The Guardian Interview With James Roberts

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Transformers Franchise, especially the comics, has always been about ‘More Than Meets The Eye’. We are not talking about ‘Robots In Disguise’, we are talking about how the comics reflect our real world. It’s a difficult task to do, considering the fact that they are in fact big giant robots and are not humans. But somehow, the genius creators behind the comics, managed to do it. And one of them is James Roberts. In an interview with The Guardian, Mr. Roberts express his views on how the crew of Lost Light address several aspects of our society. “Some may doubt » Continue Reading.

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I love James Roberts's writing on MTMTE. But in interviews, he has a disturbing habit of not crediting his artists on the book unless it's Nick Roche, or if the interviewer specifically asks. It can't be underestimated how much personality Alex Milne and others brought to the characters through their detailed, expressive artwork.

And to demonstrate just how crucial the art is in telling the story, observe how Livio Ramondelli pretty consistently ruins any TF book he works on. Sorry to Livio or his fans, but I buy those issues with my nose firmly pinched and I bull my way through mainly reading the speech bubbles while trying not squint too hard at all those dark, muddy panels.