Editing Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection

[[File:Definitive G1 Collection in full.jpg|thumb|upright=3.05|4/5 of a grand tale.]]

'''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection''' is a fortnightly 100-volume partwork from [[Hachette]], edited by [[Simon Furman]]. Partworks are a Hachette specialty: a series will be collected out of order (the first ''Definitive'' was volume 6) for commercial purposes but can be collected on your shelf in order with a fancy picture on the collective spines. The collection aims to republish every single "Generation 1" comic ever made, including the original [[Marvel Comics]] run—UK and US—in order for the very first time. Each issue has a special cover and bonus content, and [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Fantastic Free Gift.21|Fantastic FREE! Gifts]] are provided for subscribers. Marvel UK strips which were originally printed in black-and-white have been given brand new colours by [[John-Paul Bove]] using emulations of both 1980s American and latter-day Marvel UK techniques.<ref>"A Different Approach to Colour", Vol.16</ref>

The series was initially announced in September 2016 to contain 60 issues—ending with the ''Dark Cybertron'' crossover—but by the time of its launch in December, it had already been extended to 80 issues, with volume 80 providing some closure in the form of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One| Till All Are One]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers| Requiem of the Wreckers]]''. In 2018, upon the conclusion of IDW's first continuity, fans observed that it would take around ten extra volumes to reprint the entire IDW catalogue—and on the 18th of July 2019, Simon Furman confirmed on Twitter that the collection had been extended by ''twenty'' issues for a total of 100.

Sounds great, right?

Well... not if you live outside the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]. The partwork was given a trial-run in parts of the UK before a national release started in early 2017. In August 2017, the subscription also became available in [[Australia]],<ref>[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?s=438cea1ad48786466241053a45f743ae&t=24685 Ozformers Transformers Club of Australia]: UK Definitive Comic collection from Hachette now in Australia</ref> but became unavailable in July 2018 due to the closure of the Australian distributor. In January 2019, it became available in [[Poland]],<ref>[https://transformers-kolekcja.pl/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrYTRuabz3wIVl-F3Ch2P7wirEAAYASAAEgJKLvD_BwE Polish version of official site]</ref> with volumes being released in proper chronological order.

Even for those who were able to subscribe, the partwork ended up not being quite as ''definitive'' as advertised, suffering from strange ordering and editorial choices, and from some major printing errors. Hachette's notoriously-bad customer service made it a nightmare to obtain corrected replacements.

