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There have been four main publishers of the [[comic book]] series bearing the name '''''Transformers''''' based on the [[Transformers (toy line)|toy lines of the same name]]. The first series was produced by [[Marvel Comics]] from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 issues and produced four [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] miniseries. This was followed by a second volume titled ''[[Transformers: Generation 2]]'', which ran for 12 issues starting in 1993. The second major series was produced by [[Dreamwave Productions]] from 2002 to 2004 with multiple limited series as well, and within multiple story continuities, until the company became bankrupt in 2005. The third and fourth series have been published by [[IDW Publishing]] with the third series starting with an issue #0 in October 2005 and a regular series starting in January 2006 to November 2018. The fourth series started in March 2019 with issue #1 and concluded in June 2022. There are also several limited series being produced by IDW as well. [[Skybound Entertainment]] began publishing Transformers comics starting in June 2023, kicking off the [[Energon Universe]]. In addition to these four main publishers, there have also been several other smaller publishers with varying degrees of success.

==Overview==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Issues
! colspan="2" |Publication date
|-
!First published
!Last published
|-
!colspan="6"|Marvel Comics continuity
|-
! style="background:red;" |
!1
|''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|The Transformers]]''
|80
|September, 1984
|July, 1991
|-
! style="background:pink;" |
!2
|''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)#UK Title|The Transformers UK]]''
|332
|September, 1984
|July, 1991
|-
! style="background:purple;" |
!3
|''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]''
|4
|January, 1987
|April, 1987
|-
! style="background:lightblue;" |
!4
|''[[The Transformers: Headmasters]]''
|4
|July, 1987
|January, 1988
|-
! style="background:silver;" |
!5
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (comics)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|12
|November, 1993
|October, 1994
|-
! style="background:yellow;" |
!6
|''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)#Transformers: Regeneration One|Transformers: Regeneration One]]''
|20
|July, 2012
|March, 2014
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!7
|''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies]]''
|4
|August, 2019
|October, 2020
|-
! colspan="6" |[[3H Enterprises]] Beast Wars comics
|-
! style="background:black;" |
!8
|''Tales from the Beast Wars''
|2
|July, 1997
|July, 2000
|-
! style="background:#FF7F00" |
!9
|''Transformers: The Wreckers''
|3
|July, 2001
|July, 2004
|-
! style="background:#AC1F24" |
!10
|''Transformers: Universe''
|3
|August, 2003
|June, 2004
|-
! colspan="6" |Dreamwave Generation One comics continuity
|-
! style="background:orange;" |
!11
|''[[Transformers: Generation One (Dreamwave)|Transformers: Generation One]]''
|26
|April, 2002
|December, 2004
|-
! style="background:silver;" |
!12
|''[[Transformers: The War Within]]''
|15
|October, 2002
|December, 2003
|-
|-
! style="background:red;" |
!13
|''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]''
|4
|June, 2004
|September, 2004
|-
! colspan="6" |Dreamwave Unicron Trilogy comics
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!14
|''[[Transformers: Armada (comics)|Transformers: Armada]]''
|18
|July, 2002
|December, 2003
|-
! style="background:yellow;" |
!15
|''[[#Transformers: Energon (2003–2004)|Transformers: Energon]]''
|12
|January, 2004
|December, 2004
|-
! colspan="6" |
|-
! style="background:#000080;" |
!16
![[The Transformers (IDW Publishing)|IDW 2005 comics continuity]]
|427
|October, 2005
|November, 2018
|-
!colspan="6"|IDW Beast Wars comics
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!17
|''[[Beast Wars: The Gathering]]''
|4
|February, 2006
|May, 2006
|-
! style="background:yellow;" |
!18
|''[[Beast Wars: The Ascending]]''
|4
|October, 2007
|January, 2008
|-
! style="background:green;" |
!19
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (2021 comic book)|Transformers: Beast Wars]]''
|18
|February, 2021
|June, 2022
|-
! colspan="6" |
|-
|-
! style="background:yellow;" |
!20
!''[[The Transformers: Hearts of Steel]]''
|4
|June, 2006
|September, 2006
|-
! style="background:red;" |
!21
!IDW movie comics
|59
|February, 2007
|August, 2011
|-
! style="background:orange;" |
!22
!''[[Transformers Comic UK]]''
|75
|July, 2007
|September, 2014
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!23
!''[[Transformers: Animated|Transformers Animated]]: The Arrival''
|6
|August, 2008
|December, 2008
|-
! style="background:black;" |
!24
![[Transformers Aligned Continuity#Comic books|IDW Aligned Continuity comics]]
|21
|June, 2010
|December, 2015
|-
!colspan="6"|IDW crossover comics
|-
! style="background:green;" |
!25
|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''
|13
|July, 2014
|June, 2016
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!26
|''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]''
|5
|September, 2018
|February, 2019
|-
! style="background:white;" |
!27
|''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
|5
|June, 2019
|October, 2019
|-
! style="background:silver;" |
!28
|''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]''
|4
|March, 2020
|September, 2020
|-
! style="background:pink;" |
!29
|''[[My Little Pony/Transformers]]''
|8
|August, 2020
|July, 2021
|-
! style="background:red;" |
!30
|''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]''
|4
|October, 2020
|May, 2021
|-
!colspan="6"|IDW 2019 comics continuity
|-
! style="background:#50C878;" |
!31
|''[[Transformers (2019 comic book)|Transformers]]''
|35
|March, 2019
|June, 2022
|-
|-
! style="background:blue;" |
!32
|''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]''
|12
|September, 2019
|December, 2020
|-
! style="background:pink;" |
!33
|''[[Transformers: Escape]]''
|5
|December, 2020
|July, 2021
|-
! style="background:red;" |
!34
|''[[Wreckers: Tread & Circuits]]''
|4
|October, 2021
|January, 2022
|-
! style="background:white;" |
!35
|''[[Transformers: War's End]]''
|4
|February, 2022
|May, 2022
|-
! colspan="6" |
|-
|-
! style="background:yellow;" |
!36
!''[[Transformers: King Grimlock]]''
|5
|August, 2021
|February, 2022
|-
! style="background:silver;" |
!37
!''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass]]''
|10
|August, 2021
|December, 2022
|-
! style="background:orange;" |
!38
!''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing]]''
|4
|May, 2022
|August, 2022
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Energon Universe]] ([[Skybound Entertainment]])
|-
!
!39
![[Transformers (Skybound Entertainment)|''Transformers'']]
!9
!October, 2023
!Ongoing
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!1245
!September, 1984
!June, 2024
|}

==Marvel Comics==

===''The Transformers'' (Generation 1), Marvel, U.S.===
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[[File:Transformers Marvel Comics Spider-Man vs. Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|The cover of issue #3 shows that the original mini-series was in the same continuity as Marvel's [[Earth-616]]. This was soon forgotten, with hardly any references to non-Transformers continuities left.]]

''The Transformers'' comic by Marvel was the first and arguably the best known Transformers comic. Although it was originally intended to be a 4-issue limited series, it expanded into an ongoing series, which ran for 80 issues before being cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/2898/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: The Transformers |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> The final cover read "80 in a 4 issue limited series". Issues #5–15, 17–32, 35–42 and 44–56 were written by [[Bob Budiansky]], with Marvel UK writer [[Simon Furman]] taking over for the remainder of the comic. The comic did not attempt to follow the show and some elements and characters were completely absent, including [[Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (Transformers)|Springer]], [[Arcee]], and [[Metroplex (Transformers)|Metroplex]]. The comic started much the same as the show; a crew crash landing the Ark on Earth in the distant past. They are befriended by Buster Witwicky. His brother Spike eventually joins the cause as Autobot leader when he became the head of commander Fortress Maximus. There occurs a considerable amount of fractioning and in-fighting in both the Autobots and Decepticons. However, the series climax occurs when both sides, Autobots and Decepticons, form an uneasy peace to defend Cybertron from [[Unicron]].

