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{{disambig2|the Dreamwave issue|the IDW issue|Prime's Directive, Part One}} | |||
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|seriesissue=[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Transformers: Generation 1'']] Volume 1 #1 | |||
|prev=Prime Directive Preview | |||
|next=Prime Directive issue 2 | |||
|title= | |||
|image=G1_Vol.1_Issue1_1.jpg | |||
|caption=You! Imagine I have a chair to sit on! | |||
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]] | |||
|date=[[April 3]], [[2002]] | |||
|coverdate=April 2002 | |||
|writer=[[Chris Sarracini|Chrislock]] | |||
|penciler=[[Pat Lee|Patimus Prime]] | |||
|backgrounds=[[Edwin Garcia|Edwin Magnus]] | |||
|inker=[[Rob Armstrong|Robonus]] | |||
|colorist=[[Pierre Thériault|TheRealT!]] | |||
|graphic design=[[Paul Villafuerte|Paulceptor]] | |||
|letterer=[[Dreamer Design]] | |||
|editor=[[Roger Lee|Hot Rog]] | |||
|continuity=[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]] | |||
|chronology=[[Dreamwave timeline|Modern era]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Lazarus has weapons for sale while Spike learns that he can't escape his past.''' | '''Lazarus has weapons for sale while Spike learns that he can't escape his past.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[ | In a [[South America]]n jungle, two rebels are on night patrol. [[Manny (G1)|Manny]] grouses at [[Pisser|his friend]] for lighting a cigarette and possibly giving away their position, but his friend is more interested in relieving himself. The pair are both swiftly dispatched by a [[Megatron (G1)|metal giant]]. | ||
In [[Cleveland (city)|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] prepares for work and is being handed his hardhat by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] from the [[United States Army]] stops by. Hallo introduces himself as the head of a department concerned with developing war technology, and informs Spike that he's been granted a leave of absence from his job so that he can help the army. When Spike inquires as to what happens if he turns down the offer, Hallo simply says that it is not an offer. | |||
Up in the wasteland of [[Canada]]'s northern territories, [[Lazarus]] and a hooded "freedom fighter" named [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]] are carried across the snow in a jeep. Lazarus has a business proposition for Bishop, but they must continue on foot. As they do so, the "[[Hound (G1)|jeep]]" transforms to stand guard behind them. The party finally reaches Lazarus's bunker, and Bishop's hood is removed, allowing him to see the "goods". | |||
Spike waits in the [[Pentagon]], reading a news story commemorating the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. As he's about to go in to the meeting, [[Larry]] the janitor cautions him that nothing is as it seems in this place. General Hallo and Spike discuss the ''Ark II'' disaster which claimed the lives of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and the [[Magnificent Seven|other human]]s who had volunteered to travel to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However Hallo has news for Spike—although the [[Transformer]]s were all believed to have been destroyed in the ship's explosion, the military has recent footage of Megatron razing a rebel encampment in South America. | |||
Megatron himself, at that moment, is being viewed by Lazarus and Bishop. Lazarus explains that all of the Transformers have been fitted with a control mechanism which gives him complete control over them. Megatron responds to verbal commands, until Lazarus commands the [[Decepticon]] leader to kneel before him. Lazarus dismisses this as a minor bug, but after they leave, Megatron's eyes glow ominously. | |||
Hallo and Spike travel to [[Area 24]], where Hallo asks if Spike will help them with their own Transformer. As Spike realizes what this means, they enter a hangar which houses [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. | |||
==Featured characters== | |||
{{featuredcharacters | |||
|c1= | |||
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (10) | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (12) | |||
|c2= | |||
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] ( | *[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1) | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ( | |c3= | ||
*[[Manny (G1)|Manny]] (2) | |||
*"[[Pisser|The pisser]]" (3) | |||
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1) | *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4) | ||
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (5) | |||
*[[Robert Hallo]] (6) | |||
* [[Manny (G1)|Manny]] (2) | *[[Lou (bodyguard)|Lou]] (7) | ||
* "[[ | *[[Lazarus]] (8) | ||
* [[Spike Witwicky|Spike Witwicky]] (4) | *[[Bishop (human)|Bishop]] (9) | ||
* [[ | *[[Larry]] (11) | ||
* [[ | }} | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
" | "I have seen the future of warfare, Mister Bishop. I have seen its '''evolution'''. Imagine a soldier who himself is the perfect weapon. A soldier who need not hold a gun because he himself '''is''' the gun. Or better still, something so much more powerful. A soldier not hindered by his '''humanity''', for he has none. A soldier with the ability to transform at will from warrior to weapon... from weapon to warrior in the blink of an eye. This is the evolution of warfare." | ||
