A New Friend
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| "A New Friend" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Pencils by | Steve Kurth | ||||||||||||
| Inks by | Juan Castro & Brian Shearer | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Zac Atkinson, Triona Farrell, Leonardo Ito, Joana Lafuente, Fran Gamboa & Gonçalo Lopes | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Tom B. Long | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Live-action film series | ||||||||||||
The Autobots encounter a mysterious new ally.
Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others | |
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Quotes
"A mechanical beard... What sort of technology could possibly trim that...?"
- —Dr. Benson contemplates the notion of Transformer facial hair.
"The gel reservoir - the source of the hydro serum - must have enticed the H-Boostium. For what more does anything want than a clean, smooth, comfortable shave? That part made perfect sense. What surprised me... was his dedication to protect all who shave."
- —Dr. Benson explains Hydrobot's origin and sells toys.
"Hey, now - I ain't no expert in humans... but I don't think you bounce. Least, not more'n one time.
- —Hound, protector of humanity
"Y'know, this gives me an idea for a new kind of razor. What if you attached five blades to a truck...?"
- —Dr. Benson demonstrates the keen mind and quick wit one would expect from a man of his calibre.
Notes
- This comic was offered as a free download on IDW's website a few weeks prior to the release of The Last Knight as a promotion for both the film and Schick's Hydro line of electric razors. The comic is followed by short interviews with Barber and Kurth, plus an uncoloured page inked by Castro and an unlettered page coloured by Atkinson.
Continuity notes
- Bumblebee mentions a time he "dodged six missiles while changing from car to robot mode - with a passenger." This occurred in Dark of the Moon, and the passenger in question was Sam Witwicky.
- Optimus Prime wonders if the H-Boostium which brought Hydrobot to life could be derived from Transformium taken from KSI.
Transformers references
- Hound's line when catching Dr. Benson is likely a reference to similar comment made by Jetfire in Aerialbots over America!, issue 21 of the original Marvel US comic.
Real-life references
Errors
Other trivia
- Megatron claims that Dr. Benson's laboratory contains "better materials than I had hoped to uncover on this wretched planet." This guy makes electric razors. Either Megatron has really low standards, or humans have really bad priorities.
- This comic is the first piece of Transformers media to offer a clear look at Onslaught's robot mode!
Covers (1)
- Regular cover: Optimus holds Hydrobot in the palm of his hand, by Sara Pitre-Durocher.
