Quote Originally Posted by i_amtrunks View Post
The G1 comics were still very placid around the 18th (up to 30th if you want to count Stormbringer and Spotlights), with the only deaths being new minor characters (until Prime, that is). G2 was the only series that went bat s**t insane from the get-go and that was because of the help it had from the G1 comics.

I wonder had IDW let Furman do as he pleased rather than shoe-horn him into tying things up for the polished turd of AHM, how things (and the death count) would have panned out... we all know Furman loves killing off characters (Nightbeat anyone?)
Do you mean IDW or Marvel?

Although Marvel G1 wasn't quite as insane as G2, The threat of deactivation was always looming. I mean they got started in the first mini series, at the end half the Autbots were taken out of action. Admitedly most of chracters killed of in G1 marvel were minor ones. But I think the fact that they were being deactivated lent the war some weight. I always liked the way the Ark had those stasis chambers filled with deactivated bots in suspended animation. There was always hope that your favourte character would be back but always fear that one of your favourtes would be scrapped. And when Prime got offed it felt like no one was safe. I mean the very next issue not only did Megatron effectively die, but he crushed Brawl's head and he wasn't seen for several issues either.