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{{disambig3.5|the 2009-2011 ongoing series|the IDW comic known simply as "The Transformers" from issue 35 onward|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Transformers}}
{{disambig3.5|the 2009-2011 ongoing series|the IDW comic known simply as "The Transformers" from issue 35 onward|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Transformers}}
[[File:IDW TF vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You know you love it!]]
[[File:IDW TF vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You know you love it!]]
'''''The Transformers''''' was an ongoing comic book series published by [[IDW Publishing]]. Set two years after the conclusion of the ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' miniseries, it served as another jumping-on point for new readers, and forms the third major "act" of IDW's then ongoing [[2005 IDW continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].
 
'''''The Transformers''''' is an ongoing comic book series published by [[IDW Publishing]]. Set two years after the conclusion of the ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' miniseries, it served as another jumping-on point for new readers, and forms the third major "act" of IDW's then ongoing [[2005 IDW continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].


Published monthly from November [[2009]], it went bi-weekly from July [[2011]] until December [[2011]], alternating between two stories as part of the series-ending "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" event. After that wrapped up in issue #31, a one-shot (initially solicited as issue #125<ref name="TF125">125 issues was the sum total of all the ''The Transformers'' series and Spotlights published by IDW to that point except crossovers ''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]''</ref>) entitled ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' was published, and then the title was replaced by two new monthly ongoings, ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.
Published monthly from November [[2009]], it went bi-weekly from July [[2011]] until December [[2011]], alternating between two stories as part of the series-ending "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" event. After that wrapped up in issue #31, a one-shot (initially solicited as issue #125<ref name="TF125">125 issues was the sum total of all the ''The Transformers'' series and Spotlights published by IDW to that point except crossovers ''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]''</ref>) entitled ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' was published, and then the title was replaced by two new monthly ongoings, ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.


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*[[...For All Mankind|#1]]
* [[...For All Mankind|#1]]
*[[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]]
* [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]]
*[[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|#3]]
* [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|#3]]
*[[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|#4]]
* [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|#4]]
*[[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|#5]]
* [[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|#5]]
*[[Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|#6]]
* [[Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|#6]]
*[[All His Engines‎|#7]]
* [[All His Engines‎|#7]]
*[[Scrapper (issue)|#8]]
* [[Scrapper (issue)|#8]]
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|#9]]
* [[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|#9]]
*[[International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|#10]]
* [[International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|#10]]
*[[International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|#11]]
* [[International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|#11]]
*[[International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|#12]]
* [[International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|#12]]
*[[Heart Like a Wheel‎|#13]]
* [[Heart Like a Wheel‎|#13]]
*[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|#14]]
* [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|#14]]
*[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|#15]]
* [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|#15]]
*[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies‎|#16]]
* [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies‎|#16]]
*[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome‎|#17]]  
* [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome‎|#17]]  
*[[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|#18]]
* [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|#18]]
*[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]]
* [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]]
*[[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|#20]]
* [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|#20]]
*[[The Transformers issue 21|#21]]
* [[The Transformers issue 21|#21]]
*[[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22]]
* [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22]]
*[[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]]
* [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]]
*[[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|#24]]
* [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|#24]]
*[[Police Action: Part 1|#25]]
* [[Police Action: Part 1|#25]]
*[[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|#26]]
* [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|#26]]
*[[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|#27]]
* [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|#27]]
*[[Chaos Part Three: Kings|#28]]
* [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|#28]]
*[[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|#29]]
* [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|#29]]
*[[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|#30]]
* [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|#30]]
*[[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|#31]]
* [[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|#31]]
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}}
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[[File:TFvol1 18cvrB.jpg|thumb|165px]]
[[File:TFvol1 18cvrB.jpg|thumb|165px]]
Working with Skywatch, the Autobots begin helping them deal with Transformer-related crises around Earth, finding themselves caught between the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], allied with [[North Korea]], and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], working for [[China]]. Disenchanted Skywatch operative [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] broadcasts footage of this battle to the world, exposing Skywatch's secret alliance with the Autobots; when Bumblebee tries to hold a press conference in response, he is grievously injured by a [[Joe Gladki|human agent]] of anti-Transformer movement [[Earth's Children]], wielding [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] weaponry surreptitiously supplied by the Decepticons. This heralds the return of the rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who launches a devastating attack on Skywatch and the Autobots but is eventually defeated by Optimus Prime and surrenders to his custody.  
Working with Skywatch, the Autobots begin helping them deal with Transformer-related crises around Earth, finding themselves caught between the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], allied with [[North Korea]], and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], working for [[China]]. Disenchanted Skywatch operative [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] broadcasts footage of this battle to the world, exposing Skywatch's secret alliance with the Autobots; when Bumblebee tries to hold a press conference in response, he is grievously injured by a [[Joe Gladki|human agent]] of anti-Transformer movement [[Earth's Children]], wielding [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] weaponry surreptitiously supplied by the Decepticons. This heralds the return of the rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who launches a devastating attack on Skywatch and the Autobots but is eventually defeated by Optimus Prime and surrenders to his custody.


