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	* Micellaneous work in the 2000s would include "[[Alignment]]" for the Transforce UK convention, [[The Transformers (Madman)\|several]] [[The Balance of Power\|tie-in comics]], [[Panini]]'s [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|short-lived ''Armada'']], and [[Starscream's_New_Body\|three]] [[The_Fierce_Fighting_on_Planet_Nebulos\|different]] [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe\|mangas]].		* Micellaneous work in the 2000s would include "[[Alignment]]" for the Transforce UK convention, [[The Transformers (Madman)\|several]] [[The Balance of Power\|tie-in comics]], [[Panini]]'s [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|short-lived ''Armada'']], and [[Starscream's_New_Body\|three]] [[The_Fierce_Fighting_on_Planet_Nebulos\|different]] [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe\|mangas]].
	* [[IDW Publishing]]: He wrote the first five Generation 1 mini-series for IDW's G1 reboot, as well as numerous ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' issues. His IDW run is notable for being the only instance where he has actually created the mythos from the ground up, rather than coming in after someone else had already set everything up. Other IDW titles include two ''Beast Wars'' mini-series and a ''Beast Wars'' guide book, various comics related to the film series, and the belated "completion" of his Marvel (US) G1 run as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]''. For the 35th anniversary of the franchise, IDW had him write the Marvel prequel ''[[Transformers '84 issue 0\|Transformers '84 #0]]''; it sold well enough to get a [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\|sequel miniseries]].		* [[IDW Publishing]]: He wrote the first five Generation 1 mini-series for IDW's G1 reboot, as well as numerous ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' issues. His IDW run is notable for being the only instance where he has actually created the mythos from the ground up, rather than coming in after someone else had already set everything up. Other IDW titles include two ''Beast Wars'' mini-series and a ''Beast Wars'' guide book, various comics related to the film series, and the belated "completion" of his Marvel (US) G1 run as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]''. For the 35th anniversary of the franchise, IDW had him write the Marvel prequel ''[[Transformers '84 issue 0\|Transformers '84 #0]]''; it sold well enough to get a [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\|sequel miniseries]].
	* ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'': Just when he thought he was out, in 2015–16 he was pulled back in by Hasbro to write the story for the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game. This was his first video game work and he said he enjoyed it as it involved "flexing new creative muscles".<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]: "Usually, storytelling for me is a one-off process, after which it moves on to another level—with the artist, or whatever. But this was much more a case of laying out a rough story framework and then evolving and adapting it to fit the game mechanics, and it was a much more collaborative, team process. I always enjoy flexing new creative muscles, and this was very much that. We tried hard, within what could be a fairly restrictive storytelling medium, to give Earth Wars the kind of narrative integrity that owed more to my comics work. Overall, I think we succeeded."</ref> It was still ongoing five years later with him as writer, which, yes, led to him saying "maybe it does... never end!"<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Hard to believe, but @TransformersWar is 5 years old! Many new characters and sagas later... I'm still loving crafting this mini-universe of its own. Maybe it does... never end!\|link=https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1397450528024633347\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2021\|month=05\|day=26\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'': Just when he thought he was out, in 2015–16 he was pulled back in by Hasbro to write the story for the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game. This was his first video game work and he said he enjoyed it as it involved "flexing new creative muscles".<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]: "Usually, storytelling for me is a one-off process, after which it moves on to another level—with the artist, or whatever. But this was much more a case of laying out a rough story framework and then evolving and adapting it to fit the game mechanics, and it was a much more collaborative, team process. I always enjoy flexing new creative muscles, and this was very much that. We tried hard, within what could be a fairly restrictive storytelling medium, to give Earth Wars the kind of narrative integrity that owed more to my comics work. Overall, I think we succeeded."</ref> It was still ongoing five years later with him as writer (and is still ongoing to this day) which, yes, led to him saying "maybe it does... never end!"<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Hard to believe, but @TransformersWar is 5 years old! Many new characters and sagas later... I'm still loving crafting this mini-universe of its own. Maybe it does... never end!\|link=https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1397450528024633347\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2021\|month=05\|day=26\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.		* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.
	* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.		* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.

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	* ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' #1–4		* ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' #1–4
	* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' #1–4		* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' #1–4
			* ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #1-4 (with [[Ben Yee]])
	* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' #1–4 (with [[Chris Ryall]])		* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' #1–4 (with [[Chris Ryall]])
	* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comic book adaptation]]''		* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comic book adaptation]]''

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	* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'' #0–6		* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'' #0–6
	* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' #1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (story by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]), 16–19 (''Revelation''~~), unrevealed ''Spotlight'' (status unknown~~)		* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' #1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (story by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]), 16–19 (''Revelation'')
	* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' #1–4		* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' #1–4
	* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation\|Escalation]]'' #1–6		* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation\|Escalation]]'' #1–6

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	When Furman became the editor of the UK ''Transformers'' comic, it opened up a dilemma, as Marvel policy, enforced by Marvel US editor-in-chief [[Tom DeFalco]], frowned on editors serving as their own writers. To circumvent this problem, it was agreed that senior editor (and frequent ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]] would serve in an advisory capacity on Furman's own strips.<ref>Starkings, Richard "Prophetic Words" in ''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]'' trade paperback (London; [[Titan Books]], 2002), page 4.</ref> When an editorial credit for the comic as a whole was required, Furman used the credit "Chris Francis", derived from his middle names.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Second Generation'' Trade paperback (London; Titan Books, 2004), page 6.</ref> As far as Starkings was concerned, however, it was an open secret – in his ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]'' title, he happily credited Furman as the editor of ''Transformers''.<ref>"Mail Call!" in [[wikia:gijoe:Action Force (weekly) 28\|''Action Force'' issue 28]] (cover date 12th September 1987): "TRANSFORMERS is edited by stubby Simon Furman (with a script-editing assist from Marvel UK's Managing Editor Jenny O'Connor)."</ref>		When Furman became the editor of the UK ''Transformers'' comic with issue #121,<ref>[[Titan Books]]' ''[[Transformers: Legacy of Unicron]]'', says Furman's takeover was "business as usual for the first few issues, which reprinted US issues [[Mechanical Difficulties!\|28]]-[[Crater Critters\|29]]", thereby implying that Rimmer left in issue [[Fire on High!\|#120]] and "Francis" started in issue [[Mechanical Difficulties!\|#121]].</ref> it opened up a dilemma, as Marvel policy, enforced by Marvel US editor-in-chief [[Tom DeFalco]], frowned on editors serving as their own writers. To circumvent this problem, it was agreed that senior editor (and frequent ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]] would serve in an advisory capacity on Furman's own strips.<ref>Starkings, Richard "Prophetic Words" in ''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]'' trade paperback (London; [[Titan Books]], 2002), page 4.</ref> When an editorial credit for the comic as a whole was required, Furman used the credit "Chris Francis", derived from his middle names.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Second Generation'' Trade paperback (London; Titan Books, 2004), page 6.</ref> As far as Starkings was concerned, however, it was an open secret – in his ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]'' title, he happily credited Furman as the editor of ''Transformers''.<ref>"Mail Call!" in [[wikia:gijoe:Action Force (weekly) 28\|''Action Force'' issue 28]] (cover date 12th September 1987): "TRANSFORMERS is edited by stubby Simon Furman (with a script-editing assist from Marvel UK's Managing Editor Jenny O'Connor)."</ref> Furman was succeeded by [[Euan Peters]] from [[Dark Star\|issue #208]] onwards.<ref>Issue #208's Transformation page.</ref>

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	[[File:Simon-Furman.jpg\|thumb\|But... but [[Swoop (G1)\|Swoop]] is neither vast nor predatory nor even a bird! [[Furmanism\|What is he playing at?]]]]		[[File:Simon-Furman.jpg\|thumb\|But... but [[Swoop (G1)\|Swoop]] is neither vast nor predatory nor even a bird! [[Furmanism\|What is he playing at?]]]]

	British comic book writer '''Simon Christopher Francis Furman''' (born [[March 22]], [[1961]] <ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/sf399/ Interview at Ben Yee's website]</ref>) is probably the most well-known of all ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' comics scribes, and certainly the most prolific. He wrote most of the UK-original comic stories of Generation 1, as well as the latter 1/3rd of the US comic run, and has been author on innumerable Transformers tales since. As a result, he is often the first, last, and occasionally ''only'' resort in penning ''Transformers'' literature, with a deep involvement in a wide variety of product. He's admitted this has left him typecast and his non-''Transformers'' work gets overlooked, but he's stated he stopped struggling against the association years ago and gives thanks for the opportunities and steady income it's given him.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>		British comic book writer '''Simon Christopher Francis Furman''' (born [[March 22]], [[1961]]<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/sf399/ Interview at Ben Yee's website]</ref>) is probably the most well-known of all ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' comics scribes, and certainly the most prolific. He wrote most of the UK-original comic stories of Generation 1, as well as the latter 1/3rd of the US comic run, and has been author on innumerable Transformers tales since. As a result, he is often the first, last, and occasionally ''only'' resort in penning ''Transformers'' literature, with a deep involvement in a wide variety of product. He's admitted this has left him typecast and his non-''Transformers'' work gets overlooked, but he's stated he stopped struggling against the association years ago and gives thanks for the opportunities and steady income it's given him.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>

