#mtmte issue 36

[iszapizza]

the way Megatron and young Orion are just casually chatting over the phone is both making me happy and also very sick

ALSO THE WAY HES JUST LEANING BACK AND GETTING COMFY WHILE HE TALKS TO ORION UGHHGHVHGHVHFGFHFHGHBH

[cookieclover]

Tailgate joins the sunset watching :3 I drew him sitting because I noticed he does that a lot XD

This drawing took longer than expected, because even after making some sketches I still couldn't quite figure out his LEGS, and we don't talk about how his hands look totally different either... I love this little baby but he was not very pleasant to draw X'D

This time I took inspiration from a panel from the MTMTE comic issue #36:

[quetzalpapalotl]

I wish to love and appreciate idw optimus more too. But I also don’t want to read through the entirety of IDW 1.0. Can you please recommend me any specific issues/parts?

Hi!! I see that you have already reblogged my IDW1 Optimus-focused reading guide, so I assume that you read that and still felt like it was too much. I'd do anything to spread the OP love, so I will try! But before that, please forgive me for rambling a bit.

That guide is not the entirety of IDW1, I tried to cut as much as possible, and I want to reiterate that I consider Barber's Optimus the definitive take on IDW1 Optimus. To the point that I like all other stuff with him only in because I read them through Barber's characterization which serves to give them depth in retrospective. And it does this because Barber's writes Optimus with the intention of consolidating all the other writer's takes on him (which were uh... a mess). It's a very contextual reading, a conversation, there's more to get from it if you know the background. So I would ask you to reconsider giving it a try, skip the crossovers if you want. I'll redo the reading guide with links to download/read online if you want.

That being said, I understand that sounds like "read these bad comics in the hopes you will like this one other comic" and the point is to have fun, not to do homework. So in that case I'll say to just read exrid/Optimus Prime and the JRo stuff (but we'll come back to teh later)

See, the exrid/OP is a whole story, so recommeding individual issues doesn't make much sense to me, it would be like recommending one episode of an anime or one chapter of a book, it would entirely lack context and lost much of it's meaning, especially because Optimus is a main character whose actions cannot be taken out from the rest of the plot. My favorite moments require build up, like when Optimus annexes the Earth to the council of worlds, that doesn't hit the same if you didn't read all the previous issues where Optimus was trying to remove all Cybertronian influence from Earth and the series of events that led to him changing his mind and think such a fucking move was a good idea.

And I've talked about this before, but while Mtmt/LL has its biggest strenght in character dynamics and out-of-screen build up, exRID/OP has it in thematic consistensy and narrative cohesion. All parts of it and there to make a point that feeds the whole, character's perspectives feed each other and the biggest pay-off comes at the very end. Also, Optimus Prime is a story about him as a character as much as it is about him as a symbol, so seeing the effects he has on other people is important.

I suppose you could read exRID starting from post Dark Cybertron as it basically becomes a different story and the first part doesn't feature Optimus (except in issues 6, 10, 19) I would not recommend this as there are still a lot of links between the two and you would miss a chunk of Arcee's story (who is the one other character on which the whole thing falls upon). But you could. Don't skip Combiner Wars tho.

Other than that here are some hightlights:

The Death of Optimus Prime: This is the one that works best as a single issue, as it is a one-shot. It sets up phase 2 so definitively read it.

JRo's stuff: That is Chaos Theory, Mtmte #9-11, Mtmte #36 and Spotlight: Orion Pax. Now, JRo's OP is certainly the one that is more likeable, but I don't necessarily think that it's good. JRo kinda wants to have Optimus be more morally grey but always reels back and portrays him as the ultimate good seemingly without considering the implications of a lot of the stuff he does. But still, Chaos Theory is the backbone of phase 2, they are fun reads and it introduces a lot of backstory and aspects of his personality that will be important.

Punishment: As this is a mini series, it's good to read on its own. It's still set in the broader context of exRID, but at least it's a complete story and a compelling one! Lots of Optimus brooding, but not in an annoying way.

Optimus Prime #1-6: Okay, so if you don't want to read all of exrid/OP or are testing the waters before commiting to it. This arc deals with Optimus trying to get people to accept Earth as part of the Council of Worlds and risking war for it, contrasted with events of his past. This may be the easiest arc to read on its own, but I also think it does a great job of building Optimus character. It's also a great example of the narrative not shying away from Optimus doing bad things, stupid things and having anger issues (and also the cop thing), while also retaining the core of his character as someone who genuinely wants to do good and getting into his head to make sense of his actions (not justify them). This is something that I feel only Barber gets right. Also Zeta Prime is there and he's the most important character that barely shows up.

Autocracy: Ok, ok, listen... this may or may not be the most disliked series in IDW1 and while I think it has a worse reputation than it deserves, I still wouldn't call it good. While its more honest abotu what being a cop entails than Chaos Theory and is willing to have OP be unsavory, that aspect doesn't really go anywhere and it fails to make OP an enganging character whose actions make sense. But it still has the backstory of how Orion became Optimus and a friend likes it, so hey, maybe you will too. Also the aforementioned flashbacks of OP 1-6 feel to me that they are written in direct response to Autocracy and try to explain how that is the same character than the one in Chaos Theory. I'm actually working on meta about that (anon, if you're reading this, I haven't forgotten). So for all that Barber is trying to recontextualize and reconciliate all the other takes on Optimus, this is the most obvious one and Autocracy is not that long. So it may be worth checking out.

Sorry for rambling again, I hope you find this useful!! Feel free to ask for links or any other questions!

[hypnosiacon-archived]

Oh!!! Can ryu give me pages then please?

- 🫧 sea star anon 🫧

IDW More than Meet the Eye vol:2

He appears on one page in issues #4 - #5 Delphi Arc, though this has nothing to do with him personally, it's about my husband because why tf not

He's in issues #7 - #8 with his team,

If you wanna see him before he joined Decepticons there's a whole history lesson where he appears as Glitch (Damus tho): #9 - #11

He's mentioned in #32 and #33 and there's a great view at how he and his small team managed to kill a ship of 200+ autobots, leaving no one behind (almost, but that was planned).

In #34 you can find Vos and Kaon for a moment

In #36 he's also as a Glitch / Damus

#39 is the issue from which there's a huge story started. Also this is where he almost killed himself.

#48 - #49 about Sunder, but OH MY G O D, they mention Tarn and THAT ONE MOMENT WHERE HE DECEIVED HIS OLD FUCKING FRIEND TO KILL EVERYBOT- that looks HORRIBLE TOO WTF. But also FUUUCK HE'S H O T

#50 - #55 is the last issues where he appears at MTMTE. Also he dies there.

I have also Lost Light comic where we can find an issue with him without his mask~ - its #14 and he escaped another fave of mine - Bludgeon JKDKL

[thanksjro]

More Than Meets the Eye #36 — There Are So Many Double-Page Spreads in This Issue, Dear Lord

Four million years ago, before the war, a very special something happened.

That’s right, it’s baby time once again.