Meanwhile, on his sojourn in space, Rodimus manages to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. Gathering allies [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Garnak]] on the planet [[LV-118]] and then heading to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, where he adds [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and a resurrected Ironhide to his team, Rodimus discovers that [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] has returned with an army and is planning something on the Transformers' homeworld. Rodimus returns to Earth to pass on this news, and most of the Autobots then join Optimus Prime in taking off for Cybertron aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], with Megatron as their prisoner, to stop Galvatron's scheme. [[File:Chaos megatron vs sweeps.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] A small contingent of Autobots remains behind on Earth to investigate allegations that Skywatch head [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] illegally executed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], discovering that his crimes go far deeper, and that he has been trading weapons technology with Swindle. Spike goes on the run, and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], already compromised after killing a human in the heat of battle, dissolves the Autobots' alliance with Skywatch.
Meanwhile, on his sojourn in space, Rodimus manages to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. Gathering allies [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Garnak]] on the planet [[LV-118]] and then heading to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, where he adds [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and a resurrected Ironhide to his team, Rodimus discovers that [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] has returned with an army and is planning something on the Transformers' homeworld. Rodimus returns to Earth to pass on this news, and most of the Autobots then join Optimus Prime in taking off for Cybertron aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], with Megatron as their prisoner, to stop Galvatron's scheme. [[File:Chaos megatron vs sweeps.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] A small contingent of Autobots remains behind on Earth to investigate allegations that Skywatch head [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] illegally executed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], discovering that his crimes go far deeper, and that he has been trading weapons technology with Swindle. Spike goes on the run, and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], already compromised after killing a human in the heat of battle, dissolves the Autobots' alliance with Skywatch.
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===Companion mini-series===
===Companion mini-series===
[[File:Spotlight Prowl cvrB.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Spotlight Prowl cvr-A.jpg|thumb]]
The launch of the ongoing series was accompanied by two concurrently-published mini-series: ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. ''Bumblebee'' occurs simultaneously with issues #3-5 of the ongoing, exploring the earliest phase of Bumblebee's newly inherited leadership of the Autobots and gaining him a body upgrade that is reflected in the main series, while ''Wreckers'' chronicles a mission of the fan-favourite [[Wrecker|Autobot commando group]] in a story almost entirely disconnected from the ongoing, save for its moving of Ultra Magnus into position for his appearance in the ongoing's third issue. What ''Wreckers'' did do, however, was reiterate the exceptionally popular scheming, Machiavellian personality of IDW's incarnation of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], introduced in [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]]. As such, when the first issue of the ongoing contradicted this by portraying Prowl as an altruist willing to save Decepticon lives, fandom reaction was immediately negative. The change in personality was not accidental, and was intended to be explored in a later issue of the ongoing, but this negative reaction prompted the story to be moved up the schedule, leading to it being published not in the ongoing itself, but in the one-shot ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]''.
The launch of the ongoing series was accompanied by two concurrently-published mini-series: ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. ''Bumblebee'' occurs simultaneously with issues #3-5 of the ongoing, exploring the earliest phase of Bumblebee's newly inherited leadership of the Autobots and gaining him a body upgrade that is reflected in the main series, while ''Wreckers'' chronicles a mission of the fan-favourite [[Wreckers|Autobot commando group]] in a story almost entirely disconnected from the ongoing, save for its moving of Ultra Magnus into position for his appearance in the ongoing's third issue. What ''Wreckers'' did do, however, was reiterate the exceptionally popular scheming, Machiavellian personality of IDW's incarnation of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], introduced in [[Everything in Its Right Place|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]]. As such, when the first issue of the ongoing contradicted this by portraying Prowl as an altruist willing to save Decepticon lives, fandom reaction was immediately negative. The change in personality was not accidental, and was intended to be explored in a later issue of the ongoing, but this negative reaction prompted the story to be moved up the schedule, leading to it being published not in the ongoing itself, but in the one-shot ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]''.


