The Transformers - Escalation #4
By Hervé St-Louis
April 8, 2007 - 15:04
IDW Publishing
Writer(s): Simon Furman
Penciller(s): E.J. Su
Cover Artist(s): Klaus Scherwinski, E.J. Su
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While some Autobots and their human allies are still investigating Sunstreaker’s disappearance, Blitzwing is close to eliminating Optimus Prime. Reinforcements from both the Autobots and the Decepticons are landing in the Eastern European country of Brasnya where Megatron is plotting a mass conquest of Russian oil.
This adventure is more action than brains, although there are some good unpredictable spins in the story. A lot of care is taken to reintroduce several old Transformers without crowding the book. I wish the story would move ahead faster as it is beginning to feel padded though.
The artwork is good and dynamic. The humans continue to look odd and Manga-like, which doesn’t quite fit the rest of the story. The major flaw in this story is the colouring. The application is fine, but the contrast between the colours is not enough. As the Transformers are, metallic creatures and the are stylized with the humans, greater contrast in colours would have made them look brighter. Subdued colours are not enough.
6/10
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