Generations

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:05 pm

Just wondering...

Is anyone here who owns the original issues or TPBs gonna be buying IDW's reprint series?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:24 pm

I bought the first issue. To be honest, though, I haven't read it. The digital reproduction of the original art looks pretty nice, imo, but having read the originals I'm just kind of "meh" on it. For two bucks a month, why not?

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:52 am

Depends on the story. This one, I picked up. Shooting Star, I might pick up too.
Rock and Roll Out? No chance.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:32 pm

i picked up the first one - i was curious to see if there would be any kind of additional info or commentary provided but having seen that there is no such thing, and given that i already have the titan reprints i will nay be bothering with anymore.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:55 pm

Best First wrote:any kind of additional info or commentary provided

That would have been nice. Trivia, interviews, that sort of thing.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:54 pm

Meesa feedback here: http://forums.idwpublishing.com/cgi-bin ... =21;t=1169

Will probably get #1 if I'm physically in a comic store and see it. Ditto for the issue with Smelting Pool. Will order issues that take the trouble to reprint stuff that isn't readily available elsewhere.

Given that there's a trade paperback slated for this series, I think it's pitched at people who just want a bit of early stuff on the bookshelf -- not really us.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:16 pm

Denyer wrote:I think it's pitched at people who just want a bit of early stuff on the bookshelf -- not really us.

Isn't that what the TPBs are for?

I will probably pick these up. I just can't help myself...

Major opportunity missed tho - could have released the whole Marvel US/UK continuity more or less in order, something the TPBs woulda/coulda/shoulda done.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:41 am

Thumbed through it....nice to see them with 21st century printing methods...but like most people on here, having already read it, not planning on buying it.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Sun May 07, 2006 3:23 pm

I'm wondering when they will reprint something besides Marvel US.

And "Rock and Roll Out?" WTF?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun May 07, 2006 5:52 pm

sprunkner wrote:I'm wondering when they will reprint something besides Marvel US.

They might do Man of Iron, although Marvel US already did that reprint job.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:10 pm

sprunkner wrote:
And "Rock and Roll Out?" WTF?

Yeah, this is confusing.

IDW asked on several message boards which stories we'd like to see reprinted.

I can't imagine anyone said Rock and Roll Out.

Though stuff like that and Shooting Star do show how much story Bob could pack in a single issue.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:04 am

Is there something in Rock and Roll Out that is essential to understanding a greater story presented by the reprints chosen?

1. Warrior School
2. Shooting Star
3. Rock and Roll Out
4. Plight of the Bumblebee
5. The Smelting Pool
6. The Bridge to Nowhere

Not touching #s 3 and 4.

It's like 'the story of Megatron' followed by 'here's some more Shockwave wackiness oh and Bumblebee', then 'Stop - Blaster time!'.
Not sure trying to distill the Marvel US comics like that and still have a plotline would work.
Plight of the Bumblebee? Doing not bad for a fill-in office-drawer story.

But yeah. Opportunites missed here.
How nice would it be to pick up the Wrath 2-parter or Crisis of Command in a comic book again.
Mind you, dunno if page numbers would work out there.

Post by **Best First** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:39 am

yeah, but i would have thought there are pricing options around that if the page numbers are too high or too low.

its def hard to see any real thinking behing the approach as it stands. If people don't own this stuff already chances are they don't own the issues inbetween either, so why deny them?

If the plan is that people rebuythis stuff again... well, i don't get it.

if they had reused teh scripts and commisioned new art or something then great, but as it stands i think this is one TF title that might not hang around too long.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:47 am

And why ignore Repeat Performance after starting with Warrior School?

Especially as Repeat Performance is, like, good.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:40 pm

Personally I'd have edited both Warrior School and Repeat Performance down to 22 pages, since there's stuff there setting up other stories.

I don't think they asked for what people would like to see reprinted -- more what about particular stories people liked so it could be taken into account with the new series. Generations seems to be a "staff favourites" pick so far.

I'd also be surprised if it lasts long, without the lure of some as-yet-not-reprinted material.

veritech · Post by **veritech** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:35 pm

The smelting pool was a great story.