Titan - Movie Volume 1 #12

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Bonecrusher and Ironhide

Cover Art: Barry Spiers & Jason Cardy

Cover Date: June 2008

Price: £2.60

Poster: Bonecrusher vs Ironhide, TFA Megatron and Starscream

Comic Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 4

Script: Simon Furman

Pencils: Paul Aidgon

Inks: Andy Lanning

Colours: Jason Cardy

Letters: Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft

Comic Plot

At the Allspark Power Distribution Hub in Georgia it's an all-out battle and then some meteors arrive on the site. Mikaela fights off Frenzy in the Cryo-Control room and tricks him into rupturing the coolant containers, freezing himself and begins defrosting Optimus.

Megatron is whooping Bumblebee when three Meteors attack the Decepticons, revealing themselves to be Elita One, Skyblast and Strongarm. Mikaela gets directed to a device at the base by Tom whilst the battles continue.

In Georgia, Longarm, Armorhide and Arcc have joined the fight on Ratchet and Ironhide's side, where Longarm is injured. Back in Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime has awoken and goes straight for Megatron.

Outside Starscream decides to wait out the fights so he can take over later.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (defrosted)

Ironhide - Van

Ratchet - Van

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro (injured by Megatron)

Strongarm - Entry Pod

Elita One - Entry Pod

Skyblast - Entry Pod

Longarm - Entry Pod (Injured by Decepticons)

Arcee - Entry Pod

Armorhide - Entry Pod

Decepticons

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet

Starscream - F22 Jet

Bonecrusher - Mine Clearing Vehicle

Red Payload Drones - Vans

Frenzy (frozen by Mikaela)

Humans

Mikaela Banes

Tom Banachek

Comic Notes

• Ratchet and Ironhide ditched their weapons so they could fit into their new alternate modes, they can remake new ones by scanning ores etc.
• Longarm's injuries are shown to be much worse than they look in this issue later, since he is offline for several issues after this
• The device Mikaela takes in this issue is revealed in part 5
• It appears that Strongarm is the one who rams into Megatron in Entry Pod mode (base don who he throughs away a little later)
• Optimus previously used his Entry Pod mode as a ramming weapon in the very first issue of Titan UK.

Extra Features

Adverts - More and More

Competitions - So many things to win..yet I never do!!!

Movie Prequel reprint - VERY almost done now!

Bad Boyz Two! - Article on TFA Megatron and Starscream

Beast Wars: The Gathering reprint - Almost over now :(

How to Draw... - Blackout!

Top Gear - What's around and how to buy it

Artobots - Artwork from the kiddies of Britain

Star Screams - Starscream shouts a lot!

Titan - Movie Volume 1 #11

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Megatron and Bumblebee

Cover Art: Gary Erskine & Chris Sotomayer

Cover Date: May 2008

Price: £2.60

Poster: Megatron vs Bumblebee, The TFA Autobots

Comic Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 3

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Fabio Makoto Ono

Colours: Ryan Button

Lettering: Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft

Comic Plot

Starscream and Scorponok attack the Moon-based Autobots so they switch to their alternate modes and head to Earth to escape them (and reunite with the others). Meanwhile, at Hoover Dam Megatron and Bumblebee come face to face and fight whilst Mikaela is attacked by Frenzy in the Cryo-Control room.

Ironhide and Ratchet arrive in Savannah, Georgia in their Payload disguises and find the Allspark connected to a converter which is slowly converting Earth into a metallic world. They begin to tamper with the converter when Bonecrusher and his troops appear, saying that they tripped an alarm.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (frozen)

Arcee - Entry Pod

Elita One - Entry Pod

Armorhide - Entry Pod

Skyblast - Entry Pod

Strongarm - Entry Pod

Longarm - Entry Pod

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro

Ironhide - Van

Ratchet - Van

Decepticons

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet

Starscream - F22 Jet

Scorponok

Frenzy

Bonecrusher - Mine Clearing Vehicle

Red Payload Drones - Vans

Humans

Mikaela Banes

Comic Notes

• Obviously there's no Ark, Sentinel Prime or resting Decepticons on the Moon in this timeline
• The Moon Autobot's Entry Pod modes are designed to resemble their future Earth modes...only smooshed up
• The drones at the Allspark converter facility are in Payload's design, with Swindle's colours, so they might have been originally meant to be Swindles.

Extra Features

Adverts - Things for sale!!!

Competitions - Win some things that are for sale!!!

Movie Prequel reprint - More from the Prequel...almost done!

Prime Candidates - Meet the Autobots from TFA!

Beast Wars: The Gathering reprint - More beasties

How to Draw... - Barricade vs Ironhide...yeah it's a fight scene!!! (and then colour it in!!)

Top Gear - New products to win and buy

Artobots - Artwork from fans

Star Screams - Screamer screams at screaming kids!

Titan - Movie Volume 1 #10

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Starscream

Cover Art: Nick Roche & Kris Carter

Cover Date: April 2008

Price: £2.60

Poster: Starscream vs the Navy

Comic Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 2

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jeremy Tiongson

Colours: Jason Cardy

Lettering: Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft

Comic Plot

Megatron goes hunting for the intruders. Bumblebee is hiding from him whilst Mikaela goes to the Cryo-Control room to try and unfreeze Optimus, not knowing that Frenzy is stalking him.

