I haven't even started TAAO yet and all of those sound incredible Also,if anyone wants to contribute to the fall of the comics industry comixology has a sale on all transformers comics at the moment
SO! I promise there's a reason this topic came up but the DT-discord just realized there is some vast untapped transformers smut potential wrt the fact that Soundwave can apparently fit all of his cassettes into his chest at once without anyone knowing from the outside. So what I'm saying is Soundwave sitting in a high command strategy meeting while rumble and frenzy, or really any of the cassettes, are totally getting it on inside his chest compartment and he just. Tries really hard to pretend nothing is going on. Nope. Nothing at all to worry about here. (quietly paging @spockandawe because this might be of interest maybe?)
OOOOH, this is good stuff. This DEFINITELY needs further consideration OuO Especially in the context of all his cassettes loving up on him and wanting to make him feel good and ALSO deliberately trying to break his composure because they're a bunch of little shits and that's how they roll. They know him better than anyone else, they know exactly what's going to get to him most, they can hammer all the emotional buttons that nobody else even knows about. Additionally, consider TFP Soundwave and the way he used to have more cassettes and now he just has laserbeak. Imagine a plug and play type situation where she goes into his mind and pulls up the memories of their family being intact and just wraps him up in those memories so it's like everyone who died is there with him again. Spoiler: mtmte 55 Actually, in IDW, just imagine his cassettes doing that for him and Ravage. Just for a little while, drowning or the grief with happy memories of Ravage and family.
Well I do seem to recall that one project fic you yours...... (but also, soft pained noises because oh nooo my son. i need this now.)
My phone ate my dc2 liveblog, but rest assured there was much screaming over Skywarp. Back to exrid! Spoiler: exrid 28 THUNDERCRACKER "handsome like an F-22 jet fighter" iconic and immortal "a doctor-emergency" look we all remember handsome like an f22 but can we just appreciate TC bullshitting his way through this screenplay like it's nanowrimo and he doesn't have time to edit I love This nerdbot "I have a jet pack and everything" sides no "Scan new alt modes" UH Either war tech got super great or glaring continuity errors, wasn't the fact that changing your alt was difficult, expensive, and dangerous a fuckin plot point over in mtmte flashbacks? TC liked bee my heart Oh my god what W h a t Spoiler: exrid 29 "jazz: improviser" bless these who's who pages Middle of a tense standoff "Don't yell at my dog" BLESS Tc's just here to protect buster and I think that's beautiful Constructicons!! the boys!!!! "Cybertron, last month Mistakes are made" Isn't that every month "...of the United Steaks of America--" "--states!" "Whatever--" Bless these aliens Prowl don't hit jazz we like jazz Spoiler: exrid 30 today on "things we're only allowed to print because they're robots" Jfc Galvatron take a chill pill I love the constructicons One day I might even be able to tell them apart Dammit scavenger Spoiler: exrid 31 Goddammit prowl Spoiler: exrid 32 "scan all of his emails, but stay on task" Prowl buddy "Holy cats" jazz Thaaaat sure looks like a bunch of seekers
So I'm watching TFA season 3 and I found a few familiar faces: Spoiler it's Spike, Daniel, Carly (and an extra baby) from Transformers: The Movie! glad to see they're doing well
Ugh now I feel really guilty for not being able to pick up our issues of TAAO from our pull at the local comic shop for a bit. (I think the delays always have me confused how far we are behind)
Also correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think most publishers even count the digital sales which you know they should since I think that is where most of IDW reader ship is for TF.
which whoops someone already said! (also I can't edit for some reason...I will blame chrome) Speaking of guilt I haven't even read the last few issues of Lost Light because I'm so anxious about my ships I want to wait til the arc is over and the binge read it all. (I know megarod will not happen but...)
I also feel sorta perpetually lowkey guilty for not being able to do more to financially support my favorite titles. But I mean, if it makes you feel any better, buying the title from the shop after it comes out doesn't really make much of an impact. It's preordering the title that does. Which is pretty insanely stupid and not our responsibility as consumers to prevent the consequences of the industry's insane structure. Or their interesting pricing. It sucks for everyone (fans, artists, comics stores) except the publisher and Diamond. ETA: Yes, as far as I know, digital sales probably also are not counted very much if at all. Which... seems pretty dumb to me. If anything, the customers are gonna be using the publisher's own app or website. That's an incredible trove of specific information on exactly what the customer is interested in, what they browse, what they save to their bookmarks and/or read more than once, where they get bored and wander away. In comparison, I don't think Netflix publishes like any of their data collection from their internet service either, but absolutely nobody believes they're not paying very close attention to it.
