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#redirect [[All Hail Megatron issue 16]]
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|title="The Man of Steel"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=''[[2005 IDW timeline|All Hail Megatron]]''
}}
 
'''Spike Witwicky gets a proposal.'''
 
==Synopsis==
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing... He is visited by a colonel and two [[United Nations]] officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in. Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force was driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.
 
The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none too happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.
 
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (4)
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] (5)
 
|c3=
*[[Frank Shin]] (1)
*[[Peter Dille]] (2)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
}}
 
==Quotes==
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you."<br>
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.
 
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Thrust was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' storyline. What happened to him after he is left wounded here is revealed in "[[Ride-Along]]".
*The rifles carried by Spike and his team appear to be modeled after Starscream's [[null-ray]] guns.
 
===Errors===
*Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were... call girls? Maybe?
*The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. American government agencies are, of course, notorious for being run by foreigners. A possible (though far fetched) interpretation might be that Spike, being informed Skywatch is now under the U.N. umbrella and its head has been changed, the colonel want to "reassure" him it is '''still''' at least under the command of a US citizen.
 
===Trivia===
*The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
 
===Reprints===
<small>Other than [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron#Collections|full or partial collections of ''All Hail Megatron'']].</small>
 
*N/A
 
[[Category:All Hail Megatron issues]]

Revision as of 18:24, 27 February 2023

« The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #16 »
"The Man of Steel"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published October 14, 2009
Cover date October, 2009
Written by Mike Costa
Art by Guido Guidi
Colors by Josh Burcham
Letters by Chris Mowry
Editor Andy Schmidt
Assistant editor Carlos Guzman
Associate editor Denton J. Tipton
Continuity 2005 IDW continuity
Chronology All Hail Megatron

Spike Witwicky gets a proposal.

Synopsis

Spike Witwicky lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing... He is visited by a colonel and two United Nations officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in. Spike tells them that after the main Decepticon force was driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that Skywatch shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: Transformer) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none too happy when he thereafter gets to know that his father is overall chief of Skywatch.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Decepticons Humans

Quotes

"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you."
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."

—Peter Dille and Spike Witwicky, who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

Notes

Continuity notes

  • Thrust was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main All Hail Megatron storyline. What happened to him after he is left wounded here is revealed in "Ride-Along".
  • The rifles carried by Spike and his team appear to be modeled after Starscream's null-ray guns.

Errors

  • Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were... call girls? Maybe?
  • The colonel seems to imply that the former head of Skywatch was not American. American government agencies are, of course, notorious for being run by foreigners. A possible (though far fetched) interpretation might be that Spike, being informed Skywatch is now under the U.N. umbrella and its head has been changed, the colonel want to "reassure" him it is still at least under the command of a US citizen.

Trivia

Reprints

Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron.

  • N/A
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