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|caption=You bought this because you thought Shockers was in the strip? THE DECEPTICONS WIN! | |caption=You bought this because you thought Shockers was in the strip? THE DECEPTICONS WIN! | ||
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan | |publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Comics]] | ||
|date=21 [[July]] [[2011]] | |date=21 [[July]] [[2011]] | ||
|editor=[[Rona Simpson]] | |editor=[[Rona Simpson]] | ||
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* '''Colours:''' [[Nestor Pereyra]] | * '''Colours:''' [[Nestor Pereyra]] | ||
* '''Lettering:''' [[Rona Simpson]] | * '''Lettering:''' [[Rona Simpson]] | ||
* '''Continuity:''' [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] (prequel) | * '''Continuity:''' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] (prequel) | ||
In the Laguna de Guatavita in Central [[Colombia]], a team of divers, the mysterious [[Tanto Gang]], are setting up an explosive charge underwater. Their boss, Mr. [[Kubikiri]], talks with a mysterious partner and benefactor called "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Mr. Wave]]," who urges to hurry their operation. As the charge is detonated, a city of gold is revealed: the legendary [[El Dorado]]. Mr. Wave asks about a package he asked them to secure. They complain about its weight, which is revealed to be... Soundwave himself, bursting out of the container and ready to kill! | |||
While Soundwave boasts that the Tanto Gang were just a means to an end and their contract is now "terminated", an undercover [[William Lennox]] informs his colleague "Silver Lining" that the | While Soundwave boasts that the Tanto Gang were just a means to an end and their contract is now "terminated", an undercover [[William Lennox]] informs his colleague "Silver Lining" that the intel [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] had given him was correct, and led him right Soundwave. As Soundwave blows up the [[oil rig]] and kills the divers, Lennox ''tries'' to fight back against Soundwave to no avail. The Tanto Gang are left scattered, with an angry Kubikiri ordering his men to fight back, not wanting to share the gold with an alien. | ||
Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] plunge from a NEST carrier plane down onto the ground, with Ratchet complaining about not getting parachutes. As Optimus | Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] plunge from a NEST carrier plane down onto the ground, with Ratchet complaining about not getting parachutes. As Optimus pummels Soundwave, Lennox commandeers a tank and is helped by Ratchet in removing the Tantos from the game, destroying their weapons still packed in crates. Optimus continues to duke it out with Soundwave but the battle is evenly matched, and Soundwave is forced to explain his motives: after locating El Dorado, he decided to get the humans to help him uncover it so he could flood the market with gold and crash ''every'' stock market with hyperinflation. | ||
Optimus and Soundwave plunge into the lake and continue to | Optimus and Soundwave plunge into the lake and continue to fight. But Kubikiri asks one of his men about the ''second'' [[Zipa Warhead]] on the lake bottom, and activates it. Soundwave just happens to be on the wrong side of it and is ''blown right out the sky''. Optimus lands on the coast and is informed the Tanto Gang have vanished. Ratchet complains about having "No Soundwave, no prisoners.... A priceless Earth artifact obliterated!" but Optimus reassures him that a little is worth a lot in gold! | ||
===Featured characters=== | |||
{{featuredcharacters | |||
|c1= | |||
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (6) | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (7) | |||
|c2= | |||
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (3) | |||
|c3= | |||
*[[Tanto Gang]] (1) | |||
*Mr. [[Kubikiri]] (2) | |||
*[[William Lennox|Major William Lennox]] (4) | |||
*[[Tanto Gang|Santos]] (5) | |||
}} | |||
===Quotes=== | ===Quotes=== | ||
"If you have any ''final words'', ''now's'' the time to share!"<br> | "If you have any ''final words'', ''now's'' the time to share!"<br> | ||
"Actually... yes I do! Why does that device say 'activation complete'?"<br> | "Actually... yes I do! Why does that device say 'activation complete'?"<br> | ||
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===Items of note=== | ===Items of note=== | ||
*For readers in 2011, Soundwave's plan to crash the global economy is ''far'' more sinister than all this guff about conquering planets and blowing stuff up... | *For readers in 2011, Soundwave's plan to crash the global economy is ''far'' more sinister than all this guff about conquering planets and blowing stuff up... | ||
*Lennox says that Bumblebee told him about Soundwave being in Central | *Colombia is misspelled Columbia (the district and various cities in the US are spelled that way, but not the country). | ||
*The left wing of the airplane in the first panel is cut off where the mountain behind it ends. | |||
*Lennox says that [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] told him about Soundwave being in Central Colombia but we don't know ''how''. We assume he just pointed to a map because the individual words "Soundwave is hiding out in The Laguna De Guatavita in Central Colombia" are pretty rare. | |||
*This wasn't clear at the time if it was a prequel or not, but the next issue makes it clear we're still in prequel territory. | *This wasn't clear at the time if it was a prequel or not, but the next issue makes it clear we're still in prequel territory. | ||
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* Soundwave has created a code and is sending secret messages to Decepticons in this issue! With the inside-cover codebreaker, help NEST Intelligence decode him! | * Soundwave has created a code and is sending secret messages to Decepticons in this issue! With the inside-cover codebreaker, help NEST Intelligence decode him! | ||
* Shockwave profile—clearly just a slightly expanded version of his bio on Hasbro.com, as it | * Shockwave profile—clearly just a slightly expanded version of his bio on Hasbro.com, as it refers to the "imprisonment under Chernobyl" that never happened. | ||
* [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe's]] Armoury: The V-22 Osprey: The ''real'' transformer. | * [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe's]] Armoury: The V-22 Osprey: The ''real'' transformer. | ||
* Crater Jump: Game. | * Crater Jump: Game. | ||
* Starscream's Stumpers: Puzzles, hosted by a wonderfully rude and snarky Starscream (the spirit of Star Screams lives!) | * Starscream's Stumpers: Puzzles, hosted by a wonderfully rude and snarky Starscream (the spirit of Star Screams lives!) | ||
* Ratchet's Joke Page | |||
* More puzzles! | * More puzzles! | ||
* Competitions. | * Competitions. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* One writer writes in asking specific questions about the comic strips and their characters... with no real answer given for [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] is or what [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was up to in the films. | * One writer writes in asking specific questions about the comic strips and their characters... with no real answer given for where [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] is or what [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was up to in the films. | ||
[[Category:Dark of the Moon issues]] | [[Category:Titan Dark of the Moon issues]] | ||
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 You bought this because you thought Shockers was in the strip? THE DECEPTICONS WIN! | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Titan Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 21 July 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Rona Simpson | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Dan Bura | ||||||||||||
| Publishing manager | Darryl Tothill | ||||||||||||
| Price | £2.50 | ||||||||||||
Cash My Gold, the truth revealed!
