IDW - Transformers Shattered Glass II #2

Written by: Danny Lore 

Art by: Daniel Khanna

Colours by: Thomas Deer

Letters by: Jake M. Wood

Editor: Riley Farmer

Supervising Editor: David Mariotte

Plot

Following the Decepticon occupation of Gold City, now New Kaon, Blaster is stalking Decepticons in and around the city, and trying to make a name of himself, but is encountered by Slicer and Rodimus, who aren't happy with him messing around, and seemingly avoiding them, after failing to kill Megatron and Starscream earlier. Slicer stops Rodimus from killing Blaster, reminding him that he is needed for a mission, so Rodimus allows him another chance.

Blaster and his cassettes infiltrate New Kaon, where they try finding Soundwave, and his underground radio station, but gets distracted when he finds Megatron and Jetfire, and attempts to get them to fight, but manipulating them with subsonics, but he gets interupted, breaking the manipulation, and also revealing the presence of a Decepticon in the city.

Blaster manages to find the radio station, and hacks into it, to allow him to monitor their actions, rather than destroying it, as he was ordered. Soundwave finds, and attacks the Autobot, but Blaster manages to escape when explosions are heard above them.

Blaster eventually meets with Rodimus and Slicer outside of the city, where Blaster learns that Rodimus has killed his cassettes, and now intends to kill Blaster himself too, for his numerous failures.

Blaster looks back on his life, and how everyone is against him, and that the world is just jealous of his talents and skills, leading him to join the Autobots and the war, to make a real difference in the world...

Rodimus finishes off the failed Autobot, and Slicer decapitates him, intending to use his new connection to Decepticon radio to spy on their enemies, and suggests to Rodimus to plant Blaster and his Cassettes bodies at Gold City, to make it look like the Decepticons killed him, instead of them...

Characters

Autobot

Blaster - Boombox Killed by Rodimus

Rodimus - Car

Slicer - Car

Jetfire - Jet (Alligned with Decepticons now)

Rewind - Cassette Killed by Rodimus

Ramhorn - Cassette Killed by Rodimus

Steeljaw - Cassette Killed by Rodimus

Eject - Cassette (Flashback Only) Dead

Chromedome - Car (Flashback Only)

Jazz - Car (Flashback Only)

Blurr - Car (Flashback Only) Dead

Optimus Prime - Truck (Mentioned) Beaten to Near Death

Ultra Magnus - Vehicle Transport (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Megatron - Jet

Flamewar - Motorcycle

Soundwave - Cassette Player

Whisper - Jet

Clench - Truck Shot by Blaster

Gutcruncher Crushed by a Heavy Panel

Dead Decepticon Being Eaten by Autobot Cassettes

New Kaon Soldiers

Refraktor - Hovercraft (Flashback Only)

Starscream - Jet (Mentioned) Spark Removed by Goldbug

Decepticon Cassettes - Cassettes (Mentioned)

Other Cybertronian

The Old Senate (Mentioned)

"The Sponsors" (Mentioned)

Notes

• The Hasbro Pulse release of this issue comes with a Shattered Glass Blaster (with Rewind) figure.
• Gold City is revealed to have been renamed as "New Kaon" following the removal of Goldbug.
• Jetfire is revealed to be staying at New Kaon, despite the ending of series one implying he was going solo to decide what to do, to avenge Starscream's death. He is still also wearing his Autobot insignia, despite his toy featuring a faction flipping feature.
• Blaster is shown to be a former broadcast reporter, who was blacklisted for his attitude and conspiracy theories, leading to him running a pirate radio show, which also got cancelled, before he was recruited into the Autobots
• Blaster's brief time as a musician features him, and his cassette team, performing on stage, somewhat evoking the Retail Incentive cover for Spotlight: Blaster from IDW.
• Slicer is shown with his mysterious cape again, but he does take is off for a few panels in the middle of the issue (if it was for hiding their presence, then Rodimus should also be wearing it)
• There's a slight light in Blaster's eyes after he is decaptiated, but I think that's just from Slicer accessing his link to the Decepticon's radio network, rather than an indication of him surviving.
• This issue (and figure) was released before Ultra Magnus and issue one on Hasbro Pulse, which isn't that unusual. But it is interesting to note, that the first issue to be released from both series of Shattered Glass includes the death of it's featured character, with Blurr in series one, and Blaster here.
• Blaster mentions a few times how he misses Eject, and that he gets annoyed by Rewind. It's possible this is a reference to how his Kingdom/Legacy counterpart comes with Eject, which he is "stuck with" Rewind in both the comic and toy.
• Eject is revealed to have died from the battle in the bar from issue three of the first series.