About half a year into the ongoing's run, the ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' mini-series covered the character's return to life, which would then be reflected in the ongoing during the "Space Opera" storyline. "Space Opera" was also part of the build-up to the "Chaos" event, which was also foreshadowed across separate mini-series, starting with the two-issue tie-in to IDW's company-wide ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' crossover, belatedly following up on Galvatron's revival in [[All Hail Megatron issue 14|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]] eighteen months prior. The following month, the mini-series ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' greatly expanded on Galvatron's activities between ''All Hail'' and ''Infestation'', dovetailing its final issue with his appearance in the ongoing, both published in the same month. ''Heart of Darkness'' was considered relevant enough that it was collected as "Volume 4" of the ongoing's series of trade paperbacks (see Collections, below).
About half a year into the ongoing's run, the ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' mini-series covered the character's return to life, which would then be reflected in the ongoing during the "Space Opera" storyline. "Space Opera" was also part of the build-up to the "Chaos" event, which was also foreshadowed across separate mini-series, starting with the two-issue tie-in to IDW's company-wide ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' crossover, belatedly following up on Galvatron's revival in [[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]] eighteen months prior. The following month, the mini-series ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' greatly expanded on Galvatron's activities between ''All Hail'' and ''Infestation'', dovetailing its final issue with his appearance in the ongoing, both published in the same month. ''Heart of Darkness'' was considered relevant enough that it was collected as "Volume 4" of the ongoing's series of trade paperbacks (see Collections, below).
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==Creative team==
==Creative team==
[[File:Mike Costa.jpg|left|thumb|Series writer [[Mike Costa]].]]
[[File:Mike Costa.jpg|left|thumb|Series writer [[Mike Costa]].]]
The series was predominantly written by [[Mike Costa]], who also wrote two "prequel" stories for it in issues [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|#13]] and [[All Hail Megatron issue 16|#16]] of ''All Hail Megatron''. Newcomer [[James Roberts]], having quickly established a popular reputation as co-writer of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'', wrote the two-part "Chaos Theory" across issues #22 and #23, mostly serving to plant seeds that would later be of major import during his time as writer of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', and co-wrote "Chaos" (#24, #26, #28 and #30) with Costa. Both "Chaos" and "Chaos Theory" were intended to be separately-published mini-series which wound up being folded into the ongoing series; when this occurred, the ongoing began shipping twice a month until its conclusion.
The series was predominantly written by [[Mike Costa]], who also wrote two "prequel" stories for it in issues [[Uneasy Lies the Head|#13]] and [[The Man of Steel|#16]] of ''All Hail Megatron''. Newcomer [[James Roberts]], having quickly established a popular reputation as co-writer of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'', wrote the two-part "Chaos Theory" across issues #22 and #23, mostly serving to plant seeds that would later be of major import during his time as writer of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', and co-wrote "Chaos" (#24, #26, #28 and #30) with Costa. Both "Chaos" and "Chaos Theory" were intended to be separately-published mini-series which wound up being folded into the ongoing series; when this occurred, the ongoing began shipping twice a month until its conclusion.


