A new war has begun.
Galavar has taken the name of Megatron and decided to lead the Predacons to glory but Optimus Primal and the Maximals are willing to chase him no matter the place or time he is in.
I honestly lost hope at one point I would see this property ever again.
I started to lose interest in the IDW Transformers comics after the reboot because how slow and dull it was overall (Well, to be frank, I lost interest even before the reboot because of how underwhelming James Roberts' work ended-up being) but I just couldn't say no to a return to the classic Beast Wars era and characters. Last year was quite the surprise with a new toyline based on the Beast Era of Transformers along with a new comic book that reimagines the beginning ot the 90s show and, while my expectations for it are high, I'm happy to say that the creative team doesn't disappoint in that regard.
Erik Burnham has the responsibility to bring back these characters to the modern era and quite frankly, I don't envy his job, Beast Wars is a really special part of the Transformers franchise and its fans can be very picky about its representation (I should know, I'm one of them). Fortunately, the writer does a commendable job at it by setting-up the pieces properly for the events we all know. While great for its time, the show shows its age at points, and I'm not only talking about the visuals but about how it immediately throws the cast into the conflict without any proper build-up. Burnham on the other hand, decides to escalate things more organically by exploring the background of both sides and giving almost every member of the cast a good moment to reveal their personalities and shine.
Speaking of the characterization, is really on-point so far. Megatron is depicted as his usual revolutionary with delusions of grandeur which hopefully will be further explored in the future (Not to make him more sympathetic though since if there's something that Beast Wars Megatron was known for, is being lovably evil) while Optimus Primal is presented as this intrepid action hero who is always looking for an excuse to get into battle which is a good way to differentiate him from the more traditional Optimus Prime. The rest of the cast also demonstrate their classic selves like Dinobot and his honor or Rattrap antagonizing Optimus. Hell, even non-entities from the original show like Terrorsaur and Scorponok have interesting scenes.
About some of the reinventions, is great that we have see the Tripredacus Council so early in the story (and the fact that their actual forms are based on the toys is much better than the weird red look they were going in the cartoon), not to mention that Magnaboss and their members seem to be created as its counterpart which seems really fitting considering both were the combiners of the line.
The plot is mostly about the chase for the Predacons but it serves its purpose at developing the whole cast and further exploring new angles of that little segment and hopefully, the story will move into different territory than the original.
Josh Burcham handles the art and his style might seem a bit angular for the series but he still follows the script clearly and has an obvious affection for the characters and their expressions.
Pretty promising beginning. Hope things continue this way.
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