Transformers (2023) issue 10

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Lies. Horrible, horrible lies.
Publisher	Image Comics Skybound Entertainment
First published	July 10, 2024
Cover date	July 2024
Written by	Daniel Warren Johnson
Art by	Jorge Corona
Colors by	Mike Spicer
Letters by	Rus Wooton
Editor	Ben Abernathy
Continuity	Energon Universe

Two Transformers discover the beauty of Earth's nature. Their reactions are very different.

Featured characters

Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Beachcomber (1) Ratchet (4) Optimus Prime (5) Bumblebee (6) Wheeljack (15) Arcee (16) Elita One (19) Ultra Magnus (20) Cliffjumper (21) Jazz (22)	Skywarp (2) Reflector (3) Soundwave (7) Astrotrain (10) Shockwave (11) Ravage (12) Scrapper (13) Mixmaster (14) Thundercracker (23) Brawl (24) Onslaught (25) Bonecrusher (26) Scavenger (27)	Neil Armstrong (8) Spike Witwicky (9) Carly (17) Farmingham militia soldier (18)

Notes

Continuity notes

• So that’s how Beachcomber got to Earth. The opening scene of the Decepticons attacking the Ark was previously depicted in the Energon Universe Special, where we learned what became of Megatron in the same battle.
• Ravage was wounded by Optimus back in issue #1.
• Its unclear if Brawl survived getting cut in half via the spacebridge last issue.

Transformers references

• Beachcomber's love of Earth and staunch opposition to the war are long-time character traits of his, best highlighted in the Generation 1 cartoon episode “The Golden Lagoon”.
• This issue features the Decepticons using a space bridge to teleport Cybertron into Earth orbit, a plot that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode “The Ultimate Doom” and would later be used again in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (which, funnily enough, also featured a Moon landing sequence.)

Real-world references

• In a "director's commentary" for issue #9, Daniel Warren Johnson compared his writing of Astrotrain to the character of Donny "the Bear Jew" Donowitz from Inglourious Basterds, something that becomes much more pronounced in his speech with this issue.

Errors

• The Lunar Excursion Modules used during the Apollo missions had to account for the weight of whatever they brought back to Earth, to the extent of leaving behind handheld cameras to meet the narrow weight margins How did they not notice Beachcomber hitching a ride all the way to Earth?
• Additionally, when launching back into lunar orbit, the LEM separates the aluminum ascent stage and leaves behind the gold foil-covered descent stage when leaving the moon. It is drawn on page 4 launching with both modules still together.
• On the two-page spread of Shockwave bringing Cybertron to Earth, the moon is in the foreground with a US flag planted. The flag should've been bleached white from exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays after being on the moon for over 50 years.

Covers

• Cover A: Carly and Arcee gaze at the stars, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
• Cover B: Beachcomber and Spike, by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
• Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive): Connecting cover featuring Bruticus, by Karen S. Darboe.
• Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive): Shockwave disposes of Ravage, by Jonathan Wayshak and David Baron.
• Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive): The 'waves look over Cybertron, by David Baldeón and Rex Lokus.

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• Transformers Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion (November 27, 2024) ISBN 1534345272 / ISBN 978-1534345270
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  Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer