What would you like to see in a TF comic?

[UltraMarginal]

Wow, big undertaking, I only got into the comics with DW, which I loved the artistic styling of <<cringe>> please don't hit me. I generally liked the story line too with the ark disaster and resulting fallout. I'm not a fan though of great characters (like Superion) getting 2 frames to look cool and then be obliterated.

I have generally enjoyed the IDW stuff though a lot of the art is not quite to the crisp standard that I thought DW set. I prefer stories that move well, though not so fast that you turn 5 pages and don't know what has happened because half the action was set in the background of a frame that wasn't actually a feature on the page.

that said, I don't like it when every little detail is explained to the finest point so much that half the space or text could be used to make exactly the same point. Not too much spoon feeding.


I wish you all the best in you're endeavour, are you gonig to present here or are you going to develop you're own webcomic site?

I also really look forward to seeing your work.

[Sam]

I like seeing more of Cybertron's environs (sorry, not saying this to be spiteful because I know you're doing a photocomic, but it's really what I wanna see more of).

[Seraphim Prime]

Wow, big undertaking, I only got into the comics with DW, which I loved the artistic styling of <<cringe>> please don't hit me.

*Throws rotten tomatoes... :P


But on the original topic, a couple of photocomics that i have loved, set in-universe, are Obsidian's Lament and Out of the Dead Land. Both can be found on TFW. (I'm pretty sure, maybe the Allspark. It's been a while since I read them.) Both have a set of characters actually dealing with, responding to, and evolving as characters due to events that have happened either in the story or because of events in the past.

I suppose the common thread between the two is strong, consistent characterisation.

[Lord_Zed]

While I like G1 the last thing I want these days is another g1 reboot, so sick of them. Show us something new in a comic, how bout bridging the gap between G1 and Beast Wars, or resurrecting the G2 comic and continuing that, even the Dreamwave comic seemed to be building slowly toward some new take on the TF universe.

But I digress, I guess the three main things I'd like to see in a TF comic (but wont) are:

Interesting new characters, no not Drift I said Interesting. The redshirt bots in Last Stand Of the Wreckers were a good start, till they died.

Try something new, or at least a bit different

And most important of all, and this really bugs me TF comic writers. Grow a spine and kill of some original G1 first year characters, and IDW are like the worst offender ever of this eg, Prime died then he came back, so did Megatron, and Ironhide, and Sunstreaker, Thundercracker too was presumed dead, but he wasn't all this over the space of a year. I'm sure Bumblebee will be back in a few issues. I really dislike this because as the first year G1 crew are usually the main players in most TF comics, it means there is never any suspense about them being offed unexpectedly. The later year characters yes, but they practicly have redshirt written all over them. With a cast as big as G1 they could afford to kill someones favourite, but it seems more like the writers are paralysed with fear.

Ok that turned into a rant, but you get my idea. One of the things I loved about the G2 comic of old is no one was safe, characters from all years were mixed together and it felt like no one was untouchable.

So I guess what I want from a new TF comic is a comic where Ironhide dies and he stays dead, come one even the cartoon could do that.

[UltraMarginal]

And most important of all, and this really bugs me TF comic writers. Grow a spine and kill of some original G1 first year characters, and IDW are like the worst offender ever of this eg, Prime died then he came back, so did Megatron, and Ironhide, and Sunstreaker, Thundercracker too was presumed dead, but he wasn't all this over the space of a year. I'm sure Bumblebee will be back in a few issues. I really dislike this because as the first year G1 crew are usually the main players in most TF comics, it means there is never any suspense about them being offed unexpectedly. The later year characters yes, but they practicly have redshirt written all over them. With a cast as big as G1 they could afford to kill someones favourite, but it seems more like the writers are paralysed with fear.

A rant yes but a good point, while I hate seeing my favorites killed off I can see where your coming from. your comment made me think of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtsman they've managed so far to kill of a good character in both seperate instalments of their writing, Jazz and CliffJumper. . At least I have IDW to know that my favorites will be back!

but yea, good point, as long as the characters are killed off doing something worthwhile, or at least having their character fleshed out a bit so you care when they go.

[GoktimusPrime]

Most of what I would say has already been raised by other people, but just in addition to that one thing that bugs me with TF comics these days is a lack of "substance" per issue. Back in the G1 Marvel days, you'd buy an issue for a dollar or so and each story was packed with enough action and stuff happening to entertain you. The stories felt more substantial too (for reasons already cited by others). One thing that bugs me with IDW comics nowadays is when I pay $6-7 for an issue, then when I finish reading it I'm left feeling like, "That was it?" Like the recent issue of Ongoing G1 -- exposition about what happened to Megatron and more about the nature of those mini-Megatron guns on Earth and what led to the assassination of Bumblebee. The end. What? Waitasec... did anything actually happen?? Awww... <sad.face>

TF comics these days just don't give me the same bang for my buck like Marvel.

[UltraMarginal]

TF comics these days just don't give me the same bang for my buck like Marvel.

that's why I also read Phantom comics, awesome stories, great locations and action. Incredible art.
all for just a few bucks.