>>144447096Wait, did he just leave that astronaut stranded alone on the moon?
>>144447130>>144447146Shockwave, you lil psycho, you.
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>>144447181>>144447184Ffffffffffffuck yeah.
>>144447181well this is fucking huge..also please bring back ratchet somehow..
>>144447084>Millions of years agoI always hated this timescale, why are they doubling down on this? Why not just say thousands of years so it's more plausible and less ridiculous?
>>144447096I'm pretty sure the human astronauts would notice the extra weight, especially since I doubt the ship could even fly with Beachcomber on it.
>>144447169Oh goodie, Elita's a cunt again
>>144447181>>144447184When does this take place in relation to the GI Joe books? You'd think somebody would have mentioned a giant planet appearing in the sky.
>>144447176You know, nobody ever seems to use writhe in a positive sense with these things, you know? It always feels vaguely ominous.
>>144447109I assume he waited for him to take off.
>>144447619Yeah, that makes more sense in retrospect. That was probably Apollo 11.
>>144447104fucking hippies
>>144447184>last panelHard as fuck
>>144448286Careful, the Hippie solo-ed Astrotrain.
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>>144448785he got lucky
Wow, this is an incredibly escalation.
>>144447435Eh, I'll take it over her being an outright god damn villain
>energon universe ghetto storytimeSure.
>>144447162It's Jazz and Cliffjumper! Oh, looks like there is another story going on, so no image from Starscream's Brigade with Jazz and Cliffjumper tied up.
>>144447181Huh. The sizes are reversed from The Ultimate Doom's version of this. There Cybertron looked like a moon at best to Earth.
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>>1444474104+ million years ago sounds cooler. Plus if you say it is only thousands of years ago, it becomes expected to do the "ancient Transformers influencing humanity" thing which is more common outside the original G1 cartoon. Cyberverse had it for 65+ Million years solely to accommodate Grimlock.
>>144447162>AIEEEE!
>>144447184You can't hear Corey voicing shockwave anymore, is just David being the stone cold mofo from Prime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHIlU4l02E
>>144450440He's too emotional for Prime Shockwave's voice.
>>144450569And prime Shockwave was emotional too, he simply didn't let himself be controlled by it until Starscream almost let him die.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrkm3Zzm5c
ngl i could see Troy Baker (Earthspark's Shockwave) working for the Skybound one. he's basically a more aggressive sounding take on what Corey started.
>>144447081Transformers #10 Cover B Jorge Corona VariantTransformers #10 Cover C 1:10 Karen S. Darboe Connecting VariantTransformers #10 Cover D 1:25 Ricardo López Ortiz VariantTransformers #10 Cover E 1:50 Tonči Zonjić VariantTransformers #10 Big Time Collectibles John Giang Virgin VariantTransformers #10 Big Time Collectibles Mico Suayan Virgin VariantTransformers #10 Encased Comics Alessandro Micelli Variant>RELEASES AUG 14TH, 2024Transformers #11Transformers #11 Cover B Jorge Corona VariantCover B Jorge Corona VariantTransformers #11 Cover C 1:10 Karen S. Darboe Connecting VariantCover C 1:10 Karen S. Darboe Connecting VariantTransformers #11 Cover D 1:25 Ludo Lullabi VariantTransformers #11 Cover E 1:50 Wes Craig Variantptimus Prime can save Earth and Cybertron.But will all of the Autobots stand with him?>RELEASES SEP 11TH, 2024Transformers #12Transformers #12 Cover B Jorge Corona VariantCover B Jorge Corona VariantTransformers #12 Cover C 1:10 Karen S. Darboe Connecting VariantCover C 1:10 Karen S. Darboe Connecting VariantTransformers #12 Cover D 1:25 Chris Stevens VariantTransformers #12 Cover E 1:50 Cory Walker VariantEND OF STORY ARCThe fate of two worlds is decided here, as the Autobots and Decepticons make choices that will change the universe forever.
>>144447096Can I just say how fucking good this looks? This and>>144447104Just do such a good job of establishing Beachcomber’s deal up front without any dialogue. I love that slow zoom on his face as time stretches out, and the sheer joy on his face as he gets to go to the planet he’s been staring at for ages. I legitimately love the way this issue looks.
