Dominic wrote:Actually, somebody at IDW with authority, (maybe Schmidt, but do not quote me on that part), came out and declared "Continuum" to be out.
"Excodus" was billed as the start of a consistent new era for TF. *everything* was supposed to fit with "Exodus". And, apparently, it has a sequel in the pipeline.
Continuum may be out due to errors, but all it really did was sum up everything that had happened before.
Either way, I think you're taking it out of context. The implications, far and wide, would be that everything "going forward" would adhere to Exodus and this new "unified continuity" and Prime or whatever. IDW's non-Prime comics are obviously an exception to this, given the fact that it's still very much...the same exact thing they were doing before Exodus.
If Exodus applied, then IDW would have hard rebooted, and they haven't done that.
And, for the record, I really do not hate Roberts. He is a good writer. I am annoyed by the fans. (Still, if Roberts every wins an award, I will probably want to key his car or something.)
Dom, do you just sit around looking for reasons to hate things? Seriously man.
Last Stand of the Wreckers comes out, and you're all, "This is great! I love it! I wish Roberts would write the main book."
Roberts writes the main book, and all you do is bitch. Fuck the fans. If it's good, read it. if not, throw it away.
I mean, I understand it. We have the same opinion on BW fans, but that's only because I indirectly encounter them in other places. I'm fairly sure that this place is the only TF board you frequent; the only other one I frequent with any basis is ATT where literally nobody gives a fuck about these comics.
And, my complaint is that Roberts, (and likely Barber, depending on how the labor is split), are doing much the same things that Costa did. But, fans are praising them because they are working in obscure references.
Nobody here is praising Roberts for calling back to things, nor are they claiming that is the only reason he's good, or any degree of what you're saying.
To put it bluntly: We agree with you! Get your panties out the knot and enjoy the book, bro.
That that, right there, is everything wrong with the fandom. G1 needs to have obscure references to 25+ years of a franchise that was second tier at best up until a few years ago. Yup, that is a good way to keep it kind of exclusive for the real fans now that all of those rabble were drawn in by the movie. Gotta keep the hobby as insular as possible! (That is "getting it".)
You know, I'm always hearing you talk about it being insular, but honestly--stuff like this isn't making it any more insular than it already was, and frankly
nobody is going to start picking up a Transformers comic that they weren't already buying without a hell of a lot of goading. It took a soft reboot and eight months of you and 86 and several others going "ALL HAIL MEGS IS SO GOOD OH MY GAAAAAAWD" for me to even consider reading it.
If the book is going to be a 'little' insular by actually referencing its continuity and using characters who are, frankly, more interesting to see than the same damn '84 cast all over again, then so be it! I enjoy obscure characters showing up and Doing Things. That's interesting, to me. That's the level I'm at.
This book is too insular? The casual faggots have the live-action movies and Prime and the shitty G1 cartoon to get their rocks off. I'll be over here reading about Skyquake and the Predators.