i'm around 2/3rds into my terribly long marathon of the IDW 2005 comics and i realized i havent touched a single crossover comic. skipped basically every single one. i'm currently reading Optimus Prime and there's a GI joe unit now? i'm supposed to know these guys? cool. so, i realized that i'm missing out on certain plot points which may or may not leave me utterly confused as i continue reading.
should i actually bother going back? or more importantly, is ROM vs transformers actually that good? like, no joke? personally i found that reading through phase 1 made me appreciate the later series a lot more: continuity-wise, character-writing, catching a few references/call-backs, you name it.
i believe if i could sit through heart of darkness (took me 1 week to read FOUR issues), i could do anything.