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|caption="I am victorious! Is there any who can challenge [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]?!"<br/>"[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Me]]."<br/>"...Oh, [[Slag (slang)|slag]]." | |caption="I am victorious! Is there any who can challenge [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]?!"<br />"[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Me]]."<br />"...Oh, [[Slag (slang)|slag]]." | ||
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|date=May 1991 | |date=May [[1991]] | ||
|coverdate=July 1991 | |coverdate=July 1991 | ||
|writer=[[Simon Furman]] | |writer=[[Simon Furman]] | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Sometime after the end of the last issue, the [[Autobot]]s '''came''' to [[Klo]], '''saw''' a [[Decepticon]], and were '''conquered'''. As [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] leads a tracker team to hunt down the remaining survivors, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is trying to keep the last five Autobots alive. Unfortunately for him, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is one of the survivors, and spares no breath berating Grimlock for the situation. It seems the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were led into an obvious trap upon the Autobots' arrival on Klo, and the resulting melee was a slaughter. Prowl's pontificating is cut short when [[Fangry]] leads the hunting party to double-back, and the Decepticons move in for the kill. | Sometime after the end of the last issue, the [[Autobot]]s '''came''' to [[Klo]], '''saw''' a [[Decepticon]], and were '''conquered'''. As [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] leads a tracker team to hunt down the remaining survivors, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] is trying to keep the last five Autobots alive. Unfortunately for him, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is one of the survivors, and spares no breath berating Grimlock for the situation. It seems the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were led into an obvious trap upon the Autobots' arrival on Klo, and the resulting melee was a slaughter. Prowl's pontificating is cut short when [[Fangry]] leads the hunting party to double-back, and the Decepticons move in for the kill. | ||
Back at the scene of the first battle, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] is about to administer another execution when he and his warriors are suddenly caught off guard by the arriving [[Neo-Knights]]. The Decepticons quickly learn that the [[human]]s were only the first wave, and onto the battlefield drops the second wave—[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], alive and kicking. Despite Bludgeon's disbelieving cries, Prime is indeed back, and he introduces his new friend, the legendary [[Last Autobot]]. The child of [[Primus]] relates how he first encountered [[Hi-Q]] and the Neo-Knights on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and reformatted the [[Nebulan]] into a [[Nucleon]]-enhanced [[Action Master]] version of Optimus Prime. | Back at the scene of the first battle, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] is about to administer another execution when he and his warriors are suddenly caught off guard by the arriving [[Neo-Knights]]. The Decepticons quickly learn that the [[human]]s were only the first wave, and onto the battlefield drops the second wave—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], alive and kicking. Despite Bludgeon's disbelieving cries, Prime is indeed back, and he introduces his new friend, the legendary [[Last Autobot]]. The child of [[Primus]] relates how he first encountered [[Hi-Q]] and the Neo-Knights on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and reformatted the [[Nebulan]] into a [[Nucleon]]-enhanced [[Action Master]] version of Optimus Prime. | ||
The Decepticons dogpile on Optimus Prime, but prove less than effective. What's more, the Last Autobot begins using his powers to reanimate all of the fallen Autobots, increasing their forces by the minute. As Grimlock and his group of survivors charge over the hillside, the tide of battle quickly turns towards the Autobots, and Bludgeon's troops are put to retreat. As Bludgeon proclaims he will lead his troops into the voluntary exile that honor demands, he quietly tells [[Stranglehold]] to gather their forces, to live to fight another day. | The Decepticons dogpile on Optimus Prime, but prove less than effective. What's more, the Last Autobot begins using his powers to reanimate all of the fallen Autobots, increasing their forces by the minute. As Grimlock and his group of survivors charge over the hillside, the tide of battle quickly turns towards the Autobots, and Bludgeon's troops are put to retreat. As Bludgeon proclaims he will lead his troops into the voluntary exile that honor demands, he quietly tells [[Stranglehold]] to gather their forces, to live to fight another day. | ||
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{{note|This story is continued in several mutually-exclusive directions:'' | {{note|This story is continued in several mutually-exclusive directions:'' | ||
* The UK Annual story "[[Another Time & Place]]". | *The UK Annual story "[[Another Time & Place]]". | ||
* The ''G.I. Joe'' issue "[[Unfoldings!]]", leading into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' series. | *The ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' issue "[[Unfoldings!]]", leading into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' series. | ||
