IDW Mars Attacks the Transformers Preview

[i_amtrunks]

This is as good a place as any to post the preview for Mars Attacks the Transformers comic, which is out tomorrow apparently.

Be warned of two things:
1: it is written by Shane McCarthy so anyone not from 1985 does not exist.
2: the chins is this issue make Animateds look miniscule and anything drawn by Roche normal.

Even with those things, it looks like a funny one shot.

[Paulbot]

This is as good a place as any to post the preview for Mars Attacks the Transformers comic, which is out tomorrow apparently.

Be warned of two things:
1: it is written by Shane McCarthy so anyone not from 1985 does not exist.
2: the chins is this issue make Animateds look miniscule and anything drawn by Roche normal.

Even with those things, it looks like a funny one shot.

If you were to squint some of the details away, this could be happening after the end of Dreamwave's Transformers (first) #6

It doesn't look too original in comparison to the Infestation two-parter.

[SuspectimusPrime]

This is as good a place as any to post the preview for Mars Attacks the Transformers comic, which is out tomorrow apparently.

Be warned of two things:
1: it is written by Shane McCarthy so anyone not from 1985 does not exist.
2: the chins is this issue make Animateds look miniscule and anything drawn by Roche normal.

Even with those things, it looks like a funny one shot.

Glanced through the preview and think I can safely skip. Does Shane McCarthy base all his writings off the maybe 5 half-episodes of G1 Season 1 he's seen?

[i_amtrunks]

If you were to squint some of the details away, this could be happening after the end of Dreamwave's Transformers (first) #6

It doesn't look too original in comparison to the Infestation two-parter.

It does have that blocky feel to it, doesn't it?

This could have been a really fun 2-4 part Alternate Universe story in the right hands. While I get that it is only meant to be a joke one off comic, it could have been a hilariously over the top mini and made a little more money for IDW.

It's a shame IDW keep employing McCarthy, his writing is worse than bad fanfiction.

[Paulbot]

It does have that blocky feel to it, doesn't it?

The colours and look of the damaged city too, plus the familiar bots and the impression of "G1 cartoon was great but it needs to be more violent".

Hmm. That also sounds like my reaction to the preview of AHM #1 too.

I never got "Mars Attacks", hated the movie, only knew about the cards from Wizard magazine, so this is something I'd have no interest in regardless.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

This could have been a really fun 2-4 part Alternate Universe story in the right hands. While I get that it is only meant to be a joke one off comic, it could have been a hilariously over the top mini and made a little more money for IDW.

Nope.

[griffin]

A short creator interview has been posted up on the Transformers Facebook page, of the writer, artist and colourist.

[i_amtrunks]

Oh wow.

It is awful.

I like tongue in cheek, obvious nods to silly/stupid humour, which is what this comic does try to provide but fails everytime. I know it would be hard to do a one shot self contained crossover comic, but this comic was more or less stolen from the G1 sunbow cartoon.

All your geewun favourites return for a single line or panel (bar Prime and Optimus) cracking jokes and puns and fanservice galore. Again, I get it is meant to be a nod to the cartoon, but it felt so forced. I didnt enjoy it, and am glad I bought it digitally rather than on paper.

I dont mind the art, but the inconsistencies bugged me. It is easy to tell who is who at least.

Definitely something only for the completionists.

[Megatron]

Spoiler alert:
So... Megs and the Decepticons are easily defeated with no explanation, with help from the good ol' US army no doubt (only to get miraculously saved a few minutes later by.. aliens). Yeah, very convenient for the opening.

Also, the expressions/faces are ..ugly.

[Sharky]

i didnt mind it a bit of light hearted stupidness...

i mean it is sunbow, its mars attacks and the puns at spike were funny, the boots etc

i wouldnt read it as a series but it is one of those "Pallette cleansers" that you read going between avengers and battyman books...