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I don't really think this is an encouraging start...

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>Magnus Hammer
I asked Roberts about that at a signing, once. He basically said it was a complete coincidence and he had no idea that Magnus used a hammer in Animated or Prime.
(Presumably it was Milne's idea.)

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Note Megatron's pose. And what it would suggest if he still had his most famous accessory.

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Welp.

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This fucker.

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Egh. Sorry, guys, I got called away before I could set everything up to autopost.

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It's Lugnut! And he's here to kill Megatron!
...for some reason.

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I really hate Tarn's weird, horrible mouth.

>>93726021
That there's the mouth he uses to make out with his decepticon warlord Megatron love pillow.

>>93725456
Shouldn't Scoop be in prison after that Combiner mess? I think. It's hard to keep track when his cell seems to have a revolving door.

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Honestly? Fuck you, Megatron. You're basically condemning all of the other Autobots to death for the sake of your ego/conscience.

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You can say what you want, but who would chose to leave when Genocide Jimmy is staying?

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>>93726068
He should, at the very least, be green.

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It's the Scooty Puff Jr.!

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You're an asshole, Ravage.

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EYYYYYYYYY

>>93724497
I really like that last panel of Windblade.
I think I like her so much because she's constantly being kicked around. I suppose it helps that I also just in general like the designs for most of the fem-bots.

Also Obsidian's alt-mode is just hilariously silly, a stealth bomber with little whirligig propellers! hah!

>>93726293
>Ravage flying with his little kitty hands
God. I fucking love that.

>>93726212
Convenient. How did they know to show up here instead of the Lost Light?

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>>93726322
Play him off, Keyboard Ravage.

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This is the part where this arc got stupid.

>>93725496
Man, I do love little Tailgate. That shot when his Spark went all nuclear after Cyclonus got shot up made me go to Maketoys and buy him and their Cyclonus upgrade kit.
Shame about what happens to him later.

>>93726385
Say what you want, but Megatron just...sneaking off on the Scooty Puff jr whilst they argued about who wanted to kill/bang him more was pretty fucking gold.

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>>93726429
Okay, I'll cop to that.

>>93726385
Yes. I was almost expecting that on the next page Rodimus would wake up and find Drift in the shower.

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Bye, Kaon!

>Tarn and Overlord's dick measuring contest
>showing off their matching tank-senpai imitation alt modes and trying to run eachother over
>Megatron awkwardly leaves
Every fucking time

>>93725522
>>93725536
Is it wrong that I want to fuck Nautica?

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>>93726545
I mean, she IS built for sex. Literally everyone know's that.
(Did you know that IDW hired a lady who drew Nautica porn to do covers for them?)

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>>93726580
>know's
Well, now I've gone and made myself look like an idiot.

>>93726526
>Rodimus' looks of worry and horror
>everybody's respect and trust in one another in this arc
I wonder why all the mutual care and trust between Megatron + the Lost Light crew (And Rodimus + everybody else) in this arc started evaporating basically as soon as Lost Light started? Was it bad writing?

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NautiSkids shippers BTFO

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Oh shit!

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>>93726650
Absolutely, it was.

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F
Also, it's fucking criminal that J-Ro has pretty much said that he intends the Dominus plotline to end here. With no exploration of how Minimus feels about it, no exploration of what it's done to Chromedome and Rewind's relationship.
Fuck you, Roberts.

>>93725672
>Those are tow different things
I understand that reference.

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>Tasty.

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Allons-y.

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Skids' death was stupid. It didn't fit in terms of his arc, and all it really did for the story was add another death and drag an already badly paced arc out a bit longer.

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This was a pretty great moment, I admit. (Note the eyes on Rod's Autobot symbol.)

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F

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The old man's back again!

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Well, turns out Getaway didn't turn the Rod Squad over to the DJD after all! Just, you know, a bunch of robophobic dickbags.

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This bit was stupid and unnecessary. Why couldn't Deathsaurus just finally say "enough is enough"?

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Gee, Tarn, how come your mom lets you have two fusion cannons?

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This guy!

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Am I the only one who feels like if Roberts wanted to make a point about Tarn being a nobody, he should've gone with a guy we've never met before instead of just some background rando?

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So, which way does Ravage mean?
Also, F

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This guy.

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Everybody's dead, Dave.

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An epilogue, set before. (Well, kind of...)

>>93727233
What exactly was Overlord's deal with the Galactic council if he can just take a hike like this?

