Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)
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 I'm here to boost sales, as Cliffjumper wasn't in the films. | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | October 13, 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Mike Johnson | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | E. J. Su (chapter 1) Atilio Martin and Allan Jefferson (chapter 2) David Daza (chapter 3) Joe St. Pierre (chapter 4) | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Andrew Dalhouse Estudio Haus | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Chris Mowry Robbie Robbins | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Andy Schmidt | ||||||||||||
| Cover | Jose Lopez | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Transformers: Prime | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 1600108326 ISBN 978-1600108327 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $9.99 | ||||||||||||
Cliffjumper and Arcee discover the Decepticons have returned to Cybertron...
Synopsis
Detecting Decepticons on their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper returns to investigate, which in his case means blasting his way through Eradicons to retrieve enemy intelligence. Though he's a tough soldier, the Eradicons overwhelm him through sheer numbers. Cliffjumper wakes up, strapped to a board, where an Eradicon forces him to decode an Autobot signal. Cliffjumper watches in awe at the message, in which Optimus Prime speaks of their new battlefield, the planet Earth, but tells his interrogator that the message only says "Megatron smells like Unicron's armpit." Just as the Eradicons are about to do away with Cliffjumper, Arcee bursts in and saves his life.
Cliffjumper convinces Arcee to receive his help on her mission to Kaon. There they find Starscream overseeing construction of a space bridge. Cliffjumper distracts Starscream and his Eradicons by feigning defection to the Decepticons while Arcee activates the device, and they jump in together, dodging Decepticon blasts. They land on Earth and scan passing vehicles. Starscream lands shortly afterward and scans a fleet of jets before attacking Cliffjumper and Arcee, blowing off the latter's arm. Breakdown appears, and it seems like the end...until Optimus and Bumblebee arrive, fending off the two Decepticons and opening a ground bridge to their base, where Ratchet repairs Arcee.
Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Errors
- Andrew Dalhouse is credited with coloring chapter 1. "Andre Dalhouse" is credited with coloring chapter 2.
Extras
- Concept art by Dave Hartman, Jose Lopez, Vince Toyama, Christophe Vacher, Augusto Barranco and Jevon Bue.
- Promotional art by Barranco highlighting Cliffjumper, Arcee and Starscream in front of other characters.
- The four stories will be published individually, beginning in January.[1]
