RID #10

Over the last 25 years the Transformers have appeared in media from the exquisite to the scribbled and been licensed to the responsible and the... Pat Lee. Discussion of all the branches of TF media within!

Moderators:Best First, spiderfrommars, IronHide

User avatar
Predabot
Big Honking Planet Eater
Posts:3119
Joined:Sun Apr 06, 2003 11:00 pm
::Scraplet
Location:Northern sweden

Post by Predabot » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:46 am

bumblemusprime wrote:Tropes = people?

I've always felt like Amy (Aimee? is it a weird spelling?) knows her stuff, but is a little less vocal than the fellas. And that seems more connected to nerd culture in general, and the way nerdy girls are marginalized.

Although tbh, even though they're sexless, the TFs are all "hes" and to some degree, these comics are one giant circle jerk. I suppose we can't even get started on the fact that transgenderism drove Arcee to endless violence...
Correction.

Forced transgenderism. With. Out. Anaesthesia.(!)

This would drive me to endless violence as well.


(Primus, I love transfans...)

User avatar
Sunyavadin
Smart Mouthed Rodent
Posts:532
Joined:Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:05 pm
::Super Unvincible

Post by Sunyavadin » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:40 am

As I say, I'd lean more towards "Jhiaxus was responsible for her" as an explanation. Everyone else he was involved with seems to have ended up a similar way. Kinda disappointed in his definitions of improvement, really, when being a crazed killer seems to be one of his criteria for success.

Jhiaxus: "I just improved the toaster!"
Bludgeon: "Oh, great, it makes better toast? More toast?"
Jhiaxus: "No, it makes the same toast, but now IT TRIES TO KILL YOU WHILE IT MAKES THE TOAST!"
bumblemusprime wrote:
When I picture Simon Furman's direct ancestor, squatting in dingy furs, singing songs about the glory of the Saxon tribe, I imagine him as the very first to gather his buddies around the campfire and say "There was this dude named Beowulf..."

User avatar
bumblemusprime
Over Pompous Autobot Commander
Posts:2370
Joined:Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:40 pm
Location:GoboTron

Post by bumblemusprime » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:15 pm

Sunyavadin wrote:
Jhiaxus: "I just improved the toaster!"
Bludgeon: "Oh, great, it makes better toast? More toast?"
Jhiaxus: "No, it makes the same toast, but now IT TRIES TO KILL YOU WHILE IT MAKES THE TOAST!"
:up: :headbang:
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.

Post Reply