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Sunday, 2 August 2015

IDW - Transformers vs G.I. Joe #8

Title: Pax Megatronus
Written by: Tom Scioli and John Barber
Art, Colours and Lettering by: Tom Scioli
Production by: Chris Mowry
Edits by: Carlos Guzman
Plot
Billy, Cobra Commander's son has delivered a seemingly dead Snake-Eyes to his father and his troops, and for his good job, the Commander allows the Koh-Buru-Lah monster to kill him by tearing him apart. Elsewhere, the Autobots on Cybertron start to rally together again since Optimus has "tamed" Scorponok, and leads the troops to victory. On Earth, Flagg has killed the special committee and taken over the White House, before Hawk leads him out.
Whilst on Highway Omega, the road starts to transform and take the Joes into space, revealing it to be in fact Omega Supreme, and heads to the nearby Cybertron. On the way, Omega attacks Astrotrain and throws him down to Cybertron, helping to rally the Autobots even further.

Optimus and Megatron begin their fight, whilst having an audience from their troops, and Snake Eyes reveals that he isn't dead, and attacks the Cobras on Earth.
During the "fight" Megatron reveals he has the Matrix within his chest and has begun corrupting it, using it's power and connection to Primus to reshape Cybertron to his will. The Decepticons subdue Optimus, whilst Megatron has his "Evil Cybertron" use it's pincers to stab the Earth, causing it to seemingly blow up. In the aftermath, Megatron blasts Optimus point blank into his chest, and sends him falling down a ravine.
Characters
Autobot
Optimus Prime - Truck Possibly killed by Megatron
Bumblebee - Car
Omega Supreme - Highway Omega/Rocket
Wreck-Gar - Motorcycle
Kup - Pick Up Truck
Wheelie - Car Probably killed by Harvester Unit
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Dino-Head Only
Other Autobots

Decepticon
Megatron
Starscream - Jet
Viper - Rattler Jet
Scorponok - Scorpion City
Trypticon
G2 Ramjet - Jet
Thrust - Jet
Shrapnel - Stag Beetle
Cyclonus - Jet
Mindwipe - Bat
Army - Billy's Arm Probably killed with Billy
Limbot - Billy's Leg Probably killed with Billy
Stranglehold
Other Two Pretenders
Astrotrain - Flying Train
Other Decepticons Being Overthrown by Autobots

GI Joe
General Flagg
Hawk
Flash
Lady Jaye
Stalker
Sci-Fi
Gung-Ho
Rock n Roll
Beachhead
Quick Kick
Scoop (Mentioned)
Joe Soldiers

Cobra
Cobra Commander
Pythona
Golobulus
Nemesis Enforcer
Major Bludd
Firefly
Tomax
Xamot
Crimson Guardsmen
Cobra Vipers

Other Cybertronian
Primus (Mentioned)

Other
Snake-Eyes
Billy Killed by Koh-Buru- Lah
Koh-Buru-Lah
Jugglers Committee (Mentioned) Killed by Flagg
US President (Mentioned) Deposed by Flagg
Notes
  • Yeah...it's still going on....
  • The opening page is design to emulate "The Last Supper"
  • Flagg killed the committee off screen it seems, and possibly the President as well....THESE ARE THE GOOD GUYS?!?!
  • Also, this means he single handedly killed this "Jonin" as well....
  • Viper from the Combiner Wars toyline gets a cameo here...that's a silver lining right?
  • Omega Supreme was alluded to being missing along with Optimus earlier in the series. Not sure why he was on Earth though...
  • Wreck-Gar seems to be using Dark Energon and Nucleon as a drug during the Decepticon's oppression.
  • Wheeljack can take on a form similar to the Arcee trio from Revenge of the Fallen.
  • Wheelie is about to get smelted alive by a Harvester Unit...poor fella
  • The Pretenders shown here would appear to be final results of the experiments on creating Human-Transformer hybrids, shown in the previous two issues.
  • From the end of this issue and the preview for the next one, we can only hope this is nearing the end now...

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