Hello, Kruker is here again. Here is Transformers #24 from Skybound by legendary Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer. What a journey. I’ve been reviewing this book now, and it has remained a source of consistent excitement throughout the ups and downs. Let’s talk about the end of DWJ’s legendary run, disguised as Hasbro’s robot.
In this last dwj penned issue, we get what is essentially his rite of passage. aaaah I jab out of love, we all love it, and I can’t blame him because I do it too. The final slugfest between Optimus and Megatron is truly impressive. This is a cruel fist battle that only ends when Megatron pulls out what he lacks in inheritance by threatening an outsider. Apart from enhancing the whole of Prime Superman, what I like about this is that the whole issue exists to essentially remind you of what kind of person Megatron is deep. He is a liar, a cheat, a coward, a person who cannot win a fair fight and wants it. This is the Megatron where DWJ leaves us, a schemer for the mustache twist of the 80s, the revolutionary defeat of Hasbro’s modern story, or the reboot of IDW. This Megatron is a wolf in sheep’s clothes and a demon whispering in his ears. It was a truly fresh take on a character I find very impressive, and it was rewarded by the end set up, giving him a truly worthy villain to all the effort to build him up to this point.
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How it all ended isn’t something I didn’t expect. In fact, I wouldn’t say I was surprised because I had already long speculated who was probably biting the bullet and who even sent the issue to reviewers like me. I was pleased that I was there. I’m deeply satisfied. The end of Starscream’s story journey in this, and how it ends, is something I think it was pretty obvious to anyone who is paying attention to, but I like how it was done. I have the most mild concern about what I am saying about the meaning presented and his autonomy in his actions…but that is a problem for another writer to play with.
The art of COVID is breathtaking as usual, but his struggles cannot be kept understated by bringing us here and filling the shoes of dwj by giving this book a powerful visual identity that is probably a major hand for many people. This is a triumph of a series of storytelling in bold, strong, heart-stopping works, reinforced only by the stunning colours of the Spicer that have carried us since its first problem, with very few exceptions.
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Transformers #24 is the end of an incredible golden age for this property, and hopefully the beginning of a new silver age under Kirkman. The book has long been proven since it defeated the odds and proved that there is no one left to prove to us, especially as one of the greatest victories of a licensed comic book history. There was always more than just eye-opening. Ultimately, Skybound’s first two years of Transformers run is a well-talked-and-seen, well-earned story that ends with perfect, simple notes rather than a luxurious self-congratulations with a half-hearted promise to meet again someday, ready to make sure you’re not ready to pick up the next issue in the story, but not at all the same. It’s a humble ending and a small ending, but still powerful. Daniel, you dared to believe it. You held your future in your hand, and you dared to keep your dreams alive in particular. You won it all, “You dared to do it, bravo. Take a well-earned rest.
I’ll be back next month to cover Kirkman’s run, so please enjoy reading this manga. And it gave everyone who worked on this series a chance to read it.
‘Until everything is one!
“Transformer” #24 marks the end of the Golden Age
Trans #24
The end of one golden age, and hopefully another golden beginning. Everything is one.
The incredibly subtle, profound character work.
It combines themes and ideas from this whole tenure, creating one grand and satisfying conclusion, the final.
Artwork that pushes the story to absolute limits to convey the mythical scale.
A perfect, moving, simple ending. On your next adventure.
