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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|date=[[April 14|14th April]] 1990 | |date=[[April 14|14th April]] [[1990]] | ||
|coverdate=[[April 21|21st April]] 1990 | |coverdate=[[April 21|21st April]] 1990 | ||
|writer=[[Simon Furman]] | |writer=[[Simon Furman]] | ||
|pencils=[[Pete Knifton]] | |pencils=[[Pete Knifton]] | ||
|inks=[[Pete Venters]] | |inks=[[Pete Venters]] | ||
| | |cover=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]] | ||
|lettering=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]] | |lettering=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]/[[Earthforce]] | |continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]/[[Earthforce]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Will the Autobots lose to Megatron's Decepticons... or Shockwave's Decepticons?''' | '''Will the Autobots lose to Megatron's Decepticons... or Shockwave's Decepticons?''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
{{Earthforcefiction}} | {{Earthforcefiction}} | ||
On Route 43 between [[Jacksonville]] to [[New Orleans]], a speeding motorist has been stopped by a cop who explains that, here in [[Louisiana]], folks take things slowly. Suddenly, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] speed past and crash through a field. Sunstreaker is worried about his bodywork but Jazz reminds him that [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] screwed up by using an open channel to report the location of the missing [[Global warming satellite|Decepticon satellite]] and, if they don't get there soon, the Decepticons will reach it first and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s sacrifice will be in vain. | [[File:Life in the Slow Lane rocket crash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Backstory!]] | ||
On Route 43 between [[Jacksonville]] to [[New Orleans]], a speeding motorist has been stopped by a cop who explains that, here in [[Louisiana]], folks take things slowly. Suddenly, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] speed past and crash through a field. Sunstreaker is worried about his bodywork but Jazz reminds him that [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] screwed up by using an open channel to report the location of the missing [[Global warming satellite|Decepticon satellite]] and, if they don't get there soon, the Decepticons will reach it first and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s sacrifice will be in vain. | |||
Some miles away, the satellite lies crashed. Prowl succeeded in stopping it from releasing [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s gas and triggering global warming, but the canisters of gas remain intact next to it—a prize to be captured by Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s... or [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Decepticons! Megatron has dispatched [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to retrieve the gas, but Shockwave has sent [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]. All are determined to stop the [[Autobot]]s reaching the gas. On arrival, the Decepticons promptly start fighting each other. | Some miles away, the satellite lies crashed. Prowl succeeded in stopping it from releasing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s gas and triggering global warming, but the canisters of gas remain intact next to it—a prize to be captured by Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s... or [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Decepticons! Megatron has dispatched [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to retrieve the gas, but Shockwave has sent [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]. All are determined to stop the [[Autobot]]s reaching the gas. On arrival, the Decepticons promptly start fighting each other. | ||
Moments later, Jazz and Sunstreaker arrive and are concerned as the Decepticons are between them and the canisters. Jazz is saddened as it means Prowl's sacrifice was in vain. But then a local man comes up to them and tells them someone wants to speak to them. They follow him and discover Prowl alive and well! Local residents have been helping patch him up and he's already neutralised the gas. He points out that, in Louisiana, life is taken at a slower pace and so suggests they sit back, have a rest and enjoy watching the Decepticons battle it out. | Moments later, Jazz and Sunstreaker arrive and are concerned as the Decepticons are between them and the canisters. Jazz is saddened as it means Prowl's sacrifice was in vain. But then a local man comes up to them and tells them someone wants to speak to them. They follow him and discover Prowl alive and well! Local residents have been helping patch him up and he's already neutralised the gas. He points out that, in Louisiana, life is taken at a slower pace and so suggests they sit back, have a rest and enjoy watching the Decepticons battle it out. | ||
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{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3) | *[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (3) | ||
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (4) | *[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (4) | ||
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (5) | *[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (5) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (6) | *[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (6) | ||
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (7) | *[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (7) | ||
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (8) | *[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (8) | ||
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (9) | *[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (9) | ||
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (10) | *[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (10) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* Motorist (1) | *Motorist (1) | ||
* Louisiana cop (2) | *Louisiana cop (2) | ||
* Louisiana resident (11) | *Louisiana resident (11) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Quotes== | |||
"'''Blast it!''' Sorry '''Prowl'''. Let you down '''badly''' on this one, good buddy. You'd have got here '''first!''' Always lived life in the '''fast lane''' - guess you '''died''' that way too!" | |||
:—'''Jazz''' | |||
"What's happened to you, '''Prowl?''' What happened to life in-?"<br> | |||
