New Avengers/Transformers #1

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[mastermahan]

I gotta say, "You have 24 hours to stop bombing us, or we'll start fighting back" sounds incredibly passive for a normal Silver Sable, much less one being affected by an "aggression wave". Is Megatron sure he doesn't have that thing in reverse?

[every_spiegel]

And Wolverine did NOT say "Fucking sentinels" in that scene? Oh, such a wasted opportunity.

[angelophile]

I still can't believe how essentially joyless this comic was. It should have been enormous fun.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

I enjoyed it. At the time, at least. Haven't read it since it came out.

[bj_l]

IDWs Transformers was essentially joyless at this time in general. I don't think Nick Roche was on the IDW scene yet, and Roberts certainly wasn't.

[astrakhan42]

So first we had JLA/Avengers.

Then Avengers/Transformers.

And now JLA/Power Rangers.

To complete the cycle, the obvious solution is Power Rangers/Transformers.

[thanekos]

That fic's out there somewhere.

Swindle and Astrotrain sell null ray technology to Rita, who uses it in a monster to fuck up the Megazord.

Then some other stuff happens.

[mastermahan]

That sounds like a potentially great crossover idea, actually. The Power Rangers pilot big transforming vehicles, while the Transformers are big transforming vehicles. Imagine the Power Rangers having to fight Decepticon versions of their own Zords.

[astrakhan42]

Oh I've definitely written that fanfic, along with a really extensive DC/Power Rangers fiction which sadly has vanished from the interwebs.

[deh_tommy]

Sometimes, I wonder why Hasbro/Takara and Bandai don't partner together to create Power Rangers or Sentai based Transformers. I mean, there's already a precedent for crossover toys (namely with Star Wars, MARVEL characters, G.I. Joe and even Neon Genesis Evangelion), especially considering how Transformers-esque some of the Megazord figures are.

[icon_uk]

The crossovers's happened with Hasbro related properties. Hasbro/Bandai hasn't happened, and won't. Power Rangers isn't big enough to make it worth the legal hassle.

Besides which some of the Zords are already transformers, they're all special teams too!

[bj_l]

Because generally toy companies are not hugely cooperative fot things like that. Especially when the Zord/Mecha probably compete with the Transformers heavily.