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* '''Continuity:''' [[Revenge of the Fallen]] (Prequel)
* '''Continuity:''' [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (Prequel)
At the Decepticon base on [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tries to ''beat'' the location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]] from [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]. But still, the elderly bot says he will only give this information to [[the Fallen]]: Soundwave, he snarls, is an ignorant fool unaware of the true scale of things. The commander almost kills Ransack for this, before [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] points out the Fallen might be ''unhappy'' if they vape one of his [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]]. Starscream believes he can "loosen" Ransack's tongue, but the Seeker merely mocks them for believing that, just because the Fallen is currently incapacitated, they have freedom of action.
At the Decepticon base on [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tries to ''beat'' the location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]] from [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]. But still, the elderly bot says he will only give this information to [[the Fallen]]: Soundwave, he snarls, is an ignorant fool unaware of the true scale of things. The commander almost kills Ransack for this, before [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] points out the Fallen might be ''unhappy'' if they vape one of his [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]]. Starscream believes he can "loosen" Ransack's tongue, but the Seeker merely mocks them for believing that, just because the Fallen is currently incapacitated, they have freedom of action.
Speaking of action, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] decide to make their attack run on the base, out for revenge on Soundwave for all he's done to them. Do they need a plan? Why bother, [[Michael Bay|random explosions]] worked for them so far! The Decepticons are surprised and angered to find themselves under attack, and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] leaps to rend and tear. Luckily, this time the twins are ready for him and use the power of ''ducking''; a electrical bomb is placed on the kitty as he's in mid-air, disabling him.
Speaking of action, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] decide to make their attack run on the base, out for revenge on Soundwave for all he's done to them. Do they need a plan? Why bother, [[Michael Bay|random explosions]] worked for them so far! The Decepticons are surprised and angered to find themselves under attack, and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] leaps to rend and tear. Luckily, this time the twins are ready for him and use the power of ''ducking''; an electrical bomb is placed on the kitty as he's in mid-air, disabling him.
[[Image:Titan2-8_ransack_intheback.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Respect your elders!]]
[[File:Titan2-8 ransack intheback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Respect your elders!]]
Soundwave and Starscream, however, remain unimpressed and swiftly put an end to the attack. Starscream finally gets a chance to kill Mudflap for [[Transformers Comic issue 2.1|the humiliation on Cybertron]], but the twins' attack has given Ransack the opportunity to shoot Starscream in the back and flee. He threatens to grass Soundwave up to the Fallen, and the Decepticons hurriedly chase after him to prevent this. The twins, not knowing what ''any'' of the big talk is about, have only a moment to enjoy their victory when they see what's coming: [[Purple generic drones|the Decepticon army on Cybertron]], coming in to land. The Phobos base is just a staging area for an attack on Earth, where the drones had been intending to go all along — and the twins are in their way.
Soundwave and Starscream, however, remain unimpressed and swiftly put an end to the attack. Starscream finally gets a chance to kill Mudflap for [[Transformers Comic issue 2.1|the humiliation on Cybertron]], but the twins' attack has given Ransack the opportunity to shoot Starscream in the back and flee. He threatens to grass Soundwave up to the Fallen, and the Decepticons hurriedly chase after him to prevent this. The twins, not knowing what ''any'' of the big talk is about, have only a moment to enjoy their victory when they see what's coming: [[Purple generic drone|the Decepticon army on Cybertron]], coming in to land. The Phobos base is just a staging area for an attack on Earth, where the drones had been intending to go all along — and the twins are in their way.
The twins prepare to die, speaking their final words and preparing to take out as many drones as possible...
The twins prepare to die, speaking their final words and preparing to take out as many drones as possible...
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When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrives with an Autobot strike force! They've [[Transformers Comic issue 2.7|followed the twins]] and swiftly obliterate the Decepticons, until the survivors simply surrender. Mudflap remarks that the main Decepticons have fled... and is shocked when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ''believes him''. Ironhide apologises to the twins, admitting the Autobots were wrong about them and their loyalties; without the twins, they'd never have known about this base. He welcomes them to the Autobot Earth division at long last.
