IDW’s digital-only Transformers: Autocracy is headed towards the meat of its story, and the pieces of the plot are becoming more apparent. Last issue saw Optimus ambushed the Decepticons, but they only wanted to bring him to Megatron for a talk. Let’s see who’s in a talking mood…
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Comic Review: Transformers: Autocracy #3
IDW’s digital-only Transformers: Autocracy enters its third chapter. The plot should start picking up after the past two issues, so let’s see what happens….
Continue readingComic Review: Mark Waid’s “Luther”
Mark Waid is running an experiment. He’s offering up a digital comic for free with no DRM-strings attached. It’s in PDF form meaning you can read it using whatever PDF application you want. You don’t have to pay for a single thing to read “Luther”. Go to MarkWaid.com and download it. The more downloads, the more stuff like this we’ll see. But even free might not be worth the price.
Continue readingComic Review: Saga #1
[Note: Saga is a mature title. Please keep that in mind when reading this review.] I hadn’t heard anything about Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga until the day it was published. My Twitter feed exploded Wednesday and evening with praise and adulation and requests for copies as it sold out in shop after shop. Thankfully, one E-mail to my local comic store was able to reserve me one of the few copies they had left. So, I started in with absolutely no pre-conceived notions about what I was about to read. It wasn’t what I expected.
Continue readingComic Review: Transformers: Infestation 2 #1 & #2
I loved Transformers: Hearts of Steel when it was released several years ago. The Transformers saga, set in a different time? Especially a Victorian/steampunk era? It was great! Seven years later, in preparation for this new mini-series, I tried to remember what happened in HoS, and to my surprise, I couldn’t. I remember John Henry being there, I know that the Autobots won and went back to sleep… but the details were lacking. I knew the designs were great, but I couldn’t recall much else. Added to this was the fact that I couldn’t find my copies of the series,
Continue readingComic Review: Transformers: Autocracy #2
The Geek Bits Title: Transformers: Autocracy Issue #: 2 Title: Chapter 2: Parasites Price: $0.99 US – Digital Only Release Date: February 1, 2012 Publisher: IDW Publishing via ComiXology.com Written by: Chris Metzen & Flint Dille Art by: Livio Ramondelli Letters by: Robbie Robbins Editor: John Barber & Carlos Guzman Worth the price? Once again, it’s worth your $0.99 and more. IDW’s digital-only Transformers: Autocracy enters its second chapter. After a strong opening issue, we need to delve more into the actual storyline this time around. Do Chris Metzen and Flint Dille succeed?
Continue readingComic Review: Transformers: Robots in Disguise #1
The Geek Bits Title: Transformers: Robots in Disguise Issue #: 1 Title: The Autonomy Lesson Price: $3.99 US Release Date: January 25, 2012 Publisher: IDW Publishing Written by: John Barber Art by: Andrew Griffith Color by: Josh Perez Letters by: Shawn Lee Editor: Carlos Guzman Worth the price? Yes. Not as good as More than Meets the Eye #1, but still it’s a good starting point for those who have shied away from IDW’s offerings for quite sometime. “Spiraling out of the literally world-changing events of the “Chaos” storyline, Transformers: Robots in Disguise (hereafter referred to as RID) is the
Continue readingComic Review – Transformers: Autocracy #1
The Geek Bits Title: Transformers: Autocracy Issue #: 1 Title: Chapter 1: Law and Disorder Price: $0.99 US – Digital Only Release Date: January 18, 2012 Publisher: IDW Publishing Written by: Chris Metzen & Flint Dille Art by: Livio Ramondelli Letters by: Robbie Robbins Editor: John Barber & Carlos Guzman Worth the price? Hey, it’s only $0.99, so it’s hard NOT to recommend it. For those who yearn for more of pre-war Cybertron history, it’s worth picking up this book Transformers: Autocracy is IDW’s first entry into the digital-only realm of comics publishing. While their Transformers comics have been released
Continue readingASM Poll: What Did You Think About TF: MTMTE #1?
So, the issue came out yesterday, you’ve read it and hopefully you’ve read our review here. But don’t let us tell you what to think — tell us what you think!
Continue readingComic Review: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #1
The Geek Bits Title: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Issue #: 1 Title: Liars, A to D — Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It Price: $3.99 US Release Date: January 11, 2012 Publisher: IDW Publishing Written by: James Roberts Art by: Nick Roche Color by: Josh Burcham Letters by: Shawn Lee Editor: John Barber Worth the price? Emphatically YES. Not only is it a great starting point for new readers, it’s a hell of a good issue. “Spiralling out of the literally world-changing events of the “Chaos” storyline, Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (hereafter referred
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