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Dark Star

2009-09-04T19:45:03Z

67.169.65.132: /* Errors */

{{disambig2|the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]] comic issue contained inside|the Titan Books collection|Dark Star (Titan)}}

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #50
|prev=Cold War!
|next=The Man in the Machine!
|title=Dark Star
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #208–210
|prev2=Cold War!
|next2=The Man in the Machine!
|image=MarvelUS-50.jpg
|caption=I'm on top of the world!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=November 1988
|coverdate=March 1989
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[José Delbo]]
|inker=[[Dave Hunt]]
|color=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|lettering=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''The end of the Underbase Saga... and the Transformers?'''

==Synopsis==
Out in the vacuum of space, the [[Underbase]] travels ever closer to [[Earth]]...

On that planet, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are the first to respond to the alert beacon triggered by Buster Witwicky. Seeing the responsible party, they quickly radio back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Fortress Maximus. A full [[Autobot]] response battalion arrives within a matter of minutes. Spike is reunited with his brother only to find him on the brink of death. He places Buster within a heating unit in Fortress Maximus's chest to fight off the effects of exposure and frostbite. As the Autobots gather their wits enough to question the situation at hand, though, they are treated to a full scale [[Decepticon]] attack, as Ratbat and Scorponok have detected their approach.

The following battle is quick and merciless, and comes to a stop only when Ratbat ends up confronting Fortress Maximus and his own former prisoner, Buster. Buster outlays what Starscream told him before departing, and makes Ratbat see reason about putting his feud with the Autobots on hold until the larger issue can be dealt with. The various faction leaders agree to work together and make a space-worthy craft to hunt down Starscream.

At the edge of space, the most treacherous Decepticon of all leaves his star cruiser to bathe directly in the light of the Underbase's powerful knowledge and knowledgeable power. Before he absorbs much, however, he is blasted out of the way by Optimus Prime, manning the guns on the island starship. Unfortunately, that momentary exposure was enough to supercharge Starscream, and he manages to grab hold of the entire star cruiser he stole and toss it straight through the island ship, leaving the combined armies crippled and stranded in space, and the Decepticons in particular without any means of star travel from then on.

For some reason, Starscream chooses to let them live drifting in the vacuum of space. He also chooses to return to Earth and attack it instead of chasing down the Underbase to fulfill his lust for power. He also announces in advance the exact set of cities he plans to assault. Clearly, the "knowledge" part of the Underbase takes awhile to set in.

Optimus Prime enacts Plan B and summons the Ark to pick them all up and speed back to Earth ahead of Starscream. As the factions begin splitting into teams to cover Starscream's previously identified destinations, Optimus makes the stunning announcement that he will stay aboard the Ark and not confront Starscream. The Decepticons quickly dismiss this as pure cowardice, and leave for Earth in disgust.

[[Image:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Never again shall you take up catalog space that could be devoted to my magnificence!"]]
Autobots and Decepticons alike confront Starscream one after another and in groups, but ultimately he slaughters them all. The only difficulties he runs into are the [[Pretender|Pretenders]] and those who are binary-bonded, as the organic outer shells and bonding prove somehow resistant to his destructive energies. As the battles continue, both Ratbat and Scorponok become suspicious that Prime's alleged cowardice might actually be greed to capture the Underbase for himself, and abandon their respective battles to return to the Ark and confront him.

