IDW Furmanverse

[i_amtrunks]

1. Furman written G1 Marvel/Marvel UK
2. IDW Furmanverse
3. Furman written War Within by DW
3. Budiansky G1 Marvel
4. DW G1
5. GI Joe /Transformers crossover
6. IDW's AHM
7. Marvel/IDW Transformers crossover

[GoktimusPrime]

While Furman's IDWverse is good, his work on G1/G2 Marvel was better... especially considering that he was a bit more restricted then because he was under the dictate of Hasbro whereas under IDW he seems to have more freedom. I like the story of how Furman wrote a completely ridiculous script as a joke to see if Hasbro was even paying attention to all the stories that they'd been approving -- they disapproved it.

Nostalgia's also a big thing having grown up reading those comics -- I share damnyouhussies' sentiment; to me G1 fiction was the comics over the campy cartoon.

[roller]

are the only ones qualified for this those who've read every single Furman book> ?

[Bartrim]

Where as I enjoyed reading IDW Furman I don't think I would call it the best TF fiction... It would be close though.

[SentinelPrime]

although the recent IDW comics are the best lately, especially war within. but his 'greatest' work would have to be G1 Marvel UK.

[valkyrie_76]

although the recent IDW comics are the best lately, especially war within. but his 'greatest' work would have to be G1 Marvel UK.

I have to agree with that.

[TheDirtyDigger]

are the only ones qualified for this those who've read every single Furman book> ?

No of course not lad. It helps....but it's not mandatory.

[klystron]

ummm, I voted yes.
pretty much for the fact that the new stuff excites me more now that re-reading the old stuff. not to say anythings wrong about the G1 stuff (i do love it), but the IDW furmanverse gives a fresh look with good art, improved/modern character designs, and different stories.
suppose its a bit like comparing G1 toys and (say) henkei/classics/universe.
G1 OP is still the real OP, but is it more fun to play/pose classics prime? i think so.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah but you also need to look at it in context. Remember that the G1 comics are more than 20 years old and that Furman's IDW writing is built on a lot of things that he 'pioneered' in the 80s. The colouring in the UK comics is pretty darn good considering that it was done by hand rather than on computer. In the 1980s these comics amazed the pants off us! Likewise the original 1984 Optimus Prime toy may not be as well engineered as Classics/Henkei Prime, but let's face it, in 1984 this toy was just brilliant!

[Bartrim]

wow, so many. I will give you a few:

Dinobot Hunt

I'm actually reading Dinobot Hunt right and I'm finding it quite tedious and hard to read.