==Volumes==
{{note|Each volume contains cover art from the original issues, plus a new introduction by Simon Furman. The bonus features below are in addition to these.}}
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! scope="col" style="width: 5px;" | Vol.
! scope="col" style="width: 5px;" | Issue
! scope="col" style="width: 125px;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Contents
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Bonus Features
! scope="col" style="width: 5px;" | Release date
|-
| 06
| 01
|Target: 2006
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006|#78–83]]<br>"[[Cybertron: The Middle Years!]]"<br>Marvel UK [[Target: 2006|#84–88]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Aerialbots over America!|#21]]–[[Decepticon Graffiti!|23]]
| A guide to the launch of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in the UK and its marketing purposes for Marvel UK, a "Meet... The [[Wrecker]]s" feature, a behind-the-scenes look at the development of "Target: 2006", and a spotlight on [[Geoff Senior]].
|[[December 30|30/12]]/[[2016]]
|-
| 36
| 02
| Stormbringer
| ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]''<br>[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'' #1–4]]<br>''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]''
| An article on the beginning of IDW-verse production and several sketches by Figueroa.
|[[January 11|11/01]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 16
| 03
| The Primal Scream
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Cold Comfort and Joy!|#198]], [[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|#213]]–[[Survivors!|222]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Back from the Dead|#56]]–[[The Primal Scream|61]]
| An overview of the change in format of the UK series and the introduction of 5-page black-and-white strips, and an article by Bove on the colouring techniques used at Marvel UK and Marvel US in the 1980s, and how he emulated them for colourising the UK strips.
|[[January 27|27/01]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 18
| 04
| Edge of Extinction
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Rhythms of Darkness!|#67]]–[[On the Edge of Extinction!|75]]
| An overview of [[Unicron/Generation 1#Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel's Unicron]] and a spotlight on [[Andrew Wildman]].
|[[February 8|08/02]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 29
| 05
| The War Within
| [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within #1–6]] and [[The War Within Preview|preview]]
| Various character design sketches by [[Don Figueroa]] and an article on the making of ''The War Within''.
|[[February 22|22/02]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 37
| 06
| Escalation
| ''[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]''<br>[[The Transformers: Escalation|''Escalation'' #1–6]]
| Sketches by [[E. J. Su]], bios on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW Ultra Magnus]] & [[Sixshot (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|IDW Sixshot]], an article on creating the IDW ''Spotlights'', and an interview with Su.<br>
|[[March 8|08/03]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 08
| 07
| Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|#113]]–[[Fire on High!|120]]<br>"[[Vicious Circle!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1987|Annual 1997]])<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[King of the Hill!|#27]]–[[Mechanical Difficulties!|28]]
| An overview of the Marvel UK Annuals and a bio on [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Goldbug]].
|[[March 22|22/03]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 39
| 08
| Hearts of Steel
| [[Hearts of Steel|''Hearts of Steel'' #1–4]]<br>''[[Spotlight: Galvatron]], [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]], [[Spotlight: Mirage]]''
| Concept art by [[Guido Guidi]] and an article about the creation of ''Hearts of Steel''.
|[[April 5|05/04]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 10
| 09
| Trial by Fire
| [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Trial by Fire!|#38]]–[[The Desert Island of Space!|39]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Worlds Apart!|#130]]–[[Kup's Story!|132]]
| A retrospective on the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|''Headmasters'' miniseries]] and an overview of how Marvel UK handled toy marketing.
| [[April 19|19/04]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 21
| 10
| Regeneration One
| [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]] [[Counterpoint|#80.5]]–[[Loose Ends, Part 5|85]]
| A commentary on [[Loose Ends, Part 1|issue #81]] by Simon Furman, an overview on production leading up to ''Regeneration One'', and several cover sketches.
| [[May 3|03/05]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 31
| 11
| The Iron Fist
| [[Transformers/G.I. Joe|Transformers/G.I. Joe #1–6]]
| Various character design sketches by Figueroa and an overview of the many [[G.I. Joe crossovers]] across the comics.
| [[May 17|17/05]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 50
| 12
| Heart of Darkness
| [[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|''Heart of Darkness'' #1–4]]<br>[[Infestation (IDW)|''The Transformers: Infestation'' #1–2]]
| A post-mortem on "[[Zombie|Zombots]]" across the various comics and a bio on [[Hardhead (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|IDW Hardhead]].
| [[May 31|31/05]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 59
| 13
| Dark Cybertron, Part 1
| [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|''Dark Cybertron'' one-shot]]<br>[[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]]–[[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|25]]<br>[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]]–[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|24]]
| A bio on the [[Titan (group)|Titans]] and the making of ''Dark Cybertron'' with [[John Barber]]  and James Roberts.
| [[June 14|14/06]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 01
| 14
| Power Play
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[The Transformers (issue)|#1]]–[[The Last Stand|4]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Man of Iron (issue)|#9]]–[[Raiders of the Last Ark|21]]
| The alternate ending of [[The Last Stand|Marvel US #4]], unused artwork from [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]] by [[Frank Springer]], and an overview of how Marvel UK first approached The Transformers.
| [[June 28|28/06]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 26
| 15
| War and Peace
| ''[[War and Peace|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]]'' #1–6 and [[Transformers Volume 2 Preview|preview]]
| Top 10 Easter eggs for "[[War and Peace]]" and scorecards listing each faction and their crew members during the arc.
| [[July 12|12/07]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 35
| 16
| Primacy
| [[The Transformers: Monstrosity|''Monstrosity'' #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers: Primacy|''Primacy'' #1–4]]
| An interview with [[Flint Dille]] about his work on the G1 cartoon and his involvement in the ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' trilogy.
| [[July 26|26/07]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 64
| 17
| Windblade
| [[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|38]]
| A bio for [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], an overview of her conception, pictures of her ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy, and early design sketches by Hasbro.
| [[August 9|09/08]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 19
| 18
| Perchance to Dream
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Out to Lunch!|#240]]–[[...Perchance to Dream|260]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Still Life!|#76]]–[[Exodus!|77]]
| A Marvel UK ''Classic Heroes Competition!'' page, an overview of Furman's attempts to connect Marvel UK's black-and-white strips to the US stories and how he would eventually have to abandon doing so, an article on the "[[Two Megatrons!]]" confusion, and a bio on [[Thunderwing (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Thunderwing]].
| [[August 23|23/08]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 40
| 19
| Maximum Dinobots
| [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|''Maximum Dinobots'' #1–5]]<br>''[[Spotlight: Grimlock]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''
| Dinobot sketches by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Klaus Scherwinski]]'s ''Spotlight: Wheelie'' sketchbook.
| [[September 6|06/09]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 22
| 20
| Natural Selection
| [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]] [[Natural Selection, Part One|#86]]–[[Natural Selection, Part Five|90]]<br>"[[Peace]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1989|Annual 1989]])
| An overview of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic]] and several cover sketches.
| [[September 20|20/09]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 46
| 21
| Things Fall Apart
| [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]]–[[Scrapper (issue)|8]]
| Character design sketches by Figueroa, an extract from ''[[Decepticomments]]'' from [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|''The Transformers'' #4]] by [[Mike Costa]], and a bio on [[Swindle (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|IDW Swindle]].
| [[October 4|04/10]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 07
| 22
| The Harder They Die
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Prey!|#96]]–[[Resurrection!|104]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Afterdeath!|#24]]–[[Funeral for a Friend!|26]]
| An analysis of [[the many deaths of Optimus Prime]] in Generation 1.
| [[October 18|18/10]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 33
| 23
| Megatron: Origin
| [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|''Megatron: Origin'' #1–4]]<br>''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]'', ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
| A discussion of the production stages on ''Megatron: Origin'' by [[Eric Holmes]].
| [[November 1|01/11]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 14
| 24
| Space Pirates
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Wrecking Havoc|#172–173]], [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#180]]–[[Dry Run!|189]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#43]] & [[The Man in the Machine!|#51]], "[[Altered Image!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1989|Annual 1989]])
| How Marvel UK incorporated ''[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]'' into the timeline.
| [[November 15|15/11]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 43
| 25
| All Hail Megatron, Part 1
| [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' #1–8]]
| An article on creating ''All Hail Megatron'', character design sketches by Guidi, and the series pitch by [[Shane McCarthy]].
| [[November 29|29/11]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 52
| 26
| The Death of Optimus Prime
| [[Chaos (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #24, 26, 28, 30, 31]]<br>''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]''
| An interview with [[James Roberts]] on how he worked his way up to become an ongoing writer, and character design sketches by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
| [[December 13|13/12]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 44
| 27
| All Hail Megatron, Part 2
| [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' #9–16]]
|  A ''Decepticon Roll Call'' with mini-bios, and trivia about ''All Hail Megatron'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|#13]]–[[All Hail Megatron issue 16|16]], pointing out notable plot points in the ''Coda'' issues.
| [[December 27|27/12]]/[[2017]]
|-
| 20
| 28
| End of the Road
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[A Savage Circle|#78]]–[[End of the Road! (US)|80]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Starting Over!|#261]]–[[End of the Road! (UK)|289]]
| Articles about the ends of the US and UK series, including discussion of "[[Another Time & Place]]," the final letters page from #80, and script pages from #80.
| [[January 10|10/01]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 72
| 29
| The Dying of the Light
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|#50]]–[[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|55]]
| The bonus story "[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]] and essential background material on the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]]
| [[January 24|24/01]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 75
| 30
| Titans Return, Part 1
| ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' [[07:00:00|#1]]–[[The Line Between Us|4]]<br>[[The Last Autobot|''Titans Return'' one-shot]]<br>[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[White Light|#56]]–[[White Heat|57]]<br>''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Ten to Midnight|#56]]–[[Last Light (issue)|57]]
| "Creating the IDW-Verse" — a two-page article on the beginning of ''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''Robots in Disguise''.
| [[February 7|07/02]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 60
| 31
| Dark Cybertron, Part 2
| [[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|''Robots in Disguise'' #25]]–[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|27]]<br>[[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|''More than Meets the Eye'' #26]]–[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|27]]<br>[[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|''Dark Cybertron: Finale'' one-shot]]
| A blow-by-blow account of Dark Cybertron's hidden secrets
| [[February 21|21/02]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 71
| 32
| All Hail Optimus
| [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|#50]]–[[All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|55]]
| Background material on the [[Council of Worlds]]
| [[March 7|07/03]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 02
| 33
| New Order
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[The New Order|#5]]–[[Repeat Performance!|8]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Decepticon Dam-Busters!|#29]]–[[The Wrath of Grimlock!|32]]<br>Marvel US [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#9]]–[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|10]]<br>"[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1985|Annual 1995]])
| Insights into Marvel UK's efforts to ease the transition between the US and UK material
| [[March 21|21/03]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 03
| 34
| Dinobot Hunt
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Christmas Breaker!|#41]]–[[Dinobot Hunt!|50]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Brainstorm!|#11]]–[[Prime Time!|12]]
| A look at the UK [[Christmas]] story tradition
| [[April 4|04/04]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 23
| 35
| Destiny
| [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]] [[Destiny, Part One|#91]]–[[Destiny, Part Five|95]], [[Less Than Zero|#0]]<br>"[[Destiny of the Dinobots!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1990|Annual 1990]])
| A feature on Regeneration One issue #0 and rare/unseen sketchbook art
| [[April 18|18/04]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 30
| 36
| War Within: The Dark Ages
| [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''War Within: The Dark Ages'' #1–6]]
| Synopsis of ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: the Age of Wrath]]'', including art from unfinished issues.
| [[May 2|02/05]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 45
| 37
| Last Stand of the Wreckers
| [[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1–5]]<br>''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]''<br>[[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[...For All Mankind|#1]]
| Interview with [[Nick Roche]], pre-production sketches and story drafts
| [[May 16|16/05]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 49
| 38
| The Iron Age
| [[The Transformers: Ironhide|''Ironhide'' #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]]–[[Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|21 ("Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix" only)]].
| Casey Coller's ''Ironhide'' sketchbook
| [[May 30|30/05]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 11
| 39
| The Legacy of Unicron
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Headhunt|#133–134]]<br>"[[What's in a Name?]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1987|Annual 1997]])<br>Marvel UK [[Grudge Match!|#135]]–[[Ladies' Night (issue)|138]], [[The Legacy of Unicron!|#146–151]]<br>"[[Ark Duty]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1987|Annual 1997]])<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Pretender to the Throne!|#40]]–[[Totaled!|41]]
| A feature on the origins of the origin of the Transformers
| [[June 13|13/06]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 17
| 40
| Matrix Quest
|  [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Bird of Prey!|#62]]–[[All Fall Down|66]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Aspects of Evil!|#223]]–[[A Savage Place!|239]]<br>"[[The Chain Gang!]]"  ([[Transformers Annual 1990|Annual 1990]])
| Features on the stories behind "Matrix Quest" and, Marvel UK's crossover "[[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]]" saga
| [[June 27|27/06]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 73
| 41
| Transformers vs G.I. Joe, Part 1
| ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[The Golden Boys|#0]]–[[Headmasters (issue)|7]]
|  A creator commentary on issue #0 and an exclusive interview with [[Tom Scioli]]
| [[July 11|11/07]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 76
| 42
| Titans Return, Part 2
| [[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]] [[Ping|#5]]–[[If I Know You|11]]
| Article on ''[[Revolution]]''
| [[July 25|25/07]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 62
| 43
| Earthfall
| ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]–[[The Crucible|34]]
