RiD #29

[snarl]

****.

Complete ****.

[Computron]

haha I was just thinking to myself as I read the issue that your response would be well looking forward to.

I'll say something nice about the issue. I did like Thundercracker's dialogue, particularly about learning tactics through real time strategy games. Thundercracker really is the bright spot of this comic. He's the only character who seems to have a personality beyond the two sentence blurb on the back of the toy packaging.

The rest is odd to say the least. Soundwave tries to make it seem like the Decepticons are all peaceful now but then has Galvatron be the face of things?

I also I really didn't get any justification for the Decepticon Alliance. Their reasoning is Megatron is at fault so kindly ignore the fact that the rest of us Decepticons also did bad things.

Hrmm...ok.

But more importantly it was drek. There is no subtlety here. No depth. Just pew pew lasers and "Bad Choices Featuring Optimus and Prowl."

[snarl]

it is SUCH ****!

It makes me think of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvGM9mZGuo

(No offense to fans of said establishment)

[Computron]

I think all future RiD conversations should be done in the above fashion.

In that spirit, I'll add the following critique.

When Prowl announces, with all the subtlety of a rocket launch, that he is "ruthless" I couldn't help but think of the following.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBhR4QcBtE

[inflatable dalek]

Easily the weakest of the three issues this month (and considering MTMTE was an average issue by its own standards and Windblade was just generally OK that might not be a good sign), but still a nice fast fun read, and Prowl's solution at the end was actually pretty smart.

Well, that is to say that undermining the Decepticons stealth mission (in a neat subversion of the situation way back when in Infiltration) by just revealing their presence to the general human population was smart. It's just a shame it had to involve bloody Prowlestator.

Though odds on Scrapper (that was the one that died, yes?) is going to turn up fine and dandy before the end of the arc?

Thundercracker stole the whole issue really, it's good to see the one good thing Mike Costa did is continuing to be strong upon our return to his salted Earth.

It's just the human/Decepticon alliance stuff that lets it down, fair enough if the humans are fully aware the Decepticons are going to betray them and it's all part of a cunning plan on their part, but that doesn't excuse the Decepticons being so transparent in their evilness whilst expecting to get away with it.

"Hello, I'm Soundwave and sure, I once crushed your cities beneath my feet but I'm totally nice now. Honest. Meet our new non-evil leader Galvatron. Say hello Galvatron".

"GRGGGGAAAHHHHHHH HUMANS ARE A BUNCH OF *****, I HATE HUMANS. YOU ALL SUCK MY BALLS".

"Yep, we're totally rehabilitated".

I meant to say this last issue as well, but Prime really needed to think things through if he thought bringing Jazz back to Earth was a good idea.

[Best First]

Prime didn't even seem to know that Jazz killed a hooman. Which i think remains the worst written moment in TF history so being reminded of it... no thanks.

And bloody Spike's bellend dad is back as well. More harking back to terrible stories. I hope we have some more of him patronising people who drive hybrids liked the tiny dicked cretin he is.

The whole - hey we are the good guys thing, look here is a single picture as evidence - what a load of toss.

And Galvatron - who the bloody hell is Galvatron? Ancient sort of nomble warrior who was duped by D-void? Nemesis Prime's enemy? His world conquering buddy? Angry thug who can barely conceal his desire to break things at really inopportune moments? I have no idea but at least it will be no fun finding out.

What i will say is what i think Transformers fiction was really crying out for was some kind of flying R2-D2 rip off that only Jetfire can understand so at least they addressed that.

[Yaya]

"Hello, I'm Soundwave and sure, I once crushed your cities beneath my feet but I'm totally nice now. Honest. Meet our new non-evil leader Galvatron. Say hello Galvatron".

"GRGGGGAAAHHHHHHH HUMANS ARE A BUNCH OF *****, I HATE HUMANS. YOU ALL SUCK MY BALLS".

"Yep, we're rehabilitated.

