Stormbringer issue 4

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Everyone vs Thunderwing. Everyone is outnumbered.
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	October 18, 2006
Cover date	October 2006
Story by	Simon Furman
Art by	Don Figueroa
Colors by	Josh Burcham
Letters by	Sulaco Studios
Edits by	Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Infiltration

Thunderwing is coming home...

Synopsis

As Thunderwing speeds through hyperspace toward Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the Wreckers frantically prepare for his arrival. They're not the only ones; under Megatron's orders, the Predacons aboard the Decepticon warship Thanatos prepare to bombard Cybertron from orbit in order to destroy Thunderwing once and for all, though Razorclaw harbors reservations. As the Autobots engage Thunderwing, Razorclaw orders Divebomb to take a group of Decepticons and fight alongside the Wreckers.

Jetfire finally uncovers an item in Bludgeon's files; if Thunderwing is subjected to a massive assault, he will drain his supply of Ultra-Energon ever faster. Dogfight reprograms Bludgeon's remaining Centurion drones (of which there are many), adding to the combined Transformers' firepower. As the drones are destroyed and Razorclaw orders his Decepticons back, Optimus Prime moves in, blasting Thunderwing until he runs out of Energon. Razorclaw cancels his warship's bombing run at the last second.

Returning to the Autobot command hub aboard Ark-27, Optimus receives a communique from Jetfire, who has uncovered further information in Bludgeon's files—a Decepticon plan involving a planet called Earth. Connecting this information with the update he received from Prowl's unit, Prime orders a change of course.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Topspin (2) Jetfire (3) Optimus Prime (4) Springer (5) Roadbuster (7) Broadside (8) Whirl (11) Nosecone (14) Afterburner (15)	Thunderwing (1) Razorclaw (6) Megatron (9) Rampage (10) Bludgeon (12) Iguanus (13) Darkwing (16) Dreadwind (17) Ruckus (18)

Quotes

"I'm all for pan-galactic colonization, but let's face it, there's no place like home."

—Razorclaw, after watching the The Wizard of Oz.

"Of all the unnatural...
Misguided...
Ill conceived..."

—Megatron does not like Pretenders.

"That thing's its own personal ground zero!"

—Roadbuster on Thunderwing.

"Thunderwing...
This ends NOW!"

—Optimus Prime, preparing to unleash a speech/salvo on Thunderwing.

Errors

• None yet identified.

Items of note

• The Thanatos, like the Autobot orbital command station, features a large number of background cameos. Among them are all five Predacons, Windsweeper, Carnivac, Blast Off, Triggerhappy, Spinister, Barrage, and Quake.
• The A covers of each issue can be combined into a giant image which was later shrunken down for the trade paperback.

Covers (3)

• Cover A: Battle against Thunderwing wraparound cover by Don Figueroa. This cover can be combined with similar ones from the other three issues to form a giant battle scene.
• Cover B: Optimus Prime sketch cover by Don Figueroa
• Cover RI: Cover A uncolored

• 
  Mega Pretender taken to the next level.
• 
  This bot's a bad mutha... Shut your mouth!I'm just talkin' 'bout Prime!
• 
  Cover RI-A.

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