You know what I don't care about anymore (or who I should say rather)? Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron & Starscream. I understand from a business perspective it's good to maintain a degree of familiarity but surely there's going to come a point where it becomes a bit ridiculous to just keep reinventing these characters for every new cartoon series?

It's a comic, but look at Wreckers. Part of the reason why it's so fresh and memorable is because it's not dealing with the same bunch of losers as everything else! The big boys need to shove over and give someone else the spotlight.