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*Pg 34 - Breakdown mentions how his [[equilibrium chip]] has been "on the fritz." | *Pg 34 - Breakdown mentions how his [[equilibrium chip]] has been "on the fritz." | ||
*Pg 35 - Toxitron struggles to pronounce the word "dismemberment", a memorable term used by [[Unicron]] to refer to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s destruction by his hand in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. | *Pg 35 - Toxitron struggles to pronounce the word "dismemberment", a memorable term used by [[Unicron]] to refer to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s destruction by his hand in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. | ||
*Pg 37 - an "out of date" image of Sideswipe shows his body in a color scheme based on that of his [[Sideswipe (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] (whereas his present day colors are based on those of ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Sideswipe). | *Pg 37 - an "out of date" image of Sideswipe shows his body (but not with his own head) in a color scheme based on that of his [[Sideswipe (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] (whereas his present day colors are based on those of ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Sideswipe). | ||
*Pg 37 - Strika mentions how Motor Master was on [[spark]] support since the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] before his being transferred into his new Autobot based body. This is a nod to his rather different design as seen in the [[Bots of Science]] children's book. | *Pg 37 - Strika mentions how Motor Master was on [[spark]] support since the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] before his being transferred into his new Autobot based body. This is a nod to his rather different design as seen in the [[Bots of Science]] children's book. | ||
*Pg 38 - Trypticon Prison is located in [[Kaon]]. | *Pg 38 - Trypticon Prison is located in [[Kaon]]. | ||
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | November 10, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Animated cartoon continuity | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $7.95 USD (Member's price), $9.95 USD (Non-member's price) | ||||||||||||
| Packaged with | The Stunti-Con Job | ||||||||||||
| “ | Welcome to the BotCon edition of The AllSpark Almanac, kids! Enjoy the show and never, EVER grow up! | ” |
—David Kaye, the Foreward of The AllSpark Almanac Addendum | ||
The AllSpark Almanac Addendum is glorious sign of a blissful and wonderful life after death.
Contents
- Foreward, by David Kaye
- Part 1: Season 3.5
- Part II: BotCon
Part 1: Season 3.5
Part 1 covers all of the new characters, events, and locations to have appeared in the comic.
- Cheetor by Ironfist
- Ironfist by Swindle
- Sideswipe by Ransack and Crumplezone
- Depth Charge by Cheeotr
- Ransack by Depth Charge
- Crumplezone by Sideswipe
- The Motor Master by Wildrider
- Wildrider by Drag Strip
- Drag Strip by Breakdown
- Breakdown by Dead End
- Dead End by Toxitron
- Toxitron by The Motor Master
- Moving Violations as a police report by Depth Charge
- The Stunti-Con Job as Strika's Internal Log
- Trypticon Prison by Sideswipe
- Reachout
- Grindor
- DUCK-E
- Leader-1
- Sureshock
- High Wire
- Cell Block 456
- The Arena
Transformers References
- Pg 32 - Ironfist describes some of his inventions as Phase Displacement Armor and Transmetal driver patch.
- Pg 34 - Breakdown mentions how his equilibrium chip has been "on the fritz."
- Pg 35 - Toxitron struggles to pronounce the word "dismemberment", a memorable term used by Unicron to refer to Cybertron's destruction by his hand in The Transformers: The Movie.
- Pg 37 - an "out of date" image of Sideswipe shows his body (but not with his own head) in a color scheme based on that of his Generation 1 counterpart (whereas his present day colors are based on those of Generation 2 Sideswipe).
- Pg 37 - Strika mentions how Motor Master was on spark support since the Great War before his being transferred into his new Autobot based body. This is a nod to his rather different design as seen in the Bots of Science children's book.
- Pg 38 - Trypticon Prison is located in Kaon.
- Pg 38-39 - All the Mini-Con guards that run the prison are based off of several Armada Mini-Cons (except for DUCK-E, who's based on another influence).
- Pg 39 - Mudflap as an Autobot criminal is a reference to Cybertron Mudflap switching sides from Autobot to Decepticon. His alias of "Sawtooth" references the original intended name for Movie Mudflap, who was also a redeco of Cybertron Mudflap. He is affiliated with Triple M, and his association with Skids recalls how Revenge of the Fallen Mudflap and Skids were twins. Among is committed crimes is the "possession of Simultronics."
Real-world references
- Pg 33 - Depth Charge describes Ransack as being "rotten to the spark, " a play on the casual phrase "rotten to the core."
- Pg 38 - Sideswipes claims that, at Trypticon Prison, no cases of "they lived happily ever after" ever happen there.
- Pg 38 - In addition to the aforementioned bath toy, DUCK-E is an homage to the titular character of the 2008 Pixar movie WALL-E.
Part II: BotCon
Part II covers the convention events and exclusives of BotCon 2011.
- BotCon 2011
- Exclusive Toys
- The Script Reading
- Hall of Fame
- Customization Class
- Tech Specs
Notes
- Yes, the first part uses the Arabic number "1" while the second part uses the Roman "II" numerals. Sound familiar?
- The final page notes how the AllSpark Almanac isn't finished yet, as there is still plenty more to cover. It will return in the form of entries written within the pages of the Transformers Collectors' Club magazines to come.