"'''The fast lane'''? You's in '''Louisiana''' now. Ease back, take your time. Enjoy life in the '''slow lane''' for a change!" | |||
:—A baffled '''Jazz''' and mellow '''Prowl''' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
=== | ===Artwork and technical errors=== | ||
* The [[Battlecharger]]s are presented as Megatron's Decepticons | *TBD | ||
===Continuity errors=== | |||
*The [[Battlecharger]]s are presented as Megatron's Decepticons. Their very last strip, not to mention the upcoming US strips, had them with Shockwave! | |||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are Shockwave's Decepticons. In subsequent strips they're with Megatron but [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] ''was'' with Shockers in "[[Two Steps Back!]]", so they could have defected after this. | |||
*This is the start of the Decepticon factional rivalry that will continue until "[[Internal Affairs!]]". | |||
===Real-life references=== | |||
* The title is most likely a reference to "{{w|Life in the Fast Lane}}," a song by the Eagles. | |||
* "Sudden Fright Chicken" on the cover is an extremely tortured play on "Southern fried chicken". | |||
===Other trivia=== | |||
*TBD | |||
===Back-up material=== | |||
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Blood on the Tracks]]" | |||
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "Manoeuvring for Position" and ''[[Combat Colin]]'' | |||
===Cover=== | |||
*'''Issue #266 cover:''' Jazz and Sunstreaker play ''Dukes of Hazzard'', by Andy Wildman. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:MarvelUK-266.jpg|'''Issue #266''' | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
* | *'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] thumps a table — crop of the cover to UK issue [[Break-Away!|#263]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]]. | ||
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 20: End of the Road:''''' Bludgeon (art reused from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profiles) above an interior scene of Grimlock punching through Fangry (from [[End of the Road! (US)|US issue #80]]), by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|'''''Transformers: Earthforce'''''<br>(Titan Books, 2005) | |||
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v20.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road'''''<br>(Hachette Partworks, 2018) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | [[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | ||
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| "Life in the Slow Lane" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 14th April 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 21st April 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Pete Knifton | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Pete Venters | ||||||||||||
| Lettering | Glib | ||||||||||||
| Cover | Andy Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity/Earthforce | ||||||||||||
Will the Autobots lose to Megatron's Decepticons... or Shockwave's Decepticons?
Synopsis
[edit]These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.
On Route 43 between Jacksonville to New Orleans, a speeding motorist has been stopped by a cop who explains that, here in Louisiana, folks take things slowly. Suddenly, Jazz and Sunstreaker speed past and crash through a field. Sunstreaker is worried about his bodywork but Jazz reminds him that Skydive screwed up by using an open channel to report the location of the missing Decepticon satellite and, if they don't get there soon, the Decepticons will reach it first and Prowl's sacrifice will be in vain.
Some miles away, the satellite lies crashed. Prowl succeeded in stopping it from releasing Megatron's gas and triggering global warming, but the canisters of gas remain intact next to it—a prize to be captured by Megatron's Decepticons... or Shockwave's Decepticons! Megatron has dispatched Runabout and Runamuck to retrieve the gas, but Shockwave has sent Dead End and Drag Strip. All are determined to stop the Autobots reaching the gas. On arrival, the Decepticons promptly start fighting each other.
Moments later, Jazz and Sunstreaker arrive and are concerned as the Decepticons are between them and the canisters. Jazz is saddened as it means Prowl's sacrifice was in vain. But then a local man comes up to them and tells them someone wants to speak to them. They follow him and discover Prowl alive and well! Local residents have been helping patch him up and he's already neutralised the gas. He points out that, in Louisiana, life is taken at a slower pace and so suggests they sit back, have a rest and enjoy watching the Decepticons battle it out.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Quotes
[edit]"Blast it! Sorry Prowl. Let you down badly on this one, good buddy. You'd have got here first! Always lived life in the fast lane - guess you died that way too!"
- —Jazz
"What's happened to you, Prowl? What happened to life in-?"
"The fast lane? You's in Louisiana now. Ease back, take your time. Enjoy life in the slow lane for a change!"
- —A baffled Jazz and mellow Prowl
Notes
[edit]Artwork and technical errors
[edit]- TBD
Continuity errors
[edit]- The Battlechargers are presented as Megatron's Decepticons. Their very last strip, not to mention the upcoming US strips, had them with Shockwave!
Continuity notes
[edit]- The Stunticons are Shockwave's Decepticons. In subsequent strips they're with Megatron but Motormaster was with Shockers in "Two Steps Back!", so they could have defected after this.
- This is the start of the Decepticon factional rivalry that will continue until "Internal Affairs!".
Real-life references
[edit]- The title is most likely a reference to "Life in the Fast Lane," a song by the Eagles.
- "Sudden Fright Chicken" on the cover is an extremely tortured play on "Southern fried chicken".
Other trivia
[edit]- TBD
Back-up material
[edit]- Additional Transformers story: "Blood on the Tracks"
- Other strips: G.I. Joe the Action Force - "Manoeuvring for Position" and Combat Colin
Cover
[edit]- Issue #266 cover: Jazz and Sunstreaker play Dukes of Hazzard, by Andy Wildman.
-
Issue #266
Reprints
[edit]- Transformers: Earthforce cover: Grimlock thumps a table — crop of the cover to UK issue #263, by Stephen Baskerville.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road: Bludgeon (art reused from Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profiles) above an interior scene of Grimlock punching through Fangry (from US issue #80), by Andrew Wildman.
-
Transformers: Earthforce
(Titan Books, 2005) -
The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road
(Hachette Partworks, 2018)
