Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #8

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Skids and Mudflap

Cover Art: Barry Spiers & Lee Duhig/GURU-eFX

Cover Date: Winter 2010

Price: £2.99

Poster: Skids and Mudflap go to war

Comic Title: Back-to-Back

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Den Patrick

Comic Plot

Soundwave attempts to interrogate Ransack as to the location of the Matrix, but he refuses to tell him. The Twins watch the event and attack the base to get answers. The Twins manage to disable Grindor and Ravage, but then Soundwave and Starscream attack the Twins and badly injure the duo.

Starscream prepares to kill Mudflap when Ransack saves him, flies off and tells them that he's going to tell The Fallen about this. Soundwave chases after him.

The Twins watch Soundwave escape then suddenly see an army of Protoforms arriving on Phobos, who immediately attack the Twins, but luckily the duo are saved when the Autobots arrives and takes on the drones.

After the fight the Autobots have the drones rounded up, but the Twins can't find Starscream and Ravage, Ironhide tells them not to worry about him, and tells them that the Autobots believe that they aren't traitors now, after reassessing all the evidence. The Twins decide to forget all about The Fallen after all the trouble it's caused them.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Skids - Smart Car

Mudflap - Smart Car

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck

Sideswipe - Concept Corvette

Arcee - Motorcycle

Ratchet - Emergency Humvee

Decepticons

The Fallen (mentioned)

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Starscream - F-22 Jet (injured by Ransack)

Ransack - Bi-Plane

Grindor - Military Helicopter (injured by Twins)

Ravage - Missile (injured by Mudflap)

Lugnut Drones - Entry Pods (arrested by Autobots)

Comic Notes

• YAY! Original Artwork on the covers again! (8th issue to start with again!)
• This marks the end of the Twin's storyline that started in the first issue of this volume..the Twins are never seen again....
• Ransack still has his green robot mode and redish vehicle mode from the previous issue
• Soundwave totally bitch-slaps Ransack
• Ransack threatens to tell The Fallen about Soundwave's actions, seeing as how Soundwave is alive and well in later issues and the movies, it's clear that Ransack must have been "silenced" or he just couldn't get in touch.
• Arcee appears in her movie 1 toyline character model, rather that the ROTF version seen in an earlier issue
• The Lugnut drones from Issue 1 are seen again, but in grey Protoform mode
• Ratchet makes one of his rare appearances in Volume 2 now
• The Twins decide not to mention The Fallen to Optimus, in hopes that nothing ever comes from it (FOOLS!)
• It's unknown if Grindor was arrested as well as the drones, though it's likely that he escaped
• The Autobots must have followed the Twins to Mars and now know they aren't traitors after reassessing all the evidence they had against them.
• Sideswipe says "You Drive --I'll Carve!" to Ironhide, a reference to Mikaela's line to Bumblebee in the first movie.
• It's possible that the Lugnut Drones were amongst those who were in the Detention Center later in this volume, which gets liberated by Bludgeon.

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #7

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Images of Starscream and Optimus Prime

Cover Date: January 2010

Price: £2.70

Poster: Optimus kills Starscream

Comic Title: Turnabout

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

On the Martian moon, Phobos, the Twins are being welcomed into the Decepticon ranks, though the other Decepticons don't appear to happy with the new arrivals. Soundwave sends them out on their first mission, to locate Ransack and bring him back to them. Soundwave then sends Grindor and Sideways to follow them.

The Twins arrive on Earth and go to the place where they encountered Ransack last time, and sure enough the ancient Transformer appears again and attacks them. Elsewhere, NEST have picked up on the fight and informs the Autobots that the Twins are involved, so they start to head out to intercept.

The Twins trick Ransack into stop attacking them by telling him that The Fallen sent them, so he calms down and follows them willingly. Grindor and Sideways see this and decide to attack the Twins and Ransack to get the glory themselves.

The Twins fight the Decepticons, with Mudflap managing to cause Sideways to ram into a tree, knocking him out, but Grindor manages to escape with Ransack in tow.

The NEST team arrive in the area and sees the Twins fighting the Decepticons and continue to monitor. The Twins gets absolutely annoyed now and decide to find out what's going on once and for all!

