Soundwaves (issue)
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| "Soundwaves" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | October 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | October 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Andrew Griffith (present) Livio Ramondelli (past) | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Priscilla Tramontano (present) Livio Ramondelli (past) | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Current era (2013) | ||||||||||||
As the secrets of Soundwave's past are laid bare, Shockwave's preparations reach their final phase.
Synopsis
Featured characters
Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
Notes
Continuity notes
- As with the previous issue, the flashbacks in this issue occur in reverse-chronological order, moving further backward in time with each passing scene. Where last issue's flashbacks were about Soundwave and Shockwave's history together, this issue is specifically about Soundwave's personal history; as such, its title "Soundwaves" parallels the title of issue #17, "Shockwaves", which was about Shockwave's history.
- The first flashback occurs concurrently with Megatron: Origin #4, continuing the scene within its pages of Soundwave removing Ratbat's spark. Here, in accordance with the establishment of Rossum's Trinity that has taken place within IDW continuity since the publication of Megatron: Origin (specifically, in More than Meets the Eye #3), Soundwave is further scene removing Ratbat's brain module.
- The second flashback takes place somewhere within Megatron: Origin #3, and reveals that it was Soundwave who formulated the plan to allow the Decepticons to be captured that was then carried out across the third and fourth issues of the series.
- Flashback number three takes us back to events seen in issue #17 of Robots in Disguise, also occurring within Megatron: Origin #3, again extending a scene from that issue.
- The fourth flashback occurs between Megatron: Origin #2 and #3, and shows us Scorponok and Grimlock battling in the gladiatorial pits under Megatron—something that we've been told is part of the characters' histories, but which we've not actually seen until now! This scene also shows the moment and reason that Soundwave came to believe in Megatron's mission, something that Megatron: Origin itself didn't actually go into.
- The Metrotitan arrives in Crystal City following its departure from Gorlam Prime in issue #19.
- The "sunrise" that glows behind Soundwave upon his return to the Decepticon camp is that same mysterious light that we saw appear at the end of issues issue #18 and issue #20.
Real-life references
- When he declares that "some are more equal than others", Soundwave is quoting from George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Covers (3)
- Cover A: Shockwave, Monstructor, Dreadwing and Jhiaxus, by Andrew Griffith.
- Cover B: Soundwave and his cassettes, by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente.
- Cover RI: Soundwave and Laserbeak by Livio Ramondelli, in the third part of a three-part image formed with the RI covers of issues #20 and #21.
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