Written with some assistance from James Roberts, this story transformed the "Rocherts" team into fandom darlings, resulting in their collaboration on the Last Stand of the Wreckers mini-series and defining the character of Prowl for the IDW universe. All Hail Megatron Book 1: Megatron Conquers Earth | Cinematic Comics! Joe Volume One TPB CGC grading various G.I. All Hail Megatron was translated and released in Spain by NORMA Editorial. The attack spreads to other cities around the globe as well. 1, January 1955, The American Cinematographer, Vol. 7, No. He doesn't know how right he is. 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). The Transformers: All Hail Megatron was the second major "act" of IDW Publishing's first ongoing comic universe, intended to serve as a "soft reboot" of IDW's increasingly complicated storylines and create a jumping-on point for new readers following the truncated ending of the previous collection of mini-series and one-shots. 6, No. Joe comics Terminator Salvation official movie adaptation (back cover) Reprints. Lots of characters show up with new bodies! 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. Suddenly, Bombshell surprises him and reveals that he was the one responsible for Sunstreaker's actions by toying with the mind of his former Headmaster partner, Hunter O'Nion. The way the Decepticons managed to get all the Autobot intelligence, and disable all their global defenses, was through a comatose and mutilated Hunter and its bond with Sunstreaker. Sideswipe swats Kickback with a broken street light, wanting to avenge Sunstreaker 's death. The end result: the Autobots defeat his forces in combat, and Spike shoots him in the face. Subverted with Sunstreaker and Thundercracker. All Hail Megatron #3 Epilogue series (also in IDWords section) Galaxy Quest comic Doctor Who: The Forgotten New Classics of the Fantastic: Nightwing Star Trek: Romulans The Reign of Starscream #5 Igor Movie Prequel CGC grading The Arrival (back cover) Reprints Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. Much to the man's amazement, Long Haul transforms and joins the other Constructicons who have arrived. You have everybody in the decepticon ranks challenging Megatron and his decision to take over earth.#Megatron #IDW #ComicsHey There!This video is intended for entertainment purposes only. The easy-to-apply treatment greatly enhances surface lubricity for extreme, long-lasting resistance to corrosion and accelerated wear caused by friction and heat. Bonus material includes a cover gallery and the art sketches from previous collections. Comic V/f+, The Amazing Spider-Man Issues 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 359, 364, 366, An. A rebellion soon ensues. The Autobots are saved from the Swarm by the timely arrival of Omega Supreme, who transports them to Earth. [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". The first advertisement for the series was simply a red Decepticon symbol on a black background with "Swear Allegiance 2008" written in red. Everything we have done here has brought dishonor to the Decepticon name. A standalone sketchbook and preview comic, "Focus on: Decepticons! Hunter, Deluge, and Dropshot. 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. 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. log in try for free log in . Writer: Shane McCarthy. Colored All Hail Megatron #1 Exclusive Cover (Killing Joke Homage) Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Tim Formas, May 6, 2008. And then on the opposite side with Decepticons conqueing earth and finally seeing victory for the first time. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1. A standalone sketchbook and preview comic . The crowd marvels at the giant robots, some thinking they are movie props. J. Su, Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 43; cover art by Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi, Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 44; cover art by Don Figueroa, Guido Guido and Emiliano Santalucia, Transformers: Best of Bumblebee; cover art by James Biggie. The "B" variant covers for each issue were drawn by Trevor Hutchison in the style of Soviet Union propaganda posters. In the flashback panel on page 1, Jazz is missing his car doors on his forearms. 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. 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. The Transformers: All Hail Megatron is the overarching title of a widely-promoted event in the IDW Comics Generation 1 universe in 2008-9. . Unfortunately for him, Megatron ominously makes his appearance mid-rant. DECEPTICONS FINALLY WIN. 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. Other than full or partial collections of All Hail Megatron. All Hail Megatron #10; The Arrival TPB More than Meets the Eye Volume 1 and 2 TPBs All Hail Megatron TPB Star Trek: Countdown miniseries Classic G.I. We answer questions fast, and ship even faster! Variant cover art by Casey Coller; Cover art inspired by Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) The crowd marvels at the giant robots, some thinking they are movie props. 