Same here! The whole point of the Joe/TF crossover is to entertain me. If other people enjoy it that's great, but all I'm doing is writing a story where all these characters meet in the way I think they should meet. I've read Marvel's, Devil's Due's, and Dreamwave's attempts to cross these characters over with each other, and none of them rang true.

The Marvel series was too disjointed, trying to squeeze in all the bits of continuity from the ongoing Joe and TF series that they could, leading to weirdness like Optimus Prime leading the Autobots in the first issue, then being dead in the next, and Cobra Commander and Destro being present at first, but then Serpentor in charge two issues later.

The Dreamwave series was set in the past, so none of the Transformers turned into their proper alternate forms. Plus, it was too dark. If Joes and TFs are going to cross paths, it should be fun! That doesn't mean it can't be dramatic, but it certainly shouldn't be dark and brooding.

The first Devil's Due crossover (the only one by that company that I've read) got a lot right. It was bright, it was exciting, it had some good character moments, but again, the Transformers were all turning into Cobra vehicles. It's a cool visual, but c'mon, people! When Optimus Prime and Duke cross paths, Prime should be a semi truck, darnit!

Anyway, I kinda got off track there. I'll just reiterate what I'm trying to say-- I write everything I write (dios, fanfics, and back in the day, RPG campaigns) for my own amusement, no one else's. If others enjoy it, that makes me feel good, but at the end of the day, I'm only trying to entertain myself.

I think Stan Lee once said something to that effect-- He wrote comic books that he would've wanted to read, and was lucky enough to get them published.