The series was launched with particular hype surrounding the return to art duties of fan-favourite [[Don Figueroa]], who had taken a hiatus from working on the brand two years prior. Figueroa provided artwork for the first six-issue story arc, "For All Mankind"; this was followed by two one-shot stories illustrated by [[E. J. Su]] in #7 and [[Javier Saltares]] in #8, after which [[Guido Guidi]] took up art duties for the four-part "International Incident". After a single-issue stint from [[Nick Roche]] on #13, Figueroa returned with intent to illustrate the entire "Revenge of the Decepticons" storyline, only to wind up leaving after #15, leading to [[Alex Milne]] taking over the rest of the story. [[File:IDWongoing1 dons new style.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The sharp, skeletal, inhuman style Figueroa brought to the ongoing was widely unpopular with fans.]] Colours for these first eighteen issues were provided by [[James Brown]] and [[Andrew Dalhouse]]. Every issue featured multiple covers, with almost every one including a cover drawn by the interior artist; in cases where the interior artist was not Figueroa, he would then provide an alternate cover up until he departed the series. Notable alternate covers for issues that featured Figueroa interiors included a run by Transformers veteran [[Andrew Wildman]] on issues #2-7, and Nick Roche on issues #14-18.
The series was launched with particular hype surrounding the return to art duties of fan-favourite [[Don Figueroa]], who had taken a hiatus from working on the brand two years prior. Figueroa provided artwork for the first six-issue story arc, "For All Mankind"; this was followed by two one-shot stories illustrated by [[E. J. Su]] in #7 and [[Javier Saltares]] in #8, after which [[Guido Guidi]] took up art duties for the four-part "International Incident". After a single-issue stint from [[Nick Roche]] on #13, Figueroa returned with intent to illustrate the entire "Revenge of the Decepticons" storyline, only to wind up leaving after #15, leading to [[Alex Milne]] taking over the rest of the story. [[File:IDWongoing1 dons new style.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The sharp, skeletal, inhuman style Figueroa brought to the ongoing was widely unpopular with fans.]] Colours for these first eighteen issues were provided by [[James Brown]] and [[Andrew Dalhouse]]. Every issue featured multiple covers, with almost every one including a cover drawn by the interior artist; in cases where the interior artist was not Figueroa, he would then provide an alternate cover up until he departed the series. Notable alternate covers for issues that featured Figueroa interiors included a run by Transformers veteran [[Andrew Wildman]] on issues #2-7, and Nick Roche on issues #14-18.
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[[File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|One of these changes is an in-story plot point. The rest is artistic license. Can you tell which is which?]]
[[File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|One of these changes is an in-story plot point. The rest is artistic license. Can you tell which is which?]]


With his return to Transformers, Figueroa brought with him an entirely new art style which he debuted in [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|''All Hail Megatron'' #13]], redesigning the cast with a more skeletal, technically-complex style that was both evocative of the [[live-action film series]] and immediately very unpopular with the fandom. However, IDW did not require its other artists to adhere to this new look, and so the assorted companion mini-series, along with later issues of the ongoing itself that were drawn by other artists featured a bevy of styles and designs that played fast and loose with any kind of consistency regarding character appearance and [[alternate mode]]. When Milne took over the book, he introduced some consistency by drawing the characters in streamlined versions of their Figueroa designs, though Ramondelli would wind up mixing and matching various designs for "Chaos", a story that saw Figueroa's skeletal designs sharing panel space with traditional Transformer aesthetics in a particularly jarring visual jumble.
With his return to Transformers, Figueroa brought with him an entirely new art style which he debuted in [[Old Ways|''All Hail Megatron'' #13]], redesigning the cast with a more skeletal, technically complex style that was both evocative of the [[live-action film series]] and immediately very unpopular with the fandom. However, IDW did not require its other artists to adhere to this new look, and so the assorted companion mini-series, along with later issues of the ongoing itself that were drawn by other artists featured a bevy of styles and designs that played fast and loose with any kind of consistency regarding character appearance and [[alternate mode]]. When Milne took over the book, he introduced some consistency by drawing the characters in streamlined versions of their Figueroa designs, though Ramondelli would wind up mixing and matching various designs for "Chaos", a story that saw Figueroa's skeletal designs sharing panel space with traditional Transformer aesthetics in a particularly jarring visual jumble.


