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Iced Cocoa posted:In regard of who gets what armor/title, I remember in the decepticon issue, at the end, that deathbot comes carrying a list of the dead he has visited. I can't remember all the names, but Ultra Magnus and Drift were on that list (it was 18 months later kind of thing) On that note I was really surprised upon rereading the last couple MTMTE that Roberts kinda revisited the hinted at Optimus is a false Prime thing, while Rodimus is in fact a real one, or who knows what Roberts is saying about the matrix.
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Sentinel Red posted:Basically, it needs to come out yesterday. Also it's a little weird since the story Cyclonus told had Dai Atlas being part of then Nova's inner circle when they met Omega Supreme in the Crystal city. Meaning he should know Cyclonus, or the whole scene is just written a little weird.
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Aug 20, 2013 19:59
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Yeah, but didn't Rung lose his head and live? I'm not insisting he IS alive, mind you, I just think these Cybertronians are pretty hard to outright kill. It's also sort of a big theme in this comic since MTMTE tries to cover for some of the absurd resurrections in the IDW canon. I like it, though, I honestly prefer if the Transformers are ridiculously durable. Kinda ties back to why I find Furman kinda dopey even at his best.
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Aug 21, 2013 08:41
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But Rattrap was already a Not All Good Guys example. He felt way closer to a Predacon than a stuffed shirt ridiculous Maximal - He was a realist, a pragmatist and yeah he was a bit of a racist. He wasn't all gungho and he bordered most of the time on insubordinate. And yeah I still don't understand the point of forcing beloved non-G1 characters into a G1 canon if you're just going to write whatever you want with them.
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Aug 21, 2013 21:12
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Blackheart posted:It's pretty silly and utterly unnecessary but it still doesn't top "hey how 'bout we all make Predakings" And making a Metroplex over a Trypticon (which would sell to people who have Metroplexes, as opposed to the inverse) really is a shame.
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Aug 26, 2013 05:36
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Gammatron 64 posted:Michael Bay, Justin Bieber and Jersey Shore are evidence that we need to nuke ourselves and start over.
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Aug 27, 2013 16:10
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Gammatron 64 posted:I was kidding. I don't seriously plan to resurrect Gozer the Gozerian and re-enact the plot of Ghostbusters. And drat that Tyrest cover is freaky. I am glad though that what he said in the earlier issue was already contradicted in the preview.
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Aug 27, 2013 19:44
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Gammatron 64 posted:That said, if you criticize anything James Roberts does, the fandom has a tendency to pounce on you immediately. I love 95% of his comic immensely and recommend it to everyone but if I have a tiny nitpick like "Eh, I dunno how I feel about an evil Star Saber" people are like "BWAAAAAH HOW DARE YOU QUESTION HIM?!?!" Granted this isn't exclusive to the TF comic fandom. Read some of the posts about Hickman's recent output and it's amazingly binary.
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Aug 28, 2013 22:18
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Blackheart posted:It' supposed to be (G1) Ironfist, who used the nickname "fisitron" in the comics (I think).
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Aug 29, 2013 22:32
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The Dinobots are one of the few groups of Transformers that might appreciate being made into movieverse, since they're all jagged and metallic to begin with. Unfortunately the design cues they'd appreciate are on the Decepticon side so who knows what they're going to end up looking like.Phy posted:Going back over MTMTE and I cannot get Brandon Keener's voice out of my head for Cyclonus. Not just because he's a bro, but because his upper mandible has been drawn so very, very Turian-ish. On that note I am really hoping Cyclonus beats down Star Sabre, given the shot of him quite angry at Dai Atlas' death but unfortunately I think Roberts wasted too much of the five issues to give that any real time  And then we're off to Dark Cybertron, toot toot. (Admittedly a real IDW crossover is way more exciting than the shoveled poo poo the Big 2 books produce)
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Sep 2, 2013 22:33
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Knormal posted:I don't follow the comics, but I'll assume he doesn't turn into a tank in that.  I can't even tell if something this obvious counts as irony. Can the TFCC perceive irony, or are they like, that's a smell right?
