Foundation issue 3

« Foundation #3 »
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	April 27, 2011
Writer	John Barber
Art	Andrew Griffith
Colors	Priscilla Tramontano
Letters	Chris Mowry
Editor	Andy Schmidt
Cover	Brian Rood Andrew Griffith
Continuity	Live-action film series

Optimus Prime has reached his goal: the gates of Megatron's citadel. Prime has only one thing in mind and he won't let anything slow him down... Megatron's death is all that matters.

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Ironhide (1) Optimus Prime (2) Bumblebee (6) Arcee (7) Chromia (8) Wheeljack (14) Sentinel Prime (15) Elita-One (16) Smokescreen (19) Guy next to Smokescreen (20) Jazz (21) Ratchet (22) Cosmos (23) Big curvy guy (24) Prowl (25) Wingblade (26) Strongarm (27) Deadguy (28) Crosshairs (29) Cannonfodder (30) Cliffjumper (31)	Megatron (3) Starscream (4) Shockwave (5) Dreadwing (9) Stockade (10) Ramjet (11) Thundercracker (12) Ravage (13) "Relic" (17) Soundwave (18)

Notes

• With this issue, Foundation catches up to the previous comic that it has been complimenting and building upon, Defiance. Between the conclusion of the previous issue and the beginning of this one, the events of issues #1-3 of Defiance have taken place, with the opening few pages of this issue retelling the final events of Defiance #3. Over the remainder of the issue, time progressively jumps forward, bringing events up to the timeframe of Defiance #4, and expanding on the large portion of time in that issue that is glossed over.
  • In all of these flashbacks, Optimus Prime continues to sport the red and blue color scheme introduced in the Foundation comics instead of the all-grey colors depicted in Defiance, based on his Protoform toy. We can't really call that an error, though, as it's a deliberate artistic choice to make Prime colorful and recognizable.

Covers (2)

• Cover A: Megatron by Brian Rood
• Cover RI: Shockwave by Andrew Griffith and Priscilla Tramontano

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