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Arcee Bird, [[Moustache Pig|Lockdown Pig]], [[Blues|Bluestreak Bird]] and [[Bomb|Drift Bird]] are tasked with rescuing [[Minion Pig|Starscream Pig]], though Lockdown's perpetual grumpiness makes life difficult for everyone. The three-in-one Bluestreak Bird is snagged by tentacles and dragged inside the tower as well, finding himself (themselves?) held captive alongside Starscream Pig, but a carefully-worded inspirational speech from the Deceptihog gives Bluestreak Bird the encouragement he needs to break their bonds. Taking the still-bound Starscream with him, Bluestreak Bird searches for an exit, but instead comes across a chamber full of different Eggbots, these ones with grinning organic mouths! The terrified Bluestreak drops Starscream and legs it, the Eggbots trampling the pig as they pursue the fleeing Autobird. | Arcee Bird, [[Moustache Pig|Lockdown Pig]], [[Blues|Bluestreak Bird]] and [[Bomb|Drift Bird]] are tasked with rescuing [[Minion Pig|Starscream Pig]], though Lockdown's perpetual grumpiness makes life difficult for everyone. The three-in-one Bluestreak Bird is snagged by tentacles and dragged inside the tower as well, finding himself (themselves?) held captive alongside Starscream Pig, but a carefully-worded inspirational speech from the Deceptihog gives Bluestreak Bird the encouragement he needs to break their bonds. Taking the still-bound Starscream with him, Bluestreak Bird searches for an exit, but instead comes across a chamber full of different Eggbots, these ones with grinning organic mouths! The terrified Bluestreak drops Starscream and legs it, the Eggbots trampling the pig as they pursue the fleeing Autobird. | ||
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Meanwhile, [[Terence (AB)|Heatwave Bird]], [[Corporal Pig|Galvatron Pig]], [[Bubbles|Jazz Bird]], Soundwave Pig and the [[Minion Pig]]s are given the job of recovering an Eggbot so it can be studied, in hopes that the effects of the EggSpark upon it and the island can be reversed. Galvatron Pig takes too much pleasure in his work, though, blasting Eggbots and island indiscriminately and forcing Heatwave Bird to step in. Taking this as a challenge, Galvatron Pig transforms to vehicle mode and prepares to ram Heatwave Bird; Heatwave tries to do the same, but winds up transforming into a dancing pot-plant, and is sent flying over the horizon when Galvatron collides with him. Jazz Bird and the Minion Pigs try to stand against the crazed Galvatron, with no luck, but Heatwave soon returns to save the day: properly transformed, he uses one of the birds' giant slingshots to catapult himself back into the battle, crashing down on top of Galvatron Pig in vehicle mode and knocking the fight out of him. Unfortunately, the team now finds themselves surrounded by giant Eggbots... | Meanwhile, [[Terence (AB)|Heatwave Bird]], [[Corporal Pig|Galvatron Pig]], [[Bubbles|Jazz Bird]], Soundwave Pig and the [[Minion Pig]]s are given the job of recovering an Eggbot so it can be studied, in hopes that the effects of the EggSpark upon it and the island can be reversed. Galvatron Pig takes too much pleasure in his work, though, blasting Eggbots and island indiscriminately and forcing Heatwave Bird to step in. Taking this as a challenge, Galvatron Pig transforms to vehicle mode and prepares to ram Heatwave Bird; Heatwave tries to do the same, but winds up transforming into a dancing pot-plant, and is sent flying over the horizon when Galvatron collides with him. Jazz Bird and the Minion Pigs try to stand against the crazed Galvatron, with no luck, but Heatwave soon returns to save the day: properly transformed, he uses one of the birds' giant slingshots to catapult himself back into the battle, crashing down on top of Galvatron Pig in vehicle mode and knocking the fight out of him. Unfortunately, the team now finds themselves surrounded by giant Eggbots... | ||
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| "Revenge of the Fowlin'!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | January 28, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | January 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Marcelo Ferreira | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Nikos Koutsis, Mike Toris (flats) | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Chris Mowry | ||||||||||||
| Editor | David Hedgecock | ||||||||||||
The Autobirds and Deceptihogs team up to fight the Eggbots, but the alliance is an uneasy one as they divide into smaller teams to save their comrades and Piggy Island.
Synopsis
Recognizing the danger posed by the rapidly-multiplying Eggbots, Optimus Prime Bird proposes teaming up with the Deceptihogs to save their eggs and protect Piggy Island, and Megatron Pig agrees—though only so that he can proceed to eat the eggs and conquer the island himself. When Starscream Pig is dragged inside one of the tentacled metallic towers that have sprung up through the power of the EggSpark, however, Megatron Pig's amusement angers Optimus Prime Bird, who begins to lose himself in memories that are not his, believing he has been at war with the Deceptihogs for millions of years on planets all across the galaxy. Megatron Pig is perfectly willing to return his aggression, and the alliance almost breaks down then and there until Soundwave Pig and Arcee Bird intervene. Optimus calms down, and the united factions agree to break into smaller teams.
