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Battle for Cybertron

2010-09-05T16:19:43Z

67.188.25.170: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybooks]]
|next=The Great Car Rally
|seriesissue2=[[Kid Stuff|Kid Stuff audiobooks]]
|next2=The Great Car Rally
|image=Battle_For_Cybertron_cover.jpg
|caption=Prime is either working on his crip walk or his car-surfing technique.
|title=Battle for Cybertron
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]], [[Kid Stuff]]
|coverdate=1984
|written by=[[Scott Siegel]]
|art by=[[Earl Norem]]
|pagecount=35 pp
|ISBN=
}}
'''Yet another retelling of how the Autobots came to Earth, but this time with awesome Earl Norem art.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Battle_For_Cybertron_battle.jpg|left|125px|thumb|This may be the most badass storybook art ever.]]
On the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war raged between the peaceful [[Autobot]]s and the evil [[Decepticon]]s. The Decepticons want to conquer the universe, while the Autobots bravely resist them. The war raged for over a thousand years, shaking Cybertron out of its orbit. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] headed up a special mission to save Cybertron from its certain destruction. Other brave Autobot heroes agreed to join him.

The Autobots save Cybertron, but at a great cost - the evil Decepticons ambushed them, forcing Optimus Prime to crash the Autobot ship into the distant planet of [[Earth]]! Four million years later, a volcanic eruption awakens the Autobots' ship, which sets about repairing the crew... and the Decepticons! Awakening first, the Decepticons attack the Autobot ship, but the Ark, the Autobot ship's computer, is smart enough to put up a force field. Weakened by a lack of fuel, the Decepticons retreat, allowing [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] Witwicky to approach the mysterious craft.

[[Image:Battle_for_Cybertron_Autobots.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Okay, this one is pretty badass too...]]
[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] rolls out to meet them and brings the humans inside, where Sparkplug's mechanical know-how gets the Autobots up and rolling again. As the Witwickys ride home in [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], they discover that the Decepticons beat them there... and drained the city's energy! Once they were done refueling, they were certain to come back and finish off the Autobots. The Autobots, actually ''using their vehicle disguises for once'' hid out in vehicle mode and waited for the Decepticons to strike. Sure enough, the Decepticons assaulted the empty Autobot ship, finding themselves thoroughly thwarted by its defenses. Flanking around, the Decepticons strike in two waves. The first wave is easily dispatched by the disguised Autobots, but the second wave is much tougher. A null-ray blast from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] disables Optimus Prime and starts a panic amongst the Autobot forces. Luckily, Sparkplug repairs Prime, and the reinvigorated Autobots drive the Decepticons away.

Laughter, smiles, credits.

==Quotes==

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* Unidentified Autobot warriors (1-3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (in shadow) (8)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (in shadow) (10)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]? (in shadow) (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (in shadow) (12)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (13)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]? (in shadow) (14)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (in shadow) (15)
* Unidentified Autobot soldier (19)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (31)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (32)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (33)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]](34)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (35)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (36)
* [[Bluestreak]] (37)
|c2=
* Unidentified Tetrajet [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (4-6)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (20)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (21)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (22)
* Unidentified Seekers (23-24)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] or [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (25)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (28)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (29)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] or [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (30)
|c3=
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (26)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (27)
|c4=
* Some [[dinosaur]]s (16-18)
}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Battle_For_Cybertron_SCALE.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hold me closer, tiny Volkswagen.]]
* For a book called ''Battle for Cybertron'' they sure do leave Cybertron before it's halfway over.
* The unidentified Autobot troops at the beginning resemble Bumblebee's Cybertronian mode, but can fly in space.
* When Bumblebee is the first to volunteer for the mission to save Cybertron, Optimus Prime LAUGHS AT HIM. Then basically dares the rest of the Autobots to prove that they're as brave as Bumblebee.
* Bumblebee is a [[Scale|downright scrawny Beetle]] - he barely comes up to Sparkplug's chest!
* In fact, with the exception of Optimus, ALL the Autobots are pretty scrawny- they're all roughly the same size as the humans in ROBOT MODE!
* The trademark Earl Norem "headlight eyeballs" only show up once, as Bumblebee meets the Witwickys.
* Bumblebee is a "code name."
* Sparkplug is a total badass in this one. It's him, not Spike, that decides to investigate the Autobot ship, and then he performs repairs on Optimus Prime in the MIDDLE OF COMBAT.
* Sparkplug is a goddamned genius, too. Not only does he help repair the entire Autobot force and save Optimus Prime, he teaches the Autobots about geothermal energy (they ARE sitting on top of a volcano, you know.)
* Spike and Sparkplug live in the city of Kimball. There are a half-dozen Kimballs in the United States, none of which are larger than a couple-thousand people, and certainly not large enough to have their own nuclear power facility.
* Soundwave reads the brain of the Autobot ship - and it laughs at him.
* Did we mention that "The Ark" is the name of the Autobot ship's ''computer''? And it's got a personality?
* There are ''dozens'' of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in this one.
* The ship's collision into Earth sends the dinosaurs running about 61 million years after they became extinct.

