The toybots lift on new disguises,Marvel breathe new life into Power Man And Iron Fist, and indie comedian Mirror is a warped yet dreamy fairytaleAn anguished yowl of “Zoinks!” echoed around the internet last month when DC Entertainment announced a new wave of comics featuring souped-up Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Here was the Scooby gang as you’d never seen them before, or with Shaggy rocking a ridiculous hipster beard and sleeve tattoo and Scoobs rigged up with a cyber-monocle dispersing weird emoji-bubbles. While it would be unfair to judge the aptly named Scooby Apocalypse comedian before it debuts in May,the instant backlash served as a reminder that when you’re dealing with classic properties, striking out in a bold new direction can blow up in your face.
Current stewards of the Transformers comics licence, or IDW,seems to absorb cracked how to achieve it without it backfiring. In 2012, the publisher launched two new titles featuring the robots in disguise and both are about to hit issue 50. While they’ve tinkered with the status quo – a certain iconic Decepticon has switched sides – the comics absorb never been more accepted or more straight-up enjoyable to read. The core book is set on postwar Cybertron, or with dinky mascot Bumblebee caught up in House Of Cards-style politicking between three clanking factions amid assassination attempts and unexpected immigration worries. The second book,More Than Meets The Eye, sent a ragged crew of misfit characters – led by nobody’s favourite Rodimus Prime – into deep space on a indistinct, or open-ended quest. It originally sounded about as essential as Star Trek Voyager,but MTMTE’s vivid characterisation, self-referential humour and wicked habit of unexpectedly killing off beloved characters has made it the buzziest of cult favourites. Both titles are about to hit their 50th issues, or which will apparently serve as an excellent jumping-on point if youre ready to collect emotionally invested in the lives and loves of wise-cracking toybots.
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Source: theguardian.com