Basic Information
Cover Characters: Wheelie
Cover Art: Barry Spiers & Lee Duhig/GURU-eFX
Cover Date: March/April 2011
Price: £3.99
Poster: Bumblebee, Movie Decepticons
Comic Title: Divided Loyalties
Script: Simon Furman
Art: Jon Davis-Hunt
Colours: Kirsty Swan
Lettering: Den Patrick
Comic Plot
The Autobots arrive in Russia, where they've determined Bludgeon to be hiding and they set up a field base, unaware that Wheelie, who has decided to rejoin the Decepticons after an argument with Ironhide and other reasons, has just sneaked into the Decepticon's base and warns Bludgeon of the Autobot's arrival
Bludgeon says that Wheelie has done well, and then sends Dead End and Lockdown to sort out a "welcome" for their guests. Once alone, Wheelie sneaks off further into the base.
Outside, the Autobots head off to the Decepticon's base, Springer goes up high for surveillance, but gets blasted out of the sky. The Autobots carry on, but are ambushed by the Decepticons from the sky and air, as they knew they were coming. Bludgeon sneaks up on Slapdash and kills him personally.
In the base, Wheelie sends the base's coordinates to Megatron and disables it's weapons and cloaking devices so he can just attack them immediately. Megatron welcomes Wheelie back into the fold. Outside again the Autobots are fighting back, but the Decepticons are overpowering them. Just as Bludgeon kills/injures Hubcap a bolt of lightning strikes the battlefield, and Megatron appears in the sky.
Comic Characters
Autobots
Optimus Prime - Truck Cab
Springer - Osprey Helicopter (injured by Decepticons)
Bumblebee - Concept Camaro
Ironhide - Pick Up Truck
Slapdash - Sports Car (Killed by Bludgeon)
Hubcap - Vintage Car (Injured/Killed by Bludgeon)
Decepticons
Megatron - Cybertronian Jet/Tank
Wheelie - RC Pick Up Truck
Bludgeon - Tank
Lockdown - Muscle Car
Dead End - Audi R8
Thrust - Fighter Jet
Skywarp - F22 Jet (meant to be anyway)
Other
Captain Klammer
Comic Notes
- Unlike usual, the Comic title isn't shown anywhere on the actual comic, it's only stated on the contents page.
- This issue shows that Wheelie has decided to return to the Decepticons..unlike any other fiction, this is because he feels that the Autobots don't trust him
- Wheelie can fire heat waves from his headlights
- Dead End is back to normal and in the Decepticon base this issue, the reason for this is that the previous issue was most likely meant to be AFTER this comic originally
- Springer gets shot out of the sky here, but it's not clear if he died or not
- Skywarp appears to be in the wrong jet mode again....
- Though Slapdash looks pretty dead in this issue, it's not made clear if Bludgeon's attack killed Hubcap as well...
- Megatron makes his first real appearance in Volume 2 (right at the end)
- Ironhide doesn't mind being used as a shield.
- Wheelie's eyes change to a red colour after he returns to the Decepticons, and also has his insignia back
- Judging by the dialogue and editor's notes, Crankstart and his team worked for Bludgeon, and from them the Autobots learned where Bludgeon is based...in Arkhangelskaya Oblast in Russia (WHY DOES FURMAN INSIST ON PLACES WITH IMPOSSIBLE NAMES?!?!)
- Captain Klammer appeared a few issues ago moaning at Blazemaster.
Extra Features
Adverts
Competitions
Bumblebee's Guide: The Solar System - Neptune
Rampage Profile - Guess what...
Optimus Prime speaks - Interview with Optimus
Megatron's Mind Maulers - Puzzles
Law & Disorder - Barricade and Ironhide chat along.
How to Draw - Wheelie's grid drawing turn!
