tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post8744439114674184747..comments2024-03-28T15:14:28.323-07:00Comments on Disciples of Boltax: Review: Marvel G1 #76: Still Life!Jimtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-86823453281905669892010-12-05T19:28:15.294-08:002010-12-05T19:28:15.294-08:00Yeah, it looks like the designers wanted to emulat...Yeah, it looks like the designers wanted to emulate the cartoon appearances in the Actionmaster design. That actually made me like them as a kid. But then there was actionmaster Devastator, being slightly smaller than actionmaster Bumblebee... and that annoyed me :)<br /><br />Another great issue, although I really don't like Wildman's portrayal of what's behind Optimus' faceplate. In my opinion it should always have been a regular mouth, not a speaker. It doesn't jive with the fact that Optimus' jaw moved when he spoke in the cartoon... :PHanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442388706616569265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-51999673003979297762010-12-02T23:19:18.745-08:002010-12-02T23:19:18.745-08:00Always loved this issue. It led to me wanting (and...Always loved this issue. It led to me wanting (and I still do) an Action Master Grimlock figure. I just loved the new appearance, and only later after some scrutiny would I learn that AM Grimlock's details were actually more or less the same as the original Grimlock toy's.LBD 'Nytetrayn'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03558404841371560435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-84224990324677291642010-12-02T15:46:46.931-08:002010-12-02T15:46:46.931-08:00Agreed with Salt-Man Z's first paragraph (alth...Agreed with Salt-Man Z's first paragraph (although the commonality between the terms "still life" and "stillborn" is going to be tough to get out of my head now).Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-17555905559846559962010-12-02T13:35:01.876-08:002010-12-02T13:35:01.876-08:00I always read the title as "still life",...I always read the title as "still life", like the paintings; a take on Grimlock's brief stint as a statue. (And of course, it ties in to Hi-Q's speech at the end, as well.)<br /><br />When I initially read this ish as a kid, I didn't think much of Hi-Q's line at the end of the book. I just assumed that he <i>was</i> Prime in the same respect that Spike Witwicky was Fort Max. The full import of the revelation didn't hit home until next (?) issue, with Rapture declaring, "This guy? He thinks he's Optimus Prime!"Salt-Man Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042401821387954296noreply@blogger.com