IDW - Robots in Disguise Animated #6

Written by: Georgia Ball

Art & Colours by: Priscilla Tramontano

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Edits by: John Barber

Plot

Windblade and Optimus arrive at a cave, where Optimus feels is where the Primes wanted them to go. Inside the cave they quickly encounter Predaking, who after a brief fight, retreats further into the cave and the Autobots find the item they were sent to locate...

Elsewhere, Fixit and Russell are being held prisoner in the Energon Mine whilst the Vehicons and some of Steeljaw's more trusted formerly imprisoned Decepticons are proceeding with mining the mineral.

The Autobots return to the scrapyard where they find the place trashed and discover that some of the cells have been opened. The team try to figure out where the Decepticons have gone, when Drift finds a shard of Energon, giving them a clue.

Back at the mine, the Decepticons are getting unnerved by the Vehicons, giving Fixit and Russell a chance to escape. Unfortunately Fracture notices their escape attempt and chases them along with his Mini-Cons. The trio manage to surround the escapees, but are shortly attacked by the Autobots, who were able to locate the mine themselves.

Everyone moves outside to fight, so as not to set off the Energon. The Autobots are easily winning, but Steeljaw reveals that he has given Steve a bomb that will cause massive damage to the Autobots and the area. However, before he can convince the Vehicon to set off the bomb Optimus and Windblade appear and show the Vehicons the item he had to recover, Starscream's severed gun arm. The Vehicons are outraged that Steeljaw never told them that Starscream was out of commission, and turn on him, throwing the bomb into the Energon mine, causing it to detonate, injuring the Decepticons, bar Steeljaw, allowing the Autobots to recapture them.

In the aftermath Optimus offers the Vehicons freedom on Cybertron, as, having just been soldiers in the war, they will not face war crime charges. The Vehicons refuse, as the war is not over yet for them, and they fly off into the sky

The End.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Bumblebee - Muscle Car

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Strongarm - Police SUV

Sideswipe - Sports Car

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Drift - Race Car

Jetstorm - Buzzsaw Deployer

Slipstream - Buzzsaw Deployer

Fixit

Decepticon

Steeljaw - SUV

Steve - Jet

Unit XL-917 - Jet

Unit XL-571 - Jet

Thunderhoof - Tractor Captured by Bee Team

Underbite - Cybertronian Car Captured by Bee Team

Clampdown - Hatchback Captured by Bee Team

Fracture - Motorcycle Captured by Bee Team

Airazor - Torpedo Deployer Captured by Bee Team

Divebomb - Torpedo Deployer Captured by Bee Team

Megatronus - Cybertronian Tank (Mentioned)

Megatron - Cybertronian Jet (Mentioned)

Starscream - Fighter Jet (Mentioned) Possibly Dead

Human

Denny Clay

Russell Clay

Other

Predaking - Dragon

The Primes (Mentioned)

Notes

• This is the last issue of the IDW Robots in Disguise series....this was truly worth us losing the subtitle for the now 50 issue long ongoing series
• Also, with this being the final issue they made the artwork more beautiful than usual :(
• I wonder if the Predaking plot line will be resolved during Season Two of the cartoon?
• Also, yeah, why IS Predaking on Earth? Last time we saw him he was about to eat Starscream along with the other Predacons on Cybertron....why is he on Earth, seemingly alone?
• And again, why did the Primes make Optimus go far away to find Starscream's severed arm? His mission wasn't even to capture Predaking!!
• Fixit uses his arm drill from his toy here
• The main Decepticons from Season One are freed from their stasis cells here, but are of course imprisoned again by the end of the issue so as not to mess up the cartoon's continuity.
• Last time Steeljaw attacked and captured the scrapyard he took it over, this time he just abandons it...why?
• The Vehicons in this story appear to have more intelligence than the ones we're used to, and even question orders from a supposed commander. Maybe that's why Starscream abandoned them?
• So the resolution to Russell's dilemma about a lack of viable role models was basically "meh, this'll do"

IDW - Robots in Disguise Animated #5

Written by: Georgia Ball

Art by: Priscilla Tramontano & Travis Sengaus

Colours by: John-Paul Bove, Josh Burcham, Joana LaFuente, & Priscilla Tramontano

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Edits by: John Barber

Plot

Bumblebee reminisces over how his team has changed since he's returned to Earth, about the battle with Megatronus, and the return of Optimus to the world of the living.

