tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073795604983844422024-03-15T06:07:56.095+13:00BIG SMALL COMIX.comForget everything you have ever known about comics.Forget about mainstream and the Big Two and read quality reviews of quality comics.Take a walk on the wild side.Scroll down.Be amazed.Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-63973348323564833812010-02-02T20:20:00.002+13:002010-02-02T20:20:38.052+13:00I'M LEAVING BIG SMALL COMIX ;(You may have noticed the link on my sidebar to <a href="http://comicbookrevolution.net/">Comic Book Revolution</a>, a prestigious, high-quality review site for comics of all kinds. And I've been accepted as a reviewer there, so all my reivews will be under the username minimus-minor. This means that BSC will become an archive for my previous reviews, but very little new stuff will be posted. It's been good. See you on the other side!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Posted by Fanbot at 8:21 pm, TUESDAY 2 February</span></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-34802861202648635742010-02-02T20:14:00.004+13:002010-07-15T18:09:05.538+12:00Cover for Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 2nd printing + Springer quote posterWoot woot Last Stand of the Wreckers gets a second printing! Inevitable though...<br />
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</b></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-13380215559468021012010-02-01T10:50:00.004+13:002010-02-01T10:52:51.109+13:00IDW Transformers solicits for Feb. 2010The start of another month marks the time when BSC reminds you Transfans out there of what to expect for the coming month. Here's what IDW has to offer this February:<br />
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<b>THE TRANSFORMERS #4</b><br />
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<b>Written by MIKE COSTA</b><br />
<b>Art by DON FIGUEROA</b><br />
<b>Colors by JAMES BROWN</b><br />
<b>Covers by Figueroa, ANDREW WILDMAN</b><br />
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His ambivalence cost him his allegiance. His betrayal set the stage for Autobot victory. His name is Thundercracker, and this issue reveals what he's been doing these past three years after his brutal expulsion from the Deceptiocons in All Hail Megatron! Costa and Figueroa show you perhaps the most unique transformation of all...<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS: LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS #2</b><br />
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<b>Written by NICK ROCHE and JAMES ROBERTS<br />
Art by NICK ROCHE<br />
Colors by JOSH BURCHAM<br />
Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</b><br />
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The Autobots' finest begin their descent into hell, and all bets are off. The true nature of the Wreckers' mission is revealed and the reappearance of an old enemy drastically reduces the chances of anyone making it back alive.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS: BUMBLEBEE #3</b><br />
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<b>Written by ZANDER CANNON<br />
Art by CHEE YANG ONG<br />
Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN<br />
Covers by Chee, GUIDO GUIDI</b><br />
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"Things Fall Apart," Part 3: After leaving a decoy for the Skywatch colonel, Bumblebee embarks on a solo quest to find the device that will free the Autobots. He befriends the child of the one man who holds the device they need, and finally has to ask himself if what he's doing is right.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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Fanbot highly recommends <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nick_Roche">Nick Roche</a>'s <i><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Last%20Stand%20of%20the%20Wreckers">Last Stand of the Wreckers</a> </i>#2, as the art and story surpass anything else (including Mike Costa and Don Figueroa's ongoing) IDW has to offer. Expect to see these comics reviewed here at Big Small Comix very soon, so stay tuned!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 10:53 pm, MONDAY 1 February</b></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-85022358295692954302010-01-30T12:38:00.004+13:002010-01-30T18:08:17.961+13:00Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aSXKENMM1Go0KpJ13s903akhpnTabklBJ5-kXLSEbIZd0DHTb8GwJQqbY9XdGTRVbA1a2cfvspye-UyLWQJD_EgQrJmKhv3YPqAmgoiVq2g9prmaCdkL8hUWOuSvjpWLFbx6lqbsGwA/s1600-h/TF-LSOTW1_cvr_a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aSXKENMM1Go0KpJ13s903akhpnTabklBJ5-kXLSEbIZd0DHTb8GwJQqbY9XdGTRVbA1a2cfvspye-UyLWQJD_EgQrJmKhv3YPqAmgoiVq2g9prmaCdkL8hUWOuSvjpWLFbx6lqbsGwA/s640/TF-LSOTW1_cvr_a.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br />
Sorry for the lateness on this one; been on holiday. But finally, here's the deal on <i>Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers</i> #1...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTmk2TCh498Buiv0C2GVLRgRdLHok-7Mf4yHUYJeVf8KRt_bZOl-pVoEiYYhT_AI0ARReCnKHGRr2vdQuibJZLAk66bOcwyjk9XrAXXKKt79CCd_3S0pAm9YDI6h1t12UePXXjIYgpHc/s1600-h/TF-LSOTW1_p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTmk2TCh498Buiv0C2GVLRgRdLHok-7Mf4yHUYJeVf8KRt_bZOl-pVoEiYYhT_AI0ARReCnKHGRr2vdQuibJZLAk66bOcwyjk9XrAXXKKt79CCd_3S0pAm9YDI6h1t12UePXXjIYgpHc/s320/TF-LSOTW1_p1.jpg" /></a></div><b><i>SYNOPSIS: </i></b>Garrus-9 penitentiary, 3 years ago. The prison is being overrun by the Decepticons. Kick-Off smells an inside job, while Fortress Maximus handles the situation efficiently. Meanwhile, Skyquake and some other Cons witness Overlord’s arrival. Overlord tries to take control of the situation but Skyquake’s having none of it. Overlord blasts Skyquake in the back and proceeds to lead the Cons to victory, proclaiming he’ll liberate and entertain the Cons on Garrus-9. Fort Max is thrown to the Con hordes. Time jump to eight months ago. New <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wrecker">Wreckers</a> Pyro, Ironfist, Guzzle and Rotorstorm are scolded by a superior for blowing up a fuel depot. They’re picked up by Ultra Magnus’ ship, and greeted by none other than Verity Carlo of Earth. They’re dubious as to her being a Wrecker, but Springer walks in (with Twin Twist, Kup, Perceptor and Topspin) and informs them that none of them are, yet. The situation on Garrus-9 is explained; it’s been overrun by the Cons, but any attempt by other Cons to get in has been blown out of orbit. The new Wreckers are there to investigate. Springer explains to the new guys the dangers of Wreckership. Back on Garrus-9, Overlord and some Cons chase an Autobot for sport.<br />
