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(Hmm, is this too early to unsticky the #4 thread? I don't create these threads very often.)

Also, Andrew Griffith's commentary on pages 1 to 5, showing only his wonderful pencils. Enjoy Smile

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Sprite · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:12 am Post subject:

The #4 thread... no. But DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THE MTMTE#5 THREAD! Shocked

Whoo! Preview! Very Happy

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Cattleprod · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:19 am Post subject:

Wow, an in-story acknowledgement of one of the discrepancies between HOD and Chaos. Can you imagine if Barber can actually salvage that? I expect no less from the guy who explained the Fallen's sarcophagus.

"He reminds me of someone I knew." Heh.
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Focksbot · Transforumer Joined: 13 Nov 2009 Posts: 1449

OK, I'm laying this down now, just so's you know: Skybite's poem is NOT, strictly speaking, a haiku! It's a senryu. A haiku has to have a season word in it. The senryu form is looser.

Although I suppose seasons on Cybertron are different from those on Earth, and 'wasteland' or 'barren' might be considered, in some way, season words.

Also, although the syllable structure is 4/7/5, that's not a problem - it's a weird English idea that we should translate the form of haiku into a 5/7/5 syllable template. That's not quite how it works in Japanese.

And it's not too bad a poem! I am always terrified of prose writers writing poet characters - the poetry always seems to conform to a stereotype of mystical romanticism. The abstract noun 'desire' is a bit poor, but it's an ok juxtaposition of image/idea.
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General Tekno · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:37 am Post subject:

Loving all the pagetime Sky-Byte has already.

Hope that we get to see more characters from other incarnations of the mythos down the road, though. Would love to see, say, Ransack/Crumplezone, Bulkhead, Lugnut (who admittedly cameoed in Autocracy), and maybe even Obsidian and Strika.

(Heck - Obsidian/Strika would kinda be perfect in this environment. And Tankor (as in the smart version) could be adapted into the current setting easily as well.)
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Jazzfox · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:03 am Post subject:

In Summer he comes

Cybertron's forgotten son

To find truth in words

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Like that? <<

I suck at Haikus, but luckily I'm not writing staff, lol

I have to say I'm interested in this, I expected Sky Byte to be an ex-con that Ironhide would see, growl at and the pair would glare at each other all throughout, this is much more interesting

But... Revelations, aghast! Is this the fate of poor Thinkbox?

I hope I'll enjoy this ^^

General Tekno · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:17 am Post subject:

I love how succinctly it sums up that inconsistency between Heart of Darkness and Chaos, with just a handwavey "they all eventually started looking the same".

Good wink to the audience there Smile

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Sprite · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:33 am Post subject:

Prowl and Arcee are awesome again!

"I know your secret."
"I know, you told me."
"No, the other one."

Laughing

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Kirjava · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:28 pm Post subject:

Gosh I'm looking forward to this. Not too keen on Sky Byte but his interaction with Ironhide (and Ironhide's newer more introspective self- so much better than when McCarthy had him) is looking like it'll be good.

Also looking forward to us all coming up with our Transformers haikus, and Focksbot critiquing them Razz

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Seems like Sky-Byte may be from Nova Prime's era if he recognizes the Sweep (he may be thinking of Scourge).
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bassbot · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject:

Just read the preview! Love how this is very Shakespearean (like a conversation I had with Andrew about if RiD was Romeo and Juliet). Now it seems like it's going Hamlet!
"You get used to it" - well, yep. Nice one Ironhide! Smile

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hook line and sinker · Transforumer Joined: 01 Oct 2010 Posts: 3266

Good Grief!

I think I am actually getting to the point that I like these books TOO MUCH.

I get all freaked out with excitement with every new issue and the anticipation for Decepticon month is driving me NUTS!!
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