IDW’s Transformers Comics Solicitations: September 2020

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by AzT, Jun 19, 2020.

  1. Nemesisprime1975

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    Magnus is class here
     
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    Oh god it just dawned to me. This is tying into the Netflix show. Hasbro's STILL trying to make a cross-media continuity.
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    At least the quality the new comics and netflix "anime" are the same level of quality. Incredibly low.
     
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    The comic and the show are completely different universes. They aren't using the designs because Hasbro told them to, but because there was an ease-of-access to reference material. The reason this seams like it's tying into the Netflix show is because the writer for Magnus's arc was one of the main writers of the show, and said on Twitter that he'll simply be referencing it.
     
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    Except it’s not. These characters have already been established as being soldiers in the war with three fold spark long ago.
     
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    Completely agree! Go Magnus go.....lol
    Can't wait to see the rest of the story arc.
     
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    Why is Magnus scolding megatron for doing exactly what he did the page before (saying if on the battlefield)
    Curious if this is setting up the prime, megatron, Magnus connection to alpha trion from the Netflix series, since that series took some stuff from idw
     
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    So in other words the Netflix show and these comics are following the same story thread, the same continuity if you will.
     
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    It's as similar of a universe to the Netflix show as the Marvel comics where to the Sunbow show. Similar concepts and designs, very different continuities.
     
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    Have the comics ever explained why Transformers grow mustaches and goatees?
     
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    Oof, dialogue\'s already not great.
     
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    I'll get Galaxies 10 for the art. Brandon Easton is a shit writer
     
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    This boring IDW v2.0 has been running for like, what, 2-3 years now? Did they ever explain since then whom they have been having wars against? What was the Threefold Spark? I stopped reading after a while so excuse me if they already did.
    I dunno what\'s with these previews btw, are they meant to be read with red-blue 3D glasses? Is that why they have this abysmal coloring and blurry outlines? ... Excuse me while I go and grab my Blurray Murrey. :D 
     
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    Yeah that's what I meant its just I'm horrific at my choice of words. Given how bland both mediums are and they seem to be *loosely* tied together (there are differences but more similarities like Megatron and Magnus' friendship as in the preview and Netflix show) you can possibly see how an idiot like myself would try to connect two dots.
     
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    Art's pretty solid. Easton's dialogue still sucks.
     
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    From what I got from rereading the story, it involved a power politician named Exarchon, who started the war after being corrupted by "something or someone", splitting him into three bodies/personalities that we saw in previous issues and leading a clone army with Skywarp (which judging by this issue, is a lot of clone seekers like in the old Dreamwave comic). The war was large enough that it caused the ended the great expansion and enacted the edict that is causing the Decepticons to rise.
     
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    IDK, and they shouldn't becusce it eventually leads to them trying to unnecessary explain things from gender to way TF's even transform. Somethings are better left alone.
     
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    It's also just... pointless.

    Like, sometimes they have moustaches. Sometimes they have different accents. Who really cares why? Of all the franchises to get obsessed with the minutiae of the setting, Transformers is one of the weirder picks.
     
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    The dialogue sounds like everyone is speechifying. Like, even for this IDW universe's standards. I guess the stilted nature of it fits the stilted art.

    I found the Gauge story to be kinda meh (it had an okay premise but really overstayed its welcome), but it wasn't bad or anything, and the Cliffjumper one was great. Constructicons one not so much, but I chalk that up to me not being able to tell them apart. It seemed like Galaxies was shaping up to be a better read than the main title, in part because it wasn't as obsessed with the setting's lore... oops. I guess it still is better, if inconsistent, thanks to focusing on less characters and being more character-focused, but man. Can we get a third title?
     
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  20. Nickster563

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    He could deal with it then, he can't deal with that now
     
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