@@SwizzPrimeYou know, the moment of Optimus with little Spike can make someone cry. This is how Optimus is seen by a lot of us, a father figure, because of his leadership, wisdom, and even gentleness. But seeing that moment made me feel some kind of a mix between joy and sadness, even if it wasn't the intention of the writer (DJW), I'm still glad that moment was added. Skybound was a really fresh breath of air, and I hope the future of the comic line will continue to go well with proper management and time. God bless you. (I actually had some tears while thinking about it for a moment.)
@@pat1r1ck Absolutely, he's not a _good guy,_ definitely not an Autobot, but essentially he considers it almost beneath him to waste time and resources killing the likes of us. My take of him, especially with the expanded Dreamwave version of his profile, is that he lets the Decepticons convince him to fight for them because he needs _some kind_ of motivation to do _anything;_ he knows if not for them, he'd probably just drift.
Dude I loved how they showed the decepticons aren't always focused on causing mindless destruction, the fact some only kill out of necessity is very interesting. Ill also say how theyve been doing optimus since sparkplug 'died' is very interesting, the memories of baby spike get me really intrigued for where this is gonna lead.
In eight issues, they get Optimus Prime and understand who he is better than the 14 years IDW had to develop their OP. They’re able to portray a nuanced take on the Decepticons beyond the token good decepticons within these handful of issues than most of the IDW canon including Post-Phase 1 since we’re able to actually understand their views beyond being a pack of violent thugs at large. If they can do combiner teams and fleshing out the individual team members not named Swindle or First-Aid into independent characters who can exist separately from each other; that’s be great. Maybe we’ll see Long Haul be the man for a change or Deadend exploring his philosophical views on existence and debate it with someone who stands counter to him for a whole issue.
Astrotrain: "Megatron dies by my hand!" Soundwave: "Yeah, sure, he's all yours." Soundwave's already calculated seventeen different ways to kill Astrotrain before it even reaches that point.
Spoilers: he DOES appear next issue! Skybound released a preview for the next issue and it shows Shockwave teleporting from Cybertron TO Earth to the Nemesis right as the Autobots found them, and Shockwave is standing menacingly over Cliff jumper, seemingly getting ready to KILL him😱!
Another great issue. Love how soundwave and thundercracker are given more depth and aren’t just mindlessly bloodthirsty like starscream and while the jetfire scene was dark, nice to see prime staying by him and being just a good guy. Only thing Im on the fence about is Carly kinda being a nuisance. While I get she’s grieving that rpg scene was way overboard and she’s lucky Arcee only got a scratch.
Loved the new layers with Soundwave and Thundercracker, glad that not all Decepticons have that mob mentality of bullying humans. Something tells me that Carly gotta suffer a lot of flake or hate bc of her actions. Honestly, kinda sad how she is more focused on her vengeance that staying with Spike.
Carly still has her revenge on Starscream murder her beloved father. But, Soundwave kills Starscream. And, Arcee becoming a mentor to Carly to learn about self control.
Another excellent issue. Soundwave's Plan is a good one. Thundercracker is my favorite character so far. I like seeing a Decepticon with morals. Its only a matter of time before he learns the truth about Skywarp. As much as I like Cliffjumper, its good Arcee is going to save Carly. Arcee was in Carly's place when Ultra Magnus saved her. This is good way for Arcee to honor his memory.
Skywarp and thundercraker are the same yet different skywarp join the decepticons because he believe that they will win the war and to stay with starcream and thundercraker to prank them with his teleportation for thundercraker he did not believe in the decepticons cause he just doesn’t want be abounded by starcream and thundercraker
Man, i knew Jetfire would come back but man, its sad. I did think he would come back but because his damages, he would probably be stuck in alt mode, it made perfect sense since this comic shows that they can manually repair a Cybertronian.
