Comments on: SCRIPT (W)RAP: REGENERATION ONE #84

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:26:01 +0000

So I went back and read your first US Marvel arc, just to see if my feelings were correct in you getting more on the page back in the day. I still feel I am, but that’s not what the post is about. While reading I found how similar your RG1 arc and your first marvel arc are. The first issue of the Marvel arc ends with Megatrons return. The first issue of RG1 ends with Megatrons return. Each issue ends with a surprise cliffhanger. In both stories Starscream is being controlled, or so we think. In both stories Ratchet plays a big part. Obviously he doesn’t play a huge part in RG1, but just as he was the foil in the Marvel arc he’s seemingly to be a foil for Megatron again here. Found that very interesting. Was this intentional?

By: michaelalexkawa

michaelalexkawa — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:25:22 +0000

Cool ,did not know that .As a fan and not being on the inside it seemed too coincidental .On a side note it is my favorite part of #82 ,being a fan of Grimlock and all (which is all thanks to you ,before I really was not a fan of “Me Grimlock” and all ,you gave him depth )

By: simon furman

simon furman — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:52:38 +0000

Grimlock was always going to feature in #82. Dinobot Month didn’t even exist (as far as I knew) when Loose Ends was being mapped out. Don’t think we even had a release date. So no, Grimlock in #82 and it happening to be in Dinobot Month were kind of a coincidental synergy.

By: michaelalexkawa

michaelalexkawa — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:18:52 +0000

I would like to say that Sean made some good points ,and I have felt the same …well kind of . I have felt that there is “less ” in these issues ,but I understand reasons why .Like Simon have said comics have changed and you have to consider the Trade-paperbacks .So where Simon could build up a story over 16 issues ,he now has to have a beginning ,middle ,and conclusion in five ,that is harder to do then you might think .As for the Grimlock appearance ,lets face facts ,it was premature ,and done only because of IDW’s stupid “Dinobot Month ” promotion …am I wrong ??
Now my main problem I have been having with RG1 is the art .Now before anyone gets on my back ,I love Andy Wildman’s art ,I love the work he has been doing on he’s new book “Horizon ” ,but I feel his TF work has gone flat .Why you ask …the one thing that made his work so awesome in the day was his consistency ,almost like an perfect piece of animation .But in RG1 his bots have no consistency ,Springer in one panel will have a a different chest plate then in the next ,same with Roadbuster (Also he is supposed to have a driver seat in Jeep mode ) ,heads are different and so on .Yes this was always a problem in the TF comics since 1984 ,but never with Andy (which is why I love his work ) .Now before anyone think I am dissing Mr.Wildman’s work I am not ,the art is great ,his humans and backgrounds are eye-catching awesome ,and his bots are great ,just not consistent panel to panel . I don’t know what he used to use as reference back in the day ,but I wish he would go back to it .But like I have said he has so much on his plate now and I don’t expect him to remember every little detail of every Transformer .

By: nath

nath — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:13:28 +0000

100% correct there soundwave we should both be quiet before being informed that it says fleshing furmans blog and not soundwaves blog, wow who would have thought that this months blog would be just like the uk letters page all we need now is that smart ass(apologies for language) futuron to turn up and try to predict the future he must have eaten his circuts when he discovered his powers of prediction were incorrect, well to simon soundwave and the whole team at rg1 thankyou for letting us have so much feedback here ,SIMON YOU ARE A STAR, I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO YOU SIR

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:53:38 +0000

I know about the legal mess that happened with Dreamwave, but I was really enjoying the run.
I agree with you 100% about a continuation that would occur after Rebirth (even though I hated thoes episodes) I’d like to see those transformers again, but we’ll probably get yet another goofy kids show instead. It seems to be all that Transformers (beyond the comics) are now.

By: Soundwave

Soundwave — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:28:38 +0000

Soundwave superior, Blaster inferior knockoff!

Ha ha ha!

By: nath

nath — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:39:31 +0000

ps simon maybe u should put soundwave in his place by swapping the ink scribe droids blue and purple ink around !!!!!! dont worry about ravage let him chase u to a well jump over it and watch him fall down for about another 30- 40 breems(issues) dammit soundwave is doing something to my brain and regresing me to childhood(just for old time sakes print my letter give me a no-prize or i will ask that either ratchat or grimgrams takes over from mr soundwaves) sorry mr furman im acting like it was 84 again

By: nath

nath — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:30:45 +0000

i thought it was soundwave/ravage/lazerbeak/buzzaw/frenzy/rumble/ratbat/overkill/slugfest thrashing the daylights out of blaster/rewind/eject/steeljaw/grandslam whats this vs rubbish puttup now that would be an awesome battle thanks soundwave for gracing us with your presence here no doubt you are here to terminate any fleshings that keep telling that fleshing penscribe what to do when in fact he is just transcripting your glorious history

By: Bass X0

Bass X0 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:32:38 +0000

While the Dreamwave comics were getting better with each passing month, there are a lot of legal issues surrounding them. We aren’t even getting trades of issues that weren’t originally released as trades.

I think I would prefer a continuation of the 80s cartoon. Other companies have continued from the end of the cartoon such as the Botcon comics so perhaps a new comic set between season two and the movie which is a largely untold era.