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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[ | {{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' #4 | ||
|prev=Movie Adaptation | |prev=Movie Adaptation issue 3 | ||
|next=The Reign of Starscream issue 1 | |||
|title="Transformers: Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four" | |title="Transformers: Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four" | ||
|image=Movie Adaptation 4a.jpg | |image=Movie Adaptation 4a.jpg | ||
|caption=''StarBots Episode IV: A New Cube'' | |caption=''StarBots Episode IV: A New Cube'' | ||
|publisher=[[IDW]] | |publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] | ||
|date=June 27, 2007 | |date=[[June 27]], [[2007]] | ||
|coverdate=June 2007 | |coverdate=June 2007 | ||
|screenplay=Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | |screenplay=Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | ||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
|art by=[[Alex Milne]] | |art by=[[Alex Milne]] | ||
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] | |colors by=[[Josh Perez]] | ||
|color assist by=[[Zac Atkinson]], [[Josh Burcham]], [[Andrew Elder]], [[ | |color assist by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)|Zac Atkinson]], [[Josh Burcham]], [[Andrew Elder]], [[Kieran Oats]] and [[Rob Ruffolo]] | ||
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]] | |letters by=[[Chris Mowry]] | ||
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] | |edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] | ||
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]] | |continuity=[[Movie continuity family]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Autobots and Decepticons battle it out while Sam takes charge of the All Spark.''' | '''The Autobots and Decepticons battle it out while Sam takes charge of the All Spark.''' | ||
== Synopsis == | ==Synopsis== | ||
As Sam identifies Megatron, Agent Simmons informs the group that reverse engineering on Megatron is the source of all modern machines. | As Sam identifies Megatron, Agent Simmons informs the group that reverse engineering on Megatron is the source of all modern machines. Sam states the Transformers are on Earth because of the [[AllSpark]] and the group heads to the area where it is kept. Simmons informs the group that the All Spark was discovered in 1913 and that [[Hoover Dam]] was built around it to hide its energy. He also demonstrates that the All Spark can give life to any mechanical device. | ||
The [[Decepticon | The [[Decepticon]]s arrive and attack the dam—the blasts complete the awakening of Megatron. He kills the scientist near him and transforms into his jet mode. Sam convinces Simmons to free Bumblebee to help protect them. Bumblebee shrinks the All Spark into a tiny cube and leaves with Sam and Mikaela. Megatron meets up with the other Decepticons and give chase to the [[Autobot]]s, knowing they have the All Spark. Bonecrusher and Barricade attack Optimus Prime, but he manages to defeat and kill them both. | ||
Simmons stops to call in an air strike and a jet soon arrives. | [[File:Movieadaptation4-hellobrother.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]] | ||
Simmons stops to call in an air strike and a jet soon arrives. Unfortunately, it's actually Starscream, who injures Bumblebee and causes him to drop the All Spark. Brawl attacks, unphased by the military but is attacked by Jazz. Jazz, in turn is killed by Megatron, infuriating Optimus Prime, who begins to battle his brother. Sam takes the All Spark along with Ironhide, who is blasted by Starscream. Megatron knocks out Prime and goes after Sam and the All Spark. Mikaela, meanwhile hooks Bumblebee up to a tow truck to get him to safety. Brawl pursues them, but is blasted by Bumblebee and killed. | |||
Captain Lennox, along with an air strike kill Blackout while Sam faces off with Megatron. Megatron blasts the ledge, causing Sam to fall, but he's caught by Optimus Prime. Before Prime can destroy the All Spark, Megatron attacks again. Sam throws the All Spark into Megatron's spark, destroying him. In celebration, Mikaela kisses Sam but the Autobots gather around Jazz's body. | |||
Later, [[Sector Seven]] is terminated and the Decepticons are dropped into the [[Laurentian Abyss]] and a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear blast]] buries them. While Sam and Mikaela enjoy life, Optimus states that the Autobots will live on [[Earth]], hiding in their vehicle modes to protect the humans. He sends a message into space welcoming any surviving to join their brothers on Earth. | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters|c1= | {{featuredcharacters|c1= | ||
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (11) | *[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (11) | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (12) | *[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (12) | ||
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (13) | *[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (13) | ||
* [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (14) | *[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (14) | ||
