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News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:30 pm

Ah bland girl and three nobodies can't wait for these next few issues I'm trembling with anticipation.

Ha ha ha

by **ricemazter** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:11 am

Has anyone else found it odd that the standard scale of most alien species in the IDW verse is giant?

by **CruciblePrime** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 4:51 am

What the blue bots name?

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:37 am

Broadside27 wrote:What the blue bots name?

That's Velocity; Camien medic and consistently concerned for everyone ;)^

by **lowman_x** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:11 am

ricemazter wrote:Has anyone else found it odd that the standard scale of most alien species in the IDW verse is giant?

No, I just assume that humans are the odd, tiny ones in the universe. ;-)

by **CruciblePrime** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:12 am

Thank you!

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:56 am

lowman_x wrote:
ricemazter wrote:Has anyone else found it odd that the standard scale of most alien species in the IDW verse is giant?

No, I just assume that humans are the odd, tiny ones in the universe.

There have been others. Nebulons have shown up, the blue people from Spotlight Cliffjumper, the pig people from spotlight thundercracker and little aliens had were scattered around the bar in RID #6.

It's honestly just James's books that make them the same size.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:21 pm

Randomhero wrote:It's honestly just James's books that make them the same size.

Because he writes witty British characters, personal politics and tv show references first and Transformers second.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:48 pm

Deadput wrote:
Randomhero wrote:It's honestly just James's books that make them the same size.

Because he writes witty British characters, personal politics and tv show references first and Transformers second.

Good thing artists exist too, to do the artisty bit of doing the art.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:51 pm

Someone on one of my Discords pointed this out to me and I can't stop laughing.

by **breacher** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:32 pm

This could be somewhat unrelated, but whatever.

Does anyone else want to see the infernocons in the IDW universe? I know right now they are movie-only characters, but I thought they were kinda cool and they have a nice name. (Infernocus just sounds great out loud to me) They could be minions of liege maximo or something like that.

I mean if they can make RID Megatron into Gigatron and add a bunch of Unicron trilogy character designs into backgrounds, maybe they can make infernocus a thing? (Also, Mohawk in the background would be a nice nod) Didn't they integrate barricade's design into one of the comics at some point?

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:31 pm

breacher wrote:This could be somewhat unrelated, but whatever.

Does anyone else want to see the infernocons in the IDW universe? I know right now they are movie-only characters, but I thought they were kinda cool and they have a nice name. (Infernocus just sounds great out loud to me) They could be minions of liege maximo or something like that.

I mean if they can make RID Megatron into Gigatron and add a bunch of Unicron trilogy character designs into backgrounds, maybe they can make infernocus a thing? (Also, Mohawk in the background would be a nice nod) Didn't they integrate barricade's design into one of the comics at some point?

Infernocus would be cool to see in a different way like as you said maybe a servant of Maximo or maybe Unicron if he is ever in the comics one day since they have devil horns like him.

I think they reused Barricade's WFC design which in itself is based on the G1 micromaster body but with movie colors and alt mode.

by **CruciblePrime** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:50 am

Who is the bot in the foreground with the red eyes?

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:54 am

Broadside27 wrote:Who is the bot in the foreground with the red eyes?

I've been trying to work that out myself. The colour scheme matches Roller, but nothing else does...

Who is the full manifesto of everyone aboard the Skip Light anyway? Rodimus, Magnus, Whirl, Cyclonus, Drift, Velocity, Chromedome, Rewind, Lug, Anode, Nautica... I don't remember the other 9. I think Roller's on it?

by **CruciblePrime** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:34 am

Kurona wrote:
Broadside27 wrote:Who is the bot in the foreground with the red eyes?

I've been trying to work that out myself. The colour scheme matches Roller, but nothing else does...

Who is the full manifesto of everyone aboard the Skip Light anyway? Rodimus, Magnus, Whirl, Cyclonus, Drift, Velocity, Chromedome, Rewind, Lug, Anode, Nautica... I don't remember the other 9. I think Roller's on it?

Roller is definitely on it. Everyone else sees a group of four when I definitely see a group of five. I hope it's Roller, he is one of my personal favorites.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:50 am

Broadside27 wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Broadside27 wrote:Who is the bot in the foreground with the red eyes?

I've been trying to work that out myself. The colour scheme matches Roller, but nothing else does...

Who is the full manifesto of everyone aboard the Skip Light anyway? Rodimus, Magnus, Whirl, Cyclonus, Drift, Velocity, Chromedome, Rewind, Lug, Anode, Nautica... I don't remember the other 9. I think Roller's on it?

Roller is definitely on it. Everyone else sees a group of four when I definitely see a group of five. I hope it's Roller, he is one of my personal favorites.

I wanna see more of him because he seems to be the third new main character after Anode and Lug -- but he unfortunately didn't get a lot of focus. Even without that though you already get a good idea of who he is; a big friendly fun-loving dork. I love him.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:00 pm

Deadput wrote:
Randomhero wrote:It's honestly just James's books that make them the same size.

Because he writes witty British characters, personal politics and tv show references first and Transformers second.

And that's a big reason why he is not a good TF writer.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:54 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:And that's a big reason why he is not a good TF writer.

He did have a good balance back during season 1 of mtmte but then he dropped the ball probably due to how good of a reception and fan following the comic got then let it get to his head and misinterpreted that people only loved the witty jokes and not the well story and concepts also the awe and wow factor from something new disappeared MTMTE had to live up to it's reception.

Seems like Roberts thought that just because people loved Drift and Rung meant that people wanted more original characters instead of good written characters so we got more characters and now the comic is bloated and were not getting focus switched around.

Rodimus is also the worse character by far now in the comic.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:44 pm

Deadput wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:And that's a big reason why he is not a good TF writer.

He did have a good balance back during season 1 of mtmte but then he dropped the ball probably due to how good of a reception and fan following the comic got then let it get to his head and misinterpreted that people only loved the witty jokes and not the well story and concepts also the awe and wow factor from something new disappeared MTMTE had to live up to it's reception.

I more or less agree especially with it going to his head. I did like MTMTE for the most part, but Dying of the Light was a disappointing mess and from what I read here it hasn't gotten better.

Rodimus is also the worse character by far now in the comic.

I disagree with him being the worst (Rung is the worst IMO), but he definitely hasn't been developed further. It's a waste of a great character and space on the page.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:35 pm

With the eight issue of Lost Light due out at the end of the month, a 3-page preview has been released on iTunes! Featuring a lot more backstory for Nautica and Velocity, check out the blurb and the three pages below and be sure to tell us what you think in the forums!

THE HUNT IS ON! Ever lost something and spent forever looking for it? Try visiting Troja Major, the lost property capital of the universe. Just bear in mind that it's better known by another name: the Howling Town. And the Autobots are about to find out why.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:37 pm

Those first two pages? In my opinion, hands down the best two pages of Lost Light so far. I already loved Nautica but I'm loving Velocity so much more now

News Credits: 8 · by **Soundwave902** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:54 pm

I like how the fountain is dilapidated with slightly wilted plants to show how Caminus was energy deficient- good job with the lore on Lawrence's art. Also, can anyone translate the writing on the third venue going up on the bottom right?

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:58 pm

Not even sure what language that is, but in looking at that panel... usually I'd brush it off as coincidence, but knowing Roberts; the fact there's like 3 coffins in that street is gonna be significant, isn't it?