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The Hunt for Soundwave

2013-04-09T05:48:48Z

Darthpacino: /* Synopsis */

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|title="The Hunt for Soundwave"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 15]], [[2012]]
|coverdate=
|story by=[[Chris Metzen]] & [[Flint Dille]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
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'''Orion Pax and his Autobots try to stop Soundwave from reaching Kaon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and a small team of [[Autobot]]s set out to find [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who aside from spying on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] is suspected of being the one who murdered the old [[Senate]]. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] spots their target from the air, but when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] move in, Soundwave unleashes [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on them. Both Autobots are defeated, but at least manage to take their enemy down with them.

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] catch up with Soundwave under the [[Neurospan Bridge]], only to be taken out when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] collapses the bridge on top of them. Orion Pax himself is next in turn, confronting Soundwave in a crowded marketplace. The Decepticon ejects [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who uses his sonic weaponry to induce panic and hysteria among the civilians, causing them to turn on Orion and allowing Soundwave to escape. Silverbolt pursues him, but crashes after [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] takes out his port stabilizer.

Soundwave and Frenzy have just reached the border of [[Kaon]] when Orion Pax catches up, blasting Frenzy and crushing Soundwave's chest before he can eject [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. There is a brief fight in which Orion comes out on top, but as he prepares to take Soundwave in, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and several other Decepticons appear and announce that the Autobots have no jurisdiction in Kaon. Holding Bumblebee hostage, they tell Orion that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] is interested in meeting with him...

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (5)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (9)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (10)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (11)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (13)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (14)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (15)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (16)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (17)
}}

==Notes==
* Orion Pax mentions that no one knows who was responsible for the Senate Massacre from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin| Megatron Origin]]''. This partially explains how Starscream could be a delegate with access to security briefings last issue, although his arrest in Kaon prior to the uprising should still be on file or known to the Autobot officers involved.

===Errors===
* On page 1, panel 1, "he's" is misspelled as "hes".
* On page 4, panel 1, "roger" is misspelled as "rodger".

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Syndromica (1)

2013-03-30T06:41:01Z

Darthpacino: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
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|seriesissue2="Syndromica"
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|image=RID6 cvrB.jpg
|title="Syndromica (1)"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 13]], [[2012]]
|coverdate=June 2012
|story by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2012)]]
}}

'''Away from the events on Cybertron, Orion Pax finds both a new mission and some old friends.'''

==Synopsis==

''Half a million years ago, [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] visits the ruined world of [[Arduria]], and finds that its native [[Ardurian roc|rocs]] are dying from a catastrophic loss of planetary heat. Venturing into the depths of the planet, where the few survivors have huddled, Shockwave discovers the source of the heat loss, and confirms his suspicion that ''he'' was responsible for it...''

In the present day, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] receives a call from [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and meets with him and his crew—[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Garnak]]—at an interstellar way station. Hardhead explains that after the rebirth of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the trio captured the catatonic [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and took him off-planet. Things changed just recently when their ship picked up a signal from Arduria, which caused the mad scientist to awaken and begin screaming Pax's name, prompting Hardhead to call on him. Pax is brought before the babbling Jhiaxus, whose gibbering about "[[regenesis]]" prompts Pax to order a course plotted to Arduria right away.

Arriving on the frozen planet, Orion and Hardhead explore beneath its surface, discussing Jhiaxus's relationship with his student Shockwave. Hardhead confirms that Shockwave is still on Cybertron, having checked with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]; he also imparts to Pax the news of the destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but Orion is sure that Rodimus and his crew are fine, wherever they may be. The pair then come upon the source of the planet's heat loss: one of Shockwave's [[Regenesis]] missiles, which has clearly had a different effect on Arduria than the one that carried [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] had on Earth. More worrying still is the giant, frozen figure clutching the missile: [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]! Worse yet: the titanic horror is not really frozen at all, and has been lying in wait for the Autobots, drawing them to the planet as a trap so that his master [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] can free Jhiaxus. As the monstrous combiner attacks, Pax tries blasting Monstructor's old weak spot, but it becomes apparent that Bludgeon has had the combiner ports reinforced. Nevertheless, his work as a distraction done, the combiner splits into his [[Pretender Monster|component parts]], who flee with Bludgeon and Jhiaxus aboard the Decepticons' [[Torment|ship]].