:—'''Lazarus''' | |||
==Notes== | |||
*Not counting the [[Prime Directive Preview|preview issue]] released the previous month, this issue was the first mass-released ''Transformers'' comic in nearly a decade. With 119,251 ordered copies for April 2002, it topped Diamond Comic Distributors' sales charts,<ref name="diamondapril">[http://www.icv2.com/articles/indepth/1260.html ICv2 reporting on Diamond's charts for April 2002]</ref> an accomplishment repeated by several of the following issues. In addition, this issue saw a second and even a third printing run due to high demand. | |||
*The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. Since the collected volumes present this image on the opposite side of the preceding page, with no page-flipping required, this loses a lot of the dramatic impact. | |||
*Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 ''Ark II'' Tragedy—What Happened?" Though this may seem like just an extra it's actually very important as it reveals much of the backstory for the series and explains the Transformers' current conditions. | |||
* The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. | *The pull-out posters included this issue are: | ||
* Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 ''Ark II'' Tragedy—What Happened?" | **'''Autobot cover:''' A selection of Generation 1 Autobots roll out in front of a city-mode [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], with the Autobot cast of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'' in the background. | ||
* [[ | **'''Decepticon cover:''' Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], with many Generation 1 Autobots and Decepticons battling in the background. | ||
*Optimus Prime's pose on this cover was parodied for one of the variant covers of issue 1 of [[Marvel Comics]]'s (fortunately) short-lived "satire" series ''Marville''. In fact, the aping of Pat Lee's art style may be one of the ''very'' few genuinely funny things about ''Marville''. | |||
===Covers (6)=== | ===Covers (6)=== | ||
* '''Regular Cover:''' Autobots wraparound by [[ | *'''Regular Cover:''' Autobots wraparound by [[Pat Lee]] | ||
* '''Regular Cover:''' Decepticons wraparound by Pat Lee | *'''Regular Cover:''' Decepticons wraparound by Pat Lee | ||
* '''2nd printing:''' Prime and Bumblebee by Pat Lee | *'''2nd printing:''' Prime and Bumblebee by Pat Lee | ||
* '''3rd printing:''' Omega Supreme by Pat Lee | *'''3rd printing:''' Omega Supreme by Pat Lee | ||
* '''Foil Cover:''' Battle wraparound by | *'''Foil Cover:''' Battle wraparound by [[James Raiz]] | ||
* '''Incentive Cover:''' Superion wraparound by Pat Lee and [[ | *'''Incentive Cover:''' Superion wraparound by Pat Lee (characters) and James Raiz (background), [[Rob Armstrong]] (character inks), [[Alan Wang]] (colors) | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue1_1_full.jpg|Autobot cover | |||
Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue1_2_full.jpg|Decepticon cover | |||
Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue1_Foil_full.jpg|Foil cover | |||
Image:Dw_cover_number_1_prime_and_bumblebee.jpg|2nd printing cover | |||
Image:DW_cover_number_1_omega.jpg|3rd printing cover | |||
Image:Dw cover number 1 devastator.jpg|Incentive cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Advertisements=== | |||
*[[BotCon]] 2002 | |||
*[[Titan Books]] G1 reprints | |||
*[[Prime Directive issue 2|''Transformers: Generation 1'' #2]] | |||
*''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3 | |||
*''Warlands'' TPB #2 | |||
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] lithograph | |||
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] poster | |||
*Transformers posters (back interior cover) | |||
===Reprints=== | |||
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==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 issues]] | [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 issues]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:48, 3 October 2025
| This article is about the Dreamwave issue. For the IDW issue, see Prime's Directive, Part One. |
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 You! Imagine I have a chair to sit on! | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | April 3, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | April 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Chrislock | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Patimus Prime | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Robonus | ||||||||||||
| Backgrounds | Edwin Magnus | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | TheRealT! | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Dreamer Design | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Hot Rog | ||||||||||||
| Graphic design | Paulceptor | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Dreamwave continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Modern era | ||||||||||||
Lazarus has weapons for sale while Spike learns that he can't escape his past.
