tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post8740900523592262469..comments2024-01-18T09:21:21.157-08:00Comments on Disciples of Boltax: Review: Marvel UK #15 "The Enemy Within!" Part 3Jimtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-10435045499740625362011-07-24T15:14:35.079-07:002011-07-24T15:14:35.079-07:00I've long suspected that the Autobot who KOs B...I've long suspected that the Autobot who KOs Brawn was supposed to be Sideswipe, and somehow the artist switch obscured the fact that the guy with the old Gears face plate was supposed to be an early model for the same character until it was too late to redraw, necessitating a rename and recolor. Consider the fact that he apparently specializes in punching: that's consistent with Sideswipe's piledriver arms more than any of Red's attributes. <br /><br />It is an appropriate cameo for 2 reasons though: <br /><br />1. All of Red Alerts appearances in comic continuity would come equally out of nowhere, for no particular reason. <br /><br />2. Given Red Alert's only starring turn in the cartoon, it's appropriately ironic that he shows up to stop Brawn from going "Auto Berserk"; maybe he really was the best bot to best Brawn if he'd had a history of similar glitches in the past of this continuity as well. <br /><br />-BumblevivisectorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-57566074912890530672009-01-02T14:40:00.000-08:002009-01-02T14:40:00.000-08:00I've got to admit that I didn't check which charac...I've got to admit that I didn't check which characters appeared when. I've just always assumed that Red Alert always on the Ark, since he never gets an origin, so his presence didn't really raise any flags for me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info about him. I guess that's why I considered him a background character, because he's never actually in the comic!<BR/><BR/>I do remember him in G2, but I've read that dozens of times (I'm a big fan - make of that what you will).<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I haven't read a lot of these stories before. I'm pretty familiar with everything from round about Dinobot Hunt onwards, but a lot of this stuff is new to me. I thought it'd be more fun to review from that perspective, so I haven't done much research so as to not spoil myself on it.Bishbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429304622553626284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-9153432901331730682009-01-02T13:28:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:28:00.000-08:00(Oh, yeah. Red Alert does show up all of a sudden...(Oh, yeah. Red Alert <I>does</I> show up all of a sudden in the Generation 2 comic. Just long enough to get blown up.)Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-80224006309251151332009-01-02T13:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:27:00.000-08:00I'm surprised that you mention Red Alert's involve...I'm surprised that you mention Red Alert's involvement here without pointing out that, as a 1985 (year 2) Autobot Car, he shouldn't be here at all. Indeed, he's never mentioned again in the "present day" UK stories, and never included at all in the US comic (unless you count a mistake on issue #41's cover that isn't even colored right).<BR/><BR/>(Odd trivia, most of the year 2 Autobot cars were introduced in issue #14 in the US. For some reason, Inferno and Red Alert were both left out. Inferno eventually shows up just in time for the series to end....)Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.com