What i like about IDW/MTMTE is that it humanises the Cybertronians. They're *people*, not just big metal things that go "Bang-Bang, Pew-Pew!" at eachother.
By the way, it is largely thanks to the humanization of the Cybertronians that I got hooked on the Transformers Prime series and that the Transformers Prime series totally convinced me to get interested in the Transformers license in a broad sense 😊
Sadly, people will not think of this or other amazing shows if we mention Transformers. They are either going to think about Bayformers or RID 2015. Both are special but they don't draw you like MTMTE or TFP. I missed Skids and Ravage....
I must say: The Scavengers are absolutely f***ing amazing. I cannot count how many times I laughed my head off. And then they actually make them more than comic relief with Grimlock and the Roboids and just... it’s so good. And the characters are just... *chef’s kiss*. Cyclonus especially zips to the high end of my list, especially after saving Tailgate. I genuinely thought Cyclonus was dead and that was probably the closest I’ve come to crying at a character’s death. I also love what they did with Magnus. This concept is so dumb, but, shockingly, it works! And Ravage was amazing. I don’t think I need to explain this one. It’s interesting to see him actually separated from Soundwave for once, and I’m so glad that we actually get to hear him speak. His whole thing of trying to turn Megatron back never felt out of place to me, really. And then his death... I can’t.
Soundwave feeling it across the galaxy… heartbreaking. And Rung being forgotten genuinely hurt. You could see where all the characters came from, their reasoning, their passion… Also the Scavengers are my favorite group of dum dums, theyre just perfect for their roles
Looking forward to the next volume you guys decide to voice over. The last couple have been great quality and I really enjoyed the voice work you guys do.
i just wanna say that I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH. OMG YOUR DUBS ARE THE GREATEST. I LITERALLY WATCH YOUR VIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ITS SUCH A HUUUGE HELP WITH MY ANXIETY. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR WONDEFUL WORKS! still waiting for the MTMTE 3 ;-)
The characters are all a little messed up and that's what makes them perfect. This comic is one of the best things I've ever read, and everything I could possibly want from a comic. This puts that into words so well.
I still can’t believe that it’s all over. The continuity, their story, all of it. I cried when I read the last issue of lost light. I don’t want to let go of the crew of the lost light.
In my opinion this comic is like a life story of a humans who are diffrent from each other and have there issues and relations and has an added dark tone of the transformers franchise as a kid i loved this comic and will always remember it as my favourite comic of all time, good to here your thoughts about it.great vid as always👍
I love More Than Meets The Eye because not only are the characters amazing, the world building is fantastic, and the deaths are written so well it leaves me with empty tissue boxes. And I hate to go all sad-tragic-backstory, but this comic was there for me when I was at the lowest point in my life. My mental health was going downhill, and the one thing that made me happy was reading a new issue of this comic. I wouldn't say it "cured" me, but it did give me comfort and a reason to smile.
I just finished MTMTE a second ago and I gotta say, best comic series I've ever read. The comic has made me laugh and cry and kept me on my toes. James Roberts said himself that he only got into Transformers a year before he started MTMTE and he's interpreted and wrote the characters so well. I can't really find any fault in it. It's perfect.
I think the most apt situation to relate to this comic is Rewind's parting message to Chromedome. No matter what hardships the TF comics go through, we should never force ourselves to forget the magnificence that was MTMTE, and how it built it's characters to stay in the hearts of readers everywhere. Thanks for the video, DB.
If I do say so myself, IDW's Transformers comics are the best representation of the brand, ever. No other series in the various forms of media that the franchise has been shown in (except maybe for High Moon Studios' games) can compete with them.
MTMTE is devoid of toy promotion, but it's so good that I'd buy every figure that let me reenact this crazy crew. That should make Hasbro think they could go the other way round, create good comics and then make figures.
Now, after hearing this amazingly well thought out review, I have decuded to attempt to read the whole series, if possible. And for some reason, something tells me that Diamond Bolt like More Then Meets The Eye. Don't know why, just a hunch.
Tailgate x cyclonus - fluff, fluff, *angst,* more fluff Rewind x chromedome - "look at my tiny, sassy boyfriend!" Whirl x *....bombs* - the most realistic, *BEAUTIFUL relationship EVAH*
Comic is awesome. Interesting point about the RID stream comics pushing toys. Weirdly, what I've seen is more toys from MTMTE being push out from the comics. There's a Pipes on my desk at the moment, and a tiny little Minimus Ambus. They exist purely because they appeared in MTMTE, rather than the other way around.
As someone who binged MTMTE and LL during a one week vacation, this video pretty much summarises part of why I love the series. James Robert's writing was phenomenal. He gave us the iconic parts of fighting and all that action, but he also gave us highly developed characters that would've otherwise been forgotten. Chromedome, Rewind, Swerve.,., I haven't been a transformer fan for more than three months, and I haven't seen these three in any other Transformers media than MTMTE. But if I haven't read MTMTE, I won't remember them as vividly as I do now. JRO was able to balance dark scenes with humour. Think of the Scavengers. They were lost, stranded and basically scavenging for parts to survive (thus the name). A pretty depressing life. But they also had their funny moments that never subtracted the reality of their situation. They were broken mechs fighting their own demons after the war, but as broken as they were they were still alive and kicking and living life like any normal person. Two artists whose art style stuck with me the most were Alex Milne and Jack Lawrence. Alex Milne was the primary artist in MTMTE and Jack Lawrence worked on LL too. Both of their art styles are amazing. The expressions, the proportions, and of course, the action scenes. Without these two the series will not be the way it is. And the people that helped along the way matter so much too. Without someone to edit the speech bubbles my eyes would've simply wandered off the page.,.,, Because let's face it, sometimes the panels are so small that it's hard to know where to start. And to the people that helped with the colouring, shading, formatting, etc. The entire team that worked on MTMTE and LL did a wonderful job and it's a shame that I can't name all of them. But I'm so grateful that this comic was brought to life. Anyways, thanks for the amazing video!! Sorry for the long ramble >< Edit: I added extra paragraph breaks because everything looked squeezy
Another great thing about this comic is this quote from Thunderclash from issue 42: "The universe is cold, and cruel, and violent - but only if you choose to look at it that way. For every act of aggression there are a thousand acts of kindness. For every hateful word, a million declarations of love. The good always outweighs the bad."