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…<b><i>IMPACTOR.</i></b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZlpBAEtlJMC242JHAvfemaPriPQhAFWxr7hkgACwKBaEkBbNX4pzrINkP4lM5DFBBMjOSQw-nWwEMqbz9PXqt7fUIndz0OuuzZ8iy6muJxFLHu9_QrqVEVSfnTCS71JtvxCT4pPe7mA/s1600-h/TF-LSOTW1_p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZlpBAEtlJMC242JHAvfemaPriPQhAFWxr7hkgACwKBaEkBbNX4pzrINkP4lM5DFBBMjOSQw-nWwEMqbz9PXqt7fUIndz0OuuzZ8iy6muJxFLHu9_QrqVEVSfnTCS71JtvxCT4pPe7mA/s320/TF-LSOTW1_p2.jpg" /></a></div><b><i>THE ART: </i></b>Four words can sum up this issue perfectly well; <i><b>NICK. ROCHE. JOSH. BURCHAM.</b></i> A creative team made in Transfandom nirvana. Take a look at the interior images on this review and see for yourself the amazing job Roche does on this issue. Elegantly drawn bots, Kirby-esque smoke and explosions and simple backgrounds culminate into one beauty of a comic. The only downside to his artwork is the thick, clunky lines of assistant inker John Wycough; his inks detract from the art and look extremely unprofessional. But the gold medal definitely goes to colorist Josh Burcham. As you can see from the pages around, his coloring has no equal. The warm, vibrant palette enhances and complements the artwork perfectly, expertly rendering everything from the bloody-red sunset of Garrus-9 to the lurid magenta body fluid and explosions that splash across the pages. He also does a crafty subtle difference in coloring style between Garrus-9 and the rest of the scenes. Whereas the scenes with the Wreckers are clean and smooth, Garrus-9 has a gritty, pastel-like texture to the colors that emphasizes the chaotic, dirty mood on the prison planet.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuwbCqBiMCSXQMRVd00jJbqt6NlBBUgzeDYHmdDwRL732chYiN4MBkHaQmRDffmz7OYuOMxJWbkKWDoF45ECcuLQu00B0SGt0VriijzE-uHKKbdvg7uiVY9oXzv89a1HcwTbtH0Dxu7Q/s1600-h/TF-LSOTW1_p3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuwbCqBiMCSXQMRVd00jJbqt6NlBBUgzeDYHmdDwRL732chYiN4MBkHaQmRDffmz7OYuOMxJWbkKWDoF45ECcuLQu00B0SGt0VriijzE-uHKKbdvg7uiVY9oXzv89a1HcwTbtH0Dxu7Q/s320/TF-LSOTW1_p3.jpg" /></a></div><b><i>THE STORY: </i></b>Where do I start with this one? The plot is not what would have been expected from one such as Roche (and James Roberts). Interestingly, most of the issue consists of exposition - outlining what has happened on Garrus-9 in the past 3 years, introducing new characters and old, and only in the last few pages or so does the bombshell of Wrecker leader <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Impactor">Impactor</a>'s appearance come. And what a bombshell that was. I'm sure that in Roche and Robert's interview at One Shall Stand.com, they said Impactor wouldn't be making an appearance. But this is a good thing! Roche fills out the story with a stellar cast of obscure characters from the UK and Europe - <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pyro">Pyro</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironfist">Ironfist</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Guzzle_(G1)">Guzzle</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rotorstorm">Rotorstorm</a> - as well as wild cards like <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Overlord_(Masterforce)">Overlord</a> from Masterforce and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kick-Off">Kick-Off</a> from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Action_Master">Action Masters</a> toyline. This shows that Roche/Roberts can deliver quality characters without resorting to mainstream bots like Prime and Bumblebee. The story has good pace and the time jumps are smooth and not at all jarring. And no-one can write dialogue like Roche. The quirky, idiosyncratic way the bots (and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Verity_carlo">Verity</a> - interesting choice to bring her back as a Wrecker) talk with each other; Pyro's calm and desire to sort out problems, Verity's brash cheeriness, Twin Twist and Topspin's ribbing each other. And Overlord's breaking away from the rest of the Decepticons is very interesting and will no doubt affect the rest of the series. Woo! So much coolness! Roche, Roberts, you <b><i>rock!</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> The results:</span></b><br />
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Written by NICK ROCHE and JAMES ROBERTS<br />
Script by NICK ROCHE<br />
Art by NICK ROCHE<br />
Colors by JOSH BURCHAM<br />
Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<i>STORY RATING: </i>10 out of 10<br />
<i>OVERALL RATING: </i> 9.5 out of 10</b></div><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><i>FAVE QUOTE: </i>Pyro: </b>"We'll be seeing you, sir."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Dipstick: </b>"Hah! You <b><i>think</i></b> so? You're joining the <b><i>Wreckers</i></b>... what makes you think you're coming <b><i>back</i></b>?"[<i>Pyro doesn't know what being a Wrecker means yet. Poor guy.</i>]</div><br />
<b><i>VERDICT: </i>Beautiful. Wonderful. An exquisitely executed issue on every front imaginable. I couldn't be more happier (well, OK. Roche could have inked the whole issue.). If you haven't yet got this issue then get off your computer and get it! Go <i>now</i>!</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 12:39 pm, SATURDAY 30 January</b></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-14611545868228762012010-01-30T11:58:00.001+13:002010-01-30T11:58:48.655+13:00Last Stand of the Wreckers bannersThe trouser-shatteringly awesome TF artist Nick Roche has updated his blog with some banners of the hit series <i>Last Stand of the Wreckers</i>, done by some of his colleagues. Not <i>really</i> that important but they look cool so I thought I'd post them anyway.<br />
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<b><i>BELOW: </i></b>by Rycochet.<br />
<b><i>BELOW THAT: </i></b>by <a href="http://transformers-mosaic.deviantart.com/">Shaun Knowler</a>.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>ABOVE: </i></b>by <a href="http://drivaaar.deviantart.com/">Kris Carter<span id="goog_1264804840508"></span><span id="goog_1264804840509"></span></a>. Spot the trouser-shattering joke.</div><b><i>ABOVE THAT: </i></b>by Matthew C. Adams.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed that. I know I'm stalling, yes. My review of <i>Last Stand of the Wreckers</i> #1 will be up very, very soon. See you then!<br />