When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrives with an Autobot strike force! They've [[Transformers Comic issue 2.7|followed the twins]] and swiftly obliterate the Decepticons, until the survivors simply surrender. Mudflap remarks that the main Decepticons have fled... and is shocked when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ''believes him''. Ironhide apologises to the twins, admitting the Autobots were wrong about them and their loyalties; without the twins, they'd never have known about this base. He welcomes them to the Autobot Earth division at long last.
Skids wonders if they should mention the Fallen again, but Mudflap says not to bother. [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|What will be, will be...]]
Skids wonders if they should mention the Fallen again, but Mudflap says not to bother. [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|What will be, will be...]]
===Featured characters===
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*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]
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*[[The Fallen]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]
*[[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
*"[[Purple generic drone]]s"
}}
{{issuestub}}
===Quotes===
===Quotes===
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* There's a daytime sky... on an ''airless moon''.
* There's a daytime sky... on an ''airless moon''.
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] turns up in her original form, instead of her ROTF one.
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] turns up in her original form, instead of her ROTF one.
* Starscream's [[optics]] are light blue in color, like an Autobot's, rather than the usual red or bright orange they normally are.
* Starscream's [[Sensor|optic]]s are light blue in color, like an Autobot's, rather than the usual red or bright orange they normally are.
===Notes===
===Notes===
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* Welcome to Earth: Starscream asks Decepticon arrivals simple questions about the planet Earth. "If you answered all these questions correctly, you're clearly an illegal Autobot sympathiser."
* Welcome to Earth: Starscream asks Decepticon arrivals simple questions about the planet Earth. "If you answered all these questions correctly, you're clearly an illegal Autobot sympathiser."
* Character Profile: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
* Character Profile: [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]
* More Than Meets The Eye: puzzles.
* More Than Meets The Eye: puzzles.
* Bumblebee's Busy Day: more puzzles, themed around [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] having a mission.
* Bumblebee's Busy Day: more puzzles, themed around [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] having a mission.
* Competitions for books and games.
* Competitions for books and games.
* Transformers competitions to win Deluxe toys and the third ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' trade paperback.
* Transformers competitions to win Deluxe toys and the third ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' trade paperback.
* Sideswipe's Armoury: article on the helicopters used by the [[United States military]] in the film.
* Sideswipe's Armoury: article on the helicopters used by the [[United States military]] in the film.
[[Image:Titan_AHM_cutandpaste.jpg|right|thumb|300px|On the bright side, no [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]!]]
[[File:Titan AHM cutandpaste.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|On the bright side, no [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]!]]
Ending the AHM reprints earlier than #1 had claimed, this little ditty is the first edited reprint since the Marvel UK days. And what an edit! In order to wrap things up, chunks of ''three'' issues are used:
Ending the ''All Hail Megatron'' reprints earlier than #1 had claimed, this little ditty is the first edited reprint since the Marvel UK days. And what an edit! In order to wrap things up, chunks of ''three'' issues are used:
* Ten pages from #6. We have the scenes of Kup and Jazz at the start and the discussion of the importance of the Matrix, and Megatron's scenes in [[Israel]].
* Ten pages from #6. We have the scenes of Kup and Jazz at the start and the discussion of the importance of the Matrix, and Megatron's scenes in [[Israel]].
* Ten pages from #7, with all of Jazz's flashback and the Autobot's driving off.
* Ten pages from #7, with all of Jazz's flashback and the Autobot's driving off.
* Four pages from #9. Ratchet informs us Prime may die, Sideswipe does his page of angst, and Prime returns. But notably, the first page is a ''merger'' of panels from three separate pages (9, 15, and 16: now it looks like Ratchet is coming in to say Prime might not survive, the Autobots discuss this for a panel, and then Sideswipe tells us "Prime is ''dead''" before starting his rant, with "Prime" edited in where he previously said "Sunstreaker".
