Transformers 3 Dark Moon Movie Adaptation TP Target ED

Transformers bayverse #14

by John Barber, Jorge Jimenez Moreno (Illustrations)

Long before finding the AllSpark on Earth, or defeating the Fallen, or being discovered in the Dark of the Moon, the Autobots and Decepticons were influencing the American Industrial Revolution. Or, at least, that''s what writer Chuck Dixon and artist Guido Guidi would have you believe in Evolutions: Hearts of Steel.
Young inventor Tobias Muldoon didn''t impress Mr. Twain or Mr. Verne with his submarine prototype, but his dreams of finding financing and support to build fantastic machines comes to pass with the help from some unlikely supporters -- Starscream, Shockwave, and a host of Decepticons. Meanwhile, Bumblebee is the lone Autobot roused from stasis by a small group of combatants hidden below ground for millennia. But time has greatly changed the surface of the planet they once waged war upon, and the wheels of progress have brought industry. Soon Bumblebee will befriend a human -- a man named John Henry -- and begin a frantic lesson in living amongst humans during the Industrial Revolution. A lesson that will teach both Autobots and Decepticons not to underestimate the power of man.

Genres: Comics

104 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2011

Reviews

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Movie adaptations are tricky things. While they lose much of the characterization and cinematic quality of the real thing, they may also be able to better translate the vision. The third Transformer film has both occurring in this graphic tale. One the one hand, the novelization streamlines the 3-hour long cinematic affair into a digestable chunk. On the other, the loss of transitional sequences and forced pacing leave one wondering where the majority of the film has gone. Overall, an ok companion but no substitute for the real thing.

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This comic was pretty honorable to the movie even though I am reviewing this piece almost 3 years since first seeing the movie and more than a year since finishing the graphic novel.

I wrote down the date I finished it and whenever I got the time to write the review.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yep - just as bad as the movie was. Maybe worse given the inconsistent art.