#intro guide

[images: A ‘why should you read X’ guide explaining the various merits of the comic series Transformers More than Meets the Eye. Long vertical white post with juxtaposed comic panels and comic-lettering style text.

Welcome to Transformers More than Meets the Eye (text is comic’s logo).

More than Meets the Eye is a fun/tragic comic about a bunch of losers heading into space

Because they don’t want to deal with the war that just ended on their planet

All/most of these robots are very very gay.

Why read it? Because this comic has everything you could want in a comic:

We have action! (panel of First Aid and Ratchet holding pistols and bantering)

Humor! (Ratchet peers at a teeny tiny shot glass and says: “Either it’s very far away or you’ve invented the world’s smallest drink.” from off panel: “Shut up, it’s free.)

Freaky body horror! (Chromedome and Drift standing together. Drift looks visibly sickened.  Chromedome: “Ratchet, could you put his brain back in his head? With corpses, I prefer to go through the eye sockets.” Drift: “I cannot begin to tell you what’s wrong with that sentence.”)

People reflecting on the cause and consequence of war! (Two panels. In one, Fulcrum says: “But there’s always been a war. THat’s like saying there’s no blue, or the weather’s stopped.” In the other Megatron and Whirl are fighting and Megatron says “You taught me that words without force were weightless and for a long time I was grateful. Even when others tried to save me I always returned to what you did to me in that cell.”)

More humor! (Whirl and Skids joking around together) And lots and lots of gay robots having feelings (Whirl looking melancholy saying “Well, it makes me feel, full stop.”)

Alien religion and philosophy! (Pantheon of candy-colored Transformers gods standing shoulder to shoulder)

Mysteries! (A figure stands on a plain with a mysterious spiky city before them as in the background multiple spiky shadowy planets circle)

Like Seriously. So many feelings. (A collage of panels. Rewind stands side by side with Chromedome and says “I love you.” Chromedome reaches his hand through a narrow space and begs someone “Please, don’t do this.” Cyclonus puts his hands on Tailgate’s shoulders and tells him not to hope, because hope is a lie. Ratchet puts his hands on Drift’s shoulders and tells him that he has a future, that he can tell he’s something special. Drift hugs Rodimus from behind while ‘teaching him the art of the blade’ and says “those two have an odd relationship.”)

But luckily there’s a (tiny, brave, very breakable) therapist on board to help them work through those feelings. (Two panels with Rung. One of him saying “And when did you first decide the universe needed conquering?” and one of his tiny hands resting on someone’s enormous hands as he says “...I’ve learned to forgive anything.)

In summary: yes. They’re dumb car robots. (Panel of a car sitting at a table with a glass of alcohol saying “...good point.”)

But if you let them into your heart you will care about them more than you could ever imagine. (Rodimus hides his face in his hands and says “You’re gonna show some of the speech? It’s not embarrassing, it’s just - I really gave it my all.)

(Panel of Chromedome and Rewind walking away. Rewind: “Come on. You’ve said what you wanted to say.”

Bonus! A picture of two bots sitting on a hill covered in flowers, hugging each other. If you read all 57 issues of More than Meets the Eye and then read the sequel series Lost Light you get a BONUS loving lesbian relationship between two beautiful and loving trans lesbians who happen to be robots and they’re in love and it’s fucking lovely.

[images: A ‘why should you read X’ guide explaining the various merits of the comic series Transformers More than Meets the Eye. Long vertical white post with juxtaposed comic panels and comic-lettering style text.

Welcome to Transformers More than Meets the Eye (text is comic’s logo).

More than Meets the Eye is a fun/tragic comic about a bunch of losers heading into space

Because they don’t want to deal with the war that just ended on their planet

All/most of these robots are very very gay.

Why read it? Because this comic has everything you could want in a comic:

We have action! (panel of First Aid and Ratchet holding pistols and bantering)

Humor! (Ratchet peers at a teeny tiny shot glass and says: “Either it’s very far away or you’ve invented the world’s smallest drink.” from off panel: “Shut up, it’s free.)

Freaky body horror! (Chromedome and Drift standing together. Drift looks visibly sickened.  Chromedome: “Ratchet, could you put his brain back in his head? With corpses, I prefer to go through the eye sockets.” Drift: “I cannot begin to tell you what’s wrong with that sentence.”)

People reflecting on the cause and consequence of war! (Two panels. In one, Fulcrum says: “But there’s always been a war. THat’s like saying there’s no blue, or the weather’s stopped.” In the other Megatron and Whirl are fighting and Megatron says “You taught me that words without force were weightless and for a long time I was grateful. Even when others tried to save me I always returned to what you did to me in that cell.”)

More humor! (Whirl and Skids joking around together) And lots and lots of gay robots having feelings (Whirl looking melancholy saying “Well, it makes me feel, full stop.”)

Alien religion and philosophy! (Pantheon of candy-colored Transformers gods standing shoulder to shoulder)

Mysteries! (A figure stands on a plain with a mysterious spiky city before them as in the background multiple spiky shadowy planets circle)

Like Seriously. So many feelings. (A collage of panels. Rewind stands side by side with Chromedome and says “I love you.” Chromedome reaches his hand through a narrow space and begs someone “Please, don’t do this.” Cyclonus puts his hands on Tailgate’s shoulders and tells him not to hope, because hope is a lie. Ratchet puts his hands on Drift’s shoulders and tells him that he has a future, that he can tell he’s something special. Drift hugs Rodimus from behind while ‘teaching him the art of the blade’ and says “those two have an odd relationship.”)

But luckily there’s a (tiny, brave, very breakable) therapist on board to help them work through those feelings. (Two panels with Rung. One of him saying “And when did you first decide the universe needed conquering?” and one of his tiny hands resting on someone’s enormous hands as he says “...I’ve learned to forgive anything.)

In summary: yes. They’re dumb car robots. (Panel of a car sitting at a table with a glass of alcohol saying “...good point.”)

But if you let them into your heart you will care about them more than you could ever imagine. (Rodimus hides his face in his hands and says “You’re gonna show some of the speech? It’s not embarrassing, it’s just - I really gave it my all.)

(Panel of Chromedome and Rewind walking away. Rewind: “Come on. You’ve said what you wanted to say.”

Bonus! A picture of two bots sitting on a hill covered in flowers, hugging each other. If you read all 57 issues of More than Meets the Eye and then read the sequel series Lost Light you get a BONUS loving lesbian relationship between two beautiful and loving trans lesbians who happen to be robots and they’re in love and it’s fucking lovely.