I kinda fell in love with how dark and twisted the DJD was in MTMTE, and I definitely want Hasbro/Takara to make a set of figures of those guys including Nickel and The Pet.
It's cool that some of the third party toys take the designs of more than meets the eye characters and makes them into toys so us collectors can collect them
As a Person who loves More Than Meets the Eye so thanks DB For making this Vid your the BEST Also will you ever be Doing a Video about what would Happen If Transformers was still Apart of Marvel?
Ethan Worner Its doesn't make a lot of sense considering they're robots, but then again neither does gender... what is the difference between a male and female cybertronian anyway!?
Coming back to this video after watching it when it first came out and I’m realizing that no other transformers media has ever topped how good this series is and that’s so upsetting because why can’t anything be this good😭
Godric Haze I feel you man. I understand what Roberts was really doing with him and I appreciate it, but it just isn't what I expected from the character.
Transformers these days: -OMG I LIKE OPTIMUS' GIANT SWORD THAT HE TEARED THROUGH 6 CONS AT THE SAME TIME -I LIKE BUMBLEBEE'S AUTO-REPAIR POWER SO COOL I'M GONNA BUY A TOY -I like the cast in More than Meets the Eye and the plot is so good! -WTF MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE YOU NOOB YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT TRANSFORMERS
You know MTMTE was the first transformers comic book I read and the only comic I read to the end. I'm right now reading lost light and I'm still loving it no matter what James Robert is a wonderful writer and I hope he keeps writing the way he's been doing.
I have a couple of issues of the "Dying of The Light" story arc myself (like, mainly just the first two issues). :) -sigh- Boy, do I wish I had more than that from the MTMTE series. Any other IDW comics I have are mainly "Spotlight: Megatron", and a few issues from the "Dark Cybertron" story arc. Any others, I just occasionally research about on TFWiki (so, yeah, I definitely know what happens at the end of "Dying of The Light" - poor Ravage). Still, what I'd give to actually have more of them in my possession. ^^; Anyway, enough about me. XD You're right, Bolt, "More Than Meets The Eye" is far superior to any other comic seasons. :-)
It really felt like just a group of friends going an an adventure together and finding love, redemption, and heartbreak. Rodimus before this to me was just a backup leader for when they wanted to kill Optimus for a bit but by the end he felt like more of a character. And don’t get me started on Megatron and his arc in the comic and even in the end he still accepts his fate it felt like Rodimus was losing a friend. Then there’s Whril and his excellent matchmaking skills
Brilliantly put Eddie! I couldn't agree more with this video Diamondbolt! Next time someone ask why I love Transformers and which franchise is my favorite I'm gonna show them this video. I'm definitely gonna check Eddie's channel out. Keep up the great work guys!
Since Rodimus Prime is my 2nd favorite Transformer (the 1st being Starscream), I've been really looking forward to reading Lost Light. This video has only made me want to read it more.
diamond bolt this is such a beautiful reason why you love more than meets the eye I am going to start reading more than meets the eye the first five issues of the series so I will tell you what I think and you are my favorite transformers youtuber
Roberts is just incredible. His writing is impeccable, from the meta humor through the heart-felt moments all the way to the shocking twists. The first LL arc was a bit weak but I'm confident the story will live up to MTMTE. Speaking of LL, I kinda miss the old art style.
I think the series is amazing although I only know some of the characters. To me, rodimus would be that one cool friend who always has way to much self-confidence, but yet you can't help but love him.
Bro, you weren't the only one to shed tears. Out of all the comics, and movies I watched and read this one got me crying. It's truly something, a true MASTeRPiECe.
Honestly I love this series enough for giving me an excuse to say “I read a comic about a giant gay robot who fell in love with another giant gay robot but one of the robots died but than the living gay giant robot found a alternate dimension version of the gay giant robot that died only for the dead gay giant robot that came back in a way to have to die again”.
You're exactly right with that comment about toys controlling RiD/TF/OP/whatever. It's a shame because it always starts building up these really good story arcs that rival even MTMTE, then suddenly a big toy event will come along and derail it all. Then it slowly gets back on track before getting massively derailed again.
I can't help but wonder if that's why MTMTE & Lost Light are so good. That maybe Hasbro avoids those two comics on the condition that it gets to influence RID, TF, OP, the other non-MTMTE/LL comics. Just a thought.
Mtmte actually has relationships I find adorable it would really be epic to have a show of it. I actually really enjoyed this alittle more than the shows but I still love the shows. The designs are awesome and I resently just got into them a week or two ago. (edited I'm now reading the other comics like robots in disguise etc since I finished mtmte an LL an I do plan on reading them again I did read them twice (I've reread them more than that im currently rereading them again) Edit 2 I finished most of phase 2 just not some of the spotlights and I'm now collecting them in the idw collection books now I'm going to eventually get the phase 1s and read them aswell.
Hasbro should make some toys for MTMTE. Though they shouldn't be for promotion, like what they're doing now with their Generations line. I *need* a Tarn toy, otherwise I'll have to buy the third party ones.