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<b>Posted by Fanbot at 11:57 am, SATURDAY 30 January</b>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-49861713583064461462010-01-29T22:12:00.006+13:002010-01-30T08:46:44.494+13:00EXTRA! Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 imagesBefore I give you my review of <i>Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers</i> #1, I thought you'd like some images from the comic. Be warned, there are spoilers, so don't scroll down if you haven't got it yet. The spoiler-ey ones are at the bottom for your convenience.<br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: </i></b><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Overlord">Overlord</a> and the 'Cons have some fun with an Autobot. <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wingblazer">Wingblazer</a> thinks he's very cool (even though he ain't doing anything!).<br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironfist">Ironfist</a> makes gestures with his enormous Roche-hands.</span></b><br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kick-Off">Kick-Off</a> goes crazy on a Decepticon while Overlord gloats like a typical villain.</span></b><br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Springer explains the situation to new Wreckers (clockwise from left) Ironfist, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pyro">Pyro</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rotorstorm">Rotorstorm</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Guzzle_(G1)">Guzzle</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Verity_Carlo">Verity</a>.</span></b><br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Only geeks read <i>Last Stand of the Wreckers</i> for the robots.</span></b><br />
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Hope you enjoyed those images. <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nick_Roche">Nick Roche</a> and <a href="http://dcjosh.deviantart.com/">Josh Burcham</a> are a creative team made in heaven. The review will be posted as soon as I'm finished. Go now!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 10:17 pm, FRIDAY 29 January</b></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-25337891901196096032010-01-29T21:15:00.000+13:002010-01-29T21:15:32.544+13:00Andrew Wildman variant cover for TRANSFORMERS #6The variant cover for IDW's TRANSFORMERS #6, out April 2010, courtesy of the legendary Andrew Wildman! Be sure to check out <a href="http://wildwords.wordpress.com/">his site</a> for more.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 9:16 pm, FRIDAY 29 January</b></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-66887003443690090682010-01-26T16:18:00.002+13:002010-01-26T16:23:10.710+13:00Transformers: Last Stand of the Weckers previewIt came! It finally came! The Stormbringer-esque miniseries by demi-gods Nick Roche and Josh Burcham! We find out what happened to the Transformers death row on Garrus-9 in the three years between <i>AHM</i> #12 and ongoing #1. Here you go!<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS:LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS #1 (IDW)<br />
Written by NICK ROCHE<br />
Art by NICK ROCHE<br />
Colors by JOSH BURCHAM<br />
Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</b><br />
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The AUTOBOT special ops crew, THE WRECKERS, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the DECEPTICONS three years ago with no communication in or out since. Who’s really behind the prison siege, and what dark secret awaits SPRINGER there? Writer/artist Nick Roche (Maximum Dinobots) does all the dirty work.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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</div>This one had sold out at my regular shop ages ago so I didn’t get to review it when it came out in December. But I found this one elsewhere (Yay!). I’ve never read enough Hellboy to justify getting it but after this one, that might change…<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2XqTqcg-Kp80Xa6U4gjDtE9rqBAoE40P2D30eLzd-IC0JQY5dcsB7izZrdf4FcpeQMAErmrKQtQYPCt6HoQ8Ejn-hfEPl8qn78OQssXEUcR4N5Lxu7XXJZcPWb_kjeKC3VKbOzXsJGQ/s1600-h/HB45_p3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2XqTqcg-Kp80Xa6U4gjDtE9rqBAoE40P2D30eLzd-IC0JQY5dcsB7izZrdf4FcpeQMAErmrKQtQYPCt6HoQ8Ejn-hfEPl8qn78OQssXEUcR4N5Lxu7XXJZcPWb_kjeKC3VKbOzXsJGQ/s320/HB45_p3.jpg" /></a></div><b><i>THE ART: </i></b>First off let me say this. Mignola originally drew Hellboy and his simplistic, shadowy artwork was a breath of fresh air from the perfect, dream-body drawing of the Big Two. But Mignola no longer draws Hellboy, and many fans have criticized new artists Duncan Fegredo and (in this case) Richard Corben for being bad “imitators”. Dark Horse editor Scott Allie said what everyone should have figured out; they <i>aren’t</i> imitators. They’re artists who are telling the story in the style of Mignola. They don’t have to mimic him. And Corben does an excellent job of this. His simple lines nonetheless convey the action and pulp-horror mood extremely well. His slightly different use of shadow, greater use of lines and an overall more fluid, organic feel to the artwork. A very capable artist who expertly conveys the action. Colorist Dave Stewart does an exquisite job on rendering the art as usual, his washed out palette (with slightly more rendered tones than usual) enhancing and complementing Corben’s lines perfectly. A flawlessly drawn issue.<br />
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Written by MIKE MIGNOLA<br />
Art by RICHARD CORBEN<br />
Colors by DAVE STEWART<br />
Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA</b><br />
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<i>STORY RATING: </i>9.5 out of 10<br />
<i>OVERALL RATING: </i>9.5 out of 10</b><br />
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<b><i>ERRORS: </i></b>Not so much an error, but something that seems amiss. Asmodeus is an immortal demon from hell and yet he seems to be decaying and not healing. The wounds HB inflicted on him shouldn’t be a problem but his whole body looks like it’s been dragged out of the ground. There’s nothing in the story which I think justifies his decayed state, but knowing Mike there’s probably a reason. <br />
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<b><i>VERDICT: </i>skillfully written and exquisitely drawn (kudos to both Corben and Stewart), this issue will delight old fans and bring new ones into the fold. A perfect introduction to Hellboy. Rated 9.5 out of 10.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 10:25 am, TUESDAY 26 January</b><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-29637079803046594342010-01-25T18:49:00.001+13:002010-01-31T11:57:31.798+13:00Transformers: Bumblebee #2 review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVM75Uas3iQ59rMWWNz1ZyZj2lchfc2ChUkRpThSEXFi454RerYL35wIHicteuCiVRsLYkxgYQM0wNCgGfAUv17uVT7N4scymcTC86hWLlqehV7-FrgRoOnWndot6fNKwerW9OZJ8cbE/s1600-h/Transformers_Bumblebee_2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVM75Uas3iQ59rMWWNz1ZyZj2lchfc2ChUkRpThSEXFi454RerYL35wIHicteuCiVRsLYkxgYQM0wNCgGfAUv17uVT7N4scymcTC86hWLlqehV7-FrgRoOnWndot6fNKwerW9OZJ8cbE/s640/Transformers_Bumblebee_2B.jpg" width="422" /></a><br />