Optimus and Windblade head off on a mission from the Primes to locate something hidden in the East, but they promise to return as soon as possible.

Elsewhere, at the Sierra Ridge, Steeljaw emerges from some rubble that he was thrown to by Megatronus and begins to plot his revenge on the Autobots, but ends up falling down a hill after attacking a squirrel. At the bottom of the hill, Steeljaw finds some Energon and follows it's trail to a waterfall cave. Inside, he locates some Vehicons left behind by the Decepticons from the Prime series, inside he learns theres an Energon mine there, but the Vehicons were waiting for miners to be delivered by Starscream, which Steeljaw decides to help them with...

Russell becomes a bit bothered after one of his friends points out to him that he's got no role models, and he worries about what will happen to him in the future. Shortly after getting back to the scrapyard Fixit picks up a signal from Steeljaw at a military base, so the team heads out to deal with him, however Russell decides to stay behind with Fixit to try and find his own path in life, rather than following his father's goofy role model.

The Autobots arrive at the military base, but find all the military personnel asleep due to some knock-out gas being let out in the area. All of a sudden two of the Vehicons attack the Autobots. The Autobots manage to defeat the Vehicons whilst also protecting the sleeping humans and the gas trucks. The two Vehicons fly away defeated.

Shortly afterwards, Bumblebee receives a holographic message from Steeljaw, who reveals that along with the third Vehicon, Steve, have attacked the scrapyard, and taken Fixit and Russell prisoner.

Characters

Autobot

Bumblebee - Muscle Car

Strongarm - Police SUV

Sideswipe - Sports Car

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Drift - Race Car

Jetstorm - Buzzsaw Deployer

Slipstream - Buzzsaw Deployer

Fixit Captured by Steeljaw

Optimus Prime - Truck

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Upkeep (Mentioned)

Armeda Prison Ship Security Bot (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Steeljaw - SUV

Unit XL-917 - Jet

Unit XL-571 - Jet

Steve - Jet

Megatronus - Tank (Flashback)

Megatron - Jet (Mentioned)

Starscream - Jet (Mentioned)

Vehicon Miners (Mentioned)

Human

Denny Clay

Russell Clay Captured by Steeljaw

Hank

Russell's Friends

Military Base Personnel

Bronco Kowalski (Mentioned)

Other

The Primes (Mentioned)

Notes

• This issue takes place shortly after the end of Season One, but before the start of Season Two.
• It's likely that there are more groups of Vehicons left on Earth somewhere.
• A Vehicon being named Steve is a popular fandom joke that's been around since the Prime series began.
• Fixit's ringtone appears to come from his crotch....I am scared!
• Grimlock's new attempt at a normal alternate mode is a train...it is adorable!
• The Vehicons shown here have the robot modes of the ground troop Vehicons, but the aerial alternate modes
• Where did Steeljaw and Steve find those jars to keep Fixit and Russell in? Those aren't Stasis Cells...
• There appears to be a Jem and the Holograms billboard in the scrapyard.

IDW - GI Joe vs Transformers #11

Title: Escape from Primus

Written by: Tom Scioli and John Barber

Art, Colours and Lettering by: Tom Scioli

Production by: Chris Mowry

Edits by: Carlos Guzman

Publisher: Ted Adams

Plot

Megatron uses the Matrix to command Primus to transform the planet Cybertron into his robot mode, Rodimus and his team manage to escape from the bowels of the planet (why did they even go there again!?!?) and the Keeper is killed by the rubble and devoured by the creator god. Along the way, Mirage is trapped under rubble, and Duke tries to help him out.

Rodimus and the others get to Metroplex, where Rodimus sends out Springer to rescue Springer and Duke. He manages to do so, but Duke loses his grip and falls, one of the Joes, Duke's half brother Falcon jumps from Springer, with a bungee rope, and rescues Duke from death.

Using the power of family or whatever we are shown a flashback of Duke giving a speech to some new Joe recruits, getting ready for the upcoming mission to Cybertron. Whilst there, he notices his brother in the crowd and begins hazing him by forcing him to cut his long hair short, despite there being no regulations for it.

During one of the training sessions, Falcon almost beats his brother's record, but he stops to help out one of the slower troops, which annoys Duke, and he punishes him by putting him on guard duty.

