Paid Members Ronnie Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 @Chris B is absolutely right: Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 I'll have to remember that one for Payday. Regeneration 1 is a fascinating read as well. I remember borrowing it from the library. Quote
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 As someone who hasn't read any Transformers in nearly 30 years what about it is queer positive? Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 Lego Optimus Prime is coming https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/optimus-prime-10302?p=10302&fbclid=IwAR21Gk2EE5lzKEh9GsSOFGi8prk1LaYA7LR8LgXtKuwwf7Au-sfIbVWIB68 Quote
Paid Members Ronnie Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: As someone who hasn't read any Transformers in nearly 30 years what about it is queer positive? A few of the starring cast have romantic relationships, even though they're all referred to as "he". And we find out that a new character introduced in Lost Light as "she" used to be "he" but changed it because "she" just felt right. Quote
Paid Members Chris B Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 Just now, Ronnie said: A few of the starring cast have romantic relationships, even though they're all referred to as "he". And we find out that a new character introduced in Lost Light as "she" used to be "he" but changed it because "she" just felt right. Yeah, exactly this. It opened up a whole new approach to the characters to have genuine relationships developing, and - in a rarity amongst fandoms - it appears the TF fanbase more-or-less went 'yeah, makes total sense, carry on' and it wasn't a big deal. Like, I'm sure there was some fuss kicked up somewhere, but it's not been big if so. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 12, 2022 21 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Lego Optimus Prime is coming https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/optimus-prime-10302?p=10302&fbclid=IwAR21Gk2EE5lzKEh9GsSOFGi8prk1LaYA7LR8LgXtKuwwf7Au-sfIbVWIB68 Looks like it transforms as well. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 TFN Transformers convention in Birmingham tomorrow. I think it's the first one since the Pandemic. Quote
Paid Members Ronnie Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 4 hours ago, BigJag said: TFN Transformers convention in Birmingham tomorrow. You appear to have posted in the future: Quote
Paid Members Ronnie Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Ronnie said: And we find out that a new character introduced in Lost Light as "she" used to be "he" but changed it because "she" just felt right. I'm going to need to re-read the entire thing again. Just rummaging through them now has brought it all back: the humour, the multi-layered mysteries which pay off over the course of years of careful reading, the intricacies of the writing ... the fact that James Roberts somehow makes us care about no-personality never-weres such as the awful Whirl toy, which looked like an oversized GoBot: or faceless filler like one of Blaster's twin cassettes, Rewind: The whole series (originally More than Meets the Eye, then renamed as Lost Light) is a masterpiece. I don't know when I'm going to find the time to re-read it all but that's a problem for another day. In the meantime, it's well worth spending the £20 just to get this lot (8 volumes of MTMTE, 4 of LL). I've just bought them despite having the trade versions, the hardback ones as part of the rip-off Hachette Partworks Definitive G1 Collection, and the single digital issues I bought at the time, risking some funny looks because it became the highlight of the month to justify a trip to the pub to read it over a few ales. And I'm saying this as somebody who just can't read comics as an adult! Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Ronnie said: You appear to have posted in the future: I think there was one called TFUKcon this past weekend? I saw some garmentry related to it at work, with a nicely rendered image of Shockwave. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Ronnie said: You appear to have posted in the future: Silly me. Anyone planning on going? Quote
LSM Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 3 hours ago, BigJag said: Silly me. Anyone planning on going? Yeah I'll be going. I've had a ticket for this for the past two years now as it's been rolled over due to show being cancelled through the pandemic. I go to comic cons a lot anyway and being a Transformers fan as well this event is usually a lot of fun. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted May 13, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 13, 2022 9 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: I think there was one called TFUKcon this past weekend? I saw some garmentry related to it at work, with a nicely rendered image of Shockwave. I got my conventions mixed up. TFUKcon is on tomorrow in Birmingham. I'm struggling to find out anymore info than that. It may be an invite only affair. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted May 27, 2022 This is possibly going to sound like a bit of a daft question, but is there a recommended order to read the books in that massive Humble Bundle? Quote
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