A little later, after the injuries Bludgeon has subjected Wheelie and Garnak to during his rescue of Jhiaxus have been treated, Hardhead and Orion deduce that Jhiaxus and Bludgeon are on their way to the [[Lenocinium Velnero system]], where Wheelie had previously been stranded years before. Mention of the system sends Wheelie into (non-rhyming) panic, but the decision is made: Orion has realized that Jhiaxus is tracking down the fruits of Shockwave's Regenesis program, and that another of his missiles must be planted in the LV system. If the ore seeded on Earth was number thirteen, and Arduria held another missile, that means there are eleven left... but Orion Pax is resolute in the face of danger, and tired of walking away.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] (5)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (2)
*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (8)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
*[[Wildfly]] (10)
*[[Slog]] (11)
*[[Scowl]] (12)
*[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (13)
*[[Birdbrain]] (14)
*[[Bristleback]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Ardurian roc]]s (1)
*[[Garnak]] (4)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==

"You believe my '''servant''' wouldn't fix Monstructor's '''only''' weakness?" 
"Only weakness? Well, to be fair, it's also '''completely insane.'''" 
"'''THAT IS NOT A WEAKNESS!'''"
:—'''Jhiaxus''' doesn't take '''Hardhead''''s constructive criticism very well.

==Notes==

*Ardurian rocs previously got a one-time mention way back in ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
*Aliens sharing the space station's bar with the Autobots include an [[Ilxian]], a species introduced in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'', and residents of [[Zull]] from ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]''.
*Shockwave's Regenesis program was introduced ''waaaay'' back in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.
*Before now, Jhiaxus and Shockwave's master-and-student relationship was only mentioned in passing in ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.
*Monstructor and Bludgeon were last seen in "Lost & Found" in ''[[All Hail Megatron issue 15|All Hail Megatron'' #15]]. Thanks to John Barber's patented continuity-massaging, their curious appearance there now retroactively makes a bit more sense.
*Orion has knowledge of Monstructor's weak spot from when he last battled him in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''.
*We learn what the "LV" stands for in the names of the planets [[LV-117]] and [[LV-118]], from ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]'' and "[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|Space Opera]]", respectively. Man, lotta ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlights]]'' referenced in this issue!

===Errors===
*"Ore-13" was given that name by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s group, who were ignorant of its true origin as part of Shockwave's Regenesis project. So where do Orion & co get the idea that there must automatically be thirteen planets in the program?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Orion Pax striking a pose, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover B:''' Orion's head looms over Shockwave, by Livio Ramondelli
* '''Cover RI:''' Black and white lineart version of Cover A

<gallery>
Image:RID6 cvrA.jpg|Tell me once again, who's bad?
Image:RID6 cvrB.jpg|Don't turn around!
Image:RID6 cvrRI.jpg|Cover RI
</gallery>

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How Ratchet Got His Hands Back

2013-03-28T05:37:07Z

Darthpacino: /* Featured characters */

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|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
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'''There's nothing left to lose as Ratchet confronts the 'bot behind the plague on Delphi.'''

==Synopsis==

At the [[Delphi]] medical facility, the furious [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] dispatches the two [[Genericon]]s threatening the remaining Autobots there, tearing one in half and decapitating the other with his shoulder compartment. As [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] return to tending the inflicted, [[Pharma]] pulls a gun on [[Ambulon]], accusing him of freeing the Decepticons and releasing the virus plaguing the facility, on the basis that he is a former Decepticon himself. First Aid, however, turns the tables on Pharma when he examines the Genericons' remains and discovers that they were ''not'' [[Militant Monoform Movement|Monoformers]], as Pharma had claimed. Ratchet puts the final pieces of the puzzle together, and requests that Pharma transform; when he refuses, Ratchet diagnoses the virus as being activated through transformation. First Aid and Ambulon have not succumbed to its effects because the former has a malfunctioning [[transformation cog]], while the latter has no reason to transform, his alternate mode being only the leg of a prototype [[combiner]], but Pharma will not transform because he knows this already, being responsible for the plague in the first place. Pharma shoots out a life-support system to cover his escape, rabbiting down a hidden tunnel in a [[CR chamber]] while the other medics scramble to save the lives of their patients. [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] fades particularly fast, forcing Ratchet to transform into ambulance mode in order to give him a full systems boost from his reboot coils. With the virus now activated within him, Ratchet sets off after Pharma.