* Four pages from #9. Ratchet informs us Prime may die, Sideswipe does his page of angst, and Prime returns. But notably, the first page is a ''merger'' of panels from three separate pages (9, 15, and 16) now it looks like Ratchet is coming in to say Prime might not survive, the Autobots discuss this for a panel, and then Sideswipe tells us "Prime is ''dead''" before starting his rant, with "Prime" edited in where he previously said "Sunstreaker".
Then we're told '''buy the trades at Forbidden Planet to see what's next, kids!'''
Then we're told '''buy the trades at Forbidden Planet to see what's next, kids!'''
It's a bit messy but just about hangs together. Unfortunately, Sideswipe's "Prime is ''dead''" dialogue (being an edit of "Sunstreaker is dead") makes it sound like Prime committed suicide. And then he mentions Sunstreaker being dead... which never happened (cos those pages were never reprinted). It also looks like the Autobots all went on a drive for... some reason, then magically appeared back in their base. It also means the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]] have been mentioned several times as being a horrific scourge on Cybertron... but we never ''see'' them at all. (And Prime gets better a minute after we were told he might die, but that happened in the full AHM #9 too...)
It's a bit messy but just about hangs together. Unfortunately, Sideswipe's "Prime is ''dead''" dialogue (being an edit of "Sunstreaker is dead") makes it sound like Prime committed suicide. And then he mentions Sunstreaker being dead... which never happened (cos those pages were never reprinted). It also looks like the Autobots all went on a drive for... some reason, then magically appeared back in their base. It also means the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]] have been mentioned several times as being a horrific scourge on Cybertron... but we never ''see'' them at all. (And Prime gets better a minute after we were told he might die, but that happened in the full ''All Hail Megatron'' #9 too...)
As Titan promised in #2.1 that AHM would run for 12 issues, this is likely an emergency fixer-upper rather than something planned.
As Titan promised in #2.1 that ''All Hail Megatron'' would run for 12 issues, this is likely an emergency fixer-upper rather than something planned.
===Law and Disorder===
===Law and Disorder===
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"I myself will be paying Mr [[Michael Bay]] a visit to submit my script [for the third film] and audition for the part. The script will be attached to the end of the proton cannon pressed to Mr Bay's temple. I suspect I'll get the part."
"I myself will be paying Mr. [[Michael Bay]] a visit to submit my script [for the third film] and audition for the part. The script will be attached to the end of the [[proton cannon]] pressed to Mr. Bay's temple. I suspect I'll get the part."
:—See, '''Barricade''' [[Barricade (Movie)#Dark of the Moon film|''will'']] be in the third one!
:—See, '''Barricade''' [[Barricade (Movie)#Dark of the Moon film|''will'']] be in the third one!
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* According to the contents page, Megatron has "command of a mighty arm".
* According to the contents page, Megatron has "command of a mighty arm".
* The AHM mash-up credits [[Guido Guidi]] on art and [[Josh Burcham]] on colours. This ignores [[Robert Deas]], [[Emiliano Santalucia]], and [[E. J. Su]].
* The ''All Hail Megatron'' mash-up credits [[Guido Guidi]] on art and [[Josh Burcham]] on colours. This ignores [[Robert Deas]], [[Emiliano Santalucia]], and [[E. J. Su]].
* Jetfire's profile claims the Fallen ''imprisoned'' his fellow Primes. Since the Fallen's profile in #3 claims they sacrificed themselves, this doesn't ''quite'' add up.
* Jetfire's profile claims the Fallen ''imprisoned'' his fellow Primes. Since the Fallen's profile in #3 claims they sacrificed themselves, this doesn't ''quite'' add up.
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* Barricade says that a [[Units of time|cycle]] is a day, which is wrong (that's a ''solar'' cycle).
* Barricade says that a [[Units of time|cycle]] is a day, which is wrong (that's a ''solar'' cycle).
* The TAURUS Zodiac says that Devastator ate Skids. In the film, He ate Mudflap.
* The TAURUS Zodiac says that Devastator ate Skids. In the film, he ate Mudflap.
