Editing Transformers Comic issue 2.21

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|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[April]] [[2011]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
|price=£3.99
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'''G2 deja vu!'''

==A Short, Sharp Lesson!==

* '''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]
* '''Art:''' [[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
* '''Colours:''' [[Hi-Fi Design]]
* '''Lettering:''' [[Den Patrick]]
* '''Continuity:''' [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (sequel)

Arkhangelskaya Oblast, [[Russia]]: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] hovers over the battlefield, [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] weeing themselves at the sight, while [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] waves an angry fist. The old tyrant feels he's been negligent, and too many Decepticons have forgotten to ''fear'' him... they need to remember that their true leader is '''MEGARON!''' (sic) Bludgeon arms up and reminds his forces that they outnumber the "spent force" of Megatron, but his troops bravely wimp out at the very thought. Megatron cackles that he should have inspired more fear if he wanted to rule... and then Bludgeon effing attacks the smug git because he's ''Bludgeon'', damn it.

The Autobots and [[NEST]] humans, mysteriously unconcerned that they're [[Springer (ROTF)|missing]] [[Slap Dash|some]] [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|members]], watch on. [[Optimus Prime]] says it's not Autobot business ''yet'' and they should wait to see if the last tyrant standing makes it their business. Meanwhile, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] cackles that now the master is back and the [[pretender]] is going to die, he can come back in from the cold. Unfortunately for him, he runs into [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], a little worse for wear after the fight and in need of a few... ''spare parts''...

Bludgeon slashes away at Megatron while dissing him, only to find his opponent unharmed: he was only testing to see what the samurai could do. Unimpressed and saying he will no longer tolerate Bludgeon's "absurd ego", he ''whallops'' the guy backwards, takes tank form, and vapes Bludgeon from close range. Oh wait, no, it only ''looks'' like he's done that. Really he spared Bludgeon in case he could use him!

Optimus and Megatron face off, but the Decepticon departs: now is not their time, but the final battle is coming [[Dark of the Moon|sooner than Prime thinks]]. 

Later, all the Decepticons are either absent (having fled when their boss turned up) or have been eliminated; Optimus has Bludgeon's command hub dismantled (when there's only three of you?). [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], meanwhile, finds the remains of Wheelie lying in the snow, and Optimus grimly says this is "what's left of him" and then tells Bumblebee to get [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to do what he can (so I guess a lot was left of him). The Autobots head out, and only one end is left untied...

A hungry Dead End, stalking after Bumblebee and after '''...SPARE PARTS!'''.

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===Quotes===

"Er, it's been fun and all, Bludgeon, but... yer on your own."<br>
"Yeah. Hh. Sorry."
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Tankor''' are pussies


"sp-sp"<br>
"''What?'' Who? Oh, it's you. ''Dead End'', right?"<br>
"Sp-Spare..."<br>
"Say, are you alright?"
:-'''Dead End''' ain't alright, '''Wheelie'''...


"I was merely taking your measure... And, as you can see, I wasn't that impressed!"
:—'''Megatron'''


===Errors===

* "Megaron".

* Springer, Hubcap, and Slapdash all vanish! Where did they go? We know Slapdash is dead but does that mean the other two are? If so, why don't the Autobots mention him? 

* Bludgeon is clearly being killed, but Megatron talks like he's leaving him alive.

* Damn it, Megatron, Prime is RIGHT THERE and there's still Decepticons in the area! ''Bludgeon'' would have done it...

* ''DEAD END IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU, BUMBLEBEE.''

===Notes===

* This story bears a great resemblence to "[[The Power and the Glory]]" from [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'']], where Bludgeon has a plan and it's succeeding until Megatron turns up and kills him while going "hahahaha I'm the true leader, you suck". (He did not quite phrase it that way) Since the Autobots and NEST were getting utterly ''massacred'' in the last issue, Megatron does look pretty dumb here. 

* The Autobots don't know why Wheelie's there, but they also don't know he tried to switch sides so he's still able to be their mate in ''Dark of the Moon''. Was he meant to be dead by Dead End and this got changed at the last moment? We may never know.

* Megatron turns into both tank ''and'' jet in this comic, making him a [[Triple Changer]]. Furman likes making Megatron a Triple Changer, making him one in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and [[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. 

* Dead End last appeared in #19, where he was... a zombie following Bumblebee around! It looks like his stories ran out of order (the comic going bimonthly wouldn't have helped) and this was meant to run ''before'' the Christmas story. 

==Contents==

===Articles and Features===

* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] Speaks: Interview with Ironhide: "Prime's making me do this because he thinks it will improve my social skills." It didn't work.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] Guide: Satellites. Various facts about moons, and a wordsearch.
* Megatron's Mind Maulers: Puzzles. 
* Cruising for a Bruising!: Comparison of Optimus and [[Demolishor]].
* Even ''more'' puzzles.
* Competitions.
* Poster of Optimus. 


===Free gifts===

* Two random surplus gifts from previous issues. Man, they're just not trying anymore. 

===Law and Disorder===

"I suppose I should be grateful that you didn't draw me."
:—'''Barricade''' doesn't think much of Etch-a-Sketch fanart


"Urgh, Tim! Now you've gone and given the great dolt [Ironhide] ideas. If he carries anymore hardware he'll end up hurting himself. Hmmm. Perhaps I should be thanking you after all?"
:—'''Barricade'''

==Notes==

* Oddly, this issue goes ''back'' to stock-image covers.

* Next issue is marked as "3.1", so we're getting a third reboot.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Magazine issues]]