Comics Reviews: Lost Light

[i_amtrunks]

I'll admit that the last event and rebranding was my opportunity to jump off (the event was awful, made Dark Cybertron seem palatable) so I am now going trade only.

I'll keep up on the wiki when I can be bothered but for now IDW have lost a fan due to their terrible and irrelevant events that forced unnecessary changes.

I hope the writing stays good for when I get the trade nine months down the road, I've enjoyed the last nearly 60 issues and want to support the series but no longer have the time to get to the comic store and as stated, knowing itll be only another 6-12 months before changes are forced upon the series to include ROM or GIJoe or something else I couldn't care less about.

[Paulbot]

I don't know about the other series, as I wait for those, but Lost Light has completely ignored the Revolution crossover and the Titans Return crossover - all three 'final' issues of MTMTE that were related easily skipped. I think with the time between "on topic" stories they did however break momentum from the end of the last Arc and this one, but it's starting to get back on track (with nary a mention of Headmasters, Spaceknights, Masks or Joes!)

And I completely understand jumping off points due to crossovers and unnecessary status quo upheavals - those have made me drop of actively buying X-Men titles twice.

And yes FatalitlyPitt catching up on MTMTE would take a long while (lots of issues and dense writing) but I'd say it's worth it!

[GoktimusPrime]

On the plus side, the writing has really improved lately with no spelling errors in recent issues. Grammar still needs improvement though. (-_-)

Thoughts about the latest issue:

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What is up with Rung's alt mode? This brings up all sorts of questions, such as...
Why does it look different from his "ornamental mode" as seen in #22? Have the Functionists rebuilt him with that mode? Nine-of-Twelve mentioned that the Functionists have repeatedly disassembled and reassembled Rung but were unable to determine what his alt mode is used for. It seems illogical for Rung to have been subjugated to all the horrors that he's undergone at the hands of the Functionists if he had a useful alt mode this whole time. I suspect that Rung may have been forcibly modified to suit the Functionists' propaganda, and also so that they may have a machine that can finally allow them to break into Vector Sigma's chamber. And surprise, there's Luna 2.

It's really interesting (yet simultaneously frustrating) how each answer brings more questions.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'll admit that the last event and rebranding was my opportunity to jump off (the event was awful, made Dark Cybertron seem palatable) so I am now going trade only.

I'm doing the same with these new kick offs. Plenty of places to read the comics online for free until the trade paperbacks come out. For me its more the hassle of getting the individual comics and the fact Ive got hundreds and hundreds of the buggers and they are too hard to keep organized.

[Paulbot]

I've got to stop reading any comments about Lost Light online. I saw speculation/theories that the latest issue is suggesting might have been correct - and would have been better without the fan guessing it months earlier TBH!

[GoktimusPrime]

I won't spoil it by telling everyone what Rung's secret is, but I can tell you what the secret isn't, and it's his alt mode. The big reveal has nothing to do with his transformation whatsoever. All hail the useless one.

[i_amtrunks]

I'm more interested in the Lug and Anode reveal. Surely it's a red herring or something because it seems like wasted characterisation so far, it has to have some point of importance down the line. That's what I love about Roberts, you never take anything at face value.

The Rung reveal was interesting and not what I expected. How it plays into what we have seen in the old MtMtE stuff will be interesting.

[GoktimusPrime]

The Lug reveal blew my freakin' mind! M.Night-Shyamalam'd!

[Paulbot]

I won't spoil it by telling everyone what Rung's secret is, but I can tell you what the secret isn't, and it's his alt mode. The big reveal has nothing to do with his transformation whatsoever. All hail the useless one.

Well not necessarily. I took it that we found out the his alt mode is a photonic crystal creator. He can also do it in robot mode but I presume it's just more efficient/controled when in alt mode.

The Lug reveal blew my freakin' mind! M.Night-Shyamalam'd!

That was an example of what I'd seen guessed earlier so I'd been looking out for it.

[SMHFConvoy]

I'm more interested in the Lug and Anode reveal. Surely it's a red herring or something because it seems like wasted characterisation so far, it has to have some point of importance down the line. That's what I love about Roberts, you never take anything at face value.

The Rung reveal was interesting and not what I expected. How it plays into what we have seen in the old MtMtE stuff will be interesting.

I feel that Anode and Rung unique talents will come into play later