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OK, here we go. Another review. Ho-hum. But here we go; Fanbot's analysis of IDW's <i>Transformers: Bumblebee </i>#2...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Written by ZANDER CANNON</b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Art by CHEE YANG ONG</b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN</b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Covers by Chee, GUIDO GUIDI</b><br />
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STORY RATING: 7 out of 10<br />
OVERALL RATING: 7.5 out of 10</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>ERRORS: </b>Blurr sported an Earth-based alternate mode in "A Rude Awakening". However, here he is drawn in his Cybertronian alternate mode. Although not apparent last issue, this issue's dialogue makes it fairly clear that the badges Horiuchi gave the Autobots are supposed to be covering their Autobot insignias: Blurr claims there is something wrong with Bumblebee's insignia and is described as shooting him "dead center" (where his insignia is), and yet only hits his badge. The art doesn't reflect this, putting Bumblebee's badge on his upper-right breast, leaving his insignia unobstructed and making Blurr's dialogue and the fallout of his actions make little sense.<br />
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<b>VERDICT: a slightly less disappointing - though this is no great feat - issue that although contains some interesting developments, is decidedly lacklustre. The inconsistencies with the ongoing only add to its shame. Disappointing. But the art is getting a lot better. Rated 7.5 out of 10.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 6:52 pm, MONDAY 25 January</b><br />
</div></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-37350641995899349242010-01-21T10:58:00.004+13:002010-01-21T20:20:54.248+13:00IDW Transformers solicits for April 2010In another spur of goodwill, IDW has given out their solicits for April 2010. And it looks like this year is shaping up to be a year of new things for the Autobots; the return of E J Su, the return of the <em>Spotlight</em>. Here's the scoop for April:<br />
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<strong>THE TRANSFORMERS #6</strong><br />
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<strong>Written by MIKE COSTA</strong><br />
<strong>Art by DON FIGUEROA</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by JAMES BROWN</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Figueroa </strong><br />
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It’s the AUTOBOTS versus the biggest foe they’ve faced since DEVASTATOR! But with OPTIMUS PRIME in captivity, do our heroes stand a chance? The action keeps coming courtesy of Mike Costa and Don Figueroa!<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: PROWL</b><br />
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<b>Written by MIKE COSTA<br />
Art by E J SU<br />
Covers by Su, NICK ROCHE</b><br />
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The end of the war between AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS had profound changes throughout the ranks, even for the coldly logical PROWL. Learn of his change of heart and its impact on his actions in the ongoing series.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<strong>TRANSFORMERS: LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS #4</strong><br />
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<strong>Written by NICK ROCHE & JAMES ROBERTS</strong><br />
<strong>Art by NICK ROCHE</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by JOSH BURCHAM</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</strong><br />
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The Wreckers have found Aequitas, and things have suddenly become a whole lot more complicated! As the Autobots' special ops team stands on the brink of dissolution as the fatalities mount, Perceptor realizes that drastic action is called for-but having come this far, who among his teammates is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice? <br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<strong>TRANSFORMERS: NEFARIOUS #2</strong><br />
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<strong>Written by SIMON FURMAN<br />
Art by CARLOS MAGNO<br />
Colors by JOSH PEREZ<br />
Covers by Magno, BRIAN ROOD</strong><br />
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Layers within layers are revealed as the massive global conspiracy that is Project: Nefarious continues to unfold. OPTIMUS PRIME wants answers, and he's prepared to go to any lengths to get them. But how far is too far? And by committing his forces to stopping SOUNDWAVE, is Prime just playing right into The Initiative's hands?<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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See you in April guys!<br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 10:59 am, THURSDAY 21 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-45752113329772034692010-01-18T12:27:00.001+13:002010-01-31T11:58:36.915+13:00Transformers: Bumblebee #1 review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmermkLGBCP6kcGOw7wYfaDN2hLNIb5RtqqVe5b2B4en8TEtmxFi0MssV14YpGUkmFLeIX7QzUKkVbpuzCJh3K2suY0Fm3JT2acll-kopfiDgxZaZyWMsKn3gPyMMyLwpI7HxJdjlv-vM/s1600-h/TF-BB_1_cvr_a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmermkLGBCP6kcGOw7wYfaDN2hLNIb5RtqqVe5b2B4en8TEtmxFi0MssV14YpGUkmFLeIX7QzUKkVbpuzCJh3K2suY0Fm3JT2acll-kopfiDgxZaZyWMsKn3gPyMMyLwpI7HxJdjlv-vM/s640/TF-BB_1_cvr_a.jpg" /></a><br />
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Woo! This is the last review of my December haul - yes, I know its January now. Below I present to you my review of <i>Transformers: Bumblebee </i>#1, but first, the cover (above). I've never been a fan of Guido's cartoony style and think it demeans his artistic prowess. But colorist extraordinaire <a href="http://dcjosh.deviantart.com/">Josh Burcham</a> colors it up something awesome with very cool-looking old style filters that make it look like an old 80's comic. Hmm? Oh yes, the review:<br />
