Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome

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Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome
Publisher Paramount and Hasbro
First published April 2, 2019
Written by Jordan B. Gorfinkel
Art by Beni Lobel of Infinitoons Creative
Colors by Verónica R. López
Letters by Jacob Bascle
Editor Allyson Gronowitz
Continuity Movie continuity

Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome is a one-shot comic released as a pack-in with the physical release of Bumblebee and as a motion comic included among the film's bonus features, produced by Avalanche Comics Entertainment and animated by THINKWELL MEDIA. It follows Seymour Simmons in 1989 encountering Bumblebee and Soundwave, two years after the former's arrival to Earth in Bumblebee, and serves to help bridge the gap between Bumblebee and the 2007 film.

Plot


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Autobots Decepticons Humans

Notes

Continuity notes

Various references are made to both the Bumblebee film and 2007's Transformers in order to further tie their events together:

  • The comic shows the origins of Agent Simmons' obsession with the Transformers, as seen in the 2007 film.
  • Soundwave acknowledges Shatter and Dropkick's deaths and their failed attempt to contact the Decepticon Empire, as depicted in Bumblebee.
  • Rumble is possibly killed by Brawn during the battle, explaining why he does not show up in any of the other movies.
  • Soundwave also mentions that he made a bet with Blitzwing to see which of them could reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water. Since the Bumblebee movie threw the Bumblebee Movie Prequel comic out the window and left us with no explanation as to how Blitzwing made it to Earth that was compatible with the film's backstory, it is possible that, based off this statement, Blitzwing was a crew member on the Nemesis.
  • Brawn is present on Earth, indicating he was among the Autobots who arrived shortly after Optimus in the first mid-credits scene of Bumblebee.
  • After the battle, Agent March suggests Simmons wear a T-shirt with the S7 symbol. Evidently, he took this very seriously, as he was seen wearing exactly that in the 2007 film.
  • Tom Banachek, Sector Seven's director in the 2007 film, appears in the comic's final act.
  • And of course, the comic concludes on the reveal of the "Ice Man", AKA Megatron, frozen under Hoover Dam as he was in the 2007 film. According to Bumblebee director Travis Knight, an early cut of the film featured a similar tease as a post-credits scene, but it was removed from the final cut.

Transformers References

  • Like the other Cybertronians in this comic, Laserbeak and Rumble's designs are influenced by their Generation 1 namesakes, right down to the cassette tape alternate modes.
  • Simmons describes the Transformers as "robots in disguise".
  • When Simmons orders retreat, he says "roll out".
  • At the end of the battle, Agent March asks Simmons if there could be "more than meets the eye" to the giant robots.

Errors

  • How the hell did Brawn transform into his vehicle form given the activation of the payload?

Trivia

  • There are some differences between the motion comic version and the print version, such as the motion comic omitting or making minor edits to several lines of dialogue present in the print version. Most notably, the physical book ends with the shot of Brawn's bumper, making all the scenes with Simmons and Banachek at Hoover Dam exclusive to the motion comic.
  • Really? None of the soldiers noticed a strange military vehicle transforming into an Autobot and later hiding among them?

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