IDW - Beast Hunters #3

Story by: Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott

Written by: Mike Johnson

Art by: Agustin Padilla

Colours by: Priscilla Tramontano

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: Carlos Guzman

Plot

Long ago, Shockwave began to take an interest in Earth, and began watching it out of curiosity.

In the present day, Grimlock and Swoop are underground in some old tunnels, where Swoop annoys Grimlock by talking too much, and they encounter a group of the Forged's soldiers, whom the 2 Dinobots manage to take down fairly quickly. Grimlock figures out that the group couldn't have been down there just to guard some old rubble, so he removes it and reveals an old door, which opens into an abandoned lab of Shockwave's, filled with discarded bones and damaged equipment.

Meanwhile, at Last Spark Snarl and Sludge have returned to help them rebuild and repair after their fight with Airwave, the people of the city are wary of the two Dinobots, but are willing to believe they are there to help out.

Back at Shockwave's old lab, the two Dinobots have found some shattered tubes, but also see some still intact, until whatever's inside it smashes out, revealing a living Tyrannosaurus Rex! Swoop comments on how he looks like Grimlock, but Girmlock disagrees, transforming and taking on the real Dinosaur, meanwhile three more tubes begin to smash open, leaving Swoop to contend with a Pteranodon, Stegosaurus and Triceratops alone.

Characters

Autobot

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Swoop - Pteranodon

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Firestar - Hover Pick-Up Truck

Zoom

Last Spark Denizens

Airwave - Jet Dead

Slug - Triceratops (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Forged Warriors Killed by Grimlock and Swoop

Shockwave (Flashback)

Other

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Pteranodon

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Notes

• This marks Swoop's first appearance since the end of Rage of the Dinobots
• It's not clear, but the thing Snarl is carrying at Last Spark looks a bit like Airwave's corpse...
• Zoom's love of talking, and name could be references to Blurr
• The dinosaurs shown here in Shockwave's lab are lacking feathers, and have glowing eyes, possibly hints that they aren't really dinosaurs after all, but robotic copies
• The lack of an Apatosaurus could be a reference to how Sludge was originally just a test subject
• The Pteranodon is coloured like G1 Swoop

IDW - Regeneration One #93

Title: Destiny Part 3

Writer: Simon Furman

INTRODUCING Penciler: Guido Guidi

Inker: Stephen Baskerville

Colorist: John-Paul Bove

Letterer: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Ryall

Plot

Bludgeon is meditating, and has forseen his own brutal death in battle, and knows that despite him leading the Decepticons back home, he won't see it's ultimate fate for himself.

Meanwhile, on the Ark Galvatron is planning on using the Ark as a ploy for the Autobots to destroy, as he's sure Optimus has reported that he took the ship by now, and plans to attack Cybertron's leaders himself, with them being unaware of his arrival, and assumes that Ultra Magnus (not Hot Rod) is in charge of the planet.

On Cybertron Ultra Magnus is directing several teams of Autobots across the planet on missions. The Wreckers storm the Neo-Decepticon's base at Fort Scyk, only to find it empty and for it to explode, though luckily the Wreckers survive. Elsewhere Prowl and some other police bots have caught up to a speeding Runamuck and arrest him, and confers with Magnus, agreeing that something is wrong and calls back the Aerialbots from their mission.

Nearby to the Aerialbots, Soundwave watches them leave, disappointed as he was hoping to have them killed now, as they want all the Autobot's air support to be gone before the Warworld arrives. Soundwave has Wingthing report this setback to the others, whilst he plots away with the waiting Monstructor about the oncoming destruction.

Near Cybertron, the Ark is ready to proceed on it's mission, when Shockwave, still hooked into the ship, alerts Galvatron to a stowaway, which Galvatron goes off to investigate. Once alone, Starscream, who has been pretending to be lobotomized still has Shockwave give him control of the ship for their plan to continue.

In Hanger Nine of the ship Galvatron is attacked by a Guardian Drone and he realizes that the ship is somehow against him, and Starscream appears on the screen gloating. Galvatron easily destroy the drone, but Shockwave lowers a forcefield in the hanger, sucking him into space.

