Panini Armada issue 9
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| "Dawn of Destruction!" & "Tales of the Mini-Cons... Counter-Strike!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Panini | ||||||||||||
| First published | December 4, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencilers | Andrew Wildman ("Dawn of Destruction!" only) Simon Williams ("Counter-Strike!" only) | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Stephen Baskerville ("Dawn of Destruction!" only) Bambos Georgiou ("Counter-Strike!" only) | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Nigel Dobbyn ("Dawn of Destruction!" only) Junior Tomlin ("Counter-Strike!" only) | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Neil Porter | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Panini Armada comic | ||||||||||||
The comic book Panini Armada issue 9 contains multiple stories or features.
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Panini Armada issue 9
Contents
- Dawn of Destruction! (comic, 8 pages)
- Mini-con Marble Madness!
- Data File #17: Jetfire
- Dawn of Destruction! (Puzzle Page)
- Cyclonus Upgraded! Power Poster
- Megatron's Grotto! (Christmas themed prize draw. Artwork by Simon Williams previously used for a poster of Megatron has been edited to show him dressed as Father Christmas!)
- Cyber Space! (Details on upcoming toys and TV broadcasts)
- Data File #18: Commetor
- Tales of the Mini-Cons... Counter-Strike! (comic, 6 pages)
- High Wire's Festive Fun Factory! (Christmas themed things to make and do, including suggesting you make Megatron into an angel to go atop your tree!)
- Starscream's Hate Mail!
- Colouring Contest!
Free Gift
- Marble Shooters
A plastic cut-out with a sticker of either Hot Shot or Demolishor on the front with a pressure launch mechanism for firing a marble from between their legs. The mag's Mini-con Marble Madness! feature supplied some targets you could cut out for a game to play with it.
Dawn of Destruction!
Synopsis
Cyclonus crashes on the moon, where the Destruction Mini-Con Team find him, and decide that it's time for a little payback for the Decepticons. Meanwhile, Megatron is moping about the loss of his new base and his Mini-Con captives, and takes his frustration out on Demolishor. Suddenly, Cyclonus shows up and opens fire on the Decepticons' headquarters.
It turns out that the Destruction Team have power-linked with Cyclonus, and is controlling his actions. Megatron and Demolishor grab their own Mini-Cons and attack the possessed Cyclonus, who manages to hold his own against both of them. The battle ends when Starscream shows up with an experimental sonic destabiliser designed to sever power-links. Cut off from their host, the Destruction Team retreat to their hideout elsewhere on the moon. A while later, Starscream contacts the team and offers them a deal...
Credits
Script: Simon Furman
Pencils: Andrew Wildman
Inks: Stephen Baskerville
Colour: Nigel Dobbyn
Lettering: Neil Porter
Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Decepticons | Mini-Cons |
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Quotes
"Well, well, well. Cyclonus. Know what time it is, team?"
"Huh? No."
"Payback time!"
- —Dualor and Buzzsaw set up a one-liner.
Errors
- Starscream is consistently drawn with his wings still flat in their vehicle mode configuration.
Items of note
- Megatron mentions the Punishment Cube in relation to chastising the disobedient Cyclonus.
Counter-Strike!
Synopsis
Millions of years in the past, the Decepticons are ravaging Mini-Con villages and capturing their inhabitants for their own use. Dualor assembles a number of Mini-Cons at the Mini-Con Emergency Bunker and presents them with a plan: they will use "leaked" false information to lure Megatron to the Autobot headquarters, where they have planted explosives to take out the Decepticon leader and hopefully end the war. The Mini-Cons cheer for the plan... with the exception of Sparkplug.
Some time later, the Decepticons attack Autobot Command HQ, while Dualor's team plant magno-web charges in the area. Sparkplug is still opposed to the plan, and tells Mirage that sacrificing the Autobots to kill Megatron just isn't right. As the Decepticons close in on the explosives, Sparkplug can't take it anymore and warns Optimus Prime, who pulls his troops out of the area. Megatron turns to follow, and the sudden explosion fails to harm him. Dualor is furious, and promises that whoever warned the Autobots will "wish they'd never been formatted!"
Credits
Script: Simon Furman
Pencils: Simon Williams
Inks: Bambos Georgiou
Colour: Junior Tomlin
Lettering: Neil Porter
Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Mini-Cons |
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Quotes
- "I don't buy Dualor's claim that they're as bad as each other. I... believe in Optimus Prime!"
- —Sparkplug doesn't believe in Dualor's scheme.
Errors
- Smokescreen is seen firing his Mini-con activated crane cannon defending the base, but his partner Liftor is among the group happy to see him blown sky high.
Items of note
- Mirage is explicitly shown being experimented on by the Decepticons while also being a player in the events of the attack on the Autobot base, implying he escaped their clutches. However, he isn't one of the group shown cheering on Dualor's scheme and is more sympathetic to Sparkplug's moral dilemma.
Starscream's Hate Mail!
- "Who on Earth is UNICRON? Doesn't look like much to me,"
- - Starscream responds to a piece of reader art.
Notes
- While the issue is cover dated December 31st 2003, it actually went on sale on December 4th.
