Escalation issue 5
Synopsis
An unidentified Transformer appearing to be severely damaged speaks with Dante of the Machination about replacing its body.
In Brasnya, Megatron and Prime have a colossal battle while the other Autobots skirmish with the Decepticons. Hot Rod captures Georgi Koska. But Megatron's Ore-13 power allows him to beat Prime to seeming death and crush Roller beneath rubble.
In Fort Wayne, a worried Ironhide smashes through the auto-parts store to find out what happened to Jimmy and Verity and discovers them unconscious (gassed) and a timer counting down.
In a followup to Spotlight: Shockwave, an archaeological dig in Eureka has been taken over by Skywatch, and have halfway dug out Shockwave and the Dinobots.
Credits
Script: Simon Furman
Art: E. J. Su
Colors: Zac Atkinson
Lettering: Robbie Robbins
Editors: Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
- Originally published: March 28, 2007
- Continuity: IDW continuity
Major characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
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Regulars
Guests
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Errors
- None yet discovered.
Items of note
- The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by Dan Taylor.
- When Ironhide smashes into the shop, a poster featuring a girl next to a car advertises "Kiss Players". Optimus wasn't kidding when he said they were exposed...
Covers (4)
- Cover A: Megatron over a fallen Prime by E. J. Su
- Cover B: Optimus Prime in Megatron's sites by Klaus Scherwinski
- Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
- Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored
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