>>144447169Of all the people having a Devilman moment, I didn't think it would be Onslaught.
>>144451430>That coverWtf?
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>>144447410honestly yeah i never liked that huge timescale. i get theyre robots and all but for a single generation of bots it just seems excessive
>>144449901Thanks
>>144449070he only needed to be lucky onceAstrotrain needs to be lucky every time
>>144447146Good to see Shockwave is a Stellaris player.
>>144447109No he hitched a ride when Apollo returned. He did spend millenia watching earth turn from afar though
>>144447146So he's making whale soup? Jfc
>>144447169>>144447130I really enjoy that while the decepticons have the overwhelming upper hand in pure power they're all so shitty to each other that eventual infighting will throw a serious wrench into everything. We've already seen how Soundwave took Starscream treating Ravage and Thundercracker is going to find out what Soundwave did to Skywarp. Everyone is disturbed by Shockwaves depravity. I can't wait
>>144447435>Carly and elita both being written as irrational bitches What is DWJs problem. Elita should be thankful Optimus is even alive?
>>144453467He's just writing them accurately to irl females
>>144447130Oh Shockwave, you fucked up so badly in here. Ask Starscream about why.
>>144447435>>144453467Shut up you stupid fucks. Your ass is left alone for millennia on a planet with nothing but psycho's hunting you in an eternal war run by a madman, how good of a mood would you be in when you just randomly pop in on your supposed leader who has been absent forever?She's not a bitch, you're a bunch of dumb fucks who don't realize ANYONE would be fucking angry in that situation.That said Carly has a right to be an asshole because dumbfuck Cliffjumper didn't shoot Starscream when he had the chance, the rest of the Autobot's got her friend crippled, and her dad got popped like a zit and this all happened in a few days.It may be months for us but remember in the comics shit is happening at a rapid pace for her, and teenage girls are dumb and angry.
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>>144454543>teenage girls are dumb and angry>says the spaz shitting a wall of text
>>144454690>4 sentences>a wallZoomzoom detected. You know you have to be 18 to post here, right retard?
>>144454543Yeah. People are unreasonable for much less.I think jazz might die from this but i think cliff is going to live and be MUCH harsher. Especially towards prime.I think now we're going to get the gungho cliff instead of the softer one we have now.Also we don't know why prime launched the ark this time. It was for the good of cybertron he said.So was it an energy mission again, or was it him trying to get megatron off the planet?The autobots fucking suck. Every time the cons lose megatron the bots still fucking lose BAD to the remaining forces. Its not a prime issue just the autobots fucking sucking.
>>144455290It's always been an issue in most TF continuities where Optimus is propped up so much that once he goes down or goes missing the Autobots fall apart while if Megatron does the same then you still have Shockwave, Soundwave, or even Starscream take over. Very rarely will fiction let Ultra Magnus take over or have Hot Rod/Rodimus lead competently and US fiction completely ignores the leaders that came after Op in the JP G1 shows (or worse yet fuck them over with terrible versions like IDW1 Star Saber).
>>144447130>>144447146It's a really interesting contrast between Soundwave, who is genuinely moved by Earth's beauty and wildlife, and Shockwave, who recognizes the beauty and majesty and just wants to fucking make a smoothie out of it. I really hope Soundwave gets Ravage repaired, but it's hard to sympathize with him too far.
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Is DWJ only on for the first dozen issues or did I hallucinate that?
>>144447181So how does this work, physics speaking? Earth's tides must be at the very least messed up but shouldn't the orbit of the moon & earth also be compromised?
>>144450085Cool. Thanks for sharing
>>144447146I have no idea how this is helping the Decepticons' goals at all, but Shockwave's glee at putting whales into a giant blender is as fun as watching him tombstone Optimus was.
>>144456930Apparently whale smoothie makes for energon potent enough to teleport the whole fucking planet over, which honestly seems like a waste in of itself but who am I to judge?
>>144447096I want to like this, but beyond the absurdity of his energon levels holding out for millions of years as he stares at the Earth, the Apollo missions were EXTREMELY careful about weight. No way an Cybertronian his size would let them still lift off. I'm not the only one to point it out, but it bears repeating for how absurd it is.And that's relative to a series about giant fighting alien robots.