| The lowdown on the (new) human cast and rare promotional posters for the [[Dawn of the Autobots]] event
| [[August 8|08/08]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 04
| 44
| Second Generation
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Shooting Star!|#13]]–[[Plight of the Bumblebee!|16]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Robot Buster!|#59]]–[[Second Generation!|65]]<br>"[[To a Power Unknown!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1986|Annual 1996]])
| The story behind Marvel UK's Special Teams promotion
|  [[August 22|22/08]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 32
| 45
| Infiltration
| [[The Transformers: Infiltration|''Infiltration'' #0–6]]
| An article on "Creating the IDW-Verse: From the Ground Up", "The Pitch" - Furman's original pitch to IDW for Infiltration, and some sketches by [[E. J. Su]].
| [[September 5|05/09]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 24
| 46
| The War to End All Wars
| ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' [[The War to End All Wars, Part 1|#96]]–[[The War to End All Wars, Part 5|100]] 
| the prose story "[[King of Shadows]]" and rare/unseen sketchbook art
| [[September 19|19/09]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 28
| 47
| Worlds Collide Part 2
| ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Worlds Collide|#14]]–[[The_End|18]]<br>[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue .238|Dreamwave's ''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]]
| A brief overview of Dreamwave's [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon comic]] and a bonus glossary section dedicated entirely to background material from the Dreamwave G1-verse
| [[October 3|03/10]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 42
| 48
| Revelation
| ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlights]]: [[Spotlight: Arcee|Arcee]], [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|Cyclonus]], [[Spotlight: Hardhead|Hardhead]], [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|Doubledealer]], [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|Sideswipe]], [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]], [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]]''
| "-Ations" retrospective, sketchbook art from Alex Milne and E. J. Su reprinted from individual ''Spotlights''
| [[October 17|17/10]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 65
| 49
| Combiner Wars
| [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]–[[Now and On Earth|42]]<br>[[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #1–4]]
| An article on the [[Prime Wars Trilogy]]
| [[October 31|31/10]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 79
| 50
| Primeless
| ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Life of Sideswipe|#9]]–[[Primeless, Part 2|12]]<br>''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' [[Chasing the Infinite|#9]]–[[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|12]]
| A one-page editorial by Simon Furman that mentions the IDW universe's impending end
| [[November 14|14/11]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 12
| 51
| Cosmic Carnival
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Stargazing|#145]], [[Enemy Action!|#152–153]], [[Salvage!|#160–161]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[People Power!|#42]], [[The Cosmic Carnival|44]]–[[Ca$h and Car-nage!|46]]
| A behind-the-scenes look at the UK-only return of Megatron
| [[November 28|28/11]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 25
| 52
| Prime Directive
| [[Prime Directive|''Tranformers: Generation 1'' vol. 1 #1–6]] (plus [[Prime Directive Preview|Preview]])
| A two-page article on 'the in-between years' covering the time when no-one had the ''Transformers'' licence for comics.
| [[December 12|12/12]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 53
| 53
| Liars, A to D
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]]–[[Interiors|6]], ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'' and ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]''
| An all-new interview with James Roberts, rare archive material from the dawn of MTMTE, Alex Milne's sketchbook.
| [[December 26|26/12]]/[[2018]]
|-
| 55
| 54
| Shadowplay
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]]–[[More than Meets the Eye issue 13|13]], plus the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 Annual]]
| The second of a new three-part interview with Roberts, early pages of scripts, and design sketches from Alex Milne.
| [[January 9|09/01]]/[[2019]]
|-
| 13
| 55
| City of Fear
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[City of Fear!|#164]]–[[Deadly Games!|171]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Club Con!|#47]]–[[Dark Star|50]]<br>"[[Dreadwing Down!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1990|Annual 1990]])<br>"[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1985|Annual 1985]])
| A behind-the scenes look at a sea change moment for the US comic (Furman's takeover as head writer) and a [[Bob Budiansky]] sketchbook.
| [[January 23|23/01]]/2019
|-
| 41
| 56
| Drift
| [[The Transformers: Drift|''The Transformers: Drift'' #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight:]] ''[[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]''
| An article on creating Drift and some design sketches by [[Guido Guidi]].
| [[February 6|06/02]]/2019
|-
| 74
| 57
| Transformers vs G.I. Joe, Part 2
| ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[Pax Megatronus|#8]]–[[The War Never Ends|13]]
| No extras, but still has the cover art and intro from Furman present on all issues.
| [[February 20|20/02]]/2019
|-
| 47
| 58
| International Incident
| [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|''The Transformers: Bumblebee'' #1–4]]<br>[[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|#9]]–[[International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|12]]
| An interview with [[Zander Cannon]] and breakdowns for pages 1–4 of each issue of the ''Bumblebee'' mini-series.
| [[March 6|06/03]]/2019
|-
| 05
| 59
| The Smelting Pool
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[The Smelting Pool!|#17]]–[[Showdown!|20]]<br>"[[Victory!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1986|Annual 1996]])<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[In the National Interest|#74–77]]
|Background material on the [[Cybertron (planet)|planet Cybertron]] with map.
| [[March 20|20/03]]/2019
|-
| 54
| 60
| A Better Tomorrow
| ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]–[[Interference Patterns|7]]
| A new interview with [[John Barber]]
| [[April 3|03/04]]/2019
|-
| 48
| 61
| Revenge of the Decepticons
| [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[Heart Like a Wheel|#13]]–[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|18]]<br>''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]''
| A ''Spotlight: Megatron'' sketchbook
| [[April 17|17/04]]/2019
|-
| 15
| 62
| Time Wars
| "[[All in the Minds!]]" ([[Transformers Annual 1989|Annual 1989]])<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Time Wars|#199–205]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#52]]–[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|55]]
| A behind-the-scenes look at Galvatron's storyline
| [[May 1|01/05]]/2019
|-
| 58
| 63
| Shockpoint
|[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]] #[[Plan for Everything|15]]–[[Soundwaves (issue)|22]]
| A 2-page history of IDW Shockwave's history-setting plans.
| [[May 15|15/05]]/2019
|-
| 80
| 64
| Requiem of the Wreckers
| ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' [[Your First Mistake|#12]]<br>[[The Chosen One|''Till Are Are One'' Annual]]<br>[[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' Annual]]<br>''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers]]''
| Wreckers sketchbook and notebook material from [[Nick Roche]].
| [[May 29|29/05]]/2019
|-
| 63
| 65
| Elegant Chaos
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|#35]]–[[The Frail Gaze|42]]
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[June 12|12/06]]/2019
|-
| 09
| 66
| Toy Soldiers
| [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Ancient Relics!|#125 and ''Action Force'' #24–27]]<br>[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Crater Critters|#29]]–[[Used Autobots|32]], [[Child%27s_Play_(issue)|#35]]–[[Toy Soldiers!|37]]
| A one-page behind-the-scenes feature on "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]" and how it got reprinted in the US comic.
| [[June 26|26/06]]/2019
|-
| 78
| 67
| New Cybertron
| ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|#1]]–[[What It's Really Like|8]]
| A sketch gallery by [[Kei Zama]]
| [[July 10|10/07]]/2019
|-
| 67
| 68
| Conquerors
| [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[South of Heaven|#43]]–[[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|49]]<br>''[[An Uneventful Night|Combiner Hunters]]'' one-shot
| Development art by [[Andrew Griffith]]
| [[July 24|24/07]]/2019
|-
| 38
| 69
| Devastation
| ''[[The Transformers: Devastation]]'' miniseries<br>''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlights]]'' for [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup]], [[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]] and [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]]
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[August 7|07/08]]/2019
|-
| 57
| 70
| Remain in Light
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Remembrance Day|#14]]–[[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|21]]<br>Prose stories "[[Signal to Noise]]" and "[[The Sound of Breaking Glass]]"
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[August 21|21/08]]/2019
|-
| 77
| 71
| Dissolution
| ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|#1]]–[[An Axe to Break the Ice|8]] 
| A sketch gallery by [[Jack Lawrence]]
| [[September 4|04/09]]/2019
|-
| 69
| 72
| Sins of the Wreckers
| ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries<br> ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[September 18|18/09]]/2019
|-
| 56
| 73
| City On Fire
| ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|#8]]–[[Before the Dawn|14]]<br>[[Primus: All Good Things|2012 Annual]]
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[October 2|02/10]]/2019
|-
| 34
| 74
| Autocracy
| ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' miniseries <br>''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]'' 
| A one-page article on ''Autocracy'', including an interview with co-writer [[Chris Metzen]].
| [[October 16|16/10]]/2019
|-
| 70
| 75
| Punishment
| ''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]'' miniseries <br>''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]'' one-shot <br>''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]'' one-shot 
| An article about the Motion Book Tool app used for the digital version  of ''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]'', a "Brief History of the (IDW) Dinobots", and a [[Livio Ramondelli]] sketchbook.
| [[October 30|30/10]]/2019
|-
| 27
| 76
| Worlds Collide Part 1
|  ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave_Armada_issue_8|#8]]–[[Dreamwave_Armada_issue_13|13]]<br>[[More_than_Meets_the_Eye:_Transformers:_Armada|''More than Meets the Eye: Armada'' ]] (select material)
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[November 13|13/11]]/2019
|-
| 68
| 77
| Empire of Stone
| ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' miniseries<br>[[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues 5–7
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[November 27|27/11]]/2019
|-
| 51
| 78
| Chaos Theory
| [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] [[Police Action: Prologue|#21 ("Police Action: Prologue" only)]], [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22–23]], [[Police Action: Part 1|25]], [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|27]], [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|29]] <br>[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]] 
| A one-page article exploring the origins of the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" arc and beyond.
| [[December 11|11/12]]/2019
|-
| 66
| 79
| Speak, Memory
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The One Where They Go to Earth|#43]]–[[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|49]]
| A one-page article about the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]].
| [[December 25|25/12]]/2019
|-
| 61
| 80
| World, Shut Your Mouth
| ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|#28]]–[[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|34]]
| A page of "Season 2" character posters.
| [[January 8|08/01]]/[[2020]]
|-
| 84
| 81
| The Falling: Part 1
| ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|#13]]–[[The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|17]] <br>''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Annual 2018]]
| A one-page article about the Primes.
| [[January 22|22/01]]/2020
|-
| 90
| 82
| Generation 2: Part 1
| ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' [[Ghosts|#0]]–[[The Gathering Darkness|6]] 
| An article about [[Fleetway]]'s [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|UK ''Generation 2'' comic]], including [small-scale scans of] "[[War Without End (issue)|War Without End]]", their first UK-original ''G2'' strip.
| [[February 5|05/02]]/2020
|-
| 81
| 83
| Revolution
| ''[[Revolution]]'' [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|#0]]–[[Valley Forge|5]]<br> ''[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|The Transformers]]'' ''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot<br> ''[[Informed|Till All Are One]]'' ''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot<br> ''[[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|More than Meets the Eye]]'' ''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro.
| [[February 19|19/02]]/2020
|-
| 89
| 84
| Realignments
| ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' [[Blood on the Tracks|#1]]–[[...All Fall Down!|4]]<br> [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel's ''G.I. Joe'']] [[Unfoldings!|#138]]–[[Final Transformations|142]] 
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[March 4|04/03]]/2020
|-
| 82
| 85
| Revolutionaries
| ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Crisis Intervention|#1]]–[[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|8]]
| A two-page timeline of major IDW continuity events from issue #1, and the character profiles also from issue #1.
| [[March 18|18/03]]/2020
|-
| 92
| 86
| Transformers: The Movie
| [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel's adaption]] of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated movie]]<br>[[Transformers: The Animated Movie|IDW's adaption]] of that same movie 
| A one-page article about the movie-verse in comics.
| [[April 1|01/04]]/2020
|-
| 83
| 87
| First Strike
| ''[[First Strike]]'' [[First Strike issue 0|#0]]–[[First Strike issue 6|6]]<br>[[Unification Day: Dusk|First Strike: Transformers]] one-shot<br>[[Unification Day: Dawn|First Strike: Optimus Prime]] one-shot
| A one-page "Prelude to...Unicron!" article, preceding the reprint of "[[First Strike issue 6#Coda: "The Signal"|The Signal]]".
| [[April 22|22/04]]/2020
|-
| 95
| 88
| G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 1
| [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' #1–6]]
| A one-page article about Devil's Due, a two-page article about creating the "Devil's Due-verse" and three pages of [[Mike S. Miller]]'s sketchbook art.
| [[May 13|13/05]]/2020
|-
| 85
| 89
| The Falling, Part 2
| ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|#18]]–[[A Sunrise Dark|24]]
| No bonus aside from Furman's intro and a cover gallery.
| [[June 3|03/06]]/2020
|-
| 93
| 90
| Beast Wars: The Gathering
| [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' #1–4]] 
and material from [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook]]
| An introduction by [[Ben Yee]], a 2-page "Unleash the Beast Wars" feature detailing the origins of the show and toyline, a 3-page "Creating the BW-Verse" interview with [[Bob Forward]], a 2-page "The (G1) roots of the Beast Wars" feature detailing the G1 elements in the show, 4 pages of [[Don Figueroa]]'s design sketches, and a reprint of the "[[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!]]" toy pack-in comic.
| [[June 17|17/06]]/2020
|-
| 86
| 91
| The Everlasting Voices
| ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Sardines|#13]]–[[The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|18]] (assumed)
|
| [[July 1|01/07]]/2020
|-
| 96
| 92
| G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 2
| [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #1–4]] (assumed)
|
| [[July 15|15/07]]/2020
|-
| 87
| 93
| Crucible 
| ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|#19]]–[[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|25]] (assumed)
| 
| [[July 29|27/07]]/2020
|-
| 91
| 94
| Generation 2, Part 2
| ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' [[New Dawn|#7]]–[[A Rage in Heaven!|12]] (assumed)
|
| [[August 12|12/08]]/2020
|-
| 88
| 95
| Unicron
| ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' [[Our Darkest|#0]]–[[Ceremony|6]] (assumed)<br>''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Post|#25]]
|
| [[August 26|26/08]]/2020
|-
| 94
| 96
| Beast Wars: The Ascending
| [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|''Beast Wars: The Ascending'' #1–4]] (assumed)
|
| [[September 9|09/09]]/2020
|-
| 97
| 97
| G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 3
| [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War'' #1–5]] (assumed)
|
| [[September 23|23/09]]/2020
|-
| 98
| 98
| The World In Your Eyes
| ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|#1]]–[[Orion Pax: Free Fall|6]] (assumed)
|
| [[October 7|07/10]]/2020
|-
| 99
| 99
| The Cracks Beneath Your Feet
| ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|#7]]–[[Nautica: Home|12]] (assumed)
|
| [[October 21|21/10]]/2020
|-
| 100
| 100
| Constructicons Rising
| ''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'' [[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|#1]]–[[Wannabee, Part 2|6]] (assumed)
|
| [[November 4|04/11]]/2020
|}