Starscream sets the ship's weapons on Galvatron, but has to give up the battle when they start to get close to Cybertron, as they aren't ready to face the Autobots yet, so they go off hiding again.

In the tunnels under Cybertron Hot Rod and the remaining Dinobots have found Primus' chamber and Hot Rod thinks he's somehow been there before, and has a vision of various alternate versions of himself as well. Before long the chamber is filled with Demons, who the Dinobots and Hot Rod fight off, they head into a chamber, that the Demons for some reason won't enter and find several long dead bodies, before they can properly explore them though the glowing figure of Grimlock appears, saying it's time that they spoke, Hot Rod realizes that this is Primus inside the Dinobot's body.

In Iacon, Magnus is in contact with Cosmos above Cybertron who is monitoring the situation, just in case, when he loses contact with the orbiter, with the poor little guy being destroyed by the Warworld. Before he can do anything else though, Ultra Magnus is attacked by the annoying sight of Galvatron flying towards him, planning to make his move right now!!

Characters

Autobot

Hot Rod - Sports Car

Ultra Magnus - Car Carrier

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Body Possessed by Primus

Swoop - Pteranodon

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Slag - Triceratops

Prowl - Police Car

Streetwise - Police Car

Red Alert - Fire Response Car

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Roadbuster - Jeep

Rack 'N' Ruin

Sandstorm - Buggy/Helicopter

Topspin - Jet

Whirl - Helicopter Maybe Killed in Explosion?

Silverbolt - Concorde Jet

Air Raid - Fighter Jet

Fireflight - Fighter Jet

Slingshot - Fighter Jet

Skydive - Fighter Jet

Cosmos - Orbiter Killed by Warworld

Optimus Prime (Flashback)

Jetfire (Hologram)

Energon Rodimus - Truck Cab (Multiversal Vision)

Return of Convoy Battlestars Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

MTMTE Rodimus - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

TFA Rodimus Prime - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Alternator Rodimus - Race Car (Multiversal Vision)

WFC Hot Shot - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

New Rodimus - Fire Truck (Multiversal Vision)

Wings of Honour Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

G2 Comic Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Classics or Shattered Glass Rodimus - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Other Rodimuses (Multiversal Vision)

Decepticon

Galvatron - Laser Cannon

Bludgeon - Tank

Soundwave - Cassette Player

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Monstructor - Gestalt

Runamuck - Sports Car Arrested by Autobots

Wingthing

Runabout Killed by Demons (ages ago)

Shockwave Linked to Ark

Megatron (Mentioned) Dead

Other

Primus (Inside Grimlock's body)

Demons

Mark V Guardian Droid Destroyed by Galvatron

Demon Victims

Unicron (Mentioned)

Notes

• In Bludgeon's future death scene, he looks like he's been torn apart and blasted by a cannon, much like his G2 counterpart's ultimate fate as well
• The flashback scenes to the events in issue 80 (of the original run) are made to look more like the old-style artwork
• Should we be worried that Whirl is missing from the scenes just after the Neo-Decepticon base explodes?
• The Ark having asteroid destroying weapons is a call-back to it's original mission to destroy an asteroid field that was threatening Cybertron back in issue 1
• The vision Hot Rod sees is of various alternate reality versions of himself from across the franchise, some are mostly obscured, but most are recognizable, and of course including the Rodimus currently starring in More Than Meets the Eye.
• Interestingly one of the Rodimuses is an unreleased toy, and another is of Hot Shot (but in Hot Rod's colours)
• The Demons don't seem to be scared of the sword and covenant any more....
• Amongst the dead guys found in the Demon's lair are Runabout
• Grimlock is now yet another Transformer to be possessed by Primus

IDW - Monstrosity #2

Story by: Chris Metzen & Flint Dille

Art by: Livio Ramondelli

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: John Barber

Plot

Optimus Prime and his team, including the observing Dai Atlas exit Sky Lynx and start battling the Decepticons. Elsewhere, the Dynobots have escaped the fight, but end up being cornered by Scorponok and some of the Decepticons.

Meanwhile, on Junkion Megatron and Pentius and wandering around when they reach the Corroded Shore, Pentius cautions Megatron on his stepping, but Megatron ignores him, and is attacked by a Sharkticon, who pulls him under the water.