A few of the early issues were reprinted by Marvel in a digest sized magazine called ''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' that ran 10 issues from 1987 to 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/11217/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: The Transformers Comics Magazine |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> Marvel had also reprinted some of these early issues in 1985, as the ''Transformers Collected Comics'' which ran 2 issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/2189/179127/the-transformers-special-1 |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/2189/230473/the-transformers-special-2 |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

In latter years, when various other companies were able to obtain the license for the ''Transformers'', they were able to gain access to the Marvel series and reprinted a lot of the issues. From 2001 to 2003, [[Titan Books]] reprinted numerous Marvel issues in a series of 14 trade paperbacks.<ref name="tfarchive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/titan/reprints/ |title=Transformers Comics – Titan Books Reprints |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> Years later they were able to do more reprints but only in the U.K. market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/titan/guide.php?s=titan_further_reprints |title=Transformers Comics – Guide to Transformers by Titan |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

[[IDW Publishing]] (the current rights holders to the Transformers comic property) reprinted numerous Marvel issues as well, as part of the ''Transformers: Generations'' series that ran 12 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/55797/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: The Transformers: Generations |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> and a collected trade paperback from 2006 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=generations |title=Transformers Comics – IDW Transformers Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> Issues were also reprinted in ''The Transformers Magazine'', that ran four issues<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=tfmagazine |title=Transformers Comics – IDW Transformers Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> in 2007, while other collections were published in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/19541/0/classic-transformers |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> IDW began publishing another new series of reprints called ''Transformers Classics''. This six volume series started getting published in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/29680/0/idw-publishing-transformers-classics |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> Meanwhile, a ''100 Penny Press: Transformers Classics #1'' mini edition was also published in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfaw.com/Coming-Next-Week/Profile/100-Penny-Press-Transformers-Classics-1___383130 |title=Transformers Classics #1 100 Penny Press at |publisher=Tfaw.com |date=2011-07-06 |access-date=2014-08-06 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112041416/http://www.tfaw.com/Coming-Next-Week/Profile/100-Penny-Press-Transformers-Classics-1___383130 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some issues were also reprinted in the hardcover book ''Transformers: The Best Of Simon Furman'' in July 2007.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=books |title=Transformers Comics – IDW Transformers Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> In March 2014, the first issue of the series was reprinted as ''100 Penny Press: Transformers #1''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-transformers-1-1984-hundred-penny-press-preview/29632/ |title=IDW Transformers #1 (1984) Hundred Penny Press Preview |publisher=Seibertron.com |date=2014-07-07 |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

In July 2012, to prepare the new series ''Transformers: Regeneration One'' (which continued the Marvel series after 21 years), [[IDW Publishing]] released '''Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/30747/0/idw-publishing-transformers-regeneration-one-100-page-spectacular |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> This one-shot reprinted issues 76–80 of the Marvel series.

In August 2013, IDW published the hardcover ''Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection''. This deluxe book celebrated the 30th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' franchise, and as such, many of the original Marvel books were reprinted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/34074/298724/transformers-30th-anniversary-collection-hard-cover-1#298724 |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

====Marvel UK====
[[File:transuk.jpg|left|thumb|Dinobots leader [[Grimlock]] battles Decepticon [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]]. From issue #262 of the ''Transformers'' comic published by [[Marvel UK]].]]

The sister title in the UK, this series ran for 332 issues,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/32544/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: Transformers |publisher=Comics.org |date=1984-09-20 |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> as well as spawning 7 annuals and 28 specials.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/?s=collected |title=Transformers Comics – Marvel Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> It was a weekly publication that spliced original stories into the continuity of the reprinted US issues, and was mostly written by [[Simon Furman]]. At the start, it had a more serious science fiction approach. Because of the weekly approach, the UK comic was able to flesh out characters and ideas more; in the US comic, the [[Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon]]s are first shown having just been built and being given life by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] program, whereas the UK comic fleshed it out more and showed the two teams as being created out of new technology created by [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]] after scanning Buster Witwicky while he had the Matrix downloaded into his brain. Furman also tried to maintain continuity with ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and wrote several stories set in the future after the movie's ending, as well as bringing characters from the future (i.e. [[Galvatron]]) into the present day. Due to his epic and mythological approach, he was highly praised and succeeded Bob Budiansky on the US title at issue 56. The mythic tone continued to influence Furman's work on the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics.

Numerous issues and stories from this series would eventually be reprinted. Marvel UK themselves would reprint some stories in ''Transformers-The Complete Works'' Part 1 and Part 2, '' Plague of the Insecticons'' and ''The Transformers Universe Vol. One''.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

In latter years reprints were done courtesy of [[Titan Books]] who published reprints in 14 volumes.<ref name="tfarchive.com"/>

When [[IDW Publishing]] acquired the licence to the property, they published various reprints in the hardcover book ''The Best Of Simon Furman'' and in the ''Best of UK Omnibus''.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Other reprints were featured in mini-series collections such as ''Target 2006'' (#1–5), ''Dinobots'' (#1–6), ''Space Pirates'' (#1–5), ''Time Wars'' (#1–5), ''City of Fear'' (#1–5), and ''Prey'' (#1–5).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/ |title=Transformers Comics – IDW Publishing |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> A new 8 volume reprint collection called ''Transformers Classics: UK'' started getting released in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/29076/0/idw-publishing-transformers-classics-uk |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

===''The Transformers: The Movie'', Marvel, U.S., 1986===
A three-issue mini-series adaptation of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the feature film]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/3207/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: Transformers: The Movie |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> with no continuity ties to the regular comic series. Differences to the animated feature include the original designs for the Autobot Matrix of Leadership and Ultra Magnus' original death at the hand of Scourge and his Sweeps.

===''Transformers Universe'', Marvel, U.S., 1986===
A four-issue limited series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/11216/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: The Transformers Universe |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> in the style of ''Marvel Universe'' and ''G.I. Joe: Order of Battle'', featuring lengthy bios of nearly all of the Transformers of the period. Most of the text was the same as the [[tech specs]] found on the toy boxes, only much more expanded. The first three issues (as well as the first portion of the fourth) contained all of the first, second and third year Transformers. The latter half of the fourth issue dealt with characters new to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986), including characters that were not made as toys at the time.

The series was collected as a trade paperback in July 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/?s=universe#tpb |title=Transformers Comics – Marvel Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

===''G.I. Joe and The Transformers'', Marvel, U.S., 1987===
A four-issue limited series written by Michael Higgins,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/3182/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: G.I. Joe and the Transformers |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' teamed-up the Transformers with the other popular [[Hasbro]] property of the 1980s, [[G.I. Joe]]. The Joes, the [[Autobot]]s, and [[Cobra Command|Cobra]] (after being betrayed by the Decepticons) must join forces to stop the Decepticons from activating an energy drill device to suck up energy from the Earth's core, which would destroy the planet in the process.

The story was hampered by continuity issues (though the storyline was only referred to in the pages of the Transformers comics, as G.I. Joe writer [[Larry Hama]] opted to ignore the mini-series), and the absence of several key characters from both franchises, including [[Cobra Commander]], [[Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]], as the three characters were presumed dead at the time of the mini-series' publication. The story featured [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] being destroyed by G.I. Joe forces and rebuilt as Goldbug. This plot point was ignored in the UK comic, where the story was not reprinted until much later in the comic's run, and resulted in an alternate story being conceived to change the character into his "Goldbug" persona.

