Comic Quick Look: Transformers Beast Hunters #5

I’m not sure what it is about this series that makes it hard for me to really enjoy it.  Last issue ended the first story line about the Dinobots on Cybertron, and I called it a solid “Meh”.  I also hoped that the new story starting here in issue #5 would grab me more.

Well, so far, so bad.  I should be caring about these characters, right?  I mean, I love the Dinobots, I love the fact that they’re teammates who don’t necessarily bicker.  There’s an appearance by a new version of a beloved Marvel Transformers character — okay, beloved might be strong, but it ticks a nostalgia factor.

Still, I’m not sure why I’m not that interested.  The art is serviceable, but I just find myself reading the comic and thinking, “… eh.”  Maybe it’s because the two main books, More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise are that much better.  Maybe it’s because Beast Hunters won’t have an affect on the main cartoon story (that we know of).

Or maybe it’s just boring.  Even with a planet-wide earthquake, some robots getting healed, some robots getting hurt, this story just doesn’t make me think “Wow, I can’t wait until the next issue!”.

I’ll still keep reading it, but maybe I’m just being masochistic here.