Back on Cybertron Grimlock battles Scorponok, and pummels him, getting angrier the whole time and starts to go feral, Swoop and Slag try to calm down Grimlock, but he only calms down when Optimus arrives and shoots him, telling him to stand down. Optimus tells him that despite him being an Autobot, he's a danger, and a criminal right now, so he has to be arrested, rather than be able to leave the planet like he originally planned. Grimlock gets angry and decides to blow up the Mega-Refinery by pushing the Fusion-Regulator, killing himself and everyone around him, Optimus however manages to talk him down.

Scorponok however has other ideas and pushes the button himself.

Hours later, the Mega-Refinery has been destroyed and rescue teams are picking up the wounded, of course with this facility's destruction, the planet's last major Energon source has been destroyed. Optimus holds a funeral for the people lost during the destruction, and later Dai Atlas speaks with him about leaving the planet, as there's no recovery for the planet now, but Optimus refuses to abandon their home. Meanwhile at Kolkular Scorponok presents the dead Decepticon bodies to his team and has them scavange the dead for spare parts.

On Junkion, Megatron manages to defeat the Sharkticons and leaves the Acid Sea and Pentius comments on how Megatron's own world will look like this one day, and explains about how the people of Junkion were once beautiful and narcissistic, and also wasteful eventually wasting all their natural resources, and causing their planet to create a gravimetric pull that attracted the space debris, creating the wasteland that's left.

Megatron denies this will happen to his world, as he has a drive for dominance that the Junkions lacked

Grimlock wanders around the blast site at Toraxxis and can't find anyone, and wonders if he's still alive or not. At the same time, the Exodus begins, and all those who wish to begin leaving the planet, with Dai Atlas blaming Optimus, as an inept Prime, who has led the planet to this.

Meanwhile within the irradiated Toraxxis crater Jetfire's team are investigating the area when they find a cavern, inside they find some cave drawings, seeming to warn about something, when suddenly the ground collapses and they land near a lake of extremely pure Energon.

In Metroplex Optimus has called for Kup to come see him, as he's wondering about the Dynobots, and is confused about their actions - They helped in the battle against Megatron, but shortly later began thieving Energon, despite being decorated heroes.

In the Energon Caverns the team are investigating the lake of Energon when Ratchet falls in and turns briefly feral, attacking Perceptor, but recovers quickly, Perceptor realizes that it was the Energon, but before they can analyse it they're attacked by some creatures.

At Metroplex again, Optimus analyzes the Dynobot's data and discovers that in their last known mission they were attacked in some Subterranean Terror Bases, where something happened, and they began showing their feral forms, and one of their team members (Skar) was killed. Kup suggests after seeing this that the Dynobots should be put down, but Optimus thinks they may be soldiers worth saving after all.

The science team manage to fight off the monsters underground, and escape into a cavern that the monsters seem to be scared of etering. Jetfire wonders why this is, so he transforms and gets a better look, coming face to face with a sleeping Trypticon.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Grimlock - Feral Beast

Swoop - Jet

Slag

Jetfire - Jet

Ratchet - Ambulance

Perceptor

Wheeljack

Metroplex - City/Ship

Kup - Pick-Up Truck

Sky Lynx 

Prowl - Car

Bumblebee - Car

Ironhide - Van

Ultra Magnus

Blaster

Dead Autobots (Holograms)

Sludge (Footage Only)

Snarl (Footage Only)

Zeta Prime (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Megatron Exiled to Junkion

Scorponok

Starscream - Jet

Thundercracker - Jet

Soundwave

Blitzwing - Jet/Tank

Tankor - Large Jet (Mentioned)

Dead Decepticons Corpses left to rot and scavenged

Other

Dai Atlas

Pentius

Tryptcicon Inert

Sharkticons Destroyed by Megatron

Cyber-Morphic Predators

People of Iacon

Skar Killed in Battle (Footage Only)

Pre-Junkions (Flashback)

Nominus Prime (Mentioned)

Primal Vanguard (Mentioned)

Adaptus (Mentioned)

Knights of Cybertron (Mentioned)

