Unreleased Dreamwave issues
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When Dreamwave Productions declared bankruptcy in 2005, several of their series were left hanging without any strong sense of closure. However, various sources have revealed small portions of what might have been, including solicitations sent to retailers before the bankruptcy.
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[edit] Energon
Despite issue #30 completing its current storyline, Energon still had many unresolved plot points. Hasbro copywriter Forest Lee has suggested that the American translation of Galaxy Force can be considered as a follow-up, though it does require some stretching.
Solicitations for issues #31-33 promote a large-scale final arc [1]. #31 was to focus on Alpha Quintesson & his origins, and show him targeting Over-Run as part of "a world-shattering agenda of his own, one that bridges worlds and dimensions" outside of Unicron's plan. #32 had Alpha searching for "the mysterious Conduit" and sending an upgraded Demolishor after him; #33 had more revelations and the Omnicons fighting Starscream - "the result is an Energon inferno that threatens to consume Cybertron!".
In keeping with Armada, a three-part More Than Meets The Eye series of Energon characters was also planned. Much of the artwork and profiles were completed.
[edit] The War Within: the Age of Wrath
The War Within: The Age of Wrath would presumably have concluded with the defeat of the Aerospace Extermination Squad, based on the events of later stories. Many of the major characters -- including Grimlock, seemingly killed in Issue #1 -- appear in later stories as well and therefore must have survived.
Additionally, several pages of art work were published in the TransformersCon 2005 Program (which had several ex-Dreamwave employees as special guests). The covers to the issues were also seen in solicitations to comic retailers.
[edit] Issue 4
- Cover: Flash stranded on an alien planet.
- Pages 1,2,3: Flash on an alien planet being attacked by Sharkticons. Meanwhile on Cybertron, Perceptor talks with the other Turbomasters.
- Page 4: Perceptor prepares to examine a captured clone warrior from the Aerospace Extermination Squadron.
[edit] Issue 5
- Cover: Blaster held at gunpoint by Megatron.
- Page 1: Clone trooper standing over a deactivated Shockwave.
- Page 2: Two deactivated clone troopers lying in a heavily damaged lab, and a trail of Seeker-shaped footprints. Also, a few small, dead Sharkticons litter the floor.
- Page 5: Blaster fights against Megatron, using sound attacks and his electro scrambler.
[edit] Generation One
Several covers of Generation One were distributed to comic retailers in solicitations. Pages from the unreleased issue 11 were published in the fourth issue of The Comic Book Digest from Lamp Post Publications. Additional pages leaked onto the internet revealed a great number of Exo Suits. In all likelihood, these are connected to Project Centurion mentioned in "The Route of All Evil".
Chris Sarracini and Guido Guidi were to take over from #12. [2]
[edit] Issue 11
"Because YOU demanded it: The return of the Dinobots! The hot-tempered cavalier Hot Rod finds himself in over his head when a mysterious group of Transformers-like warriors interferes with a standard transfer mission. What are these mysterious agents truly after, and what hope do Hot Rod and his team have of stopping them? Featuring the return of the fan-favorite Dinobots, the first-ever comic book debut of some of Generation One's most desirable characters, and much, much more!" [3]
- Cover: Several female robots, lookin' deadly.
- Page 1: Hot Rod looking up at a deactivated Optimus Prime being held in a repair chamber.
- Page 2: Hot Rod passing by Wheelie and Gnaw and looking out of a window.
- Page 3: Presumably due to a printing error, has the same artwork from page 2
- Page 4: Arcee looks out a window towards Cybertron shrinking in the distance, as she, Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots travel on their way to Cybertron's moon.
- Page 5: Hot Rod, Wheelie, and Gnaw see a female robot teleport into the facility.
- Page 6: Hot Rod attacks the female robot, but she delivers a knee to his chest. Wheelie and Gnaw hide.
- Page 7: The female robot ducks a punch from Hot Rod. She deactivates Hot Rod before he can sound the alarm (at a Transformerscon 2005 guest panel, it was mentioned by the writers that the female robots were to be skilled martial artists). She sends a communication back to Quintessa
- Page 8: More females teleport into the facility. Gnaw transforms to fight them off, but like Hot Rod, he's quickly disabled.
[edit] Issue 12
"This is it: the return of the most popular Transformer of all time! Yes, the indomitable Optimus Prime is finally back, ready to chew Energon and kick bumper-and he's all outta Energon! But the question is: where is he? Find out in this thrill-packed anniversary issue, as the greatest Autobots leader ever faces off against the ravenous Sharkticons and their cruel masters, the Quintessons! Don't miss this special birthday issue, a perfect jumping-on point featuring Optimus Prime himself ushering in an all-new era of Transformers greatness. The countdown to 2005 begins now!"
- Cover: Optimus Prime holding the body of Elita-1 in a manner reminiscent of The Uncanny X-Men #136 and Crisis On Infinite Earths #7. There was also going to be a variant cover featuring a drawing of Optimus Prime by Pat Lee. Ideally, the issue would have been released during December, which Dreamwave was calling their "Optimus Prime Month".
[edit] Issue 13
"2005 is here - and the battle for the universe begins! Created by the sinister Unicron, the lone Cyclonus has been dispatched to search the galaxy for the missing Alpha herald, Scourge. But when his mission leads him to a top-secret storage facility on Earth, will Cyclonus find the end of his quest or the business end of several high-caliber EDC-issued blasters? This initial arc - "Detection" kicks off the biggest, baddest Generation One storyline ever! Get in on the ground floor for a front-row seat to the beginning - of the apocalypse!"
[edit] Beast Wars
Although heavily advertised, no issues of Beast Wars saw print. Scans found on the internet show it would have had strong similarities to the Beast Wars: The Gathering by the same creative team, and Simon Furman's original #1 script confirms that much of mini-series was recycled into Gathering. A key difference was that the TV cast were to be involved.
The solicitation for #2 reveals there would be a flashback to "just after the end of the Great War on Cybertron... and witness the trial of Megatron!The verdict and judgment that follow set in motion a truly terrifying chain of events...". [4] Whether this means the Beast Wars or G1 Megatron is not clarified.
At Transformerscon 2004, Pat Lee also expressed an interest in possibly doing a complete series of More Than Meets The Eye profile books for Beast Wars, including all non-show characters. As you can imagine, this never happened, but again, was an idea eventually implemented by IDW.
[edit] Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front
Dreamwave's second crossover, Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front managed to have one issue released before the company folded.
- Issue 2 cover: Zarana, the Dreadnoks, and a deactivated Jazz
- Issue 3 cover: Ironhide under attack from a pair of jets, and Snake-Eyes facing off against Firefly
- Issue 4 cover: Ironhide fights against Blaster, and Shipwreck is there too
- Issue 5 cover: Starscream and Cobra Commander stand over a fallen Shipwreck
