Transformers Annual - Revision history

Velvet Android at 14:36, 5 May 2026

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	'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date on the cover. ~~Traditionally, Annuals~~ in the UK contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these has varied strongly over the decades. The [[Marvel Comics]] Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).		'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date given on the cover.

			An "annual" in the UK is a slim, large-format volume, acting as a kind of yearbook based on a popular intellectual property – e.g. a children's comic strip, TV show or toyline – and intended primarily as a 'stocking-filler' gift. Traditionally, annuals contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these has varied strongly over the decades.

			The [[Marvel Comics]] Transformers Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).

	The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.		The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.

	While some annuals, notably those ~~concerning~~ {{w\|Rupert Bear}}, are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.		While some annuals for other IPs, notably those for {{w\|Rupert Bear}}, are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99-£7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.

	==List of Annuals==		==List of Annuals==
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	*[[Transformers Annual 1992]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1992]]

	No, the annuals didn't skip a ~~year—in~~ [[1988]], Marvel changed the dating system of their annuals, so the one released that year, and in each subsequent year, was dated to the ''upcoming'' year, instead of the year of publication.		No, the annuals didn't skip a year – in [[1988]], Marvel changed the dating system of their annuals, so the one released that year, and in each subsequent year, was dated to the ''upcoming'' year, instead of the year of publication.

	===Generation 2===		===Generation 2===

Locoman: /* IDW Annuals */

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IDW Annuals

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	*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]		*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
	*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]		*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]
			*[[Light/Star\|''Transformers'' Annual 2021]]
			*[[Beast Wars Annual\|''Beast Wars'' Annual 2022]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

Jalaguy: /* IDW Annuals */

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IDW Annuals

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	[[IDW Publishing]] has also released a handful of their own annuals to go along with their Transformers publications. Like all "annuals" in the US comic book market, they are simply longer regular-size comic books, rather than hardback, extras-loaded publications seen in the UK, and they rarely actually come out annually.		[[IDW Publishing]] has also released a handful of their own annuals to go along with their Transformers publications. Like all "annuals" in the US comic book market, they are simply longer regular-size comic books, rather than hardback, extras-loaded publications seen in the UK, and they rarely actually come out annually.

	*[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations\|''More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations\|''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]		*[[The Chosen One\|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]		*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
	*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]		*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

Jalaguy: /* IDW Annuals */

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IDW Annuals

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	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]		*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]
			*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
			*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

Cyberlink420 at 14:10, 13 September 2018

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	The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.		The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.

	While some annuals, notably those concerning ~~[[Wikipedia:Rupert Bear~~\|Rupert Bear]], are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.		While some annuals, notably those concerning {{w\|Rupert Bear}}, are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.

	==List of Annuals==		==List of Annuals==

TBR: /* IDW Annuals */

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IDW Annuals

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	*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
			*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

Chris McFeely at 12:23, 26 March 2018

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	==List of Annuals==		==List of Annuals==
	===Generation 1===		===Generation 1===
			*[[Transformers Annual 1985]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1986]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1986]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1987]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1987]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1988]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1989]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1989]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1990]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1990]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1991]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1991]]
	*[[Transformers Annual 1992]]		*[[Transformers Annual 1992]]

			No, the annuals didn't skip a year—in [[1988]], Marvel changed the dating system of their annuals, so the one released that year, and in each subsequent year, was dated to the ''upcoming'' year, instead of the year of publication.

	===Generation 2===		===Generation 2===

Chris McFeely: Not the same thing.

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Not the same thing.

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	*[[Transformers Annual 2015]]		*[[Transformers Annual 2015]]

	===IDW===		==IDW Annuals==
	*[[Transformers Annual 2017]]		[[IDW Publishing]] has also released a handful of their own annuals to go along with their Transformers publications. Like all "annuals" in the US comic book market, they are simply longer regular-size comic books, rather than hardback, extras-loaded publications seen in the UK, and they rarely actually come out annually.

			*[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations\|''More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]]
			*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]
			*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

Projectus at 04:42, 8 March 2017

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	===Age of Extinction===		===Age of Extinction===
	*[[Transformers Annual 2015]]		*[[Transformers Annual 2015]]

			===IDW===
			*[[Transformers Annual 2017]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

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	[[File:Transformers annual 1987.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]		[[File:Transformers annual 1987.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]
	'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date on the cover. Traditionally, Annuals in the UK contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these ~~had~~ varied strongly over the decades. The [[Marvel Comics]] Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).		'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date on the cover. Traditionally, Annuals in the UK contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these has varied strongly over the decades. The [[Marvel Comics]] Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).

	The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (~~Dreamwave~~)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.		The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.

	While some annuals, notably those concerning [[Wikipedia:Rupert Bear\|Rupert Bear]], are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.		While some annuals, notably those concerning [[Wikipedia:Rupert Bear\|Rupert Bear]], are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.

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	*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]		*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
	*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]		*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]
			*[[Light/Star\|''Transformers'' Annual 2021]]
			*[[Beast Wars Annual\|''Beast Wars'' Annual 2022]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

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	[[IDW Publishing]] has also released a handful of their own annuals to go along with their Transformers publications. Like all "annuals" in the US comic book market, they are simply longer regular-size comic books, rather than hardback, extras-loaded publications seen in the UK, and they rarely actually come out annually.		[[IDW Publishing]] has also released a handful of their own annuals to go along with their Transformers publications. Like all "annuals" in the US comic book market, they are simply longer regular-size comic books, rather than hardback, extras-loaded publications seen in the UK, and they rarely actually come out annually.

	*[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations\|''More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations\|''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]		*[[The Chosen One\|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]		*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
	*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]		*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

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	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
	*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]		*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]
			*[[Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|''Optimus Prime'' Annual 2018]]
			*[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers\|''Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers'' Annual]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

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	*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]		*[[Primus: All Good Things\|''Robots in Disguise'' Annual 2012]]
	*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]		*[[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]]
			*[[The Chosen One\|''Till All Are One'' Annual 2017]]

	[[Category:Annuals\| *]]		[[Category:Annuals\| *]]

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	[[File:Transformers annual 1987.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]		[[File:Transformers annual 1987.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]
	'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date on the cover. Traditionally, Annuals in the UK contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these ~~had~~ varied strongly over the decades. The [[Marvel Comics]] Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).		'''Transformers Annuals''' are hardback books released in the [[United Kingdom]], typically during the run-up to [[Christmas]] the year before the date on the cover. Traditionally, Annuals in the UK contain a mixture of comics, text stories, profiles, puzzles and games, but the balance between these has varied strongly over the decades. The [[Marvel Comics]] Annuals of the G1 era contained stories which are regarded as part of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK comic]] canon, as well as unique [[Transformers AtoZ\|A-Z profiles]] of characters in the context of the UK continuity (such as [[Earthforce]]).

	The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (~~Dreamwave~~)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.		The two Annuals produced during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] period are almost entirely reprints of the contemporary [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'']] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|''Energon'']] comics, with no introductory or background material. In the [[Live-action film series\|live-action movie]] era, the balance has swung the other way, with the Annuals filled with games and puzzles, interspersed with a text story such as a movie adaptation.

	While some annuals, notably those concerning [[Wikipedia:Rupert Bear\|Rupert Bear]], are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.		While some annuals, notably those concerning [[Wikipedia:Rupert Bear\|Rupert Bear]], are so rare as to fetch thousands of pounds, Transformers Annuals have so far failed to attain that sort of value. Indeed, while they typically retail for £6.99 - £7.99 before Christmas, after the holidays they can often be picked up for under £1.