TFCC - A Flash Forward #4

Release Date: Aug/Sept 12
Issue Number: 46
Continuity: Post Generation Two Redux

Writers: Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair
Pencils & Inks: Matt Frank
Colours: Thomas Deer
Letters: Jesse Wittenrich
Managing Editor: Pete Sinclair

Story

On the planetary body Qre, the still amnesiac Side Burn is hanging out with the Battlechargers, who challenge him to a race (for fun) when the Autobot shuttle arrives on the planet. The Autobots are confused as to why Qre looks like Cybertron, rather than a rock, like it's supposed to be when they are attacked by some automated weapons. The Autobots fight off the guns but are over-powered.

Jhiaxus exits his base with some of his team and apologizes for his training program going off, and has Mirage (who doesn't seem to know who Cliffjumper or any Autobots are) turn off the guns, and the Autobots are brought inside for "tea" with Jhiaxus.

Inside, the Autobots are attacked and captured by the Sharkticons and Jhiaxus and are put into some special cells that inhibit their Forestonite powers, there Jhiaxus monologues about how he left clues as to his whereabouts to force the Autobots to follow him and offers the Autobots the chance to join his new team, as a separate faction to the Autobots and Decepticons, to truly be at peace and to turn them against Optimus....

Characters

Autobot

Pyro - Fire Truck

Hubcap - Smooth Talking Drifter

Streetwise - Police Car

Side Burn - Blue Flame Speeder

Aquafend - Radical Racer

Sideswipe - Sports Car

Blaze - Car

Windbreaker - Serene Shifter

Electro - Pick Up Truck

Optimus Prime (Mentioned)

Cliffjumper (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Jhiaxus - Fiery Flier

Runabout - Black Tasty Tuner

Runamuck - White Tasty Tuner

Cindersaur - Raptor

Flamefeather - Brutal Bird

Sparkstalker - Insect Monster

Generation Two Clones

Mirage - F1 Race Car
Soundwave - Sports Car
Frenzy - Sports Car

Other

Sky Byte - Shark Submarine (Mentioned)

Sharkticons - Shark Submarines

Notes

• Planetary Body Qre has been cyberformed into a Cybertron-like planetoid
• Pyro's powers to forsee the future are useless when there's too many targets
• It seems like the Generation 2 transformers are clones of older, possibly dead guys (base don what is said in Nightracer's profile)
• Hubcap, who now looks sort of like Cliffjumper even quotes him when calling Mirage a Traitor

Other Features

San Diego Comic Con Feature

Interview with Kohjin Ohno

Hubcap Profile

Nightracer Profile

Figure Subscription Service Article

Recordicons Mini-Comic

Transformers Quiz and review