Titan - Prime Volume 4 #12

Information

Cover Characters: Bumblebee

Cove Date: Autumn 2012

Cover Price: £3.99

Poster: Ratchet and Bumblebee being attacked by Starscream

Comic Title: The Evil Shred

Script: Robin Etherington

Art: Dario Brizuela 

Colours: Dario Brizuela with Franco Riesco

Lettering: Comicraft

Plot

The Autobots have been ambushed by the Vehicons under Soundwave and Starscream's command, but the Autobots are easily taking them down. Screamer asks Soundwave what his plan is, and he points to Bumblebee, who is taking care of the children, he then shoots at Bumblebee, who is knocked down. Ratchet tends to him whilst the Autobots protect them.

Ratchet says Bumblebee will be fine, but he has some shrapnel in his chest, and asks Raf to accompany him back to base for some rest. When back at base, Raf puts on a film for Bumblebee to enjoy, and before long both of them fall asleep, when a claw starts piercing through Bumblebee's chest, followed quickly by the rest of Soundwave's hand, which he had launched at the Auotbot.

Bumblebee flings the hand away, but it keeps coming back, using the fingers as limbs. Raf can't believe this is happening and even believes it's just a delusion from the movie before (even trying to get rid of it with the remote).

Raf gets an idea, opens the silo doors and attaches one of Miko's fireworks rockets to the hand (which is throttling Bumblebee) and sends it flying out the mountain, exploding above the base. The Autobots return to base and wonder what's happening, Raf starts to explain.

Later on, Soundwave and Starscream are looking around for Soundwave's now blown up hand, with Screamer commenting that he should have had a spare built.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Bumblebee - Sports Car Injured by Soundwave

Ratchet - Ambulance

Arcee - Motorcycle

Bulkhead - Off Road Vehicle

Decepticon

Soundwave - UAV Lost Hand

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Vehicons - Sports Cars

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet (Mentioned)

Human

Raf

Miko

Jack

Notes

• The comic seems to be quarterly now...wonder if there'll be a relaunch for the new Beast Hunters sub-line announced
• Annoyingly this comic seems to be still stuck in early season 1 and still doesn't feature any "new" characters
• Why didn't Soundwave launch Laserbeak at Bumblebee? You know, rather than tearing off his lower arm, which clearly wasn't designed to do that...
• Why did only Raf go with Bumblebee back to base? The Autobots even commented on how dangerous the situation is, so why not send Miko and Jack along as well?
• Mummies have feelings II might be a joke about Twilight, as the Mummy seems to be chasing the woman amorously, a reference to Twilight's vampires doing the same

Other Features

Adverts

Competitions

Prime Viewing - Quick Rundown on episodes Orion Pax-Nemesis Prime

Bumblebee's Brainteasers - Puzzles and stuff

Airachnid Profile - The title explains it

Soundwave's Stumpers - More Puzzles

Transformers Roll Call! Update - Announcement of the Optimus Prime Truck touring again in 2013

Mega-Mouth - Megs and Arcee read fan-mail and artwork