgive the needless "write in this fan favorite only to write them out of character because eh". Also I think solicits said the two books are going to run back together for Dark Cybertron, right? Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Aug 15, 2013 |
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Captain Invictus posted:If you're talking about Star Sabre, did he really even have a distinct character?
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Gammatron 64 posted:And for the record, while I love MTMTE, I don't care for the new Star Saber, either. Sure, in the anime he had like, zero personality, but having him go from Mr. Goody Two-shoes to genocidal religious maniac is quite a 180. Star Saber is a cool design and I wish he could be a good guy. That's why I find it such a cool twist and nice work on Roberts' part. He doesn't come out and say, Tyrest is like this, he explains the villain by explaining his current and past obsessions. I mean it's just a matter of layering but it feels better to put it together in your head. And yeah it's a cool design. I actually bought that print. So colorful!
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