Here's what I've been reading for the last week:
There was a pretty amazing uproar when this series came out from people who decried the idea that children's toys, and their concomitant narratives, shouldn't be made all gritty and dark. Which, to be fair, is what happens here. The first couple of issues are pretty bloody, which is a bit off-putting given the source material. But the interesting thing is that the narrative is literally about that very thing. A shadowy group takes control of the Transformers and uses them to carry out clandestine attacks. The heroic warriors of yesterday become assassins. Was this a clever anticipation of the push back to the series, or just wild coincidence. Yes to both, probably.
This is a good series. The art is unbelievable, capturing the cartoon-era characters' likenesses with startling accuracy. The story is...okay. It could be I'd been out of touch with the characters for too long when it came out, and certainly now, but it didn't really touch me. It was fun, and lots of things blew up, and there were cool battles (though, now that I think about it, not a lot of transforming - mostly robot battles), but that's about it. It read like the first few Michael Bay films watched. Entertaining, but not life-changing. Which is not a criticism. I love a good bit of entertainment.
As I was reading through, I noted on my Instagram (@giantcomicbox) that the story is slow to get going. We see only shadowed robots, and I got the feeling that it was the beginning of a much longer series. Perhaps the second act of the series picks up speed.
I'm curious to see what happens with the characters in the sequel series, so maybe when that big lottery win happens, I'll go pick up the trades.
Onward.
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