Comments on: Drift II: The Enspitening http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/ Toys are serious business. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Master of secrets http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-36463 Master of secrets Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:24:37 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-36463 Psssssst. I know who Milne's friend is. It's Daniel "Protoman" Arsenault. Psssssst.
I know who Milne’s friend is.

It’s Daniel “Protoman” Arsenault.

]]> By: Derik http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-12234 Derik Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:04:30 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-12234 If you actually look at the details of the BM 'Soundwave' his colors and even texture layout were completely altered for the BM appearance. Does he still look a LOT like Soundwave? Yes. But Mainframe at least TRIED to make him look different. If you actually look at the details of the BM ‘Soundwave’ his colors and even texture layout were completely altered for the BM appearance.
Does he still look a LOT like Soundwave? Yes. But Mainframe at least TRIED to make him look different.

]]> By: Derik http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-12233 Derik Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:58:18 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-12233 IDW is just butthurt over their own recap book being riddled with errors, inaccuracies and head-scratchers, and essentially making it clear their their own editors don't read the books they publish. IDW is just butthurt over their own recap book being riddled with errors, inaccuracies and head-scratchers, and essentially making it clear their their own editors don’t read the books they publish.

]]> By: Derik http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-12232 Derik Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:54:40 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-12232 IDW soft-reboots their entire line very 2-3 years though. That makes canon the enemy. They're tired of constantly being hemmed in by what came before, or keeping track of which G2 characters have been killed. IDW soft-reboots their entire line very 2-3 years though.
That makes canon the enemy. They’re tired of constantly being hemmed in by what came before, or keeping track of which G2 characters have been killed.

]]> By: LiamKav http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11640 LiamKav Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:06:27 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11640 Also, I don't think that Bob Skir sat in his office thinking "I know, I'll get Mainframe to kill off Soundwave because he's totally this internet guy's favourite character." Also, I don’t think that Bob Skir sat in his office thinking “I know, I’ll get Mainframe to kill off Soundwave because he’s totally this internet guy’s favourite character.”

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11635 David Willis Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:10:43 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11635 Those are completely different in context. In the Beast shows, new models are prohibitively expensive, so of course their only option is to reuse stuff they've already made, like Soundwave and Prowl. Also, it's not like we're for want of fiction starring Soundwave and Prowl -- they're all over the place! This isn't like Soundwave and Prowl never ever ever ever ever show up, and finally they get to show up, but now they're dead. Of course, nobody's actually crying about Hot Shot or SG Ravage possibly being dead. Now, all the guys who died prominently in previous issues who totally were those guys and were making their first appearances ever... yeah, reason to be upset. Those are completely different in context. In the Beast shows, new models are prohibitively expensive, so of course their only option is to reuse stuff they’ve already made, like Soundwave and Prowl.

Also, it’s not like we’re for want of fiction starring Soundwave and Prowl — they’re all over the place! This isn’t like Soundwave and Prowl never ever ever ever ever show up, and finally they get to show up, but now they’re dead.

Of course, nobody’s actually crying about Hot Shot or SG Ravage possibly being dead. Now, all the guys who died prominently in previous issues who totally were those guys and were making their first appearances ever… yeah, reason to be upset.

]]> By: Dr. Funkenstein http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11634 Dr. Funkenstein Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:23:55 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11634 This seems much ado about nothing, I mean, this isn't any different than "Soundwave" saving Nightscream in Beast Machines, Wheelie and Fortmax in Armada being part of Hot Shot's regiment , The G1 characters in Cybertron, or having G1 footage in animated. Doesn't mean it's a literal counterpart, just a reused character model. Hell, it doesn't even deserve a mention in the wiki beyond a cameo footnote. This seems much ado about nothing, I mean, this isn’t any different than “Soundwave” saving Nightscream in Beast Machines, Wheelie and Fortmax in Armada being part of Hot Shot’s regiment , The G1 characters in Cybertron, or having G1 footage in animated. Doesn’t mean it’s a literal counterpart, just a reused character model. Hell, it doesn’t even deserve a mention in the wiki beyond a cameo footnote.

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11543 David Willis Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:42:42 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11543 I don't like him nearly as much as the rest of the fandom does, but I appreciate and respect an artist who's willing to experiment and try to grow. Plus, he's really improved in the years since War Within. I also don't have a hate-on for the "Bayformer" look. I don’t like him nearly as much as the rest of the fandom does, but I appreciate and respect an artist who’s willing to experiment and try to grow. Plus, he’s really improved in the years since War Within.

I also don’t have a hate-on for the “Bayformer” look.

]]> By: LiamKav http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11541 LiamKav Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:33:48 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11541 Is that saying you normally like him and his "movie-esque" stuff is even better, or that you don't particularly care for him normally but like the movie-esque style? Is that saying you normally like him and his “movie-esque” stuff is even better, or that you don’t particularly care for him normally but like the movie-esque style?

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/drift-ii-the-enspitening/#comment-11540 David Willis Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:21:05 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=3713#comment-11540 Frankly, Don's "movie-esque" art is the best stuff I think he's ever done. Frankly, Don’s “movie-esque” art is the best stuff I think he’s ever done.

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