* The [[Fun Publications]] story "[[Crossing Over, Part 1]]". | *The [[Fun Publications]] story "[[Crossing Over, Part 1]]". | ||
* The [[IDW Publishing]] miniseries ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]''. | *The [[IDW Publishing]] miniseries ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]''. | ||
''It never ends!''}} | '''''It never ends!'''''}} | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
* [[Getaway]] (1) | *[[Getaway]] (1) | ||
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (8) | *[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (8) | ||
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (9) | *[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (9) | ||
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10) | *[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10) | ||
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (11) | *[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (11) | ||
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (12) | *[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (12) | ||
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (13) | *[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (13) | ||
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (14) | *[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (14) | ||
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (15) | *[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (15) | ||
* [[Siren]] (16) | *[[Siren]] (16) | ||
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (21) | *[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (21) | ||
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (22) | *[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (22) | ||
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (23) | *[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (23) | ||
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (24) | *[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (24) | ||
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (25) | *[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (25) | ||
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (26) | *[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (26) | ||
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (27) | *[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (27) | ||
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (28) | *[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (28) | ||
* [[Last Autobot]] (29) | *[[Last Autobot]] (29) | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (32) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (32) | ||
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (33) | *[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (33) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] (2) | *[[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] (2) | ||
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (3) | *[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (3) | ||
* [[Battletrap]] (4) | *[[Battletrap]] (4) | ||
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (5) | *[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (5) | ||
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (6) | *[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (6) | ||
* [[Stranglehold]] (7) | *[[Stranglehold]] (7) | ||
* [[Fangry]] (17) | *[[Fangry]] (17) | ||
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (18) | *[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (18) | ||
* [[Weirdwolf]] (19) | *[[Weirdwolf]] (19) | ||
* [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (20) | *[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (20) | ||
* [[Horri-Bull]] (37) | *[[Horri-Bull]] (37) | ||
* [[Squeezeplay]] (38) | *[[Squeezeplay]] (38) | ||
* [[Skullcruncher]] (39) | *[[Skullcruncher]] (39) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* [[Thunderpunch]] (29) | *[[Thunderpunch]] (29) | ||
* [[Dynamo]] (30) | *[[Dynamo]] (30) | ||
* [[Rapture]] (31) | *[[Rapture]] (31) | ||
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (35) | *[[G.B. Blackrock]] (35) | ||
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (36) | *[[Circuit Breaker]] (36) | ||
|h4=[[Nebulan]]s | |h4=[[Nebulan]]s | ||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
* [[Hi-Q]] (34) | *[[Hi-Q]] (34) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Optimus Prime appears in his Action Master design, but Nucleon is not explicitly mentioned here as being a part of his transformation. However, Hi-Q absorbed energy during Grimlock's metamorphosis to Action Master form in "[[Still Life!]]", an indirect appropriation of Nucleon that is confirmed in Transformers UK Annual #7, "[[Another Time & Place]]". | *Optimus Prime appears in his Action Master design, but Nucleon is not explicitly mentioned here as being a part of his transformation. However, Hi-Q absorbed energy during Grimlock's metamorphosis to Action Master form in "[[Still Life!]]", an indirect appropriation of Nucleon that is confirmed in Transformers UK Annual #7, "[[Another Time & Place]]". | ||
* If a (Fill in the Blank)master is killed with their partner, could the Last Autobot still resurrect them? | *If a (Fill in the Blank)master is killed with their partner, could the Last Autobot still resurrect them? | ||
* Apparently Crankcase is perfectly fine surviving without a head. | *Apparently Crankcase is perfectly fine surviving without a head. | ||
* With typical Marvel humor, this issue is billed as '''#80''' in a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|'''four-issue''' limited series]]. | *With typical Marvel humor, this issue is billed as '''#80''' in a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|'''four-issue''' limited series]]. | ||
