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 #13
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #13… If there was any indication needed that Brian Ruckley is inching closer and closer to all-out war on Cybertron, Transformers #13 is it. Featuring a great balance of plot progression, character development and exposition, the latest issue of IDW’s reboot is nicely focused on the growing Ascenticon movement (sporting the classic Decepticon […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #12
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #12… After Transformers #11‘s Decepticon-heavy development, Brian Ruckley takes another break from the series’ main story to take us back a little bit in time and more fully introduce his version of Nautica and other bots who have been missing in the series up until now. It was a fun one-off tale […]
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 #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 #3
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #3… The central mystery of Brainstorm’s murder takes a backseat as Transformers #3 features a lot of exposition as other characters are introduced. There’s a lack of tension given the way the second issue ended with an apparent assassination attempt on Megatron’s life, but in place of that is more world-building from […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #1
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #1… For the first time in nearly 15 years, IDW has begun a new continuity for its Transformers comic book franchise. Beginning in the pre-war days of Cybertron, Brian Ruckely sets out to examine the start of the conflict between Autobots and Decepticons with fresh eyes in both a literal and figurative sense. […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #25
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #25… After a long journey, Transformers: Lost Light, and by extension, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye, has come to an end. Transformers: Lost Light #25 marks the grand finale to IDW and James Robert’s series that blended together great character development, deep emotions, an engrossing story and new elements to the Transformers mythology. All […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #21
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #21… As the final arc of Transformers: Lost Light begins, James Roberts is beginning to tie up even more loose ends and close out his grand Transformers epic. He sets the stage for a nice finale in this issue as things come full circle to the start of Lost Light and some of the bigger […]