==Notes==
==Notes==
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* Ironhide and Barricade also make reference to Ultron, a [[Marvel Comics]] villain.
* Ironhide and Barricade also make reference to Ultron, a [[Marvel Comics]] villain.
* Jetfire's profile page has five [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie's]] hidden in it as a puzzle.
* Jetfire's profile page has five [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelies]] hidden in it as a puzzle.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers Comic issue 2.08}}
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At the Decepticon base on Phobos, Soundwave tries to beat the location of the Tomb of the Primes from Ransack. But still, the elderly bot says he will only give this information to the Fallen: Soundwave, he snarls, is an ignorant fool unaware of the true scale of things. The commander almost kills Ransack for this, before Starscream points out the Fallen might be unhappy if they vape one of his Seekers. Starscream believes he can "loosen" Ransack's tongue, but the Seeker merely mocks them for believing that, just because the Fallen is currently incapacitated, they have freedom of action.
Speaking of action, Skids and Mudflap decide to make their attack run on the base, out for revenge on Soundwave for all he's done to them. Do they need a plan? Why bother, random explosions worked for them so far! The Decepticons are surprised and angered to find themselves under attack, and Ravage leaps to rend and tear. Luckily, this time the twins are ready for him and use the power of ducking; an electrical bomb is placed on the kitty as he's in mid-air, disabling him.
Respect your elders!
Soundwave and Starscream, however, remain unimpressed and swiftly put an end to the attack. Starscream finally gets a chance to kill Mudflap for the humiliation on Cybertron, but the twins' attack has given Ransack the opportunity to shoot Starscream in the back and flee. He threatens to grass Soundwave up to the Fallen, and the Decepticons hurriedly chase after him to prevent this. The twins, not knowing what any of the big talk is about, have only a moment to enjoy their victory when they see what's coming: the Decepticon army on Cybertron, coming in to land. The Phobos base is just a staging area for an attack on Earth, where the drones had been intending to go all along — and the twins are in their way.
The twins prepare to die, speaking their final words and preparing to take out as many drones as possible...
When Optimus Prime arrives with an Autobot strike force! They've followed the twins and swiftly obliterate the Decepticons, until the survivors simply surrender. Mudflap remarks that the main Decepticons have fled... and is shocked when Ironhidebelieves him. Ironhide apologises to the twins, admitting the Autobots were wrong about them and their loyalties; without the twins, they'd never have known about this base. He welcomes them to the Autobot Earth division at long last.
Skids wonders if they should mention the Fallen again, but Mudflap says not to bother. What will be, will be...
"You have no idea. None of you! Because he is currently incapacitated or restrained, you have some illusion of free will. There is none. We serve the Fallen. THAT IS ALL."
–Ransack
"We got a plan?"
"Meh. Why change the habit of a lifetime?"
–Skids and Mudflap
"We're under attack!"
"No? Really?"
–Starscream informs Soundwave of the blatantly obvious
The "Previously" section claims the twins genuinely defected and that they brought Ransack to the Phobos base. It also refers to the Matrix as "the key to the creation of the TRANSFORMERS", probably confusing the film Matrix with the G1 one.
Ransack is coloured wrongly, just like last issue. Grindor has his usual miscolour today, but then gains his proper colour scheme for one panel.
There's a daytime sky... on an airless moon.
Arcee turns up in her original form, instead of her ROTF one.
Starscream's optics are light blue in color, like an Autobot's, rather than the usual red or bright orange they normally are.
Soundwave is revealed to have been diverging a bit from the Fallen's orders, taking advantage of the master being absent. It's not explicitly stated but it's strongly hinted that Soundwave wants the Matrix for himself.
Soundwave and Starscream are still working for the Fallen in the film, so I guess Ransack never made it!
The purple generic drones from #2.1 appear. In a nice bit of consistency, they turn up in transition forms... so all their jet bits are missing. (They're also now all grey.)
Sideswipe's more bloodthirsty side turns up here. He also paraphrases Mikaela Banes.
I bet the twins felt like a right bunch of tits when the Fallen turned up for the film!