Meanwhile, aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] meets with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and requests to undergo the [[Rite of the Autobrand]], having realized the foolishness of his earlier decision to be a [[Decepticon]]. Grudgingly impressed with Tailgate's skill set, Magnus agrees to teach him the [[Autobot Code]], nearly driving the poor little bot out of his head with intense study of the code's ten thousand pages. Tailgate's interest is caught by clause nineteen-eighty-five; remembering the giant robots pursuing [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], he inquires about clause nineteen-eighty-four, which Magnus informs him relates to the supposedly non-existent "thought warfare".

Elsewhere on the ship, [[Rung]] meets with one of his oldest patients, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], concerned that the paranoia he helped the security officer overcome is returning. Red Alert insists that he heard a noise emanating from a crack in the floor of the chamber in which the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was found, but that ''should'' be impossible, as that chamber is at the lowest point on the ship, with only outer space beyond. Despite Rung's skepticism, Red Alert produces a recording of the sound, which Rung recognizes as a distorted voice... repeating "me... kill... me... kill" over and over again...

Back in Delphi, Ratchet catches up to Pharma, who gleefully explains his master plan: he engineered the plague in order to shut Delphi down so that he could escape a deal he made with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] that forced him to kill patients in order to harvest their transformation cogs for the [[Tarn (DJD)|DJD's transformation addicted-leader]] in return for Delphi's safety. The two Genericons—[[Sonic (G1)|Sonic]] and [[Boom]]—were paid by Pharma to surrender to the facility, and once locked up together, to merge into their audio-equipment alternate mode and project a blast of weaponized sound calculated by Pharma to corrode Transformers from within: the "big bang" that contaminated all who heard it. His vigorous monologuing has blinded Pharma to one thing, however: as Ratchet slowly rusts away in front of him, his liquefied innards have pooled around Pharma's feet, infecting him. Pharma escapes to the roof of the facility with the only vaccine, but is surprised by the appearance of Ratchet's remote-projected [[holomatter]] avatar, which distracts him long enough to let Ratchet catch up and tackle him, causing the vaccine to fall off the building. Ratchet and Pharma grapple, but when Ratchet's arm breaks off, Pharma tumbles off the roof, and is left clinging onto the edge, unable to transform to jet mode and fly to safety without activating the virus. Ratchet turns to leave him to his fate, and the traitorous medic tries to shoot him in the back: luckily, the near-dead [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] appears and slices Pharma's hands off, letting him plummet to his presumed doom.

Thanks to Pharma's vaccine, saved from its fall by Ratchet's holomatter projection, the virus is cured, and everyone leaves for the ''Lost Light''. On the return journey, Ratchet invites First Aid to succeed him as the ship's chief medical officer, recognizing both his skill, and his dedication and honor: it was he who transmitted the escalating death rates—caused by Pharma's cog harvesting—over the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' frequency. The two doctors lament the loss of both [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] and the old Pharma, but First Aid remarks that Ratchet will always carry part of Pharma with him. Two parts, actually: Ratchet has replaced his worn-out hands with Pharma's!

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear in flashbacks.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (5)
*[[Ambulon]] (6)
*[[Pharma]] (7)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (8)
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*''[[Nova Prime |Nova Prime]]'' (12)
*[[Rung]] (13)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (14)
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Sonic (G1)|Sonic]] (1)
*[[Boom]] (4)
*''[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]'' (15)
|c4=
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==

"I have the '''world's worst alt mode:''' I turn into a '''leg.''' Ambulon: From the verb 'to ambulate,' meaning 'to walk about.' It's a stupid name..." 
"...but all the best names are taken."
:—'''Ambulon''' and '''Ratchet'''

