At last, the ultimate confrontation between not just Grimlock and his somewhat-estranged fellow Dinobots! Mayhem, machinations, melee, and, of course, Maximum Dinobots, all courtesy of Transformers uber-scribe Simon Furman and fan-favorite Nick Roche!
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4.0 out of 5 stars
3 reviews
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bittersweet ending to the -Ation series
Sep 21 2009
By GroundChuck
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really have to hand it to Simon Furman. IDW essentially canned the original and very complex Transformers continuity he'd created (often called the "-Ation" series by fans, since the title of each installment ended in the "-ation" suffix) in favor of the bland "All Hail Megatron" series, set about a year after the Revelation miniseries, the too-sudden ending to 2+ years of new Transformers stories. I don't know the exact circumstances by which Maximum Dinobots came about, but Furman could've told IDW to "shove it" when he was asked to write another miniseries to fill in the blanks left by the poor storytelling in All Hail Megatron. But, instead, he wrote what is one of his greatest Transformers tales. It doesn't hurt that the story revolves around his clear favorite character, Grimlock, on a quest to save the other Dinobots from Scorponok and the Machination, but it's clear he put a lot of effort into Maximum Dinobots. After reading All Hail Megatron, Maximum Dinobots is where the series ends for me. Hopefully, someday, IDW and Hasbro may realize the mistake they've made and bring back Furman or another author of his caliber.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not Great
May 5 2012
By Ryan Green
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I bought this product originally because A) I enjoy Simon Furman's writing (especially his 'Beast Wars' comics); B) I read the 'Transformers Spotlight: Grimlock', & wanted to see what happened next; & C) I'm just a fan of the Dinobots in general!
All around, I found the story entertaining enough. We get to see a lot of smashing & all around mayhem caused by the renegade Autobots that we have come to expect. Also, the group dynamics of the elite squad are explored more in detail, which makes the story more interesting. However, there are many side plots & tie-ins to the other IDW Transformers comics that seemed rather boring, confusing (if you're not reading all the other IDW 'Transformers' series), & seemingly unnecessary. What I was really hoping for was a standalone Dinobots series, & while we do finally get one with 'Maximum Dinobots', the added plotline's & somewhat bland writing (this is not Simon Furman at his best) make this something of a disappointment.
Overall, I would only recommend this if you're a Dinobots fan, & even then don't expect too much.
All around, I found the story entertaining enough. We get to see a lot of smashing & all around mayhem caused by the renegade Autobots that we have come to expect. Also, the group dynamics of the elite squad are explored more in detail, which makes the story more interesting. However, there are many side plots & tie-ins to the other IDW Transformers comics that seemed rather boring, confusing (if you're not reading all the other IDW 'Transformers' series), & seemingly unnecessary. What I was really hoping for was a standalone Dinobots series, & while we do finally get one with 'Maximum Dinobots', the added plotline's & somewhat bland writing (this is not Simon Furman at his best) make this something of a disappointment.
Overall, I would only recommend this if you're a Dinobots fan, & even then don't expect too much.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
April 30 2011
By Lone shark...
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great art work, story was good. But what made it comfusing is if you dont follow story lines from other books, you missing few key points. Thats why I giving this book a 4 star. It took me a min to remmber few books I read years ago to put in some of the missing peaces that makes this book great! Still Having fig on few things but just have to back track on story board for them. But as for hour Dinobots! Over all ok. Good, Just missing that something that I can not explain it. Would give this book a 3. But after peaceing few things a bit. Good thing I wrote this later, I giving it a four.
Story gives hits about Dinobots past, how they became together, would enjoy to read more about that! But you know and I know, the dinobots were creative on earth when Transformes crash land. Cartoons in 80's. So these comic books are just creative stories. Enjoyable to read. Nothing wrong with taking something and making it better!
Story gives hits about Dinobots past, how they became together, would enjoy to read more about that! But you know and I know, the dinobots were creative on earth when Transformes crash land. Cartoons in 80's. So these comic books are just creative stories. Enjoyable to read. Nothing wrong with taking something and making it better!
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 3 reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Children's Books > Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror > Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Comic Strips
- Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Science Fiction
- Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Graphic Novels
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