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Bumblebee and Ratchet are furious when they find out, but agree to meet the Colonel anyway. Meanwhile, At a neutral location, Horiuchi meets with Bumblebee, explains the desire to work with the Autobots, and gives them a set of badges that will mask their signal from Skywatch's scanners. Bumblebee takes the badges back to base where they are soon installed on each Autobot.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkKYDun8NSkjFc-XKFByjcGQkswg7uBfEf-oTT5SLLB8XHwdx77zXadtMXmYm3oju4sg9FHOeNs8dNCvf6fweqEkihzbbl6s9roRVbwFFiGZiC5CvUPLoVq_sumuP9XXiKKkQ3KC_RJM/s1600-h/TF-BB_p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkKYDun8NSkjFc-XKFByjcGQkswg7uBfEf-oTT5SLLB8XHwdx77zXadtMXmYm3oju4sg9FHOeNs8dNCvf6fweqEkihzbbl6s9roRVbwFFiGZiC5CvUPLoVq_sumuP9XXiKKkQ3KC_RJM/s320/TF-BB_p2.jpg" /></a></div><b>THE ART: </b>Chee Yang Ong's artwork as met much criticism from the fandom. His art is basic, demonstrates only basic perspective skill, and his decidedly <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/GEEWUN">geewun</a> designs are inconsistent with the ongoing. As I've said before, giving employees creative freedom is great, but this is too far. It angers regular fans, confuses new readers and messes up continuity like there's not tomorrow. The hands are drawn with the skill of an eight-year-old, and the poses look unrealistic. The artwork's only saving grace is colors from the skillful Moose Baumann. His expertly rendered, highly detailed colors enhance Chee's basic artwork and make the comic look very well done. The only complaint I have would be his coloring of Frenzy (pictured above) is a very dubious, dark blue that, along with the red blood on him, makes him look like his G1 counterpart. I have no problem with this (Frenzy is red in my book) but at first glance it looks like a canonical inconsistency which, again, is something IDW seems to be doing a lot these days. Overall the art is half-terrible, half-quite-cool. Go figure.<br />
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Story by ZANDER CANNON<br />
Art by CHEE YANG ONG<br />
Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN<br />
Covers by Chee, GUIDO GUIDI</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>ERRORS:</b> Silverstreak was listed as having left with Hot Rod in Ongoing # 2, but a very Bluestreak-looking Autobot is among those cheering for Bumblebee on the second page. Perhaps Silverstreak is a different character? Or maybe it's supposed to be Smokescreen? Oh, and the designs of the bots are inconsistent with the ones in the ongoing. That sucks.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 12:31 pm, MONDAY 18 January</b><br />
</div></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-73222238415679992512010-01-16T09:59:00.003+13:002010-01-31T11:59:14.109+13:00Transformers: Bumblebee #2 previewThe good folks at IDW have kindly provided me with this preview of <em>Transformers: Bumblebee </em>#2. I don't think anyone else has this yet so I guess that makes this article an exclusive! Awesome! But anyway, here's the pages:<br />
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<strong>TRANSFORMERS: BUMBLEBEE #2</strong><br />
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Art by CHEE YANG ONG</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Chee, GUIDO GUIDI</strong><br />
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“Things Fall Apart,” Part 2: BUMBLEBEE’s human-allied Skywatch team tracks down their latest target: the AUTOBOT BLURR. With this forced betrayal, the team’s morale takes a deep plunge until BUMBLEBEE and WHEELJACK devise a dangerous mission to free them all from the kill-switches that compel them to obey Col. Horiuchi’s commands.<br />
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I must say that the sheer amount of freedom that IDW is giving the artist on Transformers is getting really confusing. Redesigns, yes. Don is doing an awesome job, but frankly almost every artist (and writer) is doing things their way 100% which makes for somewhat inconsistent personalities and plotlines. The body designs for the bots have no consistency which is <em>very </em>annoying. I understand that IDW's giving their employees freedom and I think it's a great idea! But this is too much of a good thing. It's kinda like free beer; great if you use it wisely, but very easy to overindulge and make a mess. But anyway, this is intriguing and I'm definitely getting the comic now. It's out on January 20. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 10:02 am, SATURDAY</strong> <strong>16 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-11217202719052764272010-01-16T00:14:00.007+13:002010-01-31T11:59:35.145+13:00IDW Transformers solicits for Jan 2010Sorry these are a bit late, but I reckoned that these might be wanted anyway. Enjoy.<br />
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<strong>THE TRANSFORMERS #3 </strong><br />
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Art by DON FIGUEROA<br />
Colors by JAMES BROWN<br />
Covers by Figueroa, ANDREW WILDMAN</b><br />
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HOT ROD’s desire to get off-planet leads to some desperate measures, OPTIMUS PRIME and Spike sit down for an unpleasant conversation, and a new arrival to the AUTOBOT camp comes at their most vulnerable time possible. Costa and Figueroa continue to make history, bringing the AUTOBOTS to their (almost) darkest hour. <br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<strong>TRANSFORMERS: BUMBLEBEE #2</strong><br />
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<strong>Written by ZANDER CANNON</strong><br />
<strong>Art by CHEE YANG ONG</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Chee, GUIDO GUIDI</strong><br />
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“Things Fall Apart,” Part 2: BUMBLEBEE’s human-allied Skywatch team tracks down their latest target: the AUTOBOT BLURR. With this forced betrayal, the team’s morale takes a deep plunge until BUMBLEBEE and WHEELJACK devise a dangerous mission to free them all from the kill-switches that compel them to obey Col. Horiuchi’s commands.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<strong>Written by NICK ROCHE</strong><br />
<strong>Art by NICK ROCHE</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by JOSH BURCHAM</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</strong><br />
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The AUTOBOT special ops crew, THE WRECKERS, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the DECEPTICONS three years ago with no communication in or out since. Who’s really behind the prison siege, and what dark secret awaits SPRINGER there? Writer/artist Nick Roche (Maximum Dinobots) does all the dirty work.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<strong>Written by CHRIS MOWRY</strong><br />
