I recently came across two webcomics (and future “Webcomic Overlook” candidates) that dealt with the strange 180-degree opinion reversal of old school fans regarding the Transformers movie. That is, before the movie was released, there was heavy bashing of Godzilla-like proportions. However, when the movie came out and the good reviews started rolling in, fans embraced the movie unanimously an wholeheartedly.

The first is Shortpacked!.

And while I cannot deny that Dave Willis is one of the best web cartoonists right now, I think this one had a better take on fan reaction: Joe Loves Crappy Movies.
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