Furman-penned Mosaic story now online

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:03 am

And it's in IDW "G1" continuity.

Warning: Here be Devastation spoilers:*
http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/0 ... c-a-go-go/

* - Wellllll... nothing you can't guess from having read Escalation and having a sense of initiative...

Post by **zigzagger** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:15 am

Yeah, those are some serious spoilers. Some that we've all come to expect.

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This pretty much confirms what we already knew would happen, presumably in Devastation #6. Hunter/Sunstreaker have a face off with Scorponok. I can't imagine too many places where this would take place other than the Machination's HQ. So, yeah, Scorpy is the head. Though I suppose there's still a chance that this could prove false. Doesn't look that way, in my opinion.

This also confirms that Hunter/Sunstreaker will remain on Earth for a little while longer, where he will apparently join up with the Dinobots. Was kind of expecting that, but should hopefully be entertaining to read.

I guess the real Sunstreaker doesn't make it then. That's too bad.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:21 am

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Holy ****, Scorponok!!!!!!!!!!!

Heinrad · Post by **Heinrad** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm

Neat.

I'd say more, but I've never been good with spoiler tags........

glazios · Post by **glazios** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:36 pm

Erm...

Would it be safe to say that... needed a bit more work? I mean, I know it's a Mosaic and stuff, so it's supposed to be that short, but... Anyone get what I mean when I say that felt kinda... empty?

Rossum · Post by **Rossum** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:37 pm

I suspect Furman wrote it as a kind of nod to the complaints about the overall story's slower pace. It's not really supposed to be extremely insightful (except maybe in what we learn about Hunter's family)--it's more a "hang in there" teaser for what's to come.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:23 pm

Mmm. He hasn't really adapted to a "six issues then significant gap" publishing schedule, has he? The Earth arcs would be fab as a month-after-month.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:38 pm

Certainly a straightforward numbering system would make the chronological order easier to follow for Johny Come latey's. I'm just surprised they've published something seemingly set after the next arc

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Mentions of dimensional travel

, I guess they really don't care about spoilers...

AskShockwave · Post by **AskShockwave** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:22 am

Ooof. Some nice additional layers for the Onion. Mind you, did there really have to be quite so many spoilers on one page? In one dialouge box?

Red Dave Prime · Post by **Red Dave Prime** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:22 pm

A little subtlety would have been good.

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:54 pm

Y'know, the name O'Nion is still the single worst atrocity committed in print.

AskShockwave · Post by **AskShockwave** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:55 am

Aardvark wrote:Y'know, the name O'Nion is still the single worst atrocity committed in print.

Does it actually exist as nameable name? Still, it's nicely balanced by the Jimmy Pink monicker, which still makes me smile.

Rossum · Post by **Rossum** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:21 am

AskShockwave wrote:Does it actually exist as nameable name? Still, it's nicely balanced by the Jimmy Pink monicker, which still makes me smile.

Well, a quick look through Google shows that it's a real last name for some people. I don't know what to make of "Jimmy Pink", but I think the "O'nion" choice must have just been to show us what an bona-fide aggrieved nerd Hunter is, since he was made fun of in school and all.