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DanielW · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject:

I love that Tailgate this Whirl's name is Nut Job.
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Shadowranger · Red Shirt Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 22

Hm will need to reread, but I'm starting to see a pattern here that every issue we are going to be left thinking that Prowl's cargo is going to turn out to be something that will prove fatal to the mission, only for it to be disproved at the start of the next issue and in the end it will turn out Prowl really just wanted the cargo loaded and them gone before anybody else joined up. I think the writers are going to try and turn us as paranoid as Red Alert.
Seriously, good issue. I liked Skids appearance, it reminded me of UK Marvel after he escaped Limbo. Swerve is funny, but eventually we are going to get as sick of him as the characters around him... which is what should happen.
Tailgate's alt-mode will probably turn out to be nothing special. In fact it will probably turn out as a joke on Swerve after all the time he spent badgering him.

Sprite · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:11 am Post subject:

Oh! Oh! Theory time!

Sooo... how about Prowl sent Shock and Ore on board with the Sparkeater, not with the intend of killing people but to take out the engine? Like... they had to drill a hole in the engine (you can see Shock... um, I mean Ore, has his drill out when he's mashed into the engine), tip the Sparkeater in and it would eat the engine's juice or something? Only the Lost Light left a little too soon (maybe Bee's message to Roddy was a delaying tactic that he didn't think would get ignored? Rodimus did seem a little rushed to be off...), taking them by surprise - and the Sparkeater escaped and turned on Ore... I mean, Shock?

...okay, that feels a little contrived. But it's a start...

Also does anyone feel Tailgate's "Six million years?!" line should have continued with "I've still got that library book!"? Razz

James Roberts will get this.
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zhgingaah · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:45 am Post subject:

Another theory: The message from issue #1? All nonsense, it's just Swerve taking the p*ss...

"...and whatever you do, don't.... chhhkkk.. chkkk... hsss... you copy....hsss... rmmmmm... HAAAA HAAA HAA! Only kidding, we found the Knights, they're dudes, we're 10 minutes from home, put the kettle on!"
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Ironhide · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:49 am Post subject:

Can anyone recognise four bots from MTMTE #2 from page 19.

1) "Bluebot" with white guns on his shoulders. He's near the monitor. Who could it be? Smokescreen? Tracks?
2) "Yellowbot" - who's talking to Inferno. Who could it be? Gunrunner?
3) There are two bots in background between Rodimus and Ultra Magnus. Who are they?
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Sprite · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:54 am Post subject:

I think Swerve is a very fun character and he already seems to be a fan-favourite. So it's obvious time spent on him's not wasted. What's more, while he pretty much acts the same in every scene he's in, it always tends to drive the plot forward and tell us something about the other characters. I think he's a very valuable addition to this colourful mosaic of characters that make up the crew of the Lost Light.
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Torpedo · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:25 am Post subject:

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Soundwave · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:54 am Post subject:

There isn't a single bot in MTMTE, that even ranks high on my list of favorites. The most important to me on the crew is Ratchet...

All of my Favorite Transformers are, (so far), in RID.

So for me to enjoy this comic as much as I have says a lot. And Roberts has a way of taking bots that don't mean anything to me and making them relevant. It also lets me sit back and enjoy the ride more easily. As Barber and crew had better get it it right..and so far they are doing great. heh heh.

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There are only a few Bots that are up there on my list of favourites in MTMTE too....Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus,Red Alert and Chromedome. The rest I would normally take it or leave it. But James has made all the characters interesting to me, he makes me interested in whats going to happen to them.

I think this adventure is more then just finding the Knights Of Cybertron. For some of these bots it will be a journey of self discovery, others will learn things about themselves they didnt know already and some are looking to atone for past mistakes. Its more about the journey then the destination as Ratchet I think said. I dont think they are all going to survive. We have already lost a few. I think only a core few will be left at the end.

There will be casualties. Its going to be an emotional roller-coaster of a journey. Buckle in, its going to be bumpy Wink

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Jazzfox · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:21 am Post subject:

It's a pretty big landslide of opinion in here, Torpedo's the only one voicing any critical thoughts, let's see...

I say issue 2 of this is fine as a breather, issue 1 spent a lot of time building, it involved half the cast of RiD, I'd even have went as far as to say it was the sequel to Death of Optimus Prime, issue 2 is the real split now, THIS is the characters beyond Cybertron and heading onward

RiD 1 goes right after MtMtE 1 believing their dead and carries on, this is where the two will now diverge, so a lot of this issue really covers consequences and relationships

We met a ton of bots who we didn't know, and now we see them pairing up, getting to know one another, so I'd say its spending time doing what criticisms were given to the first issue, so many were introduced, but now we're getting to know them more and getting little teams budding together

On humor, I think it helps a lot, Roberts style of writing is old school in its level of wordcount and amount of space it can take up in a single page, anyone ever had to sit through the M Night Shyamalan travesty of the Last Airbender?

THAT is what exposition looks like when no one stops to try and make it better

The humor here helps digest things easier, as well as adds a little charm to each characters relationship, even if its not entirely intentional humor

Just look at Cyclonus and Whirl, Cyclonus draws Whirl in and gives him the death threat, but, while we may say its a good tough guy scene of him walking away afterward, its the way its done that really makes it stand out and memorable in my mind

But compare issue 2 to 1 and I'll say 2 had toned its humor down a touch, not because the jokes aren't hitting home, but because it wasn't as necessary here, and things are now beginning to proceed

Maybe Torpedo is right on humor later on, I'm happy with it as is just now, but we do repeat that time is the test

But me in ten years? Who knows, all I know is right now, I do love what I'm reading and can only hope for more

It's my birthday next month, and I'm considering whether or not to wait to read the third issue then, or if I just read the third issue as soon as I get it and call it an early present to myself! x3

KhaN · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:34 am Post subject:

I hate Whirl(not the way he's written, thats great) but I'm sure I will find myself repeating something he says in real life, probably his apology.

I like Swerve but I started to feel like he was a little "much" this issue.

I loved cyclonus interaction with whirl.

I'm actually starting to like Ultra Magnus

I don't like the overly positive drift.

Not yet interested in skids.

I was confuse about something and maybe you guys could clarify for me.
I went through issue fairly quickly so...

I was under the impression that Rodimus had already aggreed to take cyclonus or was that not expressly stated and I'm assuming thats what it was?

I was also under the impression that they took Cyclonus with them after his battle with whirl?

Help me out, I don't have he issues in hand at the moment.
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