The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime

This article is about the 2010 IDW collection. For the 2022 IDW collection, see Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime.

The Transformers: Best of »
Freedom is the right to blow a hole through Megatron.
Optimus Prime
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	June 2, 2010
Special Thanks To	Hasbro's Aaron Archer, Michael Kelly, Amie Lozanski, Samantha Lomow and Michael Verrecchia
Editorial Assistance provided by	Steven Serrano
Designer	Neil Uyetake
Collection Edits by	Justin Eisinger
Graphic design	Kevin Lee
Collection Design by	Chris Mowry
Editor-in-chief	Roger Lee
Cover	Livio Ramondelli
TPB ISBN	ISBN 1600106668
Page count	144
Price	$19.99

The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime is a trade paperback published by IDW Publishing. The TPB consists of reprinted stories focusing on the title character, Optimus Prime (as one can guess from the title).

Overview

The Best of Optimus Prime pulls stories ranging from the earliest US Marvel Comics issues, Marvel UK, Dreamwave Productions, and the then-current 2005 IDW continuity. The collection features new cover art by Livio Ramondelli; There are also a few interior illustrations, IDW covers featuring Prime, as well as the 2-page spread of The War Within #1.

Contents

• Marvel Comics' The Transformers (1984) #48: "The Flames of Boltax!"
• Marvel Comics' Transformers Annual 1985: "And There Shall Come...a Leader!"
• IDW Publishing's Transformers: The Animated Movie #1: "The Gathering Storm"
• Dreamwave Productions' Transformers: The War Within #1
• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Spotlight: Optimus Prime
• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Stormbringer #4
• Art gallery

Notes

• This collection spans four different Generation 1 continuities.
• Four of the six issues were written by Simon Furman, with two by Bob Budiansky.
• All issues other than the Marvel ones were illustrated by Don Figueroa.