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Transformers Regeneration One #96
Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)
ZERO INITIATIVE! As RODIMUS PRIME urgently struggles to comprehend the what, why, and wherefore of SPIKE WITWICKY, GALVATRON, JHIAXUS, and a DARK MATRIX creature, and specifically how they contribute to the final dissolution of time, space and everything in between! Unless NIGHTBEAT and BUMBLEBEE can shake loose some answers, the future—is cancelled.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
SCRIPT (W)RAP – TF REGENERATION ONE #96
And so we begin… the end. 100 (or so) issues and 30 years in the making, the original grounding Transformers comic and series starts the countdown to its epic conclusion with the release (this week, November 27th) of Transformers: Regeneration One #96. The final arc kicks off with both aftermath (of #95′s epic battle against Bludgeon’s Blitz Engines) and the opening thrusts and feints in what is to be a truly double-edged conflict, one that will come from without and within (with the lines blurring constantly). As is my habit at such pre-release moments, my scribely digressions on the issue follow. Beware of slight spoilers if you wish to enjoy the experience without even a whiff of what’s to come. But, as always, my aim is to tease and torment rather than reveal. So begins The War to End All Wars, the pulling together of all the threads we’ve been dangling for the past 15 (or so) issues. Omens and portents abound on Cybertron as Rodimus Prime struggles to understand the often cryptic clues scattered by Primus on his journey through Zero Space, and uppermost in his mind is the question: who is Jhiaxus? And perhaps more importantly, what’s he been up to since he deleted himself from Cybertron’s history many millennia ago? But more immediate concerns, such as the Primordial Cybertronians and rogue (time-lost) Decepticon Galvatron take precedence this issue, but that doesn’t stop ace investigators Nightbeat and Bumblebee beginning their search. While on Earth, the building of a Space Bridge to unite two mauled and battered worlds/populations, brings its own clanging chimes of apocalyptic doom. Let me just say, that the omens for a happy ending are not good, and nothing (and no one) is quite what they seem. For a full preview of the issue, check out the official IDW offering here. Otherwise, just clench your bits and wait for Wednesday. Trust me, it’ll be well worth a few grimaces.
Metroplex79 wrote:Heehee, I see Cover B is a recycled cover.
Rodimus Prime wrote:Metroplex79 wrote:Heehee, I see Cover B is a recycled cover.
Yeah, unfortunately the story isn't. The G2 comics were much better than what we're getting with ReGen. #95 was supposed to be a great ending to the story arc with lots of action. Turned out to be a couple of bitchslaps by Rodimus after Bludgeon dispatched the Wreckers in 1 page. Hardly epic. I'm still gonna finish the series, so I gues that's what matters most to iDW and Furman, but I hate to say it, I am disappointed in the overall story so far. Better have a hell of an ending.
Seibertron wrote:
Frustrated, disappointed and unfortunately very bummed. This was not what I wanted.
Seibertron wrote:
- It took 21 years for Megatron to reach out to Optimus Prime from a conquered Earth?
- It took 21 years for Autobots to wonder what happened to Earth ... you know, the planet with the inhabitants the Autobots swore to protect?
- In 21 years, no one thought to find out what happened to the Ark?
- In 21 years, nothing better could happen to poor ol' Ratchet except become a hood ornament? C'mon ... he was one of the greatest of the Marvel Transformers characters and one of the few to have several issues where he was the primary character.
- It took 21 years for Grimlock to figure out how to transform again?
- It took 21 years for the story to start up again and Megatron is dead by the end of the first story arc?
- It took 21 years and the best storyline that could happen with Scorponok was to destroy his character? He was a redeemed character with his death in #75! Why destroy that legacy?
- It took 21 years for Hot Rod to become Rodimus Prime? What's the point?
- It took 21 years for Bludgeon and Soundwave to take on the Autobots?
- It took 21 years ... and I could go on.
Bounti76 wrote:Transformers "drinking" in a "bar"?
Seibertron wrote:Bounti76 wrote:Transformers "drinking" in a "bar"?
Have you read the vintage UK comics?
Va'al wrote:I clearly disagree with all three of you, sorry.
Seibertron wrote:Frustrated, disappointed and unfortunately very bummed. This was not what I wanted. All Regeneration has done is confirmed an opinion I had formed back in high school while reading Generation 2. Furman is at his worst with Transformers when he's given free reins to do whatever he wants versus him being at his best with Transformers when he has to work within the confines of Hasbro or editors telling him what he has to accomplish. His best work was his run on the US comics from 56 through 80. Some of my favorite Transformers comics to this day! The UK stuff was great as well. But Generation 2, the IDW stuff, and Regeneration are just not for me.
Cyberstrike wrote:G2 is IMHO Furman's best US TF series and is the series that needs a proper conclusion. What has bummed me about Regeneration One is the fact that it throws Furman's best work under the bus and then runs over it, backs up and runs over it again.
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