[[Marvel UK]] also featured a crossover between these two properties. 'Ancient Relics' began in Issue 125 of the UK comic and continued within issues #24-#27 of '''Action Force''', (the name given to the [[G.I. Joe]] comic series in the UK).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ancient_Relics! |title=Ancient Relics! |publisher=TFWiki |access-date=2015-04-14}}</ref>

===''The Transformers: Headmasters'', Marvel, U.S., 1987–1988===
[[File:headmasters.jpg|left|thumb|[[Autobot]] Fortress Maximus removes his own head while on the planet Nebulos. From issue #1 of ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' mini-series published by [[Marvel Comics]].]]

A four-issue mini-series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/3440/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: The Transformers: Headmasters |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> introducing new characters that were incorporated into the ongoing series (issue #38) at the conclusion of the mini-series. The series introduces the [[Headmasters (Transformers)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster]]s, some of the movie Transformers, Monsterbots, [[Horrorcons]], [[Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon]]s.

The plot of this series focuses on Cybertronian Autobot Fortress Maximus, who despite his success as a military commander, longs to find peace by leaving Cybertron's [[civil war]] altogether. To that end, he gathers a large crew of followers, and they rocket off to the planet Nebulos, which has not seen war in over 10,000 years. Unfortunately, the Autobots' first encounters with the Nebulans are misinterpreted. Intimidated by the robots' size, the Nebulans initiate aggressions against the Autobots. To end hostilities and show his willingness to protect the planet's fragile peace, Fortress Maximus and a few of his followers discard their weapons in front of the Nebulan capital. When that failed to dissuade them, he made the ultimate sacrifice by offering them his head. Four more Autobots did the same, while the remainder returned to their camp unarmed.
Intending to use the situation to his advantage, corrupt Nebulan politician Lord Zarak learned more about the Autobots and the war they left behind and used this information to contact Cybertron. Zarak's message was received by Fortress Maximus's Decepticon equal, Scorponok. After lying to Zarak about the intentions of the Autobots, Scorponok led an invasion force to the planet. Armed only with weapons that had not seen use in millennia, the Nebulan defense were no match for the intentionally aggressive Decepticons. With little options left, Galen, leader of the Nebulan world council, made arrangements for himself and others to become Autobot Headmasters. Although the Headmaster process made them able to drive off the Decepticons, all Galen had succeeded in doing was re-igniting the Transformers' war on Nebulos. After Scorponok and now-captive Lord Zarak developed a way to duplicate the process (as well as a later ''[[Targetmaster]]'' Process), the Nebulos theatre of the Transformers' war escalated. After casualties and collateral damage mounted, Galen eventually convinced Zarak to take their conflict off-world, with nearly all Transformers from both factions following a distress beacon sent by Goldbug from Earth.

Because the series was bi-monthly, very little time passed after its end before a smaller group returned to Nebulos, using resources there and the Powermaster Process to rebuild and empower [[Optimus Prime]].

The entire miniseries was reprinted by [[Titan Books]] as part of their series of trade paperback collections based on the Marvel series. This reprint occurred in Vol.7 (''Trial by Fire'') which was published in 2005.<ref name="tfarchive.com"/>

===''Transformers Generation 2'', Marvel, U.S., 1993===
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[[File:transgen2.jpg|right|thumb|[[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (Transformers)|Optimus Prime]] battles [[Decepticon]] [[Jhiaxus]]. From issue #3 of the ''Transformers: Generation 2'' comic series published by [[Marvel Comics]].]]

A 12-issue series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/4744/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: Transformers: Generation 2 |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> the series expanded the original G1 mythos from the small war on Earth and Cybertron to enclose the whole of the [[Galaxy]] that was fast being altered into a likeness of Cybertron itself by the Cybertronian Empire, a race of later generation Transformers that evolved while the earthbound Autobots and Decepticons were deactivated. The events of this series were actually set in motion with a crossover from the G.I. Joe comic books #138–142,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/?s=g2_gi_joe |title=Transformers Comics – Marvel Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> in 1993. Megatron returns in his new tank body to reclaim his leadership from Bludgeon and by the end of the series joins with Optimus Prime to fight against the G2 Decepticons and their genetic offshoot, the [[Swarm (Transformers)|Swarm]]. The series ended with an epic battle between the "Generation 1" Transformers, the Cybertronians and the Swarm. It also introduces the Liege Maximo. However, the series was cancelled with issue #12 due to low sales, forcing a quick conclusion to the series' various plot threads. Outside of the 12 issue series, Marvel published a free 8 page comic that was given away at various stores selling the G2 toyline called ''The Transformers Generation 2: Halloween Special Edition'' in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/?s=g2_special |title=Transformers Comics – Marvel Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

The series was reprinted as 2 trade paperbacks courtesy of [[Titan Books]] in 2003.<ref name="tfarchive.com"/> As well some stories were reprinted in the hardcover book ''Transformers: The Best Of Simon Furman'' in July 2007.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

As they had done with the Generation 1 series, Marvel published a series based on Generation 2 in England. Because their [[Marvel UK]] imprint had folded at this point, Marvel struck a deal with the British comic company [[Fleetway]] to handle the series in the English market for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/?s=g2_uk_intro |title=Transformers Comics – Marvel Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> The series only lasted 5 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/gallery.php?g2_itemId=1601 |title=Transformers comics, cartoons, toys and everything else! |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> as well as one annual in 1995.<ref>http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=96033{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===''New Avengers/Transformers, U.S., 2007''===
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A crossover with the original holders of the Transformers license, [[Marvel Comics]], this series takes place in both Marvel's ongoing continuity, (pre-[[Civil War (comic book)|Civil War]]), and IDW's G1 continuity, set in between ''Infiltration'' and ''Escalation''. The 4-issue series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/26005/covers/ |title=GCD :: Covers :: New Avengers/Transformers |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> is written by [[Stuart Moore]] and drawn by Tyler Kirkman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=102772 |title=Nycc '07/D2: New Avengers Meet the Transformers - Newsarama |access-date=2007-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306060445/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=102772 |archive-date=2007-03-06 }}</ref> [[Captain America]], [[Iron Man]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], and [[Spider-Man]] all appear, as well as many of the Transformers cast of ''Escalation''.<ref>[http://forums.idwpublishing.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=87e9e0df7b91b33235216dfacd50d587;act=ST;f=21;t=3636;st=70]{{dead link|date=August 2014}}</ref>

The series was collected as a trade paperback in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=newavengers#tpb |title=Transformers Comics – IDW Transformers Comics Guide |publisher=TFArchive |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

===Note===
The Marvel Comics character [[Death's Head]], a character created by Simon Furman, appeared in certain Marvel UK Transformers stories. In the third issue of the ''All-New [[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]] A–Z'' (released on March 22, 2006), the entry for Death's Head's describes his encounters with the Transformers to have taken place in an [[Marvel Comics Multiverse|alternate reality]], referred to as [[Earth-120185]], thus separating these stories from existence in standard Marvel Universe continuity. This raises the question of whether or not any of the Marvel Comics ''Transformers'' stories take place in the [[Marvel Universe]] "proper" ([[Earth-616]]), despite such tie-ins as [[Spider-Man]]'s guest-starring appearance in the original Marvel limited series and Circuit Breaker, a character that originated in the ''Transformers'' comics, having a cameo appearance in Marvel's ''[[Secret Wars II]]'' limited series, which featured nearly every character then existing in the continuity of Earth-616. A case can be made that only the stories that featured Death's Head are separate from standard Marvel continuity, since the character's adventures often involved travel across time and dimensions, not to mention genres; Death's Head also encountered the British [[science fiction]] icon [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' once.

