NOTICE! Spoilers for Transformers #14Starscream new upgrade could only exist in the Energon Universe, where the worlds of GI Joe and Transformers were intertwined like never before. Now, the preview for next week Transformers #14 shows how the Decepticon finds himself trapped in a HISS tank, as the story promises that “hell hath no fury like a Starscream scorned.”
In a preview for Transformers #14 shared by AIPTReaders will be able to see firsthand how Starscream gains his new legs, as they are a “gift” from the MARS Industries team of scavengers who found the Decepticon’s remains in the previous issue.
Transformers #14 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Jason Howard, Mike Spicer, and Rus Wooton aims to wrap up the brief two-issue arc focused on Starscream, where readers learn the Decepticon’s tragic backstory in the Energon Universe. The previous issue revealed that Starscream was not always the cruel and conniving villain seen in the present day, as Starscream was formerly Ulchtar, a peace-loving scientist in the days before war struck Cybertron.
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Transformers #14 Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson
The revelation that Starscream was very different before he became Megatron’s traitorous second-in-command shows just how complex the new Transformers series really is. What the creators have achieved with what started as little more than a toy tie-in is truly remarkable, as Johnson and the artists he’s worked with so far have managed to twist a surprising amount of emotional storytelling from Hasbro’s robot transformation saga.
The era of the Energon Universe franchise will go down in history as one of the best.
Starscream’s tragic backstory adds more layers of complexity to the classic Transformers mythologyensuring that the era of the Energon Universe franchise will go down in history as one of the best. In addition to the surprising emotional content, Transformers is filled with the coolest fan service moments that even the most hardened readers have to admit are amazing.
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Whether it’s Optimus Prime making use of Megatron’s cannon arm or the various wrestling moves performed by bots on both sides, the new Transformers the series has delivered some of the most memorable visuals ever seen in the forty-year-old franchise. Starscream being attached to a HISS tank is the latest in the Energon Universe era, and it will be very exciting to see what the creators do with Starscream’s new “upgrade.”
Although it only lasts two issues, this Starscream-focused arc promises to have major ramifications as Transformers enters his second year at Skybound. Even though he was left little more than a dying husk after his confrontation with Soundwave, Starscream remains a major force in the Energon Universe. Whether he tries to take back control of the Decepticons or forms his own faction to take on the Autobots, readers definitely shouldn’t count. Star Scream in the era of the Energon Universe of Transformers – like this GI Joe.
Transformers #14 is available November 13, 2024 from Skybound Entertainment.
Source: AIPT