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (15) | *[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (15) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (1) | *[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (1) | ||
* [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (6) | *[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (6) | ||
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (7) | *[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (7) | ||
* [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (8) | *[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (8) | ||
* [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (9) | *[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (9) | ||
* [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (10) | *[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (10) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* [[ | *[[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] (2) | ||
* [[John Keller|General Keller]] (3) | *[[John Keller|General Keller]] (3) | ||
* [[Mikaela Banes]] (4) | *[[Mikaela Banes]] (4) | ||
* [[Sam Witwicky]] (5) | *[[Sam Witwicky]] (5) | ||
}} | |||
==Errors== | |||
== Errors == | *Okay, we know what happened to Barricade (unlike in the [[Transformers (film)|movie]])... but whatever became of Frenzy? The last time we saw him was when he called the other Decepticons in the [[Movie Adaptation issue 3|previous issue]] and asked Barricade to bring his body. Yet he's mysteriously absent from this issue. | ||
* Okay, we know what happened to | *In the movie itself, Optimus Prime's absence from the first minutes of the final battle in [[Mission City]] is explained by his battle with Bonecrusher. In this issue, he kills Bonecrusher and then Barricade, throwing the latter against a bridge column as the other Autobots are ''just'' passing under that bridge. So what's keeping him from joining them again right away? The scenes in Mission City following Barricade's death only take up four pages until Optimus Prime shows up again, though. He arrives just in time to witness Jazz's death at the hands of Megatron. | ||
* In the movie itself, | |||
== Items of note == | ==Items of note== | ||
* Items in the pawn shop on page 8 include a [[G.I. Joe]] lunch box and a [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] figure. | *Items in the pawn shop on page 8 include a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] lunch box and a [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] figure. | ||
* "Bonus material 4.0": Pull-out poster of Megatron, Blackout, Barricade and Frenzy, Barricade vs Bumblebee pin-up, All Spark pin-up, interview with Hasbro's [[Michael Verrecchia]], including toy gallery. | *"Bonus material 4.0": Pull-out poster of Megatron, Blackout, Barricade and Frenzy, Barricade vs Bumblebee pin-up, All Spark pin-up, interview with Hasbro's [[Michael Verrecchia]], including toy gallery. | ||
===Differences with movie=== | ===Differences with movie=== | ||
* In the | *In the movie, [[Glen Whitmann|Glen]] (more or less willingly) donates a cell phone for a presentation of the All Spark's abilities. Since Glen is ''missing entirely'' from the comic adaptation, Simmons simply takes [[Maggie Madsen|Maggie's]] cell phone out of her bag, adding to his ''really'' rude portrayal as seen in the [[Movie Adaptation issue 3|previous issue]]. | ||
* In the movie, | *In the movie, Sam realizes that Sector Seven has the Allspark based on some cryptic words from Banachek. In the comic, he strangely figures it out right out of the blue, with no hints or clues whatsoever. | ||
* In addition, Megatron breaks free ''before'' | *In the movie, Frenzy deactivates the cryo-pumps and frees Megatron. Starscream is the only other Decepticon actually to arrive at [[Hoover Dam]], destroying several power stations and thereby accelerating Megatron's release. In the comic version, Starscream arrives at Hoover Dam together with Blackout, Barricade, Bonecrusher and Brawl (thus ignoring any speed differences between their vehicle modes). They all shoot the dam together, and Megatron is apparently freed from his cryo-stasis ''from the concussions of the blasts'' alone. Furthermore, Megatron is also shown to be a lot more talkative with the [[Human|insects]]. | ||
* Instead of stabbing Bonecrusher in the head with his spiffy blade and thereby decapitating him, | *In addition, Megatron breaks free ''before'' Bumblebee takes the All Spark out. Which begs the question... where does Megatron go in the meantime? | ||
* After killing Bonecrusher, Optimus also defeats (and decapitates) Barricade. This was included in an early draft of the script, as it's also told that way in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie. In the movie itself, however, Barricade simply disappears with no explanation after Bonecrusher transforms. (Furthermore, [[The Reign of Starscream | *Instead of stabbing Bonecrusher in the head with his spiffy blade and thereby decapitating him, Optimus Prime shoots him in the chest with his [[ion blaster]]. | ||