Thank you, MTMTE needs much more attention, even now. This video probably got a few more people to read it, and now whoever sees it can use it to persuade their friends to give it a try!
Coming back to this after hearing about idw losing the license saddens me. I pray that we get a show adapting this it’s so good. This comic was one of the few times these characters weren’t just robots but people. And I know there people who don’t like relationships like chromodome and rewind but in the society of cybertorn and what we know it makes sense. I haven’t seen much but from the dubs and videos of the series I have watched it looks like a genuinely fun and unique story with amazing art (like DB said most of the time). I am going to pick this up or buy it on the idw comics app and read it.
I barely knew about Pipes before MTMTE, wasn't he that one huffer rip off who shot at trypticon's feet in the original cartoon? However you can fall in love with that incarnation is really logic breaking.
So glad I found this vid👍 I couldn't agree more, MTMTE and to some extent LL are the best comics I have read all my life. There is nothing I have ever anticipated more than the new issues every month. I could barely contain the joy as they arrived at my retailer and I could go and pick them up. The crew practically became my family, I love each and every one of them....ok, with a few exceptions, but only because they were utter bastards, like Overlord, Getaway and the DJD. But I still sorta love them since they are so very well written. And I have always had a thing for Megatron but here he became my absolute fave, noone comes near. Roberts have a special skill, he made me care about characters I earlier disliked badly. It was a big surprise for me that I suddenly liked Cyclonus, whom I earlier was unable to take serious at all. And Rodimus...I despised him. Roberts changed that, just like that. He is a genius and a master at his craft. Milne is my artgod, his art is fluent and alive. So my heart broke when this series ended. There is nothing that can fill the void it created. But I am grateful that it exists at all, it was good while it lasted and I read it again and again. Thanks man, you are a wonderful youtuber, with much insight in the subject and I love your humor. Stay safe☺👍
Mtmte was one of the few transformers comics I read, other than spotlight Kup and megatron origins. Its honestly a very compelling story and you feel for the characters and feel what they are feeling. And the characters dont just stay the same they arent all carbon copies, instead they grow and develop and flourish before they're eventually, by one cause of action or one minor screw up, snuffed out. I love these characters and I hope they do the same story telling with the reboot. (Though they screwed up by killing brainstorm, made me sad) I love this series, and honestly my favourite character was Ten, for a guy who only said one word and was designed as a killing machine, changed. He went from mindless soldier to an artist and it nearly killed me when he was eliminated by the spark eaters. Love this comic, love these characters, and I hope I feel the same with the new series
When I was a kid, as I played with toys, I would create this whole world they lived in and give each character a back story that I knew off by heart. This book makes me feel like that again with its expansive cast with each character having their own personality and storylines all meshed together, abd yet I can follow each one woth ease.
one of the best comics if not the best comic i have ever read in my life. for me pipes death was the saddest. i'm still hoping through some kind of plot device i will see him again.
I think MTMTE is the best Transformers anything I've ever seen. I will agree that it's non-conventional plot really helped, and the use of B-team characters likely gave Roberts and his crew a lot of room to play. For the relationship thing, I think why it worked so well is because for the Cybertronians there really wasn't a sense of gender. Fembots were on Caminus, and they similarly had their own relationship structure (from what I can tell) and it never seemed gender defined. They just loved, hated, rivaled, befrended, united, and alienated on a footing of who people were and their attitudes. Also, MTMTE made me love Cyclonus for more than looks, Magnus for more than might, and introduced me to Misfire. I have a Titans Return Misfire on order because of these comics, and I'm struggling to NOT blow a lot of money on Overlord. Controvercial or not, Auto-Megs was a fun contrast to what Star Saber (my favorite Autobot leader), Tyress, and a few current leads like Prowl are: The darker side of the Autobots. Megs turn of world view is a lighter side of the Decepticons: The revolutionary who sought change and progress, ready to risk his men and himself. Granted, the whirlwind of bloodshed was pretty bad, but the worst maelstroms of horror often have a good ideal lost within.
Over on TFW2005, all I ever see is people complaining about how MTMTE isn't as good as it used to be, and how it needs to be cancelled before it gets any worse. Whenever I see any news or previews about Lost Light, I'm just bombarded with negative comments about it. It's good to be hear reading all these comments showering it with the praise it deserves. Some TF fans might not like this series for whatever reason, and that's cool, but to me it's far and away the best thing the brand has ever produced, and I kind of feel sorry for anyone who can't see that.
mtmte gave me a way to understand and sort out my emotions regarding the attempted suicide of my father. in issue 43 what happened to swerve driving him to the edge of death was very similar to what happened to my father. I use this comic to learn about who I am as a person. I will probably cite this series as one of the greatest influences on my adolescence and allowing me to create bonds with people that will last a lifetime. that is why I love more than meets the eye. and sunder scared the shit out of me.
My 6 year old cousin has a Tailgate toy, so I told him, "Tailgate faked his death so he could get away from his girlfriend, instead of telling her he was gay." He didn't understand it so he loves the toy more now😂 My friend at school also has a Chromedome toy and I told him Chromedome was gay and he just handed me the toy and said "keep it"
I wasn't into Transformers until 2014 (I watched the movie in 2007 but to me it was just an action movie, I was 7 years old, now I'm 23 lol) when Angry Birds Transformers was announced and released (at that time I was an Angry Birds fan), then with time I learned more and more about this franchise (and still at this day) at the point that I consider myself a regular fan, I enjoyed Transformers Prime, Animated a bit of G1 and other media; one year ago I was playing Earth Was (I still today) and someone recomended me MTMTE and I must admit: I'm not a comic person, I never was, but when I started I couldn't stop, then I continued with RID when I learned that it happens like at the same time And then I discovered that it had previous comics wich I started as "prequels", from Infiltration to the one before MTMTE, I found the comics to read wich were all in order wich is amazing and now I'm reading MTMTE and RID again but the cronological form, I'm about to reach again Dark Cybertron and I will say, now I get most of those references that sometimes are thrown in some numbers, for example names like Verity, or what Spike did, and other things that I didn't know and now I do Btw I love Tailgate and Cyclonus, like, they are from the same era and that makes them closer than they think, and I love Cyclonus as a character, like how he is a nice guy if you take your time and give him a chance
I may not have much of MTMTE (Just the first TPB and two parts of Dying of the Light), but in those few issues it has cemented itself as my favorite comic series as all-time, for all the same reasons you listed above, thanks for the great video Diamond Bolt!
