AHM Megatron #16 Review (SPOILERS)

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:10 pm

I want my $3.99 back.

Seriously, the content of this issue is something you might expect from one of those freebies you pick up on the counter at your local comic store. Y'know, the ones that give you a hint as to what's coming, but don't reveal anything.

The first story was hardly a story at all. Not sure how I would classify it. Except as freebie material.

The second story, I was pleased with the art by Chee. I like the style. Reminds me of Man of Iron from Marvel. The story? Again, how does this add anything, anything at all, to who Bumblebee is? Was it supposed to be surprising that he helped those humans? The dialogue was unnecessarily wordy and felt a bit tacky.

Hard pressed to find something nice to say about this.

Give is a "D". Worst issue from IDW in a long time.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:05 am

Could you tell us the story too? 'cause I don't really wanna read them. The first was about Spike hunting Ravage - and, I'd imagine, winning despite what logic would dictate. The second, from the cover, looks like a reboot of the "Plight of the Bumblebee" one of the most pointless Marvel stories ever...

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:26 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Could you tell us the story too? 'cause I don't really wanna read them. The first was about Spike hunting Ravage - and, I'd imagine, winning despite what logic would dictate. The second, from the cover, looks like a reboot of the "Plight of the Bumblebee" one of the most pointless Marvel stories ever...

You don't need me to sum it up because you just did.

And actually, Plight of the Bumblebee was much, much better.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:25 pm

I quite liked Plight of the Bumblebee.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:59 pm

Best First wrote:I quite liked Plight of the Bumblebee.

As did I.

This Bumblebee story lacked any of the charm Plight did. It was quite annoying, actually.

The dialogue was painful. I don't have high hopes for the Bumblebee mini after this, I'll tell you that.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:45 pm

Flicked through it in the store.

Poor stuff. Spike's story runs out of room, so it cuts away mid-fight to Spike saying, "Anyway, eventually I defeated him."

No, I'm not joking.

In the opening pages, Spike is also described as the closest thing the humans have to Superman, and is shown surrounded by bimbo stripper nurses. Then at the end it turns out he and his dad are now part of Skywatch.

Either Costa is taking the piss or ... well, either way, someone is taking the piss.

The Bumblebee story was basically used to establish that Bumblebee is going to be cartoon Bumblebee from now on. He's inexplicably lost in a ruined city, is shocked to discover that some humans want to harm the Autobots (how did they keep him in the dark about that?) and sacrifices himself to save a bunch of humans until he's saved at the last minute by the whole crew turning up to save him. Including Prime, who naturally has nowt better to do.

Shocking.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:12 pm

On a positive note, I like Hutch's cover, especially the fact that he sticks with EJ's Bumblebee design.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:43 am

Oh not ****ing cartoon Bumblebee.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:55 am

Can we agree that the silver lining that AHM is now totally over and the new series are being handled by people that most of us have faith in?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:07 am

Professor Smooth wrote: the new series are being handled by people that most of us have faith in?

No it's not. It's still being handled by IDW.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:16 pm

I'm afraid, having missed the GI Joe series, I have no particular faith in Costa. Schmidt I do have some faith in, since (a) SL: Metroplex was good, (b) he was behind the resurrection of X-Factor, or at least I think I picked that up somewhere, and (c) he can admit his mistakes.

But I can't help feeling the overall battle plan is: we make our money by doing comics of cult TV series; let's get back to doing a comic of a cult TV series. Despite what Ryall has said to the contrary, I feel they're now catering for that element of the fandom that rejected Infiltration out of hand back at the beginning because it wasn't recognisably Sunbow enough.

Post by **Best First** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:23 pm

Jack Cade wrote: (c) he can admit his mistakes.

Ooh, he won't fit in at all.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:39 pm

Right, after Reading this, erm, comic I've decided that the problem with AHM isn't just the writters but the fact that IDW are ******* gash at making a TF comic, either they are incompetent or don't care about the franchise any more.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:09 pm

Jack Cade wrote:I'm afraid, having missed the GI Joe series, I have no particular faith in Costa. Schmidt I do have some faith in, since (a) SL: Metroplex was good, (b) he was behind the resurrection of X-Factor, or at least I think I picked that up somewhere, and (c) he can admit his mistakes.

But I can't help feeling the overall battle plan is: we make our money by doing comics of cult TV series; let's get back to doing a comic of a cult TV series. Despite what Ryall has said to the contrary, I feel they're now catering for that element of the fandom that rejected Infiltration out of hand back at the beginning because it wasn't recognisably Sunbow enough.

Yep.

Which leads me back to the reason I stopped collecting Dreamwave: "Do I really like Transformers, or just Furman with impunity on Transformers?"

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:40 pm

First story.... Spike in bed, reminisces about going up against Ravage. Ravage shows up for like, two seconds, cut to spike reminiscing about how he deteated Ravage. Somehow. Which is never specified.

I think he fell on a live grenade or something. And made up whatever crap he wanted to. Seriously.

And yeah.... The second story NOTHING HAPPENS. AT ALL. EVER.
It actually manages to give us less than the Sunstreaker story did. AND NONE OF US BELIEVED THAT POSSIBLE.

I'd generously give it a -4 out of 10.

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:20 pm

Professor Smooth wrote:Can we agree that the silver lining that AHM is now totally over and the wreckers series at least is being handled by people that most of us have faith in?

Fixed for you.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:29 pm

http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6874

Second post down. I think there's some sort of elaborate gag going on, but still ... !

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:19 pm

Don't post edit detais show up under the sig?

I still haven't been arsed to read #16. Not sure I ever will.

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:26 am

Go read Plight of the Bumblebee and Showdown. No need to read this AT ALL.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:49 pm

Jack Cade wrote:http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6874

Second post down. I think there's some sort of elaborate gag going on, but still ... !

I just saw that. Was that an elaborate gag?

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:38 pm

I don't know. I can't see it now and I can't remember what it was!

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:29 pm

Oh, I remember - it was the actual deletion and red lettering that I was referring to.