Someone should honestly alert Hasbro to the possibilities here. I mean, Marvel made an entire extremely disruptive huge crossover event called Secret Wars because focus groups determined that kids liked the words "secret" and "wars". (They've actually made... three? Secret Wars events now. I think the latest one is actually supposed to be good but I haven't read it so I'm not sure. It's probably at least a lot more thoughtfully planned.) Transformers is an entire fucking franchise developed from this sort of thinking. Digital consumers are like an enormous focus group in their natural habitat that pays you for the privilege of participating. Then again, I'm not sure I trust Hasbro to make smart decisions with this kind of information. So actually never mind.
If digital sales were counted I'd get LL regularly from comixology. But if they aren't... idk, it makes me feel helpless.
I feel strange asking this after years vof comic buying but is having a shop pull a comic for you every month preordering?
I'm honestly not sure about the specific mechanics of preordering. I think preorders by default have to be done several months in advance. (IDW is one of Diamond's biggest sellers, so they get special perks, such as a contract that should allow retailers to adjust their purchase orders up or down several weeks closer to the release date. I think I've read that the specifics of exactly how many weeks is part of the individual contract negotiation between the publisher and Diamond, but I wouldn't swear to it.) But if the shop knows it's going to be pulling a comic every month for you, then that would probably be reflected in their own ordering? They'd probably tell you for sure if you asked, and I'd be absolutely floored if they didn't understand why you might want to know. They have more at stake in this mess than most, really. As far as digital readership. I often feel kinda weird about companies collecting information on how I'm using their product. (I may or may not have sweet talked a couple of EA programmers into giving me their opinions on the most effective anti-Origin strategies.) But I really really want comics publishers to see me. I want them to know I love the X-Men. I want them to know I tried to read the entirety of Civil War but quickly started ignoring lines I cared less about, then gave up on the entire thing part way through. I want them to look at how much time I lingered over the Demon Bear Saga, and notice how all of my bookmarks for Deadpool solo books are from Joe Kelly's run. (The one where he goes back in time and most of the issue takes place inside a 70's Spiderman comic. The 1998 Deadpool/Death annual.) I want them to know how often I open Lifedeath and Lifedeath 2 and just look at the title pages. I want them to make a note in some database of which writers and artists I've searched. And now, fucking hell do I want IDW to see me as I read Transformers. Look at me.
Spoiler: exrid 33 aaaaaa stone issue! Give me the pretty birbs Bless wheeljack I love every single one of these background bots Also wheeljack with a party hat is Adorable I don't waaaaaanna go back to Galvatron, his only saving grace is being a primary source for the first civil war Spoiler: exrid 34 is that rhinox??? "Hands up if you want to live!" "I don't have any hands!" I am abruptly reminded of poor @Swiftwing being ordered to give up his gunlegs This is Nova, isn't it Okay, Galvatron had a snarky line, he can have +1 appreciation point. Called it I know my fanon Onyx is waaaay off base but this is gonna be painful isn't it It is Rhinox! Thank you based f2f Dammit Nova Nexus. Buddy. Megatronus might have been the spark, but he didn't fill the powder keg. So canonically we have Eukaris, Prion, Gorlam Prime... shit, I forget what the ice world was called... Caminus, and Velocitron. Maximo never got to found anything, Nexus is dead, so not including Cybertron that means there are at least 6 more Lost Colonies to find! Kinda wonder which of them claimed Gorlam and Iceplanet... Spoiler: exrid 35 this looks like the cover of a dimestore romance novel someone play middle leaf between spike and prowl C'mon idw show me Onyx already fuck up all my headcanons I can't identify individual constructicons yet but I love this one dammit jimmy get better friends Stop hanging out with spike "This is a neck." Who let sky lynx watch crocodile dundee Sideswipe. Sideswipe no Oh look, Prowl finally gets a tableflip! Between series this brings him up to 7! The Dark Cybertron prophecy is Alchemist rambling on a bad trip txt it Warp :< Soundwave left for Jupiter without any cassettes? This seems... odd. Spoiler: exrid 36 "renegade guy" A+ Thundercracker threatening to murder to protect his dog #relatable I mean actually yes but they also need oxygen so "Don't [the constructicons] hate you more than