THE TRANSFORMERS: AUTOCRACY TPB
The
12-part weekly series is available digitally first before being collected in
trade paperback form. The title follows Autobot Commander Orion Pax as he stops
Decepticon terrorist cells. Nominus Prime was the predecessor of the current
Autobot leader Zeta Prime. Soundwave recorded a meeting within the Autobot
senate about a weapon which will be used to destroy the Decepticons. After
escaping the senate, Orion Pax is tasked to retrieve the information and bring
back Soundwave.
Soundwave
is taken down by Orion however he is surrounded by the Decepticons who will not
let him go unless he has a sit-down with their leader Megatron. The Autobots
escape with the help of Skylynx after Megatron reveals Zeta Prime’s weapon
against the Decepticons. After returning Zeta asks Orion and his team of
Autobots to hunt down the rebel Transformer Hot Rod.
While
chasing Hot Rod, Orion discovers the energon tanks which hold Cybertronians
bled dry of their own energon supplies to power Zeta’s weapon. The Omega
Destructors arrive with the vamparc weapons and Orion attempts to slow them
down so Hot Rod can take his people out of the city.
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Zeta
defeats Orion however Megatron and his Decepticons arrive
- Orion
and Megatron team up their forces to stop Zeta Prime
- Megatron
finally defeat Zeta Prime then betrays Orion before taking the senate
- The
Autobots are captured by the Decepticons
- A
damaged Orion Pax is drawn to the Matrix of Leadership to become Optimus Prime
- The
Autobots reunited with Optimus Prime as Acropolex rises to become Metroplex
- Optimus
Prime uses Blaster to rally the Cybertronians against Megatron and the
Decepticons
-
Megatron uses the final legacy of Zeta Prime to transform his citadel into the
Vamparc Annihilator
- Optimus
Prime calls Metroplex to take out the Vamparc Annihilator
- Optimus
Prime takes down Megatron who escapes with Soundwave and Astrotrain
-
Metroplex replaces Megtron’s citadel and becomes the new capital in Iacon
- Optimus
Prime foreshadows that one day Hot Rod will become a Prime (Rodimus Prime)
This
paperback collects
The
Transformers: Autocracy #1 – 12
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
