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The Transformers: Best of UK
Time Wars
Publisher IDW Publishing
Writer Simon Furman, Dan Abnett, Ian Rimmer
Art Lee Sullivan, Dan Reed, Jeff Anderson, Robin Smith
Pencillers Jeff Anderson, Andrew Wildman
Inkers Cam Smith, Stephen Baskerville
Colorists Euan Peters, Steve White
Letterers Tom Frame, GLIB, Annie Halfacree, GLOP, Peter Knight
Editors Chris Francis (Marvel), Denton J. Tipton (IDW)
Production by Amauri Osorio & Robbie Robbins (IDW)
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity
TPB ISBN ISBN 978-1600103919
Price $19.99

Best of UK: Time Wars is the third installment of IDW Publishing's Best of UK series. It consists of "Dry Run!", "Altered Image!", "All in the Minds!", "Firebug!" and the 7-part "Time Wars" saga; and features at least two stories (or parts of stories) per issue. New covers were created for each issue (see credits below).

Issue #1

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Release date: August 13, 2008
Editor: Denton J. Tipton
Production: Amauri Osorio & Robbie Robbins

Covers (2)

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  • Cover A: Megatron vs Galvatron; art by Dan Khanna and colors by Liam Shalloo
  • Cover RI: "Retro" incentive cover: first panel of page 1 from "Altered Image!"
  • Plot: Simon Furman
  • Script: Dan Abnett
  • Pencils: Jeff Anderson
  • Inks: Cam Smith
  • Letters: Tom Frame
  • Colour: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 10/22/88

Annual 1988 "Altered Image!"

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  • Plot: Simon Furman
  • Script: Ian Rimmer
  • Art: Lee Sullivan
  • Letters: Tom Frame
  • Colour: Steve White
  • Originally published: 01/88

Annual 1988 "All in the Minds!"

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  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Dan Reed
  • Letters: Tom Frame
  • Colour: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 01/88

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Issue #2

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Release date: September 4, 2008
Editor: Denton J. Tipton
Production: Amauri Osorio & Robbie Robbins

Covers (2)

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  • Cover A: The Terrorcons attack an Earth city; art by Dan Khanna and colors by Liam Shalloo
  • Cover RI: "Retro" incentive cover: part of the page 2 splash page of from #199.

#188 "Firebug!"

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  • Plot: Simon Furman
  • Script: Dan Abnett
  • Art: Jeff Anderson
  • Letters: Tom Frame
  • Colour: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 10/22/88
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Pencils: Andrew Wildman
  • Inks: Stephen Baskerville
  • Letters: Glib
  • Colour: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 01/07/89

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Issue #3

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Release date: October 1, 2008

Covers (2)

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  • Cover A: Rodimus Prime, Fortress Maximus, Scattershot, Blurr, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, Sludge, Grimlock, Kup and Slag in an Autobot royal rumble. Art by Dan Khanna, colors by Liam Shalloo.
  • Cover RI: Rodimus Prime, Kup, Arcee, Blurr, Red Alert and Ultra Magnus arrive in the present day, reuse of panels from UK issue #200. Art by Robin Smith, colors by Euan Peters, letters by Annie Halfacree.
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Robin Smith
  • Letters: Annie Halfacree
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 01/14/89
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Robin Smith
  • Letters: Annie Halfacree
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 01/21/89

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Issue #4

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Release date: November 5, 2008

Covers (2)

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  • Cover A: Straxus/Megatron and Galvatron take on the Wreckers Broadside, Inferno, Roadbuster and Twin Twist and the Mayhems Battletrap, Flywheels and Venom. Art by Dan Khanna colors by Liam Shalloo.
  • Cover RI: Cyclonus's corpse strung up, cropped from a panel in UK issue #203. Art by Dan Reed, colors by Euan Peters.
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Dan Reed
  • Letters: GLOP
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 01/28/89
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Dan Reed
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 02/04/89

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Issue #5

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Release date: December 3, 2008

Covers (2)

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  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Lee Sullivan
  • Letters: Peter Knight
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 02/11/89
  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Lee Sullivan
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 02/18/89

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Collections

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  • Best of UK: Time Wars TPB (March 4, 2009) ISBN 160010391X / ISBN 978-1600103919
  • Bonus material includes both covers of each issue.
  • Best of UK Omnibus (August 26, 2009) ISBN 1600104894 / ISBN 978-1600104893