Dreamwave Armada issue 10
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 Sweet dreams, Prime! | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | April 9,2003 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Guido Guidi | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Elaine To | ||||||||||||
| Colors | David Cheung | ||||||||||||
| Lettering | Dreamer Design | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Roger Lee | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Dreamwave Armada continuity | ||||||||||||
As Optimus Prime travels to Cybertron for reinforcements, the Decepticons break into the Mini-Con fortress.
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Synopsis
Red AlertandHot Shothave successfully broken into theDecepticonbase. AsOptimus Primesteps through aspace bridgeportal toCybertron,they tell him that they'll make sure to erase the data from the Decepticon computers when he's done.
Up on theMoon,Radasks why theDestruction Mini-Con Teamhas him strapped to a mine. They tell him that, unlikeSparkplugand the others, they have no compunctions about sacrificing him for their own good. He explains that the monolith was an ark designed to deliver theMini-Consto the Moon. While the Decepticons were the initial aggressors, theAutobotstoo had become dependent on Mini-Conpowerlinxaugmentation, and so it was best to simply remove them from the equation. On the other side of the Moon,Megatronadmits toCyclonusthat he had rushed in unprepared, thinking it would be an easy victory. After a short speech about exploiting weaknesses, he activates agiant drilland begins drilling down into the surface of the Moon. Back inside the holding cell, the Mini-Cons are discussing whether or not their new home is a good thing. Sparkplug remarks that if they're happy, then that's fine, but the real issue isDualorand the others didn't ask them, they just took them, and that's exactly what they were running from in the first place.
On Cybertron, Optimus Prime has arrived atAutobaseand is asking for supplies and reinforcements.Jetfire,however, tells him that while he's welcome to whatever supplies he can find, they're too strapped for troops to send any reinforcements. Down on Earth,StarscreamandThrusthave returned to base to procure supplies. They discover thatDemolishorhas been taken out byAutobots.Starscream rushes in, guns blazing, only to have Thrust chew him out for shooting up their own control room, as the Autobots are long gone. In reality, they're hiding behind an access panel. Suddenly, the computer lights up: it has detected Optimus Prime's return portal. Desperate to prevent the Decepticons from getting the location data, Hot Shot and Red Alert burst out of their hiding place and attack, hoping to distract them long enough.
Up on the Moon,Miragelies to Dualor, telling him that all of the captured Mini-Cons are coming around, even Sparkplug andLeader-1.They don't have time to consider this, however, as an explosion rocks the base: Megatron has broken through to the holding cell! He orders Leader-1 to shut down the security, which he willingly does. Sparkplug tries to stop him, but Mirage steps out of the illusory wall behind him, telling him that Dualor and the others have gone too far, and that they have to save Rad. Before Sparkplug can grasp this, Mirage pulls him through the wall as theAdventure Mini-Con Teamarrives and attacks Megatron.
OnEarth,Optimus Prime tellsCarlosandAlexisthat though he hasn't been able to get any reinforcements, he did come back with a shuttle that can get them to the Moon. Dualor and the Destruction Team release the orbital mines, and are just about to send a message to the Autobots about Rad when they are fired upon from behind. Leader-1 steps into the control room, telling them to watch as he shows them "how to really turn up the heat"...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Mini-Cons | Humans |
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Quotes
"We'rehome...or as close to it as we're likely to get! "
"Oh sure. This isrealhomey. Thecozycell decor, thewarmglow of the security forcefields. All they forgot was a little mat with "welcome" on it. "
- —WreckageandJolt
"See, it's not whether we're better off here, safer, happier...it's that no oneasked!Dualor,Drillbit...whoever else...we should quit griping, thank them, and get on with our new lives. But I for onecan't.Because they didn't ask, they justtookandthat...isexactlywhat we were running from in the first place! "
- —Sparkplug
"Rank amateurs...let me show you how toreallyturn up theheat!"
- —Leader-1steals the show from the Destruction Team
Notes
Transformers references
- The shuttle that Prime procures from Cybertron is identical to the front section of theAutobot shuttlesthat first appeared inThe Transformers: The Movie.
Errors
- High Wire's name is spelled "Highwire" on page 3.
- Dualor is now drawn with a blue chestplate that covers up the gearing system in his torso. Guidi's also decided to draw his lower body in the opposite orientation as last issue, with his Powerlinx port and "toes" facing front here.
- Continuing a gaffe from last issue, Runway and Jetstorm's colors are again swapped on page 7.
- Drill Bit's name is spelled "Drillbit" on page 7.
- Several minor coloring errors in regards to Starscream and Thrust on page 8, and Demolishor (from what little we see of him) still has the off-model color scheme from last issue.
- Thrust claims that the Autobots were present six "breens" ago. Did he mean "breems"?
- Depending on the colorist and the page, Leader-1's helm is either colored dark blue or gray.
Other trivia
- First month forWavelengths,featuring a letter from the desk ofPat Lee.
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Reprints
- Transformers Armada: Volume 2: Fortress(September 17,2003)ISBN 0973278641/ISBN 978-0973278644
- Collects issues #6–11.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery and theArmadamini-comic #2
- Transformers ArmadaVol. 2 (Japan ed.)(January,2004)ISBN 4902314215/ISBN 978-4902314212
- Same content as Dreamwave's volume 2, translated to Japanese.
- Transformers ArmadaVol. 4 (Spain ed.)(April,2007)ISBN 978-8498147438
- Reprints issues 8–10, translated to Spanish.
- Transformers Armada: Volume 2(IDW reprint)(January 14,2009)ISBN 160010357X/ISBN 978-1600103575
- Straight reprint of the Dreamwave trade with same contents.
- Transformers Armada: Omnibus(August 18,2010)ISBN 160010715X/ISBN 978-1600107153
- Contains issues 1–18.
- Bonus material includes theArmada Previewissue.
- Reissued in 2016 with a new cover.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 CollectionVolume 27: Worlds Collide Part 1(November 13,2019)
- Collects issues #8–13 and select material from Dreamwave'sTransformers: More than Meets the Eye: Armada
- Includes a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2: Fortress
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2 (Japan ed.)
Transformers Armada:
Volume 4 (Spain ed.)
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2 (IDW reprint)
Transformers Armada: Omnibus
Transformers Armada: Omnibus(reissue)
Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 27: Worlds Collide Part 1
