Basic Information
Cover Characters: Megatron
Cover Art: Gary Erskine & Jason Cardy
Cover Date: July 2008
Price: £2.99
Poster: King Megatron vs the Jets, TFA Optimus Prime, Bulkhead and Bumblebee
Comic Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 5
Script: Simon Furman
Art: Marcelo Matere
Colours: Hi-Fi Design
Lettering: Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft
Comic Plot
Optimus and Megatron have their fight with the Autobots watching on, but Megatron has been powered up with the Allspark since he got it. Mikaela gives Bumblebee the virus weapon Tom directed her to and he volunteers to activate it.
In Georgia the Autobots are pinned down and fear that they're too late to stop the Cyber-forming when Ratchet gets an idea.
Bumblebee activates the virus and launches it at Megatron, which causes him to burn up from the Allspark's power, meanwhile Ratchet fires a shot off at the Allspark itself and causes it to explode, just as Megatron dies in Hoover Dam, after launching a small device off his body first.
The Georgia base explodes just after the Autobots escape, and the Autobots celebrate, whilst Starscream recovers the device Megatron ejected just before his death.
Comic Characters
Autobots
Optimus Prime - Truck Cab
Bumblebee - Concept Camaro
Strongarm - Entry Pod
Elita One - Entry Pod
Skyblast - Entry Pod
Ironhide - Van
Ratchet - Van
Arcee - Entry Pod
Armorhide - Entry Pod
Longarm - Entry Pod (Injured by Decepticons)
Decepticons
Megatron - Cybertronian Jet (Killed by Nano-Virus)
Starscream - F22 Jet
Bonecrusher - Mine Clearing Vehicle (Killed in Allspark Explosion)
Payload Drones - Vans
Humans
Mikaela Banes
Comic Notes
- The front cover seems to be an homage to King Kong
- Optimus has an energy shield here
- Megatron connected himself to the Allspark somehow...this is picked up on again in a later issue
- The device from last issue to revealed to contain a virus that infects the Allspark, and since Megatron has connected himself to it...well...he's kinda dead
- Ironhide and Ratchet still have their Van modes...good work artists!!! (now if only the robots can look the same each issue!!)
- The small item Starscream claims from the Hoover Dam base is explained in a later issue
- The Payload Drones are blue now....
Extra Features
Adverts - Telling us about new stuff
Competitions - WIN NEW STUFF!!!!
Movie Prequel reprint - IT'S OVER!!!!!
Transformers Animated Pull Out Special - Mini comic, tells us about the exciting new comic series (which was cancelled 3 months after starting) Introduces the Dinobots, Decepticons, shows off the toys and humans
9 reasons why I love being an MH-53 Pave Low - Blackout speaks up
Top Gear - Shows you new stuff and tempts you with them
10 reasons why I love being an F-22 Raptor - Starscream's turn...
Beast Wars: The Gathering reprint - It ends (until The Ascending starts)
How to Draw - A Battle Scene...lots of robots fight here...GOOD LUCK!!!
Artobots - Pics by Kids
Star Screams - Starscream rounds out the year with his rantings
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