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WARNING ! Spoilers ahead for transformer # 3TheTransformersare back and better than ever thanks to Skybound’sEnergon Universe , but now , the clash between the Autobots and Decepticons has very real issue . In the recently releasedTransformers#3 , Optimus Prime and Skywarp have a throwdown of epic proportions , as the human fictitious character of the chronicle endeavor to make mother wit of this centuries - retentive war they have no context for .
The price of the Cybertronian War on Earth has already been high , as human teen Carly ascertain her father was killed inTransformers#1.Transformers#3 by author and artist Daniel Warren Johnson , colorist Mike Spicer and letterer Rus Wooten picks up where the previous issue left off , with Spike Witwicky ’s papa Sparkplug tool up with his VFW buddies to take on these new alien encroacher .
Carly tries to explicate that not all of the transforming robots are out to do them harm , but Sparkplug refuses to listen . As Autobots Cliffjumper and Optimus Prime attack to discontinue Skywarp from rampage through the town , Sparkplug and his buddies unload on all three , and that ’s precisely when Spike arrives on the scene and winds up catching a carom in the crossfire .
In The NewTransformers, War Has A Very Human Cost
Spike getting wounded is the perfect manner to remind readers that the battles here in the Energon Universe are n’t without result . While the outlet release thus far have featured monumental smackdowns between the Autobots and Decepticons , author / artistDaniel Warren Johnsonis keen to give the activity weight and significance by showing the after - core of battle . Under Johnson ’s pen , the action is more than just robots smack each other around , but rather eventful news report events that have genuine stakes . The human position is crucial to this new epoch ofTransformerscontinuity , and having Spike wounded by the bullet train fired by his own dad and his ally is a powerful reminder of everything that ’s at stakes in the Energon Universe .
This is highlight by Optimus Prime ’s reaction to the wounded Spike , as the Autobot leader is reminded of the emotional mo from the previous issue where he unintentionally bolt down a deer . It ’s another reminder that Prime carries the weight of several worlds on his shoulders , as he not only is stilldealing with his perceive loser of protecting his Autobotson Cybertron , but also now palpate responsible for humanity , as well . After using his own damaged limb as a weapon to subdue Skywarp , Prime transforms back into his motortruck mode to speed the offend Spike away and get help , offering a ride to a still skeptical Sparkplug on the way .
Optimus Prime Feels Responsible for Humanity
It ’s another momentous issue filled with massive consequences going forward , as the point is pose for another epical confrontation in next month’sTransformers#4 as Optimus cannonball along to get Spike to safety . It will also be interesting to see where Sparkplug ’s arc goes from here , as the warfare veteran will have to reckon with how his own trauma from war and the passing of his oldest Logos has lead to Spike getting wound . Whether he learns to fully trust the Autobots rest to be seen , but given the response to theEnergon Universethus far , lover wo n’t want to omit an issue of the newTransformersseries to detect out what happen next .
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Transformers # 3 ( 2023 )
