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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would~~'ve~~ presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.~~<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>~~		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would presumably have acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's various comic series.

	~~''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production~~, ~~enough so that artists had already completed several covers~~. ~~As late as January 2022~~, ~~an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the~~ ''Transformers'' ~~license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set for release after the end of their~~ [[~~Transformers~~ (~~2019 comic~~)\|~~ongoing~~ ''Transformers'' ~~comic~~]]<ref>[https://~~www~~.~~hollywoodreporter~~.com/~~news~~/~~general-news~~/~~idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466~~/ ~~IDW to Lose ‘G~~.I. Joe~~,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of~~ 2022 (~~Exclusive~~) ~~— The Hollywood Reporter]~~</ref>~~—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'',~~ ''[[~~Transformers: Shattered Glass II~~]]''~~, or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced~~ from ~~any other part of~~ the ~~''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''~~[[~~Transformers~~: ~~Beast Wars~~\|~~Beast Wars~~]]'' [[~~Maximals Strike Back, Part 3~~\|~~#12~~]] ~~teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of '~~'~~Beast Wars~~'~~' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.~~<ref> ~~"You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."~~</ref> ~~Solicits for 2022's ''~~[[~~Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron~~]]'', ~~advertised as~~ the ~~grand finale for~~ IDW's ~~aforementioned~~ ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next installment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		Planned for four issues, the main story would have been written by [[John Barber]]. Issues #2-3 would have comprised of two stories each, set in specific continuities:<ref name=TFN2025>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|site=TFNation 2025\|title=Speculation\|year=2025\|month=08\|day=09}}</ref>
			* [[Simon Furman]] would have written a story about ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]]<ref name=TFN2025 />
			* [[Tom Scioli]] would have developed ideas from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and has shared some tantalizing sketches for [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] entering an "[[Energon]] Universe"<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|Megatron]] following his banishment to [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]]<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
			* [[James Roberts]] considered following up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of his ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]'' series<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>
			* [[Brian Ruckley]] has not shared details of his plans, but would presumably have followed up on the premature ending to his run on IDW's [[2019]] ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' reboot

	The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of ~~forcing them into~~ a ~~contrived~~ crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.		Writer [[Nick Roche]] was apparently involved in some capacity, but with his work on ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]'' (which would ultimately stand alone as IDW's send-off to the franchise) he apparently wasn't going to have any scripting duties. These authors all took part in a video conference call where they brainstormed ideas for the series.<ref>{{citesocial\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE\|name=various writers\|site=TFNation 2022\|title=Making the Ideas and Dreams Work\|year=2022\|month=08\|day=13}}</ref>

			The only other glimpses we've received of this series take the form of various covers, produced in advance as is typical of comics production:
			* [[Alex Milne]] depicted dozens of characters from the universes mentioned above, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''Last Bot Standing''
			* [[Guido Guidi]] depicted characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref>
			* [[Andrew Wildman]] depicted [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]]<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref>
			* [[Joana Lafuente]] depicted ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]]<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

			''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed these covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set for release after the end of their ongoing ''Transformers'' comic<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The monthly Transformers series will wrap up by mid-summer, while the Transformers: Beast Wars series will come to its conclusion this summer, too. That will lead to two new miniseries events.\|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/\|name=Borys Kit\|site=The Hollywood Reporter\|title=IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)\|year=2022\|month=01\|day=22}}</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref>"You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref>

			The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of contriving a crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next installment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set for release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next installment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

	The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of forcing them into a contrived crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.		The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of forcing them into a contrived crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.

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	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next ~~instalment~~ that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next installment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

	The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of forcing them into a contrived crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.		The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of forcing them into a contrived crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.

