Basic Information
Cover Characters: Stock images of Bumblebee and Arcee attacking you
Cover Date: January 2012
Price: £2.99
Poster: Optimus and Vehicle mode Bumblebee and Megatron. Optimus and Bumblebee
Comic Title: Ice Breaker
Script: Robin Etherington
Art: Jeremy Tiongson
Lettering: Comicraft
Comic Plot
The NS Yamal (an ice breaker ship) is carving it's way to a US research center in Russia when the Decepticons appear and commandeer the ship. Meanwhile at Omega One (Autobot base) the Autobots are decorating the base for Christmas time when Fowler comes in and tells them about the Decepticon attack. Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet use the Ground Bridge to get to the ice breaker and leaves Arcee and Bulkhead to look after the kids.
The Kids try to get Bulkhead and Arcee to bond, when they realise that they have nothing in common. The other Autobots arrive at the Yamal and find the crew and passengers knocked out, suddenly Starscream attacks with his Static Lance and knocks out Ratchet. Bumblebee attacks the Decepticon and manages to knock him out as well, and takes his weapon from him. Back at Omega One Miko asks the two Autobots to both agree on one thing they like about winter and they'll recreate it for them inside the base.
Back at the Yamal Optimus goes head to head against Megatron and Megatron says that he plans to use the nuclear weapons on the ship, and overload them with the Static Lance causing a reaction that will unearth all the underwater Energon deposits and cause the downfall of Mankind. Bumblebee throws the lance to Optimus, who attacks Megatron with it, and causes it to overload itself, and burns out.
Later the Yamal arrives at the Research Center wondering what happened, but also grateful that they're safe. The Autobots return to Omega One where Ratchet needs some rest, but immediately slips up on the ice that has been poured onto the ground so the kids and other Autobots can skate on, with that having been what Arcee and Bulkhead agreed on before.
Comic Characters
Autobot
Optimus Prime - Truck Cab
Ratchet - Ambulance
Bumblebee - Muscle Car
Bulkhead - Off Road Vehicle
Arcee - Motorcycle
Decepticon
Megatron - Cybertronian Jet
Starscream - Fighter Jet
Soundwave - ATV (Mentioned)
Human
Jack
Raf
Miko
Agent Fowler
Fowler's Wife (Mentioned)
Fowler's Butcher (Mentioned)
Captain Krill (Yamal Captain)
Pavel (Yamal crewman)
NS Yamal Crew
NS Yamal Passengers
Comic Notes
- Arcee really doesn't like Bulkhead at the start of this comic, she even calls him an embarrassment to their species (then again this was when he had issues with putting a fairy on the tree)
- Arcee and Bulkhead love skating (guess she got over the near-death by ice incident then)
- Arcee and Bulkhead bond over their skating
- Bulkhead's "Cybertron sized" mince pies are most likely meant to be "Cybertronian sized" and not the size of the planet
- Raf has to pull out the Jenga to salvage the day...been there, done that!
- Either Bumblebee channels Optimus through himself or there was an editing error in this comic
- Bulkhead cannot reach the top of their Christmas tree....must be a huge one!
- I don't even want to think about the havoc the ice rink will cause when it defrosts, especially with all those electrical devices in Omega One!
- The extra large covers have returned.....
Extra Features
Adverts
Competitions
Bulkhead Profile
Photo Mash Up game
Episode Guide: Volume 1 - Darkness Rising Part 3 + Micro Quiz
Kre-O Transformers Mini-Comic
Starscream's Stumpers! - Lots of games
Mega-Mouth - Megatron and Arcee read the fan mail
Raf's Codebreaker - A map puzzle with a decryption guide
Miko's Christmas Wordsearch
Prime Puzzle! - Match up the missing parts of Prime's face to the letters
Merry Megatron Mask! - Deface your comic to make a cheap Megatron mask, and some cut out decorations as well.