Of course, Cybertronians can’t be normal about shit like this, so there’s a brawl going down over who gets custody of all these sparks. Star players include Orion Pax, Roller, Roller’s juice box, and all those college students from the Matrix heist. They’re facing off against the elite guard, who are getting their asses handed to them for what’s probably the eighth time this week.

Christ alive, Windcharger, save the dismemberment for the war, will ya?

Roller jumps off a cliff and transforms, because he’s a cool dude like that, when he suddenly he complains of lumbago. Is he suddenly feeling his age? No, he’s just had eight grown-ass robots timewarp onto his trailer.

Oh shit, Rung’s got his stick! Brainstorm’s about to fuckin’ die.

Back in what is the “present” for MTMTE, Rodimus gives his Time Travel Team (fellas who have compatible spark-types to run the timecase) the skinny on what the plan is: go back to the past, find Brainstorm, beat him up for trying to rewrite time, then be back in time for dinner. Perceptor adds that if Brainstorm isn’t stopped, their current timeline will cease to be, which is a bit of a problem, needless to say. Everyone is pretty high-strung about this situation, save for Tailgate, who’s decided it’s time to get an impromptu piggyback ride from Rewind.

The timecase has geotracking, which is damn convenient for the TTT, but Perceptor’s having a spot of trouble getting the thing calibrated, so things are sort of vague at the moment. Rodimus theorizes that Brainstorm will be targeting Orion Pax, as was established last issue, so they ought to figure out where he is whenever they end up in time. Luckily, Rewind was Orion’s biographer, and knows where they need to be for this first jump.

The gang has a few minutes to pick out some very dangerous toys from Brainstorm’s private collection, something which greatly delights Whirl. Ultra Magnus can’t help but wonder if bringing Whirl along is such a hot idea, but having the incredibly violent, actively suicidal guy tag along is actually part of the plan.

Horrific.

Anyway.

There’s a few rules for this trip: don’t tell anyone you’re from the future, don’t mess with major events, and don’t kill anyone who isn’t Brainstorm. Chromedome’s coming on this excursion to act as white-out, should someone decide to get a little too chatty. They also have a sci-fi bullshit “time phone” to call the Lost Light with, so they can be updated and potentially call for extraction if needed.

Everyone got that? Sure hope so, because it’s time to get back to the start of the issue!

Rodimus basically immediately blows their cover, telling Orion that he’s an Autobot… which is a group that doesn’t technically exist yet. Chromedome and Whirl are also causing some issues just by being there, seeing as Chromedome is still a cop in this moment in time, and Whirl’s in fucking prison. Luckily, assumptions are made, and the TTT can masquerade as the reinforcements Zeta Prime was messaged about.

The gang is taken to the ramshackle base Orion and pals have scraped together, as they get the low-down on this Hot Spot situation— turns out that this is the first one to pop up in a million years, and the Senate’s been keeping it under wraps, in an attempt to keep Functionists from claiming the hand-shaped Hot Spot as proof of Primus being real. We get a taste of Skids’s religious phase, and then Cyclonus points out that there’s something floating menacingly in the sky above them. Nobody’s really sure what it is, but surely it can’t be good.

Anyway, here’s Trailcutter.

Excuse me, Trailbreaker.

With Trailbreaker up from his nap, Orion tells everyone to takes turns using the recharge slab— they only have one, my goodness— and to get to know each other, while there’s enough free time to do so. Rodimus takes this to heart, getting just a touch too handsy with Trailbreaker, who at this point has zero clue who he fucking is. Rung, meanwhile, accidentally gets high on Roller’s special cocaine juice, while Roller has a moment of insecurity over the fact that he’s not an Outlier, and just a plain ol’ One-Percenter. As if that isn’t also rare as hell, by literal definition.

This is when the Time Phone rings, and Orion Pax picks up— that’s right, our glorious co-captain of the Lost Light and leader of this time mission left his secret mission phone where just anyone could pick it up. Anyway, Orion picks up, and who should be on the other end of the line but Megatron himself. Megatron, instead of telling Orion to put Rodimus on the phone, stays on to chat with his once and future nemesis, while Magnus and Perceptor work in the background, having to just listen to this conversation. Megatron worries that his experience on Messatine— the one with Trepan— might have fucked with his brain, perhaps changing him from who he had been prior. Still, he can’t really change what’s happened, only reflect and regret. Orion acts like a centrist, despite admitting that the system Cybertron lives under is a nightmare hellscape. Megatron tells him that he’ll end up joining Orion’s team eventually.

Over with Rodimus, it seems as if rules were meant to be broken, as he’s just told Trailbreaker to stay away from Ofsted XVII, the planet where he died horrifically while trying to be a decent person. Trailbreaker doesn’t really get it, but agrees to do as he’s told, even if it won’t be relevant to him for several million years. Orion finally brings the phone to Rodimus, then gives a recommendation to his book club.

I’m sure this won’t have any negative repercussions in the future.

Megatron isn’t nearly as cordial with Rodimus, demanding to know what the hell’s going on. Obviously, Brainstorm hasn’t been found yet. There’s also this weird radiation drifting into the Lost Light from the past, which is weird.

Hey, wait a minute—

The science team back home does some scans, and we finally figure out what the deal is with that weird thing in the sky: it’s shooting radiation at the Hot Spot. To kill the sparks? Perhaps. However, Rewind has an alternative take— that this is all a big experiment, trying to create Outliers through scientific intervention, and that it’s not going to work, but instead just kill these sparks, and if one day the Functionists take power back and uncover all these positively heinous experiments the Senate is conducting, well, that’ll just give them way more credibility than they’d otherwise have. At least the Functionists aren’t doing baby-murder experiments, am I right?

If this sounds like he’s just a smidge too sure about this hypothesis, it’s because he’s actually pulling from his database, which is just chock-full of alternate history at this point.

Regardless of what exactly the purpose of the radiation is, it’s clear that it needs to be dealt with. Orion orders Trailbreaker to make the biggest force field he can to protect the sparks. Cyclonus says a prayer. Tailgate plants his ass on the ground full of sparks.

The thing in the sky doesn’t like any of this shit, and begins to fire on the group. Glitch is too far away to reach the thing and use his machine-breaker powers, so it’s time to call in the air force.

While the fly boys handle the barrage to the best of their ability, Roller decides to be a hero, by way of taking the spark-teleporter out into the danger zone, so he can get those bad babies to a safer spot. Orion tries to do it for him, but Roller “needs this,” to prove he’s just as good as the rest of the team.

Hey, Rung? I think this guy might be needing your services, homeslice.

While all this is happening, Rodimus gets a call from home base, telling him that Brainstorm’s jumped again, and they’re about to get sent after him. Rodimus demands a few more minutes, seeing as shit has really hit the fan. He finds Chromedome in this shitshow to tell him to not wipe Trailbreaker’s memories, so that he might live.

Roller gets shot, and Orion decides that it’s his turn to be a hero now. He orders Trailbreaker to tighten the forcefield until it’s only surrounding Orion, then has Windcharger toss him through the sky platform. It explodes, and Tailgate develops a minor crush.