Cyberlink420: /* Overview */ You got 'em backwards

2023-10-05T04:12:03Z

Overview: You got 'em backwards

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=~~The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #~~Transformers ~~Crossover https~~://t.~~co/zOjOmZKFIN~~\|link=https://twitter.com/~~tomscioli~~/status/~~1582761511688495107~~\|name=~~Tom Scioli~~\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=~~Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "~~Transformers: ~~Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version)~~. ~~[alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian~~/~~necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|~~\|link=https://twitter.com/~~JoanaLafuente~~/status/~~1599924114768031744~~\|name=~~Joana Lafuente~~\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''. <ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

Boingus: /* Overview */

2023-10-05T03:52:19Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> ~~and~~ an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=~~The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #~~Transformers ~~Crossover https~~://t.~~co/zOjOmZKFIN~~\|link=https://twitter.com/~~tomscioli~~/status/~~1582761511688495107~~\|name=~~Tom Scioli~~\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''. <ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''. <ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

Locoman at 20:59, 16 July 2023

2023-07-16T20:59:13Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''. <ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

Cyberlink420 at 20:37, 31 May 2023

2023-05-31T20:37:48Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

Usfmm at 06:10, 17 April 2023

2023-04-17T06:10:01Z

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TheLastGherkin at 08:58, 26 October 2022

2022-10-26T08:58:34Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe", <ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria]]. <ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref>		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would've presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> and an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496 Tom Scioli on Twitter]</ref>

	''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed several covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set to release after the end of their [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]]<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/ IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref> "You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref> Solicits for 2022's ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron]]'', advertised as the grand finale for IDW's aforementioned ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next instalment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would~~'ve~~ presumably acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity\|first]] and [[2019 IDW continuity\|second]] main continuities as well as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' and much more. An unproduced cover by [[Alex Milne]] depicts characters from these comics, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''. Another proposed cover by [[Guido Guidi]] features characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref> an unfinished cover by [[Andrew Wildman]] depicts [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]],<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref> and a cover by [[Joana Lafuente]] of ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]],<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref> though it's unclear what, if any, role these characters might've played in the overall story. Prominent IDW authors [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Brian Ruckley]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Tom Scioli]], and others would've collaborated on the overarcing plot, and brainstormed ideas on a video conference call.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE Panel at TFNation 2022]</ref> Preliminary art by Scioli includes a scene where [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] enters an "[[Energon]] Universe",<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and another that depicts the return of [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' Megatron]] from [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]].<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> One possible plot point would have followed up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]''.~~<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>~~		Little is known about the plot of ''Collision Course'': as the miniseries would've seen release in 2022, the final year of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license, it would presumably have acted as a capstone to seventeen years of IDW's ''Transformers'' storytelling, crossing over characters from IDW's various comic series.

	~~''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production~~, ~~enough so that artists had already completed several covers~~. ~~As late as January 2022~~, ~~an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the~~ ''Transformers'' ~~license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set for release after the end of their~~ [[~~Transformers~~ (~~2019 comic~~)\|~~ongoing~~ ''Transformers'' ~~comic~~]]<ref>[https://~~www~~.~~hollywoodreporter~~.com/~~news~~/~~general-news~~/~~idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466~~/ ~~IDW to Lose ‘G~~.I. Joe~~,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of~~ 2022 (~~Exclusive~~) ~~— The Hollywood Reporter]~~</ref>~~—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'',~~ ''[[~~Transformers: Shattered Glass II~~]]''~~, or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced~~ from ~~any other part of~~ the ~~''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''~~[[~~Transformers~~: ~~Beast Wars~~\|~~Beast Wars~~]]'' [[~~Maximals Strike Back, Part 3~~\|~~#12~~]] ~~teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of '~~'~~Beast Wars~~'~~' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.~~<ref> ~~"You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."~~</ref> ~~Solicits for 2022's ''~~[[~~Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron~~]]'', ~~advertised as~~ the ~~grand finale for~~ IDW's ~~aforementioned~~ ''Transformers'' reboot, hinted at a potential next installment that never materialized—it's possible that ''Collision Course'' would've continued the story in some capacity.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221599 "The War for Cybertron may end here, but the Autobots and Decepticons aren't done yet!"]</ref>		Planned for four issues, the main story would have been written by [[John Barber]]. Issues #2-3 would have comprised of two stories each, set in specific continuities:<ref name=TFN2025>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|site=TFNation 2025\|title=Speculation\|year=2025\|month=08\|day=09}}</ref>
			* [[Simon Furman]] would have written a story about ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\|Regeneration One]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]]<ref name=TFN2025 />
			* [[Tom Scioli]] would have developed ideas from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and has shared some tantalizing sketches for [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] entering an "[[Energon]] Universe"<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The Energon Universe from The Unfinished #Transformers Crossover https://t.co/zOjOmZKFIN\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761511688495107\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref> and [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe\|Megatron]] following his banishment to [[Equestria\|Dream Valley]]<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Megatron Design from the Unfinished Transformers Crossover https://t.co/TtjDRDWg1I\|link=https://twitter.com/tomscioli/status/1582761303755882496\|name=Tom Scioli\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=10\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
			* [[James Roberts]] considered following up on the duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' from the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2\|final issue]] of his ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light\|Lost Light]]'' series<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>
			* [[Brian Ruckley]] has not shared details of his plans, but would presumably have followed up on the premature ending to his run on IDW's [[2019]] ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' reboot