Notes

• This is the collection of issue 4-6 of the digital versions of this series
• Sharkticons are native to Junkion it seems
• Grimlock (and the other Dynobots) are revealed properly here to have feral alternate modes, before they take on their Dino-modes in Spotlight: Shockwave, which seems to alter their minds too (like in the Prime series). They have their vehicle mode kibble though, so their transformations seem more like mutations really.
• The funerals shown here are similar in style (though larger scale) to Bumper and Fastback's one in Megatron Origin
• Junkion used to be a Cybertron-like world (maybe a colony, or just a second world with Transformers) and presumably wasn't always called Junkion either. It died when the Energon run out and it started attracting the debris of space into itself
• The Great Exodus is shown here, and those who leave don't return until "The Death of Optimus Prime", set in the present day
• The Cyber-Morphic Predators seen towards the pure Energon sort of resemble the Trans-Organics from the G1 cartoon
• Trypticon being found inert far beneath Cybertron implies that he was built long ago, and perhaps is something akin to a Metrotitan (of course we've seen already that Trypticon joins the Decepticons later on, but then again, he hasn't been seen in recent stories, only those set around the Thunderhead Pass incident)
• Scoponok being stabbed in the chest with a sword is similar to his fate in the Energon comic (though he survives it here of course)
• How did Optimus and the others survive the Mega-Refinery explosion?

IDW - Robots in Disguise #19

Title: Homecoming

Written by: John Barber

Art by: Dheeraj Verma

Colours by: Joana Lafuente

Letters by: Chris Mowry

Editor: Carlos Guzman

Plot

Waspinator is hanging out in a bar when he's asked to tell about his time as a Titan Hunter, such as how he used a weapon to kill a Metrotitan, and then managed to somehow pilot it's space bridge systems afterwards, something that Jhiaxus and Bludgeon (his audience) find very interesting, and asks if he can do it again.

Orion Pax and his team arrive on the now deserted Gorlam Prime (as it's inhabitants died during Heart of Darkness) and start exploring the place, during their exploration Garnak notices that some of the rocks underground have similarities to those found on Arduria and LV-117 (ie Ore infused planets) and Hardhead shows the team to the Catacombs, a Cybertronian looking city hidden underground, which he assumed Jhiaxus built after Ark-1 went missing (he lived there for a while remember)

Whilst exploring the Catacombs Wheelie touches a building, and his arm starts to rust away like what happened when someone was touched by a denizen of the Dead Universe, Hardhead blasts off the infected arm to stop the spreading.

Soon, Waspinator flies nearby screaming for help, as he's being chased by the Monstructor-Six, however he's rescued by Orion and the others. The six Decepticons combine into Monstructor, and destroy's the Autobot's ship (Ark-27). During the battle Orion figures that the Decepticons are after the city underneath, and he and Waspinator realize that it's a Metrotitan in disguise, Waspinator manipulates Orion into waking up the Titan, like he did with Metroplex in the past, and Orion figures this out too late that Waspinator's working with Monstructor and the others.

The Titan wakes up and Monstructor reports it to his bosses who appear in a de-cloaked ship above them, Monstructor rejoins the others, and Waspinator uses his weapon to hooks up to the Titan and pilots it, sending himself, the Titan and Bludgeon's ship to Cybertron, with Jhiaxus taunting Prime, wishing him "Pax Cybertronia"

In the aftermath, Gorlam Prime starts to rust away with the Titan gone, and the Ore-2 going off, Orion reveals that he knew something was happening, which is why he had his OWN ship, the Skyroller, cloaked as well, and has himself and his team board it, ready to return home to stop Jhiaxus and the others with their plots, and save everyone.

Characters

Autobot

Orion Pax/Optimus Prime - Truck

Hardhead - Personnel Carrier

Wheelie - Car

Metroplex - City/Ship (Flashback)

Decepticon

Waspinator - Wasp

Bludgeon - Tank

Birdbrain - Monster

Bristleback - Monster

Icepick - Monster

Scowl - Monster

Slog - Monster

Wildfly - Monster

Monstructor - Gestalt

Titan Hunters (Flashback)

Megatron (Mentioned)

Shockwave (Mentioned)

Other

Garnak

Jhiaxus - Jet

Gorlam Prime Titan - City/Ship Killed/Controlled by Waspinator

Flashback Titan - City/Ship Killed by Waspinator (Flashback)

