Quote Originally Posted by STL View Post

Now, moving onto the second of the indicators aforementioned. Maximum Dinobots #2 closed at less than 5,371 units. Is there anyone, absolutely anyone, who can still defend this book? Where is the so-called loyal fan-base of Simon Furman? It’s been long argued that Mr. Furman is a venerated veteran. I think what these numbers show us that his time has past. These numbers are appalling. They’re pathetic. He was the driving force behind IDW’s version of Transformers and all he’s done is run it into a hole it won’t dig itself out of. Fact is, sentimentality isn’t enough. We need cold hard numbers and the only thing Maximum Dinobot’s cold hard number are telling us is that Furman’s titles are beyond hope. At the rate this title is going, it might not even be in the Top 300 Comics at this rate and that is deeply concerning for a franchise that used to be much stronger.
Your statment about Maximum Dinbots is confusing and frankly feels rather provocative, so alas I have to bite. Are we defending Maximum Dinobots against its poor sales numbers or against Simon Furmans writing in general? I certainly wont defend the book against the former, but against the later is a different story. Surely I don't have to like something just because it's a great succsess, If that were the case I'd have to like Titanic.

I think its a decent enough story, fast moving and exciting (Maximum Dinobots that is, not Titanic). Offcourse without having read the rest of the IDW series it's pretty hard to follow (the original TF movie flopped for the same reasons after all), and so I can definitely see how it might not go down so well with the casual readers.

You are probably right and Transformers comics did need a reboot like AHM to stay competitive and make it easier for the casual fan to follow, but I for one will miss the complexity and the interwoven nature of the books.

I wonder to though wether the 80's rehash that happened back at the end of the last century in comics is running its course, maybe we've come to the end I mean other than GI Joe it seems all the other 80's rehash's have dried up and gone now. It could just be a personal thing and I know the cost of comics these days is a factor (damn economic crisis) but I find my interest in Transformer comics wanning wether there written by Furman,Mcarthy or whoever.