* As Megatron kills | *After killing Bonecrusher, Optimus also defeats (and decapitates) Barricade. This was included in an early draft of the script, as it's also told that way in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie. In the movie itself, however, Barricade simply disappears with no explanation after Bonecrusher transforms. (Furthermore, ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' also explicitly contradicts this. There, Ironhide causes Barricade to crash into a bridge column, and Starscream later returns there to find Barricade damaged, but alive.) | ||
* Also, Optimus Prime is present when Megatron kills Jazz. | *As Megatron kills Jazz, he says "Your Spark will be mine!" In older drafts of the script, Megatron was supposed to "eat" the Sparks of defeated Autobots. This is also told in detail in Foster's novelization, but again, the movie itself doesn't make this clear—there, Megatron simply rips Jazz in two (whereas at the end of this issue, Jazz is dead, but still in one piece). | ||
* Optimus Prime tells Sam to use the All Spark cube to defeat Megatron, instead of offering to sacrifice himself. | *Also, Optimus Prime is present when Megatron kills Jazz. And he actually shows real emotion. | ||
* Instead of ''pushing'' the All Spark into Megatron's chest, Sam simply ''throws'' it at him. | *Instead of crashing through a building, Megatron flies Optimus up into the sky before blasting him to the far ground. | ||
*Optimus Prime tells Sam to use the All Spark cube to defeat Megatron, instead of offering to sacrifice himself. | |||
*Instead of ''pushing'' the All Spark into Megatron's chest, Sam simply ''throws'' it at him. | |||
===Covers ( | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Wraparound cover of most major movie characters by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Espen Grundetjern]]. | |||
* ''' | *'''Cover B:''' Megatron with the All Spark Cube in his grasp, by Alex Milne, colours by [[Josh Perez]] | ||
* '''Cover RI:''' Photo of Ironhide | *'''Cover RI:''' Photo of Ironhide | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Movie Adaptation 4a.jpg|Cover A | |||
File:Movie Adaptation 4b.jpg|Cover B | |||
File:Movie Adaptation 4RI.jpg|Cover RI | |||
</gallery> | |||
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 StarBots Episode IV: A New Cube | |||||||||||||
| "Transformers: Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 27, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | June 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Story by | Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and John Rogers | ||||||||||||
| Screenplay | Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | ||||||||||||
| Adaptation by | Kris Oprisko | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Alex Milne | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Josh Perez | ||||||||||||
| Color assist by | Zac Atkinson, Josh Burcham, Andrew Elder, Kieran Oats and Rob Ruffolo | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Chris Mowry | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | Chris Ryall | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Movie continuity family | ||||||||||||
The Autobots and Decepticons battle it out while Sam takes charge of the All Spark.
Synopsis
[edit]As Sam identifies Megatron, Agent Simmons informs the group that reverse engineering on Megatron is the source of all modern machines. Sam states the Transformers are on Earth because of the AllSpark and the group heads to the area where it is kept. Simmons informs the group that the All Spark was discovered in 1913 and that Hoover Dam was built around it to hide its energy. He also demonstrates that the All Spark can give life to any mechanical device.
The Decepticons arrive and attack the dam—the blasts complete the awakening of Megatron. He kills the scientist near him and transforms into his jet mode. Sam convinces Simmons to free Bumblebee to help protect them. Bumblebee shrinks the All Spark into a tiny cube and leaves with Sam and Mikaela. Megatron meets up with the other Decepticons and give chase to the Autobots, knowing they have the All Spark. Bonecrusher and Barricade attack Optimus Prime, but he manages to defeat and kill them both.
Simmons stops to call in an air strike and a jet soon arrives. Unfortunately, it's actually Starscream, who injures Bumblebee and causes him to drop the All Spark. Brawl attacks, unphased by the military but is attacked by Jazz. Jazz, in turn is killed by Megatron, infuriating Optimus Prime, who begins to battle his brother. Sam takes the All Spark along with Ironhide, who is blasted by Starscream. Megatron knocks out Prime and goes after Sam and the All Spark. Mikaela, meanwhile hooks Bumblebee up to a tow truck to get him to safety. Brawl pursues them, but is blasted by Bumblebee and killed.
Captain Lennox, along with an air strike kill Blackout while Sam faces off with Megatron. Megatron blasts the ledge, causing Sam to fall, but he's caught by Optimus Prime. Before Prime can destroy the All Spark, Megatron attacks again. Sam throws the All Spark into Megatron's spark, destroying him. In celebration, Mikaela kisses Sam but the Autobots gather around Jazz's body.
