by Evil Eye » Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:36 am
- Motto: "Don't be a goddamn coward."
- Weapon: Acid Spray Gun
As someone who has barely read any IDW, here's my thoughts on what I would like to happen:
First of all, it needs to be a hard reboot. Like, HARD hard reboot. No relation to the previous series whatsoever beyond names and concepts (as Transformers has always done to some degree or other). No trying to tie it to any other continuity or anything silly like that, just a completely fresh start.
Secondly, I'd like it to avoid being just a reinterpretation of G1 again. I'd prefer a mostly original take on the franchise, like Cybertron or Animated were. So new designs, new characters, new locations etc. It shouldn't be afraid of taking existing names and putting them on new characters/designs.
Thirdly, it really needs not to take itself too seriously. Animated and Beast Wars got the actual tone about right- the stakes were high but they weren't dreary and full of itself like Prime. Obviously being a comic it can get away with more mature subject matter, but it still should avoid unnecessary melodrama. Likewise it really, really needs to keep the hell away from sociopolitical pandering. Slag like that is what wrecked Marvel.
As far as actual story ideas, I'd say it should start on Cybertron. Give us time to get introduced to the characters and the world of the Transformers. Don't go right from the beginning- drop us in the middle of the war. The origins of the war can be explored later, if necessary. I think they should still go to Earth later, but rather than jumping straight from Cybertron to Earth, an intermediary "Journey through space" arc would be pretty cool, culminating in crashlanding on Earth.
As for the Earth arc, rather than just doing 80s or modern America, why not something different? How about having them land in the far off future of 2088 in the Japanese city of New Osaka? That would be pretty interesting, at least IMO. It would also allow for more freedom when designing the earth modes of the Transformers, due to the higher human technology base.
Once the "Earth war" arc is done, then a postwar arc would be good. The Decepticons are defeated and the Autobots are hailed as heroes on Earth, but all is not well. There's still the matter of the surviving Decepticons and what to do with them; not even the angriest Autobot is willing to murder them in cold oil. Perhaps for something really new, instead of the usual "Transformers go home" malarkey, the opposite happens- an Earth-Cybertron exchange deal is opened, and Cybertron becomes an official "ally" of the free world (complete with trade deals and extradition treaties). More Transformers on Earth, and even *gasp* humans on Cybertron!
Oh, and for the love of god, no crossovers. Please.
Ha ha Transformers go brrrrr