IDW took literal years to really show you who Optimus Prime is at his core. Skybound did it in 2 issues. *2* *_Issues_*

@rutyqutykandi1361

Ай бұрын

Yeah, IDW has cool ideas but when you try and put them all together it doesn't always match up.

@juanyusee8197

Ай бұрын

​@@rutyqutykandi1361Part of it is certainly due to different writers having different takes when writing some characters (Maighread Scott's Starscream vs. John Barber's Screamer).

@rutyqutykandi1361

Ай бұрын

@@juanyusee8197 Yeah, it's why, while I like Skybound from what I'm hearing, I'm going to give it time. Because when comics change writers a lot, the vision can become very disjointed.

@Spootprime

Ай бұрын

This is a bit of a weak comparison given how IDW wished to show his new take on their flawed complex optimus and the lineage and history of the primes, while Skybound's Optimus is... just the G1. I love them both!!!!!! But they aren't the same.

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

@@rutyqutykandi1361 That too. There's probably going to be lots of lore swaps as with every TF comic, so dont expect stuff to remain like this for long.

I think my favorite thing about Skybound's comics is that they feel like their G1 self but with a more "mature" feeling, like, you said Optimus has the perfect balance between a gentle leader and the best warrior of the Autobots because that's what a leader can and must do for its people.

So far, the Skybound series has truly been fantastic, and I truly hope it continues because we need more Transformers media that take inspiration from this wonderful run so far.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s a breath of fresh air. Pure and simple. No pretentious politics. No asinine shipping. No pseudo complex dilemmas. Just simple fun.

@ryanmatthews3609

Ай бұрын

@@vladkornienko7889 we need more beast wars/TransTechs comics more often.

I love Skybound Optimus, he feels like a good leader while also feeling like a big brother to his allies. The scene where he explores the wilderness in amazement only to crush a deer under his foot by accident, and immediately feels bad about his size and how hes used to *his* world is so good.

Personally I like the fact Optimus refuses to be repaired until the others are first it really fits into his character imo

The ripping off one's own arm just to beat others with it is a tribute to Mobile Suits Gundam: the 08 MS Team. That single episode was responsible for numerous iconic scenes for urban mecha combats, war dramas, and manly resolves.

A heart g1 of father and care. And a bayverse of brutality.

I thought killing off Bumblebee was honestly a fresh move (I know, IDW did that in Dark Cybertron, but came back eventually). Helps give more characters like Cliffjumper more attention. (tho I have feeling its likely he comes back, knowing his status in being Hasbro's golden boy)

@scottishmemer883

Ай бұрын

If they do bring him back I hope he's in his Goldbug/Goldfire look to at least be different and unique

@mrzirak792

Ай бұрын

It would be fine if he'll be back as Goldfire or Goldbug. If he'll come back as Bumblebee, screw that.

@GTSW1FT

Ай бұрын

Love skybounds cliffjumper

@airrider-jk9ik

Ай бұрын

except they only did it to be different and seem like theyre edgy and cool

@zanatosprime3460

Ай бұрын

What they killed Bee?!?!?! Now I really need to go read this book. I hate Bee and all of the overrated hype he gets from the movies.

IDW was ran by people who hated the comic industry for the last remaining years they had the IP. Glad it’s in better hands, by people who respect the industry and the fans.

Even tho I finished IDW for the first time around 2023 Skybound is straight Peak transformers story telling with one of my favorite Optimus incarnations yet and some new concepts that get me more interested in how this worlds story and building will expand thru each issue. I just hope to see how some characters such as Sentinel Prime or the Wreckers will be portrayed if at all in this story

Skybond transformers is really awesome and badass in my opinion.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

This right opinion!

@TevyaSmolka

Ай бұрын

@@vladkornienko7889 thank you 😊

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

🫡

I think both IDW and Skybound are very good. They have very different approaches in some ways that are interesting. I don't think its really fair to compare the two when IDWs original run was nearly 15 years long. I will say as long as Furman stays FAR away I think we'll be okay.

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

Yeah, by the early 2000's that dude was already spun out. Fuck him.

