The issues are sorted into folders based on which continuityfamily they belong to and then numbered into a reading order based mostly on publication date. Infiltration, stormbringer, spotlight and escalation. Idw transformers complete reading order 20052018 page. I would even argue that theyre far superior to the michael bay movies. Very difficult to understand whats happening in many of the sequences. The civil war that has raged for millions of years between autobots and decepticons is finally at the end and only one side will survive. Throughout animation, unicron was voiced by the late orson welles in 1986s. K mobile armored strike kommand series, and a tiein to the revolution event. Jul 30, 2017 idw transformers complete reading order 2005 2018 discussion in transformers comics discussion started by agamus, jul 30, 2017. Before allegiance, rank and function before war a civilian will become a warrior, and warrior will become a leader. Simon furman is a writer for comic books and tv animation, his name inextricably linked to transformers, the 80s toy phenomenon.
Megatron origin is a prequel to idws transformers comic franchise. Idw to end their transformers comics universe with unicron. Megatron origin is fair, but the art is a big drawback. The other major transformers miniseries from idw in 2007 was megatron origin. Before allegiance, rank and functionbefore wara civilian will become a warrior, and warrior will become a leader. Check out our budget to know how your donations help keep us growing. New idw transformers trade paperbacks listed posted on february 21, 2017 at 11. So this means comics such as regeneration one, transformers vs g. On the other hand, i feel like a reboot is the only natural next step.
Oct 17, 2016 idw has done a lot of different types of transformers comics, but the ones i am focusing on are the ones that are part of the idw generation 1 continuity. Megatron led his army against sentinel primes men, killed sentinel himself, and took control of kaon, now ready to turn his insurgency into a fullblown war. With peter cullen, judd nelson, wil wheaton, nolan north. Jul 16, 2010 similarly, megatron as a megalomaniac stereotypical evil dictator is not nearly as fun to play with as is megatron the disenfranchised manual laborer who rallied the troops to overthrow a corrupt political system. All music created by myself using propellerhead reason 4. Formerly being a scientist, starscream is a treacherous, high ranking decepticon who turns into a jet and is known to often. Shane is a freelance writer whose work has been published internationally by dc comics, marvel comics, and idw to name a few. When roberts took over parts of the tf franchise he created a fresh political backstory and changed some of the tf dynamics.
His massive form is powered by the consumption of planets, moons, stars, and even the very fabric of existence. Transformers prime theme brian tyler all footage and images in this video are property of hasbro and idw publishing. He has written literally hundreds of stories about the wartorn robots in disguise, for marvel comics us and uk, dreamwave, and idw publishing. I joe, marveldreamwave reprints or anything that ties into moviestv shows are not included in this. Autobot megatron, no matter how absurd, will forever be one of my favorite iterations of the character. K miles mayhems decades long plans are finally coming to fruition, but will the revealed secrets he has hidden from matt trakker create a. Transformers is a series of robot toys created by hasbro and takara tomy that typically turn into cars and other vehicles. These are only being used for entertainment purposes. The early idw transformers comics assembled into something resembling a reading order. Unicron is the embodiment of chaos from the transformers media franchise. These datatracks from idws timeline of events, recorded for further study represent the saga as it unfolded. New idw transformers trade paperbacks listed transformers. A final, devastating showdown with sentinel prime seals the origin of megatron, sees the naming of the decepticons and unleashes the opening shots of the war without end. Transformers comics part 2 idw, funpub, and other download.
There are 6 transformers comic book series listed below. Also known as the lord of chaos, the chaos bringer, and the planet eater, he is dedicated to consuming the transformers multiverse. By eric holmes and the artist of the transformers movie adaptation, alex milne. Jul 11, 2015 with transformers comics decoded, i do a panelbypanel breakdown of my transformers comic book collection. Idws transformers comics can be difficult to start reading. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message board, a podcast, and more than meets the eye. Transformers megatron origin 01 of 4 2007 viewcomic. Megatron begins his fateful march on the road of conquest, flanked by starscream and soundwave. The idw tf books have lost about a third of their readers over a period of 12 months and its specifically the agenda writing that bothers the people ive spoken with. Starscream is a fictional character in the transformers franchise. Animated is an american animated television series based on the transformers toy line.
The fallen ordered megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight optimuss forces and safeguard the allspark. It was produced by cartoon network studios and hasbro and animated by the answer studio, mook animation, and studio 4c shorts. Robots are cool, cars are cool and so they became popular. These datatracks from idw s timeline of events, recorded for further study represent the saga as it unfolded.
