If I had a complaint, it's that things happen much too quickly here. The Dinobots come in, help out, and disappear (without explanation) rather quickly. I would have much rather seen the story more spread out, perhaps over a couple of volumes.

There are some corney parts to the story, but overall, it is that story that sets this comic apart. The very fact that Optimus Prime spends most of the first 12 issues as a disembodied head tells you something of what Budiansky is doing here. He's not content with the typical action comic, but is trying to really deal with this war in an interesting way. The transformers have personality.

The best part of the comic is the realistic way the humans are brought into the battle. Budiansky does not pretend that a puny human can take out a Transformer alone, but neither does he leave out the humans. People are constantly interacting with and reaction to the Transformers, often in futility. This sort of reminds me of the role the humans played in Jack Kirby's NEW GODS, which is the best part of his Fourth World books. These events do not happen in a vaccuum. ( )

Ratchet resurrects the Dinobots and kicks Megatron's ass. Optimus Prime makes a last-ditch return and saves the day. What's not to like? Much preferable to the (rather confused) movie. ( )