rocketwave's review against another edition
4.0
Great read for Transformers fans, the humans in infiltration were a bit annoying/flat. But the spotlight issues make this a solid collection.
Can't wait to read more.
Can't wait to read more.
kavinay's review against another edition
3.0
The early IDW works are better than I thought. The continuity and some of the characters have rough edges compared to what IDW would evolve into, but the gems of a good setting are put into place here.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly, this gets full marks for Spotlight: Wheelie alone. What a wonderful take on such a maligned character!
I could live without the New Avengers/Transformers crossover--the only thing it points out is how boring the superheros are in comparison.
I could live without the New Avengers/Transformers crossover--the only thing it points out is how boring the superheros are in comparison.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
When was the last time an issue simply stood out to you due to colouring alone? Joana Lafuente is amazing. Her work on Spotligh:Drift is the sort of thing that just does not get enough attention in modern comics. Seriously, check out the issue alone for full marks on the collection.
The rest of the Furman arc is also criminally underappreciated. Even I remembered them as interesting but nothing special. I was wrong. He had a lot going on that was unfortunately cut short when IDW went in a dramatically different direction. Still, it's a visionary take by Furman. One that really tried to do something different and let him put a final innovative spin on the franchise that he built in this medium.
The rest of the Furman arc is also criminally underappreciated. Even I remembered them as interesting but nothing special. I was wrong. He had a lot going on that was unfortunately cut short when IDW went in a dramatically different direction. Still, it's a visionary take by Furman. One that really tried to do something different and let him put a final innovative spin on the franchise that he built in this medium.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
All Hail Megatron got a bad rap.
Does it break dramatically from the Furman run? Yup.
Are there continuity errors? Yup.
Is it poor? Not at all.
In fact, it might still be the only IDW series with heavy use of human characters that's actually engrossing. The coda especially is simply lights out, especially the Kup story by Nick Roche.
It's been a long time since I first read All Hail Megatron and it just leaves me wondering: what if only Michael Bay had let the IDW braintrust write him a coherent script?
Does it break dramatically from the Furman run? Yup.
Are there continuity errors? Yup.
Is it poor? Not at all.
In fact, it might still be the only IDW series with heavy use of human characters that's actually engrossing. The coda especially is simply lights out, especially the Kup story by Nick Roche.
It's been a long time since I first read All Hail Megatron and it just leaves me wondering: what if only Michael Bay had let the IDW braintrust write him a coherent script?
beecatbell's review against another edition
4.0
The art is hit and miss, but it IS robots so. Script and dialogue is solid if sometimes rushed. Shows promise of next volumes being even better.
beecatbell's review against another edition
5.0
Another satisfying addition to the IDW Transformers collection.