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Sep 6, 2013 03:38
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The_Doctor posted:Am I allowed to go if I tell people they're being embarrassments to humanity? You'd be better off going to a magic tournament, or just a walmart in that bizarre american state you half-live in, if you're looking for the shame of humanity.
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Blackheart posted:For a lot of people outside the US it's pretty much the only way to get him for sure.
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Sep 14, 2013 22:48
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The Rage posted:Do all the Spotlights end as abruptly and shittily? The older spotlights were part of the bigger storyline and were pretty hit or miss.
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Sep 14, 2013 23:27
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Blackheart posted:So I just watched Predacons Rising, I really liked it. Optimus monologues like a motherfucker though but that's no surprise. The ending was a pretty neat twist in that Optimus "dies" and Megatron lives. Knockout is an Autobot. The monologuing was beyond obnoxious. It's worse than all the monologues through the totality of the show summed together. Oy.
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Blackheart posted:Speaking of BH I hope I can get my mitts on Prowl and that Black/Gold/Blue Bumblebee, they look pretty rad. Also hope the Predacons rising subline somehow shows up here, those are target exclusives in the US, right? Man on that note it really saddens me they're never going to do a different character repaint of the BH Arcee. I like the mold, but I don't really want two Arcees.
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Sep 17, 2013 04:40
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Algae Magnet posted:Are there any comics out there that cover the exploits of The Scavangers and Grimlock? Because I'll be damned if that rag tag band of misfits havn't found a place in my heart. quote:Also, silly question, why the gently caress did they rebuild Overlord with drill fingers?
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RaspberryCommie posted:I'm never gonna get a Soundwave.
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Sep 19, 2013 00:43
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GD_American posted:when's #21 coming out? I thought we were due for RID but maybe I missed it.
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Sep 20, 2013 17:18
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I'm kinda shocked at how star sabre almost sounds like he's going into satire territory. Unrelated but on the topic of Abominus - are the last couple figures short run and\or cut off by being end of line? Basically is the gift set the best idea for finishing him cheaply even if I'm not really big on the translucent deco? And what did people think about the combined form in hand anyway?
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Thrilling Thirty is like half done and most of what remains is out for the holiday quarter then the long night begins.PriNcessofDarXness posted:Thread content: What's the status of the Wreckers? Are they coming back in IDWverse? I swear, I saw mention of them somewhere recently. Perceptor, Whirl and Sandstorm are on the lost light - Hyperion is dead, so is another ex-wrecker on the LL. There's another I'm forgetting. Broadside is on Cybertron, Scoop is there as well and imprisoned for crimes Rattrap pinned on him. Impactor and Guzzle are off flying around murdering 'cons. So basically there's no Wreckers at the moment and I think Springer coming back isn't planned for Dark Cybertron. Maybe in season 2 of MTMTE.
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Sep 23, 2013 02:09
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GD_American posted:Botcon exclusive to end all Botcon exclusives. A six Titan set, each with a different head sculpt, costing a cool 1500 bucks. Wait, is it x3 or x5? I can't remember how much botcon stuff is, other than "ah ha third party price for nothing worth it"
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Sep 23, 2013 06:36
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The_Doctor posted:And not one of them is the binary gun, despite what people say.  He has wrist guns, I guess, and they look attached to it in the more recent shot. Also I think the other gun is based on his G1 gun? It looks pretty similar anyway.
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Sep 24, 2013 11:04
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Podges posted:Possibly the first weekend of November, was trying to avoid clashing with Thought Bubble. Does RID ship tomorrow as well, is that why we just got slammed with previews?
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Sep 24, 2013 21:30
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Yeah it was implied if you're exposed to the "first flash" you die, but then again that was millions of years ago so maybe they fixed it or something. I assume medical care in underground pits wasn't exactly the best in senate era cybertron.