Aboard the Ark, Optimus Prime and Hi-Q are guarding Buster Witwicky, while constructing a rocket with reflective panels, designed to catch the Underbase and change its course. Buster makes the mistake of radioing his brother during the battle, though, and Starscream realizes the potential threat an absent Optimus Prime poses to him. He takes off for space to intercept the Autobot leader and the Ark. Ratbat and Scorponok get there ahead of him, however, and confront Prime. After Scorponok blasts Prime and annihilates Ratbat, he heads off to reach the redirected Underbase on his own. Optimus manages to replace his [[Powermaster]] engine in time to go after Scorponok, and physically drags the two of them out of the Underbase's path, so that it strikes Starscream instead. The combined power of the Underbase mutates Starscream until he is overwhelmed with power, and is obliterated.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime explains to Scorponok that he learned his lesson about the Underbase millions of years ago. He arranged for the reflector rocket and for Buster's "ill-timed" radio message to Fortress Maximus in order to lure Starscream back out into space, where he would surely try to take all of the Underbase's power and destroy himself. The [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] leaders part in peace, but Scorponok makes it clear that the war will begin anew, tomorrow...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (2)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (3)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (4)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (9)
* [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (10)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (14)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (18)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (19)
* [[Bluestreak]] (20)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (27)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (28)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (29)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (30)
* [[Scattershot]] (33)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (37)
|c2=
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (5)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (8)
* [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] (15)
* [[Snapdragon]] (16)
* [[Apeface]] (17)
* [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] (23)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (25)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (26)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (31)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (32)
* [[Bugly]] (33)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (35)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (36)
|c3=
* [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (11)
|h4=[[Nebulos|Nebulons]]|c4=
* [[Hi-Q]] (24)
}}

==Errors==
* Ratbat and Scorponok figure out that Starscream stole the spacecraft to go after the Underbase... and then Buster inexplicably needs to explain it to Ratbat all over again a few pages later. (The only new information Buster gives him is that Starscream arranged for the Autobots to show up.)
* Not technically an error, but the background shot of Prowl under attack from Scorponok is copied right from "[[Totaled!]]".
* So is the entire sequence of Cerebros and Spike transforming out of their respective head modes.
* Another repeat from "Totaled": Fortress Maximus's Autobots are completely absent from the first half of the issue, most notably from the Autobot-Decepticon battle.
* On page 11, panel 2 Fortress Maximus has only 3 fingers on his left hand. Ratbat COULD have POSSIBLY eaten it off panel...MAYBE.

==Items of note==
* ''Part 4 of the [[Underbase Saga]]''.
* This issue is double-length in honor of its milestone issue number. Accordingly, it also cost 50 cents more than a standard issue.
* It features the biggest battle toll of any issue, including the battle with [[Unicron]]. Among the confirmed casualties are Jetfire, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], Bluestreak, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Goldbug, Jazz, the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], Blaster, the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], Thundercracker, Skywarp, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], Omega Supreme, Ratbat and, of course, Starscream.
* Bob Budiansky's reasoning for the mass murder was that he needed a big end for the story, he had too many characters, and Hasbro wouldn't care about characters that didn't have toys for sale. And hey, they weren't getting any panel-time these days anyway, "so they were already just about dead". [http://www.oneshallstand.com/articles/bob_budiansky.html]
* Many people also assume that the rest of the earlier armies, those not possessing organic enhancements like [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Pretenders (save the ever '''''"lucky"''''' Ratchet), were also wiped out behind the scenes. Though unconfirmed, there's something to be said for this theory. Many Transformers like the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] are never seen again (within the course of the G1 series, though Protectobot [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] is mentioned as being deactivated during the UK story "[[The Greatest Gift of All!]]"). Later issues show Prime mourning the loss of warriors not seen killed in the Underbase Saga, like [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], while rough estimates made in later issues of the number of Autobots or Decepticons active on Earth would not allow for the survival of so many behind-the-scenes soldiers. Still, it remains a point for debate.
* Prime refers to the casualties as "destroyed", but later issues make it clear that at least some of them could be repaired. The Dinobots, Jazz, Goldbug, Blaster and Silverbolt are all revived later in the series. Ratchet is also seen working to restore Omega Supreme. The task of repairing them all will have [[Back from the Dead|consequences]] very shortly.
* Starscream's actions would inevitably haunt him for some time when reborn. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Several]] [[Triggerhappy|Decepticons]] [[Dirge (G1)|would]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|actually]] [[Thrust (G1)|desert]] because Starscream was among them.
* With Ratbat's demise, Scorponok is now in charge of all the Decepticons of Earth. Since most of them were wiped out in this issue, that's probably not much of a promotion.
* Soundwave is explicitly blasted by Starscream, but survives unscathed. This is never explained, other than Soundwave is BADASS! Additionally, the next issue shows [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] among the survivors, though by the time [[The Greatest Gift of All!|Greatest Gift]] saw print, he was deactivated.
* This is clearly [[Slingshot]]'s worst day ever. He gets left behind by his fellow Aerialbots when they go pick up Buster, is ionically-disrupted by Astrotrain, transforms into jet mode only to get strafed by a Decepticon flying patrol, and finally is atomized battling Starscream. Some people just can't catch a break.
* The Seacons got axed 3 issues after their [[Club Con!|debut appearance]] (though Marvel UK had them appearing sooner). Even [[Nemesis Breaker]] lasted longer than that.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-50.jpg|'''US issue #50''' - He may be powered up, but he's still only got one ear.
Image:MarvelUK-208.jpg|'''UK issue #208''' - Starscream needs to learn to share his toys.
Image:MarvelUK-209.jpg|'''UK issue #209''' - Sure Prime, sure...
Image:MarvelUK-210.jpg|'''UK issue #210''' - Mummy, what's the bad man doing?
</gallery>
* '''US issue #50 cover:''' Starscream supreme, by [[José Delbo]] and [[Danny Bulanadi]].
* '''UK issue #208 cover:''' Starscream bathing in the Underbase, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''UK issue #209 cover:''' Starscream on the attack, by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''UK issue #210 cover:''' Scorponok, having just blasted Prime, by Andrew Wildman.