So now Astrotrain is looking for megatron. Can’t wait to see megatrons return! since sound wave is the new leader and megatron has beef with astrotrain, along with other decepticons reinforcement joining in, we might see a decepticon civil war in near future issues!🎉🎉🎉
Just came back here after watching issue #9, yeah, you can see Beachcomber watching them from a distance, I thought it was just some scrap metal at first cause I payed no mind to it.
Man, I absolutely love this series. Soundwave and Thundercracker actually being smart and not just killing for no reason is so cool. And seeing Shockwave at the end was awesome! Can't wait to see what comes next. Will you do a video on the Free Comic book day Transformers issue?
He most likely will, I just hope they save bumblebee coming back for later in the run, I love bumblebee too but I really like how they've been giving other characters more screen time.
@deniseg9210 oh that actually sounds really dope, sucks for people who really want bee to come back if that's true but I'm completely fine with that if that's the case
@@eggworth_III TBF I do feel Bumblebee has been used too much in recent years so I do see why Bee was killed off in the first issue. I think it would be nice for certain characters to be major players in Transformers again. I'd like to see Hot Rod be a major player in the Energon Universe and I do have hopes as from what hear he’s Daniel Warren Johnson's favorite Autobot.
I think he’s done well to be honest My only gripe is the whole him not pulling the trigger on starscream but I know that’s for plot. Hopefully moving forward he has more awesome scenes because he’s a badass in other TF comics
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw yes it’s coming tomorrow. Sadly no high quality scans like TF issue 8 and the rest so it won’t be as high quality of digital comic quality but it will be up tomorrow for some Friday comic goodness!
How are feeling about issue 8?
swizzy in all honesty, it was PEAK
thundercracker is the best seeker
@@skolpy yes. yes he is
@@SwizzPrimeYou know, the moment of Optimus with little Spike can make someone cry.
This is how Optimus is seen by a lot of us, a father figure, because of his leadership, wisdom, and even gentleness.
But seeing that moment made me feel some kind of a mix between joy and sadness, even if it wasn't the intention of the writer (DJW), I'm still glad that moment was added.
Skybound was a really fresh breath of air, and I hope the future of the comic line will continue to go well with proper management and time.
God bless you.
(I actually had some tears while thinking about it for a moment.)
@@papersparrow899 it really is a touching moment!
Optimus has been around for 40 years and has helped many.
Can’t wait to see where this series goes!
I like the parallel between Jetfire being comforted by Optimus and Astrotrain being abandoned by Megatron, shows how different both leaders are.
Soundwave as the leader of the Decepticons is a dream come true
Fun Fact: G1 thundercracker was meant to QUESTION THE CAUSE, so skybound might be going down that route
Thundercracker being my favourite character, I can't wait to see how that plays out!
I did not know that! That’s awesome!
IDW1 also did that
I did read his G1 bio, he had a rather sympathetic view for the humans. This comic really tries to show the G1 profile that was written.
@@pat1r1ck Absolutely, he's not a _good guy,_ definitely not an Autobot, but essentially he considers it almost beneath him to waste time and resources killing the likes of us.
My take of him, especially with the expanded Dreamwave version of his profile, is that he lets the Decepticons convince him to fight for them because he needs _some kind_ of motivation to do _anything;_ he knows if not for them, he'd probably just drift.
Soundwave really said no witnesses
I had a feeling a few humans could have survived but I forget Soundwave had Laser beak so it would probably get to them if they couldn't,
@@yandoeseverything370soundwave is pure logic no emotion seems in character to move in this fashion
I do appricate that unlike Starscream, he took "no pleasure" from killing them. Like he just get to the point and not make suffer for too long!
@@yungprince8375 You could say the same thing about Shockwave but he'll turn you in a science expirement while getting a F for some reason
@@rippedcougar7774 na shockwave has a bit more personality & pride though still logical ofc
Dude I loved how they showed the decepticons aren't always focused on causing mindless destruction, the fact some only kill out of necessity is very interesting. Ill also say how theyve been doing optimus since sparkplug 'died' is very interesting, the memories of baby spike get me really intrigued for where this is gonna lead.