No other comic has made me feel stronger emotions and sympathy than this one. Im always eagerly waiting for the next Lost Light issue, I love these characters and Roberts!
I REEEEAAALLLLLYYY WANT TO READ THE COMICS BUT I CAANNNNTT AND IM RRALLY MAD ABOUT THAT IT SEEMS SO EMOTIONAL AND AMAZING AND IVE NEVER SEEN ANY KIND OF COMIC WITH THIS MUCH HUMOR, DARKNESS, AND HEART AND IM ACTUALLY GETTING STRONG FEELS JUST LISTENING TO YOU TALK ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL MOMENTS
MTMTE is the best thing that has happened to Transformers and not even Transformers Prime tops it. MTMTE is so refreshing and new but amazing. Hey writers at Hasbro, READ MTMTE and get an idea of what CHARACTERS are and how they feel and interact as well as what they are to themselves, other characters, and us!
Diamond Bolt is Skids overly attached ex.
Ulakki The Unemployed LOL
Ulakki The Unemployed XD
Ulakki The Unemployed
I luv skids
Especially his introduction
What i like about IDW/MTMTE is that it humanises the Cybertronians. They're *people*, not just big metal things that go "Bang-Bang, Pew-Pew!" at eachother.
Thank you. We're non human people
By the way, it is largely thanks to the humanization of the Cybertronians that I got hooked on the Transformers Prime series and that the Transformers Prime series totally convinced me to get interested in the Transformers license in a broad sense 😊
@@mathiaslienafa789 good to see someone else. I feel like I got into transformers 4 years late. 😂
exactly!
I guess the name of the comic fits then. There's more to these characters then just being toys with names.
You got it right! SOOO GOOD! I don't know why but it reminds me of OP
Sadly, people will not think of this or other amazing shows if we mention Transformers.
They are either going to think about Bayformers or RID 2015.
Both are special but they don't draw you like MTMTE or TFP.
I missed Skids and Ravage....
Nadilla Sakinah I actually started to tear up when ravage died but soundwaves reaction killed me the most
I miss cliffjumper.
Gaming Ninja55 gayformers?
@@virginiafgonzalez242 Same
@@quackmwah got to flip a table the other day, i understand Prowl’s need to do it
I must say: The Scavengers are absolutely f***ing amazing. I cannot count how many times I laughed my head off. And then they actually make them more than comic relief with Grimlock and the Roboids and just... it’s so good.
And the characters are just... *chef’s kiss*. Cyclonus especially zips to the high end of my list, especially after saving Tailgate. I genuinely thought Cyclonus was dead and that was probably the closest I’ve come to crying at a character’s death.
I also love what they did with Magnus. This concept is so dumb, but, shockingly, it works!
And Ravage was amazing. I don’t think I need to explain this one. It’s interesting to see him actually separated from Soundwave for once, and I’m so glad that we actually get to hear him speak. His whole thing of trying to turn Megatron back never felt out of place to me, really. And then his death... I can’t.
Soundwave feeling it across the galaxy… heartbreaking.
And Rung being forgotten genuinely hurt.
You could see where all the characters came from, their reasoning, their passion…
Also the Scavengers are my favorite group of dum dums, theyre just perfect for their roles
Well spoken!
Looking forward to the next volume you guys decide to voice over. The last couple have been great quality and I really enjoyed the voice work you guys do.
yes
Team Train-Wreck so when will 3 be done
i just wanna say that I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH. OMG YOUR DUBS ARE THE GREATEST. I LITERALLY WATCH YOUR VIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ITS SUCH A HUUUGE HELP WITH MY ANXIETY. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR WONDEFUL WORKS!
still waiting for the MTMTE 3 ;-)
Hi Team Train-Wreck!
The characters are all a little messed up and that's what makes them perfect.
This comic is one of the best things I've ever read, and everything I could possibly want from a comic. This puts that into words so well.
"A little" *looks to the djd*
@@JayPlusForerunner *looks at Whirl*
"Do you care about pipes?Of course not but after you read More then meets the eyes boy..."
-DB 2017
Jukkka Sem Nome ACCURATE
I cried bro... It broke my heart...
I’d totally pay for a show version of MTMTE. I pray that someday we get an animated version of this comic.
I'm still not over Skids...
Check Eddie out! ► goo.gl/f8sCZN
OK I WILL DO THAT
Yes
diamond bolt
hi
(say hi back oh great master of aiming)
what the hell happend??? i swear i saw your video earlier and then it got deleted????
Diamond Bolt Because of Mtmte Drift became my favorite character and is one of the most interesting to me
What's this? A emotional Diamond Bolt episode? Madness.
I still can’t believe that it’s all over. The continuity, their story, all of it. I cried when I read the last issue of lost light. I don’t want to let go of the crew of the lost light.