Later, whilst on guard duty, Falcon starts to make out with fellow recruit, Quarrel, but they are attacked by Duke, disguised as a Cobra Trooper, and Duke berates him more for his screwing up

Duke drags Falcon to a boxing ring (seriously, he drags him by the ear like Misty used to do to Brock in Pokémon when he was being too horny around the ladies). The two brothers start to fight, and Falcon starts to get some good punches in, but Duke manages to easily defeat his brother. He tells him to just give up, and reveals that he never earned his military medals as he was always protected from danger by Duke in secret, however Falcon refuses to give up.

Later, Falcon and his team prepare to depart for Cybertron, and Duke sees his brother off, asking him to prove him wrong about all the bad things he's said over the years.

Back in the present, the Autobots and Joes escape from the innards of Cybertron just as the planet fully transforms to robot mode. The remaining dust and debris from Earth's destruction starts to dissipate, and Primus starts heading towards his next meal...the Sun!

Characters

Autobot

Rodimus - Sports Car

Brawn - SUV

Mirage - Race Car

Springer - Helicopter

Goldbug - Sports Car

Metroplex - Slug Thing

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Dead, Head attached to Megatron

Wreckers (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Megatron - Gun

Trypticon - Battle Platform

Scorponok - Scorpion

Insecticon Swarm

Soundwave (Flashback - Replica)

Starscream (Flashback - Replica)

Ravage (Flashback - Replica)

Laserbeak (Flashback - Replica)

Cybertronian

Primus - Planet Cybertron

Keeper Crushed in Primus' conversion, and devoured

GI Joe

Duke

Falcon

Cover Girl

Tripwire

Bazooka

General Flagg (Flashback)

Cutter (Flashback)

Outback (Flashback)

Muskrat (Flashback)

Big Lob (Flashback)

Quarrel (Flashback)

Budo (Flashback)

Other Joes

Other Human

Duke and Falcon's Mother (Flashback)

Duke's Dad (Mentioned)

Mr Falcone (Mentioned)

Falcon's Past Enemies (Flashback) Killed by Duke

Notes

• Oh...another backstory issue....yay....
• "Jotobots"....why?
• In a bit of confusing scale, Metroplex is shown covering up the hole that Primus' head is coming out of, but the head should be MUCH bigger than Metroplex.
• Why do so many of the Joes have creepy, heavily shadowed, dead faces in this issue? Oh I hope this is purgatory or something!
• Duke apparently wears his bandolier with grenades on it during non-battle situations...
• Some scenes in this issue are made to emulate the GI Joe animated movie, with Falcon being a recruit the same time as Big Lob, going through dangerous looking training (just with no Sgt, Slaughter here) and even getting caught trying to make out with a female cadet whilst failing at his guard duties.
• Primus' robot mode is based on his unused Dreamwave design, but with the energon tentacle thingies added.
• Why is Primus going straight after the sun? Aren't there more planets between Earth and there?
• Please let Primus eat the sun and end this mess....
• It really doesn't help that the previously "worse" GI Joe/Transformers crossover from Dreamwave got a TPB release this month....it just makes this thing look even worse!

Sig-Pub - Robots in Disguise #5

Features

Fact File: Optimus Prime - Profile of Optimus

Colour In Grimlock - If you can't figure out this activity, you may need help...

Puzzles: Escaped Decepticon - Guide Grimlock to find Chop Shop.

Posters - Bumblebee and Strongarm adorn the centre-page posters!

Puzzles: Observation Test - It's spot the difference....

Transformers Post - Fixit reads the mail

Competition Time! - Win some One Step Changers....yay....

Make Autobot Pencil Toppers - Destroy the comic and make crappy pencil toppers....no....

Notes

• The comic reprint is for IDW Robots in Disguise #4. Here is my previous review of that comic: http://aesircomic-books.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/idw-robots-in-disguise-animated-4.html
• The comic has been retitled as "Centre Stage for Sideswipe"
• The end of the comic includes a message saying the story will be continued next month...but this was the end of that storyline....the next 2 IDW issues were a second story line....
• The back-cover features an image of Optimus and the phrase "Mission Complete"...does this mean next issue is the last one?
• Actually, quite amazingly one of the puzzles includes a new image of Chop Shop
• The competition question is a bit confusing. It asks for the name of the Decepticon Buffaloid, but there are two that we've seen so far (Terrashock and Overhead) I'd assume its referring to Overhead as she was in the comic, but it could be clearer!
• Hey, this "comic" may be cheap, but at least it comes with a half-good Grimlock model...I may be exaggerating on how good the model is...