LOL. You crack me up.

[Yaya]

And Galvatron - who the bloody hell is Galvatron? Ancient sort of nomble warrior who was duped by D-void? Nemesis Prime's enemy? His world conquering buddy? Angry thug who can barely conceal his desire to break things at really inopportune moments? I have no idea but at least it will be no fun finding out.

What i will say is what i think Transformers fiction was really crying out for was some kind of flying R2-D2 rip off that only Jetfire can understand so at least they addressed that.

LOL. You do too.

Honestly it's more fun reading your critiques than the actual issue when it comes to RID.

[Best First]

"What's that D.O.C?"

"PANARP!"

"Yes this did chew toilet seat"

"HU-WHUUB"

"You are right though the art had its merits"

"CRRRNT"

"Yes it was still ballbags though. Shall we go and find Han and Chewie and go to the pub?"

[Metal Vendetta]

Sad to say, I'm dropping this and Windblade from here on out. I can't justify the expenditure. I thought Barber might have picked up some tips from Roberts during DC but this is just toss I'm afraid.

[Yaya]

Very tempted to do the same.

I would like to know whats going on though. Maybe I'll just read a wiki summary or something.

[Professor Smooth]

I'd like to have been a fly on the wall at that IDW meeting.

So, here's the thing. Fans are leaving our book in droves. Nobody knows why. We did everything right. We crammed two years worth of Simon Furman stories into four issues. We took Furman off the main books and had him do all the movie books. We rebooted the whole franchise with All Hail Megatron (which we extended by a few issues because it was so popular), and we put an *actual* writer on the book. Somebody with zero emotional attachment to the franchise, who understands that this is all bull**** that needs to be fixed. Hell, we even put the most popular Transformers artist of the last 10 years on the book and made him copy the beloved style of the movies...but we're STILL bleeding readers!

Everybody seemed to like that Wreckers story, though. The one tied directly into everything that Simon Furman did before the reboot.

Hmmm. Furman: Popular. Old stuff: Popular. Wreckers guy: Popular.

Ok! I've got it! We'll have Simon Furman team with not only an iconic artist from the Marvel: UK days...but with Guido Guidi, a beloved modern artist who can do that style even better. We'll give them 20+ issues to finish up the story, any way Simon wants. Sky's the limit. We'll call it REgeneration One.

BRILLIANT!

And also, let's get the Wreckers guy. Roberts? Yeah, Roberts. Let's let him just go completely nuts with the extended Transformers universe. Let him work his magic with characters that fans may not be overly familiar with and a few fan favorites. No mucking around with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Get them the **** away from Cybertron and the war in general. Just let him tell fun stories. And give him an artist that will compliment his fun, yet engaging style. We'll call it MORE than Meets the Eye, because it's MORE than what you're used to seeing.

GENIUS!

Then, we'll have a THIRD series. A series completely and utterly embedded in the All Hail Megatron/Reboot era. Featuring all the characters that have been done to and from death itself. Just pile all the detritus from the last few years onto a good writer, but cut him off at the ****ing knees. Make sure all of his **** is hamstrung by mandates from Hasbro and/or cross-promotional obligations. Oh, and have Optimus Prime **** off riiiiiight before issue 1 starts.

AMA...Why? Why the **** would you do that? Are you high?

Because all of the best talent is on the other two books and Hasbro won't let us keep the license if we're not pimping Bumblebee, Starscream, and everybody else that's been in the movies. This way, we've got two really good titles, and one that everybody can just kind of ignore if they want.

YOU ARE A VISIONARY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER!

Oh, and when the cross-over happens, it's going to eat up 6 months of ALL Transformers fiction, be handled mostly by Mr. Roberts, basically just plug a bunch of Hasbro's toys, and be given art similar to that first GI:Joe/Transformers cross-over...

I AM TERRIFIED NOW!

Wait. Transformers/GI:Joe? Hmmm, that gives me an idea...