Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11… In the next installment of IDW’s Transformers collection, plenty of stories come to a head as writers John Barber and James Roberts begin the climaxes of their “second seasons” of their respective Transformers series. Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11 features exciting action, tension and emotional […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 10
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 10… IDW’s latest collection of their previous Transformers continuity features some good stories, but ones that aren’t quite as connected to each other as most of the previous collections have been. Rather Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 10 feels fairly episodic, though […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Vol 1: The World in Your Eyes
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 – 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 #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 […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Unicron #6
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Unicron #6… The end of Transformers: Unicron has come and with it, the penultimate issue of IDW’s current Transformers continuity. John Barber closes out his story in a pretty spectacular fashion as Optimus Prime, Arcee, Starscream and their allies throw everything they have for one last assault against Unicron. The miniseries wraps up fairly well […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #21
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #21… ‘The Falling’ finally concludes in Optimus Prime #21 as Optimus, Bumblebee and Pyra Magna put a stop to Shockwave’s plan, yet leave the door open for new threats as the series leads into Transformers: Unicron. John Barber subverts expectations though with what Shockwave’s ultimate goal in this phase was, […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #19
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #19… Optimus Prime continues to fire on all cylinders as Shockwave continues to make his big move that’s been millions of years in the making. Optimus Prime #19 makes great use of Shockwave’s return and emphasizes Starscream’s role in whatever the former Decepticon is planning, showing how much of a tool he […]
Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #18
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #18… After the shocking revelation at the end of Optimus Prime #17, the latest issue wastes little time exploring the ramifications of Shockwave’s return and what it means to the whole history of Cybertron. Optimus Prime #18 is a densely packed issue as John Barber uses this interlude to explain how Shockwave has […]