TFCC #67 - Of Masters and Monsters Part 1

Plot

It's been five years since the Humans from the Classicsverse were transported to a new Earth by Gaea, but everyone is still unsure about what happened. When they arrived on the new planet they found the place deserted, but with buildings and facilities all completed.

Spike witnesses a car crash, but manages to save a man and his daughter with the help of the disguised Crossblades and Vroom. The trio run away before the police can arrive, as Transformers are unwelcome here now. Unknown to them, a man with silver streaks in his hair is watching the group intently.

Spike and the others return to their apartment where they find Metalhawk and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is talking to Spike's brother Buster over a social media device called @mosferik where they discuss how Spike and the others need to find jobs to help them with their covers as normal humans. Buster's son Galen interrupts the call, and Spike takes the opportunity to avoid the awkward conversation again, and ends the call.

Later, the group head to a restaurant for dinner where they wonder if they can actually manage to discover anything about this new planet, despite them not having any luck in the past few years. They finish their dinner and head outside, where they are attacked by a mugger, who wants their money. The Autobots have already spent all their money on their food however, and suddenly a gunshot goes off, and blood is spilt, much to Spike's shock.

Elsewhere, Ramjet is fused with a rock in space, and he's lost contact with his master Unicron (thanks to the Multiversal walls being closed) so he decides to act on his own. He uses up the energy he's been storing for a few years and rebuilds himself into a new body (his new toy) and decides to go after a signal he's just picked up of something that has been touched by evil nearby....

Characters

Autobot

Metalhawk In Human Pretender Suit

Crossblades In Human Pretender Suit

Vroom In Human Pretender Suit

Skyhammer In Human Pretender Suit (Mentioned)

Optimus Prime - Truck (Picture)

Fortress Maximus/Cerebros (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Ramjet - Fighter Jet

Human

Spike Witwicky - Cerebros' Head

Elizabeth

Buster Witwicky

Jesse Witwicky

Galen Witwicky

Silver Streaked Hair Guy

Mugger

Civilians

Ximena (Mentioned)

Blackrock (Mentioned)

Other

Unicron - Ringed Planet (Mentioned)

Notes

• This year's comic storyline (judging from the internal front cover) is to advertise the Figure Sub Service set for this year
• As such, I would assume that the currently mystery silver-streaked hair guy is something to do with the mystery sixth figure.
• In this issue we learn that the Classicsverse Earth's animals were sent to this new Earth as well.
• Despite them seemingly getting along from the previous comics, it looks like the Classicsverse Humans hated the Transformers....huh....
• The Pretenders using Human-sized bodies that look realistic is likely a reference to Transformers: Masterforce, where the Autobots were able to do so (and they were led by Metalhawk there too)
• Elizabeth is most likely the same character as Lisa from the Marvel era comic "Rhythms of Darkness". This is based on appearance, her apparent connection to Spike, and that Lisa is a potential shortening of Elizabeth.
• Buster is now in a high-up position, whilst Spike is lower, much like their counterparts from the prematurely ended G1 comic from Dreamwave.
• Buster and Jesse's son Galen is named after the Galen from Nebulos whom Spike replaced as Cerebros' head.
• Spike says that he forms a "dead alien robot's" face implying that Cerebros and/or Fort Max have died at some point before they left the Classicsverse
• Ramjet was last seen being sent into another dimension by Vector Prime during the Balancing Act storyline. He's revealed here to have survived the trip, but it doesn't look like his Mini-Cons were as lucky...
• The "something else" that Ramjet has detected could be almost anything right now. I would hazard a guess that it's either Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus following his exile, Cryotek, who was mentioned as probably winding up in this same dimension, or the Dark Matrix beast from Regeneration One/Marvel comics, especially since the Thunder Mayhem combiner comes with a Matrix as part of the set.
• In SD SG, Nautica's colour scheme is based on Cybertron series Thunderblast. Hot Shot seems to be based on Smokescreen for some reason (not sure though) and we don't see enough of Metroplex to figure out his colourscheme.
• From the dialogue here it states that the events of Invasion happened "9 years ago" and this story is set 5 years after the Classicsverse Humans were transported to this new Earth. This all adds up from a real-world perspective, but the events in the comics themselves make this a bit odd. If the Classicsverse Earth was in the Shattered Glass universe for 4 years by the time of "Another Light" then why were they acting like it had all only just happened?

