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*The panel in which Spider-Man takes down Megatron has many aspects lifted directly from the cover of the third issue of [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (in which Spider-Man appeared): "[[Prisoner of War!]]" | *The panel in which Spider-Man takes down Megatron has many aspects lifted directly from the cover of the third issue of [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (in which Spider-Man appeared): "[[Prisoner of War!]]" | ||
*If the quinjet was Ramjet, then Spider-Man's "Spider-Sense" would tell him something is off. Unless Ramjet isn't planning direct offensive action. Or he's a Skrull. In any case, Ramjet's [[Spotlight: Ramjet|''Spotlight'' issue]], which takes place after ''this'' issue, features him in his normal [[alternate mode]], not that of the quinjet. | *If the quinjet was Ramjet, then Spider-Man's "Spider-Sense" would tell him something is off. Unless Ramjet isn't planning direct offensive action. Or he's a Skrull. In any case, Ramjet's [[Spotlight: Ramjet|''Spotlight'' issue]], which takes place after ''this'' issue, features him in his normal [[alternate mode]], not that of the quinjet. | ||
* Several factors indicate that this miniseries may be of dubious canonicity to the main IDW timeline: Neither Latveria, Doom, the Avengers, nor any Marvel characters appear again in IDW fiction, no mention of the Decepticons' stolen superpowers after this issue, and, most condemningly, | * Several factors indicate that this miniseries may be of dubious canonicity to the main IDW timeline: Neither Latveria, Doom, the Avengers, nor any Marvel characters appear again in IDW fiction, no mention of the Decepticons' stolen superpowers after this issue, and, most condemningly, this series was confirmed to be outside the main Marvel universe as well in the bio for Death's Head in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A–Z #3. | ||
*A cover gallery is included after the story. | *A cover gallery is included after the story. | ||
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| "Man and Machine, Part Four" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | October 10, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | December 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Stuart Moore | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Tyler Kirkham | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Sal Regla | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Annette Kwok | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Todd Klein | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Bill Rosemann | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Lauren Sankovitch | ||||||||||||
| Editor-in-chief | Joe Quesada | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Infiltration | ||||||||||||
Another crummy miniseries comes to an end. What, would you prefer that the Transformers meet the Terminator?
Synopsis
With a surge of Spidey-strength, Spider-Man breaks free from his restraints. He thanks his irregular ally Doctor Doom for disabling Astrotrain. Ratchet and Prowl explain a bit of the situation to the Webslinger, and what must be done.
Iron Man, in his gigantic mech with power enhanced by energy contributions from the Autobots, faces against Megatron. To fight against his own draining energy, Tony's suit engages the supplemental power cells, but it's too much energy to be handled, and forces the suit into an overload. With a "Zzzzzzat", Megatron removes the head from the armor behemoth. As Iron Man lies on the ground, Megatron notices that several Autobots are missing.
Wolverine, Bumblebee, and Jazz arrive inside the Decepticons' Array. The three find Prowl and Ratchet using Megatron's technology to receive a power-up from Spider-Man. Wolverine has the bright idea that his abilities can also be copied to enhance the good Transformers. When the Autobots are charged, Doctor Doom takes a few of the party to destroy the Psycho-Prism.
Outside, the enhanced Transformers and their amazing friends battle Megatron (including Iron Man, who wasn't killed by Megatron).
Inside, Doctor Doom's posse finds the Psycho-Prism. The Prism's defender, Ramjet, retreats rather than fight more. Wolverine destroys the Prism with his adamantium claws. With the crucial weapon non-functional, the entire dome collapses.
The operation a complete failure, Megatron commands his troops to retreat. Before he can leave, Spider-Man, the rest of the Avengers, and some of the Autobots, beat up on Megatron a bit more. While the Avengers talk about the affair to each other, the Autobots sneak away. Leaving the site of conflict, the Avengers and Autobots both suspect that the identity of the Avengers' quinjet has been taken by Ramjet... but that would be crazy!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
"You know, normally I prefer house music... but who says metal's dead?"
- —Iron Man, whilst wailing on Megatron, throws out the worst line of dialogue in the history of Transformers comics.
"Oh... I think my lunch... is about to do its own 'orbital bounce'."
- —Spider-Man, like most humans, does not take well to teleportation
Notes
- Spider-Man briefly sings a few lines from his original cartoon series.
- The panel in which Spider-Man takes down Megatron has many aspects lifted directly from the cover of the third issue of Marvel Comics' The Transformers (in which Spider-Man appeared): "Prisoner of War!"
- If the quinjet was Ramjet, then Spider-Man's "Spider-Sense" would tell him something is off. Unless Ramjet isn't planning direct offensive action. Or he's a Skrull. In any case, Ramjet's Spotlight issue, which takes place after this issue, features him in his normal alternate mode, not that of the quinjet.
- Several factors indicate that this miniseries may be of dubious canonicity to the main IDW timeline: Neither Latveria, Doom, the Avengers, nor any Marvel characters appear again in IDW fiction, no mention of the Decepticons' stolen superpowers after this issue, and, most condemningly, this series was confirmed to be outside the main Marvel universe as well in the bio for Death's Head in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A–Z #3.
- A cover gallery is included after the story.
Errors
- As with #2 and #3, Marvel claim to own all the characters in the issue again, as their standard indicia is used in error.
- At one point, Ratchet calls Bumblebee by Jazz's name.
Covers (1)
- Spider-Man on Megatron's finger; art by Tom Raney.
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