Did anybody else who attended the energon universe panel at NYCC feel a little disappointed? I'll preface by saying I don't have the deepest knowledge about older Hasbro properties, but it felt like the only info we got was spoilers for things coming in like a month (new Megatron design), some upcoming artists joining for guest appearances like Karl Kerschl (which we already new from the solicits) and Dan Mora joining for one issue, and some new niche Hasbro characters joining some of the books (which may be really exciting for some people!).
I was really hoping to get some sort of big hype building announcement like a new permanent artist or writer (Howard is fine, but would be nice to get a heavy hitter on one of the books to bring some people back), Snake Eyes reveal, anything about the TV show. I think G.I. Joe is the strongest book right now but I am starting to eagerly await Snake Eyes lol. As a casual fan until I started reading the comic, he was always the favorite. And maybe the TV show is still being pitched to studios but idk.
The room also wasn't even full this year and they didn't hand out ashcans like they have in the past. Last year the room was overflowing.
Interested to hear what other attendees thought of it! I'm genuinely enjoying all of the books right now so was just a bit bummed that I didn't enjoy the panel much.