Bar Aliens

Knights of Cybertron (Mentioned)

Gorlam Prime Civilians (Mentioned) Dead

Nova Prime (Mentioned)

Primus (Mentioned)

Notes

• Waspinator was last seen amongst the Titan Hunters in Spotlight: Thundercracker
• The art in the issue is kind of....weird - Seriously what's up with Hardhead?
• All the Metrotitans shown here have Autobot insignias, which they shouldn't have since they went away before the factions were set up
• Why does Monstructor ride on top of Bludgeon's ship? Why not just de-combine and go INSIDE it?
• Gorlam Prime is shown here to possess Ore-2 (Death) which explains it's connection to the Dead Universe...wonder how Nova Prime and his crew reached the Dead Universe in the first place then, since they went missing BEFORE the Regenesis Project
• Due to him losing an arm, Wheelie has to use his mouth to fire his slingshot
• They seem to be hiding re-revealing that Gorlam Prime was renamed Cybertron by it's inhabitants here...wonder if this means something big for the future?
• Optimus' ship is called the Skyroller, perfect for him considering his past police partner and drone buddy, and toy-based gun pal.
• Most likely the bright light seen at the end of RID #18 is this same space bridge

IDW - More Than Meets The Eye #18

Title: Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus

Written by: James Roberts

Pencils by: Alex Milne

Inks by: Brian Shearer

Colours by: Josh Burcham

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editorial Assistant: Toni Korde

Editor: John Barber

Plot

Swerve is attacked by a Legislator in his bar, but manages to set off the bar's new weapon's system to weaken him, then finishes him off with his new blaster weapon. Meanwhile, the rest of the ship is under similar attacks, with everyone fighting off the Legislators, with Skids being hit the hardest for some reason in the Oil Reservoir.

On Luna-1, Pharma has taken Ratchet prisoner whilst Lockdown and his team hunt down the Autobots across the moon in the air. The Autobots fly away, but find themselves in a graveyard of Metrotitans and decide to use them to hide in and use them against the Decepticons. They manage to evade them for a short while, but are soon all captured (except Cyclonus and Whirl). 

The Autobots are taken away, and pass an inert Ultra Magnus who seems to ignore them, and then come face to face with Chief Justice Tyrest, the commander of the Legislators, who tells them they're  under arrest for crimes against Creation. Brainstorm and Perceptor notice that there's a prototype space bridge in the room too, and wonder why. Rodimus starts swearing at Tyrest, and before long they're all in a cell with Minimus Ambus (Dominus Ambus' spark brother).

The group talk to Ambus and Rung offers him his Autobot badge as he claims to have misplaced his own. Tailgate starts to panic as he's wasting his last few days in prison. Elsewhere in the facility Pharma wakes up Ratchet and shows off that his new hands have the ability to turn into anything, then asks him to play a game with him, and shows him a box for him to guess what's inside! (Horray FUN!)

Back on the Lost Light, Swerve runs through the ship, passing Deftwing's corpse and approaches the Oil Reservoir where he finds Skids just leaving it, exhausted, but victorious, until Stars Saber teleports in and skewers him, then knocks out Swerve as well.

On Luna-1, Ratchet maintains that he doesn't want to play the game, but Pharma continues anyway, opens it and reveals Ratchet's alternate mode inside, revealing that Ratchet is in fact just a head attacked to his spark right now!!

Inside the jail cell Rung is giving out energon sticks and explains to Tailgate that Chief Justice Tyrest is the same Chief Engineer Tyrest that was around during the time of Nova Prime, and that he became Chief Justice after making some treaties between the Autobots and Decepticons. Rodimus adds that Tyrest went off the grid after the Aequitas trials on Garrus-9 were suspended, on his own orders.

Rung offers Ambus some of the energon sticks, but drops them and makes a mess, annoying Ambus, leading Rung to confirm his theory, as all of Ambus' traits are similar to someone elses, leading him to force Ambus to reveal the truth, that somehow, he is in fact Ultra Magnus! (DUN DUN DUH!!)

