Re: Re-Generation One (IDW retro G1)
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:22 pm
Issue 86:
This is my second "breather" issue. Furman continues to make this book feel like it follows from the original series in both tone and context, despite the 20+ year gap (both in real and story terms). Furman takes the concept of irresponsiblity, (which Kup mentioned in issue 81) and makes it the center of this issue while picking up old plot threads.
-Thunderwing's remains are stolen.
-The consequences of Grimlock's use of Nucleon on other robots are shown.
-Grimlock's capricousness is mentioned on page. The concept that was used for laughs in the black and white "Making Tracks" is used in a more serious way here in a conversation between Wheeljack and Red Alert.
-The humans rightly call out Prime for his role in how badly things have gone. (And, the Autobots were pretty negligent.)
-Prime's choice with Ratchet and Megatron back in 1990 likely played a role in the destruction of all of Megatron's drones, including several Autobots. (I am guessing that they were seen as too dangerous to keep around given Megatron's modifications. Arguably, had Prime been more ruthless in '91, the last few issue's worth of trouble would have been avoided.)
On a continuity note, more than a few Autobots have been back-written as being "off-line" and stored on the Ark. This is not the first time that something like this has happened. But, it is the first time that it happened without the excuse of "confusion between US/UK comics". This is a minor detail, but one likely to be the subject of much discussion on forums.
Grade: A
Speaking of guys getting forgotten, any word on how muhc of the UK comics are going to be incorporated? Despite being billed as following from the US only, some UK plot elements have turned up. Any word on if Professor Morris will be making an appearance? (Just an idle question.)
Dom
-really loving this book.
This is my second "breather" issue. Furman continues to make this book feel like it follows from the original series in both tone and context, despite the 20+ year gap (both in real and story terms). Furman takes the concept of irresponsiblity, (which Kup mentioned in issue 81) and makes it the center of this issue while picking up old plot threads.
-Thunderwing's remains are stolen.
-The consequences of Grimlock's use of Nucleon on other robots are shown.
-Grimlock's capricousness is mentioned on page. The concept that was used for laughs in the black and white "Making Tracks" is used in a more serious way here in a conversation between Wheeljack and Red Alert.
-The humans rightly call out Prime for his role in how badly things have gone. (And, the Autobots were pretty negligent.)
-Prime's choice with Ratchet and Megatron back in 1990 likely played a role in the destruction of all of Megatron's drones, including several Autobots. (I am guessing that they were seen as too dangerous to keep around given Megatron's modifications. Arguably, had Prime been more ruthless in '91, the last few issue's worth of trouble would have been avoided.)
On a continuity note, more than a few Autobots have been back-written as being "off-line" and stored on the Ark. This is not the first time that something like this has happened. But, it is the first time that it happened without the excuse of "confusion between US/UK comics". This is a minor detail, but one likely to be the subject of much discussion on forums.
Grade: A
Speaking of guys getting forgotten, any word on how muhc of the UK comics are going to be incorporated? Despite being billed as following from the US only, some UK plot elements have turned up. Any word on if Professor Morris will be making an appearance? (Just an idle question.)
Dom
-really loving this book.