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xxmoonlitsky's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
kavinay's review
4.0
It gets better when you get hints of Cybertron in Stormbringer. I feel bad for remembering the early "-ation" series by Furman as being dull. It's not and it's got it's own internal sensibility that makes the humans compelling--eventually.
The highlights for me though are really Spotlight:Kup and Ramjet. The Ramjet special is just really amusing, the Kup issue though, wow, Nick Roche is just really good at everything to do with the franchise.
The rest is okay, but pales in comparison to Roche's issue and the Barber, Roberts series that would come much later in the continuity.
The highlights for me though are really Spotlight:Kup and Ramjet. The Ramjet special is just really amusing, the Kup issue though, wow, Nick Roche is just really good at everything to do with the franchise.
The rest is okay, but pales in comparison to Roche's issue and the Barber, Roberts series that would come much later in the continuity.
adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
5.0
So, volume #2. As a first-timer I’m really enjoying how these issues and volumes are being put together. I didn’t like how they weren’t exactly chronological in the first collection, but after going through this second collection I get it and I like it.
Volumes
This collection starts out with Stormbringer which I was very confused with. Because these aren’t completely chronological they didn’t start with issues that lead up to this volume. I sucked up my irrational annoyance and read on only to find that the confusion made it hard to stay glued to the page. The bits where Optimus and Megatron exchange a few words is always interesting, but I didn’t feel the threat of this Thunderwing and was still confused by the time I reached the end of the volume. The good thing about putting this volume first is that it is a kind of prequel to Escalation which follows right after. The second half of Infiltration is just as entertaining as the first. Simon Furman does a fantastic job writing out Autobot and human relations and I can’t wait to see how it ends.
Spotlights
The spotlights in this collection actually correspond with each other in order as well as with some spotlights in the first collection. Even the characters I wasn’t familiar with I loved reading from their points of view. The spotlights are Sixshot, Ramjet, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Mirage, and Optimus Prime. I loved them all, but I’d have to say my favorite was Kup’s spotlight. This is interesting because it was written and drawn by Nick Roche who also wrote my favorite Transformers issue of all time Spotlight: Megatron. What Roche does is introduce you to the highlighted character by taking a step into their mind (his monologues are amazing) and then expressing that character through another character’s feelings toward him/her. I can’t wait to see what else Roche has done because I’m officially a fan.
The thing about Transformers comics is you always want more when you’re done with them--well, I do anyway. My hunger for all things Transformers is insatiable so I will definitely be getting the rest of this series.
Volumes
This collection starts out with Stormbringer which I was very confused with. Because these aren’t completely chronological they didn’t start with issues that lead up to this volume. I sucked up my irrational annoyance and read on only to find that the confusion made it hard to stay glued to the page. The bits where Optimus and Megatron exchange a few words is always interesting, but I didn’t feel the threat of this Thunderwing and was still confused by the time I reached the end of the volume. The good thing about putting this volume first is that it is a kind of prequel to Escalation which follows right after. The second half of Infiltration is just as entertaining as the first. Simon Furman does a fantastic job writing out Autobot and human relations and I can’t wait to see how it ends.
Spotlights
The spotlights in this collection actually correspond with each other in order as well as with some spotlights in the first collection. Even the characters I wasn’t familiar with I loved reading from their points of view. The spotlights are Sixshot, Ramjet, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Mirage, and Optimus Prime. I loved them all, but I’d have to say my favorite was Kup’s spotlight. This is interesting because it was written and drawn by Nick Roche who also wrote my favorite Transformers issue of all time Spotlight: Megatron. What Roche does is introduce you to the highlighted character by taking a step into their mind (his monologues are amazing) and then expressing that character through another character’s feelings toward him/her. I can’t wait to see what else Roche has done because I’m officially a fan.
The thing about Transformers comics is you always want more when you’re done with them--well, I do anyway. My hunger for all things Transformers is insatiable so I will definitely be getting the rest of this series.
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