Unicron Trilogy pack-in comics

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Back in 2002, "Transformers" was more or less relaunched with the intention of bringing it back to what it had been in the 1980s. For the first time since 1987 there was a toy-line, a new animated series and a mass released comic book. (There was even a certain amount of tertiary merchandise, though not even close to as much as in the 80s.)

En el año 2002, "Transformers", fue más o menos relanzó con la intención de traer de vuelta a lo que había terminado el juego, en la década de 1980. Por primera vez desde 1987 no había una línea de juguetes, una nueva serie de dibujos animados y cómic masa liberada. (Había incluso una terciaria cierta cantidad de mercancías, aunque ni siquiera cerca tanto como en los años 80.

Retour en 2002, "Transformers" était plus ou moins relancé avec l'intention de le ramener à ce qu'il avait été dans les années 1980. Pour la première fois depuis 1987, il y avait un jouet en ligne, une nouvelle série animée et un comic book de masse libéré. (Il y avait même un tertiaire Un certain nombre de marchandises, mais même pas proche autant que dans les années 80.)


Part of that re-launch involved packing in comics with the figures.

Parte de ese relanzamiento Participa embalaje en los cómics con las figuras.

Une partie de cet emballage relance impliqué dans les chiffres de la bande dessinée.


Dreamwave produced 4 "Armada" pack-in comics over the course of the "Armada" line, as well as two issues of "Energon". (Dreamwave's implosion in 2004 happened before "Energon" ended.)

Dreamwave produjo 4 "Armada" pack-en los cómics a lo largo de la línea "Armada", así como dos números de "Energon". (Implosión de Dreamwave en 2004 pasó antes "Energon" terminó.)

Dreamwave produit 4 "Armada" pack-dans la bande dessinée sur le parcours de la ligne "Armada", ainsi que deux numéros de "Energon". (L'implosion de Dreamwave en 2004 est arrivé avant "Energon" terminé.)


Each issue was essentially a flip-book, with the comic on one side and a product catalogue on the other.

Cada resultado fue un Esencialmente-libro animado, con el cómic en un lado y un catálogo de productos en el otro.

Chaque numéro était essentiellement un flip-book, avec l'dessinée sur un côté et un catalogue de produits de l'autre.


The first pack-in comic (and the only one not to be numbered) features Hot Shot and Jolt disrupting a Decepticon effort (being carried out by Cyclonus and Crumplezone) to drain a city's energy. The plot is pretty much self-explanatory, and there are a few really painful scenes where the characters explicate about themselves (and things that the toys can do). Along the way, Hot Rod learns a valuable lesson about teamwork (and Minicons).

El primer paquete de comic (y el único en no estar numeradas) cuenta con Hot Shot y Jolt Interrumpir una fuerza Decepticon (llevada a cabo por Cyclonus y Crumplezone) para drenar la energía de una ciudad. La trama es bastante auto-explicativo, y hay algunas escenas muy dolorosas donde los personajes explicar acerca de sí mismos (y las cosas que los juguetes pueden hacer). En el camino, Hot Rod aprende una valiosa lección sobre el trabajo en equipo (y Minicons).

Le premier pack-in comique Shot (et le seul à ne pas être numérotées) chaud et les caractéristiques de Jolt un effort perturber Decepticon (menée par Cyclonus et Crumplezone) pour drainer l'énergie d'une ville. L'intrigue est assez bien de lui-même, et il ya quelques scènes vraiment douloureux où les personnages expliciter acerca Eux-mêmes (et des choses que les jouets peuvent faire). Sur le chemin, Hot Rod apprend une leçon précieuse acerca équipe (et Minicons).


Considering what they had to work with, Sarracini and Raiz did a pretty good job. Sarracini hit all of the points that a pack-in comic would need to hit. And, Raiz delivered the goods on the art as well as any professional would on a regular comic. One of Dreamwave's strongest suites was production, and that is evident in this book. Dreamwave did not skimp on the colouring. And, despite the words all being tri-lingual (and the pages being much smaller than a normal comic), the lay-outs are clean and easy to follow. The letterer actually has some fun with the tri-lingual gimmick by placing tri-lingual sound effects in a few panels.

Teniendo en cuenta lo que tenían que trabajar, y Raiz Sarracini Acerca hizo un muy buen trabajo. Sarracini alcanzó todos los elementos que necesitaría un paquete en el comic para golpear. Y, Raiz entrega de las mercancías en el arte, así como cualquier profesional hubiera sido cómico regular. Una de las suites más fuertes de Dreamwave estaba produciendo, y eso es evidente en este libro. Dreamwave Acerca no escatima en la coloración. Y, a pesar de todas las palabras que se trilingüe (y las páginas es mucho más pequeño que un comic normal), las maquetas son limpios y fáciles de seguir. El rotulista en realidad tiene un poco de diversión con el truco trilingüe por colocación de efectos de sonido trilingües en algunos paneles.

