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Transformers: Autocracy #1
12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! IDW Publishing proudly presents a new digital comics event five million years in the Autocracy. This 12-part series will be released as 8-page chapters every two weeks starting January 18th and running through June. Each episode priced at $0.99!
Long ago, on the planet Cybertron... as dissident Decepticons rise up to battle the Autobot leadership, ORION PAX leads a counter-terror strike team. But when a routine mission goes awry, Orion starts on an incredible journey to the heart of Cybertron's Autocracy.
Long ago, on the planet Cybertron... as dissident Decepticons rise up to battle the Autobot leadership, ORION PAX leads a counter-terror strike team. But when a routine mission goes awry, Orion starts on an incredible journey to the heart of Cybertron's Autocracy.
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First published January 18, 2012
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February 28, 2014
Madefire is a new way to enjoy digital comics. Each issue or more appropriately, each episode, cost twice as a regular digital issue from Comixology which is understandable because of the work put in every episode. It is the extra production that makes each Madefire issue a evolutionary leap from the usual digital comics I read are the animated panels and sound effects.
As great a reading experience Madefire could be, in my opinion, it lags behind the Comixology experience. Aside from the more affordable books, it doesn't have the smart panel or Guided View technology that Comixology has. If Madefire had this, it would definitely the best digital comic reading experience ever, but that is not the case.
For my first Madefire comic, I read the first issue of Tranformers: Autocracy which was free and it looked awesome. The transition between panels was mediocre, unlike the Comixology experience but the animation of the panels was top-notch. The Livio Ramondelli art was already excellent but the animation gave it more depth. The signature transformation sound when a Transformers morphs from alt-mode to robot mode and vice versa was the icing on the cake. It defined the experience me.
Story-wise, it delved on Optimus Prime's history before the great Autobot-Decepticon war, when he was Orion Pax and he was for all intents and purposes a police officer. This new Transformer back-story that originated in the IDW Comics gave the Autobot-Decepticon dynamic a new spin. The Decepticons were the freedom figthers and the Autobots were the fuzz and there were civilians in the mix who were tired of the corrupt government the Autobots served under.
The story is interesting and I wouldn't mind getting more episodes of this digital exclusive title but it is the art and the Madefire effects that really makes this win for me.
As great a reading experience Madefire could be, in my opinion, it lags behind the Comixology experience. Aside from the more affordable books, it doesn't have the smart panel or Guided View technology that Comixology has. If Madefire had this, it would definitely the best digital comic reading experience ever, but that is not the case.
For my first Madefire comic, I read the first issue of Tranformers: Autocracy which was free and it looked awesome. The transition between panels was mediocre, unlike the Comixology experience but the animation of the panels was top-notch. The Livio Ramondelli art was already excellent but the animation gave it more depth. The signature transformation sound when a Transformers morphs from alt-mode to robot mode and vice versa was the icing on the cake. It defined the experience me.
Story-wise, it delved on Optimus Prime's history before the great Autobot-Decepticon war, when he was Orion Pax and he was for all intents and purposes a police officer. This new Transformer back-story that originated in the IDW Comics gave the Autobot-Decepticon dynamic a new spin. The Decepticons were the freedom figthers and the Autobots were the fuzz and there were civilians in the mix who were tired of the corrupt government the Autobots served under.
The story is interesting and I wouldn't mind getting more episodes of this digital exclusive title but it is the art and the Madefire effects that really makes this win for me.
December 19, 2015
Excellent story and execution about liberation. The pacing was fine but the climax felt a bit rushed. Everything from the set designs, the vibrant colors, etc. turned Cybertron into a character in itself. Love the classic 80's look of the transformers and the paperstock is of great quality which helps gives them a modern feel. That, plus the job Ramondelli did with the saturation allowed them to pop off the page despite his unusual contrast approach. There were few moments where like the earlier films I had to double back to decipher what what going on during the action panels. Overall, this origin was so well told I had to give it 4 stars.
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