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Post by NorCalCO on Apr 29, 2011 1:09:49 GMT -5
Anybody else reading this or any of the other IDW Transformers titles?
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veritech
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Post by veritech on Jun 3, 2011 9:34:22 GMT -5
(summons thread from the dead)
Im reading the main title. Staying clear of the various movie tie-in books. After the reign of starscream im just not into them.
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Post by NorCalCO on Jun 10, 2012 20:47:03 GMT -5
Is anybody else reading either of the current Transformers ongoing titles, Robots in Disguise or More than Meets the Eye?
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2012 21:26:06 GMT -5
Nope, sorry.
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Post by jakefury on Jun 11, 2012 9:05:16 GMT -5
what's a good starting point if i wanted to read some Transformers?
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Post by NorCalCO on Jun 11, 2012 10:54:39 GMT -5
The previous Transformers ongoing ended about 5 months ago at #31. When that happened they put out a one-shot entitled The Death of Optimus Prime to tie some things off. At the point of those being over with, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons was over and everyone left Earth and returned to Cybertron. IDW then split the Transformers comic universe in to two new monthly ongoing titles (the previous ongoing had been put out twice a month anyway) and started both at #1. Transformers: Robots in Disguise tells the story about Bumblebee, Starscream and the former Autobots and Decepticons who are on Cybertron and trying to establish a new government after years and years of war. In addition to them, with Cybertron now flourishing there are ships full of non-affiliated Transformers also returning to their home planet. Most are distrustful of both sides and it makes for some interesting 3 sided conversations / confrontations and everyone has their own agenda. Transformers: More than Meets the Eye on the other hand tells the story of Rodimus. Instead of staying on Cybertron to help rebuild, he decides to leave home again with a mixed crew onboard the Lost Light and to go searching for the long lost Cyberutopia, home of their fabled Knights of Cybertron. To say they are faced with adversity from the onset of their quest would be an understatement. While both books take place in the same universe, after their respective #1's neither is aware of what is going on with the other and the books are not directly related to each other. At least so far anyway. I know I kind of took the long way around the block there, but I wanted to explain a little about what each title had going on so you could see if anything grabbed your attention. My sincere recommendation would be to start either (or both) title(s) at #1. Issue #5 of each just came out and I would think the first few issues of either title should not be too difficult to run-down. I'd also like to say that this isn't the G1 Transformers cartoon we grew up on. They may be drawn G1 (which I love btw), but they face serious problems and death regularly. No candy coating in either of these titles. One last thing, and you probably already know this, but each issue has multiple covers. Hope this helps!   |
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Post by jakefury on Jun 11, 2012 12:41:11 GMT -5
Awesome, exalt and thanks!
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Post by NorCalCO on Jun 11, 2012 13:00:03 GMT -5
You're welcome and thanks for the exalt. BTW, if you'd rather go the TPB route, here are the release dates for the first ones. Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Vol. 1 TPB - 6/13/12 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Vol. 1 TPB - 7/18/12 MTMTE is this Wednesday!  |
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Post by jakefury on Jun 12, 2012 9:51:31 GMT -5
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Post by NorCalCO on Jun 12, 2012 10:34:56 GMT -5
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Post by jakefury on Jun 12, 2012 11:20:33 GMT -5
Maybe...
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Post by NorCalCO on Jun 12, 2012 12:37:05 GMT -5
Keep me posted if you do.
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