[[File:IDWBlurrRudeAwakeningImpossibleKnot.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Robots undisguised.]]
[[File:IDWBlurrRudeAwakeningImpossibleKnot.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Robots undisguised.]]
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[[File:IDWBluestreakSilverstreak.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|First it was Megatron and Galvatron, then there were Bumblebee and Goldbug... what's next, Rodimus Prime and Hot Rod as well?]]
[[File:IDWBluestreakSilverstreak.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|First it was Megatron and Galvatron, then there were Bumblebee and Goldbug... what's next, Rodimus Prime and Hot Rod as well?]]


Furthermore, as mentioned above, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] was concurrently portrayed as a morally questionable schemer in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' and as a morally upright team player in ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]'' and the ongoing title. By the time of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', Prowl was consistently characterized as a cunning schemer, after that version had proven to be more popular with fans.
Furthermore, as mentioned above, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] was concurrently portrayed as a morally questionable schemer in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' and as a morally upright team player in ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[Ride-Along|Prowl]]'' and the ongoing title. By the time of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', Prowl was consistently characterized as a cunning schemer, after that version had proven to be more popular with fans.


In any case, once [[John Barber]] replaced Schmidt as ''Transformers'' editor, he brought with him a vastly different approach to his job, which also saw the visual fluctuation being actively addressed with the inception of 2012's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'', in which characters once again adhere to consistent designs (on the whole) and personalities.
In any case, once [[John Barber]] replaced Schmidt as ''Transformers'' editor, he brought with him a vastly different approach to his job, which also saw the visual fluctuation being actively addressed with the inception of 2012's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'', in which characters once again adhere to consistent designs (on the whole) and personalities.
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All thirty-one issues of the series were collected in a series of seven trade paperbacks; volumes 1–3 and 5–7 collect the series itself, while the fourth volume instead collects the four-issue tie-in mini-series, ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.
All thirty-one issues of the series were collected in a series of seven trade paperbacks; volumes 1–3 and 5–7 collect the series itself, while the fourth volume instead collects the four-issue tie-in mini-series, ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 1: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[June 9]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 1: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[June 9]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842</small>
**Collects issues #1–6
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6.
**Bonus material includes: art from all covers, including design sketches from [[Don Figueroa]].
** Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from [[Don Figueroa]].
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 2: International Incident''''' <small>([[December 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600108040 / ISBN 978-1600108044</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 2: International Incident''''' <small>([[December 8]], 2010) ISBN 1600108040 / ISBN 978-1600108044</small>
**Collects issues #7–12
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–12.
**Bonus material includes: art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa.
** Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[July 27]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1600109810 / ISBN 978-1600109812</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[July 27]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1600109810 / ISBN 978-1600109812</small>
**Collects issues #13–18
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18.
**Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa and [[Marcelo Matere]].
** Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa and [[Marcelo Matere]].
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 4: Heart of Darkness''''' <small>([[September 14]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1613770510 / ISBN 978-1613770511</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 4: Heart of Darkness''''' <small>([[September 14]], 2011) ISBN 1613770510 / ISBN 978-1613770511</small>
**''See:'' [[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' issues [[Heart of Darkness issue 1|#1]]–[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|4]].
** Bonus material includes art from all covers.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[November 2]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1613770901 / ISBN 978-1613770900</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[November 2]], 2011) ISBN 1613770901 / ISBN 978-1613770900</small>
**Collects issues #19–23
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23.
**Bonus material includes art from most covers.
** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 6: Police Action''''' <small>([[February 15]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771649 / ISBN 978-1613771648</small>
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 6: Police Action''''' <small>([[February 15]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771649 / ISBN 978-1613771648</small>
**Collects issues #25, 27, 29 and ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]''
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #25, #27 & #29, and ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[Ride-Along|Prowl]]''.
**Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus a B&W art page from "[[Police Action: Part 1]]".
** Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus a B&W art page from "[[Police Action: Part 1]]".
** Trade paperback format.


