Transformers #3 is the first issue in the Daniel Warren Johnson run that I have picked up from my shop. The series sold well enough that I was unable to get #s 1 & 2 during my latest visit. Below you will find an index of symbols I will be using to document characters, events, and plot points. Happy reading, true believers!
š„: A character's first appearance in the issue/series
š: A place
šļø: An organization
š: An object
šŖ: An event
š: 1st appearance in issue
š: 1st appearance ever
š²#: The panel, as read in a left to right fashion
š²1 š„ Carly š
š²1 š„ Mr. Sparky Witwicky š
š²7 š„ Laserbeak š
š²1 š„ Cliffjumper š
š²1 š„ Starscream
š²1 š„ Soundwave
š²1 š Energon - Energon is, of course, fuel for the Transformers and is frequently the stuff being fought over and which they fight to control.
š²2 š„ Teletraan 1 - Teletraan 1 can be difficult to categorize, as it is a sentient computer, located in a place. I chose to introduce it as a character.
š²8 š„ Skywarp š
š²5 š„ Danny š
š²9 It doesn't matter, whose team they're on, or what glorious cause they fight for. When the shooting starts, people die.
-Sparky
š²5 Optimus Prime š
š²6 Spike š
š¤Æ Great style. The art is well-adapted to the action.
š²1 š Spike is shot.
I found this to be highly enjoyable. The action is entertaining, and there is real pathos in the classic Transformers vein, where man reconciles to its limits, but also its capabilities, in the face of a powerful alien race of machines. I will surely be reading subsequent issues and hope to acquire the first two.