"It's just—I thought it would be more of a '''ten-point plan...? One:''' Don't do bad things. '''Two:''' Don't, er, be rude... stuff like—'''three:''' don't be a Decepticon. Stuff like that."
:—'''Tailgate''' on the unexpected intricacies of the Autobot Code

"Relax! A few weeks of '''cripplingly intense study''' and it'll be '''over!''' It might even be '''fff'''— It might even be '''fff'''— I can't—my mouth just won't—I can't say it." 
"Fun...?" 
"'''That's''' the one!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Tailgate'''

"I'm not convinced you're paying attention." 
"...what? Oh. Sorry—I, er, I thought I saw some '''graffiti''' on your desk. Yeah, some—some really '''tiny''' graffiti. 'Ultra Magnus is an O.C.D. control freak who uses learning to hurt people.' But it was just a speck of dirt." 
"'''DIRT?!'''" 
"It's okay, sir—it's gone. It can't hurt you now."
:—'''Magnus''' and '''Tailgate''' quickly become this book's next great double-act.

"Pharma, I've been held at gunpoint by the '''best'''—[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Killmaster]]—remember Killmaster? With the wand?—and I've never known anyone take '''so long''' to explain their grand plan."
:—With a dry cool wit like that, '''Ratchet''' could be an action hero.

"You died a long time ago, Pharma. And as for me... my hands don't work, I'm miles from anyone I truly care about, and I'm still coming to terms with the fact that after a '''four-million year build-up,''' peace has turned out to be a '''massive anticlimax.''' Bottom line? I've got nothing else to lose."
:—'''Ratchet'''

==Notes==
*The opening moments of the issue, as Fortress Maximus tears one of the Genericons in half and slams the pieces together, is an homage to ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|#5]], in which [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] did the same thing to [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]].
*A patient named [[Tracer (disambiguation)|Tracer]] is listed among those at Delphi. Whether this is supposed to be a new character or one of the existing Tracers is unknown; as only the Japanese-exclusive [[Tracer (ROC)|Tracer]] was an Autobot, we'd guess it's him.
*The absence of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase One|first moon]] is mentioned again, previously noted in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]] and an important plot point over in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Stick Together|#3]]. Seems it's been missing since the days of [[Nova Prime]], and Tailgate co-ordinated the first search for it, suggesting the quest [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] went on was not the first.
*Speaking of Nova Prime, Tailgate claims responsibility for persuading him to look beyond Cybertron. Oo-er. Let's hope he doesn't find out how [[Revelation (IDW)|that turned out]].
*While talking about Red Alert's history, Rung mentions the security officer's belief in "[[The Institute]]", a mysterious facility previously mentioned in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]".
*Rung and Red Alert's session numbers are clearly evocative of issues of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]]: #97 was Roberts's first issue; #113 was the issue that hooked him; and issue #332 was the final installment of the series. The significance of #7 and #288 is not apparent, aside from being the first chapters of the final story from the original US mini-series and the final UK-original story, respectively.
*On the subject of numbers, Rung's patient number for Red Alert is the numbers used for Red Alert's Japanese toy releases (his original toy ID, Smallest Transforming Transformers, and Binaltech Asterisk numbers respectively).
*Ratchet's [[holomatter]] avatar returns, a concept only seen [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|once]] since [[Simon Furman]]'s time on the series ended. A quick explanation is offered for why the tech was phased out in universe: it's energy-intensive, demands total concentration, and the hair never looks real.

===Crew Manifest===
* Fortress Maximus, Ambulon and First Aid return to the ''Lost Light'' with Ratchet.
* Red Alert admits finding 207 of his fellow crew suspicious.
* 5 deaths, 5 new arrivals since the launch.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Ratchet, infected with Red Rust, by Alex Milne and [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus teaches Tailgate the Autobot Code, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. This cover was accidentally printed in a blurry, low-resolution quality.
* '''Cover RI:''' Ratchet and Drift, by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]], the first half of a combined image formed with the RI cover to ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[A Better Tomorrow|#5]].

