{"id":178,"date":"2016-09-18T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T16:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2017-11-07T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T22:12:53","slug":"pre-review-optimus-prime-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/pre-review-optimus-prime-1\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impression: OPTIMUS PRIME #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-158 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SEP160404-OPTIMUS-PRIME-1-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"sep160404-optimus-prime-1\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SEP160404-OPTIMUS-PRIME-1-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SEP160404-OPTIMUS-PRIME-1-1-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SEP160404-OPTIMUS-PRIME-1-1-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SEP160404-OPTIMUS-PRIME-1-1.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>I\u2019ve got a real soft spot in my heart for the classic Transformers cartoon. 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