The AllSpark Almanac Addendum

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Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	November 10, 2011
Written by	Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster
Continuity	Animated cartoon continuity
Page count	16
Price	$7.95 USD (Member's price), $9.95 USD (Non-member's price)
Packaged with	The Stunti-Con Job

“	Welcome to the BotCon edition of The AllSpark Almanac, kids! Enjoy the show and never, EVER grow up!	”
—David Kaye, the foreword of The AllSpark Almanac Addendum

The AllSpark Almanac Addendum is a glorious sign of a blissful and wonderful life after death.

Contents

• Foreword, by David Kaye
• Part 1: Season 3.5
• Part II: BotCon

Part 1: Season 3.5

Part 1 covers all of the new characters, events, and locations to have appeared in the comic.

• Cheetor by Ironfist
• Ironfist by Swindle
• Sideswipe by Ransack and Crumplezone
• Depth Charge by Cheetor
• Ransack by Depth Charge
• Crumplezone by Sideswipe
• The Motor Master by Wildrider
• Wildrider by Drag Strip
• Drag Strip by Breakdown
• Breakdown by Dead End
• Dead End by Toxitron
• Toxitron by The Motor Master
• Moving Violations as a police report by Depth Charge
• The Stunti-Con Job as Strika's Internal Log
• Trypticon Prison by Sideswipe
• Reachout
• Grindor
• DUCK-E
• Leader-1
• Sureshock
• High Wire
• Cell Block 456
• The Arena

Transformers References

• Pg 32 - Ironfist describes some of his inventions, such as Phase Displacement Armor and the Transmetal driver patch.
• Pg 34 - Breakdown mentions how his equilibrium chip has been "on the fritz."
• Pg 35 - Toxitron struggles to pronounce the word "dismemberment", a memorable term used by Unicron to refer to Cybertron's destruction by his hand in The Transformers: The Movie.
• Pg 37 - An "out of date" image of Sideswipe shows his body (but not with his own head) in a color scheme based on that of his Generation 1 counterpart (whereas his present day colors are based on those of Generation 2 Sideswipe).
• Pg 37 - Strika mentions how Motor Master was on spark support since the Great War before his being transferred into his new Autobot based body. This is a nod to his rather different design as seen in the Bots of Science children's book.
• Pg 38 - Trypticon Prison is located in Kaon.
• Pg 38-39 - All the Mini-Con guards that run the prison are based off of several Armada Mini-Cons (except for DUCK-E, who's based on another influence).
• Pg 39 - Mudflap as an Autobot criminal is a reference to Cybertron Mudflap switching sides from Autobot to Decepticon. His alias of "Sawtooth" references the originally intended name for Movie Mudflap, who was also a redeco of Cybertron Mudflap. He is affiliated with Triple M, and his association with Skids recalls how Revenge of the Fallen Mudflap and Skids were twins. Among the crimes he has committed is the "possession of Simultronics."

Real-world references

• Pg 33 - Depth Charge describes Ransack as being "rotten to the spark, " a play on the casual phrase "rotten to the core."
• Pg 36 - There is an Interrobang as a design element on Depth Charge's report.
• Pg 37 - There is a line of text, hidden in Decepticon, saying "You're so meta, you probably think this song is about you," a reference to the Carly Simon song "You're So Vain."
  • This lyric is probably about us.
• Pg 38 - Sideswipe claims that, at Trypticon Prison, no cases of "they lived happily ever after" ever happen.
• Pg 38 - In addition to the aforementioned bath toy, DUCK-E is an homage to the titular character of the 2008 Pixar movie WALL-E.

Part II: BotCon

Part II covers the convention events and exclusives of BotCon 2011.

• BotCon 2011
• Exclusive Toys
• The Script Reading
• Hall of Fame
• Customization Class
• Tech Specs

Notes

• Yes, the first part uses the Arabic number "1" while the second part uses the Roman "II" numerals. Sound familiar?
• The final page notes how the AllSpark Almanac isn't finished yet, as there is still plenty more to cover. It will return in the form of entries written within the pages of the Transformers Collectors' Club magazines to come.

External Links

• Chris McFeely's Annotated AllSpark Almanac Addendum.