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[[Image:BestofSimon.jpg|right|230px|thumb|Furman's head, or surface of Cybertron? You decide!]]<br />
'''''The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman''''' is a trade paperback published by [[IDW Publishing]]. The TPB consists of reprinted stories composed by [[Simon Furman]] over his long career with the [[Transformer|Transformers]] brand.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
''The Best of Simon Furman'' compiles material that spans 20 years, including material from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] era and Furman's transfer to the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel U.S.]] book, as well as a few stories from [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'']]. Furman's return to Transformers after an 8-year gap is represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] inclusions. Three stories from his current run with IDW is also represented.<br />
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==Contents==<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #81: "[[Target: 2006]], part 3"<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #86: "Target: 2006, part 8"<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #172–173: "[[Wrecking Havoc]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'']] #62: "[[Bird of Prey!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #71: "[[Surrender!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #75: "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'']] #7: "[[New Dawn|Tales of Earth, part 4]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''Generation 2'' #8: "[[Escalation!|Tales of Earth, part 5]]"<br />
* Dreamwave Productions' [[The War Within Preview|''The War Within'' Preview]]<br />
* Dreamwave Productions' ''[[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|Armada]]'' #16: "[[Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4]]"<br />
* IDW Publishing's [[Infiltration issue 6|''The Transformers: Infiltration'' #6]]<br />
* IDW Publishing's ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''<br />
* IDW Publishing's [[The Gathering issue 1|''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' #1]]<br />
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==Items of note==<br />
* This collection actually spans five different continuities; only the Marvel stories are within a single continuity.<br />
* All stories except one represent [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuities of some sort, including ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. "Worlds Collide" is from ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.<br />
* There were some other stories originally advertised but replaced during the compiling of the collection. These include mostly Marvel UK stories: "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]"/"[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]" (#31–32), "[[Way of the Warrior (issue)|Way of the Warrior]]" (#237), "[[Survival Run]]" (#238), "[[A Savage Place!]]" (#239) and "[[Out to Lunch!]]" (#240). Also pitched was BotCon 1997 story, "[[Ground Zero]]". These appear to have been replaced with "Surrender!", ''Spotlight: Shockwave'' and some background pitch and script material<ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/tf-bestofsimon.shtml</ref>.<br />
* This is a fine source for the study of [[Furmanism|Furmanisms]].<br />
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==Publishing information==<br />
* Hardcover: 272 pages<br />
* Release date: [[July 25]], [[2007]]<br />
* ISBN 1600100589<br />
* ISBN 978-1600100581<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:IDW titles]]</div>189.248.120.210https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=The_Transformers:_The_Best_of_Simon_Furman&diff=591502The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman2011-05-31T20:01:19Z<p>189.248.120.210: </p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Simon}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:BestofSimon.jpg|right|230px|thumb|Furman's head, or surface of Cybertron? You decide!]]<br />
'''''The Best of Simon Furman''''' is a trade paperback published by [[IDW Publishing]]. The TPB consists of reprinted stories composed by [[Simon Furman]] over his long career with the [[Transformer|Transformers]] brand.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
''The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman'' compiles material that spans 20 years, including material from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] era and Furman's transfer to the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel U.S.]] book, as well as a few stories from [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'']]. Furman's return to Transformers after an 8-year gap is represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] inclusions. Three stories from his current run with IDW is also represented.<br />
<br />
==Contents==<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #81: "[[Target: 2006]], part 3"<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #86: "Target: 2006, part 8"<br />
* Marvel Comics' Marvel UK #172–173: "[[Wrecking Havoc]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'']] #62: "[[Bird of Prey!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #71: "[[Surrender!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''The Transformers'' #75: "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'']] #7: "[[New Dawn|Tales of Earth, part 4]]"<br />
* Marvel Comics' ''Generation 2'' #8: "[[Escalation!|Tales of Earth, part 5]]"<br />
* Dreamwave Productions' [[The War Within Preview|''The War Within'' Preview]]<br />
* Dreamwave Productions' ''[[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|Armada]]'' #16: "[[Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4]]"<br />
* IDW Publishing's [[Infiltration issue 6|''The Transformers: Infiltration'' #6]]<br />
* IDW Publishing's ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''<br />
* IDW Publishing's [[The Gathering issue 1|''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' #1]]<br />
<br />
==Items of note==<br />
* This collection actually spans five different continuities; only the Marvel stories are within a single continuity.<br />
* All stories except one represent [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuities of some sort, including ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. "Worlds Collide" is from ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.<br />
* There were some other stories originally advertised but replaced during the compiling of the collection. These include mostly Marvel UK stories: "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]"/"[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]" (#31–32), "[[Way of the Warrior (issue)|Way of the Warrior]]" (#237), "[[Survival Run]]" (#238), "[[A Savage Place!]]" (#239) and "[[Out to Lunch!]]" (#240). Also pitched was BotCon 1997 story, "[[Ground Zero]]". These appear to have been replaced with "Surrender!", ''Spotlight: Shockwave'' and some background pitch and script material<ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/tf-bestofsimon.shtml</ref>.<br />
* This is a fine source for the study of [[Furmanism|Furmanisms]].<br />
<br />
==Publishing information==<br />
* Hardcover: 272 pages<br />
* Release date: [[July 25]], [[2007]]<br />
* ISBN 1600100589<br />
* ISBN 978-1600100581<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Simon Furman}}<br />
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