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. a truncated version of the original scene, he fights for a people that hates and fears their kind, Notice how Roadbuster's shoulders are scraping on the ceiling, will have done so by crushing me beneath your heel. plugged to a machine, missing his arms and his lower torso and basically catatonic looks quite a lot like Colter Stevens's fate in. Watch my video on the telling of the IDW All hail Megatron. 01. Thanks to Soundwave, the missiles guidance systems are easily scrambled and miss their targets. Shane McCarthy on fan reaction to the changes in All Hail Megatron[6]. 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. Volume 1; cover art by Klaus Scherwinski Volume 2; cover art by Trevor Hutchison Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 (2008) Variant Listing Loading. Transformers: All Hail Megatron. the Autobots returning to Earth, and didn't think about the fact that the humans might be able to use Transformers weaponry. Bonus material consists of a cover gallery. Indicates a raw comic with no grade info entered. Oct 2003 | View Details. Scrapper makes a brief speech that they have come in peace, to Hook's confusion. Facebook: The Seekers make their grand entrance soon after. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 Apocalypse Comics CBCS 9.8 Killing Joke IDW. 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. 7, July 1956, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Shrapnel and Bombshell have different designs, taking more bug-like insect modes. Bonus material includes a cover gallery, a 1-page art gallery featuring the. The AUTOBOTS had been driven back to a desolate Cybertron, their mighty leader grievously injured and bereft of the Matrix of Leadership. 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. With no one to stand in their way, how will the planet survive? The first page's snapshot-to-snapshot, bare-bones retelling of the Transformers backstory mimics the first page of 2006's. Skywarp mocks the humans, telling Starscream that the humans will really be terrified when Megatron arrives. Immediately after this is forgotten and never brought up again, however the next page shows Hunter being tortured by Bombshell, implying that Hunter is the source of the con's information which makes even. The Decepticons conquer New York City and hold the population hostage, and the United States military proves unable to stop them. Specifically featuring a cast made up almost entirely of 1984-1986 characters for their high recognizability, the series was originally intended as only six issues; Chris Ryall requested its expansion to twelve. this auction is for transformers all hail megatron #1 cgc 9.8 killing joke homage variant*see photos of condition of items -----.from . Occasionally, I'll re-draw an drawing to see how much I have improved since last time. Sideswipe is on speaking terms with Sunstreaker. 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. This idea ultimately fell through; instead, the four "Coda" issues were appended to the end of the series as issues #13-16, and mostly featured stories set after All Hail, paving the way for the upcoming ongoing series.[5]. One of the men beats on his door, yelling that Long Haul is going to kill someone. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. View cart for details. After the whole event; Sarah, Bridge, and Charles are never mentioned again, while Spike and his dad become important in the next series. 9, No. Contents [ hide ] 1 Synopsis 2 Featured characters 3 Quotes 4 Notes 4.1 Continuity notes 4.2 Transformers references 4.3 Real-world references 4.4 Errors 4.5 Other trivia 4.6 Covers (5) 4.7 Advertisements 4.8 Reprints 5 References Synopsis The cast on both sides is basically the 1985 toy line, aka the Season 2 cast of the Generation 1 cartoon. )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. Listen to Cinematic Comics voice overs as I go through the retelling of the All Hail Megatron series.. Content is used in good faith under \"fair use\" guidelines and no infringement intended. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. It's not as apparent here as in later issues, but Josh Burcham was clearly having some difficulties colouring Black skin correctly. Sunstreaker. Much to the man's amazement, Long Haul transforms and joins the other Constructicons who have arrived. I knew from day one that this was going to piss some people off. During a running battle with the Swarm, Sunstreaker reveals that he was the traitor and sacrifices himself to save the others. He then tells Starscream to try and keep up with him. You may wish to create or login to an account in order to have full editing access to this wiki. throw Megatron's barely-functioning body out of the ship's airlock but is held back by the feeling that he would return and be even more powerful in spite of it. 3, June 1926, The American Cinematographer, Vol. 