Sorry Vangelus, but I have to agree with TJ and Aaron on this. The current IDW TfvsJoe comic just look horrible. I've read the free issue and I just don't want to read the rest of it.

Plus it doesn't help that I'm sick to death of TfvsJoe comics.

 

God Chris. god

You're on the SAME tectonic plate

I expect better of you sir

 

Edit: Oops, wrong episode.

 

i wouldn't be sick of it if it was done the right way. this comic....i get what it's TRYING to do. i know it's TRYING to have an 80s feel with the art, the dialogue, the intentional faded or discolored look but im just not feeling it. im getting the issues because i collect the stuff just like i did windblade but im not a big fan of it. you can do a "love letter" of sorts to a specific era but do it with a modern day way. justice league new frontier is a great example of how it could work.

 

Oh man, what if the Action Master Elites showed up in Transformers vs G.I. Joe. They'd fit in perfectly.

I'm no comics expert, I've only recently started getting into actual super hero stuff, but I'm pretty sure the art is going for an older Kirby-esque style. More 60s-70s. And I've been loving it. My main complaint is that it's been a bit too Joe centric for my tastes.

 

Random fact. At AA2014, Tankor was a surprise hit. Loads of the peeps bought one. Thought he was SUPER fun. Need to get one

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, while being aware of the various reasons why they wouldn't use it: The perfect pre-Earth Tarantulas would be made from Cybertron Dirt Boss.
- The wheels provide the vague body shape of the spider legs in both modes
- The "speedy" key-activated vehicle mode is wide and low to the ground like a spider
- He's got shoulder weapons like Tarantulas's Transmetal form
- It matches the rest of the '06 pre-Earth stuff, which I'm sure more people care about than the recent alternate universe BW story

 

Gotta say, I feel the GI Joe/TF book is probably the best TF book on the shelves right now, and I say that as a massive fan of MTMTE and RID. Even beyond the art (which I find fantastic and really creative) there's a bold New vision for Transformers that is great to see. It's nice to see something reimagined from the ground up as the possibilities are endless.

I can see why more traditional tf fans won't like it as its really trying not to be a standard tf comic. But any book where Megatron has tamed Trypticon, stuck a throne in his mouth and rides around in him as a mobile Dragon castle is cool in my book.

In a time where it seems like all most people want is the same stuff regurgitated back to them again and again it's nice to see someone try something original.

 

Why does Vangelus keep calling Ordin Groin? Is it because of his impressive prostate protector he got from his short baseball career in the minors?

 

Because the way the name is stylized makes the "O" look like a "G" and the "D" look like an "O"

edit: Nevermind, looks like the picture Vangelus posted has the name altered, so I guess it's just a stupid joke.

 

if i have to guess? id say because the middle of the codpiece on Ordin seriously looks like a robot dick and he turns into a child when it comes to penis jokes. watch any tfcon shafter or the toyworld hardbone review and you'll see what im talking about.

 

Yeah, the current GI Joe vs. Transformers isn't worth downloading for free. It's a travesty of art, and we should not reward IDW with actually purchasing anything with that chicken scratch on it.

On the bright side, I love the Nacelle and G2 Starscream. Still waiting for the other Rainmakers, Black Starscream, Air Warrior and the unreleased G2 Seekers.

Then once we have all the Seekers done, they can start using the Cloud Starscream mold to repaint into ALL the same guys!

As for Ordin and "Groin", sorry, don't see it. I think Vangelus needs his eyes checked.

 

Not really, this is the original picture: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/8/0/5/0/7/-1_1409925239.jpg

The one Vangelus posted, on the first page, has the name altered, changing the O to a G and the D into an O. Which is kind of forcing the joke.

 

Fun episode, but I have to ask a question. How is Nerf Rebele a step forward for gender equality? It's a girls line directed explicitly at girls and is an explosion of pinks and pastels as per the norm for girls toys. Just curious why you think this is a great step forward, Vangelus? It seems to be your go-to example of toy companies needing to stop marketing boys vs. girls.

Also, the vitriol of MP Star Saber and Exhaust is hilarious.

Vangelus and TJ, you guys are silly with your Mandarake orders. Isn't only a $5 fee if your order is under $50, but you two will spend an additional $15+ to avoid a $5 fine. Silliness  

 

Wow you guys totally can't seem to handle Exhaust being colored like a package of cigarettes. I don't suppose anyone ever told you that Mirage is colored like a pack of cigarettes too?