Welcome to Earth: Starscream asks Decepticon arrivals simple questions about the planet Earth. "If you answered all these questions correctly, you're clearly an illegal Autobot sympathiser."
Ending the All Hail Megatron reprints earlier than #1 had claimed, this little ditty is the first edited reprint since the Marvel UK days. And what an edit! In order to wrap things up, chunks of three issues are used:
Ten pages from #6. We have the scenes of Kup and Jazz at the start and the discussion of the importance of the Matrix, and Megatron's scenes in Israel.
Ten pages from #7, with all of Jazz's flashback and the Autobot's driving off.
Four pages from #9. Ratchet informs us Prime may die, Sideswipe does his page of angst, and Prime returns. But notably, the first page is a merger of panels from three separate pages (9, 15, and 16) now it looks like Ratchet is coming in to say Prime might not survive, the Autobots discuss this for a panel, and then Sideswipe tells us "Prime is dead" before starting his rant, with "Prime" edited in where he previously said "Sunstreaker".
Then we're told buy the trades at Forbidden Planet to see what's next, kids!
It's a bit messy but just about hangs together. Unfortunately, Sideswipe's "Prime is dead" dialogue (being an edit of "Sunstreaker is dead") makes it sound like Prime committed suicide. And then he mentions Sunstreaker being dead... which never happened (cos those pages were never reprinted). It also looks like the Autobots all went on a drive for... some reason, then magically appeared back in their base. It also means the Swarm have been mentioned several times as being a horrific scourge on Cybertron... but we never see them at all. (And Prime gets better a minute after we were told he might die, but that happened in the full All Hail Megatron #9 too...)
As Titan promised in #2.1 that All Hail Megatron would run for 12 issues, this is likely an emergency fixer-upper rather than something planned.
"Excellent! That knuckle-dragging thug, Ironhide, isn't here. Maybe I'll get to do a whole issue by myself..."
"Sorry I'm late ... you weren't going to start without me, were you?"
"Oh, no, of course not. As if I would do such a thing."
—Ironhide and Barricade start as they mean to go on
"You are labouring under the misguided notion that we TRANSFORMERS breed like you mammals. We don't. It's disgusting. The idea of crawling out of a jelly-filled sack in a pond is revolting. Or am I thinking of frogs?"
—Barricade
"Nice work, Charlie, we always enjoy well-drawn pictures. Especially if they're pictures of Autobots."
"Yes, because, only an Autobot would need that kind of validation from a 12-year-old..."
—Ironhide and Barricade
"I myself will be paying Mr. Michael Bay a visit to submit my script [for the third film] and audition for the part. The script will be attached to the end of the proton cannon pressed to Mr. Bay's temple. I suspect I'll get the part."
"LIBRA (23 SEPT - 23 OCT): Nothing says 'stop meddling in my business' like a punch in the face. Just saying..."
"AIRES (21 MAR - 19 APR): The alpha male in a pack of wolves will see you as a threat to his superiority, but, to be honest, he's giving you way too much credit there."
"TAURUS (20 APR - 20 MAY): Deep inside you, there's a little Autobot trying to get out. That's what you get for eating Skids whole, Devastator."
Jetfire's profile claims the Fallen imprisoned his fellow Primes. Since the Fallen's profile in #3 claims they sacrificed themselves, this doesn't quite add up.
Barricade says that a cycle is a day, which is wrong (that's a solar cycle).
The TAURUS Zodiac says that Devastator ate Skids. In the film, he ate Mudflap.
Last issue's cover preview for this issue showed a stock photo cover. Thank Primus that didn't happen! The Next Issue section says #9 will be a stock photo; fingers crossed that's wrong too!
The first volume, coincidentally, also had stock photo covers until its eighth issue...
"Welcome to Earth" asks us what Earth's main export is. The answer is "ex reality-TV contestants".
Ironhide and Barricade also make reference to Ultron, a Marvel Comics villain.
Jetfire's profile page has five Wheelies hidden in it as a puzzle.
{{#if: And the Good Lord said... let there be cover art! |
