Primacy issue 1
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| 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.
Synopsis
In the aftermath of Trypticon's rampage, Cybertron is experiencing a lull in the burgeoning Autobot-Decepticon war. At Maccadam's Old Oil House, Hot Rod, fresh out of the Autobot Academy, tries and fails to convince an acquaintance that Optimus Prime and his government aren't just as bad as what came before. Leaving the bar, the freshly-minted Autobot encounters an old friend – Slinger, his co-conspirator from his days as an insurgent in Nyon. Hot Rod's old friend has never forgiven him for killing that city's inhabitants to prevent them being drained by the vamparc ribbons, and has joined up with the Decepticons. Declaring that his new comrades are the "real power" on Cybertron, Slinger leaves his former ally with a warning to watch his back.
In Cybertron's southern polar region, Optimus Prime and Ironhide scale the Grav-Haraan glacier, the Autobot leader having taken a sabbatical to clear his mind after the recent battle. Ironhide nearly slips from the icy cliff, but eventually the duo reach its summit. Against the odds, though, they are not alone – on the horizon, Ironhide spies a large object with a significant energon signature.
Featured characters
(Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
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Notes
Continuity notes
Transformers references
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, in reference to the infamous scene from Marvel US #17.
