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Sunday, April 26, 2009

TF Zone is Moving!

TF Zone is moving! Check out it's new home at http://transformers.today.com !

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Spotlight Drift Review


The Spotlight series of oneshots has given us some of the best Transformers stories we have ever seen, and we have seen some duds. But this one is definitely a winner. Introduced in the All Hail Megatron series, Drift has been mysterious and stealthy. Little has been revealed about him except for his name. Finally we get some answers.

While Shane McArthy has been criticized for putting very little into each issue, this book is jammed full of awesome action and storytelling. Drift is given an interesting origin that I didn’t really expect. Not that it’s something we have never seen before, but it is interesting nonetheless. The pacing is spot on for a change, it flows neatly and is easy to follow. McArthy has never had trouble telling interesting stories, just how he went about them. Hopefully future work of his will be this well done.

The art work is superb and is some of the best quality coming out from IDW. This new artist needs more than a spotlight, he needs a miniseries at the very least. Kudos to the colorist as well, who did a magnificent job bringing the book to life.


While this issue should not be missed, it doesn’t really add anything to the ongoing story. It just tells the back story of a new character. But it is supremely well done and a must if you can afford it.
BW4E
Story: 9/10 Art: 9/10 Quick Verdict: Grab It

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Moon Base Transmissions: The April Newsletter

Whew, what a month! I've been working my behind off and juggleing school. I've got a funeral to attend tomorrow, so after that, Hopefully I'll get a break and be able to catch things up around here. So stay tuned.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Transformers Revenge of The Fallen Alliance #4 Review


Okay now that Alliance is over, I can say that it has to be one of the worst Transformers series ever. The entire story could be summed up in the first five minutes of the movie, which will probably happen. After I finished reading this issue, I just sat there and scratched my head wondering why I just spent $16. And I still don't have an answer. It started out bad and has only gotten worse. While the dialogue has improved I still feel that there was no story to be told here. I'm sorry but when I am shelling out four bucks an issue I expect a little substance.

That said, Alex Milne has saved his best work for last. The art is much improved and is the only saving grace. But honestly I don't think it's worth spending four bucks on.

In closing all I have to say is to run for the hills, or pick up the Star Trek Countdown series (also published by IDW) which is a stellar example of how to do a great prequel comic.

BW4E

Story: 3/10 Art: 8/10 Quick Verdict: Drop It (like the plague)