I was watching crappy memes before this. Thank you for saving me
This is something all memers deal with but well deal with it together
-some dickhead thats absolutely right
More than meets the eye is probably the best comic series
Hero productions williams&munn I strongly agree with you man
It's not probably... It's... *ABSOLUTELY*
Batman
*Batman.*
In my opinion this comic is like a life story of a humans who are diffrent from each other and have there issues and relations and has an added dark tone of the transformers franchise as a kid i loved this comic and will always remember it as my favourite comic of all time, good to here your thoughts about it.great vid as always👍
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that
Eddie Duan hi eddie love your videos thanks for reading my thoughts and sharing yours.kepp up the great content👍
yeah no problem
Swerve compared it to Sitcom.
@@EddieDuan And said you DON'T LIKE IT!😡😡😡😡😡
I love More Than Meets The Eye because not only are the characters amazing, the world building is fantastic, and the deaths are written so well it leaves me with empty tissue boxes. And I hate to go all sad-tragic-backstory, but this comic was there for me when I was at the lowest point in my life. My mental health was going downhill, and the one thing that made me happy was reading a new issue of this comic. I wouldn't say it "cured" me, but it did give me comfort and a reason to smile.
I just finished MTMTE a second ago and I gotta say, best comic series I've ever read. The comic has made me laugh and cry and kept me on my toes. James Roberts said himself that he only got into Transformers a year before he started MTMTE and he's interpreted and wrote the characters so well.
I can't really find any fault in it. It's perfect.
I think the most apt situation to relate to this comic is Rewind's parting message to Chromedome. No matter what hardships the TF comics go through, we should never force ourselves to forget the magnificence that was MTMTE, and how it built it's characters to stay in the hearts of readers everywhere. Thanks for the video, DB.
Dude you have Eddie in the show
Prepare yourself for some fan fiction
OH GOD
6:01 The way Eddie is talking sounds like he's being held at gunpoint
Diamond Bolt were you threatening Eddie with a gun?
maybe
Michelle Glover bet you that soundwave was standing right outside eddie's house.
If I do say so myself, IDW's Transformers comics are the best representation of the brand, ever. No other series in the various forms of media that the franchise has been shown in (except maybe for High Moon Studios' games) can compete with them.
RenegadeGamer I strongly agree with you man
Same, sadly there are the geewunners out there crying about "SJWs' killing the transformers brand.
@@kadh9941 Nobody is really saying that. At least, I've never heard it.
@@orionlax626 you would be surprised
TFP
MTMTE is devoid of toy promotion, but it's so good that I'd buy every figure that let me reenact this crazy crew. That should make Hasbro think they could go the other way round, create good comics and then make figures.
Now, after hearing this amazingly well thought out review, I have decuded to attempt to read the whole series, if possible.
And for some reason, something tells me that Diamond Bolt like More Then Meets The Eye. Don't know why, just a hunch.
MaintenancePrime I thought Transformers Prime made me Feel Something But Then MTMTE
I have a theory the only reason we are seeing this (the entire IDW comics) is a comic because of Swerve.
Rewind shakes his head in shame at your lack of audio edi-oh, wait. It's gone, nevermind.
Ultimate Zero :'(
Thank you so much for letting me know about that. If you hadn't, the video would've been up for hours before I noticed.
You're welcome. ^U^ b
Tailgate x cyclonus - fluff, fluff, *angst,* more fluff
Rewind x chromedome - "look at my tiny, sassy boyfriend!"
Whirl x *....bombs* - the most realistic, *BEAUTIFUL relationship EVAH*
Comic is awesome. Interesting point about the RID stream comics pushing toys. Weirdly, what I've seen is more toys from MTMTE being push out from the comics. There's a Pipes on my desk at the moment, and a tiny little Minimus Ambus. They exist purely because they appeared in MTMTE, rather than the other way around.
Which is definitely a first for Transformers...
Still not over pipes.
He went out like a hero.
Yeah, me too man. Me too.
Larry *sobs*
Worst part is that his final act (sounding the alarm) was barely acknowled by *anyone.*
Still not over Rung, either.
As someone who binged MTMTE and LL during a one week vacation, this video pretty much summarises part of why I love the series. James Robert's writing was phenomenal. He gave us the iconic parts of fighting and all that action, but he also gave us highly developed characters that would've otherwise been forgotten. Chromedome, Rewind, Swerve.,., I haven't been a transformer fan for more than three months, and I haven't seen these three in any other Transformers media than MTMTE. But if I haven't read MTMTE, I won't remember them as vividly as I do now.
JRO was able to balance dark scenes with humour. Think of the Scavengers. They were lost, stranded and basically scavenging for parts to survive (thus the name). A pretty depressing life. But they also had their funny moments that never subtracted the reality of their situation. They were broken mechs fighting their own demons after the war, but as broken as they were they were still alive and kicking and living life like any normal person.
Two artists whose art style stuck with me the most were Alex Milne and Jack Lawrence. Alex Milne was the primary artist in MTMTE and Jack Lawrence worked on LL too. Both of their art styles are amazing. The expressions, the proportions, and of course, the action scenes. Without these two the series will not be the way it is.
And the people that helped along the way matter so much too. Without someone to edit the speech bubbles my eyes would've simply wandered off the page.,.,, Because let's face it, sometimes the panels are so small that it's hard to know where to start. And to the people that helped with the colouring, shading, formatting, etc.
The entire team that worked on MTMTE and LL did a wonderful job and it's a shame that I can't name all of them. But I'm so grateful that this comic was brought to life.
Anyways, thanks for the amazing video!! Sorry for the long ramble ><
Edit: I added extra paragraph breaks because everything looked squeezy
I feel like they're more human than we are.....
I love this video because I, also, love to gush about MTMTE. Like, if MTMTE was a person, I'd marry it.
I would marry it *_SO HARD_*
gays
IN SPAAAAAAACE
Wanna hear an accurate summary of Young Avengers 2013?
gays
IN THE MULTIVEEERSE!!!!