IDW had the issue that while their highs were very high, the lows were disastrous. Skybound is being consistently good to awesome. It will never replace the Lost Light crew in my heart, but second place is still epic.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

bUt mEgAtRoN cOuLdE bE reDeEmEd! Look, it’s like that drunk asshole Dostoevsky wrote!

@brooklynbud1138

Ай бұрын

The Energon Universe is also very young. IDW had Simon Furman in the beginning, and the writing quality was all over the place until James Roberts and John Barber came in. IDW1 gave us Furman, Roberts, and Barber. It also gave us Mike Costa…

@danielmedela8725

Ай бұрын

@@brooklynbud1138 Can´t recall which parts Mike Costa did, but hardly can be as terrible as Furman´s Spotlight Arcee... unless he created IDW1´s Pyra Magna, that is.

@brooklynbud1138

Ай бұрын

@@danielmedela8725 Spotlight Arcee was fine. The hysteria around it will calm down. It’s just a bit of a sensitive topic right now because of the current political cringe

@danielmedela8725

Ай бұрын

@@brooklynbud1138 It is not hysteria. It broke the world building to a point it had to be retconned. Either Jhiaxus was right all along, or you cannot have Elita-1, Chromia, or any other female bot in that world. Made by the same guy that wrote Prime's Rib, a comic of g1 UK in which Optimus built Arcee because he wanted to appease feminists. Pattern is visible. But, what did Mike Costa do? That awful Power of the Primes? Or deconstructing Optimus Prime as a fascist? Late idw1 was a mess outside of Rodimus crew.

To me the standard has always been Furman's run at the end of G1, but this series has been nothing short of epic. Can't wait to see where it goes. (And I'm also a big GI Joe fan - my two favorite toys as a kid.)

@wreday720

Ай бұрын

You and me both, late marvel G1 was a legendary run but this is honestly blowing all my expectations out the water

This would make a great animated series, if done right

@Skywolfhd20

Ай бұрын

sadly it probably wouldn't be done well

This comic gave us Starscream getting bodied by Soundwave before we even hit double digits. It's the kind of shit you'd only see in fanfiction. They literally proved that Soundwave is the 99% of the Decepticons. And I love the Energon Universe's steady build up of GI Joe as a result of the fallout of the transformers' presence on Earth, from the introduction of energon to the aftermath of the reawakening Autobots and Decepticons. It takes its time with it, but not too much time and I like that. My major gripe with IDW's Hasbro-verse was them just cramming so much shit in out of nowhere, even though I liked the premise. Because honestly, aside from GI Joe, Rom and MASK, everything besides Transformers didn't matter to me. I never realized that I needed to see Optimus using Megatron's cannon arm until now.

the creator of Invincible Robert Kickman, is still creating the comic, take it easy.

@nikhilmosley6131

Ай бұрын

Robert Kirkman is working on void rivals a different series that is connected to the Transformers in this universe.

@BastionZx

Ай бұрын

@@nikhilmosley6131 🤔By we have a mystery about how the Decepticon Jetfire went offline inside a rock.🤔🤔🤔

@nikhilmosley6131

Ай бұрын

@@BastionZxyeah that is a good question

@nikhilmosley6131

Ай бұрын

But what do you think about the Energon Universe.

@BastionZx

Ай бұрын

@@nikhilmosley6131 🤔the Energon Universe has Potential, but only time will tell since the Energon Universe is Recent, Let's just take it easy ok.

Chicks dig giant robots

I'm old enough (43) to recall the original UK comic, and the art style reminds me a little of it. I've not bought a transformers comic since the 1991 run ended..I might actually pick one of these up.

Skybound gave us Optimus prime dual wielding megatron's ion cannon arm while using his own arm as a melee weapon-

Picked this up on a whim and have been blown away. The words, the art, the tone, all amazing. I will admit, I'm a little shocked at how many bots, on both sides, have already been junked, but it gives the story stakes that I appreciate.

@2Potates

Ай бұрын

For me it makes it harder to get invested.

