Ricky Church reviews Transformers Vol 1: The World in Your Eyes… IDW’s relaunch of its Transformers series takes fans back to a pre-war Cybertron where Optimus Prime is still Orion Pax and Megatron is a popular but troublesome politician as writer Brian Ruckley weaves a complex tale leading up to Cybertron’s Great War. There are certainly several […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3… And so we come to the final slice of Star Trek: Picard – Countdown. This three issue special, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, aimed to give us a glimpse into the universe of the retired Admiral Picard. The comic book special written to show us […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #2
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #2… Continuing our introduction to the upcoming Picard series which is set for transmission in the New Year, issue #2 – penned by both Mike Johnson and Kirsten Beyer – arrives without skipping a beat from the previous issue of Star Trek: Picard – Countdown. Following the truly […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #1
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #1… It’s bizarre to think that a decade ago Mike Johnson, along with Tim Jones, put pen to paper and wrote Star Trek: Countdown. In doing so they ignired the fuse – which admittedly has burnt slowly – but has now bloomed with Star Trek: Picard – Countdown, […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #11
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #11… Brian Ruckley took a big leap forward in Transformers #11 as several story threads came together and left fans on a big cliffhanger that only spells doom for the Autobots and all of Cybertron. The story was very focused and on point with great charactizations of most of the cast, particularly Megatron. […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #10
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #10… Brian Ruckley has really been putting momentum on his Transformers series these last few issues. Transformers #10 ups the ante in some big ways as the true leader of The Rise is revealed. Things are moving along pretty quick as Ruckley continues some interesting and compelling takes on these classic characters. Unlike the previous […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #8
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #8… One of the common criticisms of IDW’s new Transformers series is the slow pacing its had since the second issue. Writer Brian Ruckley’s slow burn approach has been nice in terms of world-building, but when it’s come to the actual plot of Brainstorm’s murder and other story points, not much has really […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #7
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #7… After taking a bit of a break from the main plot in the previous issue, Brian Ruckley emphasizes how much more drastic the situation on Cybertron has become in the aftermath of Rubble’s murder. Transformers #7 is pretty effective in its emphasis of what this means for many of the characters going […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #5
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #5… IDW’s latest issue of Transformers makes a couple interesting developments in the story, though it’s still plagued somewhat by the same problems of the previous couple of issues. Brian Ruckely doesn’t focus as much on the world-building aspect this time around as he instead moves characters further into their journeys. However, some […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #4
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #4… We’re another chapter into IDW’s Transformers reboot, but with four issues it doesn’t feel like the story has advanced in any meaningful way since the reboot began. Brian Ruckley continues to extensively explore this new version of Cybertron, but it comes at the expense of the murder mystery as well as even […]