One year after the events of Maximum Dinobots, a traitor in the Autobot ranks has given the Decepticons the means to conquer the Autobots, win the Great War, and do as they will on the unprotected planet Earth. 3, June 1926, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Satisfied with his demonstration of power, Megatron then orders his crew to attack, which they do with gusto. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. The end result: the Autobots defeat his forces in combat, and Spike shoots him in the face. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. All Hail Megatron - book 3 chapter 1 | Cinematic Comics! Same case can be argued with Hunter and the torture he suffered at the hands of Bombshell. This new Autobot made his debut in the pages of All Hail Megatron proper, and his introduction was heavily hyped by the company, garnering the character quite an infamous reputation as a polarizing figure in the fandom and marking him as one of the most distinctive elements of McCarthy's tenure on the brand for good or for ill. A small handful of other Spotlights were published while All Hail Megatron was running, but had nothing to do with the story; regardless, they would go on to be collected with Jazz and Drift in a trade paperback labelled as the third volume of the All Hail Megatron story. The event spans the 12-issue All Hail Megatron maxi-series, a 4 issue "Coda" (appended to the main series for publication) and various Spotlight-series tie-ins. It was Andy Schmidt's Galvatron story from #14 that proved most chaotic, full of legitimate errors rather than conscious changes, as the writer mixed up which of the Dead Universe Transformers could survive in the living universe longer than their comrades,[9] and invalidated an earlier reference to Scourge as a modern-day Decepticon (a nixed plot point that would have seen him presented as the Decepticon equivalent of Kup[10]) by presenting him as another of the Dead Universe legions. For more information, please see our It's a war between the U.S. armed forces and a giant species of technologically advanced killing machines--a war that suddenly becomes incredibly one-sided! Specifically featuring a cast made up almost entirely of 1984-1986 characters for their high recognizability, the series was originally intended as only six issues; Chris Ryall requested its expansion to twelve. Joe Volume One TPB CGC grading various G.I. He then tells Starscream to try and keep up with him. An illustration from 2017. DC/Transformers References Pt 1: The Killing Joke [Artwork] Killing Joke by Brian Bolland, All Hail Megatron by Casey Coller and Transformers UK #187 Lee Sullivan Listen to Cinematic Comics voice overs as I go through the retelling of the All Hail Megatron series.. Before All Hail, IDW's Transformers universe had very much been the vision of one creatorFurmanand was written very tightly, with most stories across different publications interrelating and forming a complex, unfolding tapestry. Spawn 1 Signed Todd Mcfarlane Lot 1-70 72 75 78-80 83 84 100 185 Extras, The Mighty Thor Issue 131 Silver Age Marvel Comic, Tales Of Suspense Issue 46 1st Appearance Crimson Dynamo, The Cat Issue 1 Origin And 1st App The Cat Who Becomes Tigra, Green Arrow Rebirth # 1 (1st Print) Variant, Bitch Planet 1, CGC 9.8 SS, Signed By Kelly Sue Deconnick, Graded NM/MT, The Joker "death In The Family" Softcover Tpb (2014) D.c. This is what happens when your Photoshop skills improve! Joe comics Terminator Salvation official movie adaptation (back cover) Reprints. Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker are now in their, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are now in their. Joined: Nov 22, 2002 Posts: 36,301 News Credits: 7 Trophy Points: 422 Likes: +1,667. In New York City, the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle. Or is it? A brief flashback shows the war on Cybertron, its evacuation, and a battle on Earth. Skywarp mocks the humans, telling Starscream that the humans will really be terrified when Megatron arrives. Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, May 5, 2008. We come to you to preach the message of unity, co-operation, and goodwill. . Each book is numbered and signed by artist. Me Wheelie say, it lucky day when not used for AHM ay. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and the art sketches from previous collections. All Hail Megatron #3 Epilogue series (also in IDWords section) Galaxy Quest comic Doctor Who: The Forgotten New Classics of the Fantastic: Nightwing Star Trek: Romulans The Reign of Starscream #5 Igor Movie Prequel CGC grading The Arrival (back cover) Reprints Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The machine guns, surprisingly, have no effect on them. Omega Supreme, Devastator, and the Statue of Liberty. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. The first advertisement for the series was simply a red Decepticon symbol on a black background with "Swear Allegiance 2008" written in red. The Seekers make their grand entrance soon after. Megatron, Blitzwing, Jazz, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime manage to retain their unique-to-IDW bodies. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and a 2-page art gallery featuring sketches of Reflector, Frenzy, Kup and Hot Rod. Mixmaster takes a moment to marvel at how fragile everything feels. The viewpoints expressed are from the creator, and do not represent the opinion of any other company or individual.Content contained within this video are used for entertainment purposes, and no infringement is intended. the Autobots returning to Earth, and didn't think about the fact that the humans might be able to use Transformers weaponry. The viewpoints expressed are from the creator, and do not represent the opinion of any other company or individual.Content contained within this video are used for entertainment purposes, and no infringement is intended. *****TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 APOCALYPSE COMICS VARIANT*****IDW, 2008.Super rare Apocalypse Comics Casey Coller KILLING JOKE homage variant cover!One of the most sought-after and hard to fi 37, No. With no one to stop them, the DECEPTICONS' subjugation of the Earth began in earnest. a truncated version of the original scene, he fights for a people that hates and fears their kind, Notice how Roadbuster's shoulders are scraping on the ceiling, will have done so by crushing me beneath your heel. Virtually all of the new technologies Furman introduced during his run such as Ultra-Energon, the Magnificence, and holomatter avatars were entirely discarded, with Pretender technology only getting a late-on nod in Kup's "Coda" story, its conveyance of ultimate power seemingly completely forgotten by the time of Perceptor's "Coda" tale, given the depiction of Bludgeon therein. Follow-up ads used a Communist propaganda visual style. As the human jets are decimated, one of the pilots, a man named DJ, attempts to crash his fighter into Megatron, who just swats him away. throw Megatron's barely-functioning body out of the ship's airlock but is held back by the feeling that he would return and be even more powerful in spite of it. All Hail Megatron is the latest mini-series in the ongoing TF narrative, detailing what happens when the Autobots are forced to tend to a wounded/damaged Optimus Prime. The arrival of a second group commanded by Kup finally provides them with the energon needed to repair Optimus Prime, as well as more information about the betrayal, but the coming of the Insecticon Swarm drives the combined Autobot forces onto the defensive. As noted above, All Hail Megatron has some odd discontinuities with the preceding storylines. Touch. Cover art inspired by Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) Issue Publisher Low Mid High; Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 IDW $20: $80: $200: Key Alerts; Daily Updates; Terms & Agreements . Scrapper: "Human creatures of Earth, we come in peace. There's no way I'm going to spit on anything that man's done. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Featured characters 3 Errors 4 Items of note 4.1 Covers (5) 4.2 Advertisements 4.3 PSP release 5 References Synopsis A brief flashback show the war on Cybertron, its evacuation, and a battle on Earth. the head of Special Operations and fully willing and capable to taking him apart with his bare hands, Andy Reid is searching for DJ's girlfriend Meg; after, Some fans have pointed out how the Transformers are basically walking. Megatron is severely damaged by the combined efforts of Optimus Prime and the humans. The Matrix of Leadership was promptly retconned in as a key factor in IDW's history, despite not appearing in the story depicting the war's origin (years later, James Roberts's "Chaos Theory" would expand and explain this glitch), while the paucity of energon that drove the backstory of Furman's new vision seemed a thing of the past. Megatron, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Jazz, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime manage to retain their unique-to-IDW bodies. It ends up being forgotten pretty quickly, and then Andy dies and the subplot is never resolved. Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR FREE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. The violence was toned down since the preview in ". and nothing short of a miracle will save them from utter extinction!Collects All Hail Megatron #1-16, as well as Transformers Spotlight: Blurr, Transformers Spotlight: Jazz . The time now is 8:09 PM. Much to the man's amazement, Long Haul transforms and joins the other Constructicons who have arrived. 35, No. Also included is an art gallery consisting of. It's not as apparent here as in later issues, but Josh Burcham was clearly having some difficulties colouring Black skin correctly. Starscream is far from happy. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and the art sketches from previous collections. To then see so much of this ignored or thrown out as another creator took the reins of the universe proved aggravating to fans, and garnered All Hail an especially negative reputation at the time. Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. Bonus material consists of a cover gallery. 21, No. We're lead to believe that Mirage is responsible for the Decepticon ambush that nearly killed Optimus Prime, but it turns out that's not really the case. Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 (2008) Variant Listing Loading. Having spent some time as a disembodied head in earlier arcs and becoming mentally bonded with Hunter took his toll on him. As part of the 25th Anniversary celebration of Transformers in 2009, this comic book run, All Hail Megatron, was published in an alternate storyline where Megatron and his Decepticons finally win the war against the noble Autobots and Earth falls to. Fighter pilots are sent to intercept the Decepticons, but they think it's just a joke Until they see the robots in person.