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'''Rodimus Prime leads the Autobots to Earth - but there's a traitor on board...'''
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|prev=The Greatest Gift of All!
|next=Yesterday's Heroes!
|title="The Void!"
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|caption="This reminds me of the time—"<br />"Was that before or after history changed?"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[December 31|31st December]] [[1989]]
|coverdate=[[January 6|6th January]] 1990
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|art=[[Staz]]
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
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'''Rodimus Prime leads the Autobots to Earth—but there's a traitor on board...'''


=Marvel UK issues #240=
==Synopsis==
[[January 1|New Year's Day]], [[2010]]. Following the [[Aspects of Evil!|timeline reset]] that left [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] leads the [[Autobot]]s in a retreat to [[Earth]]. As the Autobots enter [[unspace|hyperspace]]—or the Void, as it's nicknamed—Rodimus is feeling the widespread unspoken resentment at the idea of running away.


'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]] <br>
[[Doubleheader]] and [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] discover the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]]'s guidance systems have been destroyed, leading [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] to realise there's a saboteur onboard and they're flying blind. Soon afterwards, Rodimus Prime goes missing. Kup begins to crosscheck lifesigns against crew listings in the hope of identifying the unknown enemy—who two guards run into and recognise as an Autobot before being gunned down. As the ship emerges from hyperspace too close to Earth and with emergency retros dead, Kup discovers there are no extra lifesigns—"the saboteur is ''one of us''!".
'''Art:''' [[Staz]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Glib]]<br>


==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Big Shot]] (6)
*[[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]] (7)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (8)
*[[Doubleheader]] (9)
*[[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (4)
}}


*''Major characters:'' [[Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Doubleheader]], [[Pincher]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
==Quotes==
*''Originally published:'' 31st December 1989
"Once you're in, you're in for the duration — no short cuts on this road, lad!"<br/>
"How true. He doesn't know it but Kup's analogy holds true for the Autobots as a whole! For us, there's no going back! We returned to Cybertron from Earth's past, to find everything horribly changed. Galvatron still lived, and the Decepticons now ruled! Through my troops understand the reason to withdraw, this 'retreat' still leaves a bad taste in the mouth. It goes against the grain to turn and run — however logical it may be! Perhaps its the unspoken resentment that's getting to me or, like the others, this trip through hyperspace has got me spooked... but I can't help feeling... ...that things are going to get worse!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' has an internal monologue in response to '''Kup''', just before things get worse.


==Synopsis==
==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===


New Year's Day, 2009. [[Perchance to Dream|Following the timeline reset that left Galvatron in charge of Cybertron]], Rodimus leads the Autobots in a retreat to Earth. As the Autobots enter hyperspace - or the Void, as it's nicknamed - Rodimus is feeling the widespread unspoken resentment at the idea of running away.
===Continuity errors===
*The opening narration gives the date as New Years Day, 2009, instead of 2010. The previous two years, the UK comic's "future" storylines had started on the New Years Day 20 years from the publication date. January 1988's "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" was set at the start of 2008, while January 1989's "[[Time Wars]]" began in 2009. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] confirmed that the 2009 date was an error and that 2010 is the correct date in issue [[...Perchance to Dream|#258]]'s [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]].<ref>[[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 258|Dread Tidings, issue 258]]</ref>


Doubleheader and Pincher discover the ship's guidance systems have been destroyed, meaning Kup to realise there's a saboteur onboard and they're flying blind. Soon afterwards, Rodimus Prime goes missing. Kup begins to crosscheck lifesigns against crew listings in the hope of identifying the unknown enemy - who Doubleheader runs into and recognises as an Autobot before he's gunned down. As the Autobot ship emerges from hyperspace too close to Earth and with emergency retros dead, Kup discovers there are no extra lifesigns - "the saboteur is ''one of us''!".
===Continuity notes===
*The future Autobots last appeared in the Galvatron segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", which directly precedes this story.  Their story continues into "[[Edge of Impact]]" and the two following issues.  Multi-part stories with a different title for each part would be the norm from this point on.
*''Whoever'' the saboteur is, they kill three [[generic]] Autobots.  
*This issue begins the 4-part story that will be the last appearance of the post-movie cast and era.


