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* The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. | * Not counting the [[Prime Directive Preview|preview issue]] released the previous month, this issue was the first mass-released ''Transformers'' comic in nearly a decade. With 119,251 ordered copies in April, it topped Comic Distributors' sales charts<ref name="diamondapril">[http://www.icv2.com/articles/indepth/1260.html ICv2 reporting on Diamond's charts for April 2002]</ref>, an accomplishment repeated by several of the following issues. In addition, this issue saw a second and even a third printing run due to high demand. | ||
* The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. Since the collected volumes present this image on the opposite side of the preceding page, with no page-flipping required, this loses a lot of the dramatic impact. | |||
* Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 ''Ark II'' Tragedy—What Happened?" | * Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 ''Ark II'' Tragedy—What Happened?" | ||
* [[James Raiz]], [[Alan Wang]] and [[Kenny Li]] created a [http://transfans.net/graphics/specials/interviews/raizextra5b.jpg large lithograph] that contained over 600 characters from multiple Transformers continuities. Each issue of ''[[Prime Directive]]'' came in two cover variants, Autobot and Decepticon, and each variant of each issue had a 2-page center spread which was 1/12 of the lithograph. Split up, it was 4 issues wide by 3 issues high. | * [[James Raiz]], [[Alan Wang]] and [[Kenny Li]] created a [http://transfans.net/graphics/specials/interviews/raizextra5b.jpg large lithograph] that contained over 600 characters from multiple Transformers continuities. Each issue of ''[[Prime Directive]]'' came in two cover variants, Autobot and Decepticon, and each variant of each issue had a 2-page center spread which was 1/12 of the lithograph. Split up, it was 4 issues wide by 3 issues high. | ||
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| The Transformers: Generation 1 #1 | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | April 4, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | April, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Chrislock | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Patimus Prime | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Robonus | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | TheRealT! | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Dreamer Design | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Hot Rog | ||||||||||||
| Graphic design | Paulceptor | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Dreamwave continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Modern era | ||||||||||||
Lazarus has weapons for sale while Spike learns that he can't escape his past.
Synopsis
Humans have discovered the Transformers again after a year and a half of searching. Decepticons and Autobots are captured by a human organization and used as metallic puppets of war. The U.S. Government contacts the only person on record as ever having known about Transformers: Spike Witwicky, who currently is a working man taking care of his infant son, Daniel.
It is revealed that the Autobots had united with humans to defeat the Decepticons. Together, the two races built a giant ship known as the Ark II, which they planned to transport themselves and the captive Decepticons back to Cybertron. Also aboard were a handful of Earth scientists and Sparkplug Witwicky. The Ark II exploded before exiting Earth's atmosphere, and no humans survived.
However, the U.S. military reveals to Spike that it has found one of the surviving Transformer bodies...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Errors
- None yet identified.
Quotes
Items of note
- Not counting the preview issue released the previous month, this issue was the first mass-released Transformers comic in nearly a decade. With 119,251 ordered copies in April, it topped Comic Distributors' sales charts[1], an accomplishment repeated by several of the following issues. In addition, this issue saw a second and even a third printing run due to high demand.
- The final page of the issue serves as a dramatic reveal of the Transformer that the U.S. forces have found. Since the collected volumes present this image on the opposite side of the preceding page, with no page-flipping required, this loses a lot of the dramatic impact.
- Following the story is a 2-page fictional news article entitled "Reliving the '99 Ark II Tragedy—What Happened?"
- James Raiz, Alan Wang and Kenny Li created a large lithograph that contained over 600 characters from multiple Transformers continuities. Each issue of Prime Directive came in two cover variants, Autobot and Decepticon, and each variant of each issue had a 2-page center spread which was 1/12 of the lithograph. Split up, it was 4 issues wide by 3 issues high.
Covers (6)
- Regular Cover: Autobots wraparound by Pat Lee
- Regular Cover: Decepticons wraparound by Pat Lee
- 2nd printing: Prime and Bumblebee by Pat Lee
- 3rd printing: Omega Supreme by Pat Lee
- Foil Cover: Battle wraparound by Pat Lee
- Incentive Cover: Superion wraparound by Pat Lee and James Raiz
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Autobot cover -
Decepticon cover -
Foil cover -
2nd printing cover -
3rd printing cover -
Incentive cover
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