What transformers series do you recommend getting into first? I've had some off and on interest over the years about getting into transformers but there's a lot of media surrounding it :^O
Oooooo!!! That certainly is a toughie!
This gonna be kinda long and wordy so under the cut it goes!
@obi-art Decided to reblog cause I have no idea when tumblr added a character limit to comments?? When I first started TV I remember vaguely watching the G1 one show and finding it interesting! I watch a few shows from 80s (and a little later) so I'll probably invest in watching that too! I've been wanting to get into content that has a lot of material, especially since I wanna design and draw more robots lol, the "Transformers: Animated!" show in particular appeals a lot to me because of it's really fresh and clean artstyle, and from the large amount of fan art I've seen, some really fun character personalities too! I started watching the show when it first came out, but when I didn't have cable anymore I kind lost the ability to pursue the show
I've always had a fondness for Shockwave, since I thought he was the coolest character when I was a kid, even still have this toy of him (Stock image for the pic) (Also just realized why does he have an autobot symbol on him??):
Anyways, it'd be really fun to see what he's like in the cartoon too! I never really got far in watching it, and especially not in order 'cause of TV lol! I'll have to figure out where I can watch all the transformer shows and movies...
Speaking of the movies! I really LOVED when the first one came out! Definitely one of the larger jumps in CGI we've had and therefore it was really impressive! I really liked the first one as well, but I can't quite remember my feelings on the 2nd one, and I haven't seen the others yet :^O Though I've also always been a fan of the animal/ dinosaur based transformers haha (Used to have a cheetah toy that was sadly lost to the ages)
Thank you so much for listing all of the shows and taking the time to write this reply! It's been SUPER informative!! And I'll definitely use this list to see where I wanna start watching! Do you think the older show is the better one to start watching first or Transformers: Animated (lore wise or other)?
Oh, pff, I didn't know that. I've never say much comment-wise so I didn't even know there was a limit to hit! XD
Well I definitely recommend it if ya feel like going back and watching it! Transformers as a whole has SO MUCH content!!! Thereβs almost literally a little something for everybody! Whatever flavor you desire! Bruh Iβd LOVE to see some robot designs from you! Your designs are wicked cool! Yeeeaahh! Canβt go wrong with Animated! Itβs real easy to get into both show and art wise!
Saaaaaame! Shockwaveβs always been a personal favorite, plus I just adore cycloptic characters in general~ Ooo! Nice! That actually looks familiarβ¦.not sure about the Autobot emblems but I think thatβs the toy that had him listed as βShockblastβ(?) but like his bumper sticker still said βShockwaveβ or something. I dunno! I read something about it a looooooong time ago and I probly got my details mixed up or just wrong! ^^;
Ah, sadly heβs not in it a whole heckuva lot, but I still enjoyed the screen time he did get! Ah, that I honestly donβt know! I bought all the DVDs for Animated and Prime online and watched the movies and other shows on various streaming services. :0
Right?? It was honestly a lotta fun getting to see one of my fav franchises just come to life on the big screen like that! Again, personally I did not care for the second one, or the third, but even so they are still fun to watch if you just wanna turn your brain off and watch something action-y! Ah yes! Same! I mean, giant robots turning into various vehicles/aircrafts is cool enough but there is just something oh so pleasing when itβs giant robots turning into creatures! Aw, rip cheetah boy :(
Of course!! Happy to help!! Tho again, this is just for the stuff that I have seen, thereβs still SO MUCH Iβve yet to get my grabby hands on! For me, personally, Iβd start with G1 simply because yeah itβs the beginning of it all, but also I think itβs neat to see all these characters in their original designs and then look and see how much they change and evolve over the years as more and more content is made! I wasnβt kidding when I said that thereβs whatever flavor you desire! Thereβs so much to look at and get into and definitely fun to mix and match! Every continuity is a treasure in its own right and brings something different to the franchise and itβs certainly exciting to see it taken in different and new directions! :D
Another reblog it is!! LOL EXACTLY!! I'm really excited to get into the content, seems like there's some stuff on YouTube I can browse for Animated! I'm really excited to see the art style in that show for sure!
Cyclopian characters are a LOT of fun, especially when trying to draw them expressing! And think his license plate says shockwave? Lol not I need to go dig him out of the box I have him in haha Oooh makes sense, looks like you can buy some on amazon and watch some on youtube as well of G1!! I'm SO gonna do that!! Actiony stuff with giant creatures or robots makes brain go brrr And I absolutely agree with you there!! Probably part of the ways they stylize the creatures to have robot features too
And that's a fair suggestion! I saw that I can watch some og G! on youtube so I'll start there as soon as I get the chance! I ABSOLUTELY love seeing characters evolve over time and all the different back and forth, artistic evolution is just one of those things I never get tired of seeing! I absolutely value everything you've written and again thank you so much for taking the time to write all this stuff out for me! It's been an amazingly helpful and fun read and I'll definitely use the list of shows you wrote down!! (I Absolutely can't wait to see the characters you doodled in the show!! Thanks again @obi-art)