===Real-life references===
*TBD


==Items of note==
===Other trivia===
* The story follows directly from [[Perchance to Dream]].
*TBD


* The story continues into [[Edge of Impact]] and then into the next two issues; multi-part stories with a different title for each part would be the norm from this point on.
===Back-up material===
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Skin Deep]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "The Lower Depths" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]


* This 4-part story is the last appearance of the post-movie cast and era.
===Cover===
*'''Issue #251 cover:''' Kup and Red Alert in the cockpit of the evacuation ship, by [[Gary Erskine]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-251.jpg|'''Issue #251'''
</gallery>


* The story is set on New Year's Day 2009 - the same day the Autobots left for the past in [[Time Wars]]! Either Rodimus and Co arrived in the revised timeline earlier than they left or their return, ''Perchance to Dream: Galvatron'' and the Autobot withdrawal all occured on the same day. (No wonder the Autobots are unhappy!) The real-world explanation is that Furman probably made an error. The story continues to state "2009" though, so we're stuck with it.
===Advertisements===
*''[[Punisher|The Punisher]]'' comic
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' Magazine (twice)
*[[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classics]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] (back cover)


* [[The Void!]] will be used as a title again for US #74.  
===Reprints===
*'''''[[Transformers: Aspects of Evil]]:''''' Rodimus Prime and Unicron fight, by [[Stephen Baskerville]]. Cropped version of [[White Fire|issue #254's]] cover.
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Vol 19: Perchance to Dream:''''' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (from early IDW promo art), by [[Guido Guidi]] above a retro scene of the [[Battlecharger]]s (from [[Worlds Apart!|Marvel UK #255]] cover), by Stephen Baskerville.
<gallery>
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Aspects of Evil.jpg|'''''Aspects of Evil'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2005)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v19.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection'' Vol. 19''' (IDW Publishing, 2017)
</gallery>


==References==
{{reflist}}


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"This reminds me of the time—"
"Was that before or after history changed?"
"The Void!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
First published 31st December 1989
Cover date 6th January 1990
Writer Simon Furman
Art Staz
Letterer Glib
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity (Marvel UK)
Chronology Post-Time Wars future (2010)

Rodimus Prime leads the Autobots to Earth—but there's a traitor on board...

Synopsis

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New Year's Day, 2010. Following the timeline reset that left Galvatron in charge of Cybertron, Rodimus Prime leads the Autobots in a retreat to Earth. As the Autobots enter hyperspace—or the Void, as it's nicknamed—Rodimus is feeling the widespread unspoken resentment at the idea of running away.

Doubleheader and Pincher discover the ship's guidance systems have been destroyed, leading Kup to realise there's a saboteur onboard and they're flying blind. Soon afterwards, Rodimus Prime goes missing. Kup begins to crosscheck lifesigns against crew listings in the hope of identifying the unknown enemy—who two guards run into and recognise as an Autobot before being gunned down. As the ship emerges from hyperspace too close to Earth and with emergency retros dead, Kup discovers there are no extra lifesigns—"the saboteur is one of us!".

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons

Quotes

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"Once you're in, you're in for the duration — no short cuts on this road, lad!"
"How true. He doesn't know it but Kup's analogy holds true for the Autobots as a whole! For us, there's no going back! We returned to Cybertron from Earth's past, to find everything horribly changed. Galvatron still lived, and the Decepticons now ruled! Through my troops understand the reason to withdraw, this 'retreat' still leaves a bad taste in the mouth. It goes against the grain to turn and run — however logical it may be! Perhaps its the unspoken resentment that's getting to me or, like the others, this trip through hyperspace has got me spooked... but I can't help feeling... ...that things are going to get worse!"

—Rodimus Prime has an internal monologue in response to Kup, just before things get worse.

Notes

[edit]

Artwork and technical errors

[edit]

Continuity errors

[edit]
  • The opening narration gives the date as New Years Day, 2009, instead of 2010. The previous two years, the UK comic's "future" storylines had started on the New Years Day 20 years from the publication date. January 1988's "The Legacy of Unicron!" was set at the start of 2008, while January 1989's "Time Wars" began in 2009. Dreadwind confirmed that the 2009 date was an error and that 2010 is the correct date in issue #258's letters page.[1]

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • The future Autobots last appeared in the Galvatron segment of "Aspects of Evil!", which directly precedes this story. Their story continues into "Edge of Impact" and the two following issues. Multi-part stories with a different title for each part would be the norm from this point on.
  • Whoever the saboteur is, they kill three generic Autobots.
  • This issue begins the 4-part story that will be the last appearance of the post-movie cast and era.

Real-life references

[edit]
  • TBD

Other trivia

[edit]
  • TBD

Back-up material

[edit]

Cover

[edit]
  • Issue #251 cover: Kup and Red Alert in the cockpit of the evacuation ship, by Gary Erskine.
  • Issue #251
    Issue #251

Advertisements

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Reprints

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  • Aspects of Evil TPB (Titan Books, 2005)
    Aspects of Evil TPB (Titan Books, 2005)
  • The Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 19 (IDW Publishing, 2017)
    The Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 19 (IDW Publishing, 2017)

References

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  1. ↑ Dread Tidings, issue 258
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