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>massive crush

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Abdominus is the best name imaginable.

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...Oh.

Next time: All Hail Optimus.

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>>93726499
I gotta say, in these panels, I'm getting a real Tim Curry/Hexxus vibe.

>>93725608
>he uses bad grammer to distract you
Huh, I wonder if thats been I thing I've just completely missed

>>93726736
ALL THAT BUILDUP FOR NOTHING

>>93727048
>Ravage
I'm more upset about him than skid tbqh

Man, I'm not sure what I'm more mad about. Skids and Ravage dying, Overlord randomly appearing and leaving, Tarn's identity, the Ambus storyline fizzling out like this, the DJD's pet medic suddenly jumping on the moral highground instead of getting her just desserts with the rest of them...

Seriously though, with that I CORRUPTED YOU TO HURT HIM, I PROVED A POINT EVEN YOU COULD BE TURNED dialogue, it really cemented my theory Tarn was Roller. And then he's just that one background Outlier and Roller shows up one page before that. I feel like I got trolled by someone who only has a rudementary idea of how twists work.

>>93729549
Oh, and I forgot, the notable mutineers shown here >>93725760. Especially Riptide.

>>93729722
I find it extremely hard to believe mechs like Thunderclash or Perceptor were in on it. Also. Riptide looks pretty uncomfortable.

Jro's writing took a weird nosedive this arc, like he was possessed by the M. Night Shalmayamadong curse.

>>93729549
>Skids and Ravage dying

This was the worst, especially since, out of all the folks abandoned, these two were (almost) the only two I still cared about. (them and Cyclonus). The rest are either folks that I hadn't built an attachment to or that I DID like, but felt that they were getting too played out

>Overlord randomly appearing and leaving

Dumb, but not rage worthy, imo. It's like his only reason to be there was for a quick "oh, shit, stakes raised!" But the stakes were ALREADY fucking high. It was superfluous.

>Tarn's identity

I can see where your coming from, it wasn't the most well executed twist, but it made since when you look back at previous chapters.

>The Ambus storyline fizzling out

This was close to being as bad as Skids and Ravage dying. It was such a wasted plotline.

>the DJD's pet medic

I don't see why this would bother anyone. Unless you're of the opinion that EVERYONE who sided with Tarn (Overlord, Deathsaurs, the Breastforce) should all have gotten wiped out, then why would Nickel have had to suffer anything more than the actual DJD did?

>>93729992
On the pet medic, I guess I'm exaggerating a bit. I just didn't like the way the DJD was handled during this run and the issue where she was introduced didn't help.

I mean, for the longest time, the DJD was this completely unrepentant gang of psychopath torturer/killers. Inbetween the duplicate Lost Light crew and Trailcutter, I was basically just waiting for the satisfying moment where someone finally took them down. Then they get some weird characterization that's ignored by the next time they show up, their very own morality pet who ditches them the very second she notices first hand what they do for a living and after all the buildup and killing Ravage, Megatron just melts them in two pages flat.

I waited for a satisfying payoff and I was denied. I guess that's going to be the running theme of MTMTE/Lost Light, huh.

>>93726736
>>93729269
>life is messy and the constant boo-hoo look how miserable these alien robots are will make the fleeting moments when someone has genuine happiness more meaningful

Nah.

>>93730249
B-but anon, I just want my alien robots to be happy and have zany and gay but not too gay, looking at you two, Chromedown/Rewind space adventures together.

>>93730323
Chromedome*, derp.

>>93729992
>Ambus storyline
This could have been so much in Lost Light. Remember how Dominus Ambus was still alive in the functionist universe after he was converted to a flathead empurat and Rewind was executed? Why the fuck didn't jro use that to bring the crew into a more complex story that wasn't just "go there get rung fight for ten minutes then leave without solving anything"? Could have been alot of good character moments for Rewind.

And he doesn't show up in the arc at all, except for a *possible* cameo at the end in Megatron's hippy commune mine.

I also wanna take your ruined storylines and raise you
>Drift's storyline
>isnt sure if he wants to be an autobot anymore and doesn;t replace his badge
>has former close association with Megatron to the point where they fought together and Megs is very very forgiving when he defects and only sends Lockdown to bring him home
>confused about his friendship with Rodimus
>all of this is brushed over in LL, has his badge back and is Roddy's yes man again instantly, seems like jro is just trying to reset back to S1 of MTMTE but it doesn't work because none of the characters are in the right place to imitate that setup again and have it not feel forced

>>93730323
Hey now, you let Chromedome and Rewind be gay, they've earned their background PDA.

