Although it's fair to say there's little about the issue that's breaking new ground, any Transformers fan who picks up the comic should find something to like -- even if that's just the artwork by Robby Musso, who delivers some chunky, expressive robots set against an atypically (for a Transformers book) organic landscape. If you're a dedicated Transformers fan, you'll be pleased, and if you're just dipping in, it should scratch the itch. Ultimately, you can't complain when a comic achieves that much. Read Full Review

While I liked Blur's spotlight better(although that one was not perfect either), this issue was the more emotionally potent one, but it could have been more better executed.

As a person, who does not have any experience with Cliffjumper, I can say that the issue gives a good sense of who the character is. Which is pretty much the most important thing about a spotlight issue. Cliffjumper can be caring, sweet, considered, generally a very chill guy and all that is shown very well in this issue right here, but also he does not take too much pride in what he does like hurting other cybertronians but knowing that he is part of the "good guys" calms him. Still it's does not go too deep, but there were some interesting moments here as i said.

What i did not like however was how quickly the end was brushed off. IMO it was comically rushed. There was heart in the story don't get me wrong, but the end left such a bad taste. It was almost like nothing happened, cause the effects of the ending were either nonexistent or again rushed. Also although the relationship between him and the girl was sweet, was an example of the giant and the little girl cliche and it was not really developed beyond that, which is expected because we are talking about one single issue. I liked that it was not a romantic relationship and it served the themes well-enough. Having in mind that her innocent and pureness, it's not wonder why Cliffjumper wanted to protect her and was angry after a certain thing happened. Her brother was mostly useless tho.

The art was quite nice, but I mean I usually like the art in the transformers books. There were some manga inspirations for sure, the same can be said about the story too btw, so it fitted nicely. Also it was pretty cartoonish, you know transformers, so it had some of childish and joyful feel. There were some really nice panels tho. I liked the first page and i think it served the story very well and later when that page layout was repeated. Overall the art translated the story, the vibes and the peaceful atmosphere in a deserving way. more