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:IDW TF vol1.jpg|'''''The Transformers, Volume 1: For All Mankind'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[James Brown]]
File:IDW TF vol1.jpg|'''''Volume 1: For All Mankind''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[James Brown]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb2.jpg|'''''Vol. 2: International Incident'''''; cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] and James Brown
File:IDW ongoing tpb2.jpg|'''''Volume 2: International Incident''''' – cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] and James Brown
File:IDW ongoing tpb3.jpg|'''''Vol. 3: Revenge of the Decepticons'''''; cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Andrew Dalhouse]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb3.jpg|'''''Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Andrew Dalhouse]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb4.jpg|'''''Vol. 4: Heart of Darkness'''''; cover art by [[Ulises Farinas]] and [[Andrew Crossley]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb4.jpg|'''''Volume 4: Heart of Darkness''''' – cover art by [[Ulises Fariñas]] and [[Andrew Crossley]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb5.jpg|'''''Vol. 5: Chaos Theory'''''; cover art by [[Nick Roche]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb5.jpg|'''''Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb6.jpg|'''''Vol. 6: Police Action'''''; cover art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
File:IDW ongoing tpb6.jpg|'''''Volume 6: Police Action''''' – cover art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


* '''''The Transformers, Volume 7: Chaos''''' <small>([[March 14]], 2012) ISBN 1613771401 / ISBN 978-1613771402</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
** Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus B&W art sketches from [[Livio Ramondelli]].
** Trade paperback format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six]]''''' <small>([[May 9]], 2012) ISBN 1613771835 / ISBN 978-1613771839</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6, ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'' issues [[The Hanging Sword|#1]]–[[Wings of Wax|4]], ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' issues [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|#1]]–[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|5]], and ''Spotlight: Prowl''.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven]]''''' <small>([[October 17]], 2012) ISBN 1613774060 / ISBN 978-1613774069</small>
** Collects ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' issues [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|#1]]–[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|2]], ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–18, and ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' issues [[The Iron Age|#1]]–[[Any Old Iron|4]].
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Eight]]''''' <small>([[May 7]], [[2013]]) ISBN 1613776276 / ISBN 978-1613776278</small>
** Collects ''Heart of Darkness'' issues #1–4, and ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–31.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness''''' <small>([[May 31]], [[2017]])</small>
** Collects ''Heart of Darkness'' issues #1–4, and ''Infestation'' issues #1–2.
** Bonus material includes a post-mortem on "[[zombie|Zombots]]" across the various comics and a bio on [[Hardhead (G1)|IDW Hardhead]].
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart''''' <small>([[October 4]], 2017)</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #2–8.
** Bonus material includes character design sketches by Figueroa, an extract from [[Decepticomments]] from ''The Transformers'' #4 by Mike Costa, and a bio on IDW [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].
** Hardcover format.
<gallery>
File:IDW ongoing tpb7.jpg|'''''Volume 7: Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:IDWCollection6.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Six''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:IDWCollection7.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Seven''''' – cover art by E. J. Su
File:IDWCollection8.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Eight''''' – cover art by E. J. Su
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v50.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness''''' – cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] and Ulises Fariñas
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v46.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart''''' – cover art by [[Makoto Ono]] and Don Figueroa
</gallery>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime''''' <small>([[December 13]], 2017)</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31, and ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]''.
** Bonus material includes an interview with [[James Roberts]] on how he worked his way up to become an ongoing writer, and character design sketches by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers''''' <small>([[May 16]], [[2018]])</small>
** Collects ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' issues #1–5, ''Spotlight: Prowl'', and ''The Transformers'' (2009) #1.
** Bonus material includes an interview with Nick Roche, pre-production sketches and story drafts.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 49: The Iron Age''''' <small>([[May 30]], 2018)</small>
** Collects ''Ironhide'' issues #1–4, and ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–20 & [[Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|#21: "Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix"]].
** Bonus material includes Casey Coller's ''Ironhide'' sketchbook.
** Hardcover format.