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All Hail Megatron issue 14

2009-08-26T00:48:36Z

67.169.65.132: /* Items of note */

{{disambigr|Rebirth|the three-part episode that made up season 4 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]|The Rebirth}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #14
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 13
|next=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|image=Megatron14c.jpg
|caption=Communist propaganda about a bodyless Autobot
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 19]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=August 2009
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]] "Replay" [[Andy Schmidt]] "Rebirth"
|art by=[[Emiliano Santalucia]] "Replay" [[Andrew Griffith]] "Rebirth"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}

'''One's a head, the other's a [[zombie]]. It's the Cybertronian odd couple!'''

=="Replay"==
===Synopsis===
'''Sunstreaker's life flashes before his eyes.'''

''On a distant world, Sunstreaker and his squad have driven a [[Decepticon]] army off the planet. Sunstreaker tells one of his squad units to inform [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] of the victory, and as he climbs on a stack of [[energon (power source)|energon]] crates, the rest of his squad chant his name in victory. The squad member returns and tells him of Prime's congratulations, as well as giving him co-ordinates from Prime, as he is now reassigned to another squad on another planet called [[Earth]].''

''On Earth, a scientist named Douglas is talking to his superior. It seems he and his crew are having difficulty in shutting up the robot the [[Machination]] have captured. Douglas suggests taking it offline, but his superior will have none of it, as it would erase all the data it contains. The superior wants the readings immediately, and he reminds Douglas that it's a machine and that its "screaming" is an automated response. Douglas doesn't care, as he find the noise distracting. The superior then suggests that he get some earplugs and get the job over with.''

''At night, a scientist tries to seduce his girlfriend, but she is creeped out by the head of the robot, thinking that it's looking at them. The scientist tries to reassure her that it's not looking at anything, but she isn't convinced, as the robot is the most hideous thing she has ever seen, although the scientist retorts that ''she'' had wanted to see it. Suddenly, it speaks, calling for help. The scientist is amused, while the girlfriend is disgusted. Excited, the scientist prods the robot head to speak again.''

''Hunter O'Nion, who had been turned into one of the Sunstreaker [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, confronts Sunstreaker's head. Sunstreaker begs for the human to kill him, but Hunter refuses. Sunstreaker begs once more, but Hunter refuses again and asks Sunstreaker to teach him how to be a Headmaster, while Sunstreaker begs for a third time to Hunter to kill him...''

''At an Autobot repair bay, Ratchet is giving Sunstreaker his diagnosis. The [[CR chamber]] has done wonders to Sunstreaker and everything looks good, but Ratchet needs to do more tests to be certain. Sunstreaker asks if he can go and Ratchet permits it, saying he will let 'Streaker know when the tests are done. Ratchet next mentions that he's about to finish restoring Hunter back to normal if Sunstreaker wants to see, but Sunstreaker turns his back. In response to Ratchet's query, Sunstreaker turns and, with a false smile, says that being in the CR chamber made him unsteady and he just wants to go for a walk. Ratchet reminds him that it wasn't easy to undergo, as this had never happened to him (or anyone) before. Ratchet is concerned that Sunstreaker might have neural trauma, due to the bonding with and separation from Hunter, and he's worried about what else the Machination scientists might have done with him. Sunstreaker once again says that he's fine—couldn't be happier, in fact, thanks to having his head and body back together again. But as soon as he leaves the repair bay, Sunstreaker walks down the corridor, looks at himself, then staggers to an empty room and holds his head.''