While I love IDW and Skybound’s issues, like IDW takes on obscure transformers characters and making them into a interesting character which I like, or even making a new character, or the Lore especially MTME, and has some of the sickest and badass Character designs I seen in any comics, while Skybound I like their actions scenes and gore art, the GI designs, some of the characters like Arcee, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, and Carly, and Optimus with Megatron’s cannon arm despite them killing off fan favorites without any spotlight so far like Kup, I don’t think we should’t at all comparing the two especially when Skybound is still making more issues and is new to the transformers community, and though I have both problems with Skybound and IDW’s comics, but I still have fun with their comics, especially the art as a artist myself that likes drawing transformers.

Transformers skybound 🤝 demon slayer (Both kill beloved characters with no mercy)

@2Potates

Ай бұрын

Demon Slayer was terrible.

I have truly mixed feelings about Skybound's run so far. The violence feels gritty and uncomfortable (a positive), and the characters are great (Optimus, Starscream, Soundwave, etc.). My only issue so far is... how dead is dead? It feels kinda wishy-washy at the moment. We've seen a lot of characters die so far, which would be really impactful as a "war is hell" kinda deal, but we've also seen some be brought back to life. That said, its really my only critique so far. Everything else is freaking perfect.

personally i hope the people at Skybound one day revisit the RID 2001, Unicron Trilogy, and Animated universes

Just binge read to catch up and I love how it has the action and robo violence of the Bay movies woth G1 designs

I was fucking super impressed with their optimus prime from the start. If's like G1 cartoon with modern maturity and I fucking love it

I had been hearing so much good things about this run that I waited for the first trade to come out this I'm still new the comics and all my reading is done in trades. But once I read Vol.1 I picked up all the single issues on my kindle of the whole EU and now I'm keeping up with it all. Can't wait to see where it all goes

ah Megas XLR...hits right into childhood

Nothing will beat IDW for me but I'm very satisfied with skybound. It's a new look and story and I'm here for it.

I'm absolutely loving this inner John universe. This Transformers is the greatest thing they put out in years and I like how you put that this Optimus is strong enough to be gentle just like Peter Cullen described. You're so right on point

It makes perfect sense to me that Cobra Commander is a prequel/setup/pilot for the inevitable G.I. Joe comic.

Thems some deep pulls. Seacons referenced, earth wars referenced. Armada starscream and his consequences have been disastrous for starscream adaptations.

Finally someone who understands that the cliff jumper always dying joke is dumb

Duke and Cobra Commander were always meant as 5 issue miniseries. They're getting sequels in Scarlet and Destro respectively.

You did a great job on this Video Major!

Currently my favorite universe (need to catch up with void rivals and I havnt started with GIjoe yet)

I can't wait to see how the dinobots get portrayed here

Umm....these are robots AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER.

I won’t stand for this Huffer slander 😂

Idw lost it's way after all hail Megatron

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

it actually got good after AHM so idk what you're talking about

@dajokahbaby1506

20 күн бұрын

@@SpootprimeNo, it got bad, but then it had one good run that was arguably better than the entirety of the pre All Hail Megatron comics, so you win some, you lose some

Soooo much better than IDW. Even got nominated for a couple Eisner Awards recently

Optimus is an inspiring, powerful, caring and gentle leader who everyone looks up to, not a psycho killer deus ex machina who shows up to Dave the day and rip heads off for "plot"

Some people like Dream Wave because of the radically different and beautiful art . Some because of the time period, with TF going Anime in the US (Armada) . And some because it was the last time Simon Furman actually gave a fuck ... . (see : IDW not going anywhere for 2 years, and then the Autobots hiding in a cave for a year and then another year wasted thanks to IDW just handing their TF license to their guy who did G.I.Joe (hi Chris Sarracini) who had no idea what to do with TF's) Oh yeah, and let's not forget "Superstar Artist Pat Lee is BAAAADDDDD !!!! So say hello to Superstar Artist Don Figuroaaaa (!!!!!!!) and his suppa duppa details . SSSUUUUUUPPPPPPAAAAA DDDDDDUUUUUPPPPAAAAA DETAILS !! After which, until MTMTE IDW just totally gave up on art direction and could have had artists draw TF's as giants, or as midgets, it didn't matter one bit BECAUSE WE AREN'T DREAM WAVE AROUND HERE BUD ! NO INHOUSE STYLE FOR YOU. !! ALSO, CONSISTENCY "WUT DAT LOL" . IDW was so mid . Like that Barber "writer-editor" guy . The face and talent of mediocrity .

