Editing Animated Comic issue 1

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|seriesissue=[[Transformers Animated (Titan)|''Transformers Animated Comic'']] #1
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 17#Dino-MIGHT!
|next=Animated Comic issue 2
|image=TfAni mag 1 2008.JPG
|caption=That looks familiar, I wonder why...
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[October 23]], [[2008]]
|editor=[[Natalie Clubb]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Andrew James]]
|contributing editors=
|publishing manager=
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''ALL NEW! CYBERTASTIC!'''

==Contents==
===Burnout===
*'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]
*'''Art:''' [[John McCrea]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Kat Nicholson]] 
*'''Lettering:''' [[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]] 

[[Detroit]] is being torn about by earthquakes, while the Autobots work desperately to save frightened civilians! But as [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] notes, they're not on a fault-line, so the earthquakes can't be natural. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] guesses they're under attack and he's right, for along comes [[Quake-Maker]] and his horribly bad moustache! ([[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sari Sumdac]] aren't impressed)

[[Image:SPROK%21.JPG|left|200px|thumb|''Total diss.'']]
Rather than explain his origin and how the hell his powers work, Quake-Maker buries most of the Autobots and smacks [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] around. All seems lost — but no! Suddenly Optimus is saved by sleek, confident, super-cool Autobot [[Afterburn]], who effortlessly runs rings around the supervillain and wins Sari's heart! (And dodges a rock which then smacks Optimus in the face)

As the other Autobots free themselves, Afterburn effortlessly takes command and works out Quake-Master's power only works when he's on the ground. He leads the Autobots in keeping him up in the air and the group takes him down within seconds. Optimus watches from the sidelines, a bit upset to notice Afterburn's proven better as a leader than him.

That night, the Autobots are contacted by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and told Afterburn has been sent to Earth by the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to learn about humanity, and so the Earth team's successes can be replicated on other alien worlds the Autobots might need to defend. Meanwhile, the Decepticons monitor the news and hear Quake-Maker has escaped from custody — something [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] appears interested in...

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===Articles &amp; features===
* Starscreamers - Jokes by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] ("Never think Decepticons don't have a sense of humour. Why do you think Megatron has been leader for so long?")
* Roll Call - brief character and backstory summary.
* Character Puzzles: Starscream related puzzles
* Nano-Bites - news about [[To sell toys|all the cool Animated stuff you can buy]]
* DVD competition.
* Search For The Allspark: the Autobots have hidden the Allspark in this comic! Find it and write in, and win a prize!
* Poster of Optimus
* Half of a [[The Many Faces of Optimus Prime|The Many Faces Of Optimus Prime]] poster. The other half is in [[Transformers Comic issue 17|in the Movie comic]]
* Competitions for a Nintendo DS and Sonic Chronicles, and the Next Avengers DVD.
* Challenge Megatron: Complete the puzzles or meet your doom!
* Bee Mail: Letters page, hosted by Bumblebee

===Free Gift===
* "Free! AWESOME Missile Blaster!" — [[FREE! Blaster!|toy missile blaster]], natch

===Bits and Bots===
A short four-panel strip by [[Robin Etherington]] and [[Diego Jourdan]]. 

Bumblebee has given Optimus a service, but finds there's one bolt left over from putting him back together. "It's ''probably'' not important!" he says as Optimus falls to bits behind him.

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''

* [[Transformers Animated Volume 2|Blast From The Past, part 1a]] (screencaps strip) (17 pages)

== Errors ==
* ''Seventeen pages'' of screen captures in a ''£2.60'' comic. WHAT.

==Quotes==

"Let me see. Would-be world conqueror? [[Headmaster (Animated)|Embittered ex-employee]]? Big-shot blackmailer? Career asylum jockey? To-tal... ''loo-ser''?"<br>
"Please tick box as applicable!"<br>
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Sari''' in response to Quake-Maker


"I won't bore you with the science. Frankly, it's too long-winded..."
:—'''Quake-Maker''' cops out


"He's dreamy!"
:—'''Sari's''' measured response on Afterburn


"A natural. An instinctive tactician and a born leader. Everything, in fact... ''I'm not''!" 
:—'''Optimus''' finds out he's last year's toy

==Items of note==
* The strip, as with [[Transformers Comic issue 17#Dino-MIGHT!|Dino-MIGHT!]], takes place in mid-Season 2. 
* Afterburn and Quake-Maker are original to this strip.
* Optimus is shown with his face-mask on for the whole story. Since he's in battle every time we see his face, it's unknown if this was deliberate or an error.
* The Dutch reprint got 19 "free" Transformers animated stickers, and omits the 17 screen capture pages ''for 3,25 Euros''. It's also the first and last Animated comic to be printed in Dutch! This won't be the first and last time only one comic in a series would be translated.

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