Again, doesn't make a lot of sense for robots...
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it makes more sense for robots than being straight does
that's my point, this whole 'gay or straight' thing doesn't make sense because robots don't have genders.
@@JP-rf8rr i guess thwy dont but i think in mmte theyre not gay ir straight its just cuz if the pronouns
My favorite road trip story.
I will never get over Ravage's death.
Goodbye dear friend. The world is emptier now, but you live on in its echoes.
R.I.P Ravage of Stanix
Another great thing about this comic is this quote from Thunderclash from issue 42:
"The universe is cold, and cruel, and violent - but only if you choose to look at it that way. For every act of aggression there are a thousand acts of kindness. For every hateful word, a million declarations of love. The good always outweighs the bad."
I kinda fell in love with how dark and twisted the DJD was in MTMTE, and I definitely want Hasbro/Takara to make a set of figures of those guys including Nickel and The Pet.
It's cool that some of the third party toys take the designs of more than meets the eye characters and makes them into toys so us collectors can collect them
Iron Prime Studios Yes! I'm so excited to get my third party Tarn figure! They cost a pretty penny but they're definitely worth it if you love MTMTE!
Iron Prime Studios hey...
BMAN TMAN heyo
As a Person who loves More Than Meets the Eye so thanks DB For making this Vid your the BEST Also will you ever be Doing a Video about what would Happen If Transformers was still Apart of Marvel?
The movies would actually be good.
5:15 Gays in spaaaace!!
Ethan Worner
Its doesn't make a lot of sense considering they're robots, but then again neither does gender... what is the difference between a male and female cybertronian anyway!?
Female transformers have boobs.
@Miles Edgington
Mostly for us humans to relate to.
Coming back to this video after watching it when it first came out and I’m realizing that no other transformers media has ever topped how good this series is and that’s so upsetting because why can’t anything be this good😭
Last time I was this early Tarn was my favorite character
Godric Haze I feel you man. I understand what Roberts was really doing with him and I appreciate it, but it just isn't what I expected from the character.
Transformers these days:
-OMG I LIKE OPTIMUS' GIANT SWORD THAT HE TEARED THROUGH 6 CONS AT THE SAME TIME
-I LIKE BUMBLEBEE'S AUTO-REPAIR POWER SO COOL I'M GONNA BUY A TOY
-I like the cast in More than Meets the Eye and the plot is so good!
-WTF MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE YOU NOOB YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT TRANSFORMERS
Oh, I liked Optimises star saber cause its shiny.... And I'm talking about prime....
Bogdan Ivan But I like Optimus' sword. Is that bad?
DaSpartanPlays Yes, just wanna prove that Bayformers is the first thing that people think of Transformers
Aaron Prime am see karpun 1080
So what if galvatron became an autobot
I don't know about you guys, but I get the feeling that Diamondbolt really likes More than Meets the Eye
JUST A HUNCH
Also the soundtrack provided by James Roberts is absolutely amazing
You know MTMTE was the first transformers comic book I read and the only comic I read to the end. I'm right now reading lost light and I'm still loving it no matter what James Robert is a wonderful writer and I hope he keeps writing the way he's been doing.
Excellent video. Keep it up!
I have a couple of issues of the "Dying of The Light" story arc myself (like, mainly just the first two issues). :) -sigh- Boy, do I wish I had more than that from the MTMTE series. Any other IDW comics I have are mainly "Spotlight: Megatron", and a few issues from the "Dark Cybertron" story arc. Any others, I just occasionally research about on TFWiki (so, yeah, I definitely know what happens at the end of "Dying of The Light" - poor Ravage). Still, what I'd give to actually have more of them in my possession. ^^; Anyway, enough about me. XD You're right, Bolt, "More Than Meets The Eye" is far superior to any other comic seasons. :-)
I want to read this comic. Ever since I have heard of Autobot Megatron I have wanted to read this. I love a good villain redemption.
I LOVE MTMTE and I LOVE THE SCAVENGERS!!!
Also Alex Milne is the primary artist for mtmte and his work is brilliant!!! 😍😍😍
This Is My Favorite Comic Ever!!
It really felt like just a group of friends going an an adventure together and finding love, redemption, and heartbreak. Rodimus before this to me was just a backup leader for when they wanted to kill Optimus for a bit but by the end he felt like more of a character. And don’t get me started on Megatron and his arc in the comic and even in the end he still accepts his fate it felt like Rodimus was losing a friend. Then there’s Whril and his excellent matchmaking skills
Whirl: the captain of the Cygate ship. Not one of us will ever beat him
this series got me back into comics and the franchise!
Brilliantly put Eddie! I couldn't agree more with this video Diamondbolt! Next time someone ask why I love Transformers and which franchise is my favorite I'm gonna show them this video. I'm definitely gonna check Eddie's channel out. Keep up the great work guys!
Since Rodimus Prime is my 2nd favorite Transformer (the 1st being Starscream), I've been really looking forward to reading Lost Light. This video has only made me want to read it more.
It was because I loved this one so much, I went back and bought up all the previous TPB story arcs
diamond bolt this is such a beautiful reason why you love more than meets the eye I am going to start reading more than meets the eye the first five issues of the series so I will tell you what I think and you are my favorite transformers youtuber
Roberts is just incredible. His writing is impeccable, from the meta humor through the heart-felt moments all the way to the shocking twists. The first LL arc was a bit weak but I'm confident the story will live up to MTMTE. Speaking of LL, I kinda miss the old art style.
I think the series is amazing although I only know some of the characters. To me, rodimus would be that one cool friend who always has way to much self-confidence, but yet you can't help but love him.
Bro, you weren't the only one to shed tears. Out of all the comics, and movies I watched and read this one got me crying. It's truly something, a true MASTeRPiECe.
