IDW - Rage of the Dinobots #2

Written by: Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott

Art by: Agustin Padilla

Colours by: Thomas Deer with Joanna Lafuente

Letters by: Shawn Lee

Editorial Assistance by: Jean-Carlo Tirado

Editor: John Barber

Plot

The DInobots are sifting through the rubble of Magnus' ship and the bodies of the Decepticons left behind, when they notice that the Decepticons seem to have been rebuilt again, like they had been by Shockwave before. Snarl locates Swoop's location at one of Shockwave's old bases, which has been reported to be a prison now for a previously thought to be fictional group called "The Forged".

At the Forged Prison Swoop wakes up and is greeted by Ser-Ket, and is taken away by some of her troops. The Dinobots cross the Rust Sea to reach the mountain around the prison and they break in.

Now inside, the Dinobots break out the prisoners who all head up to the roof, the Dinobots rescue Magnus from his cell and leave too.

On the roof the Autobots are stopped by a group of The Forged in the air, Ser-Ket arrives behind them and introduces herself to them, and reveals that Swoop (now with a lobotomy-eye patch) has joined her side.

Characters

Autobot

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Slug - Triceratops

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Swoop - Pteranodon Brainwashed by Ser-Ket

Ultra Magnus - Truck

Winged Eared Prisoner Pushed off Prison by Ser-Ket

Waspinator Prisoner

Other Prisoners

Optimus Prime (Mentioned)

Decepticon/Predacon

Ser-Ket - Tri-Pronged Tail Dragon

The Forged

Megatron (Mentioned)

Shockwave (Mentioned)

Backbite - Dragon (Mentioned)

Other

Circuit Wraiths (Mentioned)

Notes

• So yeah...Ser-Ket is a girl...who knew? (It is good that female characters are just being put into fiction without it being a big deal or talked about too much)
• Since the previous issue a toy for Ripclaw has been revealed, who seems to share the same body/mold as Ser-Ket, which gives us her beast mode as well.
• Grimlock throws his sword, and THEN calls for his team to attack...so like Grimmy
• I'm sure one or more of those prisoners are going to end up being a main character in the next issue or something, you just wait!
• Most of Ser-Ket's troops (including Swoop in the end) have an eye-patch, perhaps implying a lobotomy of sorts as having taken place for their loyalty
• So yeah, Ser-Ket seems to be like Shockwave's very own little Flamewar :)