Generation 1 issue 0
Template:Comicnav After Cybertron has been freed from Shockwave's control, events in the rest of the universe start to happen as more elements are introduced and reintroduced to the story.
Dreamwave: Generation 1 (ongoing) #0
Writer: Brad Mick
Pencils: Pat Lee, Don Figueroa, Joe Ng
Inks: Elaine To, Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander
Colors: Espen Grundetjern, Rob Ruffolo
Additional Colors: David Cheung, Jong-Im Lee, Elliot Kravchik, Sigmund Torre
Flats: Kenny-Li, Ferd Poblete
Letters: Ben Lee
- Originally published: January 2nd, 2004.
- Preceded by: "Revelation"
- Followed by: "Night of the Combaticons"
- Characters (in order of appearance):
Kranix, Arblus, ?????, Cyclonus, Scourge Sharkticons, Shockwave, Jazz, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Brawn, Windcharger Sideswipe, Ratchet. Prowl, Perceptor, Springer, Kup, Ironhide, Broadside, Blitzwing, Astrotrain, Ultra Magnus, Quintessons. Wreck-Gar, Megatron
Summary
A collective of seemingly all-knowing entities monitor events and ongoings in the universe.
A monstrous predator travels though space, reawakened and hungry for nourishment, consuming everything on course to Earth. After the massive mechanical menace massacres the planet Lithone, it recycles the materials to create a new soldier: Cyclonus
An earlier wave of minions, having spread around the universe, had entered a state of hibernation. While the Alpha Drone, Scourge, found it's way to Cybertron. It was Scourge who reactivated Shockwave, and Scourge was captured while attempting to save Shockwave from a pack of Sharkticons.
Scourge currently rests on Earth, having been discovered by humans. The humans also have recovered the remains of the Constructicons and possibly the Aerialbots.
On Cybertron, the situation has quickly and dramatically changedr as Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime dispose of Shockwave.
On Quintessa, protected by Sharkticons and suspiciously feminine looking robots, the narrators are revealed to be The Quintessons, who, for whatever reason, are angry at Megatron.
On the Planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar recovers vaguely Seeker-esq for the repaired Megatron.
Items of note
- The letters column of issue #2 mentioned that Issue #0 will never be reprinted, and to date, that statement is true.
- This issue was available with two covers.
- A regular cover, with Megatron.
- A dealer incentive covers, with Galvatron instead.
- The destruction of Lithone at the start of the volume is similar to the destruction of Lithone at the start of The Transformers: The Movie, however it is unknown if there were any survivors in this continuity.
- Shockwave's encounter with Scourge was first glimpsed in "Cold War".
- The Aerialbots (in Superion form) crashed into a nuclear missile in Prime Directive, while Devastator was last seen falling into the water. Turns out, he's not waterproof. Despite totally being waterproof.
- Wreck-Gar is singing a popular song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and he later quotes Ricky Ricardo. This is the first known example in Transformers canon of Megatron being referred to as "Lucy".
- The bodies which Wreck-Gar collects are likely leftover drones from the Aerospace Extermination Squadron.
- This issue contains a full-page advertisement for "Night of the Combaticons".
- The back cover was an advertisement for Dreamwave's Energon series.
- The "Wavelengths" section has an article from the desk of Alan Wang.
- Reader mail was answered in the "Prime Transmissions" section by writer Adam Patyk and also included a piece of fan-art from Frank Milkovich.
