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AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Is it me or is OP in this continuity really abrasive and short-tempered? I’m sure that can be chalked up to his pre-prime status but let’s hope they don’t make him too much of an unlikeable hardass.
I thought there were only three characterisations for Prime: Maudlin, God-Bot and hypocritical prick/jerk
I'm a big fan of Cybertron's hybrid God-Bot + loveable youth soccer coach personality. This only applies to the dub, he's just plain stern/boring God-Bot in Galaxy Force.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Is it me or is OP in this continuity really abrasive and short-tempered? I’m sure that can be chalked up to his pre-prime status but let’s hope they don’t make him too much of an unlikeable hardass.
I thought there were only three characterisations for Prime: Maudlin, God-Bot and hypocritical prick/jerk
Randomhero wrote:ricemazter wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Am I the only who is having trouble adapting do the new Siege inspired designs? I'm used to Comic characters having a rather unique look, and seeing them based 9n the current hotline is jarring to me. It actually takes me out of the story.
It really is weird and distracting. Using the toy designs this way creates this uncanny effect that makes each character look the same and indistinct. The problem, I think, is the shoulders and torso mostly. A lot of transformers toys have to have square shoulders and torsos because they're, well, toys. For the art, it makes a lot of the characters have really similar silhouettes. When the art further needs to be less developed in general to compensate for the abridged schedule (lots of shots where characters are colored silhouettes with lines through them), the effect is compounded.
The flashback shots with Quake were the worst offenders because there wasn't any color, removing another way to tell characters apart.
I want to add a caveat to my criticism that this isn't the artist's fault. There are a lot of vistas in this series I quite like. This was a boneheaded decision that happened in the planning process for the book that no one though about enough.
It’s a style and nothing new. A lot of colorists do it. Josh Burcham did it through his entire run of MTMTE and Optimus Prime with big group shots and crowds. It dates back to the 60s and before.
Also what backing do you have to your claim that it was a “bonehead decision that happening in the planning process for the book that no one thought through” as you say? It’s the colorist’s style
Beachjezus wrote:I can’t quite put my finger on why exactly - but the fact that Orion Pax is basically the inner robot of the upcoming toy of Galaxy upgrade Optimus Prime is sooooooo distracting to me.
Very good point about the momentum not being carried over, makes the end of 2 feel less intense than it did previously. Ironhide's telling me how things went for them but I would rather see that go down.Flashwave wrote:With the action at the end of the last book with Megatron I really thought we were going to get some traction, but this is something of a letdown comparatively. Shame
I can hear my old acting coach shouting the same thing in my headAllNewSuperRobot wrote:A big part of comics is show, don't tell. It is a visual medium after all and if you're not doing that, your series isn't going to last very long.
Seibertron wrote:Diamond failed to ship Transformers #3 Cover B (the one with Windblade and Bumblebee). Did anyone happen to see that cover variant at their comic book store today? Trying to figure out if other retailers received their copies or if IDW failed to deliver that cover variant to Diamond (or however that process works).
ricemazter wrote:You mean the one with the Optimus and Megatron painting motif? I found that one in my shop today. And I think Diamond is THE comic distributor, so they're shipping it to some locations at least.
Seibertron wrote:ricemazter wrote:You mean the one with the Optimus and Megatron painting motif? I found that one in my shop today. And I think Diamond is THE comic distributor, so they're shipping it to some locations at least.
Yes, Diamond has a monopoly on comic book distribution. I don't understand yet how they get the books or where the books are printed. So if Diamond doesn't have enough to fulfill their orders, who's fault is that usually? IDW for not printing enough on time, the factory, Diamond? I'm just frustrated that they didn't fulfill an order for the Seibertron.com store. Hopefully they'll come next week.
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Seibertron wrote:ricemazter wrote:You mean the one with the Optimus and Megatron painting motif? I found that one in my shop today. And I think Diamond is THE comic distributor, so they're shipping it to some locations at least.
Yes, Diamond has a monopoly on comic book distribution. I don't understand yet how they get the books or where the books are printed. So if Diamond doesn't have enough to fulfill their orders, who's fault is that usually? IDW for not printing enough on time, the factory, Diamond? I'm just frustrated that they didn't fulfill an order for the Seibertron.com store. Hopefully they'll come next week.
Just picked it up from my pull box locally, so yeah it's around. Sounds like a Diamond thing.Seibertron wrote:Diamond failed to ship Transformers #3 Cover B (the one with Windblade and Bumblebee). Did anyone happen to see that cover variant at their comic book store today? Trying to figure out if other retailers received their copies or if IDW failed to deliver that cover variant to Diamond (or however that process works).
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