I feel I should also join the defence of this book. I think it's BRILLIANT. After so many years of Barber I'm very happy to have a writer at the helm producing what reads like intelligently worded and considered dialogue, coming from complex and intelligent characters at the peak of their peacetime careers. The world building is excellent so far, the most detailed and classically sci-fi I've seen applied to Cybertron and Transformers in many a year. As readers we're being asked to fully inhabit this peaceful, wondrous world even as the chains start to crack and split under the tension they've been keeping in check for so long. Cybertron has a delicate, soft-focus dream-like quality to it, and I'm loving being there, immersed; you don't need bombastic action tropes to enjoy what you love. That's as absurd as imagining fans only being able to appreciate their toys by banging them together and throwing them at each other in simulated conflict.

Of course the action junkies want their WAAAR!!! which is why Stormbringer came hot on the heels of Infiltration back in the day, and this was a criticism too often levelled at MTMTE which also preferred exploring character over robotic battle scenes, but what we have here is defiantly mature, capable storytelling. I bet when the war does start the meticulous plotting and character introduction we've seen here will not only continue but will pay off BIG TIME. I'm very looking forward to issue 12 (and beyond) taking pride of place in my Trade collection at some point.

After all the fear post-Unicron this is, imo, a Reboot being done Right.

 

Just a reminder that civility goes a long way. I've cleaned up some posts with regards to Rule 1.

While it's perfectly acceptable to disagree about the quality or content of these comics, it's unnecessary to do so while slinging ridicule at fellow board members.

 

Sorry for quoting myself here, but the sales figures for May are in:
Comichron: May 2019 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

#4: 12,920 (up from #3!)
#5: 10,793
#6: 11,489 (up from #5?)

The fluctuations are bit weird and probably influenced by reprints. But in any case, it's still selling at least double the amount of comics from the end of the previous run. I believe #6 is the end of the first "chapter" though, so it's still interesting to see of there's going to be a drop off next issue.

 

Speaking only for myself here, I think what makes it tough for this reboot to be loved as a pre-war comic is because with the exception of AHM, IDW has really only done post war or pre-war.
That’s clever and courageous, but at some point, after years and years and years and years and years and ........
Well, you get the point.
Every once in awhile I want to bang some toys together.