Compte tenu de ce qu'ils ont vécu à travailler, vous Sarracini and Root fait un assez bon travail. Sarracini touché tous les points qui un paquet dans comique aurait besoin de frapper. Et, Racine a livré la marchandise sur l'art ainsi que tout comique professionnel le ferait sur une base régulière. Une partie de la production de Dreamwave était suites les plus forts, et qui se manifeste dans ce livre. Dreamwave n'a pas lésiné sur la coloration. Et, malgré les mots tout étant trilingue (et les pages étant beaucoup plus petit qu'un comique régulière), les mises en page sont propres et faciles à suivre. Le letterer a réellement du plaisir avec le gimmick trilingue en plaçant des effets sonores trilingues en quelques panneaux.


Despite being published by Dreamwave, the pack-in comics do not reconcile with the then current "Armada" comics. Events in one often contradicted events in the other. Despite only being 8 pages or so each, the pack-in comics are a second "Unicron Trilogy" setting that Dreamwave created. (Their "Armada: More than Meets the Eye" sourcebook was arguably more consistent with the pack-in comics than it was with their regular "Armada" comic.)

A pesar de ser publicado por Dreamwave, el paquete en los cómics no se reconcilian con el entonces actual "Armada" comics. A menudo, los eventos en una contradecían los eventos en la otra. A pesar de ser tan solo 8 o menos páginas cada uno, el paquete en los cómics son una segunda "Unicron Trilogy" Que el establecimiento Dreamwave creado. (Su "Armada: Más que cumple el ojo" libro de consulta fue sin duda más consisten con el paquete en los cómics de lo que fue con su habitual "Armada" comic.)

En dépit d'être publié par Dreamwave, le pack en comics ne sont pas conciliable avec le courant alors "Armada" comics. Evénements à une contradiction souvent des événements dans l'autre. En dépit d'être seulement 8 pages ou plus chacun, le pack en bandes dessinées sont une seconde "Unicron Trilogy" C'est Dreamwave créé réglage. (Leur «Armada: More than Meets the Eye" était sans doute l'ouvrage de référence plus cohérent avec le pack en bandes dessinées que c'était avec leur Regular "Armada" comique.)


After the comic, there is a full-page add for Dreamwave's "Generation 1" series. This ad includes the 800 number for a comic book store locating service. (Say what one might about Dreamwave, they recognized an opportunity to reach new readers when they saw it.)

Después de que el comic, hay un complemento de página completa para la serie "Generación 1" de Dreamwave. Este anuncio incluye el número 800 de una tienda de cómics servicio de localización. (Diga lo que podríamos acerca Dreamwave, Ellos reconnu la oportunidad de llegar a nuevos lectores al verlo.)

Après la bande dessinée, il ya un add pleine page de "Génération 1" série de Dreamwave. Cette annonce comprend le numéro 800 pour un magasin de comic book localiser service. (Dites ce que l'on acerca Pourrait Dreamwave, ils ont reconnu la possibilité d'atteindre de nouveaux lecteurs quand ils ont vu cela.)



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I can't believe you wrote so much about these pack-in comics but didn't mention the infamous "JaAm" rewrite.
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I am not going to bother putting over an idiotic fan meme.
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Dom, I think you've covered it. For what these were, they weren't half bad little comics.
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Dominic wrote:I am not going to bother putting over an idiotic fan meme.
Dude, didn't you read Universe Hot Shot's profile (or look at the toy's license plate)? It's official now, broflavski!

I personally think the very act of reviewing over ten-year-old (!) toy pack-in comics is kinda silly in and of itself. What, you think there are people scouring eBay for these things loose and your review could make or break their decision to spend a few cents on it? It's just kinda goofy if you ask me. But hey, you have your own brand of fun.
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I was just looking back on an obscure bit of TF media. I was kind of impressed with how Dreamwave was trying to reach new customers. Over-all, they were treating the pack-ins as legitimate (if under-sized) comics. Normally, pack-in comics have a sort of "made at a kitchen table" quality to them. They are assumed to be done by low paid, (or even unpaid), interns. But, aside from the basic plot, the pack-in above actually felt like a legitimate comic.


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BWprowl wrote:
Dominic wrote:I am not going to bother putting over an idiotic fan meme.
Dude, didn't you read Universe Hot Shot's profile (or look at the toy's license plate)? It's official now, broflavski!
Exactly. For an idiotic fan meme, it became a thing.
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I know you haven't gotten to the others yet, but these did improve considerably over time--there was a lot of complaining. Also, the original "JaAm" thing was not supposed to be endearing--it was supposed to be a painful scathing commentary on the shallow emptiness of the original. (DW, or Hasbro, took it to heart, and the next comics are a lot better.) I believe the one that features Tidal Wave, Sharkticon and Slugslinger is the best--partially because it gave characterisation to three otherwise-underutilized toys. (Tidal Wave may have been in the cartoon, but he was stupid and useless.)
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People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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It'd be much funnier if you posted your review in three languages.

Ce serait beaucoup plus drôle si vous avez publié votre avis en trois langues.

Sería mucho más divertido si usted envió su comentario en tres idiomas.
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That would have been a good idea if I could write well in three languages, or even compentently edit Babelfish output (or find a reliable translator).


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