Movie Adaptation Issue Number Three

Scorponok battles the military in Qatar; Barricade and Frenzy attack Bumblebee and the humans; friends from home pay a visit.

Script: Kris Oprisko Art: Alex Milne Colors: Josh Perez Color assist: Lisa Moore Editor: Chris Ryall Publisher: IDW Publishing


 * Major characters (in order of appearance): Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Sam Witwicky, Mikaela Banes, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Frenzy, Tom Banachek, General Keller, Barricade, Starscream, Brawl, Bonecrusher, Blackout, Megatron
 * Originally published: June 20, 2007

Synopsis
Optimus Prime asks Sam if he's related to Archibald Witwicky and introduces the Autobots (which Mikaela coins) to the humans: Jazz, Ironhide, Ratchet, and Bumblebee. Prime educates the humans on the Autobots' mission to find the All Spark, what it is, and who Megatron and the Decepticons are, along with Cybertron's war. He also lets Sam know that the All Spark's location is imprinted on Archibald's glasses and that if Megatron finds it, he will use its power to rebuild his armies.

Scorponok's tail is studied and it's discovered that the Transformers are sensitive to temperature.

Sam returns home and Mikaela is snuck into his room to help look for the glasses. The Autobots attempt to be inconspicuous but Jazz leans against a power line and is shocked, knocking out power to the home. Prime continues to talk to Sam, making his parents suspicious until Mikaela reveals herself. When they finally recover the backpack containing the glasses, Sector Seven arrive and take Sam and Mikaela due to his report of the transforming car to the police. Sam plays dumb and Optimus Prime rips the roof off the SUV while Jazz takes the agents' guns. The agents are not that impressed with the giant f*cking robots and backup soon arrives. Using a pulse blast, the Autobots attempt to escape with the humans but when Mikaela almost falls from Optimus Prime beneath a bridge, Bumblebee and Sam save her, but are caught in the process. Prime and the Autobots decide not to pursue but instead to locate the All Spark, which Prime plans to merge with his spark to destroy it and end the Cybertronian wars.

Banachek fills general Keller in about Sector Seven and the Transformers on Earth and the group take off in helicopters to the Hoover Dam. Frenzy, riding in Mikaela's backpack, jumps out and alerts the other Decepticons to Sector Seven's location; Barricade, Starscream, Brawl, Bonecrusher, and Blackout travel toward Hoover Dam. Inside, Sam and Mikaela exchange their knowledge of Transformers with the agents while on their way to see "N.B.E.-1". When Sam sees it, he informs them that it's actually Megatron, leader of the Decepticons.

Errors

 * None yet identified.

Items of note

 * "Bonus material 3.0": Pull-out poster of Optimus Prime vs Megatron, burning Autobot logo pin-up, Megatron pin-up, interview with Activision's Daniel Suarez, Transformers The Game coupon.

Covers (2)

 * Regular Cover: Wraparound cover of most major movie characters by Alex Milne
 * Cover RI: Photo of Optimus Prime vs Megatron

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