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 – Star Trek vs. Transformers #1
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek vs. Transformers #1… In the latest clash of the comic book titans we’re served Star Trek vs Transformers #1, something (I’ll be brutally honest) I never thought I’d see in my sci-fi loving lifetime. Saying that, only a few years back we saw Star Trek/Planet of the Apes so it’s only […]
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 – Optimus Prime #22
Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #22… With Unicron’s arrival in the IDW universe, Optimus Prime #22 takes an unusual step in showing more of the lead-up to Unicron, an event that is already halfway through its series. This is in part because of the delays IDW has put its Transformers titles through over the past few months, but it negatively […]
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 […]
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 – Transformers: Unicron #1
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Unicron #1… Throughout the many iterations of the Transformers franchise, the biggest bad of the mythos has not been Megatron, Galvatron or an ancient Prime, but the massive planet-eater Unicron, who is often played as the Devil to Cybertron’s God. For the decades-plus that IDW has maintained Transformers in comics, they’ve never touched or even […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Optimus Prime #20
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Optimus Prime #20… The fight for Cybertron rages on as Shockwave implements his plan while Optimus Prime finds a surprising bot in limbo. As the penultimate issue of ‘The Falling’, John Barber sets a good stage for the finale as Shockwave prepares his final move. It is actually a fairly quiet […]
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 […]
