The best part was clearly Skywarp sipping energon

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

😂 I really liked that part for some reason!

@zaimhazim4029

7 ай бұрын

That was totally random. Almost felt like reading One Piece! Glad it was there.

@Megatronus-productions

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3OH MY GOD! SAME!

@omarsalem1219

7 ай бұрын

Glad I am not the only one who noticed

Love how Optimus Prime use his arm to fight. It’s also a reference to Gundam

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Oh, cool - I didn't know that! I never really got into Gundam. Wish I had, though.

@sky_walker_1235

7 ай бұрын

That part reminded me of Kevdak in The Legend of Vox Machina ripping his own arm off after Grog slashed him with his axe.

@papersparrow899

6 ай бұрын

That's because DWJ's favorite anime is Gundam: the 08th Ms Team! God bless you, and Jesus loves you!

@autophreaktrishield

5 ай бұрын

​@Moonbase3 it's never too late to start watching/reading gundam

It’s so crazy to see how brutal these battles are in this series; just looking at how beaten up Prime looks by the end of this issue really makes you wonder how a fight between him and Megatron will look in this continuity

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Oh, man...! That fight between Megatron and Optimus - however long it takes us to get there - is going to be AMAZING! You raise a great point about the visible damage. It's going to be even more intense once Megatron's in play!

It’s kind of funny how the violence is high and brutal, none of it comes across as trying to make an edgy take on G1. That’s how great the characterization for the characters are. Especially Optimus. He wear/ his heart on his sleeve.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's like they took all the right lessons from the 86 animated film and carried it forward into a new series.

I LOVE how the art/color is just as fantastic as the characterizations and themes of the story. It's difficult to make one work but when you're able to do all three even decently, much less well, I have to give them the team their props.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! I think they're doing a great job on all fronts so far.

Prime was so badass for that. He ripped his own arm off and used it as a weapon.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I was pretty surprised to see it!

An 8th MS Team reference in a transformers content?? Thats is awesome!

Cliffjumper didn’t die so I’m happy, let the dude shine 👍 Bumblebee’s time has come and gone

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Agreed! I can take him getting smacked around a little so long as they keep him in the mix!

@tylerrice4178

7 ай бұрын

​@@Moonbase3he will wait till u see him n issue 4.

That guy getting punted by Skywarp definitely ended up in pieces off page

Dang, Optimus is hardcore!

This series is awesome! Love the art! The dynamic panels and action are so good and pleasing. The lettering is clever and cool.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! I'm loving it so far!

The action in this issue is as crazy! I really enjoyed this issue as well but so far the second issue is still my favorite, I really liked the character building

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I can understand why you would prefer issue 2, there were some really great character moments in there. Loving how well they're nailing both the quiet, more character-focused moments as well as the louder, action sequences.

The usage of color and lettering is fantastic in this series so far but this issue in particular had some great moments like the tele-port you called out. Optimus ripping his own arm off was by far my favorite moment of the series so far. I love seeing DWJ using his Gundam influences to full effect. I also love all of the wrestling moves he injects in. With such G1 inspired designs, it’s been really fun to see the ways the creative team make this series feel unique.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! I don't know much about Gundam or wrestling, but I'm still really enjoying what he's doing here.

I have a habit of immediately looking at Skybound's preview pages for the next issue right after reading the current one and no spoilers but something Ratchet says definitely has me excited for what/who comes next in anticipation for #4. It's a bigger cliffhanger in my head than the actual ending to #3 haha

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

!!! Somehow, I missed the preview for #4! Very interesting stuff in there...!

I saw Prime rip his arm off and thought "Oh hey, like the Gundam EZ8" TFWiki mentions how Apeface did it too in Marvel US 49. Also that Burning Hammer! O_O

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad people are picking up these Gundam references, because they're unfortunately just going over my head. I don't remember that moment in #49 of the Marvel series...interesting! I'll have to re-read that one...

@fishpop

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 May not be an intentional reference, just something cool that can happen with mechanical characters. I didn't know either but the TFWiki page for issue 3 mentions it.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@fishpop Good point. They're mechanical, might as well make use of things like that for the spectacle element of it all! I always like seeing creative teams take advantage of that sort of thing, particularly within the Transformers franchise.

@fishpop

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 Would be pretty badass to see a human do that though. Maybe cos of that they're later seen with a cyborg arm that's detachable so they can repeat the maneuver they'd gained a reputation for, like a signature move..

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

That would be cool!

Just read the 3 issues and can we just talk about how this might be the best optimus prime potrayal we have gotten in years?!?

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

This version of OP is fantastic! I really love what they're doing with him.