Synopsis
[edit]In a South American jungle, two rebels are on night patrol. Manny grouses at his friend for lighting a cigarette and possibly giving away their position, but his friend is more interested in relieving himself. The pair are both swiftly dispatched by a metal giant.
In Cleveland, Ohio, Spike Witwicky prepares for work and is being handed his hardhat by Daniel when General Hallo from the United States Army stops by. Hallo introduces himself as the head of a department concerned with developing war technology, and informs Spike that he's been granted a leave of absence from his job so that he can help the army. When Spike inquires as to what happens if he turns down the offer, Hallo simply says that it is not an offer.
Up in the wasteland of Canada's northern territories, Lazarus and a hooded "freedom fighter" named Bishop are carried across the snow in a jeep. Lazarus has a business proposition for Bishop, but they must continue on foot. As they do so, the "jeep" transforms to stand guard behind them. The party finally reaches Lazarus's bunker, and Bishop's hood is removed, allowing him to see the "goods".
Spike waits in the Pentagon, reading a news story commemorating the Ark II disaster. As he's about to go in to the meeting, Larry the janitor cautions him that nothing is as it seems in this place. General Hallo and Spike discuss the Ark II disaster which claimed the lives of Sparkplug Witwicky and the other humans who had volunteered to travel to Cybertron. However Hallo has news for Spike—although the Transformers were all believed to have been destroyed in the ship's explosion, the military has recent footage of Megatron razing a rebel encampment in South America.
Megatron himself, at that moment, is being viewed by Lazarus and Bishop. Lazarus explains that all of the Transformers have been fitted with a control mechanism which gives him complete control over them. Megatron responds to verbal commands, until Lazarus commands the Decepticon leader to kneel before him. Lazarus dismisses this as a minor bug, but after they leave, Megatron's eyes glow ominously.
Hallo and Spike travel to Area 24, where Hallo asks if Spike will help them with their own Transformer. As Spike realizes what this means, they enter a hangar which houses Optimus Prime.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
Quotes
[edit]"I have seen the future of warfare, Mister Bishop. I have seen its evolution. Imagine a soldier who himself is the perfect weapon. A soldier who need not hold a gun because he himself is the gun. Or better still, something so much more powerful. A soldier not hindered by his humanity, for he has none. A soldier with the ability to transform at will from warrior to weapon... from weapon to warrior in the blink of an eye. This is the evolution of warfare."
- —Lazarus
Notes
[edit]- Not counting the preview issue released the previous month, this issue was the first mass-released Transformers comic in nearly a decade. With 119,251 ordered copies for April 2002, it topped Diamond Comic Distributors' sales charts,[1] an accomplishment repeated by several of the following issues. In addition, this issue saw a second and even a third printing run due to high demand.
- The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. Since the collected volumes present this image on the opposite side of the preceding page, with no page-flipping required, this loses a lot of the dramatic impact.
- Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 Ark II Tragedy—What Happened?" Though this may seem like just an extra it's actually very important as it reveals much of the backstory for the series and explains the Transformers' current conditions.
- The pull-out posters included this issue are:
- Autobot cover: A selection of Generation 1 Autobots roll out in front of a city-mode Metroplex, with the Autobot cast of Transformers: Armada in the background.
- Decepticon cover: Generation 1 Megatron, with many Generation 1 Autobots and Decepticons battling in the background.
- Optimus Prime's pose on this cover was parodied for one of the variant covers of issue 1 of Marvel Comics's (fortunately) short-lived "satire" series Marville. In fact, the aping of Pat Lee's art style may be one of the very few genuinely funny things about Marville.
Covers (6)
[edit]- Regular Cover: Autobots wraparound by Pat Lee
- Regular Cover: Decepticons wraparound by Pat Lee
- 2nd printing: Prime and Bumblebee by Pat Lee
- 3rd printing: Omega Supreme by Pat Lee
- Foil Cover: Battle wraparound by James Raiz
- Incentive Cover: Superion wraparound by Pat Lee (characters) and James Raiz (background), Rob Armstrong (character inks), Alan Wang (colors)
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Autobot cover -
Decepticon cover -
Foil cover -
2nd printing cover -
3rd printing cover -
Incentive cover
Advertisements
[edit]- BotCon 2002
- Titan Books G1 reprints
- Transformers: Generation 1 #2
- Darkminds: Macropolis #3
- Warlands TPB #2
- Predaking lithograph
- Starscream poster
- Transformers posters (back interior cover)
Reprints
[edit]