The images repeat themselves through the eyes of Sunstreaker's disembodied head on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as it, along with pieces of the deactivated [[Insecticon swarm]], lie in ruins below, where above, a bridge once stood...

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (1)
* Unknown Autobots (2)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (3)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* [[Douglas]] (5)
* various [[Machination]] employees (6)
* Someone's girlfriend (7)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (8)
|c4=
* [[Insecticon swarm]] (13)
}}

===Quotes===
* TBA

===Errors===
* While ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]'' noted that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] operated through front companies that employed local inhabitants, some of whom who didn't know whom they ultimately served, wouldn't it be logical for the Machination employees working on the top-secret [[Headmaster (technology)#IDW_comics_continuity|Headmaster]] project to know that Sunstreaker is a living robot? Also, in the same regard, why would Scorponok require them to gather "data" if he is already familiar with Cybertronian anatomy?
* In this issue, it is implied that Hunter somehow forced Sunstreaker to agree to his idea of becoming the Autobot's Headmaster. However, in [[Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' issue 4]], Sunstreaker had a sort of agreeable attitude to Hunter's question of whether there was "room for one more" in the Autobot's mind. On top of that, let's not beat around the bush: This issue ''abridges and alters'' a scene from [[Devastation issue 3|''Devastation'' issue 3]], cutting that Hunter proposed being a Headmaster so they could both ''fight back'' against Scorponok's plan to use Sunstreaker to hurt Autobots. It also adds a plea for death after Hunter's proposal, so it looks like he's deliberately ignoring the Autobot's wishes, even though in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 4|''Maximum Dinobots'' issue 4]], he showed he ''was'' willing to kill Sunstreaker! It is of course, possible, that the events as shown in this story are just Sunstreaker's deluded, warped view of what had occurred, but this is not made clear in any fashion.

===Items of note===
* Two of the unnamed Autobots [[Side Burn (RID)|look]] [[Roulette|familiar]].

=="Rebirth"==
===Synopsis===
'''Galvatron survives!'''

On [[Garrus-9]], Galvatron emerges from the [[solar pool]] with a scream. [[Darkness (G1)|The Darkness]] has consumed him whole, and he tries to endure it...

On [[Gorlam Prime]], Cyclonus, who has managed to survive the events of the [[Expansion]] thanks to his [[Dead Universe]] regenerative powers, believes that either life or death would be a blessing, as he and the Dead Universe inhabitants have been marooned on the planet for what he thinks is an eternity. Cyclonus and the inhabitants of the Dead Universe were part of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' expedition, which was a scientific voyage that encountered a parallel universe that had no life and no evolution, and it changed them. They returned to Gorlam Prime, but Cyclonus is the lone survivor, having lasted the longest "out here". On reflection, he realizes that he's been away from his home universe for so long that he feels like an outsider. He is now the last Dead Universe inhabitant, as his comrades Scourge and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] are dying and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] is now dead. For the survivors, death is a release for the static hell they found. All that remains is recycling his fallen men, even though they, the scientific elite and his warrior brothers, deserved better.

Cyclonus's thoughts are broken by Scourge, who weakly states that he's alive. Cyclonus tries to reassure his teammate that he won't last long. The best gift Cyclonus can offer is recycling him into the solar pools, though he wishes he had more. Suddenly, Galvatron arrives. Now infused with the Darkness, he tells Cyclonus to stop whatever he was doing. Cyclonus tells him that they're no longer alive; with no purpose and no function, they're now little more than illumination units, and that melting them in the solar pool is the only way restore their honor and regain their dignity. Galvatron says that Cyclonus is wrong; he now has the power and the will, and, most importantly, a ''mission'', and he's going to join with Cyclonus to achieve it. Galvatron states that if they wanted a function, he'll now give it to them, then fires at the solar pool.

