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|colors by=[[Jay Fotos]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
|colors by=[[Jay Fotos]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]] (& [[Justin Eisinger]] for the collection)
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]] (& [[Justin Eisinger]] for the collection)
|continuity=[[Hearts of Steel]]
|continuity=[[Hearts of Steel]]
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
In the "high, arid wastes of [[Death Valley]]", a lonely stagecoach encounters Frenzy (or possibly [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]), who is standing guard near the [[Decepticon]] factory. He (rather politely) tells them to turn around and leave, but the occupant of the stage, Jacob Lee Bonaventure, tells him he may have business with Frenzy's employer. (We later learn that Bonaventure is Vanflint's superior.)
In the "high, arid wastes of [[Death Valley]]", a lonely stagecoach encounters [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who is standing guard near the [[Decepticon]] factory. He rather politely tells them to turn around and leave, but the occupant of the stage, [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]], tells him he may have business with Frenzy's employer.


Frenzy escorts him to Starscream. Bonaventure, while trying to track down Bumblebee's origins, has learned a great deal about the Decepticons' activities, though he has apparently not realized that there are two factions of Transformers. He offers to be Starscream's intermediary in dealings with humans. As Starscream no longer has Tobias Muldoon to serve in that role, he accepts. Bonaventure states that he doesn't really care about Starscream's long-term goals, so long as he makes a profit. (In this scene, Starscream wears a body with two engines per wing, as opposed to the one-engine-per-wing body he wears previously and afterwards. No explanation is provided.)
Frenzy escorts him to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Bonaventure, while trying to track down [[Bumblebee (G1)|the yellow machine]]'s origins, has learned a great deal about the [[Decepticon]]s' activities, though he has apparently not realized that there are two factions of [[Transformer]]s. He offers to be Starscream's intermediary in dealings with humans. As Starscream no longer has [[Tobias Muldoon]] to serve in that role, he accepts. Bonaventure states that he doesn't really care about Starscream's long-term goals, so long as he makes a profit.


[[Image:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|In how many comics do you get to see Mark Twain fighting a giant robot cat? Not enough, I say.]]
[[Image:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|In how many comics do you get to see Mark Twain fighting a giant robot cat? Not enough, I say.]]
Meanwhile, in [[San Francisco]], Muldoon is telling his story to Stanford Merriweather, Kitty Merriweather, and Mark Twain. The Merriweathers think he's delirious; Twain is slightly more credulous. The conversation is interrupted by Ravage, who bursts through the window, apparently intending to kill Muldoon. Twain fends off Ravage with a chair while Muldoon makes sure the Merriweathers (and their servants) get to safety. Muldoon then covers their retreat with a decorative sword and shield, until Ravage pitches him through a window. Ravage briefly gets caught in debris while exiting the house, which is rapidly filling with gas. Twain uses that moment to (apparently) flick his [[cigar]] at Ravage, which causes an explosion that flings Ravage into the bay. Merriweather is shocked, but now fully believes Muldoon's story, and promises to use his connections to get the Army and the President involved.
Meanwhile, in [[San Francisco]], Muldoon is telling his story to [[Stanford Merriweather]], [[Kitty Merriweather]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The Merriweathers think he's delirious; Twain is slightly more credulous. The conversation is interrupted by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who bursts through the window, apparently intending to kill Muldoon. Twain fends off Ravage with a chair while Muldoon makes sure the Merriweathers (and their [[Cleveland (human)|servants]]) get to safety. Muldoon then covers their retreat with a decorative sword and shield, until Ravage pitches him through a window. Ravage briefly gets caught in debris while exiting the house, which is rapidly filling with gas. Twain uses that moment to (apparently) flick his [[cigar]] at Ravage, which causes an explosion that flings Ravage into the bay. Merriweather is shocked, but now fully believes Muldoon's story, and promises to use his connections to get the Army and the [[President of the United States|President]] involved.


