Well, I asked my lcs guy if he was getting this. He said no because he doesn’t order enough. Furthermore, he used to have over a dozen customers ordering TF comics but now he’s down to 2. I’m one of the guys that stopped getting them. This is the reason why I roll my eyes so hard I sprain my face whenever someone says idw1 brought in new “fans”.

 

For a moment, I had the audacity to think, "I hope someone from Hasbro is reading this," but then I caught myself and let reality sink in. No one there is going to own that they made a mistake, so the franchise is going to just deteriorate a bit, at least in the comics front.

On the off-chance I'm wrong, please take heed, Hasbro people: please rethink your strategy. Good stories and good art sustain interest in a franchise, not blatant marketing.

 

Every time I see Guido's work in official media I wonder why the FUCK he isn't the primary TF artist. His stuff is AMAZING. He can draw in a 'vintage' style or a more modern one. His layouts and storytelling are amazing. He can draw humans on-model. Just PAY THIS MAN.

How much better would the first 10 issues of this ongoing have been if Guido drew them? I mean FFS. The opening arc would have gone from below average to above average just on the strength of the art really SELLING the script. The characters wouldn't be perceived of as 'flat', even with the exact same dialogue, simply because they'd be so EXPRESSIVE.

 

Ordered this off of mycomicshop.com. I left the regular cover sitting on the shelf at the store.

Edit: here's a link

Comic book and graphic novel new releases for August 28 published by IDW Publishing