Transformers One #1

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• 9.0

  ComicsOnline - G. E. Uke

  Sep 09, 2024

  Transformers was first released in 1984 by Hasbro, as a gimmick to sell cool-looking plastic toys to impressionable little boys like me. And I had them all. The Autobots, the Decepticons, even the Dinobots and Constructicons. Even now, in my 40s, I remember their names and what they turned into. Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Swoop, and Snarl. Soundwave and Devastator and Starscream. I loved the Decepticons in particular. Something about Megatron taught me to love villains, so this movie struck a chord with me because it *IS* just as much about Megatron as Optimus Prime. Most people dont realize this, but Megatron is a surprisingly deep character. And in Transformers One you get to relate to him. He ends up making sense. Read Full Review