[[Image:Sb hos.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In how many comics do you get to see Squawkbox doing ''anything at all?'' Not enough, I say.]]
[[Image:Sb hos.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In how many comics do you get to see Squawkbox doing ''anything at all?'' Not enough, I say.]]
Back at the Decepticon factory, Bonaventure and Mister Vanflint watch new Decepticons being assembled (or modified), and marvel that all this came from investigating one little yellow locomotive. Starscream overhears, and demands more information. Vanflint recounts how they investigated (the deliveries to the middle of nowhere were the primary clue). Starscream concludes that the yellow locomotive is Bumblebee, and that the [[Autobot]]s are active. He orders Squawkbox to telegraph the news to all Decepticons.
Back at the Decepticon factory, Bonaventure and Mister [[Vanflint|Vanfleet]] watch new Decepticons being assembled (or modified), and marvel that all this came from investigating one little yellow locomotive. Starscream overhears, and demands more information. Vanflint recounts how they investigated (the deliveries to the middle of nowhere were the primary clue). Starscream concludes that the yellow locomotive is Bumblebee, and that the [[Autobot]]s are active. He orders [[Squawkbox]] to telegraph the news to all Decepticons.


Elsewhere, a lone Autobot crouches by a telegraph line. He intercepts a signal, and goes running off to convey the signal to the rest of the Autobots (badly startling a human and his horse). (This one-page scene is very ambiguous, but this synopsis best fits events.)
Elsewhere, a lone [[Autobot]] crouches by a telegraph line. He intercepts a signal, and goes running off to convey the signal to the rest of the Autobots (badly startling a human and his horse).


At John Henry's camp, Brawley and Cletus are singing a song about Henry. He acts displeased, but is smiling. Bumblebee comes to tell Henry that he and the Autobots are leaving, to fight the Decepticons. Henry says that humans have a stake in this fight too, and wakes his crew, telling them they're riding with a new gang now.
At [[John Henry]]'s camp, [[Brawley]] and [[Cletus]] are singing a song about Henry. He acts displeased, but is smiling. Bumblebee comes to tell Henry that he and the Autobots are leaving, to fight the Decepticons. Henry says that humans have a stake in this fight too, and wakes his crew, telling them they're riding with a new gang now.


At the Decepticon factory, an Army company arrives, to find it deserted. They telegraph their findings to Muldoon and his companions, who are aboard Merriweather's private train. Tobias correctly deduces the Decepticons' plans, and they set out to intercept them (and, apparently, send instructions to the Army).
At the Decepticon factory, an Army company arrives, to find it deserted. They telegraph their findings to Muldoon and his companions, who are aboard Merriweather's private train. Tobias correctly deduces the Decepticons' plans, and they set out to intercept them (and, apparently, send instructions to the Army).


Meanwhile, the Autobots, Henry, and his crew, are barreling east, as Brawley adds a new verse about Bumblebee to his song.
Meanwhile, the Autobots, Henry, and his crew, are barreling east, as Brawley adds a new verse about Bumblebee to his song.
{{-}}
{{--}}


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16)
*? (17)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (21)
*? (23)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (24)
 
|c2=
|c2=
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (1)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (5)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (5)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (6)
* [[Squawkbox]] (12)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (12)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (13)
* [[Squawkbox]] (14)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (15)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (16)
 
|c3=
|c3=
* [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] (2)
* [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] (2)
* [[Vanflint|Vanfleet]] (4)
* [[Vanflint|Vanfleet]] (4)
* [[Tobias Muldoon]] (6)
* [[Tobias Muldoon]] (7)
* [[Cleveland (human)|Cleveland]] (7)
* [[Cleveland (human)|Cleveland]] (8)
* [[Stanford Merriweather]] (8)
* [[Stanford Merriweather]] (9)
* [[Kitty Merriweather]] (9)
* [[Kitty Merriweather]] (10)
* [[Mark Twain]] (10)
* [[Mark Twain]] (11)
* [[Brawley]] (13)
* [[Brawley]] (18)
* [[Cletus]] (14)
* [[Cletus]] (19)
* [[John Henry]] (15)
* [[John Henry]] (20)
* [[Quincannon]] (17)
* [[Quincannon]] (25)
}}
}}


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"Soon, and with your aid, the Earth will become as our homeworld of ''Cybertron'' — a ''technoarchy'' ruled by efficiency, logic, mathematics, and science."<br/>
"Soon, and with your aid, the Earth will become as our homeworld of ''Cybertron'' — a ''technoarchy'' ruled by efficiency, logic, mathematics, and science."<br/>
"And profit. Let us not disregard the benefits of ''profit.''"
"And profit. Let us not disregard the benefits of ''profit.''"
:'''—Starscream''' and '''Jacob Lee Bonaventure'''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Jacob Lee Bonaventure'''




"If seeing clockwork ''pumas'' is a symptom of dementia, then we are ''all'' bound for Bedlam, sir."
"If seeing clockwork ''pumas'' is a symptom of dementia, then we are ''all'' bound for Bedlam, sir."
:'''—Mark Twain'''
:—'''Mark Twain'''