Good thing Cyclonus isn’t in earshot.

And so the day is saved, the sparks are sent to Nyon— something which seems to shock Rodimus, as the man who blew up/will one day blow up that city— and Chromedome says his goodbyes, shaking hands with Orion and his crew, thus wiping their memories of the last couple of hours with his mnemo-hand upgrade.

Just as Perceptor whooshes them away, however, Trailbreaker comes up and shakes Chromedome’s hand, much to Rodimus’s horror and everyone else’s dismay. With that, his fate is sealed, and the Time Travel Team is taken to their next stop. Orion and his team forget about what’s happened, thus making it impossible to figure out where Roller disappeared to. And so it was, and so it shall be.

Not the time, Trailbreaker! Not the time.

[choomchoom]

hey all, it’s time to make this panel 1000% worse by reminding you that ratchet actually never intended to survive the voyage

[tfw-no-tennis]

mtmte liveblog issue 36

time travel arccccccccccccc yessssssssss

I have been waiting SO LONG to reread this arc hhhhh yessss

starting off strong with the sexy roller cover. nice

I love the disconnect of ‘orion pax: outlaw’ compared to the last time we saw him in shadowplay where he was orion pax: supercop

he’s still punching people for JUSTICE or whatever so I guess not much has changed

oh my god this is the issue with the many many two-page spreads...the first time I read this issue I didn't realize that was a thing and GOD I was SO fucking confused. there's already a lot going on in this issue/arc but this made things so much worse hvbhjkdfbsk. I powered thru and still managed to understand most of the arc despite reading half this issue out of order (essentially) bc the website I read it on split the pages up and I couldn't tell they were supposed to be doubled (and also I'm dumb so I didn't figure it out)

anyways, the actual issue...windcharger is out here using his powers to rip a dudes arms clean off. wow!

and there's skids getting punched in the face. Ls

and glitch! a totally minor character of course...

MANNNNN I SO adore the panel of all the lost lighters appearing in a cloud of purple smoke, all posing epically....SO fucking good, peak sci-fi coolness vibes, A++

as usual jro killing it w/the titles, ‘elegant chaos’ is such a great name for a time travel arc

also reading the tfwiki has shown me that many of jros titles are song or album titles, to which I say - that's epic and I love it. with jro doing it, I feel like it straddles the line between referencing music and the very fanfic-esque ‘title things after music’ vibe. I love it

oh god I forgot they use bs cybertronian time units in this sometimes lmao...I mean of course they do but still like, what the fuck is a cycle. is that a day. I feel like these words all have no meaning/the meanings change drastically depending on continuity. I cant keep up and also I'm lazy and don't care enough to try

I love rodimus did u know

poor riptide looks so confused lmao

IS....IS REWIND PIGGYBACKING TAILGATE...THATS SO FUCKING CUTE....I cant fully tell bc of the page layout but ooomg so precious. minibot buddies

whirl saying ‘chuff’ just reminded me how british jro is hvbhakjhdsfbs sometimes it just Jumps Out in mtmte and I'm like Oh God Britain Is Real

I really like the mtmte approach to time travel and paradoxes and whatnot. its just complex enough to be interesting but not too convoluted that it bogs down the story. perfect sci-fi fun!

mannnn chromedome talking abt brainstorm :( I'm sad abt those two hhhhh

and I love how at this point, nobody in the cast ACTUALLY knows brainstorm well enough to know what he’s really doing - including chromedome, who’s ostensibly his closest friend, somebody he’s known for a while - and even the readers don't really know what he’s up to...I like the mystery tbh

cant believe rewind wrote orion pax’s biography, omg. completely forgot abt that detail

cd saying ‘I love it when he talks history’ about rewind....hhhh I love cdrw so muuuuch

godddd the line rodimus says abt whirl - how they need people like whirl around who are ‘happy to get in the way’ of danger and death - that shit haunts me man like...rodimus is basically saying that he’s bringing whirl along to potentially die in place of someone like orion pax (nevermind the fact that whirl dying would ALSO fuck up the timeline)...like, how deep does it go?? is he saying that bc he knows whirl has been trying to get himself killed for a while now, or just bc whirl likes violence? mannn I cant...the character intricacies...man

anyways...I love rodimus he’s such an interesting character. you have that fucked up moment and then in the next panel he’s saying ‘if you want to call it a time phone, I wont stop you’ about the quantum walkie-talkie. he has the RANGE

oh and then rodimus casually volunteering chromedome to do mnemosurgery on anyone who might accidentally find out about them time traveling, which is again fucked up on multiple levels. the raaaaange

vjaksbhdhfusajbfdjk that panel of the lost light squad just standing there like idiots reminds me of that post where someone said abt that panel ‘these characters have a collective 3 brain cells’ or something hvbjadkfnksfdl

rodimus IMMEDIATELY breaking his own rules by trying to reassure pax that they're good guys by pointing at his autobot badge, even tho the autobots DONT EVEN EXIST YET at this point...my boy PLEASE go purchase some brain cells from the store 

and the fact that rodimus introduced himself to pax w/his real name...shouldn't he go by an alias or st??? that seems like a good time travel rule since optimus and rodimus definitely know each other later 

and like, did they not anticipate that some of the people in the past would recognize some of the lost lighters hgbajkhdjfnjksf like cd and whirl get Instantly recognized...great job guys

they are all SO bad at this hvbahskjdhfbasjkf I cantttt luckily for them the orion crew is handing them easy alibis 

‘the dugout’ is that a baseball reference????

also I love the scenery here, the bg looks like rock but there's metal piping and stuff running thru it, its so cool...really adds to the whole ‘cybertron biomes are made of metal’ thing

‘ancient history’ rodimus are you KIDDING ME-

cyclonus time travels to the past and IMMEDIATELY finds a window to stare broodingly out of. icon

tailgate thinking orion pax is SUPER COOL continues here from shadowplay and I love it...tailgate is so cute

and the tg saying ‘don't you think that's awesome, cyclonus?’ hhhhh so cute

one reason I love this arc so much is that this is the arc where the gay Really amps up 

TRAILBREAKER.... oh man ;_;

are you telling me that this outlaw base they're in has ONE bed for all of these people. what the hell vhbaksjhfnsal

cant believe rung sampled roller’s steroid juice box

also cant believe robot steroids exist. except yes I can and I love it

oooh roller’s a 0/1%er? I forgot abt that 

cant believe orion pax just grabs some random phone that belongs to these weird new people and answers it. WHO does that

goddddd megatron and orion’s conversation....destroy me

HHHHHH like...the HISTORY....the regret...the missed opportunities...its all so palpable....goddddddd

and of COURSE, the whole thing is steeped in tragedy...the ideological differences that will become the foundation for a 4 million year long war...megatron, who believes that you need to burn things down and start again to really make change stick, and then orion, who says ‘reform is the answer, not revolution’....AUGHHH the intricacies. mannnn