>>93730465
I think Chromedome and Rewind make a very cute couple, it's just that as of late they're either having a lover spat or clinging on to each other and having really corny romantic dialogue together. It's being laid on too thick.

>>93730544
Pretty much the same or even more so with Cyclonus and Tailgate. In a way I'm glad that the little plug is now 60 feet under, since their relationship has been nothing but DRAMADRAMA for a while now.

recommend some comics to a fag that liked Prime but wanted more bots than what the show brought in.

>>93731241
All Hail Megatron

>>93731192
I wish Tailgate would actually die but I this is just a way for Roberts to milk the cygate subplot as long as possible. Really stick it to the cunts who praise the constant drama and bad romance writing.

Geataway!!!

>>93726645
How lewd!!

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>>93725443
>Chromedome's last words are about Rewind
>Rewind's last words are about Dominus

>>93725408
The day the light in usfor liking the comic died.

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>>93729992
So what's the best way to actually make great use of Tarn's identity. I don't think anything can match up to the Shockwave reveal of before.

>>93730544
It's a shame it's like there's nothing for them todo anymore.

Personally I'd move them into another comic. Like maybe they decide to go and start a family or get a home or something. As cliche as it may be have a happy gay couple actually live happily for the most part.

>>93729910
Here are my theories.

Thunderclash was asleep the whole time or us now dead.

Perceptor knew if it but didn't say anything, he kept quiet but refused to take part because doing science shit.

Granted Thunderclash joining was a mistake,should have had Countdown join instead.

>>93725617
Why the hell would they bring Ten?

>>93729992
Overlord leaving could have been done better, how about Instead Overlord is savouring Megatron grovelling but the galactic council recalls Overlord and Overlord is forced to go back and he's whining and bitching about missing all the action.

It'd be so much more In Character and establish his current job better.

>>93729722
>>93729910

Riptide I like to think was mad at Megatron failing him in class, when Atomizer was recruiting he got swept up in the moment.

Granted he's also the knave....which either he's the fool or untrustworthy or both? Roberts never answered this,

>>93727608
>>93727624

I'm curious if we'll see second regrets with the mutineers over their actions?

>>93726736
I don't get why he wouldn't have Minimus's quotes in this....did they ever tell him?

I can Imagine they kept it a secret.

>>93725767
He's right, of course.

>>93733967
You know what will suck Getaway will become a complete monster while Rodimus won't get the heal realization he has to become the leader he needs to be and be the bigger and better bit.

And I say this as a guy who loves Rodimus.

>>93727579
>season 2 hit its stride.

Hahahaha.....

You wish Roberts.

>>93727568
The mutineer betrayal is probably the lady brilliant move by Roberts. Seeing these good old times and now a divided fractured groups now. He succeeded at making it a punch to the gut.

Shame he'll never top it any time soon or ever.

>>93727354
That honestly would have made sense.

Seriously we could use a Spotlight Tarn or Glitch or whatever.

Personally I think both Roller and Glitch both should have been Tarn. Roller was The Tarn Skids knew and Glitch the current one.

>>93725995
Roberts doesn't know Lugnut, this is an artist cameo.

>>93726029
Is she stretching his metal cheek?

>>93734764
Wait seriously?

Roberts never watched Animated?

Yeah it sucks there's no proper IDW Lugnut in the current series.

>>93726148
There's a Torkulian visible here >>93532635

>>93726710
Fully deserved.

>>93727866
Tim Curry is really the best choice for Overlord.

>>93726212
Drift looks awful.

>>93726385
Here's here, here's here! A very special boy!

>>93727216
Seriously. I'm not a Deathsaurus expert, but it's pretty clear his primary character trait is "actually cares about his subordinates", and having them used as cannon fodder is LITERALLY the opposite of what he thought was okay when he first allied with Tarn.

Being manipulated by some "emotional weapon" to give enough of a shit to stop sacrificing them needlessly was stupid.

>>93726509
Roberts says Kaon's real name was Amp.

>>93726526
What's Overlord got to look upset about, the damage to his new paintjob?

>>93726932
Given the nature of the slow cell, I assume Overlord is lying.

>>93727159
And here it all goes so terribly, irredeemably wrong.

>>93727233
Overlord's change of heart is also stupid.

>>93727247
>a dying Ravage has to exposit to help the readers accept this bull