IDW - Transformers: Last Bot Standing #1

Written by: Nick Roche

Art by: E.J. Su & Nick Roche

Colours by: Rebecca Nalty

Letters & Design by: Johanna Nattalie

Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer

Editor: David Mariotte

Plot

A vessel crashes on the planet Donnokt, and a Cybertronian figure emerges from it.

In a town nearby, life is normal, and Shib Wallkis is running a delivery company with her brothers, but is starting to lose customers due to recent technological developments, making her steed-drawn wagon obsolete.

Later, Shib is reminiscing on her deceased parents, when the townsfolk arrive, and ask for her help rescuing some miners, due to the new vehicles being unable to reach them due to the terrain, but her wagon can.

Later again, Shib returns with the injured Miners, and they are taken away for healing. Suddenly the crowd grow scared when the alien robot arrives and starts scanning the area.

Very quickly, Shib's wagon moves by itself and transforms, revealing the Autobot Rodimus, who fights the newcomer, and quickly kills him, after the newcomer suggests this world could be a new home world for them.

Rodimus leaves, telling no-one to follow him, despite Shib seeming to want to follow him.

Soon, a second vessel crashes on the planet, revealing another Cybertronian has arrived on the remote planet....

Characters

Cybertronian

Rodimus - Wagon Base

"The Visitor" Killed by Rodimus 

Moon - Rabbit

Strongarm (Flashback Only) Likely Dead

Prowl (Flashback Only) Likely Dead

Donnokt Natives

Shin Wallkis

Trayvon Wallkis

Beets Wallkis

Stambo Flentz

Doc Brel Tonder

Sparks, the Steed

Firebolt, the Steed

Brennet

Mr Flentz

Town Sheriff

Town Rangers

Miners Injured

Townsfolk

Shib's Parents (Photo) Possibly Dead 

The Alderman (Mentioned)

Notes

• This series is designed as a send-off of IDW Transformers, before their license expires at the end of the year. However this series will be followed by Shattered Glass II later in the year.
• This series is designed to fit in any continuity, but aesthetically it does seem to fit better with IDW1, than the current continuity.
• The steeds used by Shiv are named Firebolt and Sparks, the names used for Hot Rod's Target master partner in the past.
• The hidden necklaces with what appears to be Energon inside inside Shib's house appear to be keys. Most likely being gifted to her by Rodimus before he went into hiding as her wagon.
• Shin doesn't seem to be too shocked by Rodimus, implying that she knew he was there all along. My guess will be that he somehow accidentally killed her parents (possibly when his ship crashed) and he opted to protect her this way.
• Rodimus' shuttle in the flashback appears to be based on the front section of the Autobot shuttles, first seen in the G1 Movie, but with large thrusters added to the sides.
• Rodimus' shipmates are only shown in silhouette, but they appear to be Prowl and Strongarm, or at least repaints of them.
• The bot who arrives on the planet in the final pages is Moon, a character from the Beast Wars Second Anime and toyline.