<gallery>
Image:MTMTE5_cvrA.jpg|This looks [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|familiar]].
Image:MTMTE5_cvrB.jpg|You '''will''' deal with this now!
Image:MTMTE5_cvrRI.jpg|I am cooler than you.
</gallery>

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Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"

2013-03-19T03:39:47Z

Darthpacino: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #5
|prev=Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"
|next=Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"
|title="Enemies of the System"
|image=IDW TF 5A.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[March 31]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=March 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''As Prime and Spike talk (still), things go from bad to worse when Ultra Magnus leads a team to arrest "Rodimus Prime"...'''

==Synopsis==
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] continue their chat; Prime admits that he felt he was an ineffective leader once the [[Decepticon]]s left. He also tells Spike how he admires the [[human]] race and their wisdom. He hopes his men will transform without him.

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returns to the [[Autobot]]s' cave and immediately states his intentions to assemble a team to arrest "[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]". [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] questions this, as well as Magnus's choice of the recently traumatized [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], but Magnus will have none of it and supersedes Bumblebee's complaints.

Spike takes a ride in [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] to clear his head, but is soon sideswiped by [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]. He, along with [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], had been looking for their fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] and are disgusted that he's being driven by a human. They decide that they will wreck Breakdown in order to kill Spike, because Breakdown can be repaired later. Wildrider rams him next, but Spike retaliates with a weapon he brought along. He tries to lead the two Decepticons back to [[Skywatch]], but [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] appears traveling in the opposite direction and runs Spike off the road, where he dives into a ravine. As Spike requests a pick up from Skywatch, Breakdown is recovered and brought back to Hot Rod's site.

At the site, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] spends a bit of time repairing Breakdown, and it attracts attention from [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], but Hot Rod dismisses his concerns. Ultra Magnus and his team arrive to arrest Rodimus, who explains that he isn't committing treason since the war is over. He tries to appeal to Bumblebee, but Magnus interrupts him. Just then, Swindle walks over and says that he'll take over now. Rodimus says that he has things under control, but Swindle drops the charade and says he plans to take the ship off the planet, and kill as many Autobots as he can before that. Magnus counters that the Autobots have him outnumbered, but Swindle gives the order for the Stunticons to merge into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]... his newest creation. Swindle tells Menasor to kill Magnus first...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (6)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (7)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (13)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/"Rodimus Prime"]] (14)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (16)
|c2=
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (9)
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (10)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (17)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (18)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (19)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Joe Henderson]] (8)
}}

== Quotes ==
"How fast do you think I'd have to go to squirt the human out of the window from a broadside? I say 200 mph." 
:—'''Wildrider''', posing a simple math word problem. And they say education is dull.

==Notes==
* Spike says he does not want to be disturbed unless [[Unicron|"some robot turns up capable of eating the entire planet"]].
* On page 16, bottom panel, Ultra Magnus' plate reads: "STACK84". This is a nod to [[Robert Stack]], who provided the voice of Ultra Magnus in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and who passed away at 84 years of age.
* Bumblebee is in his new body. This, along with Rodimus's comment regarding Colonel Horiuchi, places this issue after ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' concludes. As to how Rodimus knows about the dealings with Horiuchi, well... Maybe Bumblebee is an avid [[Autopedia]] updater?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' The Stunticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus investigating some ruins; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of an unused design for Bumblebee (which is also the design actually used for Cliffjumper, minus the head); art by Don Figueroa.

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</gallery>

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Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"

2013-03-19T03:36:00Z

Darthpacino: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #5
|prev=Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"
|next=Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"
|title="Enemies of the System"
|image=IDW TF 5A.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[March 31]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=March 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''As Prime and Spike talk (still), things go from bad to worse when Ultra Magnus leads a team to arrest "Rodimus Prime"...'''

==Synopsis==
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] continue their chat; Prime admits that he felt he was an ineffective leader once the [[Decepticon]]s left. He also tells Spike how he admires the [[human]] race and their wisdom. He hopes his men will transform without him.

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returns to the [[Autobot]]s' cave and immediately states his intentions to assemble a team to arrest "[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]". [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] questions this, as well as Magnus's choice of the recently traumatized [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], but Magnus will have none of it and supersedes Bumblebee's complaints.