<strong>Art by ALEX MILNE</strong><br />
<strong>Colors by JOSH PEREZ</strong><br />
<strong>Covers by Milne</strong><br />
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Setting out in search of OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS, ARCEE is captured by the vicious THUNDERCRACKER. And what better punishment for this AUTOBOT warrior than being the catalyst for a new squad of DECEPTICONS? ARCEE must learn that a good leader conquers all, especially in war.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99.<br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 12:15 am, SATURDAY 16 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-57833429560213498002010-01-15T23:36:00.001+13:002010-01-15T23:37:16.448+13:00TRANSFORMERS #3 REVIEW<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnpz5ov2FAdDzw8CEspJyT7Th912qSKhb0v47bLRnfaoVBOKxnlmKjUzYS_oHGn6IG2E8qibs4C51gXsDdIyNF4X5BQQ9tg4wLO8r3r0hr6gyugWC4EVAYUvjOu4JSTuYTivhDSBOTpY/s1600-h/TFO_3_cvr_A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnpz5ov2FAdDzw8CEspJyT7Th912qSKhb0v47bLRnfaoVBOKxnlmKjUzYS_oHGn6IG2E8qibs4C51gXsDdIyNF4X5BQQ9tg4wLO8r3r0hr6gyugWC4EVAYUvjOu4JSTuYTivhDSBOTpY/s640/TFO_3_cvr_A.jpg" /></a><br />
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OK. I'm sorry. I really haven't done enough on this blog. I promise I'll make an effort to do as as much as I can without inconveniencing certain people. But anyway. Here's my first attempt at an unbiased, general-comics-fan-approach review for IDW's <em>Transformers </em>#3...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAdSUOJfOLgUrf7hc3VQflda3LqgY9CKSEEUvkKCUMvMXWNkQay8m9tjVQJsCHcluv2H3JsujEuVRyCDlP4WVCHXqBA_n9pzyrsBMblvm_cUjtX6rpFMOLuhmIUS-odqMqg_h0mOEuSE/s1600-h/TFO_3_p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAdSUOJfOLgUrf7hc3VQflda3LqgY9CKSEEUvkKCUMvMXWNkQay8m9tjVQJsCHcluv2H3JsujEuVRyCDlP4WVCHXqBA_n9pzyrsBMblvm_cUjtX6rpFMOLuhmIUS-odqMqg_h0mOEuSE/s320/TFO_3_p1.jpg" /></a></div><strong>SYNOPSIS: </strong>In an old army hangar, Jetfire whines about a headache. Hot Rod comes in and reveals he's changed his mind about getting off Earth ASAP, instead wanting to get all the Autobots in human custody out as well. He shows JF their new Decepticon comrades, saying there are no sides anymore. Meanwhile at Autobase, Ultra Magnus explains to the bots he's here to investigate what they've been up to. Bumblebee explains the situation, from which Magnus <em>somehow </em>discerns that Ironhide has died. The scene cuts to Skywatch HQ, where Spike tries to talk to Optimus. Spike wants to make things easier for him but Optimus just accepts his fate and broods. Spike's colleague asks why he's doing this and Spike says he's trying to have something to give his dad when he arrives. Back at Autobase, Magnus investigates the events on Earth as if it was a crime scene. He thinks that Bee might not be a capable leader, especially when more Autobots - Hoist, Tracks, Beachcomber and Blurr - leave. Magnus leaves to find Hot Rod. Back in Hot Rod's group, Jetfire says he can't build things, to which Roddy replies that he isn't building, just disassembling. Also, Red Alert and Mirage aren't too keen on their new Con comrades. At Skywatch, Spike has detected Blurr's group and sends guys to capture them. Blurr thinks his friends are slow when a Skywatch mine blows him up. Hoist, Beachcomber and Tracks are quickly subdued by Skywatch, but Blurr runs away, breaking the sound barrier. The others are brought back to Skywatch where Spike asks Prime again if he wants to talk.<br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong>Written by MIKE COSTA</strong><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Aart by DON FIGUEROA</strong><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Colors by JAMES BROWN</strong><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Covers by Figueroa, ANDREW WILDMAN</strong><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong>ART RATING: 9 out of 10</strong><br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong>VERDICT: An enjoyable though slightly boring issue where not much happens. Don's artwork continues to amaze and has regained it oh-my-god factor. Costa continues to cameo obscure characters which should keep the geewunners happy for a couple days at least. A well-executed issue overall.</strong><strong>Next month: Thundercracker returns! Ooooooooh! Rated 8.5 out of 10.</strong><br />
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<div align="center"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 11:37 pm, FRIDAY 15 January</b><br />
</div></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-17142249773810198722010-01-14T13:32:00.000+13:002010-01-14T13:32:37.927+13:00Extra TRANSFORMERS #3 pageAn extra page from Seibertron.com. Stupid UM, he assumes Prime's dead. <br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 1:34 pm, THURSDAY 14 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-84108866439463020412010-01-13T16:11:00.000+13:002010-01-13T16:11:59.272+13:00TRANSFORMERS #3 PREVIEW<a href="http://newsarama.com/">Newsarama.com</a> has updated the fandom with a five page preview of IDW's<em> Transformers </em>#3. Here it is:<br />
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<b>THE TRANSFORMERS #3<br />
Story by MIKE COSTA<br />
Art by DON FIGUEROA<br />
Colors by JAMES BROWN<br />
Covers by Figueroa, ANDREW WILDMAN</b><br />
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HOT ROD’s desire to get off-planet leads to some desperate measures, OPTIMUS PRIME and Spike sit down for an unpleasant conversation, and a new arrival to the AUTOBOT camp comes at their most vulnerable time possible. Costa and Figueroa continue to make history, bringing the AUTOBOTS to their (almost) darkest hour.<br />
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32 pages, USD$3.99<br />
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<strong>Posted by Fanbot at 4:13 pm, WEDNESDAY 13 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-66671829718369577462010-01-13T09:28:00.000+13:002010-01-13T09:28:06.336+13:00Bumblebee poster art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzuWET7bSh-C_JRLU3o4hOiwoCCa7NOzPDOAzeEOYyu7huTnbaHdvSwNm_iZUjMQFN0F58EQKk5Nsj4ezjaQLNnEApYKdP7wzo-kq3LNc9P6XknCEEr9iess93zEoYuCsiWxLQ_42r4s/s1600-h/BBCOLORS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzuWET7bSh-C_JRLU3o4hOiwoCCa7NOzPDOAzeEOYyu7huTnbaHdvSwNm_iZUjMQFN0F58EQKk5Nsj4ezjaQLNnEApYKdP7wzo-kq3LNc9P6XknCEEr9iess93zEoYuCsiWxLQ_42r4s/s640/BBCOLORS1.jpg" /></a><br />
