IDW - Transformers vs G.I. Joe #6

Title: Expelled from the Garden

Written by: Tom Scioli and John Barber

Art, Colours and Lettering by: Tom Scioli

Production by: Chris Mowry

Edits by: Carlos Guzman

Plot

The prisoners inside the Decepticobra base are being made to read the Cobra-version of the bible to try and brainwash them, and be put into service with Cobra, Tunnel Rat goes missing from his cell.

On Earth, Flagg tries to get authorization from the Jugglers to blow up Cybertron before it reaches and cyberforms Earth like it has Saturn, Mars and the Moon, but they refuse, as they plan to use Cybertron as a mass factory instead.

Snake Eyes enters a Decepticon bar, and beats up a couple of Decepticons because of reasons. Some more prisoners are being taken away to Scorponok via Astrotrain, and some Joes hang onto his train carriages to stow away (I assume they freeze to death in the space he's flying through though)

A mysterious guy (CLEARLY COBRA COMMANDER) takes some freed Cobra prisoners to see Koh Buru Lah, a bit snake monster thing, who likes to hiss at them.

Cobra and the Decepticons invade the UN, to make an announcement to the world leaders when they hear an explosion from below, or nearby, or the other side of the world, I dunno.

Optimus attacked the PIT and finds the newly reporgrammed Soundwave with Bumblebee's body as his head, being manually controlled by Doctor Venom, he is soon joined by Starscream and Shockwave who are both shocked to see Soundwave seemingly alive.

On Cybertron, some of the Autobots have been taken over by remote controls and they attack some Joes, during the battle it is revealed that Galen is in fact human.

Elsewhere, Rodimus and his team head into the bowels of Cybertron and find some Decepticons setting up camp on Primus' forehead and seem to be trying to re-write him to change the planet for Megatron's needs.

In Trypticon, Tunnel Rat is sneaking around and he finds Perceptor with a Decepticon badge performing an autopsy on Wild Bill's corpse.

On Earth again, Flagg stages a coup and attacks the Jugglers, wanting to control the world, but then the GI Jonin appear as the Joes replacements. Outside, some Joe vehicles reveal themselves to be the Combaticons, who then combine into Bruticus and joins the battle of the UN. Cobra Commander and his troops turn up to the battle as well, but Optimus runs and flies away once he has Bumblebee's body off of Soundwave's shoulders.

he flies back to Cybertron when it's all revealed to be just Scarlett's imagination doing this, whilst playing with her GI Joe and Transformers toys, however, she refuses to believe this and attacks her doctor, Doctor Mindelbinder.....

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Ironhide - Van

Brawn - Van

Rodimus - Car

Mirage - Race Car

Metroplex - Slug Monster

Inferno - Fire Truck Under Decepticobra control

Seaspray - Hovercraft Under Decepticobra control

Arcee - Car Under Decepticobra control

Galen - Cerebros' Head Under Decepticobra control

Bumblebee - Head Disabled, Controlled by Venom

Decepticon

Megatron

Starscream - Jet

Shockwave

Astrotrain - Train/Space Shuttle with train carriages

Dreadwind - Jet

Perceptor - Microscope

Thundercracker - Jet

Busitron - School Bus

Brawl - MOBAT

Onslaught - Stealth Bomber

Vortex - Tomahawk Helicopter

Blast Off - Transport Plane

Swindle - APC

Bruticus - Combaticon Gestalt

Soundwave Disabled, Controlled by Venom

Ravage Disabled, Controlled by Venom

Random Decepticons

Scorponok (Mentioned)

Trypticon (Mentioned)

GI Joe

General Flagg

Hawk

Flint

Scarlett 

Doctor Venom

Roadblock

Tunnel Rat

Spearhead

Gung-Ho

Alpine

Junkyard

Mutt

Spirit

Quick Kick

Beach Head

Steeler

Lady Jaye

Bazooka

Cover Girl

Duke

Tripwire

Footloose

Ghostrider

Law

Dodger

Blocker

Deejay

Knockdown

Maverick

Wild Bill Dead, being dissected by Perceptor

Random Joes

Cobra

Serpentress

Destro

Cobra Commander

Major Bludd

Firefly

Tomax

Xamot

Zartan

Raptor

Crocmaster

Doctor Mindelbinder

Snake Eyes

Torch

Ripper

Cobra Troops

Crimson Guardsmen

Other Human

Jugglers

GI Jonin

United Nations Reps

Kwinn the Eskimo 

Adam In Cobra Bible

Eve In Cobra Bible

Other

Primus

Vector Sigma

Koh Buru Lah

Notes

• Yup...it came back...
• Why is Snake Eyes randomly attacking Decepticons in Maccadams? He doesn't appear to be after information etc, so why?
• The previously mentioned Koh Buru Lah is revealed to be a Lovecraftian looking monster god thing rather than a new version of Cobra-La
• Why did Cobra need to have a bus Transformer to transport their troops to the UN? I mean it's a cool concept, but why bother? Surely they have jets etc
• So the Joe's secret PIT base is under the UN? I think...it's very confusing
• The captured Autobots can be controlled with joysticks apparently...even the partly organic Galen
• Speaking of Galen, he's shown to be Human, or Nubulan maybe? Who knows, maybe they're trying to do something Beast Machines-like here?
• Why would Tripwire comment that Primus looks like Rodimus? I get the historical reason being that he was made to look like him in Marvel comics and Regen One, but from what we can see here, he doesn't...and even if he does, Tripwire couldn't possibly see that much of Primus' face to tell that!
• Cybertron is being rebuilt into a Unicron-looking creature by Megatron on purpose it seems
• So Perceptor is really a Decepticon double agent? Guess he/s copying Brainstorm now, rather than the other way round!
• So....Flagg is LITERALLY trying to take over the planet and wants to destroy other worlds too? THESE ARE THE HEROES?!
• I have to admit, having Bruticus form from Joe vehicles is pretty cool, though you have to wonder how long they were amongst the Joes, and whether this means they've been betrayed etc maybe.
• I'm guessing that Optimus' wings don't actually make him fly, since having Bumblebee/Venom attached would probably make him go off course due to the changed shape it would make.
• Oh please kind Primus, let that "The End" really be the end, or at least let us have the "It was all just a dream" ending after all :)