I just ready Vol 1 (chapters 1-6) yesterday. I agree with you... that part where "Sparky" entered into the matrix is really bad. There would be more better ways to sacrifice Sparkplug, if it was necessary for the story. Or at least if it was explained how the matrix drain lifeforce or something from living beings (organic or not), so that it made some kind of sense.

Idw is still better for giving characters who are barely even talked about or given spotlight some interesting character like Whirl, Thundercracker, Tarn, The combaticons, Sky-byte, and Cyclonus. Then they take great risk with characters like shockwave

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

The weird shipping of Cyclonus ruined his beautiful “ronin” character for me.

@FatalGod404

Ай бұрын

@@vladkornienko7889 He’s still a cool character dude and it’s much better than what he got after how dirty he was done when sixshot appeared

oh, i didn't know about the skybound transfer (still catching up to idw's run)

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

One may say… you were still in the Ark! Tuga-dunce!

1:01 aaand that's what earns you my subscription XD

the live action movies need to follow this storyline

That arm ripping is from Gundam EZ-8 move

Idk man, if we’re comparing Skybound’s start to IDW’s start, I say I still prefer IDW. Skybounds been great so far but none of it gave me the same rush of Thundercracker sweeping over the desert in “Infiltration”, chasing after Verity and Hunter. Being honest Skybound so far has felt almost comical with its gore and death, almost to the same degree as MTMTE, except in MTMTE a lot of the time when gore stuff happened, stuff like Ambulon getting bisected, Pipes getting stomped to death or Trailcutter getting murked by Vos and Kaon, the almost over the top gore and death was there to show it was permanent and there was no coming back, that they weren’t just medically going to be revived by Ratchet or First Aid. While reading Skybound, after the fourth or so issue I didn’t really feel there were any stakes for our characters since they can be revived from pretty much anything. It hasn’t yet convinced me Starscream and Bee are actually dead, or that any of the bots on cybertron during issue 7 are dead either. I’m enjoying it for the character interactions which are on par with early IDW/Infiltration (though still not hitting the same highs as MTMTE or Wreckers) but that’s kind of it. It doesn’t even have the interesting hook of seeing new designs for the characters since they’re all just pure unfiltered G1. Again comparing to infiltration, it was fun to see how designs had changed, be it in big or small ways and it made the comic itself more engaging. Idk maybe I’m being too harsh here but i feel like it is a decent issue

@juanyusee8197

Ай бұрын

Hot take, I actually found early IDW under Furman frankly overrated and just painfully mediocre at best besides his storyline for Grimlock and the Dinobots as well as some of the Spotlight issues. One of my major gripes with Furman's IDW run (and Furman in general) is that he either doesn't know how to properly juggle an ensemble cast and/or is largely averse towards getting intimate with the cast, as a result his stories are much more event-centric with the space opera epics than character-centric, and as such a majority of the dialogue he writes is not only super stilted, dense and over-pretentious (especially Galvatron's, was never a fan of his take of IDW Galvy, he honestly became much more enjoyable as a villain under John Barber's pen IMHO), but also the way the characters talk are interchangeable (Furman's Decepticons are as a whole interchangeably thuggish) with few exceptions (eg. Grimlock). Meanwhile you don't get this problem with how Daniel Warren Johnson and even the later IDW1 writers (Roche, Roberts and Barber), because unlike Furman their stories are very character-driven, their characters actually feel like actual people with more natural-sounding dialogue that's not stilted and overcooked, which makes their work a lot more enjoyable to me than much of Furman's writing for IDW1 (again, Maximum Dinobots arc being one of the main exceptions).

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

@@juanyusee8197 yeah, that beggining was so, sooooo clunky. YK who furman reminds me of? George Lucas. Bloody excellent ideas and worldbuilding concepts, but they fumble the fucking bag so hard because they just cannot write for shit. Thats how we get garbage like Spotlight: Arcee.