==Dreamwave Productions==
In early 2002, [[Dreamwave Productions]] acquired the Transformers comics license and went on to produce a highly successful return of Transformers to the comic world. They started with a limited series focusing on the Generation 1 characters and a monthly series dedicated to ''[[Transformers: Armada]]''. The G1 stories were not bound by the previous Marvel stories nor the animated series. Dreamwave produced a large amount of material, but would go bankrupt and lose the Transformers license in early 2005.

===Generation 1===

====Transformers: Generation 1 (2002)====
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When they acquired the Transformers licence from [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamwave Productions]] initially produced a six-issue mini-series, written by Chris Sarracini and drawn by company President [[Pat Lee (comics illustrator)|Pat Lee]], titled ''Prime Directive''. Despite mixed critical reaction and the late shipping of several issues, the series was a huge sales success. Encouraged by this, Dreamwave produced a second series, this time written by Brad Mick, called ''War and Peace''. When the second series emulated the sales of the first, Dreamwave decided to upgrade the ''Generation One'' to an ongoing series focusing on the Earthbound Autobots and Decepticons, written by Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk, and drawn by [[Don Figueroa]] (although Lee and [[Joe Ng]] helped draw the preview issue, and issue #4 featured a back-up story drawn by James Raiz). However, Dreamwave's eventual bankruptcy meant that the series would never be concluded past issue #10. This was the first piece of Transformers fiction to use the term ''Generation One'' in the title. After Dreamwave's bankruptcy, the first two miniseries were redistributed in trade paperback form through [[IDW Publishing]].

Of note: there is a magazine that published a 10-page preview in b/w of what was to have been the 11th issue of the series had Dreamwave not gone into bankruptcy, but was of a very low print run.

====''Transformers: The War Within''====
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After the success of their Generation One series, Dreamwave decided to do a series focusing on the war on Cybertron before the Transformers came to Earth, and recruited Marvel Transformers writer Simon Furman and former fan artist Don Figueroa for a six-issue series focusing on the rise of Optimus Prime. Later, a second volume appeared titled ''The Dark Ages'', again written by Furman and drawn by regular Marvel Transformers artist [[Andrew Wildman]]. The second volume introduced The Fallen, an outcast member of the original thirteen Transformers. A third volume, called ''The Age of Wrath'', written by Furman and drawn by Joe Ng, was released up through issue #3, but due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy it was never completed. The first two series were re-released in trade paperback form by IDW Publishing in March and May 2007.

====''Transformers: Micromasters''====
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''Micromasters'' was a four-issue mini-series written by Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk and drawn by Rob Ruffolo. Set on Cybertron after the disappearance of the [[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]], the series focused on the history of the titular [[Micromasters]] and the discovery of a mysterious [[Golden Disk]] with links to the origins of the Transformers. Despite some vocal readers' complaints regarding the series and its art, it also received its share of praise and sold well to the direct market.<ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/5357.html Top 300 Comics June 2004]</ref><ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/5523.html Top 300 Comics July 2004]</ref>

====''Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye''====
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An eight-issue limited series from 2003 written by Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk (the shapers of Dreamwave's ''G1'' title and its overall ''Transformers'' continuity) with art by most of the Dreamwave artists, it featured bios of all the Transformers released as toys in the United States (with the exception of several of the Action Masters). The character entries were done in the same style as the 1986 Marvel limited series, ''Transformers Universe'', with page long bios and art of the characters in both their robot and alternate forms. The character bios included expanded information from the original toys' tech specs, as well as new character development from the Dreamwave ''Transformers'' continuity. Issues one through seven contain the character bios, while issue number eight contains entries for key Transformer locations, ideas and technology. The first pages of issue one and the last pages of issue eight feature a mini-comic about where all the information presented in the limited series is coming from, and who is accessing it, which was a prequel story to the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' television series. The series proved to be popular, and a subsequent ''More Than Meets The Eye'' miniseries debuted the next year, this time covering [[List of Transformers comic book series#Transformers Armada: More Than Meets the Eye|''Transformers: Armada'']].

===Armada/Energon===

====''Transformers: Armada'' (2002–2003)====
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This comic series was based on the new Transformers toyline of that year, ''[[Transformers: Armada]]''. The continuity, while following elements from the cartoon series of the same name, was wholly its own continuity. Differences included the [[Mini-Con]]s' ability to talk in a normal way rather than the beeps and boops from the cartoon series. Also, the resolution to the Armada saga was quite different and involved cross-dimensional travel and several Generation 1 characters. The series ended at issue #18 and was retitled as ''[[Transformers: Energon]]'' with the following issue. Originally written by Sarracini, Simon Furman came on board to do a 2-part filler story and ended up as the ongoing writer as a result.

Issues 1–5, written by Chris Saccarini and drawn by James Raiz, would give some background to the original war on Cybertron, detailing how [[Megatron (Unicron Trilogy)|Megatron]]'s campaign started on Cybertron and how the Mini-Cons originally came to Earth, escaping Megatron's grasp. One million years later the arc would introduce the three main human characters (Rad, Alexis and Carlos) and see both sides battle and gain Mini-Cons for the first time.

Issues 6–7 would see Furman take over the scripting, with Pat Lee on art, detailing the discovery of several more Mini-Con teams on Earth. Issues 8–11, with [[Guido Guidi]] taking over on art, would see the discovery of a mysterious Mini-Con monolith that would assemble all the Mini-Cons on a base on the moon, leading the Decepticons to attempt a full-scale assault to capture them all. Issues 12–13 would see Megatron construct a superweapon, a powerful laser focusing satellite, in an attempt to destroy the Autobots, as well as capturing enough Mini-Cons to overload [[Cyclonus]]'s power.

With the series coming to a close and Energon due to take over as the active franchise comic, issues 14–18 were dedicated to the coming of [[Unicron]], with cameo appearances by several G1 characters. With [[Don Figueroa]] on art, it detailed the coming of the [[Heralds of Unicron]] into the Armada dimension to secure the Mini-Con Matrix and kill all of Unicron's enemies. The arc introduced [[Jetfire]] and the concept of Powerlinking, as well as having a battle between Armada Megatron and G1 [[Galvatron]], Unicron's chief Herald. The final issue, again drawn by Guidi, served as a bridge between the Armada and Energon series, detailing Unicron's defeat and Megatron's disappearance.

====''Transformers: Energon'' (2003–2004)====
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| issues = 12
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| writers = [[Simon Furman]]
| artists = [[Guido Guidi]]
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The story to ''[[Transformers: Energon]]'' picks up ten years after events in Armada. The Energon title was written by Simon Furman and drawn by [[Guido Guidi]] and Joe Ng. The first issue was #19 since Armada was not cancelled but rather retitled. The series was discontinued at issue #30 due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy.

Launched in December 2003 Energon would retain the numbering system from Armada, as well as the creative team of Furman and Guidi. Issue 19 would pick up where Armada left off, reintroducing the main cast – as well as Unicron and the new threat of the [[Terrorcon]]s. Issues 20–23 (drawn by Guidi and Joe Ng) saw the introduction of Unicron's Four Horsemen and most of the relevant cast (Prime, [[Hot Shot (Transformers)|Hot Shot]], etc.) receiving their ''Energon'' Powerlinking bodies, as well as establishing that Megatron's Spark was trapped within Unicron. It also saw the Terrorcons journey to Earth and saw the return of the principal human cast, as well as the introduction of [[Kicker (Transformers)|Kicker]]. Issue #24, drawn by James Raiz, focused on the past relationship between Ironhide and [[Tidal Wave (Transformers)|Tidal Wave]]. Issue #25, again drawn by Ng, introduced the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Cyclonus|Snow Cat]]. Issues 26–29, drawn by Alex Milne, saw a full-scale Terrorcon attack on Earth, Prime aiding Megatron's rebirth and [[Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)|Starscream]]'s return in his ''Energon'' form. Issue 30 saw a confrontation between Megatron and Scorponok—but the bankruptcy of Dreamwave prevented this story from being finished.