Another goated issue with cool action and story, previous to this issue, I thought cybertronians couldn't transform if they had a lost limb, because in my head it would make the transformation incomplete, guess in this continuity it isn't the case, a gripe i have with this issue is how relatively complete optimus truck mode is, i mean, the arm is supposed to be where the backseats of truck would be, in the end, i liked it, continues your good work

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

That's fair. I thought they did a decent job of showing the damage to his alt-mode, but I agree it does seem fairly "tidy" and - as you said - *complete* for missing a whole limb.

I just finished reading it and god was it amazing. Theres so many breathtaking shots

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@aidenmb7932 Do you have a favorite panel/page?

@aidenmb7932

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 it's really hard to choose, but I have to agree with you and either go with Prime running into Skywarp or tearing off his own arm

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Those are definitely good ones!

The art it’s not the standard clean and polished art style commonly used but often lacks emotion, atmosphere and a sense of movement but this artist conveys all that in spades which is so refreshing and enjoyable. When you linger on a page talking it all in even after reading it then it means the artist has done their job. Great vid!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think you're spot on - Johnson's style has a lot of emotion, atmosphere, and a sense of movement. It really makes his comics an engaging and sometimes wild experience!

Hooray! Cliffjumper lives for once!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I was a little worried, but he pulled through!

ez8 from Gundam The 08th MS Team refer..that badass

I think once the first arc of the transformers skybound is down you should do an encompassing themes video talking about the series, like your video on hearts of steel and infiltration

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I've been considering doing that - I wanted to see where it ends up after the conclusion of the first arc, but there's a decent chance it'll happen. ;)

This issue was so good. Loved the skywarp vs prime fight

Lettsss GoOOOOoO!🎉 . Ray to the Rescue

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

😂🎉

I always hated when they try to act like human weapons can hurt cybertronians

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

They handled that pretty well in this issue!

@BlxckSkai

5 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 Not really in my opinion, in fact trying to hurt Cybertronians with human weapons would be like trying to hurt Saiyans with human weapons. Cybertronians are among the most powerful beings in fiction. So I feel like whenever humans get involved they have to Nerf the Transformers ALOT

@saldzbob9972

4 ай бұрын

​@@BlxckSkaiI mean they shot him with a bazooka.

Ugh, hasbro why is there no good Skywarp figure out right now that isn’t like $100. Every comic I read makes me want a Skywarp figure. I did the core figure and that just makes an in-scale one

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Skywarp has a really nice color scheme that makes for cool-looking toys!

@madhousestudiosdevious

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 Such a shame that hasbro made all his figure exclusives.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's weird - Skywarp is definitely a popular enough character to sell at normal retail. Hopefully they'll bring him back around like they did with...Dirge? Ramjet? Both? I don't remember.

You know I really want to see them write a Beast Wars comic series!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I would be into that!

@deniseg9210

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 yeah I’d like to see how they go about writing a Beast Wars Comic and how they'd write the Maximals and Predacons.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, hopefully they show that universe some love someday. I think they could do some cool stuff with it! Would you be on board with something kind of like what they're doing with the G1 series, kind of like a reimagining of the original show or would you want something more original?

@deniseg9210

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 I think I’d like to see a bit of a mix of both.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Right on! I agree.

Nice breakdown. Thanks for sharing.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is a really good story, I would like better artwork.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Johnson's style isn't for everyone, but I'm really digging it.

Carly looking Fine

And cliffjumper didn't die right away this time so that's always a plus

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Always good to see! :)

@Windrave

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 His penance for surviving the 1986 movie is now paid in full! Let him live!

@nexusprime2006

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 remember cliffjumper doesn't always die he's only died three times throughout the whole franchise optimus prime and megs have died a lot more than cliffjumper

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@Windrave 😂

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@nexusprime2006 True!

I wish the people who create the transformers in the movie universe would sit down and read the comics to understand how these characters are supposed to be portrayed. Optimus is such a douche in the movies until the end. Thats not what hes all about.

Can’t wait for Wheeljack and Arcee. I am looking forward to see how they are portrayed!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Same here! They're keeping us waiting for them, that's for sure.

He's a sneak 😮

My mind went with headmasters with Daniel Withwicky becoming Arcee´s head for healing Spike... but hopefully not. Too early!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, this crossed my mind as well...but like you said, hopefully not! We haven't even met Arcee yet, so hopefully they're not planning on going in that direction...

@danielmedela8725

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 I can think of worse ideas for Arcee... (looks at her "spotlight")

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@danielmedela8725 You're not wrong. I'd throw Prime's Rib on that list as well.

@danielmedela8725

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 Prime´s Rib? Never heard of that. And, issue is: any time a writer feels like fembots need explanation to exist, we´re in trouble. Whichever explanation you make, someone will end pissed. It´s better to just have them around like any other character. Or else you also should explain why there are male robots too (looks at Seaspray and Powerglide)

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@danielmedela8725 Prime's Rib is a TFUK story from the Marvel days that explained where G1 Arcee came from. It's not my favorite story from that era. :) A big part of that is because I agree with you, I don't think female Transformers need to be explained.

