This story makes intriguing and creative turns this issue continuing the solid conceit set out in last month's 50th anniversary. This could make for a very interesting new era in IDW Transformers. Read Full Review

Aileron seems to be all over the place in this issue, totally unstable. It would make more sense to ramp up to that more, she seems so nonchalant at the beginning of the issue, it's like she goes zero to one hundred in a second, it didn't feel genuine. Optimus is as interesting and complex as ever though, he's never schemed so much as he is right now, he's usually totally up-front, but he's adapting his approach to the changing tides. I love the character development Transformers is able to achieve largely thanks to its staying power, but this issue could stand to advance the plot slightly further. I think some time is supposed to have passed but I'm not sure since everyone is still injured, I'm getting mixed messages.