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Sep 26, 2013 01:26
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DoctorWhat posted:Brainstorm's been established as having been constructed Cold, right? Because otherwise that theory seems dubious. I think he was, though. That reminds me, I really appreciated that Roberts really hammered home the point that forged can be just as evil, if not more, than other Autobots. Pharma was/is straight hosed up. Poor First Aid, though.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:36
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RaspberryCommie posted:Well yeah, it doesn't. But aren't point one percenters the only ones who survive the process that turns them into a phase sixer? It also requires Rossum and the material used to make them and does not technically make phase sixers (though that's just me wishing Roberts would give the enhanced 'cons a better name, since "phase sixers" is a reference to the group that followed the warriors elite). And besides, I don't think you fuse your spark with other sparks to become a different kind of spark. I think we're going to see Brainstorm make something not yet in IDW canon. Keldroc posted:BBTS put up Rhinox and Doubledealer for preorder, listing them as expected in November, so it looks like we're not facing a Q4 drought after all. Of course BBTS can say whatever.
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MB13 posted:To be fair, this is BSS. If the book has been released, then spoilers are fair game.
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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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The problem with Headmasters has been discussed to death. If the play pattern involves something crucial which can be lost by the end user, Hasbro is pretty reluctant to return to that gimmick. It's the one area we may never see a Hasbro version of again.
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The phase sixers were not introduced as being able to take on civilizations, they were introduced as capable of taking on civilizations in phase six. Phase six is after the 'cons have extracted nearly everything of value from a planet after plummeting its civilization into massive civil war. It's also sort of implied by Overlord that the Autobots don't properly assess dealing with him - They just sort of run in and smash into phase sixers. I think given how Sixshot (who is supposedly Overlord's better, especially since he can't run out of energon) lost to a titan almost instantly but survived a combiner could probably take a phase sixer on. Honestly they seem more suited to individual combat and their missions because of endurance and stamina, not destructive potential.Xenomrph posted:Wasn't one of the Phase Sixers taken out by the DJD in MTMTE? Black Shadow, or something? edit: Man rereading issue 14 where Overlord's origins are discussed has a bit where Chromedome discussed lobotomizing "high risk individuals" to control their urges while Pharma is in the shot. We all knew what he meant but daaaaamn did Roberts really lay that one in. Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 03:29
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BizarroAzrael posted:A Magic: The Gathering reference? The second one has coloured circles arranged in the sequenced used by the colours of mana. Skids was possibly speaking to one of their sparks or sometimes.
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Geez, I think this will be my first MP. What's the turnaround on MPs going from announcement to being re-released by Hasbro in the US? 12+ months at least, right?Why cookie Rocket posted:Well I'm up for that. Could this be the long-awaited first UM headsculpt that's not terrible? Cuz I can get behind that, but the Gens UM has a nice sculpt.
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I don't know, a true UM would be pretty cool. I kinda like the idea of getting a MP-10 anyway though so I'm really satisfied with the idea. Doesn't the MP-10 mold have a matrix slot? I wonder... therealjon_ posted:At least, also gotta hope Hasbro decides to release it.
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So, interesting note for our thread's namesake (So to speak) - Mike Costa penned a book Marvel published this week. Not to get anyone upset since I doubt he's going anywhere for a long time, but if Costa can write an X-book I think Roberts is going to end up there eventually too.
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Oct 2, 2013 17:36
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Yeah it's not like MTMTE can spoil the ending or something. You kinda miss out on some of the nuances of the Overlord mini-arc, but then those are easily the worst issues in MTMTE's run so far so anyway. That being said IDW Transformers is probably the best canon running right now for picking up and seeding threads throughout it's history. Dark Cybertron is knee deep in Furman ideas for one.
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Gammatron 64 posted:That's so much kibble, that half of the entire robot is kibble. You could form a whole extra guy with all that kibble.
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Oct 10, 2013 03:07
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Yonic Symbolism posted:Kibble aside, is it just me or does that robot mode not even try to make Prime look just even a bit heroic? He looks far more like he's out for blood, usually they try to pretend he's just another kindly old prime. Or maybe I'm too influenced by the CD thread.
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Veg posted:Hahaha. Mtmte ruled. Also something about the art made me hanker for pictures of the UM masterpiece. God, please be good.
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Super 3 posted:So where I can get details on what happened between Wreckers and Death of Prime? You should try to secure a copy of I think 22-23, which flashes back to how Megatron decided on violence in his revolution though. It frames much of the later stories.
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