IDW - Transformers vs G.I. Joe #2

Title: Targetmasters

Written by: Tom Scioli and John Barber

Art, Colours and Lettering by: Tom Scioli

Production by: Chris Mowry

Edits by: Carlos Guzman

Plot

The Joes start pelting Iacon with their Creeper (Green) Bombs, assuming it is the Capitol of Cybertron, unfortunately for them though, it was abandoned a while ago after the Autobots were defeated. Nearby, Perceptor and his team are watching the vines attacking the city and analyse the substance. Before long they discover the Joe's ship and decide to head out and investigate them.

On the invading Joes ship, Psyche-Out is protesting the use of biological weapons on this alien world, but the other Joes don't care. They locate the Decepticon's base, the giant Decepticon Trypticon, and proceed to attack, but find a forcefield protecting the Decepticon. From within, Megatron sends out his troops to attack the invaders, which includes the giant gestalt Devastator.

After a short battle, most of the Joes run away, and Wild Bill pilots their ship into Devastator, knocking him into his component parts.

Nearby, Perceptor and his team are rolling away, when the Joes try to mingle in with them as traffic, only for Perceptor and Brawn to be captured by Cyclonus and his team. Wheeljack tries to reach the humans, but is attacked by them, and they escape, unfortunately though, four of the Joes are captured by the Insecticons.

The remaining Joes head to an area that they've started terraforming to be habitable for humans and set up camp.

Meanwhile, Scourge and Cyclonus present the captured Autobots to Megatron, who is displeased, and kills Scourge for bringing him relics, especially with the arrival of the humans. Speaking of whom, the Insecticons present their captives to Megatron, and he proceeds to start torturing them.

Unknown to the Decepticons, Mirage has snuck inside Trypticon, and frees the other two Autobots, and creates an Optimus Prime hologram to distract Megatron, as they escape, with the humans in tow, heading back to metroplex.

Back at the Joe's base, the team find Wild Bill alive, despite his kamikaze mission, and also capture one of the "evil alien robots" Wheeljack in their totally heroic creeper vine traps.

Characters

Autobot

Perceptor - Cybertronian Tank

Wheeljack - Cybertronian Car

Mirage - Cybertronian Car

Brawn - Cybertronian Van

Optimus Prime (Hologram Only)

Bumblebee (Head Only)

Metroplex (Mentioned)

Decepticon

God King Megatron

Tyrpticon - City

Cyclonus - Cybertronian Jet

Scourge - Space Shuttle Killed by Megatron

Thrust - Cybertronian Jet

Astrotrain

Kickback - Locust

Bombshell - Boll Weevil

Shrapnel - Scarab Beetle

Scrapper - Cybertronian Front End Loader

Bonecrusher - Cybertronian Bulldozer

Mixmaster - Cybertronian Mixing Truck

Hook - Cybertronian Crane

Scavenger - Cybertronian Excavator

Long Haul - Cybertronian Dump Truck

Devastator - Constructicon Gestalt

Generic Decepticons

GI Joe

Scarlett

Psyche-Out

Heavy Duty

Wild Bill

General Flagg

Breaker Captured by Joes

Clutch Captured by Joes

Jinx Captured by Joes

Cover Girl Captured by Joes

Blowtorch

Alpine

Lowlight

Tunnel Rat

Sci Fi

Charbroil

Too Many Joes....

Cobra

Dr Venom (Mentioned)

Notes

• Once again, I'm not very familiar with the GI Joe franchise, and coupling that with this art style, I can only really identify characters who are named on page here. Sorry about the lacking character lists because of this!
• One of the first things the Joes do on Cybertron is bomb what they think is a capitol building with a bio-terrorist weapon....yes...still totally rooting for these guys!
• The Green Bombs are reuses of the Creeper Bombs stolen by the Joes in issue #0
• Why are some of the Decepticons (who all turn into jets) flying on external jet things, but others are just flying under their own power?
• Perceptor is shown using his seldom seen tank mode here...that's one good thing here at least!
• So Devastator's defeated pretty easily here huh?
• Megatron has Bumblebee's head on a chain around his neck, he was last seen being killed by Starscream in issue #0
• As well as the Joes having the Creeper Bombs, they also have a Weather Dominator and are starting to terraform Cybertron....THESE ARE THE HEROES!!??