There’s an adorable moment in Transformers #20, where a newly returned number of Cybertronians, described by Optimus Prime as having the “…softest sparks of all the Autobots”, reassure their leader with a group hug. It’s genuinely heartwarming, and it’s definitely needed in this issue.

That’s because Megatron is back, and he’s both the target, and instigator, of violent revenge over the course of this issue. Given the hell we’ve seen him go through before his return, I think it’s fair to say that he’s not going to take any crap from anyone, no matter how determined they are to take their frustrations out on the newly returned Decepticon leader.

I continue to be impressed with how adept Daniel Warren Johnson is at making this Transformers series both nostalgic (in terms of its extended cast) and fresh, with fresh twists on familiar characters and their motivations, while still remaining true to the spirit of the original stories, if not the way they were told or developed.

It’s great stuff, helped along by brilliantly stylized art, vibrantly coloured (by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer respectively).

I don’t read many monthly ongoing comics on time every month, but I always make sure to catch up with Transformers just about as soon as it’s available.

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