Maybe it was a case of the writer having watched "The Iron Giant" one too many times.andersonh1 wrote: Superion’s death by nuke has never made any sense though. Seems like he could have shot the thing down, or angled it up into space.
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I figured the same thing.
On page, I assumed that Superion was so damaged/drained by the earlier battle that his best choice was to hit the nuke directly.
"War Within" had a few of those sorts of errors. But, Dreamwave just fessed up about it and moved on. IDW gets snitty and acts suprised that the fandom is complaining about sloppiness. (And, as much as I like IDW comics, they are sloppy in places.)
And, IDW is not above cash-grabbing, considering that they have produced crap like "Infestation".
Anderson's real complain here is that Sarracini was being excessively sloppy about basic things. Everybody makes mistakes, but Sarracini consistently made the same type of mistake. Given how tight the writer's market it, there really is no excuse for it, and less reason to think that people are not going to notice.
Dom
-notes that in late '02, most of us were still trying to process the idea of having 2 new TF comics at any given time.
On page, I assumed that Superion was so damaged/drained by the earlier battle that his best choice was to hit the nuke directly.
They did not start long-term planning until the second G1 series. Initially, the only planned to do "Prime Directive" and leverage the exposure it gave them for other ventures.But as you say, Dreamwave editorial just admitted that the story had changed and on we went. They didn't have everything planned out from the beginning, fans knew it, and it was no big deal.
"War Within" had a few of those sorts of errors. But, Dreamwave just fessed up about it and moved on. IDW gets snitty and acts suprised that the fandom is complaining about sloppiness. (And, as much as I like IDW comics, they are sloppy in places.)
That is not entirely fair. Dreamwave had devoted writers and artists on staff. Something like "War Within" would not have happened as a cash grab.For DW, TF was a cash grab. For IDW, it's a labour of love.
And, IDW is not above cash-grabbing, considering that they have produced crap like "Infestation".
I always figured that the "Pacific Islands" was an odd way to describe Polynesia or something. But, yeah."Pacific Islands" is a really weird thing though. I get the feeling DW had some weird editorial rules that said that stories had to be "realistic and mature" without any of the writers actually wanting it to be there, because literally every time something like this happens, it feels forced. "The conflict needs to feel global." Alright, chuck a reference to some far-off place in there. Nobody will fact check it because it's Transformers.
Anderson's real complain here is that Sarracini was being excessively sloppy about basic things. Everybody makes mistakes, but Sarracini consistently made the same type of mistake. Given how tight the writer's market it, there really is no excuse for it, and less reason to think that people are not going to notice.
Dom
-notes that in late '02, most of us were still trying to process the idea of having 2 new TF comics at any given time.