anybody?" "No--" "Well, that's good--" [Prowl busts through a civilian building to attempt murder] A+ framing Bless sideswipe I!!!! Love!!!! The cassettes!!!! Jimmy you need better friends Prowl this is not what forgiveness looks like Spoiler: exrid 37 arcee is excellent Also "have fun" is the second-best battlecry (I will defend "for pony" forever even though I've stopped reading that comic) YOUR RESEARCH IS BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD "disgusting ball of biological horrors" Xcuse u Galvatron Buster is precious I love every single cassette Ooooooh boy Spoiler: exrid 38 "Who would do something like that? ...okay, almost everyone we know." Black humor ftw Also "obliterati" is an excellent pun Soundwave's elephant friends! I continue to love rumble Group "oooooOOOOH" TC and buster give me life Taking a detour through Windblade now because apparently Shit Kept Happening, what is reading order how do I continuity Spoiler: Windblade 1.1 more! Stone! Art! Chromia no I love everyone in this bar I'm like 80% sure that wasn't actually an assassination attempt Spoiler: Windblade 1.2 "ruler of Cybertron, not loving it" now I have the McDonalds jingle in my head Bless Blurr Slug is gr8 Leave!!! Waspinator!! Alone!!!! He is a Good Bug Yknow for a resource-starved colony you'd think Camiens would be more chill about drinking siphoned energon Sharkticons? Spoiler: Windblade 1.3 I love everyone from the bar All the banter is excellent I kinda want that panel of starscream, he purdy ...huh. Spoiler: Windblade 1.4 "having a bad day" "mixer of drinks" "drinker of drinks" I love whoever writes the who's who pages Bless Screamer "I hope it's Rattrap, he really should show more initiative" I love my snarky bird son I love the brain mix they have going on but seeing "chobit" in the middle of the babble is Uh Jarring 8D Spoiler: combiner wars prologue swindle just popcorn.gif Ohai motormaster Bless ironhide Thirteen ships leave... but Nexus is dead, and Optimus 1 theoretically is or will be soon. Who took those extra two ships? Starscream saying "hiya" is incongruently hilarious Roddy! YO this is not what I was expecting Spoiler: combiner wars 1 "we're made of metal! How do you not have any?" Bless swindle Swindle. Are you only now realizing you've been played. Really. Always time to talk about paintjobs Always Priiiiiiiime stooooop Menasor's face Oooooptimuuuuussss S T O P
Having multiple events called secret wars because kids like those words is pretty stupid considering the minimal chances a kid would even see the covers of those books and the fact that they're not all that kid friendly to begin with.
Spoiler: Combiner wars 2 mirage :C I guess that's why we never heard about Visages again? Or! How about!! We trust the bird son!!! Bless wheeljack, what a good boy Okay, at least OP's head isn't all the way up to his intestines yet wheeljack Bless my nerd boy Prowl. Prowl you have no place to talk about shitty plans, look what you just did. "It's a secret prison, you don't make those nicer than the not-secret ones" bless PROWL NO P R O W L Spoiler: combiner wars 3 Goooooddammit prowl Stop using the constructicons because you have a hateboner for their entire army MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE HE'S NOT PROWL RIGHT NOW OP HE'S FUCKING DEVASTATOR, YOU COULD AT LEAST RESPECT THAT Spoiler: combiner wars 4 "Prowl: Prowl" A+ Prowl you absolutely belong in "cool motive still murders" baby jail with Shockwave Staaaarscreeeeam Just let the constructicons pick their own fifth husband Bless Bob stop mindfucking prowl 2k17 even he doesn't deserve this Spoiler: combiner wars 5 "angry combiner" "very angry combiner" truth Bless superion and defensor ooooooOOOOOOO Spoiler: combiner wars epilogue (exrid) get prowl a therapist 2k17 Like Buddy PRIME WHAT THE FUCK I repeat: PRIME WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK Spoiler: combiner wars epilogue (Windblade 2.4) KNOCK OUT!!!!!!!! Don't get in the middle of a pitch spat, Rattrap Just don't Bless moonracer And also canon KOBD chase the dawn There's only like 3 issues of Windblade left so I'm gonna finish that instead of dealing with all the earth bullshit Spoiler: Windblade 2.5 bless Blurr Well that was disappointingly short Spoiler: Windblade 2.6 Eukaris!!!! Devisens!!!!! Chela!!!!! Man the pacing here still seems really off :c Spoiler: Windblade 2.7 time for carcer! "This is me, not getting involved" #relatable "When you die, it'll be in public, with witnesses, and I'll be at least five miles away." "UM." Thanks wheeljack I have no idea who these two are but I love them You go Windblade Okay okay I'll go read earth stuff again until TAAO happens Bluuuuuh At least earth has Soundwave Okay okay back to exrid. Bluh. When do we get back to historical exposition. Spoiler: exrid 43 THAT SURE IS