The Transformers: Punishment
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 2014 (digital) January 21, 2015 (print) | ||||||||||||
| Writer | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Livio Ramondelli | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
The Transformers: Punishment is a 5-issue mini-series from IDW Publishing. Released in 2014 immediately after—or perhaps even right before—its announcement at BotCon 2014, it is an original motion comic, designed for the Madefire app. It was available free on the app to Windows 8 users, and was later collected in print in a one-shot.
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Overview
[edit]When initially released, Punishment took place slightly farther into the future than the then-current IDW comic books were set. Over the following months, the comic books slowly introduced the new elements Punishment featured, then finally, The Transformers #35 depicted Optimus Prime leaving Earth to return to Cybertron, leading directly into his role in Punishment.
The series focuses on Optimus Prime's return to Cybertron following the events of Dark Cybertron, where he finds that someone is killing Decepticons. Now, Prime must track down and find the killer before it's too late.
Creative team
[edit]The mini-series was written by John Barber with art by Livio Ramondelli. It was explained that the comic would take full advantage of the Madefire app, featuring "full-on motion such as doors opening, or when someone gets shot in the head and their head properly explode."
Collections
[edit]- The Transformers: Punishment (January 21, 2015)
- Collects Punishment issues #1–5.
- One-shot format.
- The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots (March 14, 2018) ISBN 1684051835 / ISBN 978-1684051830
- Collects Punishment issues #1–5, Redemption, and Salvation.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
- Trade paperback format.
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 (December 5, 2018) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728
- Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #35–38 & #39–40, The Transformers (2012) issues #35–38, Punishment issues #1–5, and Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4.
- Hardcover format.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment (October 30, 2019)
- Collects Punishment issues #1–5, Redemption, and Salvation.
- Bonus material includes an article about the Motion Book Tool app used for the digital version of Punishment, a "Brief History of the (IDW) Dinobots", and a Livio Ramondelli sketchbook, a cover gallery and an introduction by Simon Furman.
- Hardcover format.
- Transformers: Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden (February 15, 2023)
- Collects Robots in Disguise issues #28–32 & #34–38, and Punishment issues #1–5.
- Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.
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Punishment – cover art by Livio Ramondelli -
Redemption of the Dinobots – cover art by Livio Ramondelli -
The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 – cover art by Marcelo Matere -
The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment – cover art by Don Figueroa (Snarl) and Livio Ramondelli -
Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden – cover art by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
