tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post7994947731637445616..comments2024-03-28T15:14:28.323-07:00Comments on Disciples of Boltax: Review: Marvel G1 #18 - The Bridge to Nowhere!Jimtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-41828545464499210262009-04-08T01:52:00.000-07:002009-04-08T01:52:00.000-07:00Yeah, I noticed. He even has the trigger/weight ar...Yeah, I noticed. He even has the trigger/weight arm on his back :)<BR/>I also love the fact that half his face (his "mask") can be seen in cannonmode.<BR/><BR/>The Spanner panel really shows that Budiansky is traditionally a horror person, I think. In Marvel terms, he's mostly known for his art on Ghost Rider, for instance. His covers for Transformers also always have a slight horror element in them. The Seacon with a gigantic maw aiming for Jesse, the Scraplets entering Blaster's mouth, the way Skullgrin is drawn on that issue where he becomes a filmstar... potentially quite horrific :)<BR/><BR/>Also nice to see that Vince Coletta worked on this issue. He was Marvel's go-to guy when something needed to be done last minute, so I guess Williams left the title half way through this issue. That would also explain the loss of detail on the final pages. When Straxus transforms back to his robotmode, there's hardly any detail on him. Typically Coletta. Speed was more important than detail when he was called in.<BR/><BR/>Next issue the replacement inkers arrive, and what a team it is... fresh off of 'Rom: Spaceknight', Ian Akin and Brian Garvey to me represent some of the best Transformers art and inking on the entire run of the title, with the possible exception of Stephen Baskerville.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442388706616569265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-2100984754324352542009-04-03T19:31:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:31:00.000-07:00Has anyone else ever noticed how much Straxus's fl...Has anyone else ever noticed how much Straxus's flying cannon mode looks like Galvatron? Coincidence, or... SOMETHING MORE?! (Dun dun DUN!)Zobovorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937442132663140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-64966057010273167352009-04-03T19:21:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:21:00.000-07:00Even though it doesn't follow the cartoon cannon c...Even though it doesn't follow the cartoon cannon closely (that's just my nit pick), Budiansky uses some imaginative devices in his story's. Straxus for example is a pretty interesting character. I have to wonder where else he could have taken the continuity if he hadn't been flooded with more characters (more then any writer should be saddled with) later on in the series.Caleb Barbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-45057427867924368352009-04-02T17:37:00.000-07:002009-04-02T17:37:00.000-07:00Did the bridge really had to look like an Earth br...Did the bridge really had to look like an Earth bridge?<BR/><BR/>And how big was Spanner before? Why did they even made a space bridge out of him?!D.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-74558484910304263282009-04-02T11:09:00.000-07:002009-04-02T11:09:00.000-07:00Yes, I do remember this issue, it was quite good. ...Yes, I do remember this issue, it was quite good. The Spanner situation was wild and scary to me as a kid. I really thought Blaster was going to do a mercy killing there!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258390562274543924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-39358487002735331372009-04-02T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-02T10:43:00.000-07:00That was another great issue. I was always pleased...That was another great issue. I was always pleased by the imagery that the comics space-bridge was a literal bridge, as opposed to the cartoon, and it really lets the battle between Blaster and Straxus become even more epic.<BR/><BR/>I had also forgotten that the bridge had been built out of a Transformer - what an excellent piece of imagery - truly horrific.Bishbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429304622553626284noreply@blogger.com