Characters

Autobot

Rodimus - Car

Chromedome - Car

Rung - Maintenance Buggy

Perceptor

Brainstorm - Jet

Whirl - Osprey Helicopter

Swerve - Small Van Head Conked by Star Saber

Skids - Van Skewered by Star Saber

Minimus Ambus

Ratchet - Ambulance Head and Spark detached from Body by Pharma

Pharma - Jet

Star Saber

Fortress Maximus - Tank

Blaster Injured by Legislators

First Aid - Ambulance

Ambulon - Leg

Hound - Jeep

Gears

Huffer

Inferno

Smokescreen

Hoist - Crane

Dipstick - Car Injured by Legislators

Trailbreaker - Van

Deftwing Killed by Legislators

Ultra Magnus Body Inactive

Optimus Prime (Mentioned)

Dominus Ambus (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Lockdown

Chop Shop

Venom

Ransack

Barrage

"Hardshell" - Insect

Vehicons - Cars and Jets

Megatron (Flashback)

Shockwave (Flashback)

Other

Tailgate - Car Dying

Cyclonus - Jet

Chief Justice Tyrest

Legislators

Medi-Drone Crushed by Legislators

Metrotitan Graveyard Dead

Knights of Cybertron (Mentioned)

Dai Atlas (Mentioned)

Nova Prime (Mentioned)

Notes

• Swerve's bar has a sign that bans swords, guns and of course...briefcases (guess Brainstorm's unmentionable thing scares Swerve a bit after all!)
• Brainstorm made Swerve a "My First Blaster" so he can be a better shot, most likely due to his incidents with Rung's head and his own face in the past.
• Fort Max still has some serious skills here! He tears off one Legislator's head whilst blasting another with his leg arms, all whilst tending to Blaster and sending out a message to the crew!!!
• OH NO!! Did they just kill the medical drone!!??!!
• Lockdown's crew is now joined by the car and jet Vehicons and Hardshell-Insecticons from the Prime series
• I get the feeling that all those holes on Tyrest, including on his forehead, as well as him repeating some of his words, like he was being listened to by someone...Quintessons maybe? (Especially with the "crimes against creation" thing too, which was their whole thing back in the 80's cartoon)
• Deftwing gets still by a head injury off screen here...much like what happened to his fellow Lightformer Ironfist in Last Stand of the Wreckers (through Ironfist got more screen time first of course)
• Star Saber has what seems to be an ancient sword with him...maybe he has something to do with the Circle of Light?
• The sparks have calmed down again since Rodimus left the surface of the planet, meaning that he must be a catalyst of some sort for it.

IDW - Monstrosity #1

Story by: Chris Metzen & Flint Dille

Art by: Livio Ramondelli 

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: John Barber

Plot

In Kaon, the Dynobots, led by Grimlock lead a raid on some guys expecting a large payload from them, but ending up with nearly nothing. Afterwards they head to Swindle's business and pummels him for giving them bad information, and reveal that they need to get off Cybertron as they fear what'll happen if they lose control of themselves.

Inside Metroplex in Iacon, Optimus Prime hosts the inaugural meeting of the Grand Convocation (basically a replacement for the Senate). During the meeting Dai Atlas, thinking Optimus is no better than Zeta, keeps arguing with him on his policies etc, but stays out of respect for the Matrix inside of Optimus.

Meanwhile, in Deep Space Scorponok, having taken command of the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat at Optimus' hand in Autocracy, is flying Astrotrain towards the Planet Junkion, where he dumps Megatron, intending for him to die humiliated (instead of just martyring him or just killing a weakened leader).

Back on Cybetron Optimus returns to his chambers where he is greeted by Alpha Trion and congratulates him on his joining of the factions with the Convocation and assures him that only he himself can work out if he's truly worthy of his leadership or not (as he was uncertain after Dai Atlas' screaming.

Megatron plummets to Junkion, and is immediately attacked by the Junkions.

At the Rust Bucket bar on Cybertron the Dynobots take on a high profile job, to try and get the supplies to leave Cybertron.

On Junkion Megatron tears through the Junkions with some ease, but eventually collapses due to his injuries. On Cybertron, the Dynobots attack the Toraxxis Mega-Refinery for their prize, and encounter "minimal resistance". At Kolkular Scorponok official takes command of the Decepticons and all the troops seem fine with that except the Terrorcons who intend to head to Junkion to kill Megatron themselves and then go after Scorponok.