Gold And Blood
[edit]- Script: Robin Etherington
- Art: Horacio Domingues
- Colours: Nestor Pereyra
- Lettering: Rona Simpson
- Continuity: Dark of the Moon (prequel)
In the Laguna de Guatavita in Central Colombia, a team of divers, the mysterious Tanto Gang, are setting up an explosive charge underwater. Their boss, Mr. Kubikiri, talks with a mysterious partner and benefactor called "Mr. Wave," who urges to hurry their operation. As the charge is detonated, a city of gold is revealed: the legendary El Dorado. Mr. Wave asks about a package he asked them to secure. They complain about its weight, which is revealed to be... Soundwave himself, bursting out of the container and ready to kill!
While Soundwave boasts that the Tanto Gang were just a means to an end and their contract is now "terminated", an undercover William Lennox informs his colleague "Silver Lining" that the intel Bumblebee had given him was correct, and led him right Soundwave. As Soundwave blows up the oil rig and kills the divers, Lennox tries to fight back against Soundwave to no avail. The Tanto Gang are left scattered, with an angry Kubikiri ordering his men to fight back, not wanting to share the gold with an alien.
Meanwhile, Ratchet and Optimus plunge from a NEST carrier plane down onto the ground, with Ratchet complaining about not getting parachutes. As Optimus pummels Soundwave, Lennox commandeers a tank and is helped by Ratchet in removing the Tantos from the game, destroying their weapons still packed in crates. Optimus continues to duke it out with Soundwave but the battle is evenly matched, and Soundwave is forced to explain his motives: after locating El Dorado, he decided to get the humans to help him uncover it so he could flood the market with gold and crash every stock market with hyperinflation.
Optimus and Soundwave plunge into the lake and continue to fight. But Kubikiri asks one of his men about the second Zipa Warhead on the lake bottom, and activates it. Soundwave just happens to be on the wrong side of it and is blown right out the sky. Optimus lands on the coast and is informed the Tanto Gang have vanished. Ratchet complains about having "No Soundwave, no prisoners.... A priceless Earth artifact obliterated!" but Optimus reassures him that a little is worth a lot in gold!
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
Quotes
[edit]"If you have any final words, now's the time to share!"
"Actually... yes I do! Why does that device say 'activation complete'?"
"No one double-crosses the Tanto Gang."
- —Optimus and Soundwave find themselves next to Kubikiri's up-yours gesture
Items of note
[edit]- For readers in 2011, Soundwave's plan to crash the global economy is far more sinister than all this guff about conquering planets and blowing stuff up...
- Colombia is misspelled Columbia (the district and various cities in the US are spelled that way, but not the country).
- The left wing of the airplane in the first panel is cut off where the mountain behind it ends.
- Lennox says that Bumblebee told him about Soundwave being in Central Colombia but we don't know how. We assume he just pointed to a map because the individual words "Soundwave is hiding out in The Laguna De Guatavita in Central Colombia" are pretty rare.
- This wasn't clear at the time if it was a prequel or not, but the next issue makes it clear we're still in prequel territory.
Contents
[edit]Articles and Features
[edit]- Soundwave has created a code and is sending secret messages to Decepticons in this issue! With the inside-cover codebreaker, help NEST Intelligence decode him!
- Shockwave profile—clearly just a slightly expanded version of his bio on Hasbro.com, as it refers to the "imprisonment under Chernobyl" that never happened.
- Sideswipe's Armoury: The V-22 Osprey: The real transformer.
- Crater Jump: Game.
- Starscream's Stumpers: Puzzles, hosted by a wonderfully rude and snarky Starscream (the spirit of Star Screams lives!)
- Ratchet's Joke Page
- More puzzles!
- Competitions.
- Mega-Mouth: letters page answered by Megatron and Sideswipe.
Free gift
[edit]Free Meteor Blaster!
Mega-Mouth
[edit]"We are clearly fighting! And I am clearly winning! We are NOT doing stupid dancing!"
- —Megatron clarifies some fanart
Errors
[edit]The pullout DOTM poster shows the original UK release date of July 1st which is incorrect - it was brought forward to June 29th