‘you sound lost’ 😭😭😭

‘its tragic.’ yeah, that about sums up their relationship, especially at this stage and in this continuity 

anyways. [cries about old man megatron talking to young naïve orion pax] goodbye

AUGHHH and then we jump to rodimus ONCE AGAIN breaking his own rules and trying to save trailbreaker...IT HURTS MAN...god I love rodimus, I feel like him being broken up about crewmembers like trailbreaker dying is one part regular sadness over people he knows dying for tragic reasons, and one part personal guilt at someone under his command dying, even if he’s not involved/at fault. I love the dichotomy of this emotional reaction that comes only partially from empathy/emotion, but also comes from a kinda self-centered need for success as measured by people under your command staying alive. and taking into account rodimus’s life it totally makes sense that he’d act like that...GAH I love it. the complexity of it all!

orion pax saying ‘you should read [megatron]. it’s powerful stuff’ I'm screaming, so many LAYERSSSSS

I fucking love time travel AHHHHHHHHH like the opportunity for interactions like these....chefs kiss

‘hey, best friend! miss you!’ rodimus is such a shit hvbdajkfksjhfd 

‘very sus’ rodimus ahead of his time w/the among us lingo

oooh and then they realize that the senate is trying to kill the sparks...gotta save the babies!

tailgate scolding cyclonus for bluntly stating that you'd wanna be subtle when killing newborns...hhhvbhsdfhhhhhh I love them sm

ooooh and rewind has an interesting suggestion - that the senate is actually trying to irradiate the sparks into being outliers...rewind is so smart I love him

and the fact that he’s using history from his database...love it

rodimus sending cyclonus and whirl out like pokemon

ROLLER NOOOO DONT GO OUT THERE

also wow this is literally the 5th (I think) double page spread in this issue...the confusion I felt the first time I read this...lmao 

and now this is literally one of my favorite issues so I'm glad I know what's going on lmao

oh man rodimus telling cd not to erase trailbreakers memory even tho that could jeopardize the entire timeline... :( 

oh man I didn't even notice but roller getting debris blasted into his face like that makes the whole ‘roller is tarn’ theory even more legit considering tarn’s face scars....

‘tighter the better’ hhh don't say that orion. but also, that’s the companion phrase to megatron saying ‘the deeper the better’ hvbhasjkhdfbaksjlf

I do love the semi-campy action hero antics that orion pax gets up to. its just so fun, even when the stakes are high and things are serious

‘this is the greatest thing I have ever seen’ tg ily

THE REVEAL THAT THE SPARKS WENT TO NYON...so rodimus just saved himself, basically...time travel is so trippy

GODDDD ND THEN TRAILBREAKER...HVHHHHHh 😭😭😭 THATS SO CRUEL MAN

oh man that last panel of trailbreaker holding up roller’s juice box...iirc the first time I read this I thought that was roller (cause of the juice box I guess? idk I'm an idiot) so I was like oh ok he must've come back or something. very much related but I didn't really think about tarn being a particular pre-established character and totally didn't read the whole ‘roller is tarn’ thing that was going on 

which in my defense ruth also didn't pick up on any of that while reading this and eventually like 2 issues before the reveal I had to prompt her like ‘you should maybe be wondering WHO tarn is’ vhbahjksdfbaksjdf

so! issue 37! this issue is a solid favorite of mine, id say definitely top 5 or even 3. I'm super biased bc I fucking LOVE time travel, it’s seriously one of my favorite tropes ever, and this issue hits all the time travel beats I love. characters traveling to the past and interacting with people they know! conversations that have multiple meanings bc of TIME TRAVEL! trying to save someone who meets a terrible fate in your future! fun time travel action! the time traveling characters being generally terrible at hiding the fact that they're time travelers! ITS SO GOOD. 

and I love the clever way everything is tied together here - where we get a nice continuation of shadowplay, with this taking place shortly after that with a lot of the same cast, and time travel classics like the good ole ‘if we hadn't travelled back in time and done what we did, the future we came from wouldn't have existed at all,’ in the flavor of ‘rodimus saving his baby self’ and ‘rodimus NOT saving trailbreaker’ and ‘everyone forgot about roller :(’ 

ok but like, did the lost lighters just go ‘oh well, guess rollers gone now.’ like they DID realize that the outlaw crew would have no idea what happened to him if they got their memories erased, right?? did the lost lighters figure that since roller never reappeared after this time period, that was how history was ‘supposed’ to go and they shouldn't mess with it? am I overthinking it? as usual: yes, probably. I love overthinking about comics, in case that wasn't obvious

basically...I love this issue soooo much. so so good and a bunch of fun tropes that I love. I mean the whole arc is like that for me since I love time travel so much. so I cant wait to (re)read more!!

[blueraspberryrodimus]

I made it to issue 36. I am not happy with events involving Brainstorm. Megatron's past was sad. I'm happy Rewind is back though.

ahhh isn’t mtmte such a goddamn emotional rollercoaster? 🙃 keep going, keep going!

[tailung]

remember in issue 36 of mtmte where trailbreaker is being set up to be 'revived' after rodimus pleads with him to not leave the ship if hes Hypothetically Stuck On A Particular Planet Four Million Years From Now, and by the end of the issue he forgets anyway after teebs excitedly shakes chromedomes hand? i remember that

[fullmetal-the-last-alchemist]

mtmte issue #36 this is so interesting and im not even in That much pain!

oh shit it’s roller!!!!!! i remember him kind of!!!!!!

juice box. Sexy

“orion pax: outlaw” ??????

skids!!!!!! also fuck sentinel

AHHH!!!! RODIMUS AND CYCLONUS AND RUNG AND RIPTIDE!!!!! TIME TRAVEL BABEY HELL YEAAHHH

AAHHH WAIT WAIT CHROMEDOME AND REWIND AND TAILGATE AND WHIRL TOO!!!!!! FUCKIN DREAM TEAM BABYYYYYY

ok i love rodimus. and also megs tbh

ough....im/... i love CDRW so much.............

oooohhh so that shit’s all happening right after the shadowplay arc and all that....Interesting

GOD i love whirl SO MUCH

rodimus: I’ve Made A Huge Mistake

wow yikes rodimus....ur really gonna let whirl die if it comes to that?? jesus

RODIMUS IS SO...DUMB....there are no autobots there’s no war yet HES SO STUPID

‘day release’ dgjskhd god i love whirl

why on earth did they send back a bunch of stupid chaos gays. this is literally a recipe for disaster. good lord.