7:28,A fellow Megas XLR fan,nice-Jamie 7:32,Ur right its perfect

@travisbishop782

Ай бұрын

I dig giant robots!

@headwreak1768

Ай бұрын

Reminds me of those AMVs i used to watch as a kid-

Sorry for disagreeing, but the first pac rim was ahead of it's time for Kaiju and big robot fight sequences. Pac rim 2 added daylight instead of thunderstorms and sun glares instead of lightning. I think the original always takes cake for being the better movie, and not just in its fight scenes.

I love this video but I'm going to point out Bayverse-Optimus is the same Optimus that both forgave and protected a man that made billions off of melting down the corpses of dead autobots and transforming their desecrated remains into military slave drones. He would absolutely turn into a truck for a kid with cancer.

Optimus is amazing in this

Marvel also started G.I. Joe's comic in the 80's, which never stopped running no matter who had the license and is still running under Skybound. Every Energon book is like Energon in my veins, heheheheheheh! The TF and Joe books pair so well with the soundtracks of their 80s shows (DWJ knew I was gonna play "The Touch" in Issue 6 and me reading the TF scene in the Free Comic Book Day special timed perfectly with "Instruments of Destruction"). I also ADORE the series giving these characters such profound respect for life; Optimus mourning the deer and The Matrix showing humans are no better or worse than Transformers by being powered by Sparkplug REALLY hit me...Which the contrasts DWJ killing Reflector just for not liking him and Frenzy because of RIBFIR commets, heheheheh! I get the feeling that all Energon books will run around 100 issues each (given GI Joe's slow build-up) and I would be very happy if that turns out to be true.

I read every issue of IDW until the first continuity ended in 2017. I've not read a single issue of skybound simply because IDW just broke me down how awful it got especially in the last few years. But I can already tell Skybound is way better. I hope to get TPB when they become available. Also, just for the record. I know it's not popular, but DW had my favorite stories, too bad it just never got to finish.

@rutyqutykandi1361

Ай бұрын

I didn't even read many of the comics and it still kinda broke down for me as an outsider. I'll be interested in reading through Skybound after its had a lot more issues and still seems to be running strong. I'm only doing this because I am afraid it could wind up losing steam or its vision.

Killing starscram would not end the war

So far, Skybound leagues above the IDW 2. We will we if the new company will manage to keep a good stride.

Rock & sock 'em robots for Skybound's ongoing Transformers comic run.

@dr.fattypants8100

Ай бұрын

That seems like the perfect project for DWJ

0:35 Pretty sure both Star Wars and Indy Marvel series were ongoings, not mini series

@majordisaster

Ай бұрын

I had to look it up and you're right, with Indy I was thinking of the Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation and the cover I used for the video just happened to pop up not realizing it was from a different series entirely, and with Star Wars I was just flat out wrong. This is why you don't research late at night with little sleep.

Picked up the trade paperback hearing so many good things about it, I'm excited

@10:15 MY BOY SUMDAC MENTIONED 🎉 HUZZAH!

While I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s better than IDW, both are great and really have set the standard for what a transformers story can be. And even though I have issues with skybound that I feel IDW has over it (such as the way it handled killing characters) I really love both, and can’t wait to see where skybound goes in the future and earn its place alongside IDW and even surpass it.

I've been dancing around purchasing the new comics for Transformers, and your video has given that last push to give the series a proper chance. I've been hearing good things about it so far, but haven't really purchased the single issues. I do wonder if I will have to seek out the other series in GI Joe and Void Rivals, as I don't know if I can afford the headache and empty wallet for all the other series' issues.

Skybound’s Transformers comic is fantastic. Void Rivals is intriguing, but I hope it doesn’t rely too too much on the Transformers. I would prefer it to stand on its own legs as much as possible. Duke and Cobra Commander are okay, but Joshua Williamson had a great Flash run in the DC Rebirth era. He’s great at taking characters I couldn’t care less about and at least making me intrigued at bit. But it’s obvious Transformers is the flagship comic here. It’s just different than IDW. Both are excellent. IDW just had a very WTF ending as Hasbro tried integrating some of its other (horrible) properties. Who the hell wanted ROM and Action Man and Micronauts?

