[Batman]

I kind of call Transformers crap here.

Wanna fight?

Come on, it might be fun. . . .

[Loki]

Blah. I piss on you and your disdain for giant robots.

[Batman]

Oh, over here?

All right, here's the original post from the Transformer movie thread OOver there:

Originally posted by loki
For those interested, a company called Titan Books reprinted all the Marvel comics Transformers storyarcs.

I apologize for threadjacking, I apologize for responding to something from months ago (didn't notice it at the time), and I apologize to crossface, birdyman, and anyone else who has fond memories of the Transformers Marvel comic from the 80s. But . . .


WHAT THE FUCK! I was under the impression that none of those toy comic books from the 80s would ever get collected in book form because Marvel owns the stories and the toy companies own the characters and never the twain shall meet. And finally these hurdles get surmounted and it's for Transformers? Oh, god forbid the immortal work of Bob Budiansky and Don Perlin be lost to the ages!

Where the fuck is Micronauts? Where the fuck is Rom? Where the fuck is G.I. Joe? GOD DAMN IT!

I apologize for that outburst.


(If I am mistaken, and those comics have also been collected, I would be very happy to be corrected.)

I don't hate Transformers, they were a fine toy. I didn't have them when I was a kid, I had Star Wars and some He-Man and GI Joe. But I'm not in any way dissing the toy. But the comic book sucked lots and lots of cock. So how come, of all of the toy-tie-in comics of the eighties (many of which were really fucking awesome) Transformers is the only one to overcome the licensing hurdles to be made into book form?

Damn it.


(Maybe an admin could move this to the comic book forum?)

[williamssl]

Moved.

[Lucky]

sergeial said:

So how come, of all of the toy-tie-in comics of the eighties (many of which were really fucking awesome) Transformers is the only one to overcome the licensing hurdles to be made into book form?

Because Transformer fans are fucking crazy. Scare the shit out of me.

And for some reason I can't wait for their movie to bomb.

[Loki]

When Transformers and the DCU collide:

[williamssl]

loki said:

When Transformers and the DCU collide:

[The Jewish Cunthead]

FUCKING EXALT! A red X transformer!!

[salmonjunkie]

luckylopez said:

Because Transformer fans are fucking crazy. Scare the shit out of me.

And for some reason I can't wait for their movie to bomb.

I freaking love the Transformers. I mean think about it. It was a toy that was a giant robot that turned into another toy was a car, a plane, or a freaking gun. Both the robot and the vehicle/weapon/object were cool, but that it was all in one toy, and the act of transforming it was fun - how many of you made the "transforming noise" when you played with transformers as a kid? Of course you did. And had this war storyline, and each character had an individual and distinct personality thanks to the tech specs and of course the comics and cartoon... They could get more violent in the comics and cartoons because they were robots, and robots didn't injure or die the same way as humans... I mean, it was like a boy's wet dream. And then they came out with robots that turned into bugs. Then they came out with Jetfire, who was all kinds of badass. Then they came out with robots that turned into freaking DINOSAURS?!?!? Come on! GI Joe and He-Man and the Masters of Loin Cloth Fantasy didn't stand a chance against robots that turned into dinosaurs. Voltron? Please... Transformers had their own set of 5 or 6 robots that turned into one big robot, and none of them were piloted by that faggot Pidge or Princess Fucking Alura. Kids loved Transformers because the Transformers had everything, there was nothing gay about them, but most of all because the toys were (for the most part) so well made. Transformers never left the public eye because they still make toys and cartoons - I don't think there was ever a time since 1985 when they didn't make any Transformers toys. And those toys are STILL well made to this day and Hasbro totally coddles to adult collectors. I mean, have you seen the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime? That thing is nuts. There's no way an adult is buying that for his kid. It's crazy how many adults buy these things. I'm quite sure 90% of the people who bought the Alternators line were adults who bought them for themselves. Hell, I'm one of them.


But you're right, Lucky. Transformers fans are fucking crazy. A strange lot they are. But I do hope the movie is good. I really really do. It does me no good for the movie to such. The fans will still be crazy. Star Wars I, II, and III didn't faze the Star Wars nerds. They just got even nerdier, if it was possible...


And Tex... Red X rules.

[williamssl]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

EDIT: I'd be pressed to come up with an example of anything where the "rabid fans" aren't over the top scary.

[Loki]

Sal - Last night I read DreamWave's Armada (V2). Wow, that was bad. Not as bad as V1 from what I've heard, but bad nonetheless. There was evidence of a decent story there, but you know what ultimately ruined it for me? The three human kids. Is the rest of Armada / Energon / Cybertron as bad as the volume I read?

[Batman]

salmonjunkie said:

Red X rules.

Yes, yes he does.



Not quite as much as Slade, but almost.

[Loki]

This one's for Sal.

(For the rest of you who won't get the joke: Remember how Megatron turned into a Walther P38 gun? Due to US rules, toys are not allowed to be sold in the US that look like real guns. In order to sell Megatron in the US there needs to be a bright orange tip to the gun site and the barrel of the gun. This has gotten a lot of fanbiys complaining because they think the orange tip makes Megatron look teh gay.)

[Evil Scotty]

It looks like the word forbidden to me.

[Loki]

Link: www.lilformers.com/IMGScomic/LF0021.jpg

[Evil Scotty]

still forbidden

[salmonjunkie]

I've never read Armada/Energon. I read Dreamwave's Gen 1 series, and that's it. Didn't read War Within or any other spinoffs. In fact, I don't know if I've even watched a single episode of Armada/Energon. I tried to watch Cybertron, but the CGI gives me headaches (which is weird because I loved Beast Wars). I hated Robots In Disguise.

[salmonjunkie]

by the way... from the fan page...



That's a female. Scary

[Loki]

Scotty: Link to the website - www.lilformers.com/home.php

Sal: I've read Dreamwave's first G1 arc and War Within Part 1. War Within is really good. No freakin' humans, for starters. Besides that, the story is very well put together and the art is top notch. I've also read the Stormbringer book. It was okay, but probably would have been better if I had read Infiltration.

That chick is scary. Maybe she's an electrofurry? Ewww....

[salmonjunkie]

Oh SNAP! Masterpiece Megatron looks so dope!

if you've never seen the Masterpiece figures, check out Optimus Prime and Starscream. The only one that has been released in the states is Optimus. This is the American version, the one that sits on my desk at home . There are minor differences between the two. Not enough for me to get import the Japanese one.

Here's the Jap one with a trailer