	He has also written and created many non-''Transformers'' characters, including [[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]], "Dragon's Claws", and "To the Death" with [[Geoff Senior]], "Brute Force" with [[José Delbo]], and "The Vigilant" with [[Simon Coleby]]. He was an editor at [[Titan Books]], which published collections of ''Transformers'' comics among other material, and at Tokyopop he 'localised' a translation of a sci-fi gothic romance manga. We're not joking.<ref>[http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Doll-Vol.-1-by-Mitsukazu-Mihara--translation/Bhj0F3bdk1w/ Austin Texas Library entry for DOLL Volume 1]</ref> He was good at it too. <ref>[http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/tokyopops-bubble-bursts.html Sunday Comics: Tokyopop's Bubble Bursts]: "Mihara’s other Gothic works were a popular mainstay of Tokyopop’s Manga line, thanks to Simon Furman’s translation, who was a writer for Transformers. He gave the disassociated vibe of those protagonists such a realistic feel"</ref>		He has also written and created many non-''Transformers'' characters, including [[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]], "Dragon's Claws", and "To the Death" with [[Geoff Senior]], "Brute Force" with [[José Delbo]], and "The Vigilant" with [[Simon Coleby]]. He was an editor at [[Titan Books]], which published collections of ''Transformers'' comics among other material, and at Tokyopop he 'localised' a translation of a sci-fi gothic romance manga. We're not joking.<ref>[http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Doll-Vol.-1-by-Mitsukazu-Mihara--translation/Bhj0F3bdk1w/ Austin Texas Library entry for DOLL Volume 1]</ref> He was good at it too. <ref>[http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/tokyopops-bubble-bursts.html Sunday Comics: Tokyopop's Bubble Bursts]: "Mihara’s other Gothic works were a popular mainstay of Tokyopop’s Manga line, thanks to Simon Furman’s translation, who was a writer for Transformers. He gave the disassociated vibe of those protagonists such a realistic feel"</ref>

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	* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.		* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.
	* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.		* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.
	* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own ~~admision~~, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I can’t really. I don’t really feel it’s my place to do so. At least, not yet. I can tell you it was great. I was having the best time working on it, with a really great team. The setting was very cool and the enemy was totally kickass. Wish it had come to full fruition, and you’d got to play it. Maybe in time I can talk more, share more. Sigh...\|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Reddit\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>		* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admission, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I can’t really. I don’t really feel it’s my place to do so. At least, not yet. I can tell you it was great. I was having the best time working on it, with a really great team. The setting was very cool and the enemy was totally kickass. Wish it had come to full fruition, and you’d got to play it. Maybe in time I can talk more, share more. Sigh...\|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Reddit\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>

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	* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.		* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.
	* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.		* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.
	* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admision, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I can’t really. I don’t really feel it’s my place to do so. At least, not yet. I can tell you it was great. I was having the best time working on it, with a really great team. The setting was very cool and the enemy was totally kickass. Wish it had come to full fruition, and you’d got to play it. Maybe in time I can talk more, share more. Sigh...\|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i name=Simon Furman\|site=Reddit\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>		* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admision, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I can’t really. I don’t really feel it’s my place to do so. At least, not yet. I can tell you it was great. I was having the best time working on it, with a really great team. The setting was very cool and the enemy was totally kickass. Wish it had come to full fruition, and you’d got to play it. Maybe in time I can talk more, share more. Sigh...\|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Reddit\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>

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	* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.		* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.
	* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.		* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.
	* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admision, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i name=Simon Furman\|site=~~Twitter~~\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>		* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admision, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I can’t really. I don’t really feel it’s my place to do so. At least, not yet. I can tell you it was great. I was having the best time working on it, with a really great team. The setting was very cool and the enemy was totally kickass. Wish it had come to full fruition, and you’d got to play it. Maybe in time I can talk more, share more. Sigh...\|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i name=Simon Furman\|site=Reddit\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>