"I ''never'' let a man fight my fights for me. You just let me get my ''hammer,'' friend. You're gonna need some ''muscle'' with your iron."
"I ''never'' let a man fight my fights for me. You just let me get my ''hammer,'' friend. You're gonna need some ''muscle'' with your iron."
:'''—John Henry'''
:—'''John Henry'''




"We stop their train's progress or ''surrender'' our will to their mechanical ministry."
"We stop their train's progress or ''surrender'' our will to their mechanical ministry."
:'''—Tobias Muldoon'''
:—'''Tobias Muldoon'''




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Lawd Lawd<br/>
Lawd Lawd<br/>
He'd win or he'd die tryin'"
He'd win or he'd die tryin'"
:'''—Brawley'''
:—'''Brawley'''
 
==Notes==
* The "Decepticomments" section features readers' mail answered by [[Chris Ryall]].


==Errors==
===Errors===
* Death Valley is arid, but it's not "high". It, in fact, includes the ''lowest'' spot in North America.
* Death Valley is arid, but it's not "high". It, in fact, includes the ''lowest'' spot in North America.
* Bonaventure offers to be Starscream's "discrete" agent. He means "discreet".
* Bonaventure offers to be Starscream's "discrete" agent. He means "discreet".
* Mister Vanflint is called "Vanfleet" here. We've decided to stick with the former name.
* Mister Vanflint is called "Vanfleet" here.
* Some of the rail cars being pulled by the Astrotrain incorrectly bear the Autobot logo.
* Some of the rail cars being pulled by the Astrotrain incorrectly bear the Autobot logo.
* Timing is once again weird. Presumably the events "Squawkbox sends a signal" and "an Autobot intercepts it" through to the end of the issue happen in very short order, which means that the Decepticons must have abandoned their factory ''very'' quickly. Also, since mobilizing the Army would take some time, several days at least must have passed between Ravage's attack on the Merriweather household, and the cavalry arriving at the factory. (These days apparently fit into the story right after Ravage's attack.)
* Timing is once again weird. Presumably the events "Squawkbox sends a signal" and "an Autobot intercepts it" through to the end of the issue happen in very short order, which means that the Decepticons must have abandoned their factory ''very'' quickly. Also, since mobilizing the Army would take some time, several days at least must have passed between Ravage's attack on the Merriweather household, and the cavalry arriving at the factory. (These days apparently fit into the story right after Ravage's attack.)
* As mentioned above, in one scene, Starscream wears a body with two engines per wing, as opposed to the one-engine-per-wing body he wears previously and afterward. No explanation is provided.
* In one scene, Starscream wears a body with two engines per wing, as opposed to the one-engine-per-wing body he wears previously and afterward.
 
==Notes==
* '''Cameos:''' Coachmen, unidentified Decepticons, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], 2 unidentified Autobots, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], Army troops.
* The "Decepticomments" section features readers' mail answered by [[Chris Ryall]].


===Covers (3)===
===Covers (3)===
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* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary DVD
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary DVD
* [[Hearts of Steel issue 4|''Hearts of Steel'' #4]]
* [[Hearts of Steel issue 4|''Hearts of Steel'' #4]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' (back cover)
* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' (back cover)


[[Category:IDW issues]]
[[Category:IDW issues]]

Revision as of 07:39, 13 October 2011

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In how many comics do you get to see Starscream and Ravage working together? Not enough, I say.
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published August 30, 2006
Cover date August 2006
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Antonio Vasquez, Luis Czerniawski, & Sulaco Studios
Colors by Jay Fotos & Josh Burcham
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Edits by Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor (& Justin Eisinger for the collection)
Continuity Hearts of Steel

Ravage attacks Mark Twain... 'nuff said!

Synopsis

In the "high, arid wastes of Death Valley", a lonely stagecoach encounters Frenzy, who is standing guard near the Decepticon factory. He rather politely tells them to turn around and leave, but the occupant of the stage, Jacob Lee Bonaventure, tells him he may have business with Frenzy's employer.

Frenzy escorts him to Starscream. Bonaventure, while trying to track down the yellow machine's origins, has learned a great deal about the Decepticons' activities, though he has apparently not realized that there are two factions of Transformers. He offers to be Starscream's intermediary in dealings with humans. As Starscream no longer has Tobias Muldoon to serve in that role, he accepts. Bonaventure states that he doesn't really care about Starscream's long-term goals, so long as he makes a profit.