Arcee Bird, Lockdown Pig, Bluestreak Bird and Drift Bird are tasked with rescuing Starscream Pig, though Lockdown's perpetual grumpiness makes life difficult for everyone. The three-in-one Bluestreak Bird is snagged by tentacles and dragged inside the tower as well, finding himself (themselves?) held captive alongside Starscream Pig, but a carefully-worded inspirational speech from the Deceptihog gives Bluestreak Bird the encouragement he needs to break their bonds. Taking the still-bound Starscream with him, Bluestreak Bird searches for an exit, but instead comes across a chamber full of different Eggbots, these ones with grinning organic mouths! The terrified Bluestreak drops Starscream and legs it, the Eggbots trampling the pig as they pursue the fleeing Autobird.
Meanwhile, Heatwave Bird, Galvatron Pig, Jazz Bird, Soundwave Pig and the Minion Pigs are given the job of recovering an Eggbot so it can be studied, in hopes that the effects of the EggSpark upon it and the island can be reversed. Galvatron Pig takes too much pleasure in his work, though, blasting Eggbots and island indiscriminately and forcing Heatwave Bird to step in. Taking this as a challenge, Galvatron Pig transforms to vehicle mode and prepares to ram Heatwave Bird; Heatwave tries to do the same, but winds up transforming into a dancing pot-plant, and is sent flying over the horizon when Galvatron collides with him. Jazz Bird and the Minion Pigs try to stand against the crazed Galvatron, with no luck, but Heatwave soon returns to save the day: properly transformed, he uses one of the birds' giant slingshots to catapult himself back into the battle, crashing down on top of Galvatron Pig in vehicle mode and knocking the fight out of him. Unfortunately, the team now finds themselves surrounded by giant Eggbots...
Drift Bird and Arcee Bird try to blast their way into the tower to rescue Bluestreak Bird, but they and the unhelpful Lockdown Pig soon come under attack from Eggbots. Just as things look their bleakest, Drift hears a tapping on the tower wall from inside, and manages to slice it open, allowing Bluestreak and the horde of grinning Eggbots to come bursting out. The two types of Eggbots take one look at each other and run screaming in the opposite direction, horrified of one another.
Presently, Optimus Prime Bird, Megatron Pig, Bumblebee Bird and Grimlock Bird roll up, and observe that Starscream Pig has not made it out of the tower. With no eggs recovered either, Megatron Pig is furious, but a moment later a victorious Heatwave Bird arrives, carrying all his fallen comrades (and Soundwave Pig, even though he's fine) and an incapacitated Eggbot. As Optimus begins to study the Eggbot, Starscream Pig reappears, having made his way back to the top of the tower... from which, he announces, he can see the EggSpark taking root, and more and more cyber-constructs emerging from the ground around it. Time is running out for Piggy Island!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobirds | Deceptihogs | Others |
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Quotes
"If you pigs had not stolen our eggs, none of this would have happened."
"Typical Optimus Prime Bird. You've only had fingers for like ten minutes, and you're already pointing them."
- —Megatron Pig and Optimus Prime Bird
"Operation: Protection."
"Sure, sure—protect the island—so we can conquer it—and rescue the eggs—so we can eat them—what a good plan!"
"A-ha! Operation: Deception."
"SHHHH!"
- —Soundwave Pig and Megatron Pig
"Aw, who cares. They get blasted, they get blasted. There's more birds in the sea!"
"...the sea?"
"I don't know where you people live. I'm a pig, not an ornithologist."
- —Lockdown Pig and Arcee Bird
"You're a real Eggs Benedict Arnold!"
"Been saving that one?"
"Just waiting for the right opportunity."
- —Lockdown Pig and Arcee Bird. Brian, stop writing jokes for John Barber.
Notes
Angry Birds references
- The giant slingshot Heatwave Bird uses to catapult himself is, of course, of the kind used by the player in the Angry Birds video games to hurl the birds at their targets.
Transformers references
- Optimus Prime Bird continues to paraphrase famous Optimus Prime quotes, again offering up a variant on "One shall stand, one shall fall": "We must stand as one—or all shall fall!"
- Like last issue's movie reference title, this issue riffs on Revenge of the Fallen.
- The promised subtitle for next issue is "Why Did the Chicken Cross the End of the Road?", a reference to the common Transformers finale storyline title, "End of the Road!". However, the real subtitle for next issue is actually "Hard Boiled".
Real-life references
- When Heatwave turns into a dancing potted plant, the music that he plays is I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 — a reference to the final scene of the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy, in which the character of Groot, reduced to a potted plant, dances to the tune.
Covers (2)
- Regular cover: Starscream Pig, Drift Bird, Bluestreak Bird, Arcee Bird and Lockdown Pig grapple with an Eggbot, by Marcelo Ferreira and Nikos Koutsis
- Subscription cover: Autobirds versus Deceptihogs, by Saren Stone
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