Rage of the Dinobots Issue 1

Rage of the Dinobots Issue 1 is the first issue of the Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots comic series.

Summary
Millions of years ago on Cybertron, some time after Optimus Prime and Megatron have departed the dying planet, there are still many Autobots attempting to flee their homeworld, and plenty of Decepticons left striving to see their enemies die along with their world. A convoy of ships led by Impactor have just managed to escape Cybertron's atmosphere, thanks in large part to the efforts of Grimlock's Dinobots: Snarl uses an anti-aircraft cannon to shoot down the Decepticon craft pursuing the convoy, while his teammates cover his back by dealing with the Decepticon ground troops led by Blast Off. When the final ship of the convoy escapes, Ultra Magnus orders the Dinobots to get to their own craft, but a last-minute appearance by another squadron of Decepticons draws Swoop into a solo attempt to take them out. Magnus himself appears in a fighter craft to draw the Decepticons off, ordering Swoop away, only to be shot down by his opponents and crash off in the distance. Sludge advocates departing in their own ship, and Slug is particularly happy to leave Magnus behind, tired of how he and the other Autobots have treated the Dinobots differently since they gained their dinosaur forms, but Grimlock refuses to leave a 'bot behind and convinces the other Dinobots to join him on a rescue mission. Little do the Dinobots realize, however, that their conversation has been listened in on by a mysterious third party: the enigmatic Ser-Ket.

Trekking out to the wreckage of Magnus's fighter, the Dinobots discover that something has already beaten them there: a Predacon, one of the monstrous creatures from Cybertron's ancient past that Sludge deduces must have been recreated by Shockwave, the architect of their own prehistoric makeovers. After the Predacon fells Swoop, Grimlock transforms to dinosaur mode and brings the beast down in a short yet ferocious battle. Unfortunately, Grimlock loses control of himself and turns on his own troops, seizing Sludge in his jaws. The other Dinobots manage to calm him down enough to transform back to robot mode, but in the chaos, the Predacon recovers and flies off with Swoop in its clutches.

At the base of Ser-Ket and her followers, the "Forged", a report is received from the Predacon, Backbite, about the capture of Swoop. Just then, Ser-Ket is contacted by her master, Shockwave, and confirms for him the successful capture of Ultra Magnus, who is ready to be "re-forged", along with any Autobots foolish enough to come looking for him!