“ancient history” oh my godddddd shut UPPPPP

“it looks like a hand” riptide i’d die for u

oh trailbreaker.... :’( im big emo already. rodimus’s face is killing me

oh geez roller....

ooooohhh boy, megatron and orion pax convo, i am, already so fucking sad

“you sound lost” ;_____;

im. so sad. i am so sad. jro arrested for hurting my feelings

RODIMUS YOU. GOOD STUPID PERSON. i love him

jesus sjdghksh i love rodimus so much jesus FUCKNg christ

yikessss so all that shit rewind was saying is true..........yikes

Big Forced Feld

im so ;__; i love rodimus so much

orion pax gets YEETED: the issue

‘this is the greatest thing i have ever seen” BABEY <3

omg nyon - rodimus just saved his baby self.. omg

TRAILBREAKER NO........

im so sad.........jro why :’(

wait so did they?? forget??? about roller????????

fuck

[curiuo]

92 questions

A “should we know us a little better” tag

RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

Tagged by @apocalypse-of-the-stars Thanks bb.

THE LAST:

1. Drink: Coffee

2. Phone call:  my mom

3. Text message: My boyfriend, erick.

4. Song you listened to: What the water gave me by florence and the machine.

5. Time you cried: Yesterday while re-reading mtmte

6. Dated someone twice: yes my boyfriend, in freshmen year (I wasn't ready for a relationship so I broke up with him.) but we got back together near the end of sophomore year.

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: well i've only kissed one person...

8. Been cheated on: Nope

9. Lost someone special: Yeah

10. Been depressed: all through middle school and first two years of high school, been doing much better though.

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Yes, unfortunately.

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12-14: Purple, turquoise, green.

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends:Yes, especially on tumblr. Although I seem to neglect to answer my messages i'm sorry

16. Fallen out of love: Nah

17. Laughed until you cried: That hasn't happened to me

18. Found out someone was talking about you: yep

19. Met someone who changed you: Yesss

20. Found out who your friends are: Yes but not in a bad way

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: yeah

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: all of them except a few i've met on tumblr

23. Do you have any pets: A black cat named sirius

24. Do you want to change your name: No I like my name

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: Went out to eat with my boyfriend and my grandparents then went to ihop with friends in the middle of the night

26. What time did you wake up: 6:00

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Sleeping

28. Name something you can’t wait for: This saturday to go see War of the apes, also for the next lost light issue to be released.

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Two months ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: If only I had my driver's license already

31. What are you listening to right now: Myself typing

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: probably...cant remember tho

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: Trying to organize the plotline for the book i'm writing

34. Most visited Website: tumblr

35. Mole/s: Yeah a lot on my arms

36. Mark/s: Just a lot of acne scars

37. Childhood dream: to be a librarian

38. Hair color: Brown a little purple at the bottom from when I dyed it but ended up cutting it all off

39. Long or short hair: Short hair

40. Do you have a crush on someone: well I should say my boyfriend but I have a few crushes (not that i’d ever act on them)

41. What do you like about yourself: I'm actually started to really like myself as a whole, trying to work on confidence and self-esteem.

42. Piercings: None and I don't want any

43. Blood Type: O positive I think

44. Nickname: Boulder, nai.

45. Relationship status: In a relationship, not as gay as i'd like it to be but oh well

46. Zodiac: Libra

47. Pronouns: She/her

48. Favorite TV Show: Currently its Shameless

49. Tattoos: I don't have any but I really want some

50. Right or left hand: right

51. Surgery: I've had one done when I was little

52. Piercing: none

53. Sport: Not a big fan of sports haha

55. Vacation: Haven't had one in some time but I’d really like to go to Japan.

56. Pair of trainers: wat

 MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: Nah

58. Drinking: Coffee

59. I’m about to: Work on my book

61. Waiting for: Nothing really

62. Want: to have enough motivation to just...write.

63. Get married: Married, sure. Wedding, nah.

64. Career: Well I really want to be a librarian, it's been my dream since I was a kid...but in this economy?

WHICH IS BETTER?:

65. Hugs or kisses: Why not both?

66. Lips or eyes: eyes

67. Shorter or taller: Taller

68. Older or younger: Depends how old or how young

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: I think stomach

71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive

72. Hook up or relationship: relationship s

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: I’m not sureee

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a stranger: No I dont have the confidence

75. Drank hard liquor: Yep, huge mistake.

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I lost my glasses in fifth grade and I never got a new pair.

77. Turned someone down: Yes

78. Sex in the first date: No

79. Broken someones heart: yep

80. Had your heart broken: No, luckily.

81. Been arrested: Nope but got close to it

82. Cried when someone died: yeah

83. Fallen for a friend: No haha

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. Yourself: Trying too

85. Miracles: Maybe

86. Love at first sight: I think it could be possible

87. Santa Claus: nope

88. Kiss in the first date: Yeah

89. Angels: not sure

OTHER:

90. Current best friend's name: I have a lot of best friends...I’ll just name all of them. Erick, tim, dylan, kimberly, aidan, izabella, and steven.

91. Eyecolor: Brown

92. Favorite movie: Ice Age

I tag @drunk-in-food @fartlekkkks @bloodwritesflight @chinchillasaur @mack-potato @theprogeek @robrosquidling @cupidsbutterfly @yeah-seems-legit @my-patronus-is-a-whale @letsfisch @hellobagginshieldhell @catfoots @andreasaurusrexxx @defenddio2017 @not-sauce @killinguwithumbrellas

[notwhelmedyet]

mtmte : issue 36 : favorite panel

no, Megs, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you, but you have no clue where you’re going.

image description below cut:

[image: Panel from More than Meets the Eye, issue 36. Megatron in profile, mouth open as if he were laughing, but the lines on his face make the expression seem bitter. He’s holding a big yellow phone, which he’s using to talk to Optimus.

Megatron: “Lost? Oh, it’s far worse than that. Ha! No, no, no. I know exactly where I’m going. I don’t know if I could turn back now, even if I wanted to.”

Optimus Prime/Orion Pax: “You could always join us. Join me. Why is that funny?”]

[incarnes-archived-blog]

HOKAY KIDDOS RANT TIME! MTMTE under the cut:

Can I just say how much I love MTMTE Megatron? Can we talk a moment about the fact that his story makes me feel so incredibly sad? I have this new perspective on the mech that I NEVER thought I would have?

He’s had so many tragic scenes in this series. But this one really gets to me:

I’m not sure if the authors were trying to be funny -- and if they were that’s totally fine by me! But this is the MOST vulnerable I think I’ve ever seen Megs: cowering beneath a table during a bar-fight at Maccadams (apparently super important to the TF history/timeline).

I mean, holy crapo! This makes my heart BREAK.  Rodimus is young, and he’s gone most of his life knowing Megatron as a RUTHLESS TYRANT, and as a DECEPTICON! For that, I can forgive him for what he says in this panel, but if it had been anyone older I legitimately think I would have been so mad.

PLEASE!! LOOK!!

THIS is the real Megs! With ideals that Optimus Prime fought for. What BROKE him was the realization of just how CORRUPT Cybertronian government is/was, and knowing that words weren’t going to get him anywhere. Megatron was utterly exhausted. At least prime wasn’t D-class -- not like how Megs was. D-16 is literally the living embodiment of just how shitty Cyb’s government was. ‘Con Megatron is the result of FUNCTIONALISM, my friends; were it not for that, I think the Decepticon leader would have lived to become the Optimus Prime of today. 

