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4saradouglas's review against another edition
3.0
The story was pretty good and the dialogue was better than most graphic novels I've read, but I found myself confused kind of often. I didn't know all of the back story for these characters and I also found them hard to tell apart at times. I'm sorry, but one orange and white robot looks like every orange and white robot! Overall though, not bad!
markthulhu's review against another edition
5.0
Well, that was fun!* And slightly confusing, given that I've had nothing to do with Transformers since owning a very small collection of toys back in the 80s and early 90s**. Still, I held on tight, enjoyed the ride and came out on the other side wanting more. And more I shall have!
I'm sure there's far more here to enjoy for longtime fans but newcomers should be assured that it is well worth the effort to put your trust in the writers and just jump straight in. The characterisation of the different Transformers is rich enough that backstory and continuity aren't really necessary to sink your teeth into the here-and-now of the story.
I never thought that comics based on licensed properties could be this good. Shame on me! Good comics are good comics, and this comic was damn good.
*Fun enough for me to write a review, which I've never bothered with before!
**I did however have a whole mess of Mighty Machine Men. 80s nostalgia only works if your childhood self happened to fall on what would eventually become the cool side of pop culture.
I'm sure there's far more here to enjoy for longtime fans but newcomers should be assured that it is well worth the effort to put your trust in the writers and just jump straight in. The characterisation of the different Transformers is rich enough that backstory and continuity aren't really necessary to sink your teeth into the here-and-now of the story.
I never thought that comics based on licensed properties could be this good. Shame on me! Good comics are good comics, and this comic was damn good.
*Fun enough for me to write a review, which I've never bothered with before!
**I did however have a whole mess of Mighty Machine Men. 80s nostalgia only works if your childhood self happened to fall on what would eventually become the cool side of pop culture.
markthulhu's review against another edition
4.0
"It's got giant robots fighting - how bad can it be?" were the quickly forgotten words I said to the friendly staff at my local comic shop when someone mentioned the "Real Steal" movie. Machines punching machines! Other than "Short Circuit 2" (the last time a movie made me cry) robots fighting can only ever be a good, good thing. In homage to this axiom, I tag any Transformers comics I read with "giantrobotsfighting". How pretentiously reductive! The "Dark Cybertron" crossover was alright but to be honest, there was far too much of the robots punching robots. This volume brings things back on track and has plenty of robots talking and making jokes and finding out more about who they are and what they mean to each other. All of the good stuff that I've come to expect from James Roberts writing these characters. I don't remember much about what happened (it's been a few days, a few drinks and I tend to have a poor memory for the things I read) but I remember how it made me feel, which was damn good. Damn good!
zj5's review against another edition
4.0
Of the two Transformers series I started I prefer this one. It's funnier and more centred on adventure while the other is more political in nature. I also like that this series uses more obscure and secondary Transformers. It can be a little tricky to figure out which giant pointy helmeted robot man with two names is which but once you get it down it's easy going. Looking forward to seeing where this series is headed.
sperks's review against another edition
5.0
Originally rated it 4/5 stars, but on rereading it I've upped it to 5/5 stars. Why?
Because this series has, since that fateful day I saw my friend reading Lost Light in biology class and asked what it was, taken over my life. I've been fans of other series but this was the first one in a long time that made me dread its ending.
Volume one didn't get 5/5 at first because I didn't know any of the background or any of the characters. But now I do, and boy am I glad that didn't stop reading when the tenth robot whose name I had never heard of was introduced. Not that I would have stopped reading because even for me, who had never read or watched any transformers property before, those introductions were so well it didn't matter that I didn't know any of them. What I'm getting at is volume one deserves 5/5 because it serves as a near-perfect introduction to the story and its characters. On my first reading I just didn't see that.
Read this series. You will not regret it.
Because this series has, since that fateful day I saw my friend reading Lost Light in biology class and asked what it was, taken over my life. I've been fans of other series but this was the first one in a long time that made me dread its ending.
Volume one didn't get 5/5 at first because I didn't know any of the background or any of the characters. But now I do, and boy am I glad that didn't stop reading when the tenth robot whose name I had never heard of was introduced. Not that I would have stopped reading because even for me, who had never read or watched any transformers property before, those introductions were so well it didn't matter that I didn't know any of them. What I'm getting at is volume one deserves 5/5 because it serves as a near-perfect introduction to the story and its characters. On my first reading I just didn't see that.
Read this series. You will not regret it.
gizmoto16's review against another edition
4.0
I was listening to some podcast where they said this comic is one of the best-written series out there. So I decided to give it a go. After the first few pages, I wanted to just stop reading. I didn't know what was going on at all. But I stuck with it, and eventually it settled down to one consistent timeline/story line and I really started to enjoy it. I've never been familiar with Transformers characters before, and I still had some trouble keeping track of who is who, but the writing is really good.
These machines have such varied human personalities that they become very relatable. The art also does a good job of conveying quite a bit through facial expressions, which is surprising, considering they're robots. And there are some really funny moments in it as well. The only disappointing thing so far is I was told they had started distinguishing genders in the Transformers, but so far I haven't seen any females. Still looking forward to reading more though.
These machines have such varied human personalities that they become very relatable. The art also does a good job of conveying quite a bit through facial expressions, which is surprising, considering they're robots. And there are some really funny moments in it as well. The only disappointing thing so far is I was told they had started distinguishing genders in the Transformers, but so far I haven't seen any females. Still looking forward to reading more though.
tronella's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so bad at understanding comics. Good job I can go read a plot summary on the wiki afterwards.
I got this from a humble bundle.
I got this from a humble bundle.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
There aren't many comics I'd bother to go back an reread. James Roberts is brilliant. Alex Milne and Nick Roche are fantastic. Josh Burcham is just perfect. These issues are undoubtedly the genesis of the best run of Transformers content in any medium.