==Curation==
Although this collection was curated by Simon Furman, the man directly responsible for many of the stories it contains, many of the decisions it makes seem to be far from ideal. 

Presumably as a result of these being the master copies in Hasbro's possession, the reprints of Marvel US material are reproduced from IDW's ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' 'remasters', complete with newly-introduced typos, haphazard attempts to 'fix' errors, washed-out linework, and less authentic coloring than John-Paul Bove's brand new efforts! In a similar vein, cover galleries include the covers for both the US and UK stories, but ''not'' the UK-exclusive covers for US stories. This focus on presenting the 'unmodified' versions of US comics means that many of the minor edits made to those stories for their original UK printings (to better jive with Furman's expanded continuity) are absent.<ref name=RyanFTarget2006>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-9#post-14167234 Ryan F on the TFW2005 forums]: "In order to smooth over the continuity cracks between the UK and US stories, the US books were usually edited (US#16-24 were especially affected) for their UK printing. But rather than the UK edits of the American stories, we get the familiar US versions. <nowiki>[...]</nowiki> Oh, and on page 214, there's a factual error as well, when it states that Transformers UK sold 200,000 copies per week. That's actually completely false. It actually sold 100,000 copies per week at its peak. That said, each individual comic sold would tend to be read by a number of people, as kids lent or gave their comics to siblings or school friends. It was calculated that, on average, each comic sold would be read by two-point-five people. Marvel (and other comic publishers such as Fleetway or IPC) would therefore take the ''actual'' circulation figures and apply this 2.5 multiplier to give a total readership that did exceed two hundred thousand on occasion. So whilst the ''readership'' was arguably 250K-plus, the actual ''number of copies'' sold was nowhere near that figure.</ref>

