Forgot to mention this earlier but I want o know more about Cybertronian movies. The one Starscream's watching looks like a historical piece, maybe about the 13 tribes(kinda ties into the current arc in OP) But knowing Cybertron's past I can't help but wonder if a lot of their films were propaganda, pushing functionism.

 

I understand exactly what you mean. I can barely trudge through Barber's books. I get genuinely excited about Lost Light, which is the only thing that keeps me reading a TF comic at all.

After the abysmal nonsense that was Transformers vs. G.I.Joe, Barber should be fired already.

 

Boy, a whole issue dedicated to a Decepticon who is still too stupid to understand how Earth works. I mean, this was a lame joke even back when Barber first did it, but by now, TC has no excuses for not understanding humans considering he spent years there...
(Let\'s not even consider that he spent how many years undercover there during Infiltration, 'cause I bet Barber has forgotten that long ago, too).

Me too! To think he is now writing horrible CGI kids' show episodes these days... (Matt Hatter ).

Umm, I feel in-universe, this movie would be considered incredibly stupid and tasteless, considering the Cobra wars, as I understood, were a real thing that happened (off-screen) inbetween the Costa run and Dark Cybertron, with Earth almost destroyed by snake-themed terrorists. In comparison, this movie in our universe would feel like if someone did a light-hearted comedy movie on Bin Laden.

Barber had a lot of opportunities for that since he had "use" of both seekers for years, but he never brought it up, so frankly, I am guessing he forgot what happened at the end of AHM and how Skywarp basically killed TC for betraying the cause.

I do not see any obscure judaic mythological archangel of records on the cover... Metatron - Wikipedia

 

I hear ya! I hated this from the get-go. TC is an ancient robot who has been fighting a civil war for millenia, yet he cannot graps how a similar conflict on an organic world would have played out?
And let's not forget, he was there, in disguise, infiltrating Earth under Starscream's command. He kidnapped humans and replaced them with facsimile constructs. He knows how governments work, and in one issue he helped Megatron instigate a bloody border conflict with Russia!
But no, let's make him into a fanfic writer nerd, who reads like I was indeed reading that G1 cartoon fanfic comic (I forget the name, it's a long-running one) where he and Skywarp are renting a flat and having human jobs because "sitcom".

Not even remotely the same thing. In all two of these scenarios, they are actors hired to play roles. Not writers.
I really barely remember that G1 episode (it was bad and cringy, that's all I recall), but with Skullgrin, it's established there and his later appearances that he is rather... dense, and child-like. He was a grunt used to grunt work and following orders, and when he suddenly became a star (as a cover for his operation of establishing a fuel storage) he simply gotten to enjoy the attention and being pampered, so he choose to ignore his mission. And when he was exposed, he simply returned to Scorponok and continued to serve him.
This is not really comparable to Thundercracker, who just sits around his thrusters all days writing bad fanfiction about "Johnny Human" or whatnot, and lazes about while Cybertron underwent at least 3-4 major crisis, like collapsing universes, undead titans and evil Primes returning.

 

This is obviously set before the TAAO Annual.

Also; on the cover between Starscream\'s left hip and arm: Is that Mettaton EX!?

 

I hope this confirms that theory that Thundercracker's Holomater avatar is Michael Bay.

 

This makes so much sense.

 

Hi!

I do understand those who commented about what can clearly be seen as a lack of character evolution in TC's case, and which can be kinda disappointing. But I do have another theory; You guys certainly noticed how naive and 'slow-minded' TC has been behaving recently, this ever since his return in the comics after his 'accident' with Skywarp...
Fact is, Thundercracker doesn't seem to be capable of any intelligent or deep thinking anymore, he doesn't reflect on his role in life anymore, he doesn't seem to be wary of anything or anyone anymore and he does joke about everything with no trace of sarcasm. He just goofs around with his dog and writes crappy stuff...I was wondering if his present characterization is a deliberate result of having half his brain blown to bits by Skywarp in the end of All Hail Megatron...

What do you think?

(Sorry for my bad English, ain't my first language)

 

Looks interesting. I think I'm gonna buy this for a change