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Revisitation 57: A Pooling of Resources.

28/1/2022

It's the end of an era this week... though it's the first of two and a bit times it will end.

E.J. Su gives us some of the greatest Transformers art of all time, but will the story have a Nega impact? Can we Pretend Sideswipe has more than a cameo in this comic named after him, or should the whole thing be chucked in the Solar Pool?

Find out as I look at Spotlight Sideswipe!

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Revisitation 56: All Good Things.

21/1/2022

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This week, I look at All Hail Megatron issue 3.

But, a quick note here on the just announced today loss of the Transformers licence at IDW.

The company as a business I won't miss (though I doubt whoever takes over will be squeaky clean either).
The stories, the creators and the community though, have all has their ups and downs, but over two decades, collectively have been amazing.

In More Than Meets the Eye, they gave us what I think has been the best ever ongoing Transformers comic (not in every issue or idea being perfect, but the overall consistency has been amazing).

In the Wreckers trilogy they gave us what I think is the best TF comic full stop.

And right up to this current month, we've had so much good stuff. Barber (especially as an editor), Scott, Ruckley and company have been consistently working their asses off.

And the artists, from E.J. Su in the dawn times to Anna Malkova, we've had some stunning work on a hard to do franchise (as anyone who remembers the Great Door Argument between Roberts and Milne will attest).
I think many of them will carry over to the New for that reason.

But it's the people. Especially during the MTMTE run there was a real close sense of community.

IDW were not always perfect (indeed, today I'm talking about a very Not Perfect issue of AHM), but it sum is greater than its parts and it's a legacy I think we'll look back on fondly, even if whoever the new people are carry on doing good work.

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Revisitation 55: Top Gear.

14/1/2022

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This week, meet the man who doesn't need a map, either literally when driving or just metaphorically so he has a clue.

Plus, a real Frenzy of excitement, Bridge racing to the Bridge and Devastator suffering from car-pool tunnel syndrome.

All as I look at All Hail Megatron Issue 2!

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Revisitation 54: Deal of the Century.

7/1/2022

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This week, who can you trust?

Well, turns out you can judge someone by their name as Hot Rod finally works out who betrayed him.

Oh, and a couple of pages on the actual plot.

All as I look at Spotlight Doubledealer!

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Revisitation 57: A Pooling of Resources.

Revisitation 56: All Good Things.

Revisitation 55: Top Gear.

Revisitation 54: Deal of the Century.

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