Ricky Church reviews Transformers #29… After several weeks of delays, IDW’s Transformers is finally back on track and the latest issue is an action-packed one that raises the stakes in more ways than one. Brian Ruckley provides a few answers as to the motivations of some characters while Megatron pushes Cybertron further to the brink of […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Vol. 3: All Fall Down
Ricky Church reviews Transformers Vol. 3: All Fall Down… Since the beginning of IDW’s reboot on its Transformers continuity, writer Brian Ruckley has been playing the long game as he’s led Cybertron to the brink of its infamous, millions-year long war between the Autobots and Decepticons. All throughout his series we’ve seen the small sparks of war […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #28
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #28… After a little over a month long delay, IDW’s main Transformers series returns with a focus on many of the supporting characters in both the Autobot and Decepticon factions as well as a few neutral bots, including one particular bot scheming as usual against both sides. Brian Ruckley writes a compelling issue […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #26
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #26… After the explosive quarter anniversary issue, Transformers #26 is something of a breather as Megatron and the newly christened Optimus Prime gather their forces to stake the future of Cybertron. There’s a fair bit of tension as they make their moves while Brian Ruckley pays off on some story threads he planted […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #25
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #25… Nothing on Cybertron will be the same again as the anniversary issue of Transformers sees the beginning salvo of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. ‘War World’ is an apt title for the new arc of the series as Brian Ruckley wastes little time establishing the growth of the conflict as […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Vol. 2: The Change In Your Nature
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 #23
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #23… It’s been a year and a few months since IDW rebooted the Transformers comics to detail the origins of their millennia long war and now writer Brian Ruckley has reached the full tipping point in Cybertronian civilization in the latest issue. The focus bounces around a few different different characters, […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #19
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #19… Over the last several issues of IDW’s Transformers, the situation on Cybertron has gone from bad to incredibly worse as Megatron’s latest plan to upend the status quo has caused the deaths of thousands of bots and a dwindling supply of energon, making it an optimal time for him to make […]
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 #16
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #16… Throughout IDW’s new Transformers series, we’ve gotten a look at pre-war Cybertron and the tenuous balance between the different sects of the planet’s leadership. Transformers #16 may be the penultimate issue before all hell breaks lose as Megatron takes a drastic step before his full plans can be uncovered. It’s an intriguing issue […]