Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #1

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Images of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Skids

Cover Date: July 2009

Price: £2.99

Poster: Optimus Prime reaches for you, G1 Optimus has killed Optimus

Comic Title: Training Day

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

Skids and Mudflap, the Twins are training on a deserted Cybertron instead of heading to Earth to regroup with Optimus and his team. Meanwhile Starscream is sent back to Cybertron by The Fallen as part of his grand scheme whilst the others hunt for the Matrix on Earth.

Whilst training, the Twins seen that the Decepticons have arrived on Cybertron, and overhear them talking about The Fallen. They decide to tell Optimus, but think that a message would take too long, so they decide to go to Optimus themselves, when suddenly the Decepticons attack them. The Twins try to escape but keep getting hounded, so they decide to go into Entry Pod mode and fly to Earth and regroup with the Autobots.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Skids - Hovercar, Entry Pod

Mudflap - Hovercar, Entry Pod

Optimus Prime (cameo)

Bumblebee (cameo)

Ratchet (cameo)

Ironhide (cameo)

Sideswipe (cameo)

Decepticons

The Fallen (cameo)

Megatron (mentioned, dead)

Starscream - F22 Jet

Lugnut Drones - Jets

Comic Notes

• This is the first comic since issue 7 Volume One where Stock images are used for the covers
• This is the first and so far only Titan series to have the same artist all the way throughout.
• Start of the 8 issue Twins storyline
• Metrotitan City is named after the G1 Decepticon
• The Fallen is only ever seen in majorly obscured ways
• The Twins are revealed to have battle masks here
• The Decepticon drones here look like TFA Lugnut somewhat in robot mode, and the Universe Cyclonus toy in vehicle mode.
• The Twins ignored Optimus' order to come to Earth before this issue

Extra Features

Adverts

Competitions

Skids - Skids' profile page

More than Meets the Eye - Transformers Puzzles

All Hail Megatron reprint - Part 1

Prime Colours - Colour in your own version of Volume 1 Issue 25

Way Past Cool! - Bumblebee reviews the ROTF game

Pop Quiz, Hotshots - Test your Transformers knowledge

Top Gear - New stuff to look at and win

Law & Disorder - Barricade and Ironhide have taken over from Screamer

Starscream's Stars - Starscream's Horoscope column