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TFW2005 has an early review on another Transformers comic! Today's review is for Bumblebee #3 by IDW Publishing, which will be released in comic book stores tomorrow - Wednesday, February 17th. Check out the review and a few new images from the issue by clicking on the Title Bar or thumbnail to the left.
TFW2005 has an early review on another Transformers comic! Today's review is for Bumblebee #3 by IDW Publishing, which will be released in comic book stores tomorrow - Wednesday, February 17th

Bumblebee #3

Credits
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Written by: Zander Cannon
Art by: Chee
Colors by: Moose Baumann
Letters by: Chris Mowry
Editor: Andy Schmidt
Associate Editor: Denton J. Tipton

Covers
Cover A – Art by Guido Guidi and Colors by Josh Burcham
Cover B – Art by Chee and Colors by Moose Baumann
Retailer Incentive – Art by Chee

Review
The first two issues of the four-part Bumblebee mini-series generated some intriguing storylines, such as viewing Bumblebee’s first days as Autobot leader, a rogue Skywatch unit using the Autobots for their needs, and Skywarp active on Earth and planning something big. Unfortunately, Bumblebee #3 does not prove to be as effective of an issue as the first two. The start of the issue features Bumblebee features Bumblebee tracking an employee of Darkmatter Logic while Colonel Horiuchi and his Skywatch unit arrive at the Autobot base in an attempt to fix the decoy Bumblebee.

Unfortunately, a majority of the rest of the issue features Bumblebee’s attempt to befriend a young girl to obtain the information he needs. The interaction is somewhat creepy, akin to a stranger enticing a kid with candy. The conversation between Bumblebee and the child turns less creepy as the issue proceeds, but does serve to slow down the pace of the story.

Anyone anticipating more Bumblebee vs. Scavenger action continuing from the end of Issue #2 or as hyped on Cover B of this issue will be disappointed to see that the Construction is not featured at all. Any inclusion of Decepticons in the issue is minor, with only one character appearing in a few panels. Additionally, Bumblebee #3 continues the trend of the mini-series being full of talk and absent of action. With one issue left to go, the biggest piece of action has been Blurr shooting Bumblebee last issue.

Chee’s art continues to be very stylized, with a very washed out feel. The designs still revert back to the traditional robots versions, completely different than those seen in the current ongoing series. His style is very consistent, with no deviation from one panel to the next. Unfortunately, the style doesn’t lead to any panel that stands out as an extraordinary “money-shot”.

With one issue left to go in this mini-series, Bumblebee #3 loses some of the excitement built up from the first half of the mini-series. Bumblebee’s long interaction with the child and limited Decepticon action do not serve to create a building anticipation for the conclusion. The last panel of the issue, however, does provide hope for a final showdown and the action everyone has been waiting for. After all, Bumblebee said it himself this issue when he apologetically said, “You deserve a goodbye, at least”.

Original Source: TFW2005 Reviews Bumblebee #3 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.