Actually, I think FFN has a point - basically take everything that STL likes about All Hail Megatron, and that's what I dislike about it. (But, STL and I have inverse, bipolar tastes in everything to do with Transformers comics, as we discovered in the 'What Is The Greatness Of Transformers UK' thread. If we ever agree about a comic, the universe will cease to exist.
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I've already made my points earlier in this thread and in the "All Hail Megatron #5 Preview" and "Covers for Spotlight Drift" ones. I hate everything in this comic that's set on Earth (most of the first three issues), but I'm really enjoying the stuff on Cybertron (except the fact that Drift is there). I was sick to death of the first two years of Decepticons in the first place and McCarthy's Decepticons are plastic cut outs and I wish they'd get on with wiping out all the humans on the planet so I don't have to put up with them anymore*. Guido Guidi can't draw humans well either, so that would be another plus for the series. On the other hand, McCarthy's Autobots are really keeping me interested. It's been a long time since I used issue #2 to line the kitty litter tray, so I can't check, but I doubt Ravage's silence is characterisation, McCarthy probably just doesn't know Ravage can talk.
Nevertheless, I think it probably was a good thing for IDW to provide readers with a get-in-on-the-ground-floor-type reboot - the Furman storylines were getting convoluted, mainly because of the nonsensical restarting of Spotlights at #1 every issue so I could never work out what order they were supposed to be read in. Oh and I hated Furman's use of Sunstreaker as a Headmaster - he should have used Chromedome or Siren or hell - Nightbeat for that role - it's not like the man's averse to overusing him.
End rant. For now.
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Alternatively, I'll be ecstatic if Spike wipes out Megatron and all the 1984-85 Decepticons so we can replace them with less boring ones who have personalities. Preferably from 1988-90.
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
Actually, I think FFN has a point - basically take everything that STL likes about All Hail Megatron, and that's what I dislike about it. (But, STL and I have inverse, bipolar tastes in everything to do with Transformers comics, as we discovered in the 'What Is The Greatness Of Transformers UK' thread. If we ever agree about a comic, the universe will cease to exist.
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