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. Oct 2003 | View Details. Joined: Nov 22, 2002 Posts: 36,301 News Credits: 7 Trophy Points: 422 Likes: +1,667. Starscream bristles, taking pot shots into the crowd and claiming how he is the master of terror. Apocalypse Comics Exclusive Cover - Megatron taking a picture with Reflector (Batman: Killing Joke homage). The violence was toned down since the preview in ", When July sales data came in, it turned out. All Hail Megatron On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! Lots of characters show up with new bodies! The violence was toned down since the preview in ". All Hail Transformers Prime Megatron Returns. 36, No. Responses by Shane McCarthy at the IDW forums. When July sales data came in, it turned out. 37, No. Privacy Policy. Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron (:), This comic series, compliation/TPB, feature or continuity article is a stub and is missing information. Fighter pilots are sent to intercept the Decepticons, but they think it's just a joke until they see the robots in person. 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. The machine guns, surprisingly, have no effect on them. Cliffjumper's Earth mode is seen, which is essentially the same design as Bumblebee's, but adapted to turn into a sports car. Or is it? In the flashback panel on page 1, Jazz is missing his car doors on his forearms. July 10th, 2008. In New York City, a green construction vehicle nearly runs over some humans in Times Square. Something went wrong. Me Wheelie say, it lucky day when not used for AHM ay. Megatron stops an immediate retaliation by Starscream, wanting to let the humans get a few shots in first. And what of the missing Autobots? 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. Tim Formas, May 6, 2008 #1. 10, October 1940, The American Cinematographer, Vol. As the human jets are decimated, one of the pilots, a man named DJ, attempts to crash his crippled fighter into Megatron, who just swats him away. Follow-up ads used a Communist propaganda visual style. Click below to begin your paid subscription. We come to you to preach the message of unity, co-operation, and goodwill. Hunter into this, in order to access to Sunstreaker's mind. Synopsis Prologue "After years of war, MEGATRON and his forces had finally conquered Earth. Frazier Irving "Killing Joke" Homage cover. All Hail Megatron #1 All Hail Megatron #1 The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! 21, No. Starscream bristles, taking pot shots into the crowd and claiming how he is the master of terror. Virtually all of the new technologies Furman introduced during his run such as Ultra-Energon, the Magnificence, and holomatter avatars were entirely discarded, with Pretender technology only getting a late-on nod in Kup's "Coda" story, its conveyance of ultimate power seemingly completely forgotten by the time of Perceptor's "Coda" tale, given the depiction of Bludgeon therein. Illustrator: Guido Guidi. Sparkplug's group is attacked by Dropshot, who was hiding as one of their missile launchers all this time, and panicking he asks if they can be under their noses all the time, where else can they be? Touch. Scrapper makes a brief speech that they have come in peace, to Hook's confusion. All times are GMT -4. Tim Formas Old Man Administrator. All Hail Megatron issue 1 On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! He doesn't know how right he is. Omega Supreme, Devastator, and the Statue of Liberty. And Optimus Prime dying after that event. Having spent some time as a disembodied head in earlier arcs and becoming mentally bonded with Hunter took his toll on him. It is revealed that Sunstreaker betrayed the Autobots due to Bombshell messing with Hunter. 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. Incredibly arrogant and dismissive of humans and even some of his fellow Autobots, he's reduced to a. The event spans the 12-issue All Hail Megatron maxi-series, a 4 issue "Coda" (appended to the main series for publication) and various Spotlight-series tie-ins. I simply love that developement of the characters and struggles they face. Also included is an art gallery consisting of. 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. 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. Thundercracker, who's disgusted that the Decepticons are no longer a. Andy Reid set out to find his dead pal DJ's girlfriend, who might still have been somewhere in the ruins of New York City. Optimus and Spike's dialogue while Sideswipes finds Hunter, and the subsequent actions. It doesn't appear to be battle damage, and he has them later on in the present. Megatron is severely damaged by the combined efforts of Optimus Prime and the humans. 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. 10, January 1929, The American Cinematographer, Vol. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for The Transformers: All Hail Megatron . The event spans the 12-issue All Hail Megatron maxi-series, a 4 issue "Coda" (appended to the main series for publication) and various Spotlight-series tie-ins. Of course, this is all a joke and the Constructicons begin blasting into the crowd and street, blasting everything and everyone in sight. Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks. Astrotrain does too, in his one-panel appearance, but starting next issue Guido Guidi began drawing him using his. Mid-grade copy, presents fine in a bag & board.I DO NOT GUARANTEE CGC GRADES, THIS COPY IS ***NOT NM****SHIPPING: FREE BOXED PRIORITY MAIL/TRACKING/INSURANCE. 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. *****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 fi Then it cuts to the plane with the Nuclear bomb, and inside a Decepticon symbol flashes, as Tankor heads to New York. Fighter pilots are sent to intercept the Decepticons, but they think it's just a joke Until they see the robots in person. "The Decepticons were forged through honorable combat, not senseless slaughter. IDW rejected the pitch and the motion comic went unproduced.[11]. Tensions and tempers flare. He also made a secret deal with Starscream, where the Autobots would get Megatron in exchange for Earth, instead the Autobots get ambushed, Optimus nearly dies and many Autobots outposts fall after a security breach in their access codes This becomes too much for him to bear and. On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Sol Fury, May 5, 2008 #1. (i.e., NM $900) Indicates a raw comic with no sales info available at any condition range. All Hail Megatron is the latest mini-series in the ongoing TF narrative, detailing what happens when the Autobots are forced to tend to a wounded/damaged Optimus Prime. This is what happens when your Photoshop skills improve! 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. (Numbers indicate order of appearance.). Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron Hardcover - August 9, 2011 by Shane McCarthy (Author), Simon Furman (Author), Andy Schmidt (Author), 130 ratings Hardcover The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! The Complete All Hail Megatron was translated and released in Japan by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. Best of Megatron; cover art by Livio Ramondelli, giant dinosaur robot stomping around in broad daylight, This is not the first time this has happened, https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195510/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=4270&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45, http://tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?t=34535&page=22, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=All_Hail_Megatron_issue_1&oldid=1615392. Joined: Jun 21, 2002 Posts: 9,872 News Credits: 2 Trophy Points: 287 Likes: +17. For more information, please see our Filter [[agg.name]] . 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In New York City, a green construction vehicle nearly runs over some humans in Times Square. The Complete All Hail Megatron HC ( July 27, 2011) ISBN 1600109551 / ISBN 978-1600109553 Collects issues #1-16, and the Spotlights of Volume 3. On your knees, human scum, and bow before the great and glorious Megatron! All Hail Megatron is a 16-issue maxi-series published by IDW Publishing, starting in July 2008, and set in the primary IDW continuity . Artist: Guido Guidi. Welcome to Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki. It was Andy Schmidt's Galvatron story from #14 that proved most chaotic, full of legitimate errors rather than conscious changes, as the writer mixed up which of the Dead Universe Transformers could survive in the living universe longer than their comrades,[9] and invalidated an earlier reference to Scourge as a modern-day Decepticon (a nixed plot point that would have seen him presented as the Decepticon equivalent of Kup[10]) by presenting him as another of the Dead Universe legions. Mixmaster takes a moment to marvel at how fragile everything feels. and nothing short of a miracle will save them from utter extinction!Collects All Hail Megatron #1-16, as well as Transformers Spotlight: Blurr, Transformers Spotlight: Jazz . The time now is 8:09 PM. 11, November 1954, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Satisfied with his demonstration of power, Megatron then orders his crew to attack, which they do with gusto. Thanks to Soundwave, the missiles' guidance systems are easily scrambled and miss their targets. 25, No. Another handwave came much later when the. Satisfied with his demonstration of power, Megatron then orders his crew to attack, which they do with gusto. Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, May 5, 2008. 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. I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR FREE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. The revived Autobots arriving to foil Megatron's plans. Megatron walks through a blazing fire, laughing maniacally. As noted above, All Hail Megatron has some odd discontinuities with the preceding storylines. The machine guns, surprisingly, have no effect on them. Starscream is far from happy. 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.