SOME POSING ON THE COVER "Decepticon with a heart of gold" even the narrator knows Soundwave is A Good Boy Bless that one docking tech And also our snarky birds I spy your icp reference Love cosmos Oh noooo "I appreciate what you said. And also not killing me." #same Okay as long as it's space adventures with cosmos and the Soundy fam I can do this Spoiler: exrid 44 sarcastic narrator best narrator "Totally sane" Is this the issue where we meet brain ghost bee? Fuck you tracks Brain ghost bee! bee Spoiler: exrid 45 TC!! ....art director. Why. That's the Senatorial (and later Autobot) script, it wasn't in use til at least Nominus' reign if not later. If you ripped this code off an 8myo artifact it would be in Primal/Old Cybertronian, what is wrong with you The cassettes giving each other shit gives me life JAZZ D8 NO HURTING JAZZ THAT'S NOT ALLOWED "Weapons online. Correction-- weapons hella online." Bless sideswipe "triptych" Don't pretend I can't see the impending arrival of He Who Wrecks Headcanons Oh my god "seeing souls" they really are ramping up for Onyx Prime Spoiler: exrid 46 thiiiiis seems incredibly skeevy JAZZ DDDD8 Bless swoop Dammit optimus I almost like you when you're like this and then you go and do things like "beat up a prisoner whose morals don't align with yours" bless aileron she's darling Soundwave protecting all the smols Baaaaaaby Welp Spoiler: exrid 47 a black angel showing you visions, huh Who else do we know done up in black, overly intricate wings, and visions of the entire timeline? :| Who are these excellent ladies and why are they in pyrope colors? Oooh torchbearers On the one hand, ouch On the other, I'd probably wanna shoot him too Bless starscream Spoiler: exrid 48 buster has a TC plush that'd adorable Is that a joke about G1 coloring stability Doc and Buster are the best team and I love them good girl, be a distraction TC speaks dog Bless him Galvatron Galvatron stop being enigmatic and tell me your life story Spoiler: exrid 49 oh god Cut in half by a closing portal, what a hell of a way to die Warp :C "Probably about two days' worth of damage. So gimme ninety seconds." I love wheeljack Optimus can you calm your tits for a fucking decade maybe Spoiler: holiday special, because fuck AHO is that a fuckign maplehoof I love bee's troll face there "It's a word, trust me" bless All these background characters I Love L o v e roddy's pouty face "Chronic moping and extreme sarcasm" bless I love brainstorm even when he's not on the page Nautica you're gonna lose your balance and that cube is gonna go all over your face nautica <3 "I feel like I'm responsible" WHIRL NO (Whirl yes) (whirl keep your scraplet daughter) Swerve with a baby is the cutest thing "It's a message from Primus. He's telling us to put her back in the crate until someone more responsible comes along." A+ "I might be able to use my wrench to get us in" [BREAKS THE FUCKIN DOOR] bless nautica Whirl petting a baby Rewind and CD are taking the alone time for a Christmas eve frag pass it on "I may have hidden her in Magnus's office" A+ drunk logic B L E S S Grump dad megs best megs "Three drunk friends find a baby on the doorstep and frantically try to hide it from dad" is still my favorite side story Seconded only by TC's disaster of a screenplay Spoiler: exrid 50 Bluuuuuh sterling Sides and Sun :< 8C "I'm too tired to even make something up so I sound better'n I am" my boy Prowl! Bless needlenose And also the twins, cassettes are always gr8 THE GOOD BOY "I bought a dictionary calendar" starscream ilu
aaaand now I've started shipping TFA Bulkhead with TFA Scrapper. I think mostly because I like the short+round/tall+skinny thing but I also like how plain goofy they can be. Add that to my weird ship pile, I guess
Spoiler: exrid 51 omg sunny No, the time to talk was before you decided to annex a planet you dipshit Spoiler: exrid 52 oh my god OP Between you and prowl how are there any tables left in the galaxy Yes. Yes, it is doubtful, because Earth doesn't have a singular ruler, no matter what shenanigans Onyx is pulling. OP you're being a fuckwad again Keep your hateboners out of your politics Bless starscream Spoiler: exrid 53 Bob stop trying to eat buster she's not food "Sideswipe knows how to write?" "Well, he'd send videos, anyway..." my heart I like Victorion better :T Oh man how about we don't let poor sunny get brainfucked on earth again Spoiler: exrid 54 bless the cassettes Superion :C the good boy This is the opposite of okay Spoiler: exrid 55 "Are you nuts? Then again, who am I asking..." bless astrotrain "I'm okay--" "No you're not." "You're right." Cosmos is bae OP you look way better with your mask on Optimuuuuuus Earth is not a cybertronian world you dipshit Annnnd now I have to figure out what order the Revolution issues are in. Howsabout I just read TAAO instead.
