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[[Image:Tf mag 01 2007.JPG|right|250px|thumb|This is what comic books look like in the UK now. It makes us sad too.]] | [[Image:Tf mag 01 2007.JPG|right|250px|thumb|This is what comic books look like in the UK now. It makes us sad too.]] | ||
{{Template:Comicnav | Transformers (Titan Magazine) | 1 | seriesname=Titan Transformers Comic | next=Transformers Comic issue 2 }} | |||
'''Optimus Prime learns that sending the All Spark into space was not a good idea...''' | '''Optimus Prime learns that sending the All Spark into space was not a good idea...''' | ||
==Magazine Credits== | ==Magazine Credits== | ||
'''Editor:''' [[Steve White|Steve White]] | '''Editor:''' [[Steve White|Steve White]]<br/> | ||
'''Designers:''' [[Robert Farmer|Robert Farmer]] & | '''Designers:''' [[Robert Farmer|Robert Farmer]] & [[Martin Stiff|Martin Stiff]]<br/> | ||
'''Deputy Editors:''' [[Andrew James|Andrew James]] & | '''Deputy Editors:''' [[Andrew James|Andrew James]] & [[Ned Hartley|Ned Hartley]]<br/> | ||
'''Assistant Editor:''' [[Den Patrick|Den Patrick]] | '''Assistant Editor:''' [[Den Patrick|Den Patrick]]<br/> | ||
'''Publishing Manager:''' [[Darryl Curtis|Darryl Curtis]] | '''Publishing Manager:''' [[Darryl Curtis|Darryl Curtis]]<br/> | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*'''Continuity:''' Main (''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' Prequel) | *'''Continuity:''' Main (''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' Prequel) | ||
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] makes the decision to send the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] into space to ensure [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] can never find it. This is a decision that weighs heavy, as its absence could condemn Cybertron to a slow death. A Decepticon drone | [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] makes the decision to send the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] into space to ensure [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] can never find it. This is a decision that weighs heavy, as its absence could condemn Cybertron to a slow death. A Decepticon drone assassin—one in a long line of them—attacks the Autobot base in search of Optimus, who goes out to meet the threat head on. Destroying the drone by transforming and ramming into it at high speed, Optimus is left badly damaged and sees a vision of [[Mission City|the Transformer war spread to other worlds]]. This causes him to question launching the All Spark. But it's too late, as it's already been launched... | ||
===Articles & features=== | |||
===Articles & | |||
* Character Profile: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] — Much-shortened version of the profile from [[Transformers: The Movie Guide|Transformers: The Movie Guide]]. | * Character Profile: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] — Much-shortened version of the profile from [[Transformers: The Movie Guide|Transformers: The Movie Guide]]. | ||
* Cybertron Smackdown: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] v. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] — Fantasy Football matchup, written by [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]]. | * Cybertron Smackdown: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] v. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] — Fantasy Football matchup, written by [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]]. | ||
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===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.'' | ''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.'' | ||
* [[Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1|Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 1a]] (7 pages) | * [[Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1|Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 1a]] (7 pages) | ||
* [[The Gathering, Part 1|Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 1a]] (6 pages) | * [[The Gathering, Part 1|Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 1a]] (6 pages) | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"No matter how many times ''Megatron'' tries to kill me, no matter how many ''drones'' he sends at me... I stubbornly refuse to die. I'd give my own life in an instant if it meant an end to this carnage, but right now — for better or for worse — I an the only thing standing between Megatron and the ''All Spark!''" | "No matter how many times ''Megatron'' tries to kill me, no matter how many ''drones'' he sends at me... I stubbornly refuse to die. I'd give my own life in an instant if it meant an end to this carnage, but right now — for better or for worse — I an the only thing standing between Megatron and the ''All Spark!''" | ||
:—'''Optimus''' exposits while personally slaughtering an entire platoon of '''[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]''' | :—'''Optimus''' exposits while personally slaughtering an entire platoon of '''[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]''' | ||
==Items of note== | ==Items of note== | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 25 March 2009
Template:Comicnav Optimus Prime learns that sending the All Spark into space was not a good idea...
Magazine Credits
Editor: Steve White
Designers: Robert Farmer & Martin Stiff
Deputy Editors: Andrew James & Ned Hartley
Assistant Editor: Den Patrick
Publishing Manager: Darryl Curtis
Contents
Prelude: Optimus Prime
- Script: Simon Furman
- Art: Geoff Senior
- Colors: Robin Smith
- Continuity: Main (Transformers Prequel)
Optimus Prime makes the decision to send the All Spark into space to ensure Megatron can never find it. This is a decision that weighs heavy, as its absence could condemn Cybertron to a slow death. A Decepticon drone assassin—one in a long line of them—attacks the Autobot base in search of Optimus, who goes out to meet the threat head on. Destroying the drone by transforming and ramming into it at high speed, Optimus is left badly damaged and sees a vision of the Transformer war spread to other worlds. This causes him to question launching the All Spark. But it's too late, as it's already been launched...
Articles & features
- Character Profile: Optimus Prime — Much-shortened version of the profile from Transformers: The Movie Guide.
- Cybertron Smackdown: Ratchet v. Barricade — Fantasy Football matchup, written by Simon Furman.
- Transformers: The Animated Movie Special - Short article on the original movie and a competition to win Metrodome's new "Ultimate Edition" DVD.
- Competition to win Beast Machines Season 1 DVD.
- Top Gear — Win Transformers clothes and roleplay toys.
- Optimus Prime Poster — Dreamworks CGI
Free Gift
- Cardboard dog tags, with Autobot or Decepticon logos on them.
Reprints
Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.
- Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 1a (7 pages)
- Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 1a (6 pages)
Errors
- The Mech Mail letters page contains letters from young children who've already seen the film... which hadn't come out by this point. Oh, Titan.
Quotes
"No matter how many times Megatron tries to kill me, no matter how many drones he sends at me... I stubbornly refuse to die. I'd give my own life in an instant if it meant an end to this carnage, but right now — for better or for worse — I an the only thing standing between Megatron and the All Spark!"
- —Optimus exposits while personally slaughtering an entire platoon of Dreadwings
Items of note
- The Prelude strip ties into the Movie Prequel reprint.
- Geoff Senior coloured the first two pages of #1 for an interview at TransFans.net, which — due to less grey — look quite different to the printed version.
- Every issue of the comic contains a "Fantastic Free" gift. Steve White has stated they are trying to come up with free gift ideas that aren't "some piece of cheap plastic", a challenge considered the small budget they are given.
- The story was reprinted as part of Saga of the Allspark #1.