OMFG I was looking for it just to see Soundwave fight... -_- so disapoiting -_-

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

It would have been cool to see Soundwave and the tapes in action, but I'm sure their time will come eventually!

This was yet another fantastic issue. The art, sound effects, and colors especially were perfect throughout. But what was especially excellent this issue was the characterization, specifically the great Autobot leader. This is easily my favorite Optimus since the Sunbow cartoon. He’s the most compassionate Prime we’ve had since before the 07 film and it’s so refreshing. I know constant references to the 86 movie are getting on a lot of fans’ nerves, understandable, but man seeing Optimus just slam into Skywarp was kick-fuckin-ass. The whole fight was perfect, it’s already one of my favorites in TF comics. I especially dug the quick succession of changing emotions at the end, from hell yeah when Prime rips off his own arm to beat Skywarp, to gut-wrenching when OP sees Spike, to hopeful determination at the end with Sparkplug. As I’ve said before I love seeing Decepticons act like absolute demons. Skywarp really had that direct, blunt cruelty, while Starscream had a petty bully cruelty. Works well. I’m really liking Skywarp’s addition to the main cast. I much prefer Thundercracker generally, but it’s nice to see the ol’teleporter get some prime panelspace for once. Love the way they used his teleportation, from the sound effect caption to the new combat application, absolutely awesome stuff. You know what though? Still a 0/10. Still no Wheeljack. Wow us Wheeljack fans keep takin’ Ls left and right. Given that he’s on the cover of the next issue perhaps our luck is soon changing, unless that cover also does not reflect the contents of the book as this one did. In which case yet another L for me lol. Jokes aside, the issue was excellent. It felt more like 5 pages than 20 some. Can’t wait to go back and read the whole thing in one sitting, but moreso I cannot wait for the next issue in January. Great review as always!!!

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, man! Appreciate your response! I agree with everything you put out there and had to chuckle at your 0/10 - because I feel your pain and you're 100% right about how the covers can't be trusted anymore! I keep thinking we're going to see Wheeljack and/or Arcee show up, and they just keep leaving us hanging with the rest of the cast. The preview for #4 says an unlikely new hero joins the battle, which...I guess could be Wheeljack? Or maybe Arcee? I dunno...that description of an "unlikely new hero" doesn't completely rule out the possibility of Autobot X, as much as I hate to say it...

Sorry, did you miss a body count? That soldier that had his torso torn off from Skywarps's arm sweep? I thought that was way violent to have been missed.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I did miss drawing attention to that because it slipped past me - although I'm not sure if the 3rd guy I counted is the upper half of that guy or another person altogether. What do you think? Either way, thanks for bringing that to my attention. That's my bad. I'll make a correction in the video for issue #4.

@zaimhazim4029

7 ай бұрын

Im not sure myself but it looks like the 2 limbs shown for the guy on top are likely an arm and a leg. Maybe.

@zaimhazim4029

7 ай бұрын

Btw I missed that guy on top at my first read... so thanks for pointing him out in the video. I always liked your attention to details.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. And thank you for pointing out the one I missed. :)

This was a very action pack issues. credit where credit is do Sparkplug and his bar buddies arm themselves very quickly, even if they are still operating on all robot bad like the I.I.I. Skywatch did in the old Marvel comic and 07 live action films did it shows that humans can fight but they need heavy artillery to do it. With the exception of the IDW continuity Spike has always ended up as a cyborg as Fortress Maximus's headmaster or Autobot X, maybe they can pull something like a Sari Sumdac but that's wild speculation on my part

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering about the whole Headmaster angle or a Sari-esque situation. Also curious if there'll be something with the matrix that's in the vein of Optimus transferring the Matrix into Buster's consciousness as in the Marvel days, only in a way that saves Spike's life and changes him somehow. We'll have to see...

@mr.end-game711

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 the funny thing is I am re-reading the old marvel stuff for the 3rd time now and that is totally a thing that could be done.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

@@mr.end-game711 It'll be interesting to see what happens. Not sure how familiar DWJ is with the Marvel comics era but I wouldn't be opposed to drawing inspiration from there.

@mr.end-game711

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 it would be nice, I know it was said the main inspiration for the Energon Universe was the G1 cartoon, very apparent with all the season 3 shout outs but I remember hearing about Bulkhead showing up somewhere down line.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think Kirkman said in response to a letter that he'd like to find a way to bring in Bulkhead - which would be cool to see!

Can’t believe bee is dead but it’s interesting to see them replace cliff instead

@Moonbase3

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm happy to see Cliffjumper get some time in the spotlight!