	The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of ~~forcing them into~~ a ~~contrived~~ crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.		Writer [[Nick Roche]] was apparently involved in some capacity, but with his work on ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]'' (which would ultimately stand alone as IDW's send-off to the franchise) he apparently wasn't going to have any scripting duties. These authors all took part in a video conference call where they brainstormed ideas for the series.<ref>{{citesocial\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2n-FbzFolE\|name=various writers\|site=TFNation 2022\|title=Making the Ideas and Dreams Work\|year=2022\|month=08\|day=13}}</ref>

			The only other glimpses we've received of this series take the form of various covers, produced in advance as is typical of comics production:
			* [[Alex Milne]] depicted dozens of characters from the universes mentioned above, alongside various familiar faces from the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Transformers'' cartoon]], ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'', the [[Aligned continuity family\|"Aligned" continuity]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]], [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|its anime spinoffs]], and [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|IDW's 2021 comic reboot]], plus a few oddball miniseries like ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', and even ''Last Bot Standing''
			* [[Guido Guidi]] depicted characters explicitly identified as "''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]]" and "''Regeneration One'' [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Regeneration One\|Starscream]],"<ref>''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''</ref>
			* [[Andrew Wildman]] depicted [[Megatron (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] battling [[Grimlock (G1)\|"Generation 1" Grimlock]]<ref>Andrew Wildman panel at TFcon 2022</ref>
			* [[Joana Lafuente]] depicted ''Regeneration One'' Starscream reaching for a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower\|Cybertronian flower]]<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here it is, my last cover for the Transformers while in IDW Publishing's hands. This was one the covers for the unpublished series "Transformers: Collision Course" and I promptly jumped at the opportunity to finally do a Starscream cover (Regen One version). [alt] Transformer's Starscream reaching for a cybertronian/necrobot blue flower while the Universe collapses behind him.\|link=https://twitter.com/JoanaLafuente/status/1599924114768031744\|name=Joana Lafuente\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=12\|day=05\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

			''Collision Course'' was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that artists had already completed these covers. As late as January 2022, an article reporting on IDW's impending loss of the ''Transformers'' license noted that the company had two "event" miniseries set for release after the end of their ongoing ''Transformers'' comic<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The monthly Transformers series will wrap up by mid-summer, while the Transformers: Beast Wars series will come to its conclusion this summer, too. That will lead to two new miniseries events.\|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/\|name=Borys Kit\|site=The Hollywood Reporter\|title=IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)\|year=2022\|month=01\|day=22}}</ref>—it's unclear whether this refers to ''Last Bot Standing'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'', or possibly ''Collision Course'', although ''Last Bot Standing'' is a largely self-contained story ostensibly divorced from any other part of the ''Transformers'' multiverse. That same month, a letters page in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3\|#12]] teased the possibility of a "crossover event" when asked about a potential crossover between the cast of ''Beast Wars'' and IDW's 2019 ''Transformers'' reboot.<ref>"You never know... we may be seeing the Maximals and Predacons in a crossover event in the near future..."</ref>

			The reasons behind ''Collision Course's'' cancellation remain unclear—with only months left on the ''Transformers'' license, it may have come down to time concerns, or simply a desire to have both ''Transformers'' and ''Beast Wars'' end on an organic note instead of contriving a crossover scenario. Alternately, it's possible that IDW chose to market ''Last Bot Standing'', written with the intent of acting as the "final ''Transformers'' story", as a more subdued response to the end of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos.

	==Notes==		==Notes==