I actually think that (except for Drift) All Hail Megatron #6 was good for the first twenty pages. Then the humans were in it again and the last two pages were utter @#!*. But it's a great improvement. (I've realised that one of the other issues I have with humans in this book is that Guidi can't draw them. His blackline approach is great for his Dreamwavey style robots, but it's jarring whenever humans appear.)Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Finally the Decepticons got some characterisation (just in time for the last issue of the trade). Skywarp, Bombshell and Thundercracker were well-written as incarnations of their tech spec and Universe profiles. Which is progression... well, as progressive as twenty-something year-old profiles can be. Although now I'm somewhat worried about McCarthy being too adherent to old stereotypes. For the story to be any good, twist-wise, Mirage can't really be the traitor - it has to be someone else. It can't be anything else or it's a bit of a cop-out: it has to be an Autobot who's betrayed them. Preferably Cliffjumper. Unless they want to make Mirage a full-fledged Decepticon after this, which I would be happy with - defectors are great. (Carnivac; Catilla; Blitzwing; Dinobot; Blackarachnia: all awesome.)
Also, McCarthy or the letterer misspelled "feuds". Twice. What the hell is the editor of this book doing? Apparently he's not checking spelling. He's not ensuring the stories don't contradict what's come before. As far as I can tell, all he does is get someone to draw his head on Doubledealer and supply the briefest of replies to letters.
Still, with those exceptions, this was good.
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