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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enter Death's Head, 22 Jan 2004
'Fallen Angel' is the first true chapter of Galvatron's trip into the past. 'Target:2006' is a stand alone tie-in to the Movie, with a definite beginning, middle and end (as well as a prologue and epilogue). It could have finished there. Sensibly, Simon Furman realised that it may as well not do, and he could use the characters and events to carve out his own storyline away from US continuity. So, following the end of 'Transformers: The Movie', Galvatron jumps back into the past again and triggers off a storyline which would run, on and off, for the next hundred plus issues of the comic.Another notable thing to be said about the stories presented here is that 'Wanted: Galvatron, Dead or Alive', the second story, marked the debut of Simon Furman's Greatest Ever Creation, the legendary Death's Head. He couldn't have had a better introduction had he put a gun against Simon Furman's head and informed him to "make it good, yes?" At the close of 'Wanted...' Death's Head makes his mark, distressing many a Transformer fan through his actions... The story also marks the UK debut of Goldbug, the new, improved form of Bumblebee (I always preferred his revamped form, anyway). In the US he had a vastly different origin in the Transformers - G.I. Joe crossover, but as that wasn't published un the UK (until strips were desperately needed), a UK-only origin was created, and one which ties in much better with the comic. Ultra Magnus and Galvatron clash again a number of times, with Galvatron now a lunatic following a number of brushes with death. Pleasingly, in 'Fallen Angel' itself, the great Dinobots show up to have their say. The collection ends on a downbeat note, but everybody knew even then that the story wasn't over and, indeed, it had really only just begun. Scripting is great (obviously, from this author) and 'Burning Sky' marks the first Transformers artwork of Dan Reed, whose distinctive style (seemingly influenced by horror films, judging from his pictures of Decepticon faces) was very much an acquired taste. He was one of my personal favourites, although at one point he seemed to decide that Rodimus Prime would make a good Decepticon... This is a fairly good starting point for new readers - as I said, it's really the first chapter of the Galvatron saga - but 'Target: 2006' is better. Still, Death's Head alone makes this storyline stand out.
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