I may be wrong -- I’m still only on issue 36 -- but right now this is honestly how I feel and idk WHY but I desperately needed to get this off my chest?

[iky92791]

So FINALLY I get to show these two pieces off. 

The originals can be found on my DeviantART here and here:

http://fav.me/dau0alj

http://fav.me/dau0fpy

After doing a lot of the art for Renegade Rhetoric and Echoes and Fragments, I was on a GoBots high…probably mostly because before all this I knew little to nothing about GoBots, so it was fun breaking into something new and being a part of breathing new life into this underdog franchise. I had expressed to Jim Sorenson my overly ambitious goal to eventually draw and redesign every GoBots character, if for no other reason, just for fun. Eventually Jim approached me with just the opportunity, except for something actually canon…so that was a huge plus. He told me that Andrew Hall was interested in a huge poster of literally everybody from GoBots…so I was down.

While it still wasn’t exactly clear WHAT the poster would be used for, the project evolved into a set of two posters: one for all the Guardians and one for all the Renegades. And more specifically, they were to homage the “Goodbye Convoy” and “Goodbye Megatron” posters that came with the respective gift sets.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/10-jpg.27332166/

So my mission was to complete both of these posters, include every GoBots character, and makes them all recolors/retools of existing Transformers designs so as to avoid any copyright/trademark fiascos. (Actually, any Hasbro-owned design was at my disposal, though I was able to manage sufficiently within the realm of Transformers.) Oh, and the amount of time I originally had to complete the posters decreased significantly, offering me only two months to complete them both. (And having a family, full-time job, and not being an amazingly quick/efficient artist made this quite the challenge.) But I sold my soul, and got to work…and HOO BOY did I work, but - dear fragging Primus - I actually did it! Finished each one in exactly a month…and I must say that these posters have been my most grandiose artistic undertakings, and I was quite astounded and impressed with myself for actually completing something so damn huge AND doing it on time (OK, well…each one went like a day over my deadline, but whatevs :P) Drained as I was at the end of it all, I was also at the same time super invigorated to start doing some more art to help out with Beast Wars: Uprising, and my confidence in myself as an artist had increased drastically. Also, with the enormity of these projects, everything after that seemed thoroughly achievable. (Oh, and I later found out these posters would actually be used in the Spatiotemporal Challengers finale…so that was really exciting…and then literally 10 minutes before the story went live, they were apparently cut from the story. But Jim was still so kind to use them for Renegade Rhetoric. So either way, I’m still quite enthused!)

But I won’t get into everything else regarding my adventures doing Fun Pub art right now. The focus of this post is on the GoBots posters and some things I’d like to share about them.

So I did a ton of research and did my best to include every (or nearly every) GoBots character in these two posters. I made sure to include every Guardian and Renegade from the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon (including show-exclusive characters) as well as every toy-exclusive character as well - and not just the ones from the “main” toy line, but the obscure, miscellaneous ones as well. I specifically begged Jim to include Scooter Bot (which he fortunately supported), so I threw in the other weirdos like “AM Radio”, “Laser Gun”, “Trans AM”, and the other non-RoGun Arco GoBots. Considering these guys were factionless, Jim and I had to group them accordingly…so they’ve now been sorted onto their appropriate for these posters. We also agreed that the model kit character “Turbo Teen” was TOO weird to justifiably include, so he’s been left out.

Jim said I didn’t HAVE to include Rock Lords, Jewel Lords, and Fossil Lords, but I was feeling REALLY ambitious (and I’m a self-destructive completionist at heart), so I did my best to include them. In the end though, due to time restraints and the fact that it would visually be very difficult to include THAT many additional characters that weren’t even GoBots proper, only the major ones made the cut. Boulder, Nuggit, and Magmar were the most significant Rock Lords, so they got to squeeze their way into this cacophony, and Solitaire was the representative Jewel Lord. Sadly, none of the Fossil Lords or Narlies made it.

Regrettably, its been several months since I’ve finished these posters, and I’ve very recently discovered some more super obscure characters from play sets and other merchandise that I would’ve included had I known about them previously. There’s A-Tak from the HO Train Set, the little dude from the Mystery Tunnel Roller Coaster, the four different colored Bubble Blowers, the 3-in-1 Communication System, and some little guy that literally turns into the GoBots logo. (OK, so that one would probably have been too weird to use too…but still.) I’m sure one day I’ll draw them, though.

Now more specifically regarding everyone I did draw, I’ve compiled a guide to who’s who and what bodies they’re modeled after. Also to note, in order to resemble the original GoBots characters as much as I could beyond just a paint job, I chose different heads from OTHER Transformers characters that most resembled the original heads of the GoBots characters…or at least the ones that most readily came to mind when I referenced the GoBots characters’ original designs.

So here’s a list of everybody (with numbers matching the above images):

