Around Cybertron issue 11: Difference between revisions

From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Escargon (talk | contribs)
Created page with "{{comicstory|seriesissue=''Around Cybertron'' |prev=Around Cybertron issue 10 |next=Around Cybertron issue 12 |title= |image= |caption= |publisher=Fun Publications |pu..."
 
Escargon (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 12: Line 12:
|continuity=''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''
|continuity=''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''
}}
}}
'''Cassiopeia get her thunder stolen.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
On [[ABN]], [[Cassiopeia]] stands outside [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] headquarters. The newsbot reports that the Elite Guard has had another successful mission, and with this victory, has had 20 missions without a casualty. However, rival newsbot [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] begins to move his crew in, despite Cassiopeia's objections. Slamdance tells her that no one watches her channel anyway, and that he's here to report on the missing [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, questioning if she even knows that they had gone missing. Cassiopeia quickly tells her viewers to come back at 1100 for more details on Slamdance's claims, while he laughs in the background.


==Featured Characters==
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cassiopeia]] (1)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (2)
}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Mentioned characters include: the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]].
===Continuity notes===
* The Combaticons were captured in "[[The Coming Storm: Part 4]]".
===Transformers references===
* Slamdance was a toy from the 5 year of the ''Transformers'' toyline, a combiner made from Autobot cassettes [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]].
* The Ancient Autobot on Cassiopeia's head reads "PRESS".
===Real-world references===
Cassiopeai is named for the {{w|Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia)|mythological figure}}. She was the mother of {{w|Andromeda (mythology)|Andromeda}}, who herself lends her name to a Cybertronian [[Andromeda (TransTech)|reporter]]. Her helmet, meanwhile, is loosely based on the Viper helmet from the original ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica}}'' series.


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://rid-nightviper.deviantart.com/art/Around-Cybertron-part-11-173713052 The strip on Jesse Wittenrich's DeviantArt]
[[Category:Wings Universe issues]]
[[Category:Wings Universe issues]]

Revision as of 00:22, 22 April 2018

Around Cybertron
Publisher Fun Publications
Published in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #33
First published June/July 2010
Script Jesse Wittenrich
Art Jesse Wittenrich
Continuity Wings Universe

Cassiopeia get her thunder stolen.

Synopsis

On ABN, Cassiopeia stands outside Elite Guard headquarters. The newsbot reports that the Elite Guard has had another successful mission, and with this victory, has had 20 missions without a casualty. However, rival newsbot Slamdance begins to move his crew in, despite Cassiopeia's objections. Slamdance tells her that no one watches her channel anyway, and that he's here to report on the missing Combaticons, questioning if she even knows that they had gone missing. Cassiopeia quickly tells her viewers to come back at 1100 for more details on Slamdance's claims, while he laughs in the background.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Notes

Continuity notes

Transformers references

  • Slamdance was a toy from the 5 year of the Transformers toyline, a combiner made from Autobot cassettes Grand Slam and Raindance.
  • The Ancient Autobot on Cassiopeia's head reads "PRESS".

Real-world references

Cassiopeai is named for the mythological figure. She was the mother of Andromeda, who herself lends her name to a Cybertronian reporter. Her helmet, meanwhile, is loosely based on the Viper helmet from the original Battlestar Galactica series.