Spike takes a ride in [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] to clear his head, but is soon sideswiped by [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]. He, along with [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], had been looking for their fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] and are disgusted that he's being driven by a human. They decide that they will wreck Breakdown in order to kill Spike, because Breakdown can be repaired later. Wildrider rams him next, but Spike retaliates with a weapon he brought along. He tries to lead the two Decepticons back to [[Skywatch]], but [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] appears traveling in the opposite direction and runs Spike off the road, where he dives into a ravine. As Spike requests a pick up from Skywatch, Breakdown is recovered and brought back to Hot Rod's site.

At the site, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] spends a bit of time repairing Breakdown, and it attracts attention from [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], but Hot Rod dismisses his concerns. Ultra Magnus and his team arrive to arrest Rodimus, who explains that he isn't committing treason since the war is over. He tries to appeal to Bumblebee, but Magnus interrupts him. Just then, Swindle walks over and says that he'll take over now. Rodimus says that he has things under control, but Swindle drops the charade and says he plans to take the ship off the planet, and kill as many Autobots as he can before that. Magnus counters that the Autobots have him outnumbered, but Swindle gives the order for the Stunticons to merge into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]... his newest creation. Swindle tells Menasor to kill Magnus first...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (6)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (7)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (13)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/"Rodimus Prime"]] (14)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (16)
|c2=
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (9)
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (10)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (17)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (18)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (19)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Joe Henderson]] (8)
}}

== Quotes ==
"How fast do you think I'd have to go to squirt the human out of the window from a broadside? I say 200 mph." 
:—'''Wildrider''', posing a simple math word problem. And they say education is dull.

==Notes==
* Spike says he does not want to be disturbed unless [[Unicron|"some robot turns up capable of eating the entire planet"]].
* On page 16, bottom panel, Ultra Magnus' plate reads: "STACK84". This is a nod to [[Robert Stack]], who provided the voice of Ultra Magnus in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]] who passed away at 84 years of age''.
* Bumblebee is in his new body. This, along with Rodimus's comment regarding Colonel Horiuchi, places this issue after ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' concludes. As to how Rodimus knows about the dealings with Horiuchi, well... Maybe Bumblebee is an avid [[Autopedia]] updater?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' The Stunticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus investigating some ruins; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of an unused design for Bumblebee (which is also the design actually used for Cliffjumper, minus the head); art by Don Figueroa.

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</gallery>

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Devastation issue 3

2013-03-10T06:25:23Z

Darthpacino: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|series=devastation|issueno=3
|prev=Devastation issue 2
|next=Devastation issue 4
|image=Dev 3 Nick.jpg
|caption=Funny, that plane's dusting crops where there ain't no crops.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 28]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=November 2007
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]]
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Devastation]]
}}

'''Sixshot goes Autobot hunting.'''

==Synopsis==
Within the [[Pentagon]], military staff discuss the lockdown of all air traffic after the crash of ''[[Ark-19]]''. During the meeting, [[Deacon]] takes a call from Senator [[Alexander Holt]] and both plot.

Meanwhile, in [[Wicksburg]], [[Alabama]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] activates the self-destruct mechanism of the escape pod from which he has just emerged. Though [[Verity Carlo]] is injured, Ratchet urges her and [[Jimmy Pink]] to board his vehicle mode, as they have to leave quickly. His [[holomatter]] avatar proves more than capable of treating her (albeit lacking in bedside manner) as they travel. He explains to the [[human]]s that their attacker was [[Sixshot]], who is a living weapon usually deployed no earlier than [[Infiltration protocol|phase five]], but impossible to assess regarding the threat he poses due to there being no surviving witnesses of his firepower. As if on cue, Sixshot swoops down and opens fire.

In [[Indiana]], the [[Machination]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] fails to impress the brash [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who claims that he's no [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. The Headmaster boasts in return that he has all of Sunstreaker's capabilities and more. Beyond this, he reveals that the Machination knows everything about the [[Autobot]]s due to having downloaded their captive's data banks. Hot Rod counters this by saying that [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] is constantly developing new inventions and that Sunstreaker never paid much attention to their development. This proves useful, as the Headmaster is unable to counter a [[gyro-inhibitor shell]] from Wheeljack. The threat neutralized, the two Autobots escape. Time is running out, and they need to reach [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] before he is demolished.