>>144447130>"Shockwave will have much interest in your fleshy parts."Well this took a turn into an unexpectedly kinky direction.
>>144450440>>144450569To be honest I hear Mike Pollock in his Eggman voice
>>144455719I hope Soundwave continues beating the shit out of anyone who mistreats his cassettes just because I find the idea of a continuity where Soundwave ends up the leader because he murders everyone who mistreats his cat is hilarious.Especially Shockwave because Shockwave just seems to get away with endless amounts of retardation in the comics without anyone killing or beating the shit out of him early on.
>>144456857Physics don't exist in comic books, anon.
>>144458129Maybe he jumped and pushed?
>>144458190I kek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGG1sanazN0
>>144458241"We're floating in the ocean of space, so I'll just kick my feet and swim my way home!"Honestly it's the best they could come up with. I mean given their strength he probably could have escaped just by jumping towards the Earth but reentry would have been a bitch. I suspect for added symbolism the original plan was for Beachcomber to assume the alt mode of a moon buggy, but they're pretty bare bones and also were ditched on the moon to save weight. Still could have been done, but for story compression purposes I imagine anything like that would be cut.
>>144458357It's funny because when their hydroelectric generator is damaged in the dam fight, there's a bot on the slab that looks a lot like beachcomber, which makes me wonder if they hadn't committed to where to put him yet. Then again, I remember some hawkeyed anon noticing him hiding in the greenery in I think the issue before he came back for real.
>>144458223What if Soundwave tries to get payback on Shockwave at the same time as Thundercracker finds out what really happened to Skywarp, and the Decepticons just collapse into infighting, not knowing a blind, armless Megatron is lost in the ice and snow, and Starscream's probably not dead.
Shockwave's a dick.
>>144451730>a Devilman momentWhat does this mean?
>>144458391He's hiding and spying on Arcee and Carly, I believe.
>>144458411>not knowing a blind, armless Megatron is lost in the ice and snowI think he's tied up in the Cobra Commander comic. Cobra-La found him and CC was studying him before pretty much being kicked out. He has insecticons for that reason, presumably.
>>144458460Megatron recently got free and went on a rampage. I do believe his eyes were damaged before he Hulk smashed his way out of Cobra-La. He's now free and working his way towards his growing shitlist of people he needs to seriously hurt.
>>144458529It was in the FCBD issue, I think. Megatron fought Golobulus and lost his other eye, but he escaped. That possibly leads into the scene of him frozen on the side of a mountain an earlier issue of Transformers.
>>144458529People can be excused for not realizing it. It was in a one-off Energon Universe 2024 special that also details how Megatron wound up in his sorry state. Guess who is to blame for that?https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Energon-Universe-Special-2024/
>>144458432Go read Devilman. AlternativelyThe final scene of Devilman is the antagonist talking to the protagonist after the final battle while they lay on the ground. The panel eventually zooms out to reveal the protagonist is dead, only his upper torso remaining.
>>144458129Eh. I can suspend my disbelief. I guess this means tfs can in fact survive a barebones jump from the atmosphere. But in that case then the bullets of the nam squad shouldn't affect either
>>144458915>But in that case then the bullets of the nam squad shouldn't affect eitherThey've been treated largely as obnoxious and any concern has presumably been about the fleshy people in ricochet range.
>>144457093>4 whales = transport while planet>1 human (sparky) = revitalize the matrixEarth is so fucked. They might just start eating people
>>144458977Which is weird because it's also been established they can use nuclear power or even hydroelectric power...Why can't they just harness solar radiation? Or find an uninhabited star to eat?
Did Void Rivals 10 ever get storytimed, because big and naked stuff happened over there.
>>144447096>the gold part goes back into spaceLUNAR LANDERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY. GOODNIGHT.
>>144459131yeah i thought that looked off somehow, that's right. The bottom platform stayed behind.