Me: I should read this.
Shia Lebouf: DO IT! JUST DO IT!!!!
Honestly I love this series enough for giving me an excuse to say “I read a comic about a giant gay robot who fell in love with another giant gay robot but one of the robots died but than the living gay giant robot found a alternate dimension version of the gay giant robot that died only for the dead gay giant robot that came back in a way to have to die again”.
“A therapist punched the moon in my gay robots comic in the name of destroying what is technically robot facism”
You're exactly right with that comment about toys controlling RiD/TF/OP/whatever. It's a shame because it always starts building up these really good story arcs that rival even MTMTE, then suddenly a big toy event will come along and derail it all. Then it slowly gets back on track before getting massively derailed again.
I can't help but wonder if that's why MTMTE & Lost Light are so good. That maybe Hasbro avoids those two comics on the condition that it gets to influence RID, TF, OP, the other non-MTMTE/LL comics. Just a thought.
Mtmte actually has relationships I find adorable it would really be epic to have a show of it.
I actually really enjoyed this alittle more than the shows but I still love the shows.
The designs are awesome and I resently just got into them a week or two ago. (edited I'm now reading the other comics like robots in disguise etc since I finished mtmte an LL an I do plan on reading them again I did read them twice (I've reread them more than that im currently rereading them again)
Edit 2 I finished most of phase 2 just not some of the spotlights and I'm now collecting them in the idw collection books now I'm going to eventually get the phase 1s and read them aswell.
You took words right out of my mouth
this is awesome how diamond blot and eddie explain how good it is art details etc this makes me love transformers more thanks diamond blot
If Roberts ever made his own TF universe like Furman did, then the world will know true unity.
Thanks for putting this into words! It's awesome to know that there are other people that love this series as much as I do.
you know those videos you wanna like more than once...
*this is one of them*
Hasbro should make some toys for MTMTE. Though they shouldn't be for promotion, like what they're doing now with their Generations line. I *need* a Tarn toy, otherwise I'll have to buy the third party ones.
They did a few of them back in 2012 with the Dark Cybertron crossover, making a few toys with bodies similar to those in MTMTE.
owlstag awn the third party Tarn is incredible. It's the best figure in my collection and completely worth the price
Thank you, MTMTE needs much more attention, even now. This video probably got a few more people to read it, and now whoever sees it can use it to persuade their friends to give it a try!
Coming back to this after hearing about idw losing the license saddens me. I pray that we get a show adapting this it’s so good. This comic was one of the few times these characters weren’t just robots but people. And I know there people who don’t like relationships like chromodome and rewind but in the society of cybertorn and what we know it makes sense. I haven’t seen much but from the dubs and videos of the series I have watched it looks like a genuinely fun and unique story with amazing art (like DB said most of the time). I am going to pick this up or buy it on the idw comics app and read it.
Your absolutely right about Pipes. Wish we could've gotten more on him. RIP 😞 but knowing Roberts, he just could considering what happened to Rewind
3:54
AHHHHH
MY SPARK!!!!
*CRYS AGAIN*
I like Pipes before More than meet the eyes
Hes dead and that's sad
I barely knew about Pipes before MTMTE, wasn't he that one huffer rip off who shot at trypticon's feet in the original cartoon? However you can fall in love with that incarnation is really logic breaking.
So glad I found this vid👍 I couldn't agree more, MTMTE and to some extent LL are the best comics I have read all my life. There is nothing I have ever anticipated more than the new issues every month. I could barely contain the joy as they arrived at my retailer and I could go and pick them up. The crew practically became my family, I love each and every one of them....ok, with a few exceptions, but only because they were utter bastards, like Overlord, Getaway and the DJD. But I still sorta love them since they are so very well written. And I have always had a thing for Megatron but here he became my absolute fave, noone comes near. Roberts have a special skill, he made me care about characters I earlier disliked badly. It was a big surprise for me that I suddenly liked Cyclonus, whom I earlier was unable to take serious at all. And Rodimus...I despised him. Roberts changed that, just like that. He is a genius and a master at his craft. Milne is my artgod, his art is fluent and alive.
So my heart broke when this series ended. There is nothing that can fill the void it created. But I am grateful that it exists at all, it was good while it lasted and I read it again and again. Thanks man, you are a wonderful youtuber, with much insight in the subject and I love your humor. Stay safe☺👍
Mtmte was one of the few transformers comics I read, other than spotlight Kup and megatron origins. Its honestly a very compelling story and you feel for the characters and feel what they are feeling. And the characters dont just stay the same they arent all carbon copies, instead they grow and develop and flourish before they're eventually, by one cause of action or one minor screw up, snuffed out. I love these characters and I hope they do the same story telling with the reboot. (Though they screwed up by killing brainstorm, made me sad)
I love this series, and honestly my favourite character was Ten, for a guy who only said one word and was designed as a killing machine, changed. He went from mindless soldier to an artist and it nearly killed me when he was eliminated by the spark eaters. Love this comic, love these characters, and I hope I feel the same with the new series
When I was a kid, as I played with toys, I would create this whole world they lived in and give each character a back story that I knew off by heart. This book makes me feel like that again with its expansive cast with each character having their own personality and storylines all meshed together, abd yet I can follow each one woth ease.
After reading the message after rewind's death, I was brought to tears
one of the best comics if not the best comic i have ever read in my life. for me pipes death was the saddest. i'm still hoping through some kind of plot device i will see him again.
I think MTMTE is the best Transformers anything I've ever seen. I will agree that it's non-conventional plot really helped, and the use of B-team characters likely gave Roberts and his crew a lot of room to play.
