Ratchet & Clank (comic)

The Ratchet & Clank comic series is a comic series of Ratchet and Clank following a new storyline leading up to Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. The series was written by the same writer of the Ratchet & Clank series TJ Fixman and drawn by Adam Archer. There will be 6 issues, releasing monthly from September 8th 2010 to February 16th 2011. Each issue will be around 32 pages long. The comics will also be available as PlayStation Digital Comics for the PlayStation Portable.

Release
The first issue was released Sepetember 8 2010, with the second and third issues set for release on October 20 2010 and November 17 2010 respectively. Issues 4, 5 and 6 are set for release on December 15 2010, January 19 2011, and February 16 2011.

Issues

 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 1: Ears of War
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 2: Friends with Benefits
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 3: Lost and Spaced
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank: Issue 4: Thanks for the Armories
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 5: Multiple Organisms

Issue 1: Ears of War
Ratchet and Clank returned to the Solana Galaxy on Veldin for some well earned rest and relaxation from saving the universe. Galactic President Qwark visited them to ask for help in finding missing planets. Ratchet refused despite Clank's interest in helping. Soon after Qwark left, planet thief Artemis Zogg targeted Veldin as his next target. He sent Robots down to the planet and captured Ratchet and Clank as well as the planet. He then revealed to them that he was making his own galaxy.

Issue 2: Friends With Benefits
Ratchet and Clank meet Zogg and his chief war-monger, Vorn Garblak. Since he was a fan of the duo, rather than kill them, he imprisioned them in Vartax Detention Facility, where they wouldnt get in his way of building his "Artemis Galaxy". The duo struggle for three months to break out of the facility, until aided by an Agorian prisoner, General Glahm. When about to be ejected from an airlock by the Warden Klink, Cronk and Zephyr come to the rescue, and free the duo. Glahm stayed behind to let the duo escape from Vartax so they can save the universe. Meanwhile, Zogg punished Klink by throwing him off the airlock, and said he'd lure the duo to him, while eyeing Veldin.

Issue 3: Lost and Spaced
Ratchet & Clank are brought to the Apogee Space Station with Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr. Talwyn debriefs Ratchet on the situation and tells him that she let the galactic government use her station as a government command post. Sasha Phyronix is heard scolding Qwark for pleading ignorance while Artemis Zogg stole half the universe which is reminiscent of his incompetence in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. Talwyn introduces Ratchet to Sasha while Qwark plans to leave right away because of his troubled postion. Just as Qwark is about to leave Clank says that Zogg would like to know about the Helios Project. Qwark nervous from hearing the word says that he's never heard anything about it which is met with glares from Cronk, Talwyn, Ratchet, and Sasha. He finally admits that he indeed does know about the project and tells the story. Sasha tells the Galatic Rangers to ready the EMP pulse to be fired at Zogg's ship while Ratchet talks to Talwyn who tells him that a search party was sent to search for Zogg after he seemingly ran off after his failed election. At the end of the of the conversation Talwyn asks Ratchet how he knew Sasha, but it is unknown if he told her about it yet. While Cronk, Zephyr and Clank take an oil bath Sasha tells the Galatic Rangers to fire the EMP. Qwark further remembers the events concerning the election. Returning to the present the EMP fails because Artemis Zogg's ship and planet Fastoon teleported in the knick of time before it could be used. Sasha informs Talwyn and Ratchet that he could have moved it anywhere in the universe and sadly walks away. Talwyn tells Ratchet that Sasha's father President Phyronix was on a goodwill trip to Polaris when communication was lost. The scene then changes to Mr. Phyronix being trapped on Zaurik with Artemis Zogg telling him why he was doing his scheme which he said was for the good of the galaxy. Phyronix angrily replies that Zogg isn't a president and is a dictator as cruel as Tachyon and more misguided then Dr. Nefarious. Artemis Zogg ignoring this offers him a postion as his vice president but he refuses and chooses to continue to work in the Trillium mine. Zogg has a flashback of how his plan first started with him leaving with his Helios device. Sasha is practicing at the shooting range with Talwyn when Zogg makes his demands over a microphone. He tells everybody if they don't give in he'll turn off the artificial sunlight coming from his Helios device thus wiping out all life on Veldin and destroying the planet itself. Zogg offers Ratchet and Clank a choice either turn themselves in to face his justice or have millions of lives killed on Veldin.

Characters

 * Artemis Zogg
 * Alister Azimuth (flashback only)
 * Clank
 * Cronk
 * Zephyr
 * Galactic President Qwark
 * Ratchet
 * Talwyn Apogee
 * Sasha Phyronix
 * Vorn Garblak
 * Emperor Tachyon
 * General Glahm
 * Mr. Klink
 * President Phyronix
 * Courtney Gears (poster only)
 * Cyrus
 * Artemis Zogg's secretary
 * Big Al

Weapons

 * Double-ended wrench
 * Rift Inducer 5000
 * OmniWrench Millennium 12
 * Blaster
 * Negotiator
 * Combuster
 * Alpha Disruptor

Gadgets

 * Hoverboots

Miscellaneous

 * Skyburst 8000

Species

 * Lombax
 * Robot
 * Markazian
 * Agorian
 * Cazar
 * Space pirates
 * Kerchu

Galaxies

 * Solana
 * Polaris[15]
 * Bogon[15]
 * Artemis Galaxy

Buildings

 * Planetary Defense Center
 * Apogee Space Station

Planets

 * Veldin, Kyzil Plateau
 * Sargasso
 * Cobalia
 * Aranos
 * Terachnos
 * Igliak, Meridian City
 * Zaurik
 * Umbris (mentioned only)
 * Fastoon (mentioned only)
 * Kerwan (mentioned only)

Titles

 * Galactic President

Characters

 * Lawrence
 * Dr. Nefarious
 * Lord Vorselon
 * Ace Hardlight
 * Max Apogee
 * Snowball

Organizations

 * Galactic Rangers

Trivia

 * The comics seemed to be taking a darker and edgier turn to the Ratchet and Clank series, most notably the add of more swearing, blood, and darker elements, similar to Ratchet: Deadlocked.
 * The title "Ears of War" could be a play on the title of the of the popular Xbox game series "Gears of War".
 * Friends with Benefits, Multiple Organisms, Bros Before Foes, the names for issues two, five, six, were all original titles for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.