Cyclonus angrily thinks that he's gone binary (insane), but Galvatron asks if that's what he was going to do anyway. Cyclonus disagrees, stating about their honor. Scourge, emerging from the pool, again proclaims that he still functions. Seeing this, Galvatron gives him power to live again, then throws him back to the solar pool, as he needs an army. The pool explodes and does its job as Scourge screams. Cyclonus wonders what Galvatron has done, but Galvatron says that the Darkness, not he, wouldn't let Scourge die. Just then, Scourge bursts out of the solar pool, calling Galvatron's name, restored to full capacity, as the pain has allowed him to live once again. Galvatron explains they all are more than they were before, and that the Darkness that consumed Nova Prime is now with him. Galvatron is no longer the robot they once knew, the Darkness isn't what it was with Nova, and they have become something different and ''new''.

Galvatron then sees his new army approach, but his anticipation turns to anger when he realizes that his troops have been made in Scourge's image, rather than his own. Galvatron pronounces that Scourge is now in charge of his [[Sweep]]s, that they are now bonded to him, and that if he keeps them in line, he will become a warrior king. Cyclonus thinks this is madness, as there is no [[spark]] and no honor in being a warrior slave. As a warrior, a patriot, and a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], he won't allow Galvatron to do this to him. Galvatron reassures Cyclonus that such will not be his fate; Cyclonus' cunning and spirit refuse to die, as he is noble and incorruptible, which is what helped him survive longer than the rest in the normal universe. Galvatron wants Cyclonus to trust him, join him, and ''seek'' for him.

With his spark restored, Cyclonus feels that he was weak, but Galvatron tells his new lieutenant that he now has strength. Galvatron orders his army to get started, and Cyclonus asks what their mission is. Galvatron says that they have completed their mission as explorers, looking to discover the forces of the universe, is over, though they have paid for what they've learned. There is only one constant, universal force: change. They are now a part of that force, a catalyst sparking upheaval, igniting revolution and feeding chaos with every hate-filled action. The universe had their way with them, and now it's their turn. Scourge wonders what that means, and while Cyclonus has no idea, he tells Scourge that their function is to seek and that they follow Galvatron.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c4=
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (2)
* Unknown Cybertronians from the [[Dead Universe]] (3)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (4)
* [[Sweep]]s (5)
}}

===Quotes===
I won't let you do this to me! I was a patriot! I was a warrior! A '''Seeker'''!

—'''Cyclonus''' fears the Darkness

Scourge?
:Yes?
They were supposed to be in '''my''' image!

—'''Galvatron''' is unhappy with '''Scourge''''s Sweeps

===Errors===
* ''Ark'' is misspelled "Arc".
* In ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'', it was Galvatron, not Cyclonus, who could remain in the normal universe for long amounts of time without being destroyed.
* Hey, remember how [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] referred to Scourge as a Decepticon? {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}
* Oh, and remember how [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] was on [[Earth]] when the Autobots closed the [[Benzuli Expanse]]? {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

===Items of note===
* No mention is made of [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], who was last seen with Straxus.
* This issue now retroactively establishes Cyclonus and Scourge as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s.
* This is the first time we've seen Scourge, but by the power of [[retcon]] he's ''always'' been with the Dead Universe faction.
* Like last issue, more nods are made to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', with Galvatron now commanding Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps, as well as him being considered insane (as in season 3 of the cartoon).
* The two comrades of Cyclonus that are about to be "put to rest" are two members of the original Ark bridge crew as seen in Galvatron's Spotlight issue.

==Covers (3)==
*'''Cover A:''' Sunstreaker's severed head; art by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] with colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
*'''Cover B:''' Galvatron rises from the pool of flame; art and colors by [[Andrew Griffith]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Art deco of Sunstreaker's severed head; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM14a.jpg|Guh.
Image:AHM14b.jpg|Now ''that'' was a hot bath!
Image:Megatron14c.jpg|Ah'll be back!
</gallery>

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Reader's Digest

2009-08-05T02:33:49Z

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[[Image:Readers digest logo.png|thumb|300px|Gaaaay.]]
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