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A pic of Bumblebee I colored up in Photoshop. Go to my deviantart page (<a href="http://minimus-minor.deviantart.com/">minimus-minor.deviantart.com</a>) for more of my art. See you soon!<br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 9:27 am, WEDNESDAY 13 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-29811752858787452252010-01-10T18:05:00.002+13:002010-01-31T11:27:48.471+13:00RFC #1 redo: A FANBOY'S REVENGEI've just finished my new RFC~ webcomic redo. I can't get it onto this blog but you can view it on my deviantart page <a href="http://minimus-minor.deviantart.com/art/RFC-no1-in-extra-large-format-149872606">here.</a><br />
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This isn't really how I feel about Shane, but it <em>was</em> very fun to do. Word on the grapevine is he's doing another Transformers book, and I'd bet my fanboy status that he's writing the <em>Spotlight: Prowl</em> coming out in April (and I'd also bet that Casey Coller's drawing it!). Anyway, enjoy ...<br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 6:05 pm, SUNDAY 10 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-79016491446199246052010-01-06T21:13:00.007+13:002010-01-31T11:28:20.652+13:00Hellboy: Pancakes - Happy 2010!A little two-page story that demonstrates in essence the mix of comedy and paranormal horror that is Mike Mignola's <i>Hellboy</i> (he wrote and drew this). Enjoy, and happy 2010!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 10:24 pm, WEDNESDAY 6 January</b><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-53220226168126268692010-01-05T22:01:00.119+13:002010-01-07T10:48:40.186+13:00Tales From Outer Suburbia book review<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e8XjTLNeub1iTKoQpD6fYjt9dHRr4YTlMl8ggvmDIykkkpXikdUCZPaKCcvKeu27sZLboxZ2IAZard6XghndzVl9IfGxIPH9BUvYKi21wbWlp_KoPKEPISExsXW_cSQh9dDW3N3oeSk/s1600-h/Suburbia_tales_cvr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e8XjTLNeub1iTKoQpD6fYjt9dHRr4YTlMl8ggvmDIykkkpXikdUCZPaKCcvKeu27sZLboxZ2IAZard6XghndzVl9IfGxIPH9BUvYKi21wbWlp_KoPKEPISExsXW_cSQh9dDW3N3oeSk/s400/Suburbia_tales_cvr.jpg" /></a></div>Another book from Aussie surrealist goes under the knife. I received this one along with <i>The Lost Thing</i> for Christmas 2009. This one’s a real pick ‘n’ mix of stuff, so here it is … a synopsis isn’t really applicable. It’s a collection of short stories, so see below for the lowdown. And I think that you're all really going this one!<br />
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<b>SYNOPSIS:</b> Tales From Outer Suburbia features, among other short stories:<br />
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<li> <b>DISTANT RAIN – </b>a magical explanation for where all your unwanted poetry goes. Again, the change in art style (a haphazard collage) is tailor-made to perfectly fit the story’s subject. </li>
<li> <b>GRANDPA’S STORY –</b> A story of how things were done back in the day – though not what you’d expect (Wild televisions for one thing). Drawn in loose, expressive pen illustrations.</li>
<li><b>STICK FIGURES –</b> photorealistic artwork tells of upside-down sapling people in a hostile environment. Poignant and more than a little eerie.</li>
<li><b>ALERT BUT NOT ALARMED –</b> innovative suburbians find better uses for thermonuclear missiles. Done in Tan’s usual style. <br />
<b>OUR EXPIDITION – </b>two brothers discover the unnerving reason for maps stopping at a certain point. Loose, flowing pastel artwork adds to the surreal mood. <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>VERDICT: a meaningful and elegantly written book that shows the cred that Shaun Tan wields in the arts. Perhaps not as dystopian and postmodern as his other works (a la The Lost Thing and Red Tree) but still enjoyable. Rated 9.5 out of 10. Go to <a href="http://shauntan.net/">shauntan.net</a> for info!</b> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Posted by Fanbot at 9:34 pm, Wednesday 6 January</b> <br />
</div></div></div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-15967530536083082622010-01-02T12:44:00.002+13:002010-01-02T12:45:21.513+13:00Tales of the Fallen: Arcee preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0obdcY97bz4FqzzYPH8BgTEd1hocski02bw6CLexpDcFLPP8ddKmGRnDOvADSARHYz5ULxDSmr04wocUnvo8bwV75vs2ySnTttHrHhwycxq9zj4eqw6VBDIgMSoG4G4eT0525He-Hmc/s1600-h/TOTF_A_cvr1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0obdcY97bz4FqzzYPH8BgTEd1hocski02bw6CLexpDcFLPP8ddKmGRnDOvADSARHYz5ULxDSmr04wocUnvo8bwV75vs2ySnTttHrHhwycxq9zj4eqw6VBDIgMSoG4G4eT0525He-Hmc/s640/TOTF_A_cvr1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Story by CHRIS MOWRY<br />
Art by ALEX MILNE<br />
Colors by JOSH PEREZ<br />
Covers by Milne, CARLOS MAGNO</b><br />
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Setting out in search of OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS, ARCEE is captured by the vicious THUNDERCRACKER. And what better punishment for this AUTOBOT warrior than being the catalyst for a new squad of DECEPTICONS? ARCEE must learn that a good leader conquers all, especially in war. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.<br />
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32 pages, $3.99.<br />
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</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-20976530627784924422010-01-02T12:18:00.000+13:002010-01-02T12:18:14.269+13:00Final cover for Last Stand of the Wreckers #1It's finally here! The final, trouser-shatteringly awesome final for IDW's <i>Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers</i> #1. Here it is, in all its glory:<br />
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</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-14731676241694240942010-01-01T12:02:00.003+13:002010-01-31T11:28:52.108+13:00The Lost Thing book review<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfis1mx_ASYeC3bzBEmCB8VUGGPfhSop8axQsdQQbds8qPD0hFJdwitRc-n4M7iHQOjDgBrfzRXLGtiEPoQbDoa3FmwooldWXAHqR1nGMMOPS6wx16fvyPxXQqg10mz-qEYOvro2Fjb8/s1600-h/lost_thing_cvr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfis1mx_ASYeC3bzBEmCB8VUGGPfhSop8axQsdQQbds8qPD0hFJdwitRc-n4M7iHQOjDgBrfzRXLGtiEPoQbDoa3FmwooldWXAHqR1nGMMOPS6wx16fvyPxXQqg10mz-qEYOvro2Fjb8/s640/lost_thing_cvr.jpg" /></a></div>Hi everybody, I'm sorry I haven't done anything on BSC for ages 'n' ages - I <i>was</i> planning to do a Christmas post but I just had no time - so much stuff! Now that I've settled down a little (I'm currently in Nelson) I've finally been able to sit down and do some serious reviewing! This book is not really what I usually do here but since Shaun Tan is such a brilliant and awesome artist I just had to. Here's the low down:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>THE LOST THING (LOTHIAN, 