Speaking of Junkion, Megatron manages to wake up, and starts cannibalizing the Junkion's parts to repair his damaged body, then continues his journey across the planet, looking for a way to leave.

The Dinobots take the refinery, and start pumping the fuel, but Slag has and argument with Grimlock and leaves the team.

On Junkion again, Megatron comes across a crashed spiral ship and finds a long lost survivor, a Quintesson called Pentius whose been trapped there for a long time, and tells Megatron that to survive on this world he must himself become monstrous.

At Kolkular, Scorponok and Starscream are discussing things about leadership when an alarm comes in from the refinery, and they send out a team to investigate.

Meanwhile, at the sparring arena in Metroplex Optimus has asked Dai Atlas to come see him so they can work through some of their issues, and Optimus warns him that the Decepticons may consider his, and his follower's pacifistic ways as a weakness...to which Dai Atlas slices up two sparring droids with ease, and corrects him that he's not a pacifist, he's a patriot for the old ways.

On Junkion Megatron talks with Pentius, and learns that sometimes ships land on the planet for supplies etc, and frees him saying that he needs a guide on this planet, and Pentius will be his prisoner for the time being and plans to take one of the ships to return home.

Back in Toraxxis, the Dinobots are interrupted by the Seekers who attack them, Slag returns to the team during the battle and takes out Thrust and Dirge with ease. Scorponok joins the fight and mocks them that the Dinobots cant possibly fight them all off in their conditions, to which Grimlock agrees, and reveals that he set off an alarm for help, revealing Sky Lynx heading towards them in the sky!

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Grimlock

Slag

Snarl

Sludge

Swoop

Bumblebee - Car

Metroplex - City

Sky Lynx

Alpha Trion

Zeta Prime (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Megatron Exiled to Junkion

Scorponok

Starscream - Jet

Swindle - Van

Astrotrain - Space Shuttle

Skywarp - Jet

Thundercracker - Jet

Tankor - Large Jet

Blitzwing - Jet

Ramjet - Jet

Dirge - Jet Injured by Slag

Thrust - Jet Injured by Slag

Hun-Gar - Two Headed Monster

Sinnertwin - Two Headed Monster

Cutthroat - Winged Monster

Rippersnapper - Shark Monster

Blot - Bi-Pedal Monster

Soundwave

Shockwave

Runamuck

Runabout

Bonecrusher

Rumble

Grand Convocation

Dai Atlas

Bulkhead

Traachon

Slinger

Xaaron

Tomaandi

Other

Pentius

Nightshift - Car Injured by Dynobots

Strongbox - Truck Injured by Dynobots

Wreck-Gar

Junkions

Sparring Drones

Sentry Drone Commander Killed by Grimlock

Circle of Light (Mentioned)

Engineering Guild (Mentioned)

Notes

• This is the collected version of issue 1-3 of the digital comic series (unlike how Autocracy made me wait for the Trade edition...)
• Wow the Dinobots sure are getting around a lot in comics lately aren't they? They're main characters in Regeneration One, Robots in Disguise, Beast Hunters AND here!!
• Swindle seems to have been repaired and back to running a business despite his injuries in Autocracy
• Bulkhead appears here in his Prime series body. His Animated series vehicle mode was previously seen in Spotlight Blurr as Blurr's limo, maybe it's the same guy?
• OH WHY?! They homage the Astrotrain scene from the 80's movie AGAIN!!!
• Megatron's new look on Junkion somewhat resembles his DOTM body, with it's clawed hands, capeand slightly demented facial features
• Dai Atlas' attitude towards Optimus COULD also be because of Optimus' former friendship with Shockwave, who attacked and turned against Dai Atlas too.

IDW - Regeneration One #92

Title: Destiny Part Two

Writer: Simon Furman

Penciler: Andrew Wildman

Inker: Stephen Baskerville

Colorist: John-Paul Bove

Letterer: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Ryall

Plot

Optimus goes to talk to Circuit Smasher/Spike Witwicky, but is attacked by the super powered human, however Optimus refuses to fight back and insists that he wants to talk. Soon more humans arrive in their battle suits and Spike is ordered to stand down by his wife, Linda Chang who wants to let Optimus have his fair say for now.

