The Gathering issue 4

2008-04-08T13:10:50Z

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'''Magmatron's plans go awry when Grimlock attacks! Ravage's troops locate the Maximals' base.'''

==Synopsis==
Sky Shadow locates the [[Maximal]]s' base, and Ravage moves in.

Grimlock tears through Drill Bit and Iguanus, then engages Magmatron. Optimus Minor takes advantage of the distraction and steals a small device.

Snarl fixes the transwarp signal amplifier, using the spare parts he gathered from the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

Magmatron's triple dinosaur modes finally overpower Grimlock, knocking him unconscious. Magmatron returns his attention to sending Megatron through the transwarp shunt back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Ravage and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s have gathered outside the Maximals' cave. As the Maximals finally prepare to send a warning signal to Cybertron, the Predacons attack. Bonecrusher], B'Boom, Ramulus, and Wolfang rush off to face the threat while Snarl tries to get the signal off.

Razorbeast, meanwhile, reveals himself to Magmatron. The smaller Maximal quickly gains the upper hand by altering his chronal placement.

The Predacons outnumber the small band of Maximals, and round them up. But just in time, Torca and the rest of the wayward Maximals arrive and battle the Predacons.

Back at Magmatron's camp, Razorbeast's scuffle is the perfect distraction for Optimus Minor to reach the prone Megatron and attach the device, shifting the rogue Predacon back into his native chronal phase. Magmatron is outraged and reaches for Minor, who is sitting on the Transwarp device. The agile Maximal avoids Magmatron's advance, and Razorbeast sends Magmatron through the shunt.

At the Maximals' cave, the Predacons have been beaten, and they retreat. Torca assists in freeing Snarl from the collapsed cave. Snarl has managed to send off the signal, but there's no way of knowing if it was received. While Ravage and the Predacons regroup, the Maximals settle in, building a new base. Razorbeast mulls over his decision to "rescue" Megatron, but Prowl insists that they must concentrate on their own Beast War.

==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[Don Figueroa]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Josh Burcham]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Tom B. Long]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Chris Ryall]] and [[Dan Taylor]]<br>
*''Originally published:'' May 10, 2006

===Major characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximal]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Optimus Minor]] (3)
* [[Razorbeast]] (4)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (6)
* [[B'Boom]] (10)
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] (11)
* [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] (12
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] (13)
* [[Air Hammer]] (27)
* [[Armordillo]] (28)
* [[Bantor]] (29)
* [[Claw Jaw]] (30)
* [[Cybershark]] (31)
* [[K-9]] (32)
* [[Night Glider]] (33)
* [[Noctorro]] (34)
* [[Polar Claw]] (35)
* [[Prowl II]] (36)
* [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] (37)
* [[Stinkbomb]] (38)
* [[Torca]] (39)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (40)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (41)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (42)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]] (1)
* [[Ravage]] (2)
* [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] (5)
* [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] (7)
* [[Magmatron]] (8)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Manterror]] (14)
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzzclaw]] (15)
* [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]] (16)
* [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] (17)
* [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]] (18)
* [[Snapper]] (19)
* [[Spittor]] (20)
* [[Terragator]] (21)
* [[Buzz Saw]] (22)
* [[Lazorbeak]] (23)
* [[Injector]] (24)
* [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] (25)
* [[Scarem]] (26)
|}

==Errors==
* None yet identified.

==Items of note==
* The "Maxi-Mail" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration (issue 6)|''Infiltration'' #6]], [[Hearts of Steel|''Hearts of Steel'' #1]], [[Generations (comic reprints)|''Generations'' #4]].

===Covers (6)===
* '''Cover A''': Magmatron vs Grimlock by [[Don Figueroa]]
* '''Cover B''': Ravage by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover C''': Magmatron beast modes vs Razorbeast by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover D''': Magmatron by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover RI-A''': Foil stamped cover D
* '''Cover RI-B''': Uncolored cover A

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