Megatron is back and in control, leading the Decepticons on an attack against the Autobots, with some superior firepower on his side. Optimus Prime is having some equipment difficulties, leading to a devastating loss for the Autobots.

Oh man, where to start with this issue? Everything felt disjointed and the action was confusing; a problem which has only reared its head a few times over the course of this comic’s run so far.

It felt incredibly rushed, as if certain panels were missing here and there, leading to gaps in the narrative that really shouldn’t have been overlooked. There was also a character death that came out of nowhere and after the character in question had only just been introduced; why do that? It felt pretty meaningless, and has wasted that character entirely.

I get that Megatron is being sold as a truly devastating threat, and the Autobots are having to fight back against serious odds, but everything here just felt off, for whatever reason.

With Daniel Warren Johnson wrapping up his run over the next few issues and Robert Kirkman taking over on writing duties when he leaves, I’m afraid I don’t have high hopes for this current incarnation of Transformers, particularly given how Kirkman has dropped the ball on Void Rivals after a promising start.

We shall see, I guess, but Transformers seems to be squandering a lot of the goodwill it had recently built up, and it’s a real shame.

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