IDW - Transformers: King Grimlock

Title: Grimlock the Rebel

Written by: Steve Orlando

Art by: Agustin Padilla

Colours by: Jeremy Colwell

Letters by: Jake M. Wood

Editor: David Mariotte

Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer

Supervising Editor: Tom Waltz

Plot

The Dinobots fight the Meccanibals currently attacking Harmonex on Cybertron, but are ordered to stop by Optimus, who says these were just rebels, and not working on behalf of their own leader, Master Mouth.

Grimlock starts to argue with Optimus over his orders, but ends up being hit by a green light, seemingly aimed towards Optimus.

Soon Grimlock lands on another world, where he is soon attacked by various alien creatures, but he manages to fight them all off.

After a few battles, Grimlock comes across a group of local Human-looking beings who identify the planet as Menonia, and asks for his help in saving it from The Golden One, who once saved the world himself with Optimus Prime, but changed after some of the population started following an "Anti-Sun".

Grimlock refuses to help them, but does offer to teach them to help themselves, but they say they can't do it themselves, much to Grimlocks annoyance, so he storms off.

One of the Humans, Arko, sees what Grimlock was trying to teach them in self sufficiency, and chases after him, against her father's wishes...

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Slug - Triceratops

Swoop - Pteranodon

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Menonian

Arnak

Arko

The Golden One

Clatta

Other Menonian Humans

Bird Lizard Killed by Grimlock

Elephant Mouse

Leodons/Big Horse Cats Killed by Grimlock

Cyclopes 

Soltron (Mentioned)

The Anti-Sun (Mentioned)

Mandragoran (Mentioned)

Other

Meccanibals Many Killed by Dinobots

Master Mouth (Mentioned)

Notes

• The setting of this issue is based on the G1 episode Madman's Paradise. Though in this case a version of that episode's events happened in the back story, and Optimus was the one to save Menonia.
• The Meccanibals are from the Marvel G1 comics, including their leader Master Mouth, who is mentioned in this issue.
• Grimlock refers to the Menonians as "Human" here, implying that this is set following their arrival on Earth.
• The "Soltron" mentioned in this issue is most likely a sun god on Menonia.
• The Golden One's assistant, Clatta, appears to be a robot, possibly even a Cybertronian.
• The end of this issue features a character sheet for Grimlock, based on one used for Dungeons and Dragons.