====''Transformers Armada: More Than Meets the Eye''====
In 2004 Dreamwave released a three-issue version of the ''More Than Meets The Eye'' series featuring all the ''[[Transformers: Armada]]'' characters released as toys in the United States. Written by Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk with art by many Dreamwave artists (including the interlocking covers by [[Joe Ng]]), the layout was similar to the [[List of Transformers comic book series#Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye|''Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye'']] mini-series released in 2003, and included separate character bios for the Minicons as well as for the other Transformers.

The first pages of issue one and the last pages of issue three feature a mini-comic of the human character Alexis studying the history of the Transformers. The comic was set sometime between the events of the ''Transformers: Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon]]'' Dreamwave comics.

Before Dreamwave's bankruptcy, an ''Energon'' edition of ''More Than Meets The Eye'' was also planned but not released.

===Transformers/G.I. Joe===
Dreamwave Productions and Devil's Due, owner of the G.I. Joe license, each produced their own six-issue mini-series and with separate continuities. Dreamwave's approach, rather than follow the previous efforts of Marvel Comics, had the story set in an alternate continuity, and was written by [[John Ney Rieber]] and drawn by [[Jae Lee]]. Here, [[Cobra Command|Cobra]] had discovered and awakened the Decepticons, reformatting their vehicle modes into 1940s era war vehicles and weapons. The two evil forces conquered much of Europe in an alternative version of [[World War II]]. G.I. Joe, here a group of American infantry men, find the Autobots who aid them in stopping both Cobra and the Decepticons.<ref>Elseworlds Transformers, The Malay Mail, November 19, 2003, by Rizal Solomon</ref> Since Dreamwave's demise, the mini-series has been reprinted in trade paperback form by IDW Publishing.

===Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front===
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| title = Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front
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| format = Miniseries
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| date = 2004
| issues = 6
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| writers = James McDonough, Adam Patyk
| artists = Edwin Garcia (backgrounds), Nick Kilislian (breakdowns), [[Pat Lee (comics illustrator)|Pat Lee]] (pencils)
| colorists = Anthony Washington and Alan Wang
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| creators = [[Hasbro]]
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A second volume, ''Divided Front'', was produced. It was written by the writing team of James McDonough and Adam Patyk (who also worked to develop the story treatment for the first volume) and drawn by Pat Lee.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15475 Newsarama interview regarding new series and involvement in first miniseries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630140311/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15475 |date=2009-06-30 }}</ref> Despite strong initial sales of over 44 thousand copies and positive reviews stating the series "exceeded expectations," Dreamwave released only one issue before their financial troubles put a halt to their operations.<ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6161.html Top 300 Comics November 2004]</ref><ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6483.html Top 300 Comics January 2005]</ref><ref>[http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=31133 ComixFan Reviews]</ref> The story followed ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'', but took place 40 years later in 1985, and was intended to have explained the connection to the first volume's story.<ref>[http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=30019 Solicitation info for subsequent issues]</ref>

===''Transformers Summer Special''===
The ''Transformers Summer Special'' was a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] produced in the summer of 2004 that featured stories from ''Generation 1'', ''Energon'', ''Robots in Disguise'', and ''Beast Wars''. The latter two were put to a vote by fans, and the winner (''Beast Wars'') was to be the next ''Transformers'' comic series (see [[List of Transformers comic book series#Beast Wars (unreleased)|''Beast Wars'' (Unreleased)]] and [[Beast Wars (IDW Publishing)#Background|''Beast Wars'' (IDW Publishing) Background]] for more information). The ''Summer Special'' was to be an annual mini-series, but due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy only one issue was published.

The ''Generation 1'' segment, written by the main ''G1'' creative team of Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk and drawn by Pat Lee and Joe Ng, focused on [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]] and the [[List of The Transformers (TV series) characters#Predacons|Predacons]]. The Predacons were once warlords on Cybertron who were cast into exile in space. Settling on Planet Beest, (a homage to the [[Battle Beasts]] toy line), the Predacons sank into a feral state, and lived as inhabitants of that world for untold years, until Megatron arrived. Having been jettisoned into space by [[Starscream (Transformers)|Starscream]] and restored from the brink of death by Wreck-Gar, Megatron now had his sights set on reclaiming the Decepticon leadership, and required the Predacons to bolster his army. Abandoning his personal weaponry, Megatron pursued [[Razorclaw]] through the jungle and soundly defeated him in hand-to-hand combat. Subsequently, he re-engineered the Predacons to give them the ability to combine into Predaking. This would later impact the ongoing ''Generation 1'' comic when Megatron brought them to Cybertron to help defeat Shockwave and later to Earth.

There were three other stories, including a ''[[Transformers: Energon]]'' tale written by Simon Furman and drawn by James Raiz. The tale focused on [[Slugslinger]], Sharkticon and [[Cyclonus|Snow Cat]], who had been defeated in an assault by [[Omega Supreme]], telling lies to [[Megatron (Unicron Trilogy)|Megatron]] in order to excuse their failure. Megatron eventually appoints Slugslinger as his lieutenant, as his lie was the most impressive.

The other two, both written by Brad Mick aka James McDonough and Adam Patyk, focused around ''[[Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''. The ''RiD'' tale, drawn by Rob Ruffolo, focused on [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]] and [[Sky-Byte]] stealing a nuclear reactor, while [[Optimus Prime (Robots in Disguise)|Optimus Prime]] and [[God Magnus|Ultra Magnus]] learn the value of teamwork to stop them. The ''Beast Wars'' tale, drawn by [[Don Figueroa]], focused on [[Rattrap (Transformers)|Rattrap]] reminiscing on a time when he was attacked by Dinobot 2, only to be saved by a trio of mysterious [[Maximal (Transformers)|Maximals]].

===The Beast Within===
The comic shows us a what if there is a Dinobot combiner and the comic can only obtained in Transformers G1 DVDs set split into two comics

===''Beast Wars'' (unreleased)===
In the Summer Special, a competition was run to choose whether the next Dreamwave Transformers series would be ''Beast Wars'' or ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. ''Beast Wars'' won, and the ''Generation One'' team of writers James McDonough and Adam Patyk and artist Don Figueroa were slated as the creative team.<ref>[http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/news/109830672541024.htm "Prepare for Beast Wars!" – Press release announcing series and creative team.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113155532/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/news/109830672541024.htm |date=2007-11-13 }}</ref> However, Dreamwave's bankruptcy would mean that no issues were ever published, although images and issue synopses have appeared on the Internet.<ref>[http://seibertron.com/comics/list.php?f_series=35 Transformers Comic Books – Transformers: Beast Wars by Dreamwave Comics]</ref> After McDonough and Patyk left Dreamwave due to the company's non-payment, writer Simon Furman was added to the series with Figueroa. They would eventually become the creative team on IDW Publishing's ''Beast Wars'' series.

