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The Decepticons have made a deal with the Transformers' ultimate
nemesis - Unicron: in exchange for new powers and forms, they
will reactivate the evil, colossal robot. It's up to the heroic
Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, to try and stop the Decepticons
from resurrecting this harbinger of disaster. Following a
distress signal to Earth the Autobots once again confront
their long-time adversaries in a race against time to stop
the beginning of the ultimate doom...
Transformers
Energon puts a new spin on the ever-evolving story of
the Autobots and Decepticons. In this all new Transformers
universe, the forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron fight on
both Earth and Cybertron for the rare and potent substance
known as Energon.
For
those of you who believe the Transformers comic strips
are outdated relics from the 80's, rush-written to help sell
a range of kids toys, and better left dead as they were never
very good in the first place, then you are of course absolutely
right.
However,
at a push, it has to be said that this second volume of relatively
new strips from Transformers Guru Simon Furman, does
at least offer a refreshing and surprising glimpse of something
new and darker evolving in the Transformers Universe.
The
first thing to hit you is the vibrant, dynamic artwork, displayed
here in glorious full colour and far removed from the drawn-whilst-waiting-for-a-bus
look of their 80's heyday. Optimus Prime actually looks quite
slick here, and not like he belongs on the back of a fun-sized
cereal packet.
The
storylines too are ever so slightly deeper and darker than
we have been used to - whilst this volume continues Furman's
sweeping Energon arc, some of the strips here are self-contained
and can be enjoyed in their own right. The highlight of the
collection is Aftershock, an almost sombre tale dealing
with some of the consequences of war, again not something
you would expect from a comic strip based on big bright children's
toys.
Let's not get too excited here - at the end of the day, this
is still a relatively simple collection of strips featuring
big silly transforming robots, but for those of you who thought
Transformers died a death in the early 90's, this collection
could well be a good starting point to find out what you've
been missing.
Danny
Salter
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