Comic Characters

Autobots

Skids - Entry Pod, Smart Car

Mudflap - Entry Pod, Smart Car

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck

Sideswipe - Concept Corvette

Decepticons

The Fallen (mentioned)

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Sideways - Audi R8 (injured by Mudflap)

Grindor - Military Helicopter

Ravage - Missile

Ransack - Bi-Plane (injured by Grindor)

Comic Notes

• This is the first issue to feature an extended front cover (to advertise the giant Devastator toy up for grabs) This is however made up for by having the double cover gimmick which makes it look like Optimus is shooting Starscream
• Despite being the characters on the cover...neither Optimus NOR Starscream are in the actual comic!
• The Twins are being used by Soundwave to locate Ransack, so he can use him to locate the Matrix and the Star Harvester for himself
• Soundwave's plan is to have Ransack kill the Twins, and then Grindor and Sideways are to take Ransack.
• The Twins' entry pod modes are the same as the ones seen in issue 1 and 2 of this volume just in their proper colours rather than grey, but they don't have to rescan the smart car modes when they arrive on Earth again.
• Skids reveals that he was just pretending to defect to try and learn more about what's happening...Mudflap apparently didn't realize it was an act...yikes!
• Ransack is shown in his toy colours when in vehicle mode, but when in robot mode he takes on a mostly green robot mode...maybe he uses electronic paint?
• According to Ransack, he hasn't heard from The Fallen in a long time...assuming this isn't just him exaggerating, that means that The Fallen informed someone else on Earth to hunt down the Twins....
• It's unclear is NEST picked up Sideways after he was abandoned on Earth, though judging by the events in ROTF, it can be safely assumed that he was just left there and drove off to Shanghai to hide out with Demolishor.

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #6

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Image of Starscream

Cover Date: December 2009

Price: £2.70

Poster: G1 Kup, Blurr and Springer

Comic Title: Outlaw Blues

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

The Twins have been detained and are currently on route to a secured location when they are rescued by Wheelie (on Soundwave's orders).

Optimus at Diego Garcia is informed of the Twin's escape and deems that their recapture is a priority now. The Twins are then immediately attacked, forcing them to go on the run again.

2 Days later, the Twins are in Tranquility and pick up Sam to speak with him and try to explain what's happened to him so he can relay it to the Autobots (though it looks like he's abducting them really)

Bumblebee sees this and goes after the Twins. The Twins quickly give up Sam and try to surrender to Bumblebee, when suddenly Soundwave arrives and shoots the Autobot, and offers the Twins sanctuary, which they accept.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck

Sideswipe - Concept Corvette

Skids - Smart Car

Mudflap - Smart Car

Decepticons

The Fallen (mentioned)

Starscream - F22 Jet

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Wheelie - RC Pick Up Truck

Human

Sam Witwicky

Mikaela Banes (mentioned)

Judy Witwicky (mentioned)

Comic Notes

• Starscream actually appears in this issue, albeit as a very brief cameo as the one who drops off Wheelie to free the Twins. This also confirms that his mission on Cybertron must be over
• Starscream and Wheelie almost definitely kill some humans in this issue when rescuing the Twins.
• Mikaela being mentioned here is about the only time we hear from Mikaela in this series!
• This marked the first time Soundwave was seen to set foot on Earth.
• Sam doesn't want to get involved with the war any more (as also shown in ROTF)
• It's not said here, but Soundwave is likely the one who sent the message to NEST telling them that Sam has been abducted by the Twins
• The Twins finally tell someone about the army forming on Cybertron by Starscream, but not Optimus, they tell Sam, and judging by the later issues, Sam told him later himself.
• A human getting abducted by an Autobot is very similar to what happened in Man of Iron, and coincidentally the human in that story was called Sammy Harker!!

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #5

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Image of Bumblebee

Cover Date: November 2009

Price: £2.70

Poster: Bumblebee punches a Decepticon insignia, G1 Prowl and Ironhide argue

Comic Title: Reversal of Fortune

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

Optimus and Arcee hunt down Sideways in Australia. The Twins learn that Optimus is going to be heading to Diego Garcia soon (where they are as well) and get excited. Optimus and Arcee manage to beat down Sideways and captures him.

Later Optimus as his cargo are taken to Diego Garcia, and the Twins head over to him to talk, though they start arguing on who is to actually tell him about The Fallen and annoys him.

Suddenly Scorponok attacks the base from underground and Sideways reveals that he was just playing possum and both start an attack.

Optimus begins to declare a counter attack when he trips over Skids and Mudflap tries to use some debris as a shield, only for Sideways to steal it from him and the Decepticons leave in the confusion.

Sideswipe, having seen everything tells Optimus that Skids and Mudflap helped the Decepticons escape (all a misunderstanding of course) and also tells him about the Grindor incident and how the "attacked him" last issue. Optimus has the two detained for questioning.

Soundwave listens from high up and comments on how this is just the beginning...

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Arcee - 2 Motorcycles

Sideswipe - Concept Corvette

Skids - Smart Car

Mudflap - Smart Car

Decepticons

The Fallen (mentioned)

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Sideways - Audi R8

Scorponok

Grindor - Military Helicopter (mentioned)

Comic Notes

• It's not said outright here, but from the dialogue, it sounds like Sideswipe is implying that the Twins told the Decepticons that Optimus was in Australia...
• Sideways' line "Just 'cause I'd always rather flee than fight, don't mean I can't" was later made his official motto by Hasbro
• Arcee is shown in 3 motorcycle modes, all the same type and colour instead of three different ones. Only one is shown in robot mode.
• I bet Sideswipe spends his spare time collecting conspiracy theories ;)

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #4

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Images of Optimus and Ironhide

Cover Date: October 2009

Price: £2.70

Poster: Ironhide punches you, All Hail Megatron!

