November 2, 2007
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Before I start with my inquiries and comments I
must outrightly state that overall I like this series and my only
disappointment with this issue is finding out that Sentinel Prime might
still be alive, and may even return!
Being a bit of Megatron uber-fan and a Decepticon sympathiser, I
have no real interest in Sentinel after the fall of Kaon. I may be
wrong but canonically doesn’t it go that Meg’s takes his first City and
kills the prior Prime? Anything after this involving Sentinel is to me
just quite literally flogging a dead horse.
Prior to Kaon please by all means, lets have some more Sentinel Prime which leads nicely into my next point(s).
I like the idea of the whole revolt and subsequent formation and
rise of the Decepticons being a grand cred gaining scheme for Ratbat.
The mention of contacts by our dear departed Cybertronian Capitalist
and Megatron’s acquistition of the data-cube is also nice a allusion to
the War Within arc’s idea of a Quintesson hand in Cybertronian affairs.
However I feel, like others, that we both the creative team and fans
deserved more than four issues. If not just to have seen a lot more of
the Cybertronian economical and political climate just to flesh out the
IDW conception of the planet prior to the Great War, add further
nobility to Megatron and his cause, and conversely Sentinel Prime’s
disdain for the Council.
The colouring in this issue didn’t really throw me that much, in fact
it seemed to highlight a subtle pique in the action being shown.
Don’t get me started on the whole slash/snuggle factor of Starscream
bequeathing Megatron his cannon, and the fact his alledged in character
betrayal hinted at in issue 3 never happened.
Mmmm.
Also, as pointed out a cute touch seeing as at the climax *giggle*
I said climax, of Infiltration it is this weapon that Megatron uses to
finally end Screamer’s Transformer Crack/Ore-13 binge.
But anyway, I can understand and agree with some of the other
criticisms but at the end of the day props and kudos are due to Eric,
Alex, Josh et al for attempting to take some legendary mythos and
mystique and creating for what is (still to some respects) a landmark
title.