==IDW Publishing==
After Dreamwave's collapse in the winter of 2004, Hasbro awarded the Transformers comic license to [[IDW Publishing]] the following spring with plans to relaunch the property. Two miniseries were initially planned: one featuring the Generation One characters and the other focusing on the ''Beast Wars''. The success of these has led to several other projects as listed below. Long-time Transformers writer [[Simon Furman]] was brought aboard and given the creative reigns over both series, as well as their [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]]. He took the opportunity to reboot the Generation One universe, going in a new direction from any previous incarnation, though retaining key elements such as character personalities and paint schemes. By the end of 2022, IDW lost the publishing rights to Transformers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2022-01-21 |title=IDW to Lose 'G.I. Joe,' 'Transformers' License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Generation One===
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====''The Transformers: Infiltration''====
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''The Transformers: Infiltration'' premiered in October 2005 with issue #0 and properly launched with issue #1 in January 2006. [[Simon Furman]] wrote and [[E. J. Su]] penciled a new six-issue re-imagining of the Transformers arriving on [[Earth]]. The story concluded in July to be continued by ''The Transformers: Escalation'' (see below). A [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] of ''Infiltration'' has since been released, as well as a pocket sized Manga edition.

A recent press release indicated that ''The Transformers: Infiltration'' #0 set a record in the five-year history of IDW Publishing, surpassing over 100,000 copies in initial pre-orders.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=45430 TRANSFORMERS #0 SEES 100K COPIES – NEWSARAMA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125047/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=45430 |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref>

====''The Transformers: Stormbringer''====
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''Stormbringer'' debuted in July 2006 and is set during the same time frame as ''Infiltration'' as in the first issue, Optimus Prime receives Ironhide's message from ''Infiltration''. The setting is far from Earth, and the Transformers are scattered across the universe since Cybertron had been made uninhabitable by war. The series' main villain is Thunderwing, and key protagonists include [[Jetfire]] and the [[Technobots]]. The mini-series was promoted with the tagline "No Humans on Cybertron!", referring to many fans' discontent over the human cast of ''Infiltration''. The four-issue series was written by Simon Furman and drawn by [[Don Figueroa]]. The two had previously collaborated on several projects for Dreamwave, as well as IDW's own ''Beast Wars: The Gathering''.

The first issue of ''Stormbringer'' contains the number 7 on the [[Universal Product Code|UPC]], continuing from ''Infiltration''' numbering, meaning that despite being sold as mini-series, the G1 comics by Furman are essentially being considered by IDW as a single comic series. This also is continued in ''Escalation'' which starts at #10 on the UPC.

====''The Transformers: Spotlight''====
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The ''Spotlight'' series is also set in IDW's new Generation One universe and consists of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shots]] focusing on characters who have not yet appeared in IDW's main series. However, their tales will have repercussions on the main story, setting up future events or explaining the history behind events already seen. All issues have so far been written by Simon Furman, except for the issue for Kup which was written by artist Nick Roche. Released ''Spotlight''s have included [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]], [[Nightbeat (Transformers)|Nightbeat]], [[Hot Rod (Transformers)|Hot Rod]], [[Sixshot]], [[Ultra Magnus]], [[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]], [[Kup (Transformers)|Kup]], [[Galvatron]], [[Optimus Prime]], Ramjet, [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]], [[Arcee]], [[Mirage (Transformers)|Mirage]], [[Grimlock]], and [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]; four more Spotlight issues are part of the Revelation mini-series and include [[Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (Transformers)|Hardhead]], Doubledealer, and [[Sideswipe (Transformers)|Sideswipe]].

====''The Transformers: Escalation''====
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The sequel series to ''Infiltration''. ''Escalation'' (again written by Furman and drawn by Su) focuses on the Machination, an organization dedicated to capturing Transformer technology, and on Optimus Prime attempting to stop Megatron's attempts to bring about a war which will decimate humanity. The story began in November 2006 and concluded in April 2007, with Megatron's plans stalled and [[Sunstreaker]] captured by the Machination. The story will be followed by ''The Transformers: Devastation'' (see below).

====''The Transformers: Megatron Origin''====
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This 4-issue mini-series, written by [[Eric Holmes (videogame designer)|Eric Holmes]] and drawn by [[Alex Milne (artist)|Alex Milne]], was published in the gap between ''Escalation'' and ''Devastation''. Serving as a prequel story to the current IDW Generation One universe ''Megatron Origin'' detail the rise of Megatron to power, the origin of the Decepticons and the beginning of the civil war on Cybertron. The series was due to begin in May, with alternative covers by Milne and Marcelo Matere, but began in June due to artist Alex Milne's illness.<ref>[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0702/04/idwmay.htm Comics Continuum: Sunday, February 4, 2007 – IDW Publishing for May]</ref>

====''The Transformers: Devastation''====
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''Devastation'' picked up where ''Escalation'' left off. It is another six-issue [[miniseries]]. Issue 1 of ''Devastation'' was released on October 3, 2007, and was published monthly through March 2008. A follow-up titled ''[[The Transformers: Revelation]]'' was also released as part of the Spotlight series (see above).

====''Transformers: Lost Light''====
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===Other series===
In addition to their main Generation 1 continuity, IDW has also created a variety of material based on the various Transformers universes, both the original animated series as well as original material and the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]].

====''Beast Wars''====
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''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' was released in 2006 as a four-issue series written by the ''Stormbringer'' team of Furman and Figueroa. The series takes place after season 2 of the ''Beast Wars'' animated series and features characters that had toys produced but were not featured in the cartoon. The trade paperback was released in August 2006. A second series called ''The Ascending'' was released in August 2007,<ref>[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0705/21/idwaugust.htm Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: IDW Publishing for August]</ref> with a 3-issue bi-monthly series of ''More Than Meets The Eye''-style profile books titled ''Beast Wars: Sourcebook'' released in August.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20141130062119/http://www.transformersaction.com/beast-wars/transformers-beast-wars-the-complete-series/ Beast Wars: Sourcebook]}}</ref> The continuity is separate from the new IDW Generation One universe, and is set in-continuity with the original show.

====''The Transformers: Generations''====
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''Generations'' is a series that reprints key or best-of issues from the Marvel series but with new cover art. Issues containing Marvel characters (such as the original issue #3, which featured Spider-Man) could not be reprinted for this series. Also, using any Dreamwave material is not possible at this time due to legal ramifications from their bankruptcy.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=245&itemid=8842 IDW's Plans For Transformers Revealed At The 2006 San Diego Comic Con – Comics News, Reviews & Discussions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043559/http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=245&itemid=8842 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> After issue #12 was released in March 2007, the series began to reprint the Marvel UK arc ''[[Target: 2006]]'' in condensed form, beginning in April, although the Target: 2006 reprints do not feature the ''Generations'' title on the cover. Following this there will be a ''Best of UK'' series focusing on the Dinobots.<ref>[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0706/25/idwsept.htm Comics Continuum: Monday, June 24, 2007 – IDW Publishing for September]</ref>

====''The Transformers: Evolutions''====
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''Evolutions'' is a title that features stand-alone, out-of-continuity tales from rotating creative teams. [[Chuck Dixon]] wrote the first four-part series ''Hearts of Steel'', revolving around steam-powered Transformers on Earth in the 19th century, with art by former Dreamwave artist [[Guido Guidi]]. It premiered in July 2006. At its conclusion, the publishers warned that they needed to be conservative with alternate-reality stories, because both they and [[Hasbro]] did not want to make things too confusing before the 2007 movie was released.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> For this reason, the series is on hold until after the movie premieres, but a trade paperback has been released.

====''Transformers: The Animated Movie''====
''Transformers: The Animated Movie'' is a four-issue comic book adaptation of the classic 1986 [[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers movie]] in correspondence with the 20th anniversary of the film's release. The first issue was released in October 2006 and the run coincided with the release of the Sony/BMG 20th Anniversary ''The Transformers: The Movie'' Special Edition DVD, released on November 7, 2006. The adaptation was written by former Marvel Transformers writer [[Bob Budiansky]] and illustrated by Don Figueroa. The series included scenes and characters in the comic that did not make it into the movie.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

====Live-action film series====
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'''''Transformers''''' is a [[comic book]] series by [[IDW Publishing]], based upon the [[Transformers (film series)|live-action film series]].