Using the concepts the classic generation 1 canon as their base, idw took the classic characters and concepts and made it their own while still staying true to what makes transformers so good. This story arc shows what lead a hard working miner named megatron into a dark life of being an underground gladiator. Idw publishing a division of idea and design works is an american comic book company. Unicron is the overarching antagonist of the transformers franchise. Shane mccarthy presently resides in perth, western australia, officially one of the top ten most furtherest away from everywhere places on the planet. Dec 25, 2007 so when megatron origin became available in tpb a few months ago, i was pretty excited. Legends of the dark knight, detective comics starring batman, dark xmen. The transformers universe is vast and full of ongoing conflict between the autobots and decepticons. Thank you for helping us reach our goal at record speed.
The transformers later retitled as transformers is a comic book series by idw publishing, based upon hasbros transformers characters and toy line following dreamwave productions bankruptcy in 2005, idw picked up the rights and hired longtime transformers writer simon furman to craft a rebooted generation 1based continuity, similar to ultimate marvel. Idw has given us some really interesting story arcs and character reinventions. Download free dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni. Similarly, megatron as a megalomaniac stereotypical evil dictator is not nearly as fun to play with as is megatron the disenfranchised manual laborer who rallied the troops to overthrow a corrupt political system. The transformers more than meets the eye viewcomic. Idw editorinchief chris ryall first revealed the existence of the story on his message board, originally to be titled megatron. Since 2005 idw publishing has excelled with their transformers comics. I hate it that idw squandered all that after beginning it in megatron origins. As a leader he will learn of the most powerful weapon on the planet a weapon powerful enough to bind legions to his will a faction named decepticon. Meanwhile, on cybertron, civil war raged between optimuss autobots and megatrons decepticons. It details the rise of megatron from a lowly energon miner to the leader of the decepticons.
This list is dope but its not exactly what i was expecting based on the thread title. So when megatron origin became available in tpb a few months ago, i was pretty excited. Initially a line of transforming mecha toys rebranded from takaras diaclone and microman toylines, the toy line began in 1984 with the transformers toy line, and centers on extraterrestrial factions of sentient selfconfiguring modular robotic lifeforms often the autobots and the. Megatron origin is a comic book limited series by idw publishing exploring the origin of megatron in its rebooted g1 universe. Megatron joins autobots written by zechs on saturday, january 18 2014 and posted in news with benefits. Idws transformers chronological reading order checklist. This is basically a chronological list of when the issues came out. The series debuted on cartoon network on december 26, 2007, and ended on may 23, 2009. He is a giant cosmic cybertronian god who serves as a multiversal singularity desiring to find peace by consuming and destroying all reality around him, as well as the twin brother and archnemesis of primus, the creator of the transformers.
How idws transformers movie comics outshine michael bays films. Soundwave and a majority of the decepticon soldiers crewed the ship. A war that stretches across the galaxy and throughout time. With transformers comics decoded, i do a panelbypanel breakdown of my transformers comic book collection. Transformers is a japaneseamerican media franchise, coproduced by the toy companies takara tomy and hasbro. Idw transformers complete reading order 20052018 page 2. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title publisher of the year under 5%. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Megatron origin is a 4issue miniseries published by idw publishing in 2007, set in the 2005 idw continuity. Megatronstarscream transformers works archive of our own. Unicron is the eternal archenemy of his twin brother primus. So for example, chaos theory would happen before megatron.
May 01, 2014 the other major transformers miniseries from idw in 2007 was megatron origin. I have another torrent which collects the comics from marvel 19841995, dreamwave 20022004, devils due 20032007, and 3h 19972004, as well as the idw marvel reprints. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. The series showed how, early on, megatron was a noble character, and how as. Guido guidi is an italian artist who has worked extensively on transformers titles for both idw and dreamwave, specifically transformers. The transformers last edited by pikahyper on 010120 06. Also introduced is autobot leader, sentinel prime and his quest to halt megatrons actions. Written by eric holmes, the story explored the beginnings of the decepticons and the great war, and serves as a prequel to the various idw g1 transformers stories such as the transformers. Transformers megatron origin tpb 2007 idw comic books. But with multiple series, dozens of oneshots, different. He is one of the most prolific characters in the transformers fictional work, appearing in almost all incarnations of the story.