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Transformers - Dark of the Moon Movie Prequel and Adaptation by IDW Publishing
Requirements: CBR Reader, 257 MB.
Overview: The Space Race between Russia and the US apparently had some hidden role involving the Transformers which has been hidden on the moon until now.

There are multiple comics associated with Dark of the Moon by IDW Publishing:

Transformers: Sector 7, 1st Movie Adaptation Prequel
Rising Storm, 2nd Movie Adaptation Prequel
Foundation, 3rd Movie Adaptation Prequel
Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation

Transformers: Dark of The Moon (or DOTM) serves as the final installment of the Transformer film franchise. It continues with the war between the autobots and decepticons but also provides an ending to the entire trilogy. In the film Sam has become a decorated war hero but suffers a broken heart after breaking up with Mikaela. However he soon finds a new love interest in Carly.

Concerning the autobots Optimus Prime meets his predecessor Sentinel Prime who was revealed to be his and Megatron's mentor during the comic book prequel. He was onboard The Ark which crashed on the moon during in 1961. However he later betrays the autobots and joins Megatron. In turn Sentinel kills Ironhide by shooting him in the face. He and Megatron return to Cybertron but Megatron soon betrays him also. After the events of the last film Megatron has again assumed as new vehicle form of a rusty truck, described as "demented version of Optimus Prime." He was also wears a cowl to cover the innjuried parts of his face.

It is later revealed that Megatron's scientist Shockwave was imprisoned by the humans underneath the Chernobyl and he was responsible for the Tunguska event. He serves as the final antagonist for the movie and was described as "a little bit more vicious than Megatron" and commands a cybertronian driller, however he is killed by Optimus Prime. The Decepticon transforms into a Cybertronian tank.

The two characters Mudflap and Skids will not be present in the film however new characters for example the autobot sub-team called The Wreckers.

Transformers: Sector 7, 1st Movie Adaptation Prequel

Sector 7 is a 5-part comic series that ran from September 2010, to January 2011. The story tells more about organization Sector 7 and is the first prequel to Transformers: Dark of the Moon. It has an official website with a password of "deceptibot".


“At last—the secret history of the Transformers is finally revealed, through the multigenerational saga of the clandestine spy group code-named SECTOR 7. Events in this series tie directly into all of the massive hit Transformers movies, but trust us when we say—there has never been a movie-tie in comic like this before!”

Sector 7 follows the Simmons lineage down through the years, beginning with Walter Simmons in 1898, the discovery of the frozen Megatron and the founding of the organization that will become Sector Seven. Simmons is consumed by the alien wonders that Megatron—and later the AllSpark—present, slipping into a self-destructive decline that initially pushes his family away, only to slowly, inevitably, draw them back into an all-consuming obsession that defines the Simmons legacy through to the present day. The only hope for breaking the cycle lies with Jetfire, wandering the Earth after his abandonment by the The Fallen, whose path continuously finds itself intersecting with that of Simmons and his descendants.

The series pays particular attention to the fragmented continuity of the live-action movie continuity family, doing its best to forge connections with disparate pieces of fiction (including the films themselves, IDW's own comics, and surprisingly, the Ghosts of Yesterday prequel novel), as well as to address and smooth over any obvious continuity errors. Real-world history is also folded in where appropriate, including events such as the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War II, and the lives of historical figures like Herbet and Lou Hoover, and Bonnie and Clyde. Every issue features a page of notes by the author to highlight and further explain in detail both the Transformers continuity and real-world references.

Transformers: Rising Storm, 2nd Movie Adaptation Prequel

Leading right into the mega-events of TRANSFORMERS 3, RISING STORM sets the stage for the biggest, boldest threat to both Earth and Cybertron yet! Join OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE on their quest to stop the dark forces on the rise!

Transformers: Rising Storm is a 4-issue comic-book mini-series published by IDW Publishing from February through May, 2011, continuing the story of the live-action movie universe after the events of Nefarious. Along with Foundation (and to an extent Sector 7), it serves as a prequel to Transformers: Dark of the Moon.


“Megatron has been on the run since Optimus Prime defeated the Fallen... But now a new player has arrived on Earth, and he's not taking prisoners! Fan-favorite SHOCKWAVE enters the scene in a major way, just in time for his role in TRANSFORMERS 3!”

Set some time after the events of the earlier series Nefarious, Rising Storm centres on the dreams and schemes of Shockwave, whose history as a prisoner of the Soviet Union for most of the Twentieth Century is revealed as part of the backstory for Dark of the Moon. Liberated by Megatron and charged with re-consolidating the scattered Decepticon forces back under his command, Shockwave uses Brains to orchestrate a massive conflict between Optimus Prime's Autobots and Starscream's splinter cell of Decepticons, seeking to dominate all and stand triumphant in the flames.

