Rate 'Rock and Roll Out'!

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:44 am

With IDW's continuing series of repeating 'beloved classic stories', I'm wondering what everyone thought of this 'un?

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:41 pm

I voted for quite good. I remember it having some superb characterisation of Bumblebee and it was a decent introduction to four of the five new characters, even if the Bruce Springsteen stuff was rubbish, and Shockwave's device makes a mockery of earlier stories where they're short of fuel.

Post by **Denyer** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:07 am

Wouldn't call this one beloved, myself -- the selection seems more to be IDW staffer personal favourites.

At the same time, the stories picked are representative of that era of storytelling, without requiring the reader to know much.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:39 am

starying into cartoon terrirory as far as i am concerned.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:27 am

I think Hoist actually looked good on the cover... Now Hoist hes one under-used characters if ever I saw one.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:32 pm

Liked how they were introduced (the crystals and all the stuff) and the initial pages.

Hated all the concert notion and the evil villain plot.

I give it a 2.

Since I was a kid I found funny that the autobots couldnt repair their damaged soldiers but nonetheless build 5 entire bodies and then the huge Omega Supreme like it was an easy thing.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:52 pm

I like the notion that Hoist, Grapple and the others are just copied personalities, and that the "real" versions of them are still gimping about on Cybertron somewhere.

Otherwise, I don't really remember too much about this issue, except for some clever wordplay paraphrasing Springsteen's songs...I was well into the Boss when this issue came out (I even went to see him play at Villa Park) and I always thought it was kinda cool that Transformers featured him in a story. Sorry, featured Brick Springstern in a story. Great name. And anything with a fair bit of Hoist in it is always welcome. 5/10.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:13 am

I think it's a good example of how much story could be crammed into a single issue in the old days.

Doesn't mean it was a good story tho.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:52 am

spiderfrommars wrote:I think it's a good example of how much story could be crammed into a single issue in the old days.

Totally. That's what pisses me off about most modern comics, it just feels like about 6 pages of the story and that's it. Now, in the good old days you could tell a whole story in an issue... back then, a six issue story would have been a real epic!

spiderfrommars wrote:Doesn't mean it was a good story tho.

well, quite!

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:31 pm

Well, I don't think it's all bad, and I thought it was kind of cool with some pop-culture references in Transformers.

But it wasn't all that exciting either, so I went with slightly below average.

Maybe IDW could do a small homage to this?

Verity goes a hiding from the cons in the crowd of a Springsteen-concert.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:23 pm

The only decent bits were Bumblebee's sign reading lessons...

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:37 pm

and Prime snagging Grapple to help build Omega Supreme!

also, correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't this the first appearnce of Energon cubes in the comic?

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:33 pm

Legion wrote:and Prime snagging Grapple to help build Omega Supreme!

also, correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't this the first appearnce of Energon cubes in the comic?

They had previously appeared in the UK comic story Decepticon Dam Busters, but I think this is their first US comic appearance.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:57 pm

Bouncelot wrote:
Legion wrote:and Prime snagging Grapple to help build Omega Supreme!

also, correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't this the first appearnce of Energon cubes in the comic?
They had previously appeared in the UK comic story Decepticon Dam Busters, but I think this is their first US comic appearance.

Ah yeah of course... i always forget about Dambusters due to the fact that it is, essentially a cartoon episode in a comic!

veritech · Post by **veritech** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:11 pm

Legion wrote:
spiderfrommars wrote:I think it's a good example of how much story could be crammed into a single issue in the old days.
Totally. That's what pisses me off about most modern comics, it just feels like about 6 pages of the story and that's it. Now, in the good old days you could tell a whole story in an issue... back then, a six issue story would have been a real epic!

spiderfrommars wrote:Doesn't mean it was a good story tho.
well, quite!

One of the worst offenders of this was Devil's Due Voltron series that ran for a year or so. What a dissapointment! they could have wrapped up the entire first miniseries in about 3 1980's-type issues and it would have been just as interesting!

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:22 pm

Not re-reading this to refresh my memory as I recall it being largely tripe. Although I will agree the first bit is a lot better than the last. I missed the second part of it in UK reprint the first time around, and didn't read the end until I picked up the full US issue for like 50p some years later.

What a waste of money, could have bought a Kinder egg and some chewing gum or something with that.

Last Autobot's post is one I am with. I gave it a 2, largely for the universe-builidng efforts in the front end. Rest of it is cringeworthy.