Ricky Church reviews Transformers Vol. 2: The Change In Your Nature… As IDW continues its reboot of the Transformers franchise, the second volume of the series The Change In Your Nature has hit the shelves in a decently sized collection showcasing Cybertron’s march toward all-out war. Writer Brian Ruckley crafts an interesting story with a nice build-up […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 11
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 vs. Terminator #1
Ricky Church reviews Transformers vs. Terminator #1… A new Transformers crossover has begun and this time the Transformers are facing down another set of popular sci-fi robotic villains in Transformers vs. Terminator #1. The idea of Autobots and Decepticons fighting T-800s and Skynet is rife with potential that writers John Barber and David Mariotte not only fulfill, […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9
Ricky Church reviews Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9… IDW’s deluxe collections of their previous Transformers continuity have now reached a ninth volume, combining stories from Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye and Windblade into one book. The titles mostly have a different tone and feel to each other, particularly More Than Meets The Eye‘s crazy and meta-filled narrative, but each […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #13
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #13… If there was any indication needed that Brian Ruckley is inching closer and closer to all-out war on Cybertron, Transformers #13 is it. Featuring a great balance of plot progression, character development and exposition, the latest issue of IDW’s reboot is nicely focused on the growing Ascenticon movement (sporting the classic Decepticon […]
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 – Transformers: Unicron #5
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Unicron #5… Transformers: Unicron #5 doesn’t just mark the penultimate issue of the series, but of IDW’s whole continuity for Transformers, G.I. Joe and R.O.M. The issue delivers a lot of action as the heroes mount their final defense against Unicron and his invading forces, but there is also a nice amount of introspection from a […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Unicron #3
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Unicron #3… Answers are revealed and stakes are raised in Transformers: Unicron #3 as the sins of Cybertron’s past literally comes back to destroy it. John Barber writes an engrossing issue with several great character moments and new moral dilemmas they must face in order to survive Unicron’s onslaught. As the halfway marker […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Unicron #2
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Unicron #2… After the huge battle in its inaugural issue, Transformers: Unicron #2 takes a bit of a breather as the characters regroup and plan what their next move against the planet-eater will be. Barber uses the time to build upon some of the recent events out of Optimus Prime and even Till All Are […]