====''Transformers: Cybertron – Balancing Act''====
''Balancing Act'', released by IDW in April 2007, is a collection of stories from the ''Hasbro Collector's Club Magazine'' that were published from 2005 to 2006. The stories were written by Forrest Lee and illustrated by Dan Khanna.

====''The Transformers Magazine''====
IDW also published a bimonthly ''Transformers Magazine''. It features strips from the original Marvel US ''The Transformers'' series, Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: Armada]]'' comic and IDW's own ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' series. Spotlight artist Robby Musso provides original covers. The first issue came due out in June 2007.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0703/15/idwjune.htm Comics Continuum: IDW Publishing for June]</ref>

====''Transformers: Regeneration One''====
From July 2012 to March 2014, IDW published the series ''Transformers: Regeneration One''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/series/65896/ |title=GCD :: Series :: Transformers: Regeneration One |publisher=Comics.org |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref> It continued the [[Marvel Comics]] canceled ''Transformers'' series picking up after the final issue (#80) which was published in July 1991, disregarding the prior sequel comic ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (comics)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'', or the [[Fun Publications]] webcomic ''Transformers: Classics'' that had previously done the same. 21 years later, the series (now under IDW) resumed, and featured the same artists and writer from the final issues of the original Marvel series: [[Simon Furman]], [[Andrew Wildman]], and [[Stephen Baskerville]]. The series was revived for the sole purpose of tying up loose ends and ended with #100 where the cover read "#100 in a four issue limited series". In January 2013, IDW began reprinting the series as a 4 volume trade paperback series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookrealm.com/series/30340/288794/idw-publishing-the-transformers-regeneration-one-tpb-1 |title=The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community – Use our database to track your comic book collection |publisher=ComicBookRealm.com |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
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====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
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====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
{{main|Transformers/Back to the Future}}

====''Transformers vs. The Terminator''====
{{main|Transformers vs. The Terminator}}

==Skybound Entertainment==
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===Energon Universe===
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
!Title
!Issue(s)
! scope="col" |Writer(s)
! scope="col" |Artist(s)
! scope="col" |Colorist(s)
! scope="col" |Premiere date
|-
! scope="col" |''Transformers'' (vol. 4)
|1–
|[[Daniel Warren Johnson]] (1–24)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Transformers: Daniel Warren Johnson Reveals When His Image Comics Run Will End |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/transformers-daniel-warren-johnson-reveals-when-his-image-comics-run-will-end/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Comics |date=23 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|Daniel Waren Johnson (1–6), Jorge Corona (7–12, 15–) and Jason Howard (13–14)
|Mike Spicer
|October 4, 2023<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=First Comics News |date=2023-06-14 |title=SURPRISE! TRANSFORMERS AND G.I. JOE LAUNCH A NEW SHARED COMIC BOOK UNIVERSE TODAY! |url=https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/surprise-transformers-and-g-i-joe-launch-a-new-shared-comic-book-universe-today/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" |''Energon Universe 2024 Special''
|One-shot
|Daniel Warren Johnson, [[Robert Kirkman]] and Joshua Williamson
|Lorenzo De Felici, [[Ryan Ottley]] and Jason Howard
|Annalisa Leoni, Matheus Lopes and Mike Spicer
|May 4, 2024 ([[Free Comic Book Day]] edition)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy |date=2023-11-14 |title=Skybound and Hasbro Announce Transformers and G.I. Joe Special |url=https://www.cbr.com/transformers-gi-joe-special-skybound-hasbro/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Graeme McMillan Staff |date=2024-02-13 |title=Transformers and G.I. Joe headline Skybound and Hasbro's surprise Energon Universe Special this May |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/transformers-energon-universe-gi-joe-hasbro-void-rivals-special-2024-exclusive |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== ''Worst Bot Ever'' (Skybound Comet) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
!Title
! scope="col" |Writer(s)
! scope="col" |Artist(s)
!Colorist(s)
!Release schedule
|-
! scope="col" |''Transformers: Worst Bot Ever — Meet Ballpoint''
|Brian “Smitty” Smith
| colspan="2" |Marz Jr.
|July 9, 2025<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author1=George Marston |date=2024-08-12 |title=Transformers officially introduces its "Worst Bot Ever", who turns into a ballpoint pen |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/image-comics/transformers-worst-bot-ever-ballpoint-announcement/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Skybound Announces Middle-Grade 'Transformers' Graphic Novel Series |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57558/skybound-announces-middle-grade-transformers-graphic-novel-series |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=icv2.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Other publishers==
There have been some promotional comics by various small publishers, often lacking a cohesive fictional universe.

===3H Enterprises===
The previous [[BotCon|official Transformers convention]] had comics printed as merchandise.  The comics included ''Tales from the Beast Wars'' (2 issues), ''Transformers: The Wreckers'' (3 issues) and ''Transformers: Universe'' (3 issues).

===Benchpress Comics===
In spring{{When|date=February 2011}} 1999, new [[publisher]] Benchpress Comics announced they acquired the rights to produce new [[G.I. Joe]] and Transformers comics.  The plan was to release two Transformers monthly series, one would feature the Generation 1 cast of characters and a second title would focus on ''[[Beast Wars]]''.  Benchpress went [[bankrupt]] before a single issue was published.

===Blackthorne Publishing===
In 1987, [[Blackthorne Publishing]] released ''The Transformers in 3-D'', a [[comic book]] series that ran separately from the Marvel Transformers comic book series.  The series had three issues, with 28 pages per issue.  The comic was not widely distributed, affording the collection to be a rare item.  The series is set in the post-''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' era, featuring characters like [[Galvatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus]].  Other characters include [[Optimus Prime]], Ironhide, [[Cosmos (Transformers)|Cosmos]], [[Cyclonus]], [[Razorclaw]], [[Ratbat]], Scorponok, Octane and the [[Quintessons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Blackthorne |title=Blackthorne Publishing (Transformers In 3-D) |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104214714/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Blackthorne |archive-date=2015-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also introduced a faction known as the '''Destructons''', who later reappeared in [[BotCon]] fiction. Another Blackthorne Publishing Transformers product was a four issue "How to Draw Transformers" series which gave tips and methods to illustrating the characters.

===Devil's Due Publishing===
[[Devil's Due Publishing]] experienced success with their revived ''G.I Joe'' series under license by Hasbro. Both companies produced their own six-issue mini-series detailing a crossover between the two with permission from Hasbro, but Dreamwave had the exclusive license to produce ''Transformers'' comics, while Devil's Due had the exclusive license to ''G.I. Joe''; hence the two different miniseries from both companies with two different ideas behind each company's respective [[media franchise|franchise]].  A second series followed in late 2004, followed by a third in 2005, and a fourth in 2006.

====G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers====
The Devil's Due story, written by company president Josh Blaylock and illustrated by [[Mike S. Miller]], takes place in an alternate present day where [[Cobra Command|Cobra]] has uncovered the [[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]].  Cobra removes the deactivated Transformers found inside, adapting them into Cobra assault vehicles.  G.I. Joe is formed to stop Cobra and receives unexpected help from Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]].  When the Transformers eventually break free, G.I Joe are forced to battle the Autobots, Decepticons and Cobra in order to stop a malfunctioning satellite weapons system and prevent the detonation of a nuclear device reacting with Energon.

====G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers 2====
The second four-issue mini-series was written by [[Dan Jolley]] and drawn by [[Tim Seeley]] and [[E. J. Su]].  Cobra was shattered in the first series, but [[Cobra Commander]] survived and recruited [[Destro]] to help steal Teletran-3.  An accident occurs, causing several Joes and Cobra members to be transported to Cybertron.  The accident pulls several Transformers to [[Earth]], as well as scattering the characters throughout [[time]].  The Joes and Cobra travel into the past and future to retrieve the missing Autobots and Decepticons before the Earth is destroyed.

