Tensions and tempers flare. Optimus and Spike's dialogue while Sideswipes finds Hunter, and the subsequent actions. And what of the missing Autobots? Bonus material includes a cover gallery, a 1-page art gallery featuring the. Sideswipe is on speaking terms with Sunstreaker. Most visibly, several characters were redesigned into their original Generation 1 forms; though done in the name of recognizability,[7] for characters like the Seekers, Astrotrain, and Ratbat, who had previously been given modern alternate forms in earlier stories, this stood out as especially technologically incongruous and illogical. All Hail Transformers Prime Megatron Returns. 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! All Hail Megatron - book 3 chapter 1 | Cinematic Comics! 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. Sunstreaker - In the coda, we find out his head is still somewhat active and his life flashing before his optics, over and over. Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker are now in their, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are now in their. This article needs to grow up a little bit. Each of the four "Coda" issues was split into two eleven-page stories, written and drawn by several different creators. Oct 2003 | View Details. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron is the overarching title of a widely-promoted event in the IDW Comics Generation 1 universe in 2008-9. 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. The first twelve issues were written by Shane McCarthy and take place on an Earth under Decepticon control. As noted above, All Hail Megatron has some odd discontinuities with the preceding storylines. Thundercracker, who's disgusted that the Decepticons are no longer a. Andy Reid set out to find his dead pal DJ's girlfriend, who might still have been somewhere in the ruins of New York City. All Hail Megatron is a 16-issue maxi-series published by IDW Publishing, starting in July 2008, and set in the primary IDW continuity . Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 (2008) Variant Listing Loading. In 2012, a motion comic version of All Hail Megatron was pitched to IDW Publishing by Sideshow Productions. He then tells Starscream to try and keep up with him. 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. plugged to a machine, missing his arms and his lower torso and basically catatonic looks quite a lot like Colter Stevens's fate in. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Starscream instantly grovels, saying that their destruction of the city is going well. The attack spreads to other cities around the globe as well. Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks. [2] Similar to a tactic DC Comics had employed after its series Infinite Crisis two years prior, McCarthy jumped the entire IDW universe forward one year in time in order to present a story that could shock readers with its sudden, dramatic differences, the product of unseen changes that occurred within the "missing year". Another handwave came much later when the. Welcome to Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki. All Hail Megatron Book 1: Megatron Conquers Earth | Cinematic Comics! and our Joined: Nov 22, 2002 Posts: 36,301 News Credits: 7 Trophy Points: 422 Likes: +1,667. 2, February 1944, The American Cinematographer, Vol. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Writer Shane McCarthy pitched All Hail Megatron in direct response to a request from IDW for a tale that would change the whole direction of the line in hopes of regaining some of the ground lost as Simon Furman's run had wound on. Omega Supreme, Devastator, and the Statue of Liberty. These opened with an Optimus Prime and Ironhide story by returning fan-favourites Simon Furman and Don Figueroa in issue #13, which saw Figueroa debut the new "skeletal" art style he would then employ as artist of the soon-to-debut ongoing series, and the first tale by incumbent ongoing writer Mike Costa, centred on Starscream with art by Chee Yang Ong. Long Haul looks at Scrapper. Me Wheelie say, it lucky day when not used for AHM ay. Whether planned or in response to this, with issue #7, All Hail Megatron abruptly began referring back to several of these elements (including what seemed a very hasty explanation for why Cybertron was habitable again), and soon, it was announced that a four-issue mini-series, All Hail Megatron: Coda, would follow the main twelve-issue series and feature stories set between Furman and McCarthy's runs that would deal with the assorted dropped concepts and continuity glitches. 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 . Frazier Irving "Killing Joke" Homage cover. Chris Ryall tells us that the love of this cover will be sent overseas to UK . The time now is 8:09 PM. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for The Transformers: All Hail Megatron . For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. Comic V/f+, The Amazing Spider-Man Issues 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 359, 364, 366, An. New York City suddenly comes under attack from a horde of giant transforming robots; although the city's residents initially think it is some sort of stunt or movie project, the Constructicons prove them wrong when they start firing into the crowds. [8] The Seekers actually reflect both these approaches, as they've reverted from modern F-22s to F-15s (which they were in the original cartoon), but they're drawn in the style of their Masterpiece toys. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The machine guns, surprisingly, have no effect on them. Of course, this is all a joke and the Constructicons begin blasting into the crowd and street, blasting everything and everyone in sight. The AUTOBOTS had been driven back to a desolate Cybertron, their mighty leader grievously injured and bereft of the Matrix of Leadership. Or is it? Touch. Shane McCarthy wrote all twelve issues of the main series, which were predominantly illustrated by Guido Guidi and colored by Josh Burcham. Originally, the series was slated to be issues #3546 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering" scheme,[3] leaving Furman twelve issues set during the "missing year" to wrap up any loose ends he could (though in the end, only nine issues were published across Revelation and Maximum Dinobots). Lots of characters show up with new bodies! Cliffjumper's Earth mode is seen, which is essentially. It's not as apparent here as in later issues, but Josh Burcham was clearly having some difficulties colouring Black skin correctly. I knew from day one that this was going to piss some people off. Starscream bristles, taking pot shots into the crowd and claiming how he is the master of terror. Sunstreaker. Watch my video on the telling of the IDW All hail Megatron. DECEPTICONS FINALLY WIN. You may wish to create or login to an account in order to have full editing access to this wiki. 35, No. In the flashback panel on page 1, Jazz is missing his car doors on his forearms. Astrotrain's locomotive form was anachronistic even in 1985, The Wreckers originally and later on, Omega Supreme, Almost all the events in AHM can be traced to Sunstreaker and what he went through in the Escalation miniseries, as seen in the Coda Flashbacks, with one of the main and most iconic flashbacks being Sunstreaker's disembodied head asking for a, Sunstreaker. Something went wrong. The end result: the Autobots defeat his forces in combat, and Spike shoots him in the face. Written with some assistance from James Roberts, this story transformed the "Rocherts" team into fandom darlings, resulting in their collaboration on the Last Stand of the Wreckers mini-series and defining the character of Prowl for the IDW universe. Megatron, Blitzwing, Jazz, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime manage to retain their unique-to-IDW bodies. The way the Decepticons managed to get all the Autobot intelligence, and disable all their global defenses, was through a comatose and mutilated Hunter and its bond with Sunstreaker. DJ has a "soul patch" beard, which is not allowed for U.S. military pilots. Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron Hardcover - August 9, 2011 by Shane McCarthy (Author), Simon Furman (Author), Andy Schmidt (Author), 130 ratings Hardcover The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! Bonus material consists of a cover gallery. Shane McCarthy on fan reaction to the changes in All Hail Megatron[6]. Suddenly, Bombshell surprises him and reveals that he was the one responsible for Sunstreaker's actions by toying with the mind of his former Headmaster partner, Hunter O'Nion. 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. Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. With the autobots at a loss and infighting going on. Responses by Shane McCarthy at the IDW forums. Follow-up ads used a Communist propaganda visual style. 7, July 1956, The American Cinematographer, Vol. All times are GMT -4. The first advertisement for the series was simply a red Decepticon symbol on a black background with "Swear Allegiance 2008" written in red. Scrapper makes a brief speech that they have come in peace, to Hook's confusion. I grew up reading Simon Furman books and still have those big format TF comics in my back room. Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker are now in their, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are now in their. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Unfortunately for him, Megatron ominously makes his appearance mid rant. Also included is an art gallery consisting of. On Cybertron, the Autobots are in a sorry state. Listen to Cinematic Comics voice overs as I go through the retelling of the All Hail Megatron series.. Thanks to Soundwave, the missiles guidance systems are easily scrambled and miss their targets. I found this a fascinating story and a different perspective on on the war of the decepticons and autobots.One of the more interesting plot points was the autobots dealing with a crushing defeat to the decepticons. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Sol Fury, May 5, 2008 #1. Satisfied with his demonstration of power, Megatron then orders his crew to attack, which they do with gusto. TFArchive.com's comic sales discussion thread, There is no such rank as "commander" in the United States Air Force. Between our races ours is a message of kindness." With no one to stand in their way, how will the planet survive? Synopsis Prologue "After years of war, MEGATRON and his forces had finally conquered Earth. Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. It marked a radical shift in tone and content in the ongoing story, showing a victorious Decepticon army on Earth while the Autobots are defeated and on the run throughout the universe. The first details of the series were revealed on the trashy Australian tabloid current affairs programme Today Tonight on January 16, 2008. I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR FREE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 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. Pay attention, there will be a test. ", After it is revealed that Sunstreaker betrayed the Autobots, Drift tells Ironhide that the Decepticons had knowledge that Sunstreaker couldn't possibly have known, meaning there was another traitor in their midst. Everything we have done here has brought dishonor to the Decepticon name. One of the men beats on his door, yelling that Long Haul is going to kill someone. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and a 2-page art gallery featuring sketches of Reflector, Frenzy, Kup and Hot Rod. Cliffjumper's Earth mode is seen, which is essentially the same design as Bumblebee's, but adapted to turn into a sports car. The "B" variant covers for each issue were drawn by Trevor Hutchison in the style of Soviet Union propaganda posters. Unlike Furman's ongoing series of mini-series and inter-connected Spotlight issues, All Hail Megatron's twelve-issue run is almost entirely self-contained, with the only supplemental issues coming in the form of Spotlight: Jazz, featuring a framing story set during the events of the main series, and Spotlight: Drift, providing some backstory for McCarthy's original character Drift. All Hail Megatron #1 All Hail Megatron #1 The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! Sideswipe swats Kickback with a broken street light, wanting to avenge Sunstreaker 's death. N/A References 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. Both: Hahahahaha! A standalone sketchbook and preview comic, "Focus on Decepticons", may be considered "All Hail Megatron #0". Best of Megatron; cover art by Livio Ramondelli, giant dinosaur robot stomping around in broad daylight, This is not the first time this has happened, https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195510/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=4270&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45, http://tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?t=34535&page=22, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=All_Hail_Megatron_issue_1&oldid=1615392. He doesn't know how right he is. Hunter into this, in order to access to Sunstreaker's mind. If anyone has see that one picture of G1 Megatron doing the 'Killing Joke' Joker cover, that is this but with Transformers Prime . The violence was toned down since the preview in ". 21, No. Thanks to Soundwave, the missiles' guidance systems are easily scrambled and miss their targets. He then tells Starscream to try and keep up with him. On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! 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. All Hail Megatron Book Club Edition; cover art by Trevor Hutchison, The Complete All Hail Megatron; cover art by Trevor Hutchison, The IDW Collection, Volume 5; cover art byE. A pitched battle with the Decepticons follows. Starscream bristles, taking pot shots into the crowd and claiming how he is the master of terror. Judge Dredd Megazine (2003) 211-C (Magazine) By Rebellion. Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. Issue #14 added an epilogue to Sunstreaker's story by the returning McCarthy and Santalucia, while line editor Andy Schmidt planted the seeds for future stories with his contribution to issue #14, covering the return of Galvatron, with art by IDW cover contest winner Andrew Griffith. 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. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron was the second major "act" of IDW Publishing's first ongoing comic universe, intended to serve as a "soft reboot" of IDW's increasingly complicated storylines and create a jumping-on point for new readers following the truncated ending of the previous collection of mini-series and one-shots. Megatron walks through a blazing fire, laughing maniacally. It is revealed that Sunstreaker betrayed the Autobots due to Bombshell messing with Hunter. 37, No. In this case, we show the FMV for the most common condition. Prowl, who had Perceptor install some subroutines into Kup, so Kup can be Prowl's proxy when it comes to have his advice being taken seriously. IDW rejected the pitch and the motion comic went unproduced.[11]. This is one of the first comics available for Sony's Digital Comic Service for the PlayStation Portable. View cart for details. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. IDW Publishing's editor-in-chief has revealed the pencils to the All Hail Megatron #1 retailer-exclusive variant cover. The Decepticons are driven off; the intervention of a disgruntled Thundercracker prevents the European Union from nuking New York City, though he pays for his "betrayal". The Autobots are saved from the Swarm by the timely arrival of Omega Supreme, who transports them to Earth. On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! the Autobots returning to Earth, and didn't think about the fact that the humans might be able to use Transformers weaponry. 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. Apocalypse Comics Exclusive Cover - Megatron taking a picture with Reflector (Batman: Killing Joke homage). On the flipside, characters such as Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker were updated into new forms based on their concurrently-available Universe toys, at Hasbro's request. Follow-up ads used the visual style of post-revolutionary Communist propaganda. Lasting from 2008 to 2009, the series ran for sixteen issues (including four "Coda" issues of short stories), with a small handful of vaguely associated Spotlight-series tie-ins. You have everybody in the decepticon ranks challenging Megatron and his decision to take over earth.#Megatron #IDW #ComicsHey There!This video is intended for entertainment purposes only. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1. Illustrator: Guido Guidi. Joe Volume One TPB CGC grading various G.I. The captive Hunter is euthanized by Sideswipe, and everyone angsts. In New York City, the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle. Volume 1; cover art by Klaus Scherwinski Volume 2; cover art by Trevor Hutchison Content is used in good faith under \"fair use\" guidelines and no infringement intended. Immediately after this is forgotten and never brought up again, however the next page shows Hunter being tortured by Bombshell, implying that Hunter is the source of the con's information which makes even. Unfortunately for him, Megatron ominously makes his appearance mid-rant. With no one to stop them, the DECEPTICONS' subjugation of the Earth began in earnest. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheTransformersAllHailMegatron. Contents [ hide ] 1 Synopsis 2 Featured characters 3 Quotes 4 Notes 4.1 Continuity notes 4.2 Transformers references 4.3 Real-world references 4.4 Errors 4.5 Other trivia 4.6 Covers (5) 4.7 Advertisements 4.8 Reprints 5 References Synopsis Mid-grade copy, presents fine in a bag & board.I DO NOT GUARANTEE CGC GRADES, THIS COPY IS ***NOT NM****SHIPPING: FREE BOXED PRIORITY MAIL/TRACKING/INSURANCE. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. Transformers: All Hail Megatron. A rebellion soon ensues. *****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 New cover by Trevor Hutchison. 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. Subverted with Sunstreaker and Thundercracker. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and the art sketches from previous collections. After the whole event; Sarah, Bridge, and Charles are never mentioned again, while Spike and his dad become important in the next series. We come to you to preach the message of unity, co-operation, and goodwill. Jul 2008 | View . A brief flashback shows the war on Cybertron, its evacuation, and a battle on Earth. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it.Note: For single issues or individual stories, use {{issuestub}}, While we don't see much of the Decepticon's rampages on Earth in this comic, later comics by. 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 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. 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. Hunter, Deluge, and Dropshot. Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Five, Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection, #27: "Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11", Shane McCarthy's January 2009 interview with OneShallStand.com to the question of retcons and continuity errors in All Hail Megatron, Chris Ryall on the IDW forums, explaining the original sub-numbering plan, Chris Ryall on the IDW forums again, dismissing sub-numbering altogether, http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2009/04/hailing-frequencies-still-open.html, Comic Book Resources article on Shane McCarthy and All Hail Megatron, http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?t=6553&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0, http://ceron.jp/url/www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7291277, Shane McCarthy on the Allspark.com, confirming continuity, http://idwlimited.com/shop/all-hail-megatron-red-label-edition/, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Transformers:_All_Hail_Megatron&oldid=1660993. July 10th, 2008. 11, November 1954, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Of course, this is all a joke and the Constructicons begin blasting into the crowd and street, blasting everything and everyone in sight. (Numbers indicate order of appearance.). In New York City, a green construction vehicle nearly runs over some humans in Times Square. During a running battle with the Swarm, Sunstreaker reveals that he was the traitor and sacrifices himself to save the others. He doesn't know how right he is. Incredibly arrogant and dismissive of humans and even some of his fellow Autobots, he's reduced to a. !Posted with eBay Mobile, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant The Decepticons conquer New York City and hold the population hostage, and the United States military proves unable to stop them. . This amount is subject to change until you make payment. A standalone sketchbook and preview comic . Lots of characters show up with new bodies! Scrapper makes a brief speech that they have come in peace, to Hook's confusion. 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. 6, No. Scrapper: "Human creatures of Earth, we come in peace. Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, May 5, 2008. Content is used in good faith under \"fair use\" guidelines and no infringement intended. In issue 10, Starscream attempts to usurp Megatron's position with help from the Insecticons. 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. The Seekers make their grand entrance soon after. 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. N/A Apocalypse Comics Cover. Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron (:), This comic series, compliation/TPB, feature or continuity article is a stub and is missing information. This doesn't surprise Megatron, at least until he discovered the Constructicons had allied with Starscream, too. Much to the man's amazement, Long Haul transforms and joins the other Constructicons who have arrived. "The Decepticons were forged through honorable combat, not senseless slaughter. Megatron is far from impressed showing them the true meaning of destruction as he takes out a skyscraper with one blast of his Fusion Cannon. 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