It’s finally here: the final issue of IDW’s Transformers (this current incarnation anyway, the reboot is scheduled for next year sometime.) I can’t really talk about the issue without spoilers, so if you haven’t read it yet you might want to go read the issue first. (And you should read it even if you don’t
I can’t believe we’re down to the last two issues of every IDW Transformers series. And even though we had lots of battles and death, this issue still seemed to be on the quieter side (relatively) which I appreciated because with everything going on in these books I needed a chance to catch my breath.
But things ARE looking bad.” “Such is the way of combat, storyteller…if war looked good, why would we do anything else?” It’s a story about medieval Primes and ancient battles, while in the present Starscream smirks and says snarky things about humans. See below for preview pages and a review of Optimus Prime #10.
It’s a short review this week, because I’m avoiding any and all spoilers and it’s hard. See below for a few thoughts about Optimus Prime #9.
Jazz has a chance to tell his story to the press, which is maybe not the best idea but you have to admire his principles. Jetfire gets to talk to the friend who beat him up for being a sellout, which is a slightly better idea but is still pretty dicey. And Optimus finds out that
Four million years in the past Jetfire wonders if he’s on the right side, while in the present Marissa Faireborn and the President wonder the same darn thing. See below for preview pages and a review of Optimus Prime #7.
The current storyline is wrapped up as Arcee tries to save Sideswipe, the humans try not to be completely useless, and millions of years in the past Optimus and Prowl try to win a battle even if it means giving up what they stand for. Or do they? See below for preview pages and a review of Optimus
Sideswipe’s life is in danger and the only people who can help him just let a horde of Sharkticons loose on the planet. See below for a review of Optimus Prime #5.
This year’s Transformers Annual features two stories that are very different in style, but they’re tied together by the storytellers (Optimus and Pyra Magna, trying to work out their differences) and the eavesdroppers (Starscream and Bumblebee, though Bumblebee’s a figment of Starscream’s imagination of course, right? …..right…?) See below for a review of Transformers Annual