Invasion: Epilogue
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| "Invasion: Epilogue" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| First published | September 5, 2012 (online) Early December (print) | ||||||||||||
| Writers | Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Robby Musso | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Jake Isenberg | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Josh Burcham | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Managing editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | TransTech | ||||||||||||
The TransTechs recruit some help to deal with the dangers posed in the wake of multiversal disruption.
Synopsis
Rhinox reports to Prowl on the damage to the multiverse following the destruction of Primax 207.0 Epsilon, the reverberations of which have caused many other dimensions to merge into one another, or be destroyed entirely. Further, the Earth of 207.0 Epsilon was not the only thing to pass through the portal created by the Terminus Blade: two other ships have also crossed over, but the disruptive effect of the unravelling of space and time on their journey means that they could potentially emerge anywhere, in any era. Readings indicate that they are set to materialize in a time-locked era of history that is home to a powerful artifact known as the Origin Matrix, so the Optimus Primes of two universes are sent to recruit a tracker to help hunt down the missing ships and warn them of the danger it poses. Their target, expert hunter Depth Charge, is found playing cards with Breakdown, Slipstream, Jackpot, and Circuit, and agrees to the mission.
Featured characters
(Characters in italic text appear only on computer screens.)
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Notes
- Characters mentioned include: Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime.
Continuity notes
- This story continues shortly after the events of "Invasion", where Ultra Magnus destroyed the Classicsverse, checking in with Rhinox on Axiom Nexus after the events of "Invasion Prologue". The two offworlder Optimus seen this in this story were introduced in "Prologue", as part of a force gathered by TransTech Optimus.
- This story also bridges the last three years of Wings continuity storylines into next years storyline, with images from "A Flash Forward, Part 6" (published in the same issue) appearing on Rhinox's screen. See "other trivia" below for more.
Transformers references
- One of the images on Rhinox's screen appears to show an iteration of Generation 1Tracks and Galvatron being merged with alternate dimension counterparts. The other screen shows a universe being torn apart, as Generation 1 Hubcap and Prowl (among others) are sucked into the void.
- This comic also serves as advertisment for upcoming toys: Depth Charge is the 2013 Club exclusive figure, while the others he's playing cards with are four of the six toys available through the club's 2013 subscription service. The Origin Matrix, meanwhile, is obviously the Matrix accessory included with the fifth subscription toy, Ultra Mammoth.
Other trivia
- Initially made available through the Official Transformers Collectors' Club website in September 2012, this story was later reprinted in issue #48 of the club magazine.
- The images seen on Rhinox's screen and the accompanying dialogue in the first panel are different between the online and print versions of the comic. The online version sported pictures of the Battlechargers, Side Burn, Jhiaxus, and the "Second Generation" clones from "A Flash Forward, Part 5", while the print version uses images from "A Flash Forward, Part 6", which would have been spoilers at the time the online version was released. The print version is the official version.[1]