I love this so much more than idw, to be honest I was not a fan of idw, I didn’t like Optimus prime in idw.

dude didn't wanna admit why IDW lost the rights to transformers and GI joe because most folks know why since years later they did stuff that turn off a lot of people and Hasbro had enough of it as well

@matternot666

Ай бұрын

What stuff?

@Ali-ii8il

Ай бұрын

@@matternot666 gay stuff

We got IDW hate before GTA 6 🙏🏿😭

what's pacific rim uprising there is only one pacific rim (WE DONT TALK ABOUT THAT MESS )

Not even close, but it's still good

PLEASE GIVE MORE ENERGON UNIVERSE DISCUSSIONS

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

OKAY! What’s your favourite moment so far??

@biscuitboi8734

Ай бұрын

@@vladkornienko7889 Easily in issue 6 when Optimus gets revived and kicks Construction butt

Like it's not bad, but honestly so far I prefer IDW, so the first two phases of IDW, they were great and several different series, for example I liked that the Decepticons weren't just evil. I really enjoyed the Megatron story in IDW, of course not everything in IDW was great.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

IDW 1 start (-ations stage) was really good. Updates to modern sensibilities, serious enough and believable. It was Batman begins treatment for transformers.

@juanyusee8197

Ай бұрын

IDK, besides Megatron Origin I think it's only in later phase 1 or phase 2 where IDW1 handled the Decepticons being more nuanced than being interchangeably thuggish like in Furman's writing in the start of Phase 1.

This is the first Transformers (and G.I. Joe) comic that I've been reading as it releases. My biggest problem with the IDW comics was how much romance they crammed in. And if you ever SAY you didn't like that, people assume you're being homophobic, since so many of the relationships were homosexual (but that's just because of the massive gender imbalance). I just don't understand a species that doesn't reproduce sexually having romantic desires. Close friendships, sure but romance just seems silly.

@spriggylotus4476

Ай бұрын

I freakin' hate how they added romance too. Latter IDW failed to understand the appeal of platonic bonds. Transformers is one of the only series that you don't have to even consider touching romance at all, yet they went there and made it all weird. The idea of a species that doesn't have these sexual concepts makes Cybertronians far more interesting IMO. Camaraderie and friendship are far deeper ties than romance, and it just feels like they were projecting fleshling human organic feelings onto something that was far better off without it. Simon Furman was right about this.

@theotakux5959

Ай бұрын

@@spriggylotus4476 Exactly. A lot of the relationships in the comics would have been better without them getting all touchy-feely and romantic. This franchise has always had human and organic alien characters, have THEM get in the romantic relationships. Any piece of media that portrays Optimus and Megatron as close friends prior to the war is a good idea. But if they made them make out before that it'd just feel absurd.

@JurassicRod

Ай бұрын

That was a big factor that stopped me buying them. It turned into a romcom with all the romances and silly billy banter.

@theotakux5959

Ай бұрын

@@basedtruther1020 Ugh, don't agree with me.

Skybound hasn’t introduced Transformer pregnancies (or even romance for that matter), so it’s definitely already leaps and bounds ahead of IDW.

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

Romance will absolutely stay.

I know I'm probs alone but IDW post All Hail Megatron was just not my thing, I honestly hated most of what they did and how disrespectfully they treated Optimus Prime. All the conjux stuff was weird and felt like a bad fan-fiction, hated it. Again that's just me.

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

a bad fan fiction? Treating them like sentient beings with emotions? ok bub.

@brandtmallard7398

22 күн бұрын

@@Spootprime Well Bub, it's just bad horny writing focused on sexuality. Cyclonus and Tailgate....like give me a break. What little Dreamwave had before cancelation was far superior to IDW as a whole and I stand by that.

spoilers 12:09 i've got i crack pot theory that sparky is gonna come back later on with him becoming a transtector of sorts and OP is gonna become powermaster optimus prime

have you been reading duke at all?

@majordisaster

Ай бұрын

Nope, the only Joe comic I've been reading is Cobra Commander but I've heard nothing but good things even from people who aren't normally Joe fans. I might check it out once it wraps up though.