* Nobody gets the final US cover corner box; instead, an orange and yellow beveled [[Decepticon]] [[Insignia|insignia]] appears here, contrasting the [[Autobot]] symbol featured in the cover's logo. | *Nobody gets the final US cover corner box; instead, an orange and yellow beveled [[Decepticon]] [[Insignia|insignia]] appears here, contrasting the [[Autobot]] symbol featured in the cover's logo. | ||
* Simon Furman's "send-off" message at the end of the issue claims that this will almost certainly mark the end of the Transformers franchise, but that he hopes to continue to write stories about the Neo-Knights. Wonder how that turned out? | *Simon Furman's "send-off" message at the end of the issue claims that this will almost certainly mark the end of the Transformers franchise, but that he hopes to continue to write stories about the Neo-Knights. Wonder how that turned out? | ||
* Game over, man—game over. | *Game over, man—game over. | ||
===Covers=== | ===Covers=== | ||
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Image:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular B.jpg|'''IDW ''Regeneration One'' 100 Page Spectacular Cover B''' | Image:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular B.jpg|'''IDW ''Regeneration One'' 100 Page Spectacular Cover B''' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
* '''US cover:''' Bludgeon about to dismember Wheeljack by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | *'''US cover:''' Bludgeon about to dismember Wheeljack by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | ||
* '''UK issue #331 cover:''' Optimus Prime by Andrew Wildman; recolored version of page 12 of the story. | *'''UK issue #331 cover:''' Optimus Prime by Andrew Wildman; recolored version of page 12 of the story. | ||
* '''UK issue #332 cover:''' recolored version of US cover. | *'''UK issue #332 cover:''' recolored version of US cover. | ||
* '''Titan Books ''End of the Road'' TPB:''' Galvatron, Grimlock, Bludgeon, Prowl and half of Unicron, by Andrew Wildman | *'''Titan Books ''End of the Road'' TPB:''' Galvatron, Grimlock, Bludgeon, Prowl and half of Unicron, by Andrew Wildman | ||
* '''Titan Books ''End of the Road'' HC:''' Galvatron and generic Decepticons, by [[Bryan Hitch]], [[Andrew Currie]] & [[Chris Blythe]] | *'''Titan Books ''End of the Road'' HC:''' Galvatron and generic Decepticons, by [[Bryan Hitch]], [[Andrew Currie]] & [[Chris Blythe]] | ||
* '''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6 TPB:''' A scrapbook of images from issues 76-80, all by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville | *'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6 TPB:''' A scrapbook of images from issues 76-80, all by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville | ||
* '''IDW ''Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular'' Cover A:''' Action Master Grimlock smashes | *'''IDW ''Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular'' Cover A:''' Action Master Grimlock smashes | ||
* '''IDW ''Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular'' Cover B:''' Hi-Q writhes in pain with the memories of Optimus Prime, surrounded by (anti-clockwise from top) The Last Autobot, Grimlock, Prowl, Ratchet, Galvatron, Fortress Maximus, Shockwave, Megatron and Bludgeon | *'''IDW ''Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular'' Cover B:''' Hi-Q writhes in pain with the memories of Optimus Prime, surrounded by (anti-clockwise from top) The Last Autobot, Grimlock, Prowl, Ratchet, Galvatron, Fortress Maximus, Shockwave, Megatron and Bludgeon | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* None yet identified. | *None yet identified. | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'' | *[[2002]] — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'' | ||
*2010 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 6]]'' | *[[2010]] — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 6]]'' | ||
*2012 — ''[[Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular]]'' | *[[2012]] — ''[[Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular]]'' | ||
[[Category:Marvel US issues]] | [[Category:Marvel US issues]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | [[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 15 August 2012
| The name or term "End of the Road" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see End of the Road (disambiguation). |
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 "I am victorious! Is there any who can challenge Bludgeon?!" "Me." "...Oh, slag." | |||||||||||||
| "End of the Road!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | July 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Andrew Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Stephen Baskerville | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Nel Yomtov | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Rick Parker | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Rob Tokar | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
All good things...
Synopsis
Sometime after the end of the last issue, the Autobots came to Klo, saw a Decepticon, and were conquered. As Octopunch leads a tracker team to hunt down the remaining survivors, Grimlock is trying to keep the last five Autobots alive. Unfortunately for him, Prowl is one of the survivors, and spares no breath berating Grimlock for the situation. It seems the Dinobots were led into an obvious trap upon the Autobots' arrival on Klo, and the resulting melee was a slaughter. Prowl's pontificating is cut short when Fangry leads the hunting party to double-back, and the Decepticons move in for the kill.