The actual ordering of this material is also far from straightforward, for various reasons:
*The two Furman-penned comics from [[Transformers Annual 1985|the 1995 annual]] don't have a particular place in the continuity: "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" is a standalone flashback that isn't referenced until UK #44, while "[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" is a non-canonical present-day story written to promote toys that weren't appearing in the comic at the time. Presumably for reasons of space, they're included as backmatter in volumes 2 and 13; the latter consists mostly of stories released three years later!
*Volume 3 presents UK #41-50 before US #11-12, when they should be the other way around. Apparently this was a deliberate decision to place focus on the UK story the volume was centred around!<ref>[https://tmukhub.proboards.com/post/315915/thread Facebook post quoted by Andy Turnbull on the Transmasters UK forums]: "While we make every effort to maintain the original flow and continuity of the Marvel UK/US TRANSFORMERS stories, the self-contained identity and integrity of each individual volume is of paramount importance, especially as the collections aren’t released in chronological order. So, in a heavily UK-centric volume titled Dinobot Hunt, we took the decision to lead with the main/bulk of 'Dinobot Hunt' (and preceding issues) itself. Both UK and US strips are prefaced with a dedicated Story So Far to ease readers into the respective narratives, so they can be enjoyed together or in and of themselves. Naturally, we regret any inherent ‘spoilers’, but our policy is to create coherent and self-supportive volumes that anyone, casual reader or long-time fan, can pick up and enjoy."</ref>
*The pack-in comic "[[The Special Teams Have Arrived]]" is absent—but of course, it was completely retold in UK #63-65, included here in volume 4.
*The two comic stories from [[Transformers Annual 1986|the 1986 annual]] aren't directly connected to specific issues; "[[To a Power Unknown!]]" doesn't really fit into continuity at all, but certainly takes place after UK #65—which is where the partwork puts it—while "[[Victory!]]" (which explains what happened to the Dinobots between UK #50 and #65) is placed before UK #74-77, another Dinobot-centric story which touches on its events.
*"[[The Gift]]", UK #93's seasonal story by [[James Hill]], is omitted; it should be placed in volume 6 between US #22 and US #23.
*Volume 8 reshuffles things slightly relative to publication order; US #27 was originally published before UK #113-120, but is moved afterwards. As the stories aren't connected, this doesn't really affect anything.
*The stories from [[Transformers Annual 1987|the 1987 annual]] are scattered. "[[Vicious Circle!]]" is placed in volume 8 alongside UK #113-120, collectively forming the first "post-movie" storyline. "What's In a Name?" is placed in volume 11 directly before UK #135-136, which developed its premise further. "[[Ark Duty]]" is also thrown into volume 11, after UK #146-151... despite chronologically taking place some time before that story.
*The ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' crossover "[[Ancient Relics!]]" is printed in volume 9 before US #29. It was originally printed afterwards, interrupting the two-part story told across issues #29-30, but this change doesn't affect continuity.
*As noted on the [[Earthforce]] page, the black-and-white backup strips from the tail-end of the Marvel UK run didn't really fit with the US material; this collection sidesteps the issue by placing them in a couple of blocks in volumes 19 and 20.