In the Machination facility in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], the detached head of Sunstreaker explains to [[Hunter O'Nion]] that he is the center node of the network that controls and coordinates the Headmaster units. He further reveals that Hunter himself has been made a Headmaster and again begs for death as an end to his pain. He says that the way they are using him to hunt and kill Autobots is torture. Hunter instead replies that there are more [[Sunstreaker clone|cloned bodies]] within the city, and he asks Sunstreaker to help him learn to use his Headmaster abilities.

In Alabama, Ratchet and the humans gain a reprieve as the [[United States Air Force]] locks on to Sixshot. Though Jimmy expresses concern for the pilots, Ratchet grimly states that it's their only chance to escape. While Sixshot is distracted, they cross the state line into Florida. Ratchet hides amongst the ambulances of a local hospital, but Sixshot soon arrives in tank mode and starts blasting them one by one until Ratchet is forced to flee. In transit, Ratchet lets Jimmy and Verity out and tells them to hide, as he can no longer protect them. He speeds off, but is quickly cornered as he runs out of road. Transforming, he prepares to meet Sixshot head-on. However, he finds he doesn't have to, as the remainder of the ''Ark-19'' crew emerge from the nearby water to back him up, blasting Sixshot.

In [[Earth]]'s orbit, the [[Reaper]]s agree that Earth is too valuable a strategic resource and vow to destroy it to keep it out of the hands of either faction.

Meanwhile in the [[Dead Universe]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] orders [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to travel to Earth at once.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (8)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (10)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (12)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (14)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (15)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (18)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (19)
|c2=
* [[Sixshot]] (6)
|c3=
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (4)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (5)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (11)
* [[Lindy Simmons]] (13)
|c4=
* [[Sunstreaker clone]]s (9)
* [[Ravenous]] [[Reaper]] (20)
* [[Dreadlocked alien species]] Reaper
* [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] (21)
* [[Klaxa]] (22)
* Other Reapers (23)
* [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (24)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (25)
'''[[Facsimile construct|Facsimilies]]'''
* [[Deacon]] (1)
* [[Alexander Holt]] (2)
}}

==Notes==
* On the final page of the cover, a ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' issue ("Reason") is featured.
* Ratchet finds cover at a wrecked gas station that uses the brand name "Dark Stone". [[Blackrock Industries| Hmmm...]]
* The news team covering the Florida destruction works for station K-IDW, a reference to [[IDW Publishing]]. They're the same crew that just missed getting footage of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], way back in [[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]]. That incident happened in Riverside, California, on the opposite end of the country. As a K* station, KIDW's home town must be located west of the Mississippi (stations east of the Mississippi start with a W.)
* Two cars below Ironhide at the junk yard is a Porsche with a license plate reading [[Pat Lee|"DREAM"]].
*McTackle's, the Pensacola, Florida bait shop Ratchet parks in front of ''could'' be an incredibly bizarre reference to the Autobot [[Machtackle]] from the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'' franchise.
* Sixshot's alternate modes are huge, although in robot mode he was about the same size as [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. This may indicate he has some form of [[Size changing|mass displacement]].
* The Roche cover (at top) is a reference to an ad poster for the Alfred Hitchcock film ''[[Wikipedia:North by Northwest|North by Northwest]]''.

===Errors===
* Nemesis Prime's text bubble comes from Galvatron and vice versa. This is corrected in the trade.
* Ratchet's head is white and his visor is red, reversed of what they should be (see cover image). This is corrected in the trade.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Wheeljack and Hot Rod by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B''': Sixshot and Ratchet by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover B)
<gallery>
Image:Devastation 3a.jpg|Hot Rod likes Tae Bo
Image:Dev 3 Nick.jpg|I'm a doctor, not a target!
Image:Devastation 3RI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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To the Deathâ€”and Beyond!