@jonhulsart

Ай бұрын

@@majordisaster I think Duke was also only 5 issues. I wasn't a Joe fan at all before the Energon Universe but Cobra Commander and Duke have been amazing!

YESSSSSS THE MEGAS THEME

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

Chicks dig giant robots!

Between this and IDW's recent run with Sonic, I'm glad so many of my childhood favourites are enjoying such a golden age in their comic formats these days 😊

Unlike most of the commenters here, I found it less well written and illustrated than the best of the IDW stuff. It's not bad, but not blowing me away either.

Transformers/Gi-Joe. Man I know it like always happens but I can’t stand it, i never was a fan of gi-Jo but whenever they crossover into transformers I can’t stand it more. I want the robots, I know it’s close minded but I know what I like you know? When they inevitably crossover again in the movies thats when I’ll try it again but I’m not necessarily looking forward to it you know?

IDW may have lasted the longest as transformers goes but it set the bar pretty low IMO. This does look like typical Kirkman, toon style with adult violence and adolescent themes. Sounds better but still not my personal preferrence.

The Gold standard is G1

@Spootprime

29 күн бұрын

Hahaha no.

I just wished skybound tried to stray away a bit from the blocky G1 designs, I think idw had a good middleground between recognisability and more complex designs. Definitely a me thing though considering I didnt grow up with the 80s cartoon

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

IDW had the full palette of designs. From clean art of Guido to horrendous poop in that Galveston mini series.

IDW became unreadable to me with it's focus on romance and silly billy banter. I don't need comedy injected in. I think there is a generation of Transformers fans now though who love the focus on sexuality and silly humor who won't like a more dry, serious take.

Heyo, Buddy, show some respect for"the world's first action figure". Fun fact, Their the soul reason transformers even exists today! Who've known?

I've heard good things about the book and I've flipped through it but still hesitant about the art, back in the 90's it took me awhile to warm up to Geoff Senior when he worked on Marvel's TF comic but enough of this abstract experimental artsy fartsy POS, I want to see nice clean sharp art in the likes of Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi, hell I'll even accept Pat Lee if he ever comes out from hiding. If Skybound wants my money they have to cut this BS right now!!

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

Don Fig is the man! I consider him the best tf artist.

I get that sky bound is loved, but personally, I prefer IDW. I dont like G1 hyper-centralism and I like the IDW designs more as well. Maybe I'll enjoy Skybound once it stops trying to shove G1 everywhere and makes the transformers it's own thing.

8:31 nah that's a straight up insult

Hawen't seen this mutch gi joe disrespect since a rise of the beasts review called them"Reagan era propaganda". Never mind the More blunt identity politics now, and"the october guard"and"cobra"!

Not better than the og 2005 IDW continuity, but way better than the 2019 IDW reboot.

Are the robots gay? Thats all i need to know

@BoboyMagdalera

Ай бұрын

No

Just because robots ain't gay and don't go on dates don't mean it's actually well written.

@spriggylotus4476

Ай бұрын

Not gonna lie though, that is still a massive bonus point in their favour.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

Pretty contrarian opinion.

Not having gay alien robots makes it already way better.

@garka580

Ай бұрын

Wrong.

@BoboyMagdalera

Ай бұрын

The fact they turned one of the most heroic leaders of the autobots into a religious nut job.

@joaks1969

Ай бұрын

If there's straight alien robots there can be gay one's. They don't need to reproduce.

@theclericbeast4603

Ай бұрын

LMFAOOOOO SO REAL

Stop glazing

Anything is better than IDW

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

Wow, too harsh. I am not IDW simp, but I would say that IDW had some good things.

@snedbag1727

Ай бұрын

@@vladkornienko7889 They make Megatron a bitch, give shockwave some weird little crybaby backstory, soundwave can remove his ‘helmet’ and looks like a black spermcell. It’s shit.

Better than IDW isn't a question. Its a fact.

@vladkornienko7889

Ай бұрын

I would say it’s too early to tell. I wish this publisher only to exceed previous one.

so far Skybound has been more iconic than IDW has ever been in its entire lifespan

IDW is a really low bar so being better then IDW is pretty easy