Comic Title: New Tricks

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

Ravage infiltrates a NEST base in the Orkney Islands in Scotland and hunts down Skids and Mudflap on Soundwave's orders.

Inside the base The Twins are being trained by Sideswipe via an obstacle course, which they deal with easily. Sideswipe isn't happy with them, thinking they're traitors etc, and sets another training cause up again, when Ravage attacks him from behind.

Ravage turns to the Twins next to complete his mission, but the Twins are able to outrun him and cause an accident and trap him under some rubble, but not stopping him. They divert him into the Simulated Combat room where Ravage projects a message from Soundwave telling them to tell him all they know about The Fallen when the Twins activate the simulation and injures Ravage in the process.

A while later, Sideswipe is back online and taken to see Ravage, only to find that he's gone. Sideswipe thinks that the Twins attacked him and thinks that they're Decepticons still...which Soundwave listens in on via the radio transmitter Ravage left in the base, which he finds interesting.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Sideswipe - Concept Corvette

Skids - Smart Car

Mudflap - Smart Car

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck (mentioned)

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (mentioned)

Decepticons

The Fallen (mentioned)

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Ravage - Missile

Comic Notes

• Sideswipe believes that the Twins are traitors after the Grindor incident
• Ironhide gave the Twins to Sideswipe for special training
• Sideswipe really hates the Twins...he's not alone it turns out (I like them though!)

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #3

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Images of Skids and Mudflap

Cover Date: September 2009

Price: £2.99

Poster: G1 Starscream and Megatron

Comic Title: Learning Curve

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Colours: Hi-Fi Design

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

The Twins, at Edwards Air Base, attack Ironhide as an impromptu training exercise and get him angry. NEST detects Decepticon activity in Las Vegas so Ironhide and NEST head out to deal with it, and Ironhide tells the Twins to stay at the base...they ignore him and drive out themselves.

Soundwave has sent Grindor to look for one of the Seekers that is in Las Vegas to get it's mind from the shell. NEST attacks Grindor after he extracted the brain unit, and they trap him before he can escape.

The Twins arrive on the scene and try to help out by shooting at Grindor, but accidentally shoots the tether holding him down, setting the Decepticon free. Ironhide tells them to treat this as a learning experience and to not worry about it.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (mentioned)

Skids - Smart Car

Mudflap - Smart Car

Ironhide - Pick Up Truck

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro

Decepticons

Soundwave - Satellite/Jet

Grindor - Military Helicopter

Other

"Green Hubcap" - Vintage Car (dead)

Human

Sergeant Dundee

Comic Notes

• The Twins won't talk to anyone else about their discovery except for Optimus
• The Twins have a reputation for crying wolf
• The dead Seeker looks like a green version of Hubcap (a toy that was announced long after this comic came out)
• The Twins freeing Grindor will later be used as evidence against the Twins in the case against them being traitors.

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Titan - ROTF Volume 2 #2

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Stock Image of Megatron

Cover Date: August 2009

Price: £2.70

Poster: G1 Soundwave with Frenzy in his eyes

Comic Title: Dogfight!

Script: Simon Furman

Art: Jon Davis-Hunt

Lettering: Andrew James

Comic Plot

Skids and Mudflap arrive on Earth in Canada and take on their Smart Car modes. Starscream informs The Fallen about the Twins spying on them, and he tells him that he has an agent to deal with them on Earth. The Twins are attacked by Ransack.

In New York State Sam is looking at colleges still and Bumblebee picks up on the Twin's distress signal from being attacked by Ransack so he drives off to save him.

The Twins begin to fight back against Ransack, but he prepares to make a comeback when Bumblebee arrives on the scene and chases off the ancient Seeker, and he vows revenge.

Comic Characters

Autobots

Skids - Entry Pod, Smart Car

Mudflap - Entry Pod, Smart Car

Bumblebee - Concept Camaro

Decepticons

The Fallen

Ransack - Bi-Plane

Starscream - F22 Jet

Humans

Sam Witwicky

Judy Witwicky

Ron Witwicky

Comic Notes

• The Twins arrive on Earth after Arcee and Sideswipe, unlike in the IDW comics, and they take on their Smart Car modes as soon as they arrive on the planet, rather than taking on an Ice Cream Truck mode, and Ransack seems fine rather than being under Initiative control, so it's safe to say that this is a totally different continuity to IDW (duh)
• Starscream is to stay on Cybertron for now.
• Ransack works for The Fallen still
• Sam finally appears in the UK comics after being dead for most of Volume 1
• Bumblebee's radio gimmick also debuts here, since he had a normal voice throughout Volume 1
• Mikaela doesn't appear here or any other issue in this Volume, despite being the main character in Volume 1

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