I've got this - didn't realise it was not officially out yet!

An interesting point in the issue is that the first time we see

Spoiler

Optimus Prime

he is drawn pretty much exactly how he was in the 1992 annual story, Another Time and Place. I wonder if we'll see any other elements from that story creep into the new series?


General thoughts - it is a good recap of the broad strokes of what went before, but more importantly, the new content in the issue sets out the backdrop of the story very well. It tells us where the key players are, it sets the tone of the world - it establishes the backdrop for issue 81.


Welcome back, my Generation 1. It's been a long time coming, but finally, the rest of your story can be told...

 

I think you're being a little uncharitable, and overlooking one of the creative goals.

Who are these Decepticons? Well they are the guys who were around at the end of the G1 comic; a bunch of 1989 and 1990 second-stringers. They set the stage. Soundwave is just rallying "the Decepticons" in this scene. And if you look at issue 80, these are the Decepticons who are "around" then. Keep in mind that in US continuity especially, whole heaps of characters are dead at the hands of Starscream or Unicron. The Nucleon recharged a bunch of 84-85 Autobots, NOT Decepticons. It's entirely possible that every non-Head/Target/Powermaster Decepticon who was on Earth in issue 50 was destroyed by Starscream, and a lot of the remaining list got eaten or squished.

If there were a "recognizable" character in the group it wouldn't add anything, and it could even distract from the point of the scene.

 

And dont forget even to some of us who havent finished reading the marvel run they arent that unrecognisable
Then again i do spend half of my time on TFWIKI  

 

Good grief, please stop posting in the comics section. It really hurts.

 

Hey, everyone's entitled to an honest opinion - you don't have to agree with a point of view in order to respect it!