On Cybertron Prowl and Trailbreaker are watching over the formerly Nucleon-infused Autobots in the Garage to make sure they're safe to leave, and the "inmates" aren't too happy about the situation. Prowl and Trailbreaker soon leave to help calm down a few recent flashpoints of activity across Cybertron.

Across Cybertron the Decepticons are causing havok for the Autobots, who aren't able to keep calm so easily, which is secretly due to Soundwave spreading a red mist that causes unrest. He is receiving a report on this from Spinister when he notices he has an eavesdropper - Blaster in the Garage. He sends out the Mayhem Attack Squad to take him out before he can reveal this to the Autobots.

Back on Earth Optimus has been taken to Little America in Wyoming where he suggests that the remaining humans be taken to planet Nebulos, so that they can live on a more stable planet, and can help to repair the native, still braindamaged Nebulons. The humans seem to be considering the proposal, but Spike looks furious about it since it would require them to be reliant on Cybertronians to do it.

At the Garage again, Blaster breaks free from his tank, followed by the others and learns about Soundwave sending his troops to get to him for eavesdropping on his plans. Roadgrabber, Snarler and Carnivac attack the exterior of the Garage and take down the guards.

Down below Hot Rod is leading the remaining Dinobots through the catacombs, not realizing that the Demons are following them in secret.

Back in the Garage Snarler smashes through the door and goes to ram Huffer, who just smashes him to the floor due to his innate strength, next Carnivac goes to attack the small Auotbot, but Inferno and SIlverbolt blast him with a massive gun recycled from an Energon Siphon. Next Roadgrabber takes aim to kill the Autobots, but keeps missing due to Blaster sending out scrambling signals, Huffer then pummels him a bit, and the other two blast him with the cannon. Carnivac breaks out of his Pretender shell and fires off a flame at Silverbolt, but is soon defeated himself by Blaster. Inferno puts out the fires on Silverbolt.

Later Prowl and the others return to arrest the defeated Decepticons, and Prowl says he's impressed with them, and confirms that the flashpoints seem to be dying down outside, however they've lost most long range communications and surveillance during the attacks.

This leaves them unknowing of two approaching ships, the War World and the Ark, with Bludgeon and Galvatron inside them, planning their own attacks on Cybertron.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Hot Rod - Car

Prowl - Police Car

Trailbreaker - Van

Huffer - Truck

Inferno - Fire Truck

Silverbolt - Jet

Blaster - Boombox 

Swoop - Pteranodon

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Slag - Triceratops 

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Whirl - Helicopter

Roadbuster - Jeep

Sandstorm - Buggy/Helicopter

Rack 'N' Ruin

Red Alert - Car

First Aid - Ambulance

Other Autobots

Sky Lynx - Space Shuttle (Flashback)

Grimlock (Mentioned) Presumed Dead

Springer (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Galvatron

Bludgeon

Soundwave 

Spinister - Helicopter

Roadgrabber - Jet Defeated by Silverbolt and Inferno - Arrested

Snarler - Boar Defeated by Huffer - Arrested

Carnivac - Wolf Defeated by Blaster - Arrested

Needlenose - Jet

Battletrap - Tank and Jet

Ruckus - Baja Buggy

Windsweeper - Jet

Fang

Other Decepticons

Scorponok (Mentioned) Presumed Dead

Human

Circuit Smasher/Spike Witwicky

G.B. Blackrock

Linda Chang

Gordon Kent

Little America Civilians

Other

Cybertronian Civilians

Demons

Primus (Mentioned)

Nebulons (Mentioned)

Notes

• Looks like Optimus wasn't on Earth with the human's permission after all huh?
• I love how whipped Spike is by his wife
• The formerly Nucleon-infected Autobots are shown here to be still in quarantine, however Inferno was shown doing crowd control last issue...maybe that was Artfire?
• Sky Lynx's feet appear to be extendable
• So they use the already angry Wreckers team as a police force? Not a wise choice...
• It's a bit of a coincidence that Hot Rod keeps going into the tunnels below Cybertron during all these big violent battle events huh?