Published concurrently with Foundation, Rising Storm also features a subplot centred on Elita-One, whose tumultuous history with Optimus Prime was explored across both comics in different eras. In addition to Shockwave and Brains, new Dark of the Moon characters Wheeljack, Mirage, Carly Miller and the Driller make their debuts, along with the new original comic-only character, Astrotrain. A substantial death toll is racked up as numerous toy-based characters who have appeared in IDW's comics (some making their first appearances here) are offed to clear the decks before the third film's release.

Bullet Points:

• Official TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON prequel!
• Leads directly into the opening of the new movie!

Transformers: Foundation, 3rd Movie Adaptation Prequel

Did you ever wonder how the rivalry between OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON began? What set these two friends off on such a climactic collision course? TRANSFORMERS: Foundation is the answer. Unlock the most hidden secrets of Cybertron and witness the dawn of the most bitter rivalry in the galaxy!

Transformers: Foundation is a 4-issue comic-book mini-series published by IDW Publishing from February to May in 2011, having been pushed back from its original intended start date of December 2010. Together with the concurrently-published Rising Storm (and to an extent Sector 7), it serves as a prequel to Dark of the Moon, charting more of the live-action movie universe's history.


“The origin of the bitter rivalry between Optimus Prime and Megatron starts here! But what is the secret connection that will forever bind them? And how will it affect the future of all Transformers?”

Foundation examines the origins of the feud between Optimus Prime and Megatron, winding the clock back to the earliest point yet revealed in the characters' lives as students under Sentinel Prime thousands of years ago. Optimus and Megatron narrate alternate issues of the series, beginning with their rise to power as the joint leaders of Cybertron, as Megatron turns to evil over jealousy that Optimus is Sentinel's favored pupil, while Optimus struggles with the unearned power that comes with Sentinel's belief that he is a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. The second half of the series then moves events forward to the height of the civil war, leading up to the Autobots' capture of the AllSpark, setting the stage for the original Movie Prequel, including the seeming death of Sentinel Prime as part of the backstory for Dark of the Moon.

The series is closely tied in to IDW's earlier Revenge of the Fallen prequel, Defiance, complimenting and building upon it and working in and around the gaps in its story to flesh out the characters' motivations and successfully managing to add backstory elements necessary for Dark of the Moon into a story not originally intended to accommodate them. It is also tied into the simultaneously-published Rising Storm, with both books crafting an interconnected sub-plot that centres on the troubled relationship between Optimus and Elita-One, with Foundation also showing how his friendship with Ironhide strengthened as his changing ideologies pushed Elita away. At the heart of this was a study of the ferocious "berserker" personality that Optimus displayed in Revenge of the Fallen that has so often come under criticism from fans, which redefined him as a 'bot forcibly stripped of naivety and thrust onto the razor's edge between reason and rage. In addition to Sentinel, new Dark of the Moon characters Shockwave, Wheeljack and the Driller make their shared debuts across this series and Rising Storm.

Bullet Points:

• Official TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON prequel!
• Secrets Revealed!

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 4-part comic series published by IDW Publishing adaptation the Dark of the Moon feature film. The individual issues of the series also include a serialized prose story titled Transformers: Convergence.

Set three years after the events of Revenge of the Fallen. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.


In the distant past, during the latter days of the Cybertronian civil war, Sentinel Prime struck a secret deal with Megatron. Leaving the planet with groundbreaking space bridge technology on board the Ark, he was planning to meet up with Megatron. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the Earth's Moon in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the Space Race under President John F. Kennedy. Landing on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin use several minutes of radio silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that mankind is not alone in space.

In the present day, the Autobots are still part of NEST, cooperating with the US Armed Forces. On a mission to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a NEST team led by Lt. Col. Lennox and Optimus Prime discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the Chernobyl disaster. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon Shockwave and his pet, the Driller, who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, Laserbeak kills Alexi Voskhod, who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the Ark, Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and Charlotte Mearing, the Director of National Intelligence, about the space bridge technology the Ark contains. Together with Ratchet, Optimus travels to the moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Together with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate Sentinel Prime.

Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky, the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President Barack Obama has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend Carly Spencer, whom he had met in the White House (after his former girlfriend Mikaela had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots Wheelie and Brains a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named Accuretta Systems. From his colleague, Jerry Wang, he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

Subsequently, Sam turns to Seymour Simmons for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide Dutch help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the Ark even before Apollo 11 had landed on the moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing Ironhide and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to Washington, D.C., but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the moon, which brings more Decepticon troops that had remained hidden under the moon's surface to Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, Dylan Gould, who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for him getting a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that NASA would not conduct any more missions to the moon. While attempting to flee, Carly's car turns out to be a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly would die. To ensure that Sam would not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam's wrist, which taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth abourd their spaeship, the Xantium, Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the Xantium takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the Xantium destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer Chicago, kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier Robert Epps, who now works for NASA, accompanies him together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that had been jettisoned before Starscream had destroyed the Xantium.

