Wrath of Karza issue 3
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 12,2017 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | June 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Cullen BunnandJimmy Johnston | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Andrew Griffith(pg 1-11, 13-20) andRon Joseph(pg 12-13) | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | David García Cruz | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Tom B. Long | ||||||||||||
| Editor | David Hedgecock | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Current era(2017) | ||||||||||||
Thought dead by Baron Karza and his forces, Larissa and Microtron set out to rescue their captive friends.
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Synopsis
Over a video link,Baron Karzaspeaks to a cabal ofEarth's worst villains, and makes them an offer: though he will be conquering the planet as a new home for his people, he has no plans to destroyhumancivilization, and is willing to let them coexist with the people ofMicrospace... provided that they accept him as their ruler.Destrorankles at the idea of serving as one of Karza's "barons", andMiles Mayhem—who hashad dealings with Karza in the past—threatens to see him chased off Earth once more; but Baron Karza has no fear of Earth's armies, having effortlessly defeated them throughenerchangingwithMicronus Prime!
WhileMicrotronsorts through the remains of theHeliopolis,Larissagloomily speculates about the fate of their comrades; while Microtron is more optimistic, he still has trouble tracking down the rest of the crew, even with the help of the genetic data he's collected from them... until, that is, theTime Traveler's maskoffers to guide them toOziron Rael.Though surprised by the revelation that the mask is sentient, the two prepare to rescue the otherMicronauts,with Microtron providing some extra back-up: theTrons,four robots built from the wreckage of theHeliopolisand consisting of the stammering Betatron, the battle-shy Gammatron, the stalwart Alphatron, and the kill-happy Omegatron! (Larissa remains unimpressed.)
In their cell in theMinistry of War's prison, Oz is berated byPhenolo-Phifor getting them captured;Biotrontries to console his friend, but is stymied by his heavily damaged arm falls off, something thatMembrosmocks; Karza's newly appointed chief interrogator trades barbs with Oz, revealing that Larissa and Microtron are not believed to have survived the crash of theHeliopolis,and thatAcroyearis being reconditioned to rejoin the Ministry's forces. At that very time, in fact, Acroyear is being tortured by another ofhis kind,his helmet sawed open and pulled from his face to begin the reconditioning process; while the other Acroyear believes him to be failing and obsolete, he feels that the Micronauts' Acroyear still has value... even if it's only to act as a shield for amore efficient warrior.
Shazraellaimplores her husband to finish his tale of his meeting with theTime Travelers,though Karza disputes the idea of "finishing" it, time having no meaning within theEntropy Cloud;inside it, he was shown places that were destroyed even before the Entropy Cloud came to be. The Time Travelers revealed to him that within the Cloud, all things are in a quantum state, both existing and not; they guided him to thelast Time Traveler,the lone member of their kind still existing within the timestream, and the root of the Entropy Cloud through his madness; with his guidance, they promised, he would be the one to save Microspace, though to do so would mean it never existed at all.
The Time Traveler's mask guides Microtron, Larissa, and the Trons to the doorway to Karza's prison, held outside of time; at Microtron's behest, the Trons deal with the guards while Alphatron opens the door to the prison. Making their way through the prison, with Omegatron going ahead to massacre the guards, Larissa and Microtron locate the cell in which their crewmates are being held; Oz is in a bad state after one of Membros's "interrogation" sessions, in which he was never asked any questions, but directs the team to the torture chamber in order to try and find Acroyear. Breaking into Membros's "office", the Micronauts get ready to do some interrogation of their own, as they plan to get the help of some other allies: theAutobotsArcee,Jazz,andOptimus Prime!
Featured characters
Characters initalic textappear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
Continuity notes
- The various characters that Baron Karza contacts and demands obedience from are the villains of the other Earth-bound Hasbro Universe books running alongsideWrath of Karza:Destro,who appeared in theM.A.S.K.annual;Baron Ironblood,Doctor X,Tomax Paoli,Iron Klaw,Razorclaw,andStorm Shadow,members of a villainous alliance fromRevolutionaries;Miles Mayhem,leader ofV.E.N.O.M.inM.A.S.K.;andCaleb Awan,leader of theDire WraithsinROM.This should date the issue to beforeRevolutionaries#4,where Razorclaw was shot in the head byKup;but see "Errors", below.
- Mayhem refers to having seen Karza thrown from Earth before, a reference toRevolution,where the villains were working together; that same series established Mayhem's xenophobic tendencies, so it seems appropriate that he'd be opposed to the idea of serving under Karza.
Micronauts references
- The Trons are based on themotorisedMicronautstoysof the same name. Omegatron is a new character inspired by the others; while he shares Alphatron's head and vehicle top, the rest of his parts aren't immediately identifiable as coming from any other Micronauts toy.
- The Micro-scale building that serves as the entrance to Karza's extradimensional prison is based on the Micropolis playsets, such as theInterplanetary HeadquartersandMega City.Since the original playsets were modular and interchangeable, it seems to be a "generic" construction based on them rather than any specific set.
- In the Entropy Cloud, Karza sees a child in aRomshirt playing with the original Baron Karza andForce Commandertoys.
Errors
- Razorclaw's appearance doesn't really make much sense; while he appeared as a villain inRevolutionaries,it was against his will and as a brainwashed servant of Iron Klaw, so he probably shouldn't have his own screen in the conference call. Of course, thiscouldbe set after issue 4, where he was freed from his mind control... but that would require him to have survived his head exploding, something that seems unlikely at best.
- Razorclaw also manages to muck up his design twice: the distinctive fanged mouthplate head design comes from hisStormbringer-eradesign, which he hasn't been using for some years, and on top of that he uses the same incorrect head color configuration (red with yellow mouthplate, instead of the other way round) that was used inRevolutionaries#4.
- On page 6, Betatron is the Tron with the stammering speech pattern, while on page 15 it's given to Gammatron.
Other notes
- Originally solicited for release in June, this issue arrives a month late in the middle of July, continuing IDW's series of ongoing delays.
Covers (3)
- Regular cover:Phen battles Acroyears in the sky, byAlex Ronald.
- Subscription cover:Oz is the joker of the pack, byChris Mercier.
- Retailer incentive cover:Acroyear being prepped for surgery, byAndrew GriffithandThomas Deer.
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