Later, Sector Seven is terminated and the Decepticons are dropped into the Laurentian Abyss and a nuclear blast buries them. While Sam and Mikaela enjoy life, Optimus states that the Autobots will live on Earth, hiding in their vehicle modes to protect the humans. He sends a message into space welcoming any surviving to join their brothers on Earth.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Errors
[edit]- Okay, we know what happened to Barricade (unlike in the movie)... but whatever became of Frenzy? The last time we saw him was when he called the other Decepticons in the previous issue and asked Barricade to bring his body. Yet he's mysteriously absent from this issue.
- In the movie itself, Optimus Prime's absence from the first minutes of the final battle in Mission City is explained by his battle with Bonecrusher. In this issue, he kills Bonecrusher and then Barricade, throwing the latter against a bridge column as the other Autobots are just passing under that bridge. So what's keeping him from joining them again right away? The scenes in Mission City following Barricade's death only take up four pages until Optimus Prime shows up again, though. He arrives just in time to witness Jazz's death at the hands of Megatron.
Items of note
[edit]- Items in the pawn shop on page 8 include a G.I. Joe lunch box and a Cy-Kill figure.
- "Bonus material 4.0": Pull-out poster of Megatron, Blackout, Barricade and Frenzy, Barricade vs Bumblebee pin-up, All Spark pin-up, interview with Hasbro's Michael Verrecchia, including toy gallery.
Differences with movie
[edit]- In the movie, Glen (more or less willingly) donates a cell phone for a presentation of the All Spark's abilities. Since Glen is missing entirely from the comic adaptation, Simmons simply takes Maggie's cell phone out of her bag, adding to his really rude portrayal as seen in the previous issue.
- In the movie, Sam realizes that Sector Seven has the Allspark based on some cryptic words from Banachek. In the comic, he strangely figures it out right out of the blue, with no hints or clues whatsoever.
- In the movie, Frenzy deactivates the cryo-pumps and frees Megatron. Starscream is the only other Decepticon actually to arrive at Hoover Dam, destroying several power stations and thereby accelerating Megatron's release. In the comic version, Starscream arrives at Hoover Dam together with Blackout, Barricade, Bonecrusher and Brawl (thus ignoring any speed differences between their vehicle modes). They all shoot the dam together, and Megatron is apparently freed from his cryo-stasis from the concussions of the blasts alone. Furthermore, Megatron is also shown to be a lot more talkative with the insects.
- In addition, Megatron breaks free before Bumblebee takes the All Spark out. Which begs the question... where does Megatron go in the meantime?
- Instead of stabbing Bonecrusher in the head with his spiffy blade and thereby decapitating him, Optimus Prime shoots him in the chest with his ion blaster.
- After killing Bonecrusher, Optimus also defeats (and decapitates) Barricade. This was included in an early draft of the script, as it's also told that way in Alan Dean Foster's novelization of the movie. In the movie itself, however, Barricade simply disappears with no explanation after Bonecrusher transforms. (Furthermore, The Reign of Starscream also explicitly contradicts this. There, Ironhide causes Barricade to crash into a bridge column, and Starscream later returns there to find Barricade damaged, but alive.)
- As Megatron kills Jazz, he says "Your Spark will be mine!" In older drafts of the script, Megatron was supposed to "eat" the Sparks of defeated Autobots. This is also told in detail in Foster's novelization, but again, the movie itself doesn't make this clear—there, Megatron simply rips Jazz in two (whereas at the end of this issue, Jazz is dead, but still in one piece).
- Also, Optimus Prime is present when Megatron kills Jazz. And he actually shows real emotion.
- Instead of crashing through a building, Megatron flies Optimus up into the sky before blasting him to the far ground.
- Optimus Prime tells Sam to use the All Spark cube to defeat Megatron, instead of offering to sacrifice himself.
- Instead of pushing the All Spark into Megatron's chest, Sam simply throws it at him.
Covers (3)
[edit]- Cover A: Wraparound cover of most major movie characters by Alex Milne and Espen Grundetjern.
- Cover B: Megatron with the All Spark Cube in his grasp, by Alex Milne, colours by Josh Perez
- Cover RI: Photo of Ironhide
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Cover A -
Cover B -
Cover RI
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