Other Features

Rubber Soul Article on an aborted Battle Beasts style Transformers toyline

Upcoming TCC Exclusives Preview of the upcoming Ramjet and Skywarp toys

FSS 5.0 Preview Preview of next year's set, showing off Paradron Medic and Double Pretender Optimus

Cold Casted Part 1 Article on the Hard Hero statue series

True Victory Part 1 A look at the development of the Victory TV series, focusing on Jan.

Character Profile Ramjet's profile for the new comic story and upcoming toy

SD SG Minicomic Nautica and Hot Shot deal with Metroplex wanting a cameo in a comic

Valentine's Day Sale Advert Again, I got this AFTER the event :'(

TFCC #66 - Another Light Part 6

Title: The Future Buried...

Writers: Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair

Pencils & Inks: Eryck Webb

Colours: Evan Gauntt

Letters: Jesse Wittenrich

Managing Editor: Pete Sinclair

Plot

The heroic Decepticons head back towards the Classicsverse Earth, as Galvatron has had a bad feeling about the planet since the walls around the Multiverse were closed off, and feels that he, and the others need to go there to help. Ultra Mammoth, on Earth, tells Galvatron that there's nothing happening, when suddenly a wave of energy hits across the planet and all Humans and Pretenders with Human-like shells are vanished, confusing everyone.

Under the Ironworks base, Perceptor and Wheeljack examine the Rarefied Energon pool and notice that it's starting to change, almost like it is alive...

On Cybertron, Nova Prime and his "Knights of Unicron" have arrested the evil Autobots, but Unicron contacts Nova and warns him that Rodimus is still alive and is about to enact a horrible plan.

Suddenly the entire planet begins to fall apart, Nova gets knocked down a panel, but manages to hang on by his axe. Rodimus reappears and declares himself the new Prime, and tells his Autobots to leave the planet as it's too dangerous to stay on now.

Moments later the Autobots have left the planet on the shuttles and Sky Lynx whilst the planet finishes it's change...into the physical form of their creator god Primus! Primus is glad to see the stars again, but decides that the Classicsverse Earth, that is sitting in orbit of Cybertron is in his way, so he attacks.

Primus' first target on Earth is the Ironworks base, which he easily destroys using a laser from orbit. Galvatron's shuttles arrive in the area, where they are horrified to find Primus attacking the foreign Earth, and then they too are attacked by their own god.

On the planet, the remaining Transformers are preparing to meet their fates, since their only shuttles were destroyed in the Ironworks base, but Grimlock manages to evade Primus long enough to get back to the planet and rescue the stranded Transformers, allowing them all to leave safely.

Primus prepares to unleash his full power on Earth, when suddenly the now uninhabited planet explodes and a large female Transformer emerges from it's rubble, declaring herself Gaea, and as Primus' "sister". Gaea explains that the Thirteen hid her inside the Classics Earth, just in case she was ever needed for battle, but she is shocked that she has to face off with Primus of all possible threats.

On Primus' body, the Knights of Unicron manage to rescue the still dangling Nova Prime, and they prepare to help Gaea against Primus. Primus attacks Gaea at full power, but she's able to easily deflect his attacks, she manages to blast out one of his eyes, whilst Nova Prime and his team take out the other one, blinding Primus in the process, before they fly off to safety. Primus contacts Rodimus for help, but the new Prime declines the request, simply saying that he'd be no help against her. Gaea finally shoots her brother in the back, destroying this dark version of him entirely, save his head.

In the aftermath, Gaea transforms into a new Cybertron, and Primus' head becomes a new moon for the planet. The good Autobots and Decepticons repopulate the planet and live in peace, with the Knights of Unicron acting as guardians for the planet. The factions have no put aside their weapons in favour of peace, and plan to rebuild their lost civilization...

From the shadows however, the Classicsverse Megatron has arrived on this new Cybertron, and begins his plans to conquer the world....