==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/big-looker/battle.html Battle for Cybertron] at Steve-o's Transformers Site

[[Category:Audiobooks]]
[[Category:Storybooks]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Iron in the Blood

2010-06-15T17:23:53Z

67.188.25.170: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' #2
|prev=The Iron Age
|next=The Transformers: Ironhide issue #3
|image=Transformers Ironhide 2A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|assistane ditor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide meets some of Cybertron's remaining inhabitants...'''

==Synopsis==
{{spoiler|Iron in the Blood|July 3 2010}}
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (2)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
* [[Outback|Outback]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Drag Strip|Drag Strip]] (3)
* [[Insecticon swarm]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==
* In pre-war Cybertron, Ironhide is depicted as a civilian security member of the Cybertronian Racetrack and claims that he had never heard of Megatron before. However, in the previously published ''[[Megatron Origin]]'', Ironhide appeared to be a member of the military-like Autobot security services under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and he was aware of the crimes Megatron had committed. One could claim that this is set before Ironhide joined the military, but in that case, Megatron would still have been a simple miner.
* That said, it's POSSIBLE that since the Ironhide in ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' has a different body type and was never referred to by name, he COULD actually be a different character than this Ironhide...MAYBE. Or it's just another IDW continuity gaffe.
* Why is Ironhide surprised by the state of Cybertron or the "monsters" of the Swarm? He was just there in AHM and saw all this already first-hand.

==Items of note==

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 2A.jpg|
Image:Transformers Ironhide 2B.jpg|
Image:Transformers Ironhide 2 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All His Engines

2010-05-29T00:20:20Z

67.188.25.170: /* Items of Note */

{{picsneeded|Covers and Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #7
|prev=Earthworks
|next=The Transformers issue 8
|title=
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 26]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''A recovering Megatron reflects on the current state of the Decepticons and the Autobots' alliance with humanity.'''

==Synopsis==
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
|c2=
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (1)
* [[Acid Storm]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (3)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (4)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
* [[Needlenose]] (7)
* [[Pounce]] (8)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (13)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (17)
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Items of Note==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section where editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] says good-bye to the readers. It also reveals the winner of the contest from "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
* This issue has no title, unlike all the previous ones.
* With this issue, art duties have been turned over to E.J. Su, and the characters are no longer drawn in [[Don Figueroa]]'s movie-inspired style.
* Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s are depicted as miniature versions of his insect mode. This ''could'' be related to the miniature Bombshell from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", but it seems Bombshell invented them just now.
* Blurr is back in his cybertronian body ala {{storylink|The Impossible Knot|Bumblebee}}
* And speaking of Bumblebee, he's oddly back to his old VW body.
* How DOES a barely functioning/ on life support/ half dead Megatron know so much about what's going on in his camp AND earth anyway?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Close up of Megatron's face; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' An angry Megatron featuring a black helmet like in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Hot Rod; art by Don Figueroa.

===Advertisements===
* TBD

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]