Magnus, Robot Fighter by iBooks Review *SPOILERS*

[Unblessed]

It sucked beyond words. I wonder if I can get my money back from iBooks. Oh wait I got this for free at San Diego...so why do I still feel cheated

So you want your time back.

~Unblessed

[ManofTheAtom]

I was talking with a gentleman today who is high up on the ladder today at Classic Media. They will not be renewing the Magnus property with IBooks and will be holding off on doing the same with Solar and Turok.

I spoke with him for about an hour today and is waiting to hear from someone else first for using all 3 properties. I guess time will tell if they universe is brought back together or not.

-j

[Daniel Jackson]

I was talking with a gentleman today who is high up on the ladder today at Classic Media. They will not be renewing the Magnus property with IBooks and will be holding off on doing the same with Solar and Turok.

I spoke with him for about an hour today and is waiting to hear from someone else first for using all 3 properties. I guess time will tell if they universe is brought back together or not.

-j

Man, that would be great.

[ManofTheAtom]

I think that what I'd like to see if New VALIANT published Magnus again is for the first issue to be a homage to Shooter's Magnus 1, with Torque standing in front of a giant plexiglass wall and asking someone to tell him about his father.

Do a two-three page flashback recap of the events from the last few issues the same way Shooter did with the Magnus/T1 battle.

Something like that.

[BrianT]

I wouldn't be surprised if the party interested in doing Magnus, Solar, and Turok was Dark Horse. The Magnus and Solar HCs seem to be doing quite well for them. I could also see Dynamite or Devil's Due going for them. IDW as well.

[400yrs]

I wouldn't be surprised if the party interested in doing Magnus, Solar, and Turok was Dark Horse. The Magnus and Solar HCs seem to be doing quite well for them. I could also see Dynamite or Devil's Due going for them. IDW as well.

I hope it's not any of the comanies you mention that end up with them.

[BrianT]

I think it goes without saying that most of the people around here wouldn't want any of those companies to end up with them.

[magnusr]

I think it goes without saying that most of the people around here wouldn't want any of those companies to end up with them.

But also, at least me personally, I was disappointed with the quality of the Magnus hard covers. If they don't put more effort into those, what is the hope they would give a relaunch the effort it deserves?

/Magnus

[BrianT]

I can't comment on the hardcovers since I don't have them, but Dark Horse seems to do a decent job with its other licensed properties. at least some of their Star Wars and Whedonverse books have people that were attached to the properties originally.

IDW also seems to be good at this. The work they've done to assemble a good team of creators for the Transformers license is evidence of this. they have classic Transformers creators working on their books, so if they were to get the Classic Media licenses, it's probably save to say that they'd get some of the classic creators for those properties on the books. Their Spike books also benefit from this.

[Daniel Jackson]

I think it goes without saying that most of the people around here wouldn't want any of those companies to end up with them.

But also, at least me personally, I was disappointed with the quality of the Magnus hard covers. If they don't put more effort into those, what is the hope they would give a relaunch the effort it deserves?

/Magnus

That's what I was thinking as well.

[justin]

I wouldn't be surprised if the party interested in doing Magnus, Solar, and Turok was Dark Horse. The Magnus and Solar HCs seem to be doing quite well for them. I could also see Dynamite or Devil's Due going for them. IDW as well.

You never know!

-j

[justin]

I think it goes without saying that most of the people around here wouldn't want any of those companies to end up with them.

But also, at least me personally, I was disappointed with the quality of the Magnus hard covers. If they don't put more effort into those, what is the hope they would give a relaunch the effort it deserves?

/Magnus

What about that figure we saw at SDCC?

-j

[Byrneout]

I think it goes without saying that most of the people around here wouldn't want any of those companies to end up with them.

But also, at least me personally, I was disappointed with the quality of the Magnus hard covers. If they don't put more effort into those, what is the hope they would give a relaunch the effort it deserves?

/Magnus

Well, I didn't expect them to be perfect - they don't have the original stats to work from. If they did, it would be different in terms of the quality, and they have admitted this.

Knowing that, I've had no problems with the quality of the hardcovers.

[magnusr]

Well, I didn't expect them to be perfect - they don't have the original stats to work from.

There are lots of black and white reprint comics to choose from. But ok, maybe not for every single issue and I can agree it could be more logical to use the same method throughout. Then again, when Acclaim made their Classics Illustrated they started by decolorising the comics, essentially making their own stats.

If they did, it would be different in terms of the quality, and they have admitted this.

Knowing that, I've had no problems with the quality of the hardcovers.

Personally I think that's an explanation, but not enough. That they mixed color schemes (by mixing pages from different prints) shows a lack of care for the quality. If they wanted to have the best original page all through, they could have bought more copies of the first printings. I really get the feeling they took the quickest route when they easily could have done better. Not just that they were limited by technique, but also a lack of trying.

Then I wonder how come Dark Horse and the GCDB list different creators, but I can't say who is wrong. Dark Horse does claim Manning did all covers... A detail, but it looks rushed and not checked carefully enough.

Btw, I still think the hard covers are very neat and I'm happy I got them. It's just that if they took unneeded short-cuts for the hard covers, then I wonder what they would do if they made a new Magnus. I mainly complain from that perspective. As such the hard covers are nice.

What about that figure we saw at SDCC?

Still, there are positive signs for Dark Horse as well. I remember old editorials that show they understand the business very well. Maybe I should say this: If they were to remake Magnus, I do want them to put more effort into it.

/Magnus

[ManofTheAtom]

I thought we agreed that DH's Magnus figure sucked, heh.

Gumby, Robot Fighter, lol.

[xoken]

I thought we agreed that DH's Magnus figure sucked, heh.

Gumby, Robot Fighter, lol.

[ManofTheAtom]

[RyanMcLelland]

Is it bad of me that no matter how badly you all talk about this book...I still want to read it?

[Daniel Jackson]

Is it bad of me that no matter how badly you all talk about this book...I still want to read it?

Naw, go ahead and read it. Even though I was greatly disappointed, I'm still glad I bought the book and read it just I would know first hand.

[ManofTheAtom]

Is it bad of me that no matter how badly you all talk about this book...I still want to read it?

Wait until you find it in the Quarter Bin

[RyanMcLelland]

LOL...ah yes...the irony of a true statement...

[chuckwood]

LOL...ah yes...the irony of a true statement...

I will sell you mine for a quater if you'll review it on newsarama. I would love to see that

[Byrneout]

Hell, Ryan, feel free to cut and past my review and put your name to it. We need everyone to understand how badly iBooks bungled this one.

[RyanMcLelland]

LOL...ah yes...the irony of a true statement...

I will sell you mine for a quater if you'll review it on newsarama. I would love to see that

Um.........deal!

[hondobrode]

You truly show your Valiant love by still wanting to read it despite the pleadings and warnings on this site.