2011-11-08T04:50:40Z

Darthpacino: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' #2
|prev=The Gathering Storm
|next=Terror on Two Worlds!
|title="To the Death—and Beyond!"
|image=TAM 2.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 22]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=November 2006
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|designer=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|artist=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colorist=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letterer=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|editor=[[Chris Ryall]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Optimus Prime dies, while a new Decepticon menace is born.'''

== Synopsis ==
A dying Optimus Prime designates Ultra Magnus to be the next [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer. He prepares to hand it to him but as he dies, the Matrix falls from his hands and Hot Rod catches it. He hands it to Magnus, who stores it in his chest. Unicron is not happy.

Aboard Astrotrain, the [[Decepticon]]s must jettison some weight to make it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so they decide to cast off those who were badly injured in battle. Starscream takes a particular pleasure in disposing of Megatron. This, however, sparks a fight over who will be new Decepticon leader. Unicron finds the cast-off Decepticons and makes Megatron an offer to be restored in order to destroy the Matrix. He agrees and is reformatted as Galvatron, with the others reformatted as Scourge, the Sweeps, Cyclonus and [[Cyclonus's Armada|his armada]]. Unicron also provides them a ship and sends them to destroy the Matrix. Galvatron's first act is revenge, however, as he disrupts Starscream's coronation and promptly kills him. The other Decepticons have no argument.

Unicron attacks [[Moonbase One]] and Jazz and Cliffjumper attempt to escape, but are sucked into the monster's maw. Unicron then attacks [[Moonbase Two]]; it is consumed as well. Galvatron is angered but Unicron forces him to obey. He travels to Earth and attacks the [[Autobot]]s, who escape in two shuttles. Cyclonus damages the shuttle carrying Hot Rod, Kup and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]; it crashes over a strange planet. The other shuttle's crew fakes their destruction by blowing up part of the ship. In pain, Galvatron returns to Unicron while the damaged shuttle heads toward the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]]. The first shuttle breaks up in the planet's atmosphere and its passengers free-fall to the planet. Hot Rod lands in a body of liquid filled with mechanical tentacles and hungry looking mechanical fish.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (2)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (6)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (7)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (8)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (33)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (34)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (35)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (36)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (37)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (38)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (39)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (40)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (41)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (42)
|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (10)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (13)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (14)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (16)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (18)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (19)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (20)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] / [[Sweep]] (21)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] / [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (22)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] / [[Sweep]] (23)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] / [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (24)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (25)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (26)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (27)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (28)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] / [[Cyclonus's Armada]] (29)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (30)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (31)
|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (5)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (32)
|c4=
* [[Unicron]] (9)
}}

== Errors ==
* Page Four has a * box that doesn't lead on from anything (The one that starts "*Starscream is referring...")

==Differences between the film and comic==
* The coronation scene is shortened, the [[Constructicon (G1)| Constructicon]]s don't play horns, and Galvatron's "will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?" line is replaced with "and my name is now Galvatron!"
* Unicron offers his terms (a new body, new troops etc...) as Megatron is being transformed. This means we lose the "And?" / "And nothing!" exchange and "I belong to nobody!"
* Spike and Bumblebee no longer try to blow up Moonbase Two, and are eaten on the planet rather than sucked in on a shuttle afterward. Spike's expletive is sadly removed.
* Cyclonus' Armada gets blown up over [[Autobot City]].
* Kup doesn't get chance to start his war story, nor does Hot Rod fight the training droid. Kup's attempts to recall how to invert the polarity is gone as well.
* There is an extra scene not in the movie showing the Autobot shuttle crashing and Hot Rod, Kup and the Dinobots being thrown clear into the water.

== Items of note ==
* Somewhat ambiguous in the movie itself, this issue identifies Thundercracker as becoming Scourge, Bombshell becoming Cyclonus, Skywarp becoming "the armada" and the other Insecticons becoming the Sweeps.
* Admittedly, footnotes referring back to previous issues are deeply missed in most modern comic books, but how many people did Bob Budiansky seriously expect to pick up issue 2 of a four-issue adaptation of a 20-year-old movie and need to have pointed out the fact that events referred to occurred in the previous issue of the same mini-series?

===Covers (2)===
* '''Regular Cover''': Megatron reformatted into Galvatron by Don Figueroa and Josh Burcham
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