Primacy issue 1

« The Transformers: Primacy #1 »
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	August 13, 2014
Cover date	August 2013
Story by	Chris Metzen & Flint Dille
Art by	Livio Ramondelli
Letters by	Chris Mowry
Editor	John Barber
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Early in the war

Megatron awakens his newest soldier, whilst Optimus Prime takes a sabbatical that inadvertently leads him to a Cybertronian not seen for millions of years.

Featured characters

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

Autobots	Decepticons	Others
Ironic Autobot (2) Hot Rod (3) Ironhide (5) Optimus Prime (6) Metroplex (8) Kup (9) Ultra Magnus (10) Grimlock (11) Ratchet (12) Wheeljack (13) Sky Linx (22)	Slinger (4) Trypticon (14) Megatron (15) Soundwave (18) Starscream (19) Skywarp (20) Blackwall (21) Shockwave (23)	Blaster (1) Omega Supreme (7) Quintessons (16) Sharkticons (17)

Notes

Errors

• Unless Prime managed to take a short sabbatical before this one, Thunderclash should be holding the Matrix during this time, as discussed in More than Meets the Eye #22.

Covers (3)

• Regular cover: Optimus Prime and the Autobots, by Livio Ramondelli. Part of an interlocking image with the regular covers of the other three issues.
• Subscription cover: Optimus Prime reveals the Matrix of Leadership, by Sarah Stone.
• 30th Anniversary cover: Blaster watches Scrounge melt, by Casey Coller and John-Paul Bove.

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