Rate 'Shooting Star'!

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:05 pm

'Shooting Star' is set to be the second story in IDW's reprint series.

Joey Slick finds Megatron and goes on a one-man crime spree... What did you think of this one?

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:09 pm

I kinda like it, cause it's not bad, albeit it's predictable. Slick's not the worst human character out there, either.

The problem starts when you realize it's a Transformers comic, and there's only one of them in the story, used as a plot device to boot.

Perlin's art is rather bad, too.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:42 pm

Story sucked. Art sucked.

I remember as a kid being very disappointed that there was no fighting or robot on robot action.

Maybe I was immature.

Or maybe it just plain sucked.

Yeah. It sucked.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:37 pm

It's barely a Transformers story. It's not a bad story, though it is a bit formulaic... I quite like it, if only as an study in how the Comics Code worked. (Slick has to be seen to turn himself in, etc.) Verdict: quirky, with a bit of charm.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:48 pm

For me its a good marvel story with a Tf cameo.

ShadowSonic · Post by **ShadowSonic** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:40 pm

Thing is, the story isn't really meant to be much of a traditional "Transformers" story. It's meant to show more how the TFs mere presence on Earth throws the natural balance of power out of wack, and how this affects the people on it.

One part I really liked was the end where Slick stands up to Megatron and tells him that he conquered is fears and got over the corrupting influence of Meagtron's powers, and even if Megs kills him he can't change any of that. And Megatron agrees with him, and then lets him live due to this as Slick's words had actually touched on whatever sense of honor and understanding Megatron had left in him. It actually gives Megatron a bit of depth and character in that moment.

At least, that's how I see the story.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:02 pm

never liked it myself, took the focus away from the Transformers and when i was a kid reading those issues all i wanted was Transformers!
Plus it doesn't help that now i'm older i can see that the characters are kinda crap.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:38 pm

ShadowSonic wrote:Thing is, the story isn't really meant to be much of a traditional "Transformers" story.

True. Thing is, its followed by Rock and Roll Out and I, Robot Master. What should have been an offbeat one-off actually turned out to be the rot setting in!

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:16 pm

Slightly odd choice as the second reprint, you though if they were going to do a comic representing stuff that's only recently come out in TPB they'd start with the strongest stuff to try and help it last more than a few issues...

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:27 am

Personally I'd aim to publish any rare but halfway decent material I could get my hands on that would be covered by the license... convention stories, stuff not in the Titan books, etc. Appeal to a wider demographic.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:05 am

It was really, really bad. I still wonder how Joey Slick got to have an image in the Ultimate Guide while Circuit Breaker didn't... Maybe irony on Furman's part? He was described as "human supporting characters included Joey Slick" so I guess he meant "be glad I'm not showing you Ethan Zachary".

The story was tipical bad comic writing of the time, the likes of we have seen on DC or Marvel often in the 1980-ies. But for a TF comic, it sucks because it doesn't contributes anything to the whole, and besides, logically Megs would've never have left someone alive who was in complete control over him and used him as a tool, not with that ego of his....