*'''''The Transformers, Volume 7: Chaos''''' <small>([[March 14]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771401 / ISBN 978-1613771402</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 47: International Incident''''' <small>([[March 3]], [[2019]])</small>
**Collects issues #24, 26, 28, 30 and 31
** Collects ''Bumblebee'' issues #1–4, and ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #9–12.
**Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus B&W art sketches from [[Livio Ramondelli]].
** Bonus material includes an interview with ''Zander Cannon'' and breakdowns for pages 1–4 of each issue of the ''Bumblebee'' mini-series.
** Hardcover format.


*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six]]''''' <small>([[May 9]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771835 / ISBN 978-1613771839</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[April 17]], 2019)</small>
**Collects ''The Transformers'' #1–6, along with ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' and [[Ride-Along|''The Transformers Spotlight'': Prowl]].
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18, and ''Spotlight: [[Spotlight: Megatron|Megatron]]''.
** Bonus material includes a ''Spotlight: Megatron'' sketchbook.
** Hardcover format.


*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven]]''''' <small>([[October 17]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613774060 / ISBN 978-1613774069</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 51: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[December 11]], 2019)</small>
**Collects ''The Transformers'' #7–18, along with ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|The Transformers: Infestation Volume 1: The Transformers #1–2]]''
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues [[Police Action: Prologue|#21: "Police Action: Prologue"]], #22–23, #25, #27 & #29, and ''Spotlight: [[The Question|Bumblebee]]''.
** Bonus material includes a one-page article exploring the origins of the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" arc and beyond, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.


*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Eight]]''''' <small>([[May 7]], [[2013]]) ISBN 1613776276 / ISBN 978-1613776278</small>
<gallery>
**Collects ''The Transformers'' #19–31 and ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v52.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v45.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and [[John Wycough]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v49.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 49: The Iron Age''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa and [[Casey Coller]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v47.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 47: International Incident''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v48.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and [[Len O'Grady]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v51.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 51: Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa and [[Alex Milne]]
</gallery>


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness''''' <small>([[May 31]], [[2017]])</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]''''' <small>([[January 5]], [[2022]])</small>
**Collects ''[[Infestation (IDW)|The Transformers: Infestation]]'' 1–2 and ''Heart of Darkness'' #1–4
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23: "Chaos Theory Part 2"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' [[Transformation (issue)|#9: "Transformation"]], [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|#6: "Orion Pax: Free Fall"]], ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Post|#25: "Post"]], and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[Afterdeath!|#24: "Afterdeath!"]].
**Bonus material includes a post-mortem on "[[zombie|Zombots]]" across the various comics and a bio on [[Hardhead (G1)|IDW Hardhead]].
** Bonus material includes an art gallery.
** Comic format.


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart''''' <small>([[October 4]], 2017)</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], 2022)</small>
**Collects ''The Transformers'' #2–8
** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 1|#1]], ''The Transformers'' (2009) [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices|#7: "Choices"]], and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[slaughterhouse|#32: "slaughterhouse"]]
**Bonus material includes character design sketches by Figueroa, an extract from [[Decepticomments]] from ''The Transformers'' #4 by Mike Costa, and a bio on IDW [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].
** Bonus material includes an art gallery.
** Comic format.


