Editing Heart of Darkness issue 4

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=June 2011
|written by=[[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]
|art by=[[Ulises Farinas]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Crossley]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|2010]], incorporating the events of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' and "[[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Space Opera]]".
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'''All the pieces are put in place in preparation for D-Void's next move.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HoD4 NemesisPrimeVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On the planet [[Dykayra]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] attacks [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], explaining that [[D-Void]] revived him so he could get his revenge of Galvatron for betraying and killing him. When Galvatron's minions try to protect him, Nemesis destroys two of them and absorbs their energy, then transforms into a gigantic horrible beast under the direct control of D-Void itself. It kills several [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], but Galvatron will not be underestimated, and confronts D-Void's avatar on his own while ordering [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] to summon his main army. While he is unable to defeat "Nemesis", he manages to distract him long enough for the army to arrive and force him through the [[Dead Universe]] portal, which Galvatron then destroys.

But Galvatron knows that what they defeated was just an emissary of D-Void, and the real threat is still coming. He travels to [[Earth]] to recruit [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his troops for his cause, [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|but his offer is rejected]]. Despite this letdown, he continues with his plan by sending his army to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], D-Void's first target and thus their first line of defense. As scout units are sent out to search for life signs on the abandoned planet, one Sweep locates [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and breaks orders to attack them. He is shot down, but is quickly repaired and scolded by Galvatron. The Autobots, who know Galvatron as an evil maniac, are horrified to see him in control of an army, and blasts off in a spaceship despite Galvatron's attempts to stop them and teach them of his intentions. He ultimately lets them go, as he's got what he came for: Cybertron. He will defend this planet from D-Void for the sake of the Transformers... and fate of the universe.

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.)<br>
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (11)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] (on-screen display only) (13)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (15)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (4)
*''[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'' (7)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (5)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (9)
|c4=
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]/[[D-Void]] (2)
*Galvatron's army (10)
*[[Zombie]]s (14)
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==Quotes==
"This... unlife that was threatening Earth. A zombie virus. It intrigues me. It manifested in robot life forms too."<br>
"It was irrelevant and inefficient."
:—'''Jhiaxus''' and '''Galvatron''' disagree on the merits of ''Infestation''

==Notes==
*This issue both retells part of [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|issue 2 of ''The Transformers: Infestation'']] and [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|issue #20 of the 2009-2011 ongoing series]], showing events from those comics from Galvatron's point of view.

===Trasnformers references===
*One of the members of Galvatron's army looks rather like [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]].

===Errors===
*One of the panels that recalls ''Infestation'' retains the original comic's error of calling Jhiaxus "Jihaxus".
*Since when does Galvatron know Rodimus? And even if he does, he really shouldn't be aware of his recent name change from Hot Rod.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Galvatron and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], art by Ulises Farinas with colors by Andrew Crossley.
*'''Cover B:''' Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge versus a giant hand, art by [[Casey Coller]] with [[Joana Lafuente]].
*'''Cover C:''' Galvatron in darkness, art by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Pencil sketch version of cover A.

<gallery>
File:HeartofDarkness 4a.jpg|When brotherly love goes wrong.
File:HeartofDarkness 4b.jpg|"Cobra! Attaaaaaaack!"
File:HeartofDarkness 4c.jpg|"Me, Galvatron badass!"
File:HeartofDarkness 4ri.jpg|Cover RI
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