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave's "pet", the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using wingsuits, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots' inventor Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. Barricade executes Que, and Soundwave proceeds to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime topples over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly, who had been freed by Sam in the meantime, stumbles across Megatron, who is still suffering from the wounds Optimus Prime had inflicted upon him during their battle in Egypt, outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride, she makes him realize that he would never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle, attacks Sentinel Prime and saves Optimus. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce, but Optimus ignores his plea and splits Megatron's head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron's cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.

Believing their home planet to be destroyed for good, the remaining Autobots accept Earth as their new home.

Seymour Simmons uses the opportunity to kiss Charlotte Mearing, whom he still has feelings for. Mearing responds by having him arrested.

Creators

John Barber writer
Andrew Griffith, Carlos Magno, Jorge Jimenez Moreno, Joe Suitor, Chee Yang Ong, Jou Kang, Jon Davis-Hunt artist
Romulo Fajardo Jr., Aburtov, Graphikslava colorist
Shawn Lee letterer
Andy Schmidt, Carlos Guzman editor

Published by IDW Publishing. 2011

TRANFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – RISING STORM leads right into the mega events of the film, while TRANFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – FOUNDATION offers the never-before-seen tale of how Optimus Prime and Megatron became bitter enemies.


“With a third sure-to-be-blockbuster film on the way, we’re presented with a unique opportunity to really get to the heart of the conflict between Optimus Prime and Megatron,” said series editor Andy Schmidt. “These are the most character-driven stories we’ve told yet.”

Written by John Barber, the four-issue series TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – FOUNDATION explores the most hidden secrets of Cybertron, with the masterful art of Andrew Griffith. The second four-issue series, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – RISING STORM, sets the stage for the biggest, boldest threat to both Earth and Cybertron yet and brought to life in gripping detail by artist Carlos Magno. “Rising Storm focuses on the direct threat in the new film and how these new players set the stage for the climactic finale in the film,” says Schmidt. Several issues of both series are available in comic stores throughout North America, with the graphic novels launching on May 18th wherever books are sold.


“We had a lot of lead-time on the TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON books, which has allowed our artists to bring their A-game and try new things. These are going to be the best looking Transformers books to date,” added Schmidt. “We’re reaching a new level with these and we’re all happy with the outcome.”

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON MOVIE ADAPTATION, written by John Barber with art by Jorge Jimenez Moreno. The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their last defeat, as our favorite heroes return in a face-off against Megatron and Starscream.

...Its Michael Bay Reviewed by Grim on June 29, 2011.

Its 3:50 in the morning. I just saw the over 2 and-a-half hour attack on the sense the world will come to know as Transformers:Dark of The Moon. I want to sleep... but i have work in just a couple hours, and i dont think i could wake up in so short a time span. so... lets review.
Visuals

this is a no brainier of a topic. A multi-million dollar summer trilogy instillation is bound to be nothing less than visually breathtaking. Bay knows how to make things look good. Everything from the 50 foot robots to the skirt-wearing actresses look damn good. As would be expected.
There were a couple of downsides though. Bay tries to inject that live action CGI we saw in Tron onto a scene with JFK... and it looks even worse than it did on Jeff Bridges (probably because they couldnt actually map JFK's face). They used the same tech later to get a close up on Shia as he was tossed into the air (a little better), and randomly throughout the film.
DoTM is twice as CGI heavy as its predecessors, and while it makes the big robots look twice as sexy, its pointless overkill in several other points
Story

...Its Michael Bay.
Im sure im not the only one to notice that Transformers 1&2 didnt exactly follow a linear storyline. Both shared similarities with episodes of the Simpsons, jumping from random plot point to random plot point. DoTM is no exception.
The basic plot is that the government didnt tell the Autobots about the autobot ship found on the moon decades before. On this ship is the key to re-build the autobot race.. but with it comes betrayal and death.
I went with a group of my friends, and all of us asked ourselves "how the hell did we get here" at least once at various times throughout the film. The story is all very enjoyable, but after the 2 hour mark you start to take notice to the fact that 20 minutes ago the tone of the film was VERY different. And it was different still before that, and so on.
People are randomly introduced for no apparent reason other than that the actors that portray them wanted to be in the film. Often it is quite hilarious. But i challenge you to look back after the film and convince yourself that half of the characters were relevant.
There's also allot more death in this film than the others. WAY more. just saying.
Acting

Everyone did very well. The new chick ( i keep forgetting her name) is super hot, and as a result Bay doesnt over sexualize her as much as he did Megan Fox. Shia was great of course, and all of the returning talent kept up the same basic level of skill as before.
As i kind of mentioned before, there are a ton of new, C level characters introduced in this film. Ken Jeong of Hangover fame, John Malkovich, Lester Speight, and (my personal fanboy favorite) Alan Tudyk all show their faces. However, their roles are all pretty limited to a couple of scenes each. Its a bi-product of the erratic story.

Verdict

of course you should go see the movie. If you liked either of the others, its worth your time. Bay has this fantastic ability to sell you on what SHOULD be crap. He really does make movies full of Sex and Explosions, and here i am with my ticket knowing damn well what im about to get.

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[merry60]

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