Transformers Comic issue 2

Transformers comic #2 was published by Titan Magazines.

Magazine Credits
Editor: Steve White Designer: Martin Stiff Deputy Editors: Andrew James & Ned Hartley Assistant Editor: Den Patrick Publishing Manager: Darryl Curtis

Prelude: Megatron

 * Script: Simon Furman
 * Art: Nick Roche
 * Colors: Laim Shallod

Having just dispatched Bumblebee, Megatron pursues the All Spark into space, intent on intercepting the cube before it reaches its destination - the Alkaris Anomaly, a wormhole that would transport it to any one of an infinite number of potential locations throughout the universe. Passing by Cybertron's moon, Megatron finds himself ensnared by a powerful tractor beam that pulls him down to the moon's surface. Freeing himself by destroying the beam projector with a reverse particle stream, Megatron turns his weapons on the Autobots responsible - Jazz, Ratchet and Ironhide - but soon realises that this is what they want, as it will delay him from his pursuit of the All Spark. Instead, Megatron summons Devastator from Cybertron to fight in his place as he goes after the cube, but Megatron proves unable to stop the All Spark from entering the anomaly, and decides to enter it himself. The battle on the moon comes to an explosive end when Devastator unleashed a foldspace warhead, and the combatants all vanish in a flash of light, and Megatron is disgorged from the wormhole in some far-off region of space, with no trace of the All Spark.

Articles & features

 * Character Profile: Megatron — Shortened version of the profile from Transformers: The Movie Guide.
 * Cybertron Smackdown: Jazz v. Blackout — Write-ups of the skills and weaknesses of the two 'bots in question, leaving the reader to decide who would win in a head-to-head. Written by Simon Furman.
 * War Games - Interview with Andrew Burrows on Transformers: The Game
 * Top Gear — Win Transformers posters, USB keys and Ultimate Bumblebee.
 * Mech Mail - Letters and art from readers

Reprints
Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.
 * Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 1b (8 pages)
 * Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 1b (6 pages)

Errors
TBA

Items of note

 * The events of Prelude: Megatron take place after the first issue of Prime Directives - except that the reprinting of that issue won't be finished until the next edition of Transformers Comic, so readers are getting a glimpse into the future with this issue.
 * As in the film itself, Brawl is here named "Devastator." Amusingly, to amp up his "heavily-armed" appearance even more, he's decorated with a pair of bandoliers. These straps are colored purple, which combine well with his normal green coloration to bring to mind the classic Devatator green-purple color scheme.