It's apparent that when the partwork was planned out, Hatchette intended to be the first company to reprint the latter-day [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] material such as [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|the Sunstorm arc]] and ''[[Transformers: Micromasters| Micromasters]]'', in volumes 27 and 28—but those volumes wound up containing issues from Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)| Armada]]'' comic, which merely guest-starred G1 characters and seem very out of place in a "Definitive ''G1'' Collection". Presumably, this late change occurred for the same reason those stories have never been reprinted in the first place—nobody's sure whether the creative teams were actually ''paid'' for their work.

The ordering of IDW's comics can only be described as impenetrable to a new reader. As ''Infiltration'' was the starting point for that continuity, it is presented as the first volume, but in a stab towards chronological ordering the next volumes are devoted to prequels such as ''[[Megatron: Origin]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'', which were released well after the fact and don't really mesh well here. Even Furman's own work isn't safe: ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots| Maximum Dinobots]]'' is placed before ''[[Revelation (IDW)]]'', and the other ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight| Spotlight]]'' issues are thrown in haphazardly wherever space allows. How much of the material following his run Furman has actually read, only he can say.

Presumably as an editorial decision, the partwork omits a large quantity of prose material.
*Marvel UK's prose content is mostly omitted, although it bears mentioning that much of it is tricky to reconcile with the continuity proper anyway. This includes James Hill's four stories from the 1985 and 1986 annuals ("[[Missing in Action]]", "[[Hunted!]]", "[[The Return of the Transformers]]" and "[[State Games]]"), Jamie Delano's "[[The Mission]]"  (also from 1986), Furman's in-universe recaps from the 1986 and 1989 annuals ("[[In the Beginning...]]" and "[[The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!]]"), Ian Rimmer's "[[Prime Bomb!]]" (also from 1989), both stories from the 1990 annual ("[[The Quest!]]" and "[[Trigger-Happy!]]"), the 1991 annual's "[[The Magnificent Six!]]", and the 1992 annual's "[[Another Time & Place]]". UK #302's "[[Dreadwind's Xmas!]]" is absent too.
*The various prose stories, profiles and comics first printed with the collected editions of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers| Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' are absent.
*Tom Scioli's four-page "[[Black Cybertron]]" prose story from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 10|#10]] is omitted, along with the creators' commentaries which graced the other issues in the series.

==Coloring==
Colorist John-Paul Bove, known for his work on ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One| Regeneration One]]'', was hired by Hatchette to give color to black-and-white UK-original stories. The first of these was "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]", included in volume 1. Like many of the earliest UK strips, only some of its instalments were printed in color, but this was the only story not to be later colourised in a reprint at the time. For this collection, Bove colored the entire comic in a style as close to the original marker-pens as possible, with the only edits being to correct an error and to put [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s colors in line with the character's later appearances.<ref>[https://tmukhub.proboards.com/post/282848/thread John-Paul Bove on the Transmasters UK forums]: "Raiders has been coloured to match as closely as possible the original. As far as I can tell the original was coloured in marker pen! This involved some exceptionally detailed hi res scans and taking the texture and colour choices from the original (including a Megs with a lot of gold!). There were two changes made to the originals, one was a colouring error pointed out by Mike Collins himself that affected the linework (see if you can spot it) that I corrected and the other was that the Guardian colours were changed to match all subsequent appearances. When he is taken down he is left a solid colour in that Yomtovy way of doing things."</ref>

For the black-and-white strips printed following the UK comic's format change in 1989, Bove colored the stories depending on whether their plots tied into the UK or the US continuity. He cites "[[Race with the Devil]]" (the first black-and-white story of this kind) and "[[Fallen Star!]]" as examples of US-relevant stories. Meanwhile stories like "[[Survivors]]" emulated the richer colour combinations employed by the UK teams.<ref>[https://tmukhub.proboards.com/post/282848/thread John-Paul Bove on the Transmasters UK forums]: "As stated in the colour commentary in vol 3, the style of colouring for the strips depends entirely on the continuity it follows regardless of which country it originated in. So Race with the Devil and Fallen Star follow US continuity despite being a UK originated strip. So the colour ref will follow what was in the Underbase Saga and the stories containing the classic Pretenders (so background Soundwave is Magenta as Ed said). At a certain point along the way the UK was instructed to follow the US way of colouring, so the techniques becomes the same though the guys and gals in the UK were geniuses in making combinations to generate richer pallets. That's why Survivors etc has been done in a richer, denser style."</ref> "[[Aspects of Evil!]]" and the [[Earthforce]] stories were colored to look like they could've been rendered with inks and airbrushes.<ref>[https://tmukhub.proboards.com/post/282848/thread John-Paul Bove on the Transmasters UK forums]: "For Aspects of Evil (coming soon!) the colouring style is not bound by continuity. I felt doing something like Regen would be too far removed from the time, but instead I have coloured it in a way that could have been rendered with inks and airbrush but that still feels modern without any computer trickery. It's a style based a little on contrast and is hopefully both bold and subtle."</ref>

In some cases, Bove made choices with regards to color schemes based on in-universe reasoning, most notably with [[Xaaron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in volume 19.<ref>[https://tmukhub.proboards.com/post/299016/thread John-Paul Bove on the Transmasters UK forums]: "With Xaaron I was pretty sure that his appearance here was chronologically the first we'd seen him so I decided to make him his UK colours and leave his all yellow look something he got shortly after. This was partly because his all yellow look was awful and there was enough wiggle room to do it. Soundwave on the other hand had appeared magenta before the events of Starscream's Pretender process and after so to change him to blue for this moment between other moments requires a bigger ask. There is a whole complicated reasoning that had to apply to Thunderwing precisely because he appears in different colours in between coloured appearances. I reasoned that he was burned then jumped into the sea which lead to one colour change, got repaired and recoloured when he got back to the ship and then got given a final upgrade when he got made leader. I spent forever working out a logic that would make sense of all the colour schemes he had that I had to jump between. There was definitely method to the madness and many, many hours were spent making it as consistent, justified and sympathetic as possible."</ref>

