During a running battle with the Swarm, Sunstreaker reveals that he was the traitor and sacrifices himself to save the others. Thanks to Soundwave, the missiles guidance systems are easily scrambled and miss their targets. Something went wrong. Apocalypse Comics Cover. The machine guns, surprisingly, have no effect on them. He doesn't know how right he is. In 2012, a motion comic version of All Hail Megatron was pitched to IDW Publishing by Sideshow Productions. 3, June 1926, The American Cinematographer, Vol. 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. This all-new series picks up one year after the Revelations saga, and finds the Decepticons alone and triumphant on Earth, with not an Autobot in sight. Despite their initial remit of trying to fix glitches, the four Coda issues did not fare too well on the continuity front, immediately doing away with Starscream's change in heart from the main story's conclusion and partially re-writing a scene from Furman's Sunstreaker and Hunter story to skew it in another direction. Facebook: All Hail Megatron is a 16-issue maxi-series published by IDW Publishing, starting in July 2008, and set in the primary IDW continuity . Subverted with Sunstreaker and Thundercracker. On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! All Hail Megatron - book 3 chapter 1 | Cinematic Comics! The revived Autobots arriving to foil Megatron's plans. For more information, please see our The Decepticons question their place now that the war is apparently over; Starscream begins to doubt Megatron's goals and secretly teams up with some Decepticons in another bid to overthrow Megatron. Long Haul looks at Scrapper. Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. 25, No. Mixmaster takes a moment to marvel at how fragile everything feels. 2, February 1944, The American Cinematographer, Vol. This edition is erroneously referred to as. It doesn't appear to be battle damage, and he has them later on in the present. With no one to stop them, the DECEPTICONS' subjugation of the Earth began in earnest. Each of the four "Coda" issues was split into two eleven-page stories, written and drawn by several different creators. This mix-and-match approach to design would only increase with the onset of the ongoing series, as artistic freedom resulted in characters changing designs from issue to issue, depending on artist. Comic V/f+, The Amazing Spider-Man Issues 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 359, 364, 366, An. Or is it? I read everything that had been put out by IDW and there's no disrespect of what Simon's done coming from me. 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. DECEPTICONS FINALLY WIN. 10, October 1940, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Tim Formas Old Man Administrator. 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. Cyclonus was just about to pull this on a dying Scourge until Galvatron showed up. 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. If anyone has see that one picture of G1 Megatron doing the 'Killing Joke' Joker cover, that is this but with Transformers Prime . The first advertisement for the series was simply a red Decepticon symbol on a black background with "Swear Allegiance 2008" written in red. [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". A standalone sketchbook and preview comic, "Focus on: Decepticons! Prowl delivers a message on a device to Jazz, who angrily throws it away. The crowd marvels at the giant robots, some thinking they are movie props. Tensions and tempers flare. N/A References Powered by Shopify, (W) Shane McCarthy (A) Guido Guidi (CA) Klaus Scherwinski, TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 APOCALYPSE COMICS KILLER JOKE HOMAGE VARIANT CGC 9.8 - VERY RARE. 36, No. The violence was toned down since the preview in ", When July sales data came in, it turned out. 7, July 1956, The American Cinematographer, Vol. One of the men beats on his door, yelling that Long Haul is going to kill someone. The first twelve issues were written by Shane McCarthy and take place on an Earth under Decepticon control. 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. Satisfied with his demonstration of power, Megatron then orders his crew to attack, which they do with gusto. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Follow-up ads used a Communist propaganda visual style. Note Thundercracker in the background of pages 8 to 10, looking a bit unhappy about the rampage. Jul 2008 | View . Shane McCarthy on fan reaction to the changes in All Hail Megatron[6]. Fighter pilots are sent to intercept the Decepticons, but they think it's just a joke Until they see the robots in person. Tim Formas, May 6, 2008 #1. The Complete All Hail Megatron HC ( July 27, 2011) ISBN 1600109551 / ISBN 978-1600109553 Collects issues #1-16, and the Spotlights of Volume 3. 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. Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. If you have any concerns, please contact me for resolution.Most importantly of all through comics are meant to be fun. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Fighter pilots are sent to intercept the Decepticons, but they think it's just a joke until they see the robots in person. Both: Hahahahaha! Everything we have done here has brought dishonor to the Decepticon name. Lots of characters show up with new bodies! If you have any concerns, please contact me for resolution.Most importantly of all through comics are meant to be fun. All Hail Megatron #1 All Hail Megatron #1 The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! The Seekers make their grand entrance soon after. Starscream instantly grovels, saying that their destruction of the city is going well. Transformers All Hail Megatron #1 Apocalypse Comics Killer Joke Homage The attack spreads to other cities around the globe as well. A brief flashback show the war on Cybertron, its evacuation, and a battle on Earth. Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. Ultimately, however, the sub-numbering was dropped before release of the series.[4]. All Hail Transformers Prime Megatron Returns. Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker are now in their, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are now in their. This doesn't surprise Megatron, at least until he discovered the Constructicons had allied with Starscream, too. Tag: Homage Cover - Batman: The Killing Joke story arc Incredibly arrogant and dismissive of humans and even some of his fellow Autobots, he's reduced to a. Listen to Cinematic Comics voice overs as I go through the retelling of the All Hail Megatron series.. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron was a story arc in The Transformers from IDW Publishing. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR FREE IN THE U.S.I SHIP FAST, AND SAFE IN A BOX.NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON CGC BOOKS, SORRY!PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER COMIC LISTINGS THIS WEEK FOR MORE RARE VARIANTS, MODERN KEY ISSUES, KEY 1ST APPEARANCES AND CGC GRADED COMICS. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1. Same case can be argued with Hunter and the torture he suffered at the hands of Bombshell. 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. The time now is 8:09 PM. less sense, as Hunter was Sunstreaker's headmaster partner, so whatever Hunter would have known Sunstreaker would have known as well. And what of the missing Autobots? TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 APOCALYPSE COMICS KILLER JOKE HOMAGE VARIANT CGC 9.8 - VERY RARE Default Title - Sold Out 299.95 Quantity Add to Cart Description VERY RARE APOCOLYPSE COMICS CASET COLLER KILLING JOKE HOMAGE CGC 9.8 IN HAND READY TO SHIP TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 IDW PUBLISHING 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. Retailer Incentive Cover for All Hail Megatron #1 is a Killing Joke Of course, this is all a joke and the Constructicons begin blasting into the crowd and street, blasting everything and everyone in sight. 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. Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. Skywarp mocks the humans, telling Starscream that the humans will really be terrified when Megatron arrives. 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. Optimus and Spike's dialogue while Sideswipes finds Hunter, and the subsequent actions. 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. New cover by Trevor Hutchison. Each book is numbered and signed by artist. A short lead-in time coupled with personal and family sickness meant that Guidi was not able to illustrate every issue, so Casey Coller, E. J. Su, Robert Deas and Emiliano Santalucia stepped in to provide back-up line art, while Deas also helped with coloring. This is what happens when your Photoshop skills improve! 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. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 6, No. Content is used in good faith under \"fair use\" guidelines and no infringement intended. 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. Scrapper: "Human creatures of Earth, we come in peace. The crowd marvels at the giant robots, some thinking they are movie props. 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. Key Collector Comics - Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 (2008 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. Astrotrain does too, in his one-panel appearance, but starting next issue Guido Guidi began drawing him using his. 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. Sideswipe gives one to his own people, because he feels the Autobots have strayed away from the ideals they were supposed to represent, and as such, they do kind of deserve the state they're currently at. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 Apocalypse Comics CBCS 9.8 Killing Joke IDW. The captive Hunter is euthanized by Sideswipe, and everyone angsts. I finally found a use for all those voice-changer helmets! All Hail Megatron was translated and released in Spain by NORMA Editorial. the Autobots returning to Earth, and didn't think about the fact that the humans might be able to use Transformers weaponry. Entertainment Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. Occasionally, I'll re-draw an drawing to see how much I have improved since last time. 1-E (Comic Book) By IDW. All Hail Megatron Book 1: Megatron Conquers Earth | Non voice over He then tells Starscream to try and keep up with him. Volume 1; cover art by Klaus Scherwinski Volume 2; cover art by Trevor Hutchison 9, No. 