It's soundwave.
He's one cerebral hemisphere of the decepticons. Shockwave is the other.
In eight issues, they get Optimus Prime and understand who he is better than the 14 years IDW had to develop their OP. They’re able to portray a nuanced take on the Decepticons beyond the token good decepticons within these handful of issues than most of the IDW canon including Post-Phase 1 since we’re able to actually understand their views beyond being a pack of violent thugs at large.
If they can do combiner teams and fleshing out the individual team members not named Swindle or First-Aid into independent characters who can exist separately from each other; that’s be great. Maybe we’ll see Long Haul be the man for a change or Deadend exploring his philosophical views on existence and debate it with someone who stands counter to him for a whole issue.
I would love to see the aerial bots or techno bots have some personality if they ever get introduced!
Sound wave logically makes a terrifying leader
Astrotrain: "Megatron dies by my hand!"
Soundwave: "Yeah, sure, he's all yours."
Soundwave's already calculated seventeen different ways to kill Astrotrain before it even reaches that point.
i like to think Soundwave knows that a battle between Astrotrain & Megatron won't turn out so great in Astrotrain's favor.
Shockwave: it’s is only logical for me to appear.
Spoilers: he DOES appear next issue! Skybound released a preview for the next issue and it shows Shockwave teleporting from Cybertron TO Earth to the Nemesis right as the Autobots found them, and Shockwave is standing menacingly over Cliff jumper, seemingly getting ready to KILL him😱!
I feel so bad for jetfire but prime being a comforting shoulder to cry on as usual is beautiful 😢
skybound optimus is amazing what a great leader he is comforting jetfire
Poor Jetfire! He's gone blind.
Optimus Prime is company with Jetfire. What a great Autobot leader.
Same here, 😢 almost came quite close to shedding a tear
THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE COMICS
You just copying my tweet… Nikos gonna cook you for being unoriginal again
Another great issue. Love how soundwave and thundercracker are given more depth and aren’t just mindlessly bloodthirsty like starscream and while the jetfire scene was dark, nice to see prime staying by him and being just a good guy. Only thing Im on the fence about is Carly kinda being a nuisance. While I get she’s grieving that rpg scene was way overboard and she’s lucky Arcee only got a scratch.
Agreed
Loved the new layers with Soundwave and Thundercracker, glad that not all Decepticons have that mob mentality of bullying humans.
Something tells me that Carly gotta suffer a lot of flake or hate bc of her actions. Honestly, kinda sad how she is more focused on her vengeance that staying with Spike.
agreed on everything you said!
Complex characters I love to see it!
Still can't blame her if she was that way unlike before.
Carly still has her revenge on Starscream murder her beloved father.
But, Soundwave kills Starscream.
And, Arcee becoming a mentor to Carly to learn about self control.
A lot of readers already starting to hate her
Astrotrain has joined the Energon Universe
Another excellent issue. Soundwave's Plan is a good one. Thundercracker is my favorite character so far. I like seeing a Decepticon with morals. Its only a matter of time before he learns the truth about Skywarp. As much as I like Cliffjumper, its good Arcee is going to save Carly. Arcee was in Carly's place when Ultra Magnus saved her. This is good way for Arcee to honor his memory.
Agreed on everything you said
Skywarp and thundercraker are the same yet different skywarp join the decepticons because he believe that they will win the war and to stay with starcream and thundercraker to prank them with his teleportation for thundercraker he did not believe in the decepticons cause he just doesn’t want be abounded by starcream and thundercraker
Astrotrain is so damn cool, his voice is awesome in the G1
agreed!
I love Astrotrain. 💜
@@cassandradiandralucianorma8507 same
I'm hyped for the next issue man, can't wait.
Also shout-out from Brazil bro, your videos are awesome
I'm hyped as well and thanks!