==Notes==
* The free gifts shipped to subscribers with the first five deliveries (each consisting of two isses - except the first, which included a third issue free) were:
** Autobot/Decepticon [[insignia]] keyrings!
** A wallet!
** A tin-plate version of the cover to "[[Dark Star]]", featuring a cosmically-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]!
** A mug!
** A pair of metal Autobot/Decepticon insignia bookends!<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20170112033736/http://www.transformerscollection.com:80/ Archived copy of official site]</ref>
* Before the partwork launched, the second free gift was advertised as an [[Insignia|Autobrand]] belt buckle.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160914212214/http://www.transformerscollection.com:80/ Archived copy of official site]</ref>
* The first issue collected "[[Target: 2006]]", and was coincidentally out at newsagents thirty years after the story originally ran.<ref>[http://thesolarpool.weebly.com/transformers-uk227.html Solar Pool]: "The Target: 2006 book is already out... if it doesn’t [finish], Target: 2006 was back on at least some newsagents shelves towards the end of its 30th anniversary week. How cool is that?"</ref>
* The printings of Marvel material aren't really identical to those released by IDW—for instance, issue 1 (volume 6 - confused yet?) includes various Marvel trademarks (such as the superheroes around the edge of the cover to "Heavy Traffic" and the kid wearing a Spider-Man t-shirt in "Decepticon Graffiti") which were painted out of IDW's reprints due to rights issues.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-10#post-14168736 Ryan F on the TFW2005 forums]: "The weird thing is, though, these '''aren't''' the IDW versions. The cover to Heavy Traffic has all the Marvel characters around the edge, and the little kid in Decepticon Graffiti is wearing his Spider-Man t-shirt. This stuff was painted out of the IDW trades due to rights issues with Marvel."</ref>

===Errors===
* When the website launched, it accidentally credited [[Andrew Wildman|Andrew ''Wlid''man]].
* Copies of the first issue provided to general retail and initial subscribers had an error on the spine, with the black volume number box at the top being the wrong size.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-12#post-14249131 ultra badness on the TFW2005 forums]: "I just got an email from Hachette to say they had misprinted the spine art on issue 1. And hey will send a replacement. Hurrah! Im going to have 3 issues!"</ref> Subscribers received free corrected copies, while those who bought theirs at newsagents had to wait for replacements which were included with issue 7.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-12#post-14256091 Magnus' Mate on TFW2005]: "Incidentally, the 'corrected' #1 will be available to non-subscribers as well, included free with issue #7!"</ref> Hachette were seen giving away error-stricken copies for free at a signing event at a London comic shop.<ref>[http://forums.millarworld.tv/t/the-trades-thread-hardcovers-graphic-novels-and-more/4923/2359 Millarworld forums (dead link)]</ref> This error shouldn't be confused with the change in spine art for the first four issues made between the limited trial run and the mass release,<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/TransformersG1Collection/posts/1533415153338562?comment_id=1533436356669775&reply_comment_id=1533593929987351 Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection on Facebook]</ref> which means that anyone who subscribed to the series from its trial will end up with ''three'' different copies of issue 1.
* The poster included with issue 1 includes a bio for [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]... which uses an image of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-6#post-13983869 fishpop on the TFW2005 forums]: "Also: the poster that comes with Volume 1 (Target: 2006) shows some small character bios but goofs up the "Jazz" bio by using a picture of Prowl."</ref>
* The trial versions of issues 1 and 2 had the inside cover art swapped: the "Target: 2006" book had artwork for ''Stormbringer'', and vice versa.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-6#post-13989359 drmick on the TFW2005 forums]: "On anybody else's copies, is the inside cover art wrong? I've got Stormbringer art inside the Target:2006 book, and Target:2006 art inside the Stormbringer book."</ref>
* A feature in issue 1 states that the Marvel UK comic sold 200,000 copies per week, when really it only sold 100,000 per week ''at its peak''. This error presumably stems from the fact that Marvel (and other publishers at the time) multiplied their circulation figures by 2.5 to calculate their readership, as they estimated that many issues would be shared between friends and siblings.<ref name=RyanFTarget2006>
* Hatchette's own masterings of the comics introduce yet more errors. In issue 1, for example, an instance of '[[Skids (G1)|]]' in dialogue is misspelled as 'Skips'.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-12#post-14277882 Bass X0 on the TFW2005 forums]: "In Decepticon Graffiti, Skids is called Skips on the second page."</ref> This error was not present in IDW's original reprints.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-13#post-14316444 Magnus' Mate on the TFW2005 forums]: "Except the IDW "Transformers Classics" volume 2 with issue #23 in doesn't have this same problem - Skids is still Skids, not Skips! I know there are other problems with them, but this one is on Hachette."</ref>
* The bio for John Paul Bove included in issue 3 (volume 16) was apparently written by himself in the first person, then edited into the third person—one of the sentences written in first person remains!<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-8#post-14101771 drmick on the TFW2005 forums]: "There is also a half page bio on JP, which was obviously written by himself in the first person, and then edited to be the third person- but they missed one of the first person senetnces and it is still in there!"</ref>
* Some copies of volume 22 had a number erroneously printed on one of the pages.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-20#post-15179844 rodster6 on the TFW2005 forums]: "Got volume 7 today (which I think is issue 22) and there is a weird number printed randomly on one page that shouldn't be there."</ref>
* The first print run for volume 35 had an error where the last two pages of ''Monstrosity'' #11 were swapped with two from "War and Peace" #3.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uk-transformers-graphic-novel-partwork-from-hatchette.1088662/page-18#post-14880721 fishpop on the TFW2005 forums]: "The last two pages of Monstrosity #11 have been swapped with the ones from W&P #3"</ref>
* Many volumes include pages which are stuck together, though this is easy enough for the reader to fix.
* Though some readers may try to convince you otherwise, [[Mister Johnson]] is not an error.

