Don's IDW Megatron Redesign

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:15 am

Without condoning, or condemning, I understand.

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:35 am

Ooh stylish. A little busy, but I like it.

Although it looks like his alt mode will just be some shapeless alien ship rather than an actual identifiable object. I always feel that's a bit of a cop out.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:52 am

Karl wrote:Ooh stylish. A little busy, but I like it.

Although it looks like his alt mode will just be some shapeless alien ship rather than an actual identifiable object. I always feel that's a bit of a cop out.

I think it'll be a stealth bomber. The cockpit looks a right.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:56 pm

Still too Bay. Won't last any longer than the G2 design did.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:26 pm

is the proportion a bit off on the right leg?

i don't mind it - lets face it at the end of the day the gun mode, while cool for a toy, is pretty stupid.

like the re-imagining of the fusion cannon especially.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:37 pm

I just can't believe they screwed with the colors. Mad props for that one!

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:06 pm

Best First wrote:is the proportion a bit off on the right leg?

i don't mind it - lets face it at the end of the day the gun mode, while cool for a toy, is pretty stupid.

like the re-imagining of the fusion cannon especially.

Nothing against other alt modes (G2 tank for example). I just prefer designs which don't look shapeless/random alien stuff

Unreasonable given that they are aliens but what can you do

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:19 pm

Really not taken by it - it's both strangely distant yet overly familiar. Like it doesn't know whether it wants to be a movie-verse TF or a G1 one.

Really tiring of IDWs constant tinkering with the formula. Fair enough if they're changes for the best, but very little has had a positive impact on the comics overall direction.

The logical choice for a current TF writer is clearly Roche - has fulfilled his 'apprenticeship' on smaller titles and one shots, plus has a thorough understanding of the mythlogy.

But no. We'll stick with Costa, who's clearly spreading himself too thinly over this and GI Joe - the ongoing story is bordering on the farcical at the moment. Bereft of original ideas.

Oh well. At the least the toys are good!

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:35 pm

Bah, looks a bit generic to me to be honest.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:28 am

Love everything about this. The color scheme is quite fitting a Decepticon leader.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:19 am

Way too busy in spots. Head is a bit out of proportion, too. That being said, I wouldn't mind a toy of it.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:08 am

It's OK. Not sure a stealth bomber really fits Megs' personality though.

What irks me is how it seems like a rather shallow move to try to spice up the fiction again. We're locked in a perpetual state of anticipation - "You won't believe what happens next!" Then, when 'next' arrives, it's fairly boring, but there's a new 'next'.

Note, for example, how the next arc is promised to be the 'darkest' chapter since AHM. AHM itself only ended a year ago, but wasn't the first arc of the ongoing supposed to be the darkest hour as well?

Post by **snarl** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:01 am

Plus, they seem to have confused the meaning of the word dark with the meaning of the word bollocks

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:17 am

This is concept art for a Beast Wars prequel, yes?

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:27 pm

As has been pointed out elsewhere, this would actually make a good Shockwave body. Shockwave as a stealth bomber makes more sense as well.

JawBreaker · Post by **JawBreaker** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:53 pm

He’s a stealth boat.

Blam (!), Mixin' it up!