>>144455680I think the bigger issue here is Elita being very confrontational towards Optimus from word go. This was their first conversation together in a long time, and there's no sense of catching up, sharing a laugh, or even remorse for what happened all this time. Granted, he's been sleeping on another world while she's fought for eons on Cybertron, but you'd still expect her to be glad Optimus was alive AT ALL. For all she knew, he could've been dead for good and her efforts would've been wasted on a dead home. Instead, we get a scene dedicated to blaming Optimus for his homeworld's downfall without ever considering how fortunate that Megatron isn't there while also speeding through a retread of 'Ultimate doom'. At best, you'd just need a simple rewrite, and a little magic trick called 'SLOW THE FUCK DOWN!'
>>144455680Because who the hell wants those jokers to take over as leader of the Autobots, am I right? From what I heard, those guys are just wannabe Optimi with no sense of character or personally, therefore invalidating their entire existence.
>>144458977How many whales to fix up Megatron, Skywarp and all Soundwave's tapes?How many whales to resurrect Reflector?Shockwave needs to start asking the important questions here.
>>144459384>From what I heardSo you're not actually familiar with Ultra Magnus and Rodimus, let alone any of the leaders from Japanese G1? But you've got strong opinions anyway?
>>144459585Shockwave wouldn't be asking those questions. He seems of the mind "Let's push their corpses into the grinder and make some crazy shit out of them".
>>144447130>>144447146Corona was drawing his ass off for this issue. it's so rare to sell the feeling of fluids on mechanics in 2D art, and he's just done it so much for this arc.
>>144458915I just lament that the dune buggy doesn't get to become a moon buggy to sneak a ride back to Earth. I admit it would take up too much space in the story since he'll have to deal with one of the original moon buggies to take its place. Also might be easier for people to ignore that the buggies were ditched on the moon.
>>144459585Better question, how many whales do we need to mulch to get a decent bit of oil wrestling between Arcee and Elita-1?
>>144459650I'm feeling really strong marvel-era influence on these comics, I feel it really strongly when you see close-up, detailed expressions of pain on the bots, but the poses and those particular kinds of head-tilts put me in mind of it too. I could be imagining it, but I feel like it's there.Either way I agree, the art in this run has been spectacular so far and I'm putting money down on a collected volume the second I'm able.
>>144459096not afaik
>>144459704Awwwww yeah!
>>144459384Retard.
>>144459096Not that I saw. Storytime it if you can, might as well.
Now that Cybertron's here and based on the Variant Covers it looks like Bruticus is going to show up in the next two issues. >>144458593It's also mentioned in the final issue of Cobra Commander that Megs has already escaped before they set off for Space. >>144459096It got a Ghetto Storytime
>>144459609No, I’m just repeating what the entire fandom feels about those guys mentally.
>>144459936Is the entire fandom in the room with us now?
>>144459936None of the fandom wants what you want, shitter. We've been begging for years to let other leaders have their time to shine.
>>144460109Yeah, I mean, I don't know much about other leader characters but I think it'd be cool to see them get a chance. You don't even necessarily have to KILL Optimus. IDW got around it by having him off on some kind of journey or whatever, didn't they? Or just have his fate ambiguous, let someone else pick up in the meantime. It'd be cool to see how someone might make one of those supposedly "bland" characters into something interesting.
>>144447130Classic Shockwave.
>>144459003Because that's not nearly as fun as torturing living beings to death and blending them into a smoothie is.
>>144459905Pretty sure the CC issue came out after the Energon special, fwiw. Also Cobra-La going to war in space against giant robots. Not sure where the fuck this universe is going.I'm not a huge fan of the new Transformers run. It's still extremely casual with the murder of characters. Poor goddamn Jetfire. "Thanks for helping us buddy, we've going to use your barely alive body as our personal transport. Oh shit, we're going down, bail out!" And a lot of these aren't even straight deaths, they're more like torture porn for robots. Skywarp patched into Teletraan, Ultra Magnus being carted around, then dumped on the floor still grievously wounded while Wheeljack says he needs a moment. Then weirdly at the same time we get shit like Beachcomber passively resisting through Astrotrain leaving a gaping wound, but then this issue he's in robot mode just chained down and grump snarking.
>>144460441>then dumped on the floor still grievously wounded while Wheeljack says he needs a moment.To be fair, Ratchet was the medic, he would have been the one who could heal him. Wheeljack is the engineer. He not only learned a very close friend died, but he would have to be the one to do whatever it's going to take to help Magnus out. Also, BC emp pulsed astrotrain, i think he just wrenched open his door roughly, which might not be as grievous in robot mode given the kind of damage we've seen Optimus tank.
