Transformers #3 Review
Summary: This was an equally annoying and exhilarating read. Hopefully, the next issue starts building a little bit of trust between the two races.
4
Humans suck
Background – Humans Screw EVERYTHING up.
Writing – Carly and Spike’s dad get attacked by Laser Beak and manages to fight him off and then also decides to fire on Cliffjumper. Skywarp shows up and starts to attack them as well. Optimus soon arrives and just as he has the upper hand the annoying humans shoot him and blow his arm off. Spike, who arrived with Optimus gets shot, and after beating Skywarp, Optimus tells Spike’s dad to follow him so he can save his son.
Artwork – While not giant vistas, the art is still gorgeous. Watching a robot beat another robot into a coma with his own dismembered arm has never looked so good. It’s amazing just how express DWJ makes the Transformers, especially Optimus. Everything is conveyed through Optimus’s eyes. It’s just amazing.
Final Thoughts
To quote Skywarp in this issue:
“By the soul of the Fallen! There are not just weak! They are stupid!”
This was an equally annoying and exhilarating read. Optimus’s fight with Skywarp was a lot of fun. I’m happy they didn’t kill him off (yet). He is, after all, my favorite Decepticon. I guess the running joke now is that since they killed Bumblebee and Cliffjumper has kind of taken his spot, Cliffjumper is just going to keep getting blasted around and will stand right back up like Wile E. Coyote? It’s an interesting little joke, but I really hope they don’t make this into a “Kenny” thing. Give that little guy a break! As I mentioned above, the issue is also annoying, simply because these damn humans keep interfering and keep trying to kill the wrong Cybertronian! Come on people! He’s trying to save your lives! Hopefully, the next issue starts building a little bit of trust between the two races.
Final score: 4 out of 5 stars
Comic Details
Publisher: Image
Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson
Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Genre: Superhero
Format: Monthly
Release Date: 12/06/2023
About the Author
Matt Fischer Lover of all things nerdy. Reader of Comics for over 25 years. DC encyclopedia. X-Men historian. Spider-Man and Marvel lover. Indie side guy.
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