Prime Directive issue 1
Lazarus has weapons for sale while Spike learns that he can't escape his past. Template:Comicnav
Transformers: Generation 1, Vol. 1 #1
Writers: Chris Sarracini (Chrislock)
Pencils: Pat Lee (Patimus Prime)
Inks: Rob Armstrong (Robonus)
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia (Edwin Magnus)
Colors: TheRealT!
Graphic Design: Paul Villafuerte (Paulceptor)
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-Press: Kell-O-Graphics
President, Art Director: Pat Lee (Patimus Prime)
V/P Editor-in-Chief: Roger Lee (Hot Rog)
Director of Management: Derek Choo-Wing (Derekstator)
Director of Sales: Amelia Lo (Milly Bee)
Production Assistant: Elizabeth Santos (Lizstreak)
Producer: Adam Fortier (Fortier Maximus)
Licensing, Marketing and Merchandising: Hawke Studios
Special thanks to: James Raiz, Sigmund Torre, Ramil Sunga, Erik Sander and Kato
- Cover date: April, 2002
- Release date: ???
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Megatron, Spike Witwicky, General Hallo, Lazarus, Hound, Optimus Prime
- Chronology: Modern era
Synopsis
In the first issue humans have discovered the transformers again after a year and a half of searching. Decepticons and autobots are captured by a human organization and used as metallic puppets of war. Grimlock leads autobots and decepticons in a slaughter of humans at an oil plant for energon (energon production and usage not shown)- slaughter is shown! The U.S. Government contacts the only person on record as ever having known about transformers. Spike Witwicky,who currently is a working man taking care of his baby son Daniel. We learn that the autobots had united with humans to free the earth of all decepticons. Together the two races built a giant ship known as the ARK III the autobots loaded up the decepticons and planned to fly to cybertron. they would take a hand full of earth scientists as well as Sparkplug Witwicky. The ARK III would explode and crash before exiting earths atmosphere. No humans survive. At the end of the book the U.S. reveals it has found a transformer, its. Dramatically placed final image of last page (sorry can't spoil the epicness - also the collected volumes does not present this image in the same way - losing alot of the dramatic impact.)
Quotes
"We have a transformer of our own!"- U.S. General "Really!? Which one!?"- Spike Witwicky
Items of note
- Following the story is a 2-page fictional new article entitled "Reliving the '99 Ark II Tragedy—What Happened?"
- James Raiz, Alan Wang and Kenny Li created a large lithograph that contained over 600 characters from multiple Transformers continuities. Each issue of Prime Directive, and each Autobot/Decepticon issue had a 2-page spread in the middle of the comic which was 1/12 of the lithograph. Split up, it was 4 issues wide by 3 issues high. The Autobot cover issue contained the 4x3 segment, while the Decepticon issue contained the 2x2 segment.
Covers (2)
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- Predaking lithograph
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