...For All Mankind

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"...For All Mankind"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published November 18, 2009
Cover date November 2008
Written by Mike Costa
Art by Don Figueroa
Colors by James Brown
Letters by Chris Mowry
Editor Andy Schmidt
Assistant editor Carlos Guzman
Associate editor Denton J. Tipton
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Current era (2010)

The Autobots are on the run and are forced to deal with the loss of one of their own.

Synopsis

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Errors

  • On page 2, Sludge has a Decepticon insignia on his shoulder.
  • The prose for the battle scene against Skywatch indicated that it was occurring at night, but James Brown's colouring makes it look like the battle was on during the very early evening.

Items of note

  • Not only did Don Figueroa overhaul every Transformer in the comic to have new bodies with a movie-inspired feel, but he also designed reinterpretations of the characters' previous IDW bodies in that same experimental style; these call-back designs can be seen on the covers and in the battle scene spread on pages 2 and 3.
  • Optimus Prime's new body seems to be based on his Classics form.
  • Breakdown's design uses the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold, but movie-fied. He also has his name on his license plate.
  • The fight scene on pages 2 and 3 seems to be a non-literal image of the conflict on Earth, since it features combatants that could never have met during All Hail Megatron (such as Scorponok, the Dynobots, Runabout and Runamuck, etc.) Interestingly, it seems to have several callbacks to the G1 cartoon, such as Kup bending a cannon or Ratchet kicking Thundercracker in the groin.
  • 12 pages of this issue were released to the public as preview images by the time the issue was released. First there was a 3-page preview that highlighted Ironhide's death. Then there was an eight-page preview that came mostly from the beginning of the issue. And finally, the day the issue came out, the final page of the issue accompanied a USA Today news article. [1]
  • A marquee sign in the fourth page's second panel, as Optimus Prime and Megatron battle and destroy the city, seems to read "DARNIT." On the final panel of the same page, a banner reads "NOOB". In the first panel on the next page, a sign reads "SMITHIE." Billboards for a smiling woman in sunglasses and an unnamed product named "Zip," possibly a sunscreen, are popular advertisements in post-restoration Earth.
  • The title of the issue is on the final page. It refers to the inscription left on Earth's moon by Apollo 11, which reads in full: "Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We Came in Peace For All Mankind"
  • Editor Andy Schmidt introduces the creative team in the Decepticomments section.
  • This ain't the first time Optimus Prime quit the Autobots because his favorite mini-van died!

Covers (6)

  • Cover A: Wraparound cover featuring the Autobots running toward the reader in an homage to the original cartoon opening credits; art by Don Figueroa with colors by James Brown.
  • Cover B: Prime, Hot Rod and Ironhide; art by Don Figueroa with colors by James Brown.
  • Cover RI: Optimus Prime Barack Obama homage; art by Tim Doyle.
  • Cover RE (Graham Crackers Exclusive): Classic characters battle in a style similar to Don's art on Transformers: The Animated Movie; art by Don Figueroa.
  • Cover RE (New Dimension Comics Exclusive): Uncolored version of cover B.
  • Reprint cover: new art of an Optimus Prime who just blasted through a wall; art by Don Figueroa with colors by ???.

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