Guardians

1. Command Center - CW Sky Lynx (with the legs out) 2. Flip Top - CW Alpha Bravo 3. Guide Star - Generations Payload with G1 Beachcomber’s head 4. Bent Wing - CW Powerglide 5. Ace - DotM Powerglide 6. Bolt - TF 2010 Highbrow with Armada Oval’s head 7. Bullseye - G1 Windsweeper with G2 Hooligan’s head 8. Sky Fly - Armada Ramjet 9. Steamer - Go-Bots Randy with G1 Bumper’s head 10. Blaster - Armada Wreckage 11. Baron/Professor Von Joy - Alternators Camshaft (modified so the top of the car becomes his head) 12. Solitaire - Armada Thunderwing with Animated Red Alert’s head 13. Bullet - G1 Shouki 14. Night Ranger - Cybertron Lugnutz 15. Boulder - BW Under-3 with Infiltration Ratchet’s head (specifically Guido Guidi’s cover for issue #2) 16. Nuggit - BW Eggbot with MTMTE Fulcrum’s head 17. Good Knight - TF 2010 Hubcap with Armada Incinerator’s head 18. Small Foot - G1 Gears 19. Dive-Dive - Cybertron Deepdive 20. Shotgun - WFC/FoC Shockwave with MTMTE Rung’s head 21. Rifle - TR Galvatron (modified to have G1 Sentinel “guard” head) 22. Scope - Universe 08 Nightstick 23. Squirt - CW Shockwave with Armada Stormcloud’s head 24. Pistol - AM O.P. 25. Tic Toc - Movie Meantime 26. Scooter Bot - Generations Metroplex (with a modified face) 27. Spay-C - OC Raker with TF 2010 Sea Spray’s head 28. Path Finder - G1 Cosmos 29. Royal-T - CW Quickslinger with Prime Vehicon head 30. Treds - G1 Warpath 31. Man-O-War - G1 Seaspray 32. Beamer - G1 Windcharger 33. Dart - RotF Knock Out 34. Raizor - G1 Rotorstorm with Armada Gunbarrel’s head 35. Road Ranger - G1 Huffer 36. Motosan/Mr. Moto - Armada Sureshock 37. Defendor - Movie Brawl with Classics Jetfire’s battle mask head 38. Dumper - CW Long Haul 39. Dozer - CW Bonecrusher with CW Scrapper’s head 40. Tri-Trak - DotM Backfire with Cybertron Ransack’s head (with an added mouthplate) 41. Jack Attack - Classics Bumblebee with Armada Iceberg’s head 42. Rest-Q - G1 Hubcap 43. Leader-1 - CW Air Raid with CW Quickslinger’s head 44. Twister - Energon Bulkhead with CW Onslaught’s head 45. Hitch Hiker - G1 Omega Spreem 46. Courageous - OC Sky Sweeper 47. Mach-3 - CW Fireflight 48. Wrong Way - G1 Spinister 49. Space Hawk - Prime Star Hammer 50. Major Mo - Universe 08 Prowl with his head from Echoes and Fragments 51. Super Couper - TF 2010 Hubcap 52. Rumble - BM Blastcharge 53. Tail Pipe - Masterpiece Sideswipe with Cybertron Red Alert’s head (with an added mouthplate) 54. Zeemon - G1 Firecracker (modified so the top of the car becomes his head) 55. Turbo - CW Breakdown 56. Scratch - G1 Trailbreaker with G1 Arcee’s head 57. Throttle - Cybertron Offshoot with CW Counterpunch’s head 58. Hi-Way - modified TF vs. G.I. Joe “Bus Decepticon” 59. Scooter - CW Groove 60. Hans-Cuff - CW Streetwise 61. Van Guard - G1 Skids 62. Sparky - G1 Runamuck with Universe Roulette/Universe Shadow Striker’s head 63. Street Heat - Universe 08 Sunstreaker with MP Ironhide’s head 64. Trans AM - G1 Roadhandler with RID01 Hot Shot’s head 65. Wrecks - Armada Scavenger with Timelines Strika’s head 66. Ridge Runner - Spittor’s Cybertronian form from BW: The Gathering 67. Heat Seeker - G1 Dreadwind 68. Spy-Eye - Classics Jetfire with G1 Whirl’s head 69. Apollo - Armada Sky Blast 70. Pumper - CW Hot Spot with CW Hook’s head 71. Staks - CW Optimus Prime with his head tucked in 72. AM Radio (who I’m calling Radio-Head) - Spychanger Prowl 2 (modified so the top of the car becomes his head) 73. Tork - Cybertron Dirt Boss with Armada Spiral’s head

Renegades:

1. Thruster - Victory Thunder Arrow 2. Twin Spin - PCC Searchlight 3. Quick-Step - Hero Mashers Grimlock 4. Traitor - Animated Waspinator with G1 Ransack’s head 5. Geeper-Creeper - Energon Strongarm 6. Grungy - OC Sky Sweeper 7. Bad Boy - G1 Powerglide 8. Bug Bite - Classics Bumblebee 9. Nemesis - Prime Bumblebee Battle Suit 10. Chaos - G1 Flywheels with Armada Jetstorm’s head 11. Decker Decker - Bendy-Bus Prime 12. Scales BM Thrust (modified so the cycle-mode’s head becomes the robot mode’s head too…except it’s G1 Rippersnapper’s head) 13. Slicks - G2 Double Clutch with Cybertron Hardtop’s head 14. Pow Wow - G1 Crankcase with Armada Blurr’s head (with the “side wings” removed) 15. Psycho - TR Blurr (modified so his cockpit becomes his head) 16. Magmar - Protoform Optimus Prime with LSotW Impactor’s head 17. Stinger - Masterpiece Tracks with G1 Searchlight’s head 18. Destroyer - Classics Broadside (with his turret turned around so he has a cannon for a face) 19. Fly Trap - RB Salvage 20. Herr Feind/Doctor Go - G2 Blowout (modified so the top of the car becomes his head…and added a monocle) 21. Fitor - Classics Ramjet 22. BuggyMan - G1 Beachcomber 23. R-Navi (BM Technorganic Waspinator) 24. Laser Gun - Masterpiece Shockwave with G1 Onslaught’s head 25. Crasher - Classics Mirage 26. Cy-Kill - Generations Wreck-Gar with CW Dragstrip’s head 27. Monsterous - IDW Monstructor with BW Tripredacus’ head (specifically based on Don Figueroa’s design): — Fright Face - Slog — South Claw - Wildfly — Weird Wing - Bristleback — Heart Attack - Birdbrain — Gore Jaw - Scowl — Fangs - Icepick (They’d probably all have different heads, but obviously I didn’t need to figure them out for this project.) 28. Sky-Jack - G1 Talon with Armada Jolt’s head (with no mouthplate…as per his appearance in the PS2 game and pack-in comic) 29. Zero - RotF Ransack with SotW Ostaros’ head 30. Breez - PCC Searchlight with G1 Pipes’ head 31. Puzzler - modified CW-styled Combiner with RB Chase’s head: — Tic Tac - TF 2010 Tracks (modified to transform into a Combiner body) — Pocket - CW Breakdown — Crossword - CW Dead End — Zig Zag - CW Streetwise — Rube - CW Wheeljack — Jigsaw - CW Blackjack (They, also, would probably have been given different heads had it been necessary.) 32. Water Walk - CW Powerglide (with modified “sunglasses-styled” eyes/visor) 33. Stallion - G1 Trip-Up with BW Manta Ray’s head 34. Gunnyr - Armada Jetstorm 35. Evil One - RotF The Fallen 36. Tank - BM Tankor with MTMTE Trailbreaker’s head 37. Destroyer (the other one) - RotF Depthcharge 38. Clutch - Movie Dropkick 39. Cop-Tur - Energon Bulkhead with Universe 08 Jolt’s head 40. Vain Train - G1 Yukikaze 41. Crane Brain - CW Hook 42. Screw Head - UW Nosecone (modified so his drill becomes his head but with G1 Soundwave’s face 43. Binoc - Movie Longview 44. Odd Ball - RB High Tide with Armada Thrust’s head 45. Tux/Stretch - Animated Stretch (without the mustache) 46. Spoons - RoTF Dirt Boss with G1 Hook’s head (with an added mouthplate) 47. Gong - Movie Meantime 48. Re-Volt - G1 Doubledealer with Action Master Treadshot’s head 49. Blast - BM Blastcharge 50. Night Fright/Blades - TF 2010 Tomahawk with Armada Dune Runner’s head 51. Snoop - Armada Terradive with MTMTE Nautica’s head (without the antenna) 52. Zod - G1 Trypticon 53. Warpath - Classics Divebomb 54. Rogue Star - Prime Sky Claw 55. Spoiler - G1 Freewheeler 56. Dactyl - Armada Laserbeak 57. Loco - RoC D-Go 58. Block Head - CW Mixmaster 59. Bladez - Cybertron Unicron (slightly modified so his claws extend on the side of his hands and not over them) with BM Thrust’s head 60. Hornet - Animated Slapper (with added wings) 61. Scorp - Energon Scorponok (with a slightly modified head design) 62. Pincher - Energon Slugslinger with BW Manterror’s head (specifically based on his design from The Gathering) 63. Klaws - Energon Sharkticon with G1 Venom’s head 64. Vamp - Cybertron Megatron with G1 Chop Shop’s head 65. Bugsie - BM Scavenger with BW Retrax’s head 66. Creepy - Cybertron Scrapmetal with BW Tarantulas’ head

Additional notes:

Anyone who had already been given a design in Spatiotemporal Challengers kept it.

