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Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:09 am

Best TF story ever or overrated?

Lets have a chinwag about the first ever TF epic...

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:16 pm

This was the point where I started reading the comics. I never got to see that cartoon much and I can safely say Target 2006 is what got me hooked on TF's.

It is still great today. The point where the UK comics truly come into their own. Seniors art is stunning. I wish they would get him to draw a spotlight issue.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:57 pm

I wonder if its after the time Furman got into Moore. The way some of Target 2006 is split into different stories through different characters eyes reminds me a bit of Watchmen. His writing definitely went up a major gear.

Hound wrote:Seniors art is stunning. I wish they would get him to draw a spotlight issue.

Me too.

Apparently he declined to do so though.

The Spotlights would be a perfect vehicle for his talents.

Actually, what are they waiting for? They should ask Sullivan! Wildman! Yaniger too! Someone over there asleep at the wheel? (I think they did ask Trimpe)

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:10 pm

It's Very Good!

It marked the dawn of new era of the UK standing on it's own two feet and it handled the whole mystique of the future bots&cons very well and it had some excellent plot twists in it, like the Autobots not being effective warriors without Prime's leadership so they have to turn to Megatron (although i don't agree with screamer being able to total megs and soundwave with one shot each) and the zombified Jazz quite upset me as a kid (especially when he knocks Brawn's (i think) jaw off... ouch!)

As to the spotlights, it's a shame if Senior has turned down the offer, that would've been fantastic... can we start a petition or something to change his mind?
i'm guessing Hitch is too busy these days too?
A few of the later artists who came in in the black and white era might be worth a chance if you ask me... the names fail me now tho...
But how about we get Jose wasisname in instead?

Blacksword · Post by **Blacksword** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:23 am

'm guessing Hitch is too busy these days too?

Oy, with the speed that Hitchy draws at these days the issue would come out in 2009... I love Hitch's art but the downside is that it takes him forever to finish stuff. Same thing went for Yaniger, and I'm as big a Yaniger fan as there is... but his extreme slowness was what resulted in the poor choice of hiring Manny Galan to copy his style.

And while Target reeks of 80's comics conventions it is still one of the best TF stories, period. And for art, not much tops Senior's work on the big Magnus/Galvatron fight issue.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:12 pm

Cool article here, listing the Top 20 moments of Target 2006 on its 20 year anniversary.

http://oneshallstand.com/articles/target2006.html

Have you got a favourite moment? I think Steve has got it pretty much spot on.

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:04 am

Ahhh Target 2006

Not long after I joined this board Best First sent me this in the post as I wasn't too apreciative of the comics (Based on artwork) and yes beauty is more than skin deep, coz under the 80's scribbling is a timeless cracker of a story.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:43 am

Love Steve's top 20 moments...would be nice to have, say, the top 100 moments of the Marvel UK run, but to be fair, Magnus vs. Galvatron in T2006 would still probably top it.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:22 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:the top 100 moments of the Marvel UK run, but to be fair, Magnus vs. Galvatron in T2006 would still probably top it.

There's an idea. Maybe we should try to compile one...

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:06 pm

I'd be up for it, I was thinking about this the other day.

The only trouble is defining what constitutes a "moment" in terms of a comic - would a really good cover count? A panel?

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:21 pm

Could be a panel, a scene or even a whole comic.

No covers! In fact I've just started a topic:

http://transfans.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=91794#91794

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