Characters

Autobot

Ultra Mammoth - Mammoth

Wheeljack - Race Car

Perceptor - Microscope

Grimlock - Raptor

Ironhide - Van

Ratchet - Ambulance

Sunstreaker - Sports Car

Warpath - Tank

Scoop - Front End Loader

Vroom - Dragster - Motorcycle Shell Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

Metalhawk - Jet Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

Skyhammer - Car - VTOL Jet Shell Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

Crossblades - Dragster - Helicopter Shell Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

Decepticon

Megatron - Tank

Megatron's Troops

Knights of Unicron

Nova Prime - Truck

X-Brawn - Personnel Carrier

Checkpoint - Pick Up Truck

Autotroopers - Pick Up Trucks

SG Decepticon

Galvatron - Rescue Helicopter

Starscream - Jet

Octopunch - Hovercraft

Treadshot - Sports Car

Cyclonus - Jet

Cyclonus - Space Shuttle

Straxus - Tank

Needlenose - Jet

Spinister - Helicopter

Hun-Grr - Two Headed Dragon

SG Autobot

Rodimus Prime - Sports Car

Sky Lynx - Space Shuttle

Drift - Race Car

Blaster - Boom Box

Goldbug - Sports Car

Rewind - Cassette

Ultra Magnus - Truck Cab (Mentioned) Sent to Alternate Universe

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (Mentioned) Turned into Nova Prime

Other

Gaea - New Cybertron (Formerly Earth)

Primus - Cybertron Destroyed by Gaea

Unicron - Ringed Planet (Voice Only)

Aquarius

Tracer - Gun

Spike Witwicky - Cerebros' Head Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

All Classicsverse Humans Sent to Alternate Earth by Gaea

Inhabitants of New Cybertron

Acolytes of Unicron

The Thirteen (Mentioned)

Notes

• This story finally concludes the plot line of the Rarefied Energon that began in the third year of the comic.
• In case you never noticed it, most of the action and dialogue in this comic continues to paraphrase the 1986 Transformers Movie.
• Rodimus officially takes on the "Prime" title now.
• Primus' robot mode is based on his Cybertron Supreme class toy, but in Unicron's Energon series colour scheme.
• Primus attacking Earth (in a way similar to Unicron's attack on Cybertron in the Movie) could be a reference to an early draft of the Movie where Unicron did indeed attack Earth instead of Cybertron.
• So....did Grimlock rescue the Classics Decepticons as well? I can't really see Gigatron and the others being rescued by the SG Autobots, nor by Grimlock and his crew.
• Gaea being the core of Earth, and an enemy of Cybertron is likely a reference to the Aligned continuity version of Unicron
• Nova and his crew use their guns as propulsion whilst flying, much like how G1 Galvatron commonly does.
• Megatron's troops are heavily shadowed, but we can probably assume they have some relation to his crew from the Beast Wars: Shattered Glass series.
• Gaea sent the humans, and human-like beings on her surface to another Universe to keep them safe from her transformation. It's also revealed in the next storyline that she sent the animals along too.
• SG Scourge appears to be using the usual G1 character model by mistake in this issue.
• After Spike vanishes his Headmaster control helmet is seen falling from where his head was, but he wasn't wearing the helmet....
• Ironhide is seen behind Grimlock on the Autobot shuttle, but he's coloured in grey and blue.
• Strongarm's colour scheme on the back page appears to be based on the Gobot Crasher...I would like a toy of this!
• Windblade's appears to be based on Chromia's for some reason.

Other Features

Interview with Kristy Wu (RID2015 Windblade)

Another Time and Place Part 2 A look into futuristic alternate modes from G1

Teletraanic History Records Information on Megatron/Galvatron and Optimus/Nova Prime

Profile Images Updated images for Nova Prime and Galvatron, but no new information.

SD SG Minicomic SG Strongarm tells SG Windblade about her new awesome computer game.

Holiday Sale Buy some toys for cheap this Xmas! (Of course this magazine arrived in FEBRUARY FOR ME!)

IDW - Transformers #49

Title: Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion

Written by: John Barber

Art by: Sara Pitre-Durocher

Colours by: Josh Perez & Josh Burcham

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: Carlos Guzman

Plot

Galvatron now has Blackrock in his grasp, under the belief that he is an undercover agent of Onyx Prime's. Skywarp wants to leave before anyone else can arrive to challenge them, but Galvatron wants to have fun and kill everyone. Faireborn manages to get control of the Ark, and gives control back to the Autobots, and lowers the shield around the ship.

On the Ark, the Autobots are taking on the invading Decepticon army, when they discover they have control of the ship back. Arcee decides they need to return to the bridge and land the ship on the Moon, then deal with the Decepticons,

On Cybertron, the Autobots are fighting off the Decepticons as they go through the space bridge, but Wheeljack is able to use a back-door in the system and shuts it down, whilst one of the Decepticons are half way through, leaving him in two halves.

