Drift: Empire of Stone 3

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  1. payres

    payres Well-Known Member

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    Its out. My comic shop has it. Picking it up tomorrow
     
  3. Optimus Convoy

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    I guess Empire of Stone is a great comic book series right? I gotta get me copies.
     
  4. Kraken

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    Must get around to reading issue 2!
     
  5. Jalaguy

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    It seems like Diamond possibly wound up sending the issue to UK shops a week early - I've seen reports that places elsewhere didn't get the issue, it's on the shipping list for next week, and it's not been released in digital today.
     
  6. Airspeed

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    I got it earlier on today.
     
  7. scubaboy31

    scubaboy31 Digital Gypsy

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    Yeah got it today.
     
  8. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    Is it still mediocre?
     
  9. Chris McFeely

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    Worst issue yet. The return of McCarthy's "Blooboohoo, war is pointless, what are Autobots and Decepticons FOR" spiel, this time with Hellbat as the mouthpiece, and then some fighting happens, the end.
     
  10. Mort

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    I don't know if I'm more confused that comics are out in the UK on a Wednesday now or than IDW has embarked on an elaborate scheme to get me to buy their comics twice, in print/iBooks first for the early edition and on Comixology as per schedule the week after BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE A GAP ON MY IPAD COLLECTION NOW CAN I.

    Deep breaths.
     
  11. scubaboy31

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    Yeah, it crossed the line into being completely redundant a story too. I'm no hater on McCarthy but I've found this to be an increasingly underwhelming series.

    That it's taken Hellbat, a magnificent character in Victory and distilled him into this lukewarm villain is a crying shame.

    The highlight of this series has definitely been the Guido/Baskerville combo. Their artwork is delicious together. Shame that the colouring is nothing more than serviceable.
     
  12. Murasame

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    What? That's unfair. Although it seems there is nothing to miss, I want to read it too.
     
  13. VRDUBZAK

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    Now I know why there was only 1 Retail Incentive cover (#1) for the whole series.
    Guess even IDW was like "No shop will order 10 of this crap".

    Still got me for the Sub Covers, and the comixology. Like the ipad guy........

    NO GAPS IN COLLECTION!
     
  14. gregles

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    I got this, Transformers #37 and punishment for just over £10 from my local comic book shop yesterday and it didn't feel like I got £10's worth of comic. I got quite a few really average comics. This wasn't bad but hard to get that excited about.
     
  15. Autovolt 127

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    Ugh.

    Shane McCarthy needs to be ditched by IDW.
     
  16. DarkWarGrimlock

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    I thought it was okay. I'm a huge Drift and All Hail Megatron fan, but this book hasn't been nearly as good as those. I thought the first two issues were pretty fun, though. I think McCarthy gets a lot of misplaced hate, but I only started reading Transformers comics last year because of TF vs. GI Joe. Mostly read superhero and creator-owned stuff, so maybe there's something that makes a Transformers comic good that's different than...any other action-adventure comic? I almost wrote these things off when starting with Furman's stuff and Last Stand of the Wreckers. Then I read All Hail Megatron and I was sold on the IDW-verse.
     
  17. ZeroiaSD

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    My local comic shop does not get Drift. I'm gonna have to wait til the next time I can go to a somewhat more distant one...
     
  18. gregles

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    It seems like drift is gaining a group of friends, how would people feel if they went back with him and rachet onto the lost light?
     
  19. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    I'd be ok with that because they'd be under the hands of a better writer. :p 
     
  20. lordcryotek

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    Yeah, this right here. I don't mind Drift, I mind bad writing.