Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #12

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Bumblebee

Cover Art: Barry Spiers & Lee Duhig/GURU-eFX

Cover Date: May 2010

Price: £2.50

Poster: Bumblebee has Missiles!

Comic Title: Rules of Engagement

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Den Patrick

Comic Plot

Springer is training the Cadets in Monument Valley, Utah and trying to teach them how to handle difficult situations.

Three days later Tankor has taken prisoners at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas so NEST and the Autobots are called in. Springer tries to take on Tankor from the sky, so Tankor fights him in tank mode whilst the Cadets are breaking into the Alamo to rescue the hostages. Suddenly they realise that Tankor has reinforcements and that Springer may be in trouble.

As predicted Dirge appears on the scene and attacks Springer, causing him to begin to crash. Just before Tankor is able to get a shot off at Springer Jolt uses his whips to redirect Tankor's barrel and causes him to shoot Dirge, making the other Decepticon retreat for repairs.

Afterwards Springer moans at Jolt for leaving his post but Jolt says that he did what he had to, which Springer couldn't really argue with as Tankor is taken away.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Springer - Osprey Helicopter

Jolt - Electric Car

Dune Runner - Military Buggy

Rollbar - Truck

Decepticons

Tankor - Tank (Captured by NEST)

Dirge - Fighter Jet (injured by Tankor)

Comic Notes

• Bumblebee's in a war scene on the front...yet he appears no where in the story...(AGAIN!)
• Interestingly, two of the character introduced in this comic, Springer and Tankor are both legends class figures in the toyline with no larger toys.
• They have of course scaled the characters up to normal size, rather than having them as tiny as their toys...
• Tankor's first appearance in this comic shows him in a green colour, but then he changes to his normal blue later. This is most likely an accidental mis-colour and was confused with Springer, but it's notable because this toy was an homage to Tankor from Beast Machines, who in turn was based on The Hulk, who was green.
• Of some note: This issue came out at about the same time as Last Stand of the Wreckers was underway, which also featured Springer as the leader of a group, including some newbies...
• Tankor being forced to redirect his attack by an Autobot and shooting a fellow Decepticon is very similar to what Kup did to Blitzwing in the G1 movie, which was in turn homaged by Jazz against Brawl in the 2007 movie.

Extra Features

Adverts

Competitions

Build a 'Bot!/Design a Decepticon! gallery - Some of the entries for the contest

Way Past Cool! - Game reviews by Bumblebee

Bumblebee's Guide: The Solar System - Solar System info

Law & Disorder - Barricade and Ironhide chat away

Starscream's Stars - Horoscope feature