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stORy sO fAR:Rodimus left Earth in search of the matrix of leadership, assaulted a decepticon base and faced the newly repairedmegatron, who incapacitated him and sent him and the matrix hurtling aimlessly through space...

...until he crash-landed on a mysterious planet, alive. the matrix lodged into his chest, he escaped the grasp of desperatealiens and found Wheelie. they both headed towards Cybertron, where they reunited with ironhide and sunstreaker.the reunion was cut short when a surprise attack led Rodimus to a disturbing revelation: galvatron was back onCybertron and he had amassed a huge army.  the Autobots escaped further attack by taking off and heading back toEarth, intending to warn the other Autobots of the new situation on Cybertron...

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THE TRANSFORMERS #21. JULY 2011. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork usedfor review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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