With Courageous, Grungy, and Nemesis…due to the fact that they’re really just combining battle suits rather than the characters themselves actually combining, it wouldn’t have really carried over properly to represent them as recolored Transformers Combiners. But instead, since they all have vehicles modes as well, we found some TF molds that fit the bill decently enough. And since the Sky Sweeper is made up of Combiner kibble, the design still hints at the notion of combining. And using the Bumblebee Battle Suit for Nemesis carried the whole…well, battle suit theme. So I think those worked out pretty well.

While it it’s PRETTY difficult to tell in the poster, Scales in actually in Thrust’s “3-wheeled robot mode”…since that would be more fitting for Scales than having legs. In a similar vein, Rumble and Blast are in Blastcharge’s “wheels-for-legs” robot mode.

Tic Toc and Gong display a little Easter egg. Tic Toc diplays 10:29 1984, which (after Jim and I did some digging to make sure it was actually accurate despite other reported information) is the original air date of the first episode of the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon. Also his pose is lifted from the 12th Doctor’s iconic stock pose. Gong’s display date of 10:27 1986 is (according to Vector Prime) the air date of “season 2” of Challenge of the GoBots, as recounted by Cy-Kill himself in Renegade Rhetoric. To parallel Tic Toc’s pose, I wanted to give Gong an iconic pose of The Master…but there doesn’t really seem to be one. But I did kind of use this as reference:

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/themasterthumbsup_8908.jpg

Oh, also I’m an idiot and just noticed a couple days ago that I didn’t color Geeper-Creeper’s right arm all the way. I’ll fix that eventually.

But I guess that’s about everything I can think of currently that worth mentioning about this project. It was quite a momentous undertaking, but it was a blast to do, and I’m super grateful to Jim, Andrew, and Fun Pub for giving me the opportunity to do it!

- IKY

[scr4pbook]

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

Yes I do. Mum and dad are two of my best friends, and I’m not embarrassed to admit that.

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

My dad, when he left for work this morning. Granted, it was muffled by a pillow but there you go.

03: Do you regret anything?

I regret a lot of things. I regret letting myself become such a pessimist and procrastinator, I regret not being braver and standing up for myself when I was younger. I regret a lot.

04: Are you insecure?

Very. Paranoia, I’ve lived with it for years.

05: What is your relationship status?

El Single.

06: How do you want to die?

Quietly.

07: What did you last eat?

Gummy bears!

08: Played any sports?

I’m not the sporty type.

09: Do you bite your nails?

I used to. Now I’d hate to do it.

10: When was your last physical fight?

Probably middle school. I used to get beat up quite often, and occasionally I’d put up a fight.

11: Do you like someone?

Yes.

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

Nope. Why do so many people hate sleep? I love sleep!

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

Nope. Hate’s a strong word, and I don’t feel strongly negative towards anyone most of the time.

14: Do you miss someone?

Yes.

15: Have any pets?

Two cats that are so inbred, they are are sandwich. Thick sliced.

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

Content, but antsy.

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

Lolnope.

18: Are you scared of spiders?

No, I love spiders!

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

Yes I would. Give myself heads up for future events.

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

Hmm... I think it was at my best friend’s house for her... 20th birthday? 19th?

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

Work! ... and homework!

22: Do you want to have kids? How many?

I’m not particularly planning on having any.

23: Do you have piercings? How many?

I have four piercings; both lobes and two in my right helix.

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

Fine art and English, both of which I’m slowly pursuing.

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

I miss quite a few people actually. Mostly friends. And my grandma.

26: What are you craving right now?

Emotional comfort I suppose. But then when am I ever not.

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

I don’t think so... or if I have, no one’s ever told me.

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

Seeeriously doubt it. XD

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

Yeah, I have. I feel like a dick for it, but I cried too.

30: What’s irritating you right now?

Nothing really... well I mean my drink’s a little out of arm’s reach but that’s really a first world problem.

31: Does somebody love you?

I repeatedly have to remind myself that yes, somebody does love me. A lot of people actually. 

32: What is your favourite colour?

It’s between blue, black and red. Those are the colours I look best in.

33: Do you have trust issues?

Of course... not... no... maybe... yeah, okay, a little.

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

I think it was maybe walking around the Lost Light in MTMTE.

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

My mother. The only person I will cry in front of willingly and openly.

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

Everyone deserves a second chance. My trust on the other hand...

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

I find forgiving easier. I’m always way too alone with my thoughts, so it’s difficult to forget.

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

Well, it’s one of the better years.

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

17, in fact, it was on my 17th birthday.

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

Lolnope.

51: Favourite food?

Every food is my favourite!

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

Cause and effect dictates that yes, it does.

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

Brushed my teeth... pfft, and read comics with my favourite dipshits over Skype.

54: Is cheating ever okay?

I’m of the opinion that if someone cheats, it’s because they are to some extent unhappy. Maybe they’re not getting the attention or affection they need, maybe they’re not being able to express as much attention or affection as they need. In the end, it doesn’t matter what an onlooker thinks, it’s what the person who has been cheated on thinks that matters. It’s their right to make the decision for themselves.

55: Are you mean?

Yes.

56: How many people have you fist fought?

Maybe two?

57: Do you believe in true love?

Maybe. It’s hard to say. I definitely believe in hard working and enduring love.

58: Favourite weather?

Between warm summer evenings and rainy autumn days.

59: Do you like the snow?

Love the snow!

60: Do you wanna get married?

If I met the right person, yeah.

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

I think so... I also hope other people think so, because I do pet names a lot.

62: What makes you happy?

Curling up warm in bed with video games and a cup of tea.

63: Would you change your name?

No, I like my name.

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

I assume we’re talking about previous romantic relationships. I don’t know about hard. Maybe. I think maybe more awkward than anything else.

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

Say, “Cool bro.” What happens from there happens I suppose.

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

Not really, I don’t really have any close guy friends.

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

My driving instructor. Lovely guy, very sweet.

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

Mum. <3

69: Do you believe in soulmates?

Well, I don’t disbelieve in them.

70: Is there anyone you would die for?

I’d die for a lot of people... I’d die for a stranger if I knew I could.

[notwhelmedyet]

mtmte : issue 36 : missed moment

Cyclonus praying at the hotspot back in time

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[image: Excerpt of a panel from More than Meets the Eye, issue 36. We see Chromedome, Rewind and Cyclonus couched in front of a hotspot, a field of baby sparks. Rewind and Chromedome are holding guns and prepared for battle. Cyclonus is kneeling, hands together as he prays over the sparks.]