3:18 Is it just me, or does Cliffjumper look too small? Like a minicon. He would need to crouch and walk in sideways to enter that door (like Bumblebee did in the reboot movie). Another thing I realized when Sparkplug shot Cliff off his feet, that shouldn't have happened considering that TFs are extremely heavy. Cliff probably weighs around a few thousand pounds.

@Moonbase3

6 ай бұрын

I think Johnson is going off of the G1 cartoon scale where Bumblebee (and by extension, Cliffjumper) was frequently drawn as being not much larger than average humans. As for your second observation, I imagine Cliffjumper flying back and out of the house was used because it was more visually dramatic, and not because it was realistic. It could be playing into over-the-top, stylized action movie/video game conventions as well. Regardless, I imagine you're right in that it's not rooted in realism. I'm no expert, but I don't think a *human* would fly back from a blast like that in the real world, let alone a Cybertronian. None of that really bothered me, though, and didn't impact my experience with the book.

This was really cool, but I don’t appreciate a single human being able to inflict catastrophic damage to Prime. If they’re capable of blowing off transformers limbs, it pretty much negates the need for autobot intervention at all. The whole point of the autobot presence is supposed to be because humans don’t have a weapon that can harm transformers; and would therefore be at the complete mercy of the cons.

@Moonbase3

6 ай бұрын

I get where you're coming from on that one. It didn't bother me as much because I looked at it like the humans were mostly just able to stun Optimus with heavy ordnance (as their other guns weren't capable of doing any damage). And that gave Skywarp an opening to do the real damage to Prime's arm. But I hear what you're saying.

What I'm picking up from this series is that humans are generally too dumb to help themselves, choosing instead to attack those who try to help them instead of the ones hurting them. Optimus really should just focus on protecting nature and leave the humans to their fate.

@Moonbase3

5 ай бұрын

Some of that stuff is explored in issue 4. If you haven't read it yet, all I'll say is that there's an Autobot who agrees with your assessment. :)

Is comic is basically the bayverse but in g1

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

I guess I don't know enough specifics about the Bayverse to comment one way or the other. The overall tone seems quite a bit different than the two Bay movies I've seen, though.

Looser-beak?

Did it release early somewhere?

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Issue 3? It came out last Wednesday, 12/6. :)

it's nice seeing a comic make transformers look like g1, unlike idw and their absolute shit spiky origami robots

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

😂 I like the IDW style, but the G1 designs will always have a special place in my heart.

Is this the preview if not How were you able to get the pages Because this comic will release on the 13th

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

There must have been a mix-up somewhere - the issue came out Wednesday 12/6.

@ashleywimmers6481

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 I’m reading two other comic books so I got the date wrong

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

Well, that means you don't have to wait for Transformers #3! Good news!

@ashleywimmers6481

7 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 yeah you are right

I kinda wish to see Optimus used his to axe to fight skywarp and as skywarp down while Optimus about to final his arm shoot by the rocket, it would have been cool but instead a person shoots Optimus’s arm without his axe which made disappointed in my opinion. At least we did see cool fight were Optimus fighting skywarp even if he has to tear his arm off.

@Moonbase3

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was hoping for more of the axe...maybe in another issue down the road!

@knightfast3467

6 ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 I hope so too.

While this issue is good I honestly think this is probably the weakest issue so far. Mostly just felt like one long action scene. There is stuff to like here of course. I'm curious to see how Spike getting shot is gonna affect Sparkplug going forward. Is Optimus saving his son gonna be what causes him to realize the Autobots are the good guys? Or is nearly losing his son going to cause him to forbid Spike from hanging out with the Autobots? Either direction would be interesting. I don't think they're gonna kill Spike off this early. Based on the solicitation in the next issue I'm guessing Optimus is gonna use the Matrix to heal him. How that's gonna work on a human I'm not sure though.

@Moonbase3

7 ай бұрын

You raise some interesting questions about Sparkplug, ones that I'm very curious to see answered. I agree, I doubt they'll kill him off, but I'm wondering what role the Matrix will play in keeping him alive. Should be interesting, and might be the start of the series making some choices to shake things up and put some new and unexpected twists on their reimagined G1 continuity...!

If the guys Skywarp kicked DID survive. They’re probably handicapped.

This series is kinda losing me. Art and writing are good for the most part but I think after IDW’s several years with the brand I’ve grown weary of dark transformers comics centering death and mistrustful humans shooting at Autobots and really wish we’d gotten something a lot more different. Just to be clear, I know the creative team are known for a history of darker toned books. Also, maybe this will change when Arcee joins the fray, but these comics seem to have all but dropped the progressive bent I loved so much about many of the IDW books and that’s a major shame to me. I suppose we have the Earthspark cartoon to pick up the slack at least

I’m not digging how week the transformers are here. A shot gun making cliff jumper go flying or and rpg blowing off Optimus’ arm is shit.