It's that time again....

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:19 pm

For Optimus Prime to die in the service of increasing comic sales!

http://comics.ign.com/articles/119/1196058p1.html

Because some tired story beats just won't stay dead. I would imagine this will involve self-sacrifice, rebirth, and grandstanding.

The Roche cover kind of rubs me the wrong way with its liberal ignorance of proportions just to make Op into a cross. However, that homage to the US #1 cover at the bottom of the page? Totally sweet.

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:00 pm

I assumed it was an homage to TFUK #150.

Given the caliber of talent involved, I hope this is a figurative death and not a literal one. At this point, tho', I don't care as much as I might have once.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:15 pm

Ah! Indeed that is probably the case, although again, I'm sure the biblical imagery is a little more than happenstance.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:33 pm

I'm interested to see what Roberts and Roche and even Barber do with the inevitable absence of Prime. Budiansky seemed to get worse without Prime and Megatron to anchor the series, and season 3 was occasionally great but mostly hampered by Rodimus's character.

I don't think we've ever seen a good Post-Prime continuity. If Roberts can make us forget everything that we saw Rodimus do under Costa's run...

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:42 am

To: [Autobots]
CC: Megatron
Subject: Corporate structure Changes
Message:

Dear Colleagues,

At this time of economic uncertainty organisations must gravitate to new, blue-sky structures in order to imagineer new avenues for growth and innovation.

As part of our long-standing commitment to our investors and shareholders it has been decided that there will be a top-down, management-driven evolution of our corporate structure.

Some of you may have been involved in previous structural changes (re Afterdeath, the Swarm, Unicron, fighting Megatron to 'The Touch', Unicron again, Quintessons, Humans, probably more Unicron, restoring the 'balance between the organic and the synthetic' etc). Rest assured that your managers have been kept completely informed and an entirely new senior leadership team has been assembled.

Rodimus will be here in about 20 minutes.

I know I can continue to count on you all to do your best in this time of great uncertainty whilst I feed myself into this woodchipper. For reasons that may become apparent later.

It has been a pleasure working with you all. Except you, Sunstreaker. And you, Rodimus.

I sincerely hope to be able to work with you all again soon. Hopefully no more than 2-3 weeks.

Love and kisses,

Optimus (Prime).
Supreme Commander.
Tel: 345-765-091
www.twitter.com/Optywoptydooda

PS - Haw haw!

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:44 am

Fantastic.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:44 pm

i am deeply saddened that that Twitter account is fake

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:09 pm

Best First wrote:i am deeply saddened that that Twitter account is fake

We could register it and be like the 'Fake Steve Jobs' account! Nobody will know, they'll think it's the real Optimus Prime!