In Paris the free nations are coordinating an attack on America, but their attack fleet that's approaching America is attacked by Starscream and his jet troops is destroyed. On top of that Dreadwing arrives in Paris and destroy's their base, with the leaders of the free nations still inside.

In Georgia Ironhide and Ratchet attack a Decepticon convoy and scan some of them to take their places as part of a mission to the Allspark containment facility.

On the Moon, the Autobots are attacked by Starscream.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (frozen)

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro

Ratchet - Emergency Humvee, Van

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck, Van

Arcee - Entry Pod

Elita One - Entry Pod

Skyblast - Entry Pod

Armorhide - Entry Pod

Strongarm - Entry Pod

Longarm - Entry Pod

Decepticons

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet

Frenzy

Starscream - F22 Jet

Thundercracker - F22 Jet

Thundercracker Drones - F22 Jets

Dreadwing - Fighter Jet

Dreadwing Drones - Fighter Jets

Payload Drones - Vans (2 killed by Ratchet and Ironhide)

Humans

Mikaela Banes

Tom Banachek

Free Leaders (killed by Dreadwing)

Comic Notes

• The Decepticon's main base is the Hoover Dam base
• Tom Banachek is helping Mikaela and the Autobots now
• Paris has been attacked, but the Decepticons haven't found the leaders...until now
• Starscream appears in the group shot in what looks like his G1 jet mode
• Starscream looks a bit demented in the last panel of the comic

Extra Features

Adverts - Loads

Competitions - A fair few

Transformers Animated - Feature on the (then) new series

Movie Prequel reprint - More from the prequel

Beast Wars: The Gathering reprint - More IDW stuff

Design your own Transformer - Special Contest

The Purple & the Red - Colourless version of the cover (for colouring in!)

Top Gear - More new things to win and buy

Star Screams - Starscream is still angry!!

Titan - Movie Volume 1 #9

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Megatron

Cover Art: Gary Erskine & Chris Sotomayer

Cover Date: March 2008

Price: £2.60

Poster: Megatron in Ruined City

Comic Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 1

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Simon Williams

Inks: Lee Bradley

Colours: Kris Carter

Lettering: Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft

Comic Plot

In an alternate reality to the one we know, the Decepticons won in Mission City, Sam is dead and Optimus is missing. America has been conquered by the Decepticons as well.

Mikaela and Bumblebee travel around the city on a mission, meanwhile Megatron calls for Starscream and Dreadwing for a mission regarding the remaining "free nations" of Earth before they can try and stop him.

On the Moon, the Autobot's reinforcements are waiting for a signal from their Earth-based allies before arriving, unaware that they are being spied upon by Starscream via Scorponok.

In Denver Mikaela and Bumblebee attack Swindle, who is guarding a Decepticon base and break into the facility. Once inside they find Optimus frozen. Dropkick informs Megatron that they have intruders. Megatron says he'll deal with them personally.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (frozen by Megatron)

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro

Arcee - Entry Pod

Elita One - Entry Pod

Armorhide - Entry Pod

Skyblast - Entry Pod

Strongarm - Entry Pod

Armorhide - Entry Pod

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck (mentioned)

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (other reality)

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro (other reality)

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck (other reality)

Ratchet - Emergency Humvee (other reality)

Decepticons

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet

Dropkick - Pick Up Truck

Starscream - F22 Jet

Dreadwing - Fighter Jet

Swindle - Sports Car

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet (other reality)

Humans

Mikaela Banes

Sam Witwicky (mentioned, dead)

Sam Witwicky (other reality)

Mikaela Banes (other reality)

Comic Notes

• This is the start of the Alternate Reality story arc that lasts until the end of Volume One
• Sam makes his only appearance in Volume One in this comic, in the "true" timeline
• Sam is mentioned as dead here, most likely he was killed by Megatron when he attempted to kill him.
• Bumblebee can speak normally here and has been paired up with Mikaela now
• Megatron has had more Decepticons brought in from space, and the Autobots have had reinforcements brought in too.
• The Autobot Reinforcements are Armorhide, Arcee, Elita One, Strongarm, Skyblast and Longarm.
• Optimus Prime was frozen in the former Sector Seven base like how Megatron was
• The drones on the title page are made up designs
• Earth is slowly being Cyber-formed by the Allspark into a replica of Cybertron
• Dropkick appears to be a higher rank than Starscream when Megatron is around (maybe as punishment?)
• It's revealed in a later issue that the reinforcements are in Entry Pod form at the moment.

Extra Features

Adverts - Lots of Ads

Competitions - Lots of them throughout

Character Profile - Scorponok

Movie Prequel reprint - More of the prequel

Beast Wars: The Gathering reprint - More pieces of the comic

How to Draw... - Starscream

Top Gear - New Transformers things and how to win them

Star Screams - Starscream is an angry writer