Back at the scene of the first battle, Bludgeon is about to administer another execution when he and his warriors are suddenly caught off guard by the arriving Neo-Knights. The Decepticons quickly learn that the humans were only the first wave, and onto the battlefield drops the second wave—Optimus Prime, alive and kicking. Despite Bludgeon's disbelieving cries, Prime is indeed back, and he introduces his new friend, the legendary Last Autobot. The child of Primus relates how he first encountered Hi-Q and the Neo-Knights on Cybertron, and reformatted the Nebulan into a Nucleon-enhanced Action Master version of Optimus Prime.
The Decepticons dogpile on Optimus Prime, but prove less than effective. What's more, the Last Autobot begins using his powers to reanimate all of the fallen Autobots, increasing their forces by the minute. As Grimlock and his group of survivors charge over the hillside, the tide of battle quickly turns towards the Autobots, and Bludgeon's troops are put to retreat. As Bludgeon proclaims he will lead his troops into the voluntary exile that honor demands, he quietly tells Stranglehold to gather their forces, to live to fight another day.
As the Autobots wrap up, Optimus Prime informs his brethren that Cybertron survives, restored by the Last Autobot's power and the Matrix energy that washed over the planet in the final battle with Unicron. The Autobots prepare to help the Klozians rebuild, take the Neo-Knights home and, finally, return to their home planet for a new era of peace and enlightenment.
This story is continued in several mutually-exclusive directions:
- The UK Annual story "Another Time & Place".
- The G.I. Joe issue "Unfoldings!", leading into the Generation 2 series.
- The Fun Publications story "Crossing Over, Part 1".
- The IDW Publishing miniseries The Transformers: Regeneration One.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Nebulans |
|---|---|---|---|
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Quotes
"Do you not understand? It's OVER—FINISHED!"
- —Bludgeon, executing Siren
"And now... it is time for this mindless war to cease. It is done, finished."
- —The Last Autobot
"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over—FINISHED!"
- —Optimus Prime, in a mockery of Bludgeon
"For me, personally, it never ends!"
- —Simon Furman, giving mixed messages as he concludes the letters page
Notes
- Optimus Prime appears in his Action Master design, but Nucleon is not explicitly mentioned here as being a part of his transformation. However, Hi-Q absorbed energy during Grimlock's metamorphosis to Action Master form in "Still Life!", an indirect appropriation of Nucleon that is confirmed in Transformers UK Annual #7, "Another Time & Place".
- If a (Fill in the Blank)master is killed with their partner, could the Last Autobot still resurrect them?
- Apparently Crankcase is perfectly fine surviving without a head.
- With typical Marvel humor, this issue is billed as #80 in a four-issue limited series.
- Nobody gets the final US cover corner box; instead, an orange and yellow beveled Decepticon insignia appears here, contrasting the Autobot symbol featured in the cover's logo.
- Simon Furman's "send-off" message at the end of the issue claims that this will almost certainly mark the end of the Transformers franchise, but that he hopes to continue to write stories about the Neo-Knights. Wonder how that turned out?
- Game over, man—game over.
Covers
-
US issue #80 - Wheeljack never gets a break. -
UK issue #331 - All action, no 'Master. -
UK issue #332 - It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for. -
Titan Books End of the Road TPB -
Titan Books End of the Road HC -
IDW Classic Transformers Volume 6 TPB -
IDW Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular Cover A -
IDW Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular Cover B
- US cover: Bludgeon about to dismember Wheeljack by Andrew Wildman.
- UK issue #331 cover: Optimus Prime by Andrew Wildman; recolored version of page 12 of the story.
- UK issue #332 cover: recolored version of US cover.
- Titan Books End of the Road TPB: Galvatron, Grimlock, Bludgeon, Prowl and half of Unicron, by Andrew Wildman
- Titan Books End of the Road HC: Galvatron and generic Decepticons, by Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie & Chris Blythe
- Classic Transformers Volume 6 TPB: A scrapbook of images from issues 76-80, all by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville
- IDW Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular Cover A: Action Master Grimlock smashes
- IDW Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular Cover B: Hi-Q writhes in pain with the memories of Optimus Prime, surrounded by (anti-clockwise from top) The Last Autobot, Grimlock, Prowl, Ratchet, Galvatron, Fortress Maximus, Shockwave, Megatron and Bludgeon
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