All in, Under Fire!
Also, Addendum 4: Full Force! covers, very briefly, the history of Action Force before Marvel.
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We're almost at the big centenary party, but before everyone can have their cake and punch a family feud needs to be patched up as Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime have a big falling out. All in, Under Fire! Also, Addendum 4: Full Force! covers, very briefly, the history of Action Force before Marvel.
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4/4/2014 12:07:18 pm
I have very fond memories of the Transformers story from this issue from the Collected Comics reprint which I took on holiday to Yugoslavia. And typing that name feels like a similar piece of archaeology... Prime is so often firm and in command so seeing him a desperate fugitive on the run makes for a strong change of tone.
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Stuart
4/4/2014 03:00:17 pm
I also don't thinks it helps that the Marvel UK team seem to have been fairly disdainful of the Joes, they're all cheerful now the the comments in Transformation when the "Sqaudies" depart for good basically boil down to "Good riddance".
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Heinrad
4/4/2014 07:28:55 pm
Ah, issue #99..... The first issue of Transformers UK that I ever got. And for several years, the only issue of Transformers UK I had. I love this issue. My only real complaint is I had no idea what was going on.
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Simon Hall
5/4/2014 05:26:21 pm
I wonder if Transformers just benefitted from having an editorial team that were just passionate and inspired by the idea of these space alien robots that turn into cars and jets? That said, I think things might have turned out very differently if Ian Rimmer hadn't come aboard.
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6/4/2014 02:35:12 am
I think the brightness is partially affected by the choice of paper - the Collected Comics reprint uses a cheaper courser paper but IMHO it absorbed the ink more effectively and could make quite a difference in tone.
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Auntie Slag
6/4/2014 02:23:53 pm
Having Jeff Anderson come in for art duties after the incredible Senior work last issue was a real smack in marth for us kids at the time. All the dark shadows and dynamic action replaced by dentist room lighting and static panels.
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13/4/2014 12:45:48 pm
All these years later and I am still bitter about the lies regarding the Zoids Monthly comic that never existed! I scoured newsagent shelves for months looking for that bloody thing!
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Stuart
13/4/2014 01:37:20 pm
It never happened? Well now I feel let down as well :(
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Cradok
17/8/2015 08:20:04 am
It's because of this issue, or its reprint in Collected Comics, that Ultra Magnus with a hammer always feels off to me. He's supposed to have a sword!
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Stuart
17/8/2015 08:28:49 am
Damn right!
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Felicity
9/10/2016 03:50:12 am
We all had such similar experiences! From 1989 to 1991 this was the only issue of the UK comic that I had, and it was also the “Collected Comics” version, and that was thanks to my parents going on vacation and bringing it back from the UK.
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LiamKav
9/1/2022 02:19:40 pm
You're definitely right about one thing... The Action Force theme tune arrangement absolutely pees all over the GI Joe theme arrangement. Although as far as I can tell although the animation changed the theme stayed the same for GI Joe. It never got the glow up that the Transformers theme got between season one and two.
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