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. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, *****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 find Transformers comics! Sunstreaker - In the coda, we find out his head is still somewhat active and his life flashing before his optics, over and over. The creation of the Insecticons is a major plot point in All Hail, despite two of the team's members previously appearing in Spotlight: Blaster and Megatron: Origin, while past depictions of IDW's eloquent Soundwave were ignored in favor of instating his monotone speech patterns from the original The Transformers cartoon. In New York City, the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle. With no one to stand in their way, how will the planet survive? (Numbers indicate order of appearance.). The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! Shane McCarthy wrote all twelve issues of the main series, which were predominantly illustrated by Guido Guidi and colored by Josh Burcham. All Hail Megatron issue 12 - Transformers Wiki . 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. Of course, this is all a joke and the Constructicons begin blasting into the crowd and street, blasting everything and everyone in sight. Illustrator: Guido Guidi. Unfortunately for him, Megatron ominously makes his appearance mid rant. Me Wheelie say, it lucky day when not used for AHM ay. This all-new series picks up one year after the Revelations saga, and finds the Decepticons alone and triumphant on Earth, with not an Autobot in sight. [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. 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). We answer questions fast, and ship even faster! Starscream instantly grovels, saying that their destruction of the city is going well. and our The violence was toned down since the preview in ". )Condition: FN 6.0 range copy.Impact ding to bottom right corner of the comic, affects the whole bottom right corner, also has some spine stresses, and minor cover edgewear. Drift was not all that set the fandom's sensibilities ablaze: the abandonment of not just Furman's storyline, but nearly all of the unique elements (discussed in more detail below) he had introduced into IDW continuity, also sat ill with many readers. Starscream is far from happy. IDW rejected the pitch and the motion comic went unproduced.[11]. Content is used in good faith under \"fair use\" guidelines and no infringement intended. 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. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron - Wikipedia An illustration from 2017. It's not as apparent here as in later issues, but Josh Burcham was clearly having some difficulties colouring Black skin correctly. Lastly, issue #16 saw Mike Costa set up further plot points for the ongoing in a Spike Witwicky story with art by Guidi, while Chee returned to illustrate a Bumblebee story in #16 by Zander Cannon, paving the way for the Bumblebee mini-series the pair would soon produce. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron (Comic Book) - TV Tropes In real life, there is no such rank as "commander" in the, The equivalent rank in the U.S. Air Force would be a. DJ has a "soul patch" beard, which, in the real world, is not allowed for U.S. military pilots (as it would interfere with the sealing of the pilot's oxygen mask). We come to you to preach the message of unity, co-operation, and goodwill. 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. I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR FREE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. A pitched battle with the Decepticons follows. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron - Transformers Wiki In New York City, a green construction vehicle nearly runs over some humans in Times Square. One of the men beats on his door, yelling that Long Haul is going to kill someone. Hunter into this, in order to access to Sunstreaker's mind. 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: The Complete All Hail Megatron - Book Depository Colored All Hail Megatron #1 Exclusive Cover (Killing Joke Homage) In the flashback panel on page 1, Jazz is missing his car doors on his forearms. Meanwhile, the Autobots are in a sorry state on Cybertron, with Optimus Prime in critical condition, the Matrix of Leadership in Decepticon hands, and a traitor suspected in their ranks. Sideswipe is on speaking terms with Sunstreaker. Colored All Hail Megatron #1 Exclusive Cover (Killing Joke Homage) Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Tim Formas, May 6, 2008. 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. Transformers: All Hail Megatron - CovrPrice Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron - Amazon.com