Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #16… Even though Optimus Prime #16 is a relatively quiet issue, things are never quite dull on Cybertron. The feared and mythical Onyx Prime has returned to the planet in ‘The Falling Part 2’, but rather than outright attacking it the majority of the issue features a parlay between him, Optimus, Windblade […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime Annual 2018
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime Annual 2018… Its funny that considering this issue is the special annual for IDW’s Optimus Prime series, the title hero is only featured in one or two quick panels at the very beginning. The rest of the issue is devoted to Starscream and Thundercracker, taking place in between the final issues of Tranformers: […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #15
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #15… The big threat IDW has been building up in Optimus Prime and Transformers: Till All Are One has arrived as Onyx Prime comes to Cybertron with an apparently captured Liege Maximo in tow. Two of the biggest threats they’ve faced in the last year showing up at the same time is not a […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 6
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 6… While the Transformers film franchise has struggled in the way of audience and critical reception and treating its characters like actual characters, IDW has had plenty of success over the years with its handling of the franchise in the comic medium. For the last few […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime: First Strike #1
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime: First Strike #1… Its not unusual for a big comic book event to have several tie-in issues to the main series, telling companion stories with some of the supporting characters to either help expand the event’s scope or fill in some gaps. What is unusual, however, is to have an […]
Exclusive Interview with Transformers’ John Barber and Steve Kurth
Ricky Church chats with Transformers’ John Barber and Steve Kurth… If you’ve seen the commercials with a transforming razor, that’s the latest addition to the vast Transformers mythology, Hydrobot. He was introduced earlier this summer through IDW’s one-shot comic, Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers, written by John Barber and drawn by Steve Kurth. Barber is the writer […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Salvation
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Salvation… Exiled from civilization, the Dinobots are the last line of defense against the ultimate Cybertronian dinosaur – Trypticon! But how much are the Dinobots willing to sacrifice for a world that hates them? Out of the many transformers in the whole franchise, a lot of people’s favourites are the group […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #8
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #8… Jazz confronts his past-and the Autobot’s future-in front of millions of television viewers. But will he make the people of Earth understand Optimus Prime’s mission… or turn against it? As Optimus Prime and the Autobots continue to recover from their battle with the Junkions and try improving the tenuous […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #6
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #6… “NEW CYBERTRON”—CONCLUSION! As the Junkions reveal their ultimate plan, Optimus Prime makes a decision that will define the relationship between Earth and Cybertron for all time… but will Arcee be able to live with the fallout? The first arc of Optimus Prime comes to a close as Optimus struggles […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #5
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #5… NEW CYBERTRON! It’s battleground: Earth once more, as the uneasy peace between Optimus’ forces, the Junkions, and G.I. Joe collapses amidst betrayals and subterfuge. Will Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna be able to put aside their differences—or is war really the only way forward? This week’s Optimus Prime was […]