Spotlight:Sixshot Review (SPOILERS)

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:55 am

Read it.

Didn't really do it for me, I have to say.

For the first time on a Spotlight, I thought the story was too contrived, too banal. By the end, I was just happy that I didn't have to bear looking at Sixshot transform for the umpteenth time and blast something into smoke.

And the Reapers? A curious bunch with a interesting approach to life, and with a kickass looking leader in the Deathbringer, but why they were so powerful was not really that clear.

I felt this was some of Simon's weakest writing on IDW yet. Sixshot is made out to be the ultimate loner, and yet despite this, the entire issue focuses on his quest to locate his Terrorcon "friends" (who get zero characterization, by the way). I just couldn't come to terms with his motivation in this issue.

I think the message Simon was trying to relay was that, despite Sixshot's reputation and singular outlook on life, even he had an inner desire for companionship. But to me, this really took away from the "badness" aspect of Sixshot. Had he actually blasted the Terrorcons to dust, I think that might have made this reading redeemable in my view and truly made him intriguing in some way. By the end, he seemed no different than, say, Razorclaw and his pals, or Bludgeon and his lackeys.

A missed opportunity, IMO. I kind of felt the same way at the end of Stormbringer, when Razorclaw had a chance to destroy Cyberton and really shake up the mythos, but elected to stay his hand.

Artwise, I will say that Ruffolo exceeded my expectations. Though I don't think it was anything stellar, it was certainly acceptable. Unfortunately, Rob's greatest performance was not enough to rescue this tale from the grip of mediocrity.

A "D+" overall.

Post by **snarl** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:34 pm

You know, sometimes I read your reviews and cannot for the life of me see what you're getting at.

But I agree entirely with this one.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:25 pm

I agree with the lackluster take on this issue, but I also came away from a different perspective vis a vis Sixshot and the Terrorcons.

It wasn't that he missed the companionship, it was that he still had some sort of attachment to the Decepticons, to the symbol, to the culture and society he had always been in. He feels pulled, drawn away inevitably, but for now, he's going to lie low and get the rest of this Decepticon thing out of his system. He didn't miss the Terrorcons, he just has some odd attachemtn that even he can't understand to the life he now lives, Terrorcons and all.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:25 am

I enjoyed it, but as with the Hot Rod issue, I didn't think it was in the same league as the first 2 releases.