The Autobots on the Ark continue on their way to the bridge, but along the way Arcee is crushed up against a wall by Brawl. In the bridge, Sideswipe hides Alpha Trion inside a closet to keep him safe whilst he heads to the controls, however when he reaches them, he is hit by an exploding bomb. Needlenose and Brawl enter the bridge and take control. Sideswipe tries to stop them in his heavily injured state, but Brawl simply executes him on the spot. Brawl changes their plan now, by instead of taking the ship to the Jupiter commune, he redirects it to Earth.

Soundwave is annoyed when he learns about this change of plans, but soon learns that this was all Galvatron's plan from the start. Back on Earth, Skywarp teleports himself, Blackrock and Galvatron, against the latter's wishes to Shaghai where the Ark is heading to now.

Back on Cybertron, the stranded Decepticons go to attack the Autobots when they are easily thrown away by a newly arrived Victorion, backed up by Optimus, Superion, Aileron and Starscream.

Optimus and the others plan to put a stop to Galvatron's plans, by putting an end to war in it's entirety on Earth...

On the Jupiter commune, Soundwave is distraught that his plan for peace has failed, and apologizes to Cosmos and Sky-Byte for his failures, but warns them both to prepare for war, as the other Decepticons will go up against all of them now.

The Ark manages to land in Shaghai, and the Decepticons exit the ship to be greeted by Galvatron and his troops. Galvatron announces to the humans in the area that they are there to conquer them, however he is interrupted by Optimus Prime, who exits the space bridge with a small army, and officially annexes Earth into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds, and will protect it against Galvatron and anyone else who comes against it.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Superion - Aerialbot Gestalt

Cosmos - Orbiter

Jetfire - Jet

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Jazz - Sports Car

Arcee - Sports Car Crushed by Brawl

Sideswipe - Sports Car  Blasted by Brawl

Alpha Trion

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Chromia - Speedbike

Wheeljack - Race Car

Tracks - Sports Car

Ironhide - Van

Sunstreaker - Sports Car

Sky Lynx - Space Shuttle (Mentioned)

Slug - Triceratops (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Galvatron - Tank

Skywarp - Cybertronian Jet

Astrotrain - Train/Space Shuttle

Blitzwing - Tank/Jet

Rumble - Motorycle

Frenzy - Motorcycle

Needlenose - Fighter Jet

Brawl - Tank

Dreadwing - Stealth Bomber Captured by Badgeless

Soundwave - Personnel Carrier

Buzzsaw - Cassette

Laserbeak - Cassette

Sky-Byte - Shark

Slugslinger - Twin Nosed Jet

Acid Storm - Fighter Jet

Flamefeather - Bird Monster

Onslaught - Tank

Cindersaur - Lizard Monster

Squeezeplay - Crab Monster

Decepticon Rioters

Camien

Victorion - Torchbearer Gestalt

Aileron - Flying Vehicle

Sterling - Car

Swift - Helicopter

Neutral Cybertronian

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Thundercracker - Fighter Jet

Bob

Badgeless Officers

Human

Marissa Faireborn

Ayana Jones

Spike Witwicky

Shanghai Civilians

President Xi Jinping (Mentioned)

Other

Garrison Blackrock

D.O.C.

Buster the Dog

Council of Worlds (Mentioned)

Notes

• It's confirmed now that Skywarp IS still suffering from his phasing problems, he's just been removed from the ship's engines.
• Tracks survived from his fatal-looking gun shot wound caused by Brawl
• Considering that his brain module, T-Cog and spark would have been in his upper half, it's likely that the Decepticon sliced in half by the space bridge did actually survive.
• Um....did they REALLY just horribly kill off Sideswipe?!
• Swift appears to have fully embraced the violent Decepticon culture now, not even showing emotion when Brawl seemingly executes Sideswipe.
• In a funny bit of book-ending, Dreadwing is left behind by his team on Cybertron again, just like he was after Dark Cybertron.
• Victorion, Windblade and Chromia reference their previous meeting during "Combiner Hunters". Chromia's comment on how their knowledge of each other not being a long story COULD be a reference to how it was a one-shot story.
• Why was Sterling randomly in the space bridge control room? Was he with the Decepticon rioters maybe?
• Some of the construction workers in Shanghai wear Spike and Sparkplug's uniforms from the G1 cartoon's first 2 seasons.
• I can understand Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Skywarp using thrusters to stay flying, since they all have aerial modes, but why can Galvatron, Rumble and Frenzy?