Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #25… The end has come as Optimus Prime #25 serves not just as a conclusion to the series and an epilogue to Unicron, but to IDW’s Transformers continuity as a whole. Running from 2005 to now, the IDW universe has had its highs and lows while reshaping familiar elements of the franchise and putting entirely new […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Optimus Prime #20
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Optimus Prime #20… The fight for Cybertron rages on as Shockwave implements his plan while Optimus Prime finds a surprising bot in limbo. As the penultimate issue of ‘The Falling’, John Barber sets a good stage for the finale as Shockwave prepares his final move. It is actually a fairly quiet […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #17
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #17… Its safe to say not only did Optimus Prime #17 raise the stake’s of Cybertron’s survival, but delivered one of the most shocking twists in Transformers history. John Barber crafts an intriguing tale that places readers in the place of the characters as things go from bad to worse in a chaotic manner […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #16
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 #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 – 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 […]