2009)</strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Reprinted FIFTEEN TIMES</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3R-srE1aGd0xabVorDkhnOu7Fjbo9G4Gqe1Ea8sfvh7eg2IzWA7aMYYpdhgkBUdLLHS9TCdXgeIx5VJmyuSP5bsGopWyB2S1MJXoQOwaTam8XKfBwaREOFAQ0FH9cEBXKrfazciYnIk/s1600-h/lost-thing1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3R-srE1aGd0xabVorDkhnOu7Fjbo9G4Gqe1Ea8sfvh7eg2IzWA7aMYYpdhgkBUdLLHS9TCdXgeIx5VJmyuSP5bsGopWyB2S1MJXoQOwaTam8XKfBwaREOFAQ0FH9cEBXKrfazciYnIk/s320/lost-thing1.jpg" /></a></div><strong>SYNOPSIS: </strong>A young bottle-top collector stumbles upon a strange creature on the beach. It seems friendly enough but seems to have no real place -- it is just lost. He takes the lost thing home but realizes he can't keep it hidden forever. A shady organization offers to take it away but the boy eventually finds a place for the lost thing to live -- a utopia of other lost things. At the book's end, the boy reflects on how he doesn't see many lost things anymore; "Maybe there aren't many lost things around anymore. Or maybe I've just stopped noticing them. Too busy doing other things, I guess."<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkZtIMy8vLjyTaWTxlX6RJhtDN_MIceIY77Mj753rbU8yJABDcMzjABsRly1_POKV8zEAYbEui_FnTfbD1nw4XAyj-_eGEkVKtOwj60kdiEVbr3UvRU2Opycojwd51GsUze5fGrzVSSI/s1600-h/lost-thing4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkZtIMy8vLjyTaWTxlX6RJhtDN_MIceIY77Mj753rbU8yJABDcMzjABsRly1_POKV8zEAYbEui_FnTfbD1nw4XAyj-_eGEkVKtOwj60kdiEVbr3UvRU2Opycojwd51GsUze5fGrzVSSI/s320/lost-thing4.jpg" /></a></div><strong>THE ART: </strong>Shaun Tan is a brilliant surrealist with a wacky fetish and a slight steampunk fixation. He is an expert painter, and this books demonstrates fully the masterful work he does. The exaggerated, surreal and yet quite mundane setting is expertly rendered and, despite the slight looseness of the painting, it looks amazingly realistic. The architecture and objects suggest a grubby, rubbish-infested, conformist, half-utopian half-dystopian society that has little time or place for anything out of the ordinary. The background on which the photo-like illustrations are placed is a collage of Shaun's father's old physics textbooks, which gives a scrapbook look that is simply beautiful. Though the characters are cartoony and surreal, they interact very well together. Shaun's plain weird design for the lost thing amazes me; a giant pebble-crab-cum-squid creature inside a large bright red pot-belly stove - that eats Christmas decorations? That's cool. Shaun obviously wanted to create something that would be completely out of place in this suburban town - it's umcomfortably large, organic, and has no apparent purpose - hence the little time others have for it. Truly, this sophisticated picture book is a work of pure art. A surrealist triumph.<br />
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<strong>OVERALL RATING: 10 out of 10</strong><br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong>FAVE QUOTE: Boy: </strong>I hid the thing in our back shed and gave it something to eat, once I found out what it liked. [<em>The lost thing likes to eat Christmas decorations. Go figure.</em>]<br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong>VERDICT: A beatiful book with stunning art that blows you away. Able to be enjoyed by all ages but with deeper meaning that suggests a darker side. Prose and art combine synbiotically to make a masterful sophisiticated picture book. This one will probably be at your local library, and check out Tan's website! Rated 10 out of 10.</strong><br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Posted by Fanbot at 11:59 am, FRIDAY 1 January</strong><br />
</div>Fanbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477411194875851903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307379560498384442.post-80315839925571974092009-12-22T15:40:00.012+13:002010-01-31T12:00:02.567+13:00IDW Transformers solicits for Mar. 2010Comics Continuum has been updated with IDW's solicits for March 2010. And it looks like next year is shaping up to be a great year for the Transformers! The appearance of the Stunticons, Bumblebee saving a girl and the fate of Fortress Maximus and Garrus-9! Here:<br />
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<b>THE TRANSFORMERS #5</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story by MIKE COSTA</span><br />
<b>Art by DON FIGUEROA </b><br />
<b>Colors by JAMES BROWN</b><br />
<b>Covers by Figueroa, ANDREW WILDMAN </b><br />
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Optimus Prime and Spike Witwicky have a chat that could define the future of AUTOBOT and human relations! But lest you think it's all talky-talk, back at Rodimus' camp something big happens, something very big. A game-changing event in IDW's TRANSFORMERS, with a Don Figueroa double-page spread that has to be seen to be believed!<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS: BUMBLEBEE #4</b><br />
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When Bumblebee has a change of heart and goes back to help a little girl whom he had used to discover her father's secrets, he finds himself pursued by the terrifying and unstoppable Skywarp! Bumblebee's big adventure as leader of the Autobots comes to an explosive and thrilling conclusion!<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS: LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS #3</b><br />
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<b>Story by NICK ROCHE & JAMES ROBERTS<br />
Art by NICK ROCHE<br />
Colors by JOSH BURCHAM<br />
Covers by Roche, TREVOR HUTCHISON</b><br />
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Trapped inside a maximum-security prison, surrounded by Decepticons, and outgunned at every turn, it's time for the newest Wreckers to earn their stripes. But as the horrors of Garrus-9 are laid bare and the fate of Fortress Maximus is revealed, Springer realizes his team has bitten off more than it can chew.<br />
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<b>TRANSFORMERS: NEFARIOUS #1</b><br />
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<b>Story by SIMON FURMAN</b><br />
<b>Art by CARLOS MAGNO</b><br />
<b>Colors by MOOSE BAUMANN</b><br />
<b>Covers by Magno, BRIAN ROOD</b><br />
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The sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen starts here! What is The Initiative? More to the point, why doesn't the all-seeing Soundwave know anything about it? How did they come to reanimate/control Ravage? Soundwave must find the answers, and he'll destroy anything in his path to get them!<br />
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