In how many comics do you get to see Mark Twain fighting a giant robot cat? Not enough, I say.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Muldoon is telling his story to Stanford Merriweather, Kitty Merriweather, and Mark Twain. The Merriweathers think he's delirious; Twain is slightly more credulous. The conversation is interrupted by Ravage, who bursts through the window, apparently intending to kill Muldoon. Twain fends off Ravage with a chair while Muldoon makes sure the Merriweathers (and their servants) get to safety. Muldoon then covers their retreat with a decorative sword and shield, until Ravage pitches him through a window. Ravage briefly gets caught in debris while exiting the house, which is rapidly filling with gas. Twain uses that moment to (apparently) flick his cigar at Ravage, which causes an explosion that flings Ravage into the bay. Merriweather is shocked, but now fully believes Muldoon's story, and promises to use his connections to get the Army and the President involved.

In how many comics do you get to see Squawkbox doing anything at all? Not enough, I say.

Back at the Decepticon factory, Bonaventure and Mister Vanfleet watch new Decepticons being assembled (or modified), and marvel that all this came from investigating one little yellow locomotive. Starscream overhears, and demands more information. Vanflint recounts how they investigated (the deliveries to the middle of nowhere were the primary clue). Starscream concludes that the yellow locomotive is Bumblebee, and that the Autobots are active. He orders Squawkbox to telegraph the news to all Decepticons.

Elsewhere, a lone Autobot crouches by a telegraph line. He intercepts a signal, and goes running off to convey the signal to the rest of the Autobots (badly startling a human and his horse).

At John Henry's camp, Brawley and Cletus are singing a song about Henry. He acts displeased, but is smiling. Bumblebee comes to tell Henry that he and the Autobots are leaving, to fight the Decepticons. Henry says that humans have a stake in this fight too, and wakes his crew, telling them they're riding with a new gang now.

At the Decepticon factory, an Army company arrives, to find it deserted. They telegraph their findings to Muldoon and his companions, who are aboard Merriweather's private train. Tobias correctly deduces the Decepticons' plans, and they set out to intercept them (and, apparently, send instructions to the Army).

Meanwhile, the Autobots, Henry, and his crew, are barreling east, as Brawley adds a new verse about Bumblebee to his song.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Quotes

"Soon, and with your aid, the Earth will become as our homeworld of Cybertron — a technoarchy ruled by efficiency, logic, mathematics, and science."
"And profit. Let us not disregard the benefits of profit."

—Starscream and Jacob Lee Bonaventure


"If seeing clockwork pumas is a symptom of dementia, then we are all bound for Bedlam, sir."

—Mark Twain


"I never let a man fight my fights for me. You just let me get my hammer, friend. You're gonna need some muscle with your iron."

—John Henry


"We stop their train's progress or surrender our will to their mechanical ministry."

—Tobias Muldoon


"Bumblebee was an engine forged from Pittsburgh iron
Had a furnace for a heart and a bellyful of coal
And he'd win or he'd die tryin'
Lawd Lawd
He'd win or he'd die tryin'"

—Brawley

Notes

  • The "Decepticomments" section features readers' mail answered by Chris Ryall.

Errors

  • Death Valley is arid, but it's not "high". It, in fact, includes the lowest spot in North America.
  • Bonaventure offers to be Starscream's "discrete" agent. He means "discreet".
  • Mister Vanflint is called "Vanfleet" here.
  • Some of the rail cars being pulled by the Astrotrain incorrectly bear the Autobot logo.
  • Timing is once again weird. Presumably the events "Squawkbox sends a signal" and "an Autobot intercepts it" through to the end of the issue happen in very short order, which means that the Decepticons must have abandoned their factory very quickly. Also, since mobilizing the Army would take some time, several days at least must have passed between Ravage's attack on the Merriweather household, and the cavalry arriving at the factory. (These days apparently fit into the story right after Ravage's attack.)
  • In one scene, Starscream wears a body with two engines per wing, as opposed to the one-engine-per-wing body he wears previously and afterward.

Covers (3)

Let's see what you can see...

This article is in need of images.

Specifics: RI cover

— All by Guido Guidi

  • Cover A: Starscream and Ravage
  • Cover B: Squawkbox sketch
  • Retailer Incentive: Starscream sketch
  • Squawkin' the box.
    Squawkin' the box.

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