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	* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.		* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.
	* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.		* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]'': In 2023, Furman returned to video games as the writer for this ''EarthSpark'' tie in.
			* ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'': He wrote multiples aspects of the cancelled video game. <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I'm hearing the plug has officially been pulled on Splash Damage's #Transformers: Reactivate game. I've been contributing story, lore, character work & dialog to the project, alongside amazing teams and creatives.\|link=https://x.com/SimonFurman3/status/1877275986170986918\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=01\|day=09}}</ref> From his own admision, it was great to work on it, shared with a great team. <ref>{{https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1jzwr70/comment/mn9w88i name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=04\|day=15}}</ref>

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	===IDW Publishing===		===IDW Publishing===
	* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'' #0–6		* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'' #0–6
	* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' #1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (story by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]), 16–19 (''Revelation''~~), unrevealed ''Spotlight'' (status unknown~~)		* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight]]'' #1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (story by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]), 16–19 (''Revelation'')
	* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' #1–4		* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' #1–4
	* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation\|Escalation]]'' #1–6		* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation\|Escalation]]'' #1–6

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	British comic book writer '''Simon Christopher Francis Furman''' (born [[March 22]], [[1961]] <ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/sf399/ Interview at Ben Yee's website]</ref>) is probably the most well-known of all ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' comics scribes, and certainly the most prolific. He wrote most of the UK-original comic stories of Generation 1, as well as the latter 1/3rd of the US comic run, and has been author on innumerable Transformers tales since. As a result, he is often the first, last, and occasionally ''only'' resort in penning ''Transformers'' literature, with a deep involvement in a wide variety of product. He's admitted this has left him typecast and his non-''Transformers'' work gets overlooked, but he's stated he stopped struggling against the association years ago and gives thanks for the opportunities and steady income it's given him.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>		British comic book writer '''Simon Christopher Francis Furman''' (born [[March 22]], [[1961]]<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/sf399/ Interview at Ben Yee's website]</ref>) is probably the most well-known of all ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' comics scribes, and certainly the most prolific. He wrote most of the UK-original comic stories of Generation 1, as well as the latter 1/3rd of the US comic run, and has been author on innumerable Transformers tales since. As a result, he is often the first, last, and occasionally ''only'' resort in penning ''Transformers'' literature, with a deep involvement in a wide variety of product. He's admitted this has left him typecast and his non-''Transformers'' work gets overlooked, but he's stated he stopped struggling against the association years ago and gives thanks for the opportunities and steady income it's given him.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>

	He has also written and created many non-''Transformers'' characters, including [[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]], "Dragon's Claws", and "To the Death" with [[Geoff Senior]], "Brute Force" with [[José Delbo]], and "The Vigilant" with [[Simon Coleby]]. He was an editor at [[Titan Books]], which published collections of ''Transformers'' comics among other material, and at Tokyopop he 'localised' a translation of a sci-fi gothic romance manga. We're not joking.<ref>[http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Doll-Vol.-1-by-Mitsukazu-Mihara--translation/Bhj0F3bdk1w/ Austin Texas Library entry for DOLL Volume 1]</ref> He was good at it too. <ref>[http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/tokyopops-bubble-bursts.html Sunday Comics: Tokyopop's Bubble Bursts]: "Mihara’s other Gothic works were a popular mainstay of Tokyopop’s Manga line, thanks to Simon Furman’s translation, who was a writer for Transformers. He gave the disassociated vibe of those protagonists such a realistic feel"</ref>		He has also written and created many non-''Transformers'' characters, including [[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]], "Dragon's Claws", and "To the Death" with [[Geoff Senior]], "Brute Force" with [[José Delbo]], and "The Vigilant" with [[Simon Coleby]]. He was an editor at [[Titan Books]], which published collections of ''Transformers'' comics among other material, and at Tokyopop he 'localised' a translation of a sci-fi gothic romance manga. We're not joking.<ref>[http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Doll-Vol.-1-by-Mitsukazu-Mihara--translation/Bhj0F3bdk1w/ Austin Texas Library entry for DOLL Volume 1]</ref> He was good at it too. <ref>[http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/tokyopops-bubble-bursts.html Sunday Comics: Tokyopop's Bubble Bursts]: "Mihara’s other Gothic works were a popular mainstay of Tokyopop’s Manga line, thanks to Simon Furman’s translation, who was a writer for Transformers. He gave the disassociated vibe of those protagonists such a realistic feel"</ref>