tigertracks 24 wrote:...the Bumblebee variant done by Andrew Wildman, infamous Transformers UK artist...
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Oilspill wrote:Damn, I usually love Don's stuff but them's some ugly G1 bots right there. I gotta agree with Dead Metal, this style could work for a new cast of characters in a new world, but it just looks like the characters we know and love have been disfigured.
Is the interior art going to be in this style too? I'm assuming it is since I think Don was doing the interiors too.
Oh well, I heard the new writer is good so hopefully the story will be top-notch to make up for it.
JazZeke wrote:How can ANYONE complain that the faces are too generic? G1 characters have ALWAYS had the same faces, with their only distinguishing features being on their helmets and color schemes! Always. Don is just drawing the robot faces in a more "realistic" manor, giving them functional details instead of the impossible "magic bendy metal" that we've been forced to accept for the past two decades. I for one am happy to see someone trying something more real.
JazZeke wrote:How can ANYONE complain that the faces are too generic? G1 characters have ALWAYS had the same faces, with their only distinguishing features being on their helmets and color schemes! Always. Don is just drawing the robot faces in a more "realistic" manor, giving them functional details instead of the impossible "magic bendy metal" that we've been forced to accept for the past two decades. I for one am happy to see someone trying something more real.
JazZeke wrote:You may not like it, but give it time... the designs may grow on you, especially after you've seen more than just a few sample images and after Don has tweaked and perfected the look. I for one didn't like it at first but the more I look a it the more it grows on me.
JazZeke wrote:Think of how much love Don has to pour into each page to make images that complex and detailed. It's rather astounding.
Convotron wrote:I don't see the approach to the faces as realistic because if you want realism, robots don't to simulate the appearance of facial muscles like in any robot faces such as G1 or Don's current style. Robots could "speak" if necessary through an equivalent to speakers.
To me, the "robotic faces" Don draws isn't as creative or innovative as what was done in the live action movies for pushing the limits of stylization or EJ Su's Transformers concept work. To me, a less human robot face makes more sense than Don's style of very human faces. Honestly, if he's going to be recognized for putting detail, he could vary the appearance of face types.
My main criticism about the face design is that it's not aesthetically pleasing to me and there's a sinister look about them due to the emaciated look. These faces are better suited to Decepticons in my opinion. In fact, I think they'd look great on Cyclonus or Megatron.
Convotron wrote:JazZeke wrote:Think of how much love Don has to pour into each page to make images that complex and detailed. It's rather astounding.
That would be great if that was the case but I think it's more pragmatic. Ultimately, a job is a job even if you love what you do. I'm sure Don's passionate about his comic work and has some sincere feeling going into the art but at the same time it's commercial art at the end of the day. I'm sure that Don's style is at least in part mandated by the editorial staff, who answers to Hasbro.
Andy Schmidt wrote:That perception is not entirely correct. There was no corporate decision. Don wanted to take different elements from different incarnations and I stood by the decision. Don't not the only artist on here. Look at the "Last Stand of the Wreckers" cover we've released or the Bumblebee cover we've released. Neither of those are movie-fied. What we're doing differently is letting the artists be artists. We're letting them show off their unique skills. Casey, Guido, and many others are working on other TF projects and no one but Don is doing what Don does. No one but Guido is penciling them the way Guido does. It's about letting the artists bring something unique to their stories.
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