====G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers 3: The Art of War====
A five-issue series written by Seeley and drawn by [[Joe Ng]] (with help from James Raiz and [[Alex Milne (artist)|Alex Milne]]).  Parts from [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]] have been used to create a re-imagined version of the classic G.I Joe villain [[Serpentor]].  Freed by a Cobra raid, Serpentor travels to Cybertron and gathers a massive Decepticon army to seize the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]].  Cybertron hangs in the balance, causing a disparate group of Joes and Autobots to unite to stop Serpentor.

====G.I. Joe vs the Transformers 4: Black Horizon====
A two-part series (written by Seeley and drawn by [[Andrew Wildman]]) connecting from the end of "The Art of War".  Hawk, now resigned from G.I. Joe, has teamed up with a group of Autobots under [[Prowl (Transformers)|Prowl]] to stop the spread of Cybertronian technology on Earth.  They are unaware that a bigger threat looms, an alliance of [[Cobra-La]] and [[Unicron]].  The series consists of two double-sized issues.

According to writer Seeley, the plot of ''Black Horizon'' is the one he initially wanted to use for ''The Art of War'', but was turned down by [[Hasbro]], leading to the use of a re-imagined [[Serpentor]] instead.  The series' format was also changed from four regular issues to two double-sized issues, as Hasbro wanted to avoid competition with the [[Transformers (film)|2007 Movie]] tie-in comics.<ref>[http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=159&itemid=9230 Tim Seeley Talks G.I. Joe Vs Transformers IV: Black Horizon – Comics News, Reviews & Discussions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207100311/http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?itemid=9230&catid=159 |date=2010-12-07 }}</ref>

''See also Devil's Due's G.I. Joe vs. Transformers section in [[G.I. Joe (comics)]].''

===Panini Comics===
[[Panini Comics]] published a ''[[Transformers: Armada]]'' comic in the [[United Kingdom]] in 2003, aiming at younger readers.  The series lasted nine issues.  It was written by [[Simon Furman]]. The comics included backing stories called "Tales of the Mini-Cons" which spotlighted those particular characters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Panini |title=Panini (Transformers: Armada) |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104214715/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Panini |archive-date=2015-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Titan Magazines===
To coincide with the release of the 2007 movie, [[Titan Magazines]] produced a new UK monthly title called ''[[Transformers Comic UK|Transformers]]''.  The first issue went on sale on July 27, 2007.  The book contains a ten-page original lead strip, and reprints six or seven pages per issue of IDW's movie prequels and ''[[Beast Wars]]: The Gathering''.  It is edited by [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]], who also worked for Marvel UK's Transformers title; the UK strips are written by [[Simon Furman]]. Artists have included [[Geoff Senior]] and Nick Roche, and are to include [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche, with Guido Guidi and Marcelo Matere confirmed on issues 5 and 6.<ref>[http://transfans.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6341 TransFans.net {{!}} View topic – TF UK COMIC]</ref><ref>[http://seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=9752 TF UK Comic – New Details Revealed]</ref><ref>[http://seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=9742 More Information about the New UK Transformers Comic]</ref><ref>[http://www.myspace.com/transformerscomicuk MySpace.com – Transformers Comic UK – 27 – Garçon – UK – www.myspace.com/transformerscomicuk]</ref>

The UK original strips open each issue and tie into the continuity of [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|the IDW prequel comic]]. Each one focuses on one character.  The first two stories – ''Optimus Prime'' and ''Megatron'' – focused on Optimus sending the Allspark into space to keep it out of Megatron's hands.  Megatron heads after it, following his interrogation of [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] in the movie prequel, and [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]], Ratchet and Ironhide attempt to stop him.  He sends [[Constructicons#2007 film|Devastator]] after them with a foldspace warhead, causing all four to be "lost in space".

Each issue comes with a free gift. #1 had dog tags with Autobot or Decepticon logos on them, #2 had removable tattoos, #3 had a keyring, which would be either the Autobots or Decepticons logo, and #4 had 4 badges.


==Hasbro mini-comics==
A mini-comic that was packaged with various series of toys, and printed in various languages. The comics told small side stories relating to the premise of the associated toyline and exist in their own continuities.

===Optimus Primal/Megatron – "Beast Wars"===
An eight-page mini-comic that was sold with the [[Optimus Primal]]/bat and [[Megatron (Beast Wars and Beast Machines)|Megatron]]/crocodile [[Beast Wars]] toys.  The mini-comic establishes the [[Maximal (Transformers)|Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (Transformers)|Predacon]]s on present-day Earth, which contradicts the time-travel story later set by the Beast Wars television series and toy descriptions.

The mini-comic features appearances by Optimus Primal, Megatron, [[Cheetor]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Waspinator]], and [[Tarantulas (Transformers)|Tarantulas]], but only Optimus and Megatron have speaking parts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Hasbro/Beast-Wars |title=Optimus Primal/Megatron Mini-Comic – "Beast Wars" |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104214720/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics/Hasbro/Beast-Wars |archive-date=2015-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===''Transformers: Armada''===
A four-part series released throughout the Armada toy line.  The series was produced by the same team that started on Dreamwave's ''Transformers: Armada'' comic, story by Chris Saccarini and illustrated by James Raiz.  The first 2 volumes were printed in English, Spanish, and French.

Volume 1 features [[Optimus Prime (Unicron Trilogy)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Unicron Trilogy)|Megatron]], [[Hot Shot (Transformers)|Hot Shot]], [[Jolt (Transformers)|Jolt]], [[Cyclonus]] and [[Crumplezone]].  Volume 2 introduces [[Scavenger (Transformers)|Scavenger]] and Rollbar vs. the [[Mini-Con]] Destruction Team and [[Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)|Starscream]].  The third volume features the Mini-Con Air Defense Team captured by [[Galvatron#Unicron Trilogy|Galvatron]] before being rescued by Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire]].  In the final volume, Optimus Prime, Overload and Roll Out face off against Galvatron who combines with [[Tidal Wave (Transformers)|Tidal Wave]].
==See also==
*[[Transformers (Skybound Entertainment)]]

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Ultimate Guide | last=Furman | first=Simon | year=2004 | publisher=DK Publishing Inc.| isbn=1-4053-0461-8 | page= 70}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080710204603/http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/1.shtml/titles/transformers.shtml/ IDW Transformers title] - Current Transformers comic.
* [http://bigbot.com/dreamwave-transformers/ Transformers comics checklist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630111611/http://bigbot.com/dreamwave-transformers/ |date=30 June 2010 }}
* [http://tfarchive.com/comics/ Transformers Archive] – Features issue summaries and scans.
* [http://www.transfans.net Transfans] – Comic reviews and discussion.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090111094555/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/comics Robert Jung's Transformers Comics Guide] – A guide to the various Transformers comic book series. Includes issue summaries, annotations, and cross-references.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070502233351/http://www.target2006.org/ Target: 2006] – A guide to the two Marvel comics series. Includes [https://web.archive.org/web/20070503120042/http://www.target2006.org/chronology/ The Transformers Chronology Project].
* [http://www.oneshallstand.com/index.html Steve's Transformers Fansite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901193311/http://www.oneshallstand.com/index.html |date=1 September 2006 }}
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers @ The Moon] – Largest Transformers toy gallery on the web and a huge Transformers resource, founded in 1999.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706162709/http://www.titanmagazines.co.uk/transformers ''Transformers Comic'' at Titan Magazines]

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