Stormbringer issue 2

2012-02-24T00:05:24Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' #2
|prev=Stormbringer issue 1
|next=Stormbringer issue 3
|image=Stormbringer 2a.jpg
|caption=Um, is this ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 9]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=August 2006
|story by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''The avatar of doom awakens'''.

==Synopsis==
[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is interrogated by the [[Decepticon]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who is leading a team intending to continue what the dormant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] started. Jetfire pleads with Bludgeon, reminding him that Thunderwing's rampage was what devastated [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Bludgeon counters that ''all'' [[Transformer]]s are responsible for what happened to their world, and Thunderwing, the Decepticon scientist who predicted the environmental catastrophe that struck Cybertron, warned Jetfire and several others. They all dismissed him, and Thunderwing attempted to take action. Now, however, Bludgeon and his group will restore Cybertron by restoring Thunderwing: a mass sacrifice of other planets will be offered to appease the spirit of Cybertron, and Thunderwing will be the sacrificer. In the meantime, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] receives a report on the destruction of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' and decides to call in the [[Wrecker]]s in case Thunderwing is indeed returning.

Bludgeon commences restoring power to Thunderwing using the [[energon]] pocket detected by the ''Calabi-Yau'', and reveals that he is using the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s as raw material for the "grafting process" that Thunderwing created. Jetfire warns that the grafting is what drove Thunderwing insane, and that Thunderwing is too powerful and dangerous to be controlled. Bludgeon says that he isn't going to directly control Thunderwing. Using an axis-cradle that links the user to Thunderwing's blank neural processor, Bludgeon will give hints and directional prompts to Thunderwing, pointing him toward the sacrificed planets. The rest will be left to Thunderwing's own instincts. Jetfire attempts to stop Bludgeon, but is disabled.

[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] leave their escape pod and make their way across the surface of Cybertron, but the cosmic radiation plays havoc with their systems and they are rounded up by a pair of [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]].

Having received the distress beacon, Optimus Prime journeys to Cybertron with a group of Autobots, assigning the Wreckers to rendezvous with them. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] tells Prime they may want to consider simply destroying the planet, as Thunderwing is supposedly indestructible. Though hesitant, Prime says he'll consider that option. He remembers back to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] advocating the same tactic, but Prime refused, and threatened retaliation if Megatron tried.

A Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on the planet [[Nebulos]] picks up something big and powerful exiting [[foldspace]]. The people of the planet look to the sky and flee in fear. The apocalypse has arrived—and its name is Thunderwing...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (4)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (5)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (6)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (14)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (15)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (16)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (17)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (18)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (19)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (20)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (21)
*[[Twin Twist]] (22)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (23)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (24)
*[[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] (25)
*[[Dogfight]] (26)
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (27)
*[[Pointblank]] (28)
*[[Override (G1)|Override]] (29)

|c2=
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (2)
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (3)
*[[Finback]] (7)
*[[Skullgrin]] (8)
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (9)
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (10)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (30)
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (31)
*[[Darkwing]] (32)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (33)
*[[Roadgrabber]] (34)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (35)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (36)
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (37)
}}

==Notes==
* If the ''Infiltration'' arc is maintaining a focus on the classic Generation 1 characters, then ''Stormbringer'' is drawing in the more esoteric Generation 1 Transformers and explaining their at-times odd technology. Thunderwing's "grafting process" and the resulting outer shells are the IDW version of the [[Pretender]] technology; Bludgeon's group are all from the ''Generation 1'' Pretender line, though they are regular Transformers at this point. The Decepticons on [[Nebulos]] include people from the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and other -master lines, but [[binary bonding]] does not yet exist (though [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was shown [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|attempting it on Nebulos]]).
* Bludgeon's group have all been redesigned for the comic, with their robot modes resembling their Pretender shells from the toyline.
* Jetfire and Scoop both refer to [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]] in almost religious manners. What this says about the IDW universe is unknown.
* The vessel will later be identified as the ''[[Ark-27]]''.

===Errors===
* The inside cover of issue #2, solicited for August 2006, shows the publish date of the issue as June 2006, one month ''before'' the last issue.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Prime's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons vs Thunderwing wraparound cover by Don Figueroa and Josh Burcham. This cover can be combined with similar ones from the other three issues to form a giant battle scene. This cover/section of the large image seems to represent the Transformers who tangled with Thunderwing in the past, other than Optimus Prime himself.
* '''Cover B:''' Half colored Thunderwing wraparound cover by Don Figueroa and ???
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Cover A uncolored

<gallery>
Image:Stormbringer 2a full.jpg|Thunderwing likes [[Neon]].
Image:Stormbringer 2b.jpg|Thunderwing—that's hot! Even without color!
Image:Stormbringer 2ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]''
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 1]]''
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Two]]''

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