I really liked Furman's "-tion" series, it wasn't always good writing (McGuffins and all) but it was a comic universe with a large scale, where the writer had obviously thought of the plot well in advance and slowly enlarged the story, introducing detailed and three mostly three dimensional characters and places that helped give the universe some background and history.ll
So for me, I like the large over-arching long time story telling to dominate the main line (I suppose that's why I loved Lost), but then on the flip side, I also loved the self contained (but ties into the main story) one shots. Spotlight Kup remains my favourite single issue that IDW TF have produced.
So I would want a G1 based (but not fanwank) with a long overarching plot that unfolds gradually over time, that is largely character based.
Looking For: Wreckers Saga TPB Collection (with Requiem)