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==Synposis== | ==Synposis== | ||
[[Rook (SG)|Rook]] presents some breaking news: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] is dead! This topic will take precedence tonight, so Rook tells his viewers to watch the text at the bottom on the screen, and that advertisments will be shuffled off to the left of the screen. As the [[Wireless Automated Sales Person|WASP]] presents [[corrostop]] on the left, the right side of the screen switches to live footage at Autobot headquarters. Rook doesn't envy the Autobot who has to tell [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is dead, but unfortunately for the news bot, Prime has been watching the news. As Prime throws a television with Rook's face on it through the door, Rook quickly turns from confident to terrified... | [[Rook (SG)|Rook]] presents some breaking news: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] is dead! This topic will take precedence tonight, so Rook tells his viewers to watch the text at the bottom on the screen, and that advertisments will be shuffled off to the left of the screen. As the [[Wireless Automated Sales Person|WASP]] presents [[corrostop]] on the left, the right side of the screen switches to live footage at Autobot headquarters. Rook doesn't envy the Autobot who has to tell [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] that his nemesis is dead by someone else's hand, but unfortunately for the news bot, Prime has been watching the news. As Prime throws a television with Rook's face on it through the door, Rook quickly turns from confident to terrified... | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (3) | *[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (3) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Mentioned characters: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. | * Mentioned characters: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. | ||
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===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
* Several pieces of [[Ancient Autobot]] show up, most relevantly on the news ticker. The text translates to: | * Several pieces of [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]] (a font created by [[Jim Sorenson]] based on symbols seen in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]") show up, most relevantly on the news ticker. The text translates to: | ||
** [[Energon|ENERGON]] PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE. | ** [[Energon|ENERGON]] PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE. | ||
** [[Metroplex (SG)|METROPLEX]] BLIGHTS ANOTHER NEIGHBOR (his positive universe [[Metroplex (G1)|counterpart]] being a clean city-bot.) | ** [[Metroplex (SG)|METROPLEX]] BLIGHTS ANOTHER NEIGHBOR (his positive universe [[Metroplex (G1)|counterpart]] being a clean city-bot.) | ||
** [[Rubsign|RUB SYMBOLS]] BECOMING TRENDY, DANGER (rubsigns were marketing tools on the original ''Transformers'' toys, used to authenticate them as real | ** [[Rubsign|RUB SYMBOLS]] BECOMING TRENDY, DANGER (rubsigns were marketing tools on the original ''Transformers'' toys, used to authenticate them as real Transformers.) | ||
** SWEARING, NOT JUST FOR YOUNG BOTS | ** SWEARING, NOT JUST FOR YOUNG BOTS | ||
* The Ancient Autobot on the advertisement, meanwhile, simply translates to "Corro-Stop" and phrases like "Wow" and "Super Awesome". | * The Ancient Autobot on the advertisement, meanwhile, simply translates to "Corro-Stop" and phrases like "Wow" and "Super Awesome". | ||
* WASP is based on the ''Animated'' [[Elite Guard]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] toy, with his optics purple like another Transformers salesman, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. He takes his name from ''Animated'' Bumblebee's nemesis, [[Wasp]]. | * WASP is based on the ''Animated'' [[Elite Guard]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] toy, with his optics purple like another Transformers salesman, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. He takes his name from ''Animated'' Bumblebee's nemesis, [[Wasp]]. | ||
* Corrostop is a rust remover from the ''Transformers'' episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]". | * Corrostop is a rust remover from the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]". | ||
* The auto-gun above Autobot headquarters is based on the [[Micron Booster]] [[Dead End General]] toy. | * The auto-gun above Autobot headquarters is based on the [[Micron Booster]] [[Dead End General]] toy. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:49, 1 September 2022
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| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #28 | ||||||||||||
| First published | August/September 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Art | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Shattered Glass | ||||||||||||
Rook gets into some trouble.
Synposis
[edit]Rook presents some breaking news: Megatron is dead! This topic will take precedence tonight, so Rook tells his viewers to watch the text at the bottom on the screen, and that advertisments will be shuffled off to the left of the screen. As the WASP presents corrostop on the left, the right side of the screen switches to live footage at Autobot headquarters. Rook doesn't envy the Autobot who has to tell Optimus Prime that his nemesis is dead by someone else's hand, but unfortunately for the news bot, Prime has been watching the news. As Prime throws a television with Rook's face on it through the door, Rook quickly turns from confident to terrified...
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots |
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Notes
[edit]- Mentioned characters: Megatron.
Continuity notes
[edit]- Megatron died in "Reunification: Part 4", published in the same issue as this strip.
Transformers references
[edit]- Several pieces of Ancient Autobot (a font created by Jim Sorenson based on symbols seen in the Sunbow The Transformers episode "Cosmic Rust") show up, most relevantly on the news ticker. The text translates to:
- ENERGON PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE.
- METROPLEX BLIGHTS ANOTHER NEIGHBOR (his positive universe counterpart being a clean city-bot.)
- RUB SYMBOLS BECOMING TRENDY, DANGER (rubsigns were marketing tools on the original Transformers toys, used to authenticate them as real Transformers.)
- SWEARING, NOT JUST FOR YOUNG BOTS
- The Ancient Autobot on the advertisement, meanwhile, simply translates to "Corro-Stop" and phrases like "Wow" and "Super Awesome".
- WASP is based on the Animated Elite Guard Bumblebee toy, with his optics purple like another Transformers salesman, Swindle. He takes his name from Animated Bumblebee's nemesis, Wasp.
- Corrostop is a rust remover from the original The Transformers episode "Cosmic Rust".
- The auto-gun above Autobot headquarters is based on the Micron Booster Dead End General toy.
Real-life references
[edit]- WASP's shtick homages real-life salesman Billy Mays.