For the relationship thing, I think why it worked so well is because for the Cybertronians there really wasn't a sense of gender. Fembots were on Caminus, and they similarly had their own relationship structure (from what I can tell) and it never seemed gender defined. They just loved, hated, rivaled, befrended, united, and alienated on a footing of who people were and their attitudes.
Also, MTMTE made me love Cyclonus for more than looks, Magnus for more than might, and introduced me to Misfire. I have a Titans Return Misfire on order because of these comics, and I'm struggling to NOT blow a lot of money on Overlord.
Controvercial or not, Auto-Megs was a fun contrast to what Star Saber (my favorite Autobot leader), Tyress, and a few current leads like Prowl are: The darker side of the Autobots. Megs turn of world view is a lighter side of the Decepticons: The revolutionary who sought change and progress, ready to risk his men and himself. Granted, the whirlwind of bloodshed was pretty bad, but the worst maelstroms of horror often have a good ideal lost within.
Over on TFW2005, all I ever see is people complaining about how MTMTE isn't as good as it used to be, and how it needs to be cancelled before it gets any worse. Whenever I see any news or previews about Lost Light, I'm just bombarded with negative comments about it. It's good to be hear reading all these comments showering it with the praise it deserves. Some TF fans might not like this series for whatever reason, and that's cool, but to me it's far and away the best thing the brand has ever produced, and I kind of feel sorry for anyone who can't see that.
Guys anybody notice this fact he changes his PC background every time he does a talk video
mtmte gave me a way to understand and sort out my emotions regarding the attempted suicide of my father. in issue 43 what happened to swerve driving him to the edge of death was very similar to what happened to my father. I use this comic to learn about who I am as a person. I will probably cite this series as one of the greatest influences on my adolescence and allowing me to create bonds with people that will last a lifetime.
that is why I love more than meets the eye.
and sunder scared the shit out of me.
this and Rage of the dinobots were probably my main introduction to the comics. Nostalgic and really good
My 6 year old cousin has a Tailgate toy, so I told him, "Tailgate faked his death so he could get away from his girlfriend, instead of telling her he was gay." He didn't understand it so he loves the toy more now😂
My friend at school also has a Chromedome toy and I told him Chromedome was gay and he just handed me the toy and said "keep it"
Splendid Video
MTMTM is a Great part for me in the G1 continuity
I liked the song from Steins;Gate which you added when Eddie started talking:)
Under the cold blue stars and tailgate X cyclones things really pulls my heart strings.
It was your view on the comic thatgave me the interest to trying it, and I can't thank you enough.
PD: But I disagree on Revolution, I did like it.
It’s such a good comic I just finished volume one. It is really sad when someone dies, but it’s such a detailed and expressed comic. I love the humor
I can not believe it's been already 5 years god this comic is awesome I love it
AAAARRRNHHHHIIIDDDDEEEE!!!!!!!!
kill me pls (I'm having a bad memory from Energon).
Roll Out i know the pain man i know
KICKEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Ironhide: Everyone presses the mute button anyway.
Kicker Jones: I luv you Senpai
Ironhide: I know
Last Knight how to be irrelevant 101
I wasn't into Transformers until 2014 (I watched the movie in 2007 but to me it was just an action movie, I was 7 years old, now I'm 23 lol) when Angry Birds Transformers was announced and released (at that time I was an Angry Birds fan), then with time I learned more and more about this franchise (and still at this day) at the point that I consider myself a regular fan, I enjoyed Transformers Prime, Animated a bit of G1 and other media; one year ago I was playing Earth Was (I still today) and someone recomended me MTMTE and I must admit: I'm not a comic person, I never was, but when I started I couldn't stop, then I continued with RID when I learned that it happens like at the same time
And then I discovered that it had previous comics wich I started as "prequels", from Infiltration to the one before MTMTE, I found the comics to read wich were all in order wich is amazing and now I'm reading MTMTE and RID again but the cronological form, I'm about to reach again Dark Cybertron and I will say, now I get most of those references that sometimes are thrown in some numbers, for example names like Verity, or what Spike did, and other things that I didn't know and now I do
Btw I love Tailgate and Cyclonus, like, they are from the same era and that makes them closer than they think, and I love Cyclonus as a character, like how he is a nice guy if you take your time and give him a chance
Hmm interesting analysis, I might start taking an interest in Transformers. And good job with the Aquarium Park in the background 👍
I may not have much of MTMTE (Just the first TPB and two parts of Dying of the Light), but in those few issues it has cemented itself as my favorite comic series as all-time, for all the same reasons you listed above, thanks for the great video Diamond Bolt!
That picture at the beginning was great
No other comic has made me feel stronger emotions and sympathy than this one. Im always eagerly waiting for the next Lost Light issue, I love these characters and Roberts!
I REEEEAAALLLLLYYY WANT TO READ THE COMICS BUT I CAANNNNTT AND IM RRALLY MAD ABOUT THAT IT SEEMS SO EMOTIONAL AND AMAZING AND IVE NEVER SEEN ANY KIND OF COMIC WITH THIS MUCH HUMOR, DARKNESS, AND HEART AND IM ACTUALLY GETTING STRONG FEELS JUST LISTENING TO YOU TALK ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL MOMENTS
MTMTE is the best thing that has happened to Transformers and not even Transformers Prime tops it. MTMTE is so refreshing and new but amazing. Hey writers at Hasbro, READ MTMTE and get an idea of what CHARACTERS are and how they feel and interact as well as what they are to themselves, other characters, and us!
GaryTheNeutral I don't
I agree diamond bolt MTMTE is an amazing comic and I love alot of characters and my favorite is overlord,pipes,chromedome,kaon and whirl
FINALLY SOMEONE THAT SPEAKS My LANGUAGE OF THE TRANSFORMRERS