Stormbringer issue 1

Script: Simon Furman Art: Don Figueroa Lettering: Robbie Robbins Colors: Josh Burcham Editor: Chris Ryall and Dan Taylor


 * Major characters (in order of appearance): Thunderwing, Jetfire, Nosecone, Afterburner, Scattershot, Optimus Prime, Searchlight, Megatron
 * Originally published: July, 2006

Synopsis
The crew of the Autobot spacecraft Calabi-Yau pick up an energy trace from the dead planet Cybertron. The ship's captain, Jetfire, orders the Calabi-Yau to drop him and three of the Technobot crew on Cybertron to conduct a detailed survey. Technobots Nosecone and Afterburner take the Calabi-Yau back into orbit, while Jetfire remembers the events leading up to Cybertron's evacuation, particularly the warnings of a Decepticon scientist who predicted the collapse, which fell on deaf ears. Suddenly, the four Autobots below are attacked by partially-invisible enemies and overcome.

The Calabi-Yau is then attacked and destroyed by a missile volley launched from Cybertron, although the two remaining Technobots escape in an emergency pod.

Through Optimus Prime's flashbacks, we discover that some time ago, Autobot and Decepticon were united against the threat of a mysterious winged figure, wreathed in flame. The combined might of the Transformers was ineffectual; in the end, the planet itself swallowed the figure.

Jetfire wakes up deep below the surface of Cybertron, and discovers a group of mechanoids worshipping a massive, inert winged figure - they call it "Thunderwing".

Errors

 * On the cover, Jetfire sports Autobot symbols from a fan-made font, one that erroneously gives the symbol three hatches on each side of the forehead instead of two.
 * The placement of symbols is particularly bad in this issue, with the contours rarely conforming to the contours of the surface they're placed on.
 * In the flashback on page 7, Megatron's chest is missing the "squiggle" design seen in all the other flashbacks featuring him.
 * On page 19, all three word balloons are attributed to Afterburner, though they read like they should be attributed to Afterburner, Nosecone, and then Afterburner again.

Items of Note

 * None as yet.