==Covers==
<center><gallery caption="Marvel (US & UK)" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v1.jpg|Vol 1: Power Play
DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|Vol 2: New Order
DefinitiveG1Collection v3.jpg|Vol 3: Dinobot Hunt
DefinitiveG1Collection v4.jpg|Vol 4: Second Generation
DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg|Vol 5: The Smelting Pool
DefinitiveG1Collection v6.jpg|Vol 6: Target: 2006
DefinitiveG1Collection v7.jpg|Vol 7: The Harder They Die
DefinitiveG1Collection v8.jpg|Vol 8: Wanted: <br>Galvatron - Dead or Alive
DefinitiveG1Collection v9.jpg|Vol 9: Toy Soldiers
DefinitiveG1Collection v10.jpg|Vol 10: Trial by Fire
DefinitiveG1Collection v11.jpg|Vol 11:<br>The Legacy of Unicron
DefinitiveG1Collection v12.jpg|Vol 12: Cosmic Carnival
DefinitiveG1Collection v13.jpg|Vol 13: City of Fear
DefinitiveG1Collection v14.jpg|Vol 14: Space Pirates
DefinitiveG1Collection v15.jpg|Vol 15: Time Wars
DefinitiveG1Collection v16.jpg|Vol 16: The Primal Scream
DefinitiveG1Collection v17.jpg|Vol 17: Matrix Quest
DefinitiveG1Collection v18.jpg|Vol 18: Edge of Extinction
DefinitiveG1Collection v19.jpg|Vol 19:<br>Perchance to Dream
DefinitiveG1Collection v20.jpg|Vol 20: End of the Road
</gallery>
<gallery caption="Marvel's Generation 2" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v89.jpg|Vol 89: Realignments
DefinitiveG1Collection v90.jpg|Vol 90: Generation 2 Part 1
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v91.jpg|Vol 91: Generation 2 Part 2 -->
</gallery>
<gallery caption="IDW's Regeneration One" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v21.jpg|Vol 21: Regeneration One
DefinitiveG1Collection v22.jpg|Vol 22: Natural Selection
DefinitiveG1Collection v23.jpg|Vol 23: Destiny
DefinitiveG1Collection v24.jpg|Vol 24:<br>The War to End All Wars
</gallery>
<gallery caption="Dreamwave Productions" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v25.jpg|Vol 25: Prime Directive
DefinitiveG1Collection v26.jpg|Vol 26: War and Peace
DefinitiveG1Collection v27.jpg|Vol 27:<br>Worlds Collide Part 1
DefinitiveG1Collection v28.jpg|Vol 28:<br>Worlds Collide Part 2
DefinitiveG1Collection v29.jpg|Vol 29: The War Within
DefinitiveG1Collection v30.jpg|Vol 30:<br>War Within: The Dark Ages
DefinitiveG1Collection v31.jpg|Vol 31: The Iron Fist
</gallery>

<gallery caption="2005 IDW continuity" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v32.jpg|Vol 32: Infiltration
DefinitiveG1Collection v33.jpg|Vol 33: Megatron Origin
DefinitiveG1Collection v34.jpg|Vol 34: Autocracy
DefinitiveG1Collection v35.jpg|Vol 35: Primacy
DefinitiveG1Collection v36.jpg|Vol 36: Stormbringer
DefinitiveG1Collection v37.jpg|Vol 37: Escalation
DefinitiveG1Collection v38.jpg|Vol 38: Devastation
DefinitiveG1Collection v39.jpg|Vol 39: Hearts of Steel
DefinitiveG1Collection v40.jpg|Vol 40: Maximum Dinobots
DefinitiveG1Collection v41.jpg|Vol 41: Drift
DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|Vol 42: Revelation
DefinitiveG1Collection v43.jpg|Vol 43:<br>All Hail Megatron, Part 1
DefinitiveG1Collection v44.jpg|Vol 44:<br>All Hail Megatron, Part 2
DefinitiveG1Collection v45.jpg|Vol 45:<br>Last Stand of the Wreckers
DefinitiveG1Collection v46.jpg|Vol 46: Things Fall Apart
DefinitiveG1Collection v47.jpg|Vol 47:<br>International Incident
DefinitiveG1Collection v48.jpg|Vol 48:<br>Revenge of the Decepticons
DefinitiveG1Collection v49.jpg|Vol 49: The Iron Age
DefinitiveG1Collection v50.jpg|Vol 50: Heart of Darkness
DefinitiveG1Collection v51.jpg|Vol 51: Chaos Theory
DefinitiveG1Collection v52.jpg|Vol 52: The Death of<br>Optimus Prime
DefinitiveG1Collection v53.jpg|Vol 53: Liars, A to D
DefinitiveG1Collection v54.jpg|Vol 54: A Better Tomorrow
DefinitiveG1Collection v55.jpg|Vol 55: Shadowplay
DefinitiveG1Collection v56.jpg|Vol 56: City On Fire
DefinitiveG1Collection v57.jpg|Vol 57: Remain In Light
DefinitiveG1Collection v58.jpg|Vol 58: Shockpoint
DefinitiveG1Collection v59.jpg|Vol 59:<br>Dark Cybertron, Part 1
DefinitiveG1Collection v60.jpg|Vol 60:<br>Dark Cybertron, Part 2
DefinitiveG1Collection v61.jpg|Vol 61:<br> World Shut Your Mouth
DefinitiveG1Collection v62.jpg|Vol 62: Earthfall
DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg|Vol 63: Elegant Chaos
DefinitiveG1Collection v64.jpg|Vol 64: Windblade
DefinitiveG1Collection v65.jpg|Vol 65: Combiner Wars
DefinitiveG1Collection v66.jpg|Vol 66: Speak, Memory
DefinitiveG1Collection v67.jpg|Vol 67: Conquerors
DefinitiveG1Collection v68.jpg|Vol 68: Empire of Stone
DefinitiveG1Collection v69.jpg|Vol 69: Sins of the Wreckers
DefinitiveG1Collection v70.jpg|Vol 70: Punishment
DefinitiveG1Collection v71.jpg|Vol 71: All Hail Optimus
DefinitiveG1Collection v72.jpg|Vol 72:<br>The Dying of the Light
DefinitiveG1Collection v75.jpg|Vol 75:<br>Titans Return, Part 1
DefinitiveG1Collection v76.jpg|Vol 76:<br>Titans Return, Part 2
DefinitiveG1Collection v77.jpg|Vol 77: Dissolution
DefinitiveG1Collection v78.jpg|Vol 78: New Cybertron
DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg|Vol 79: Primeless
DefinitiveG1Collection v80.jpg|Vol 80: Requiem of the Wreckers
DefinitiveG1Collection v81.jpg|Vol 81: Revolution
DefinitiveG1Collection v82.jpg|Vol 82: Revolutionaries
DefinitiveG1Collection v83.jpg|Vol 83: First Strike
DefinitiveG1Collection v84.jpg|Vol 84: The Falling Part 1
DefinitiveG1Collection v85.jpg|Vol 85: The Falling Part 2
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v86.jpg|Vol 86: The Everlasting Voices -->
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v87.jpg|Vol 87: Crucible -->
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v88.jpg|Vol 88: Unicron -->
</gallery>
<gallery caption="Miscellaneous" perrow="6">
DefinitiveG1Collection v73.jpg|Vol 73:<br>Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Part 1 
DefinitiveG1Collection v74.jpg|Vol 74:<br>Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Part 2
DefinitiveG1Collection v92.jpg|Vol 92:<br>Transformers: The Movie
DefinitiveG1Collection v93.jpg|Vol 93:<br>Beast Wars: The Gathering
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v94.jpg|Vol 94:<br>Beast Wars: The Ascending-->
DefinitiveG1Collection v95.jpg|Vol 95:<br>G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 1
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v96.jpg|Vol 96:<br>G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 2 -->
<!-- DefinitiveG1Collection v97.jpg|Vol 97:<br>G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Part 3 -->
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''[[:Category:Definitive G1 Collection covers|Extended cover gallery]]''</center>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformerscollection.com/ Official website]

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