Looks like Soundwave has shaken his trepidation about Prime too. That is two spoilers. Looks like Pyra is just a bunch of hot air. I thought she would have made a move by now. Oh well. Milne, look forward to more!
Milne art = lovely as usual. I am kinda hoping James Raiz gets some work on the Unicron book. He has a knack for depicting scale with line weight... Maybe some covers? I'm not sure how I feel about the book itself - there's not enough here to go on. Unicron is concerning and Prime & co. are concerned. Maybe Cybertron summoned Unicron to cut out the cancer that is the Visionaries' new home. Destroys the expanded universe and lets the TFs get on with their lives, cue Phase Three
Wasn't that confirmed in First Strike because the Talisman was poisoning Cybertron. Maybe Onyx Prime arrived to park his giant eye/spaceship on New Prysmos to stop Unicron from coming...
If Unicron is finally here after being teased all the way back in Robots in Disguise #10 (see: destruction of LV-117)...and the matrix is reduced to nothing more than half of a shiny glass ball.... ...The Big-U can only really be stopped by the return of Primus as an ass-kicking force of vengeance, right? He really needs a mainstream G1 appearance at least once in His career, surely, after all those many thousands of references by his followers? Unicron vs Primus for the fate of the IDW-verse. I'd buy six issues of that throw-down, moons used as wrecking balls, etc!
"Yeah Primus, moon that loser!" Man this brings back memories. You think Rodimus is cool in LL for yelling at god? Starscream tried to fight Primus!
Unicron Trilogy Starscream is such a mixed bag of amazing and terrible. this being a perfect example of both at the same time.
Bee did die in I believe issue 11 of Dark Cybertron. He received a blast through the spark, courtesy of Shockwave. I'm pretty sure an upcoming issue from Optimus Prime will show Bee returning. Possible spoilers to anyone who hasn't caught up but: The Protectobots, Mirage, Ambulon, the DJD, Ravage, Skids, Necrobot, Shock and Ore, Pipes, and Atomizer would like to speak with you. And that was just from the Lost Light. (Not trying to come off as an ass, just thought I'd mention it. Although now that I think about it, you did say it was a sarcastic rant...)
I'm hoping at least some of what Gateway's experiencing is Sunder messing with his memories ... :-S Anyway. Here's hoping IDW does continue forward after this - sure, that's VERY impressive Milne art, but I generally like the depth and direction that Transformers has taken in this 'verse (and hope that Unicron gets taken down ... somehow). (Could I do without quite so many character deaths? Sure. But tying the Microverse to Transformers via Micronus Prime is just inspired writing, IMHO. Likewise with the Solstar Order's armors. Shockwave should be one of the smartest minds in the room, and Regenesis has generally been a gift that keeps on giving. Plus, while they are only Prime Masters, we're at least getting some figures of The Thirteen - I'd never dared hope to see that, EVER, and I attribute it to the success IDW's had with this franchise.
Unicron should just wreck the universe and devour it all. Buh bye Micronauts, ROM, and Visionaries. All failed property resurrections. Not all endings need to be happy.