>>144460441>Also Cobra-La going to war in space against giant robots. Not sure where the fuck this universe is going.Based on Cybertron being teleported here and hints from the letter pages of the latest Void Rivals Issue it sounds like the Cobra-La Vessel is going to find the Sacred Ring first. We learned in that issue that the Ring is supposedly an Energon Factory/Generator, and Cobra-La was mostly interested in the fuel source anyway, so it looks like that's going to be the main thing people are going to be fighting about besides just turning Earth into fuel.
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>>144459609Japanese G1 is garbage.
>>144460652>sacred ring>teeming with energon>cybertron is mobile>cybertron might travel to these rings to refuel the planet>merges with the rings>still not enough fuel>begin moving with ring to drain entire worlds of energy>cybertron + ring is now Unicronnope.jpg
>>144460172Ah, but you see, that right there is the problem, my friend. It might be cool to see that, but nobody wants to do it. Without Optimus, you have no Transformers. Therefore, it’s best to stick with familiar characters and not even attempt to touch anyone remotely obscure or semi popular with a ten foot pole.Behold the magic of stagnation.
>>144460775Ah ha! There you are! That’s what I’m talking about. Nobody wants Japanese G1 recycled and remixed for new audiences who might develop some attachment to them. No, they just want yet another version of Optimus Prime, and maybe ten more Arcees as well. Brand synergy and recognition matter more than quality, after all.
>>144459350Whatever the case, I don’t have any hope for Elita. It’d be alright if she died in this Arc.
>>144461388wowee lets kill Galvatron with a magic rainbow circle. such quality!
>>144461558Ironic.
>>144458593>Megatron letting a squishy live after he gives him what he wantsHuh, not who I expected to be the one to influence the other Decepticons into having a sense of honor
>>144458915>the bullets of the nam squad shouldn't affect eitherThey don't.
>>144461714Cliff was fine after this, he just got dazed.
>>144461727That was my point.
>>144461704I rather like it. The moment the guy gives Megatron what he wants to know the guy is inconsequential, and why waste any more time on the flesh creature? The only thing I'd prefer is that he not even bother saying he's letting it live, but I can accept that was more for our benefit so we know the asshole survived without having to actually show it.>>144461752nta but being dazed is still being affected, right? This ain't the JJverse where the Transformers wade through military grade shit like the soldiers were fire tickle rounds (at least until they used sabot).
>>144461816>being dazed is still being affected, right?I guess, but even then it's only Cliffjumper (tied with Bee for being the second smallest characters besides the cassettes) that really seems to be affected at all by small arms fire. A rocket did take off Optimus' arm though.And also I agree on Megatron ignoring the Cobra-la guy once he became irrelevant. Feels like G1 cartoon Megatron that was generally grounded enough in his villainy to not get distracted with wanton sadism. Only getting caught up in the thrill of the slaughter when it was personal or had to do with an actual task or battle significant enough to not be beneath his attention (plus I liked how he always gave a sincere "excellent" to his fellow Decepticons whenever they got the job done). Makes it more believable that he works as a leader and cunning manipulator rather than just a brute that can only respond to every scenario with wasteful violence.
>>144461572Who invited TFWiki admins to this thread?
>>144461816>and why waste any more time on the flesh creatureWell that's the thing, it's a flick of the wrist and no time at all, which is what makes Starscream so fucking giddy, but Megatron didn't care for it even after being hung out to dry for so long. It's interesting to say the least.
>>144447130Gotta nuke something.
>>144447116They could do an interesting thing with making Beachcomber the character Spike bonds most with instead of Bumblebee for a change. It would work with Spike as a more gun shy, damaged person now.
>>144459350This. In an old film it'd be a "so glad you're alive kiss" followed by the "but where the fuck have you been slap"
>>144460441>jetfireI've been wondering if he was now dead dead or what. They really just forgot about him and not a word was said Given that they were able to patch him enough to fly but not "see" it opens up some possibilities of a human piloting a transformer corpse