Being mode locked is a terrible fate for any Transformer. Jetfire in this issue isn't even the first time it happened.
8:58 So they're kinda sorta bringing Headmasters/Powermasters into the Skybound comic? Now that's an interesting idea!
Back LOVED IT THIS IS THE NEW BEST ONE
agreed!
Man, i knew Jetfire would come back but man, its sad. I did think he would come back but because his damages, he would probably be stuck in alt mode, it made perfect sense since this comic shows that they can manually repair a Cybertronian.
This issue was so emotional especially with jetfire but carly pissed me off
Carly is so annoying. She has no self control that Starscream murder her dad.
And, I hate her so much.
Thundercracker is still soft. As he should be.
And Astrotrain has beef with megatron.
Ultramans a robot? 1:15
I think it was Wheeljack who said "Finally!" at 4:25 because he was getting his legs back.
4:29 it probably is
They showed him the video to get him to help
wait yea you're right!
So now Astrotrain is looking for megatron. Can’t wait to see megatrons return! since sound wave is the new leader and megatron has beef with astrotrain, along with other decepticons reinforcement joining in, we might see a decepticon civil war in near future issues!🎉🎉🎉
I love how cliff can just open his chest like a cooler
Right lmaoo
Reminds me of Bumblebee from Animated.
Jeee, astro went beast mode. I wonder what happen to him.
Just came back here after watching issue #9, yeah, you can see Beachcomber watching them from a distance, I thought it was just some scrap metal at first cause I payed no mind to it.
The skinned bot is Optimus before he acquired the Matrix.
Nope, it's Ultra Magnus
thank you🤝
I got you
Man, I absolutely love this series. Soundwave and Thundercracker actually being smart and not just killing for no reason is so cool. And seeing Shockwave at the end was awesome! Can't wait to see what comes next.
Will you do a video on the Free Comic book day Transformers issue?
I want to do the video I have the audio all recorded but it's not anywhere to be found digitally
Random but do you ever think Mirage makes an appearance in this series? My personal favorite Autobot lol.
I would LOVE for him to appear tbh. I think he would have a cool character knowing how well DWJ has been writing these guys.
MEGATRON IS COMING
👀
Astrotrain is PISSED OFF
is dat beachcomber at 0:37
yup!
seeing jetfire comeback: yaaaaaaaay!
realizing this means bumblebee can and will return: >:(
:(((
He most likely will, I just hope they save bumblebee coming back for later in the run, I love bumblebee too but I really like how they've been giving other characters more screen time.
@@eggworth_IIIfrom what I heard if they do bring Bumblebee back it won’t be for long.
@deniseg9210 oh that actually sounds really dope, sucks for people who really want bee to come back if that's true but I'm completely fine with that if that's the case
@@eggworth_III TBF I do feel Bumblebee has been used too much in recent years so I do see why Bee was killed off in the first issue. I think it would be nice for certain characters to be major players in Transformers again. I'd like to see Hot Rod be a major player in the Energon Universe and I do have hopes as from what hear he’s Daniel Warren Johnson's favorite Autobot.
What are your thoughts on Cliffjumper in the comic run?
I think he’s done well to be honest
My only gripe is the whole him not pulling the trigger on starscream but I know that’s for plot.
Hopefully moving forward he has more awesome scenes because he’s a badass in other TF comics
Do you think Carly and Cliff can reconcile?
@@nikhilmosley6131 I think so tbh
Have you read the Energon Universe special?
I have!
@@SwizzPrimeThen can you put a video review of that issue? It has BIG implications to come for the entire Energon universe
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw yes it’s coming tomorrow. Sadly no high quality scans like TF issue 8 and the rest so it won’t be as high quality of digital comic quality but it will be up tomorrow for some Friday comic goodness!
@@SwizzPrime thanks
Is there a more Chad name than Astrotrain?
Carly is annoying
This version of Carly is pretty cool.