Ever wondered what form your favorite Transformers would take if they existed in different eras? Wonder no more, as IDW's new Evolutions line debuts with "Hearts of Steel," writer Chuck Dixon and artists Guido Guidi transplant the 'bots to the Industrial Revolution, where a charismatic hammer-man named John Henry discovers that a steam drill is really an alien robot named Bumblebee. Before he can process this information, the pair is attacked by Decepticons disguised as tanks, trains and walking engines. Is this all part of a larger scheme by Starscream? And if so, will the other Autobots arrive in time to stop his nefarious plans?
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2.0 out of 5 stars
A good idea horribly executed,
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This review is from: Transformers: Evolutions Hearts of Steel (Paperback)
As a Transformers enthusiast since my childhood, I have read almost every Transformers comic published in the last 25 years, and I'm sorry to say that this is one of the worst. The scenario was promising enough: the Transformers awake in 1884 instead of 1984 and therefore end up assuming forms of that era. It's a good idea that was poorly executed.
Some of the weaknesses are minor even though the mistakes themselves are obvious: for example, the Decepticons never use flying technology and the entire plot is based on them building a railroad line and reaching New York City in their "Astrotrain", thus tapping the electricity that has just begun production. More severe is the lack of character development: of the Transformers characters, only Bumblebee and Starscream are written in such a way that we can identify with their motives and characters. The humans get a slightly better treatment although even the main human, John Henry, a railroad builder befriended by the Autobots, does little other than be a noble character. The story ends very abruptly with no real wrap-up. Given the promise of the original premise, I hope we see more series like this in the future, but Chuck Dixon is probably not the right person to write them. Machines that transform into robots are not enough to make a story: the Transformers have always been popular because writers managed to breathe life into them. A change of century alone won't do it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
IDW Runs out of Track,
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This review is from: Transformers: Evolutions Hearts of Steel (Paperback)
IDW really missed the mark here. I don't know who's fault it was but a great idea was ruined.
More than half of the story is wonderful. About the last third however the book totally runs out of steam (bam, did it again). It's right around the time the character referred to the whole book as "Mr. Twain" is introduced to another supporting character as "Sam Clemens" then is referred to more times as "Mr. Twain". I assume that must have been some type of editorial error. There are a number of times the art seems out of step with the script. Like the penciler didn't know a character was saying something bravely and drew a timid expression on the speakers face. I could probably complain about inconsistencies in the plot but truthfully I really kind of lost track of who was trying to do what. The "climax" of the story had me flipping back and wondering if I had missed the page that explains what the hell happened. The coloring of the book (or lack of) is so dark I found myself squinting and wondering why the whole story takes place in the middle of the night. I don't understand why the book uses so much greyscale instead of color. They describe Bumblebee as being yellow a couple of times. Would it have killed anyone to actually make him yellow? Ironically, the book is printed and bound on the nicest paper I've ever seen. The book just feels expensive. The cover has a multilayer gloss effect that's marvelous. Also, the book features a thick "extras" section with sketches and concept art. All of which is quite a bit cooler than what they decided to put in the book. All in all I really get the feeling that the book was a great opportunity that was just mismanaged. Enough money or time or something else was not provided to make this the great story it could have been.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great short read,
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Something different from the world of Transformers. If your looking for a book packed with familiar faces from Generation 1 then this book is for you. A little too short and the story telling is a little too fast paced towards the end but still a great read. Would love to see more Evolution titles after all the movie hoopla is over.
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