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:IDW ongoing tpb7.jpg|'''''Vol. 7: Chaos'''''; cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:BestOfOptimusPrime cvr.jpg|'''''Best of Optimus Prime''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
File:IDWCollection6.jpg|'''''IDW Collection, Vol. 6'''''; cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg|'''''Best of Megatron''''' – cover art by James Biggie
File:IDWCollection7.jpg|'''''IDW Collection, Vol. 7'''''; cover art by E. J. Su
File:IDWCollection8.jpg|'''''IDW Collection, Vol. 8'''''; cover art by E. J. Su
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v50.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness'''''; cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] and Ulises Farinas
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v46.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Japanese Reprints===
The Japanese reprints has been published from [[Villagebooks]], translated by [[Eugene Ishikawa]] and [[Ken Rose]]. Bonus material includes: art from all covers, appearance character commentary, introduction of past comics, includes a booklet with a commentary written by [[Akihisa Koike]] and Yūjin Ishikawa.


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime''''' <small>([[December 13]], 2017)</small>
* '''''The Transformers: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[April 14]], [[2017]]) ISBN 978-4-86491-328-7</small>
**Collects ongoing issues #24, 26, 28, 30, and 31
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6.
**Bonus material includes an interview with [[James Roberts]] on how he worked his way up to become an ongoing writer, and character design sketches by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers''''' <small>([[May 16]], 2018)</small>
* '''''The Transformers: International Incident''''' <small>([[August 30]], 2017) ISBN 978-4-86491-343-0</small>
**Collects ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1–5, ''Spotlight: Prowl'' and ''The Transformers'' #1.
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–12.
**Bonus material includes an interview with Nick Roche, pre-production sketches and story drafts.
** It is based on the international version published in China,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=@_Masayuki____ お買い上げありがとうございます。今回は中国で発売された国際版を底本にしています。諸々の変更点は、そちらに倣ったものです。国際版を使用した理由は、お察しください。|link=https://twitter.com/EUGENE_ISHIKAWA/status/905352110480306176|name=EUGENE_ISHIKAWA|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=09|day=06|(defunct=)}}</ref> and the country name, map, and [[Kim Jong Du|some people]] have been revised.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 49: The Iron Age''''' <small>([[May 30]], 2018)</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[November 30]], 2017) ISBN 978-4-86491-357-7</small>
**Collects ''The Transformers: Ironhide'' #1–4 and ''The Transformers'' #19–21.
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18.
**Bonus material includes Casey Coller's ''Ironhide'' sketchbook.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 47: International Incident''''' <small>([[March 3]], [[2019]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[February 28]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-4-86491-370-6</small>
**Collects ''The Transformers: Bumblebee'' #1–4 and ''The Transformers'' #9–12.
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23, #25, #27 & #29.
**Bonus material includes an interview with ''Zander Cannon'' and breakdowns for pages 1–4 of each issue of the ''Bumblebee'' mini-series.
** Trade paperback format.


* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[April 17]], [[2019]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Chaos''''' <small>([[October 31]], 2018) ISBN 978-4-86491-400-0</small>
:*Collects issues ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' #13–18 and ''Spotlight: Megatron''.
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
:*Bonus material includes a ''Spotlight: Megatron'' sketchbook.
** Trade paperback format.


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v52.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol1 cover.jpg|'''''For All Mankind''''' – cover art by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v45.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and [[John Wycough]]
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol2 cover.jpg|'''''International Incident''''' – cover art by [[Hayato Sakamoto]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v49.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 49: The Iron Age'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa and [[Casey Coller]]
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol3 cover.jpg|'''''Revenge of the Decepticons''''' – cover art by [[Naoto Tsushima]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v47.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 47: International Incident'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol4 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by [[Kazumasa Yasukuni]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v48.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons'''''; cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and [[Len O'Grady]]
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol5 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Nagi Miyako]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Chinese Reprints===
The Chinese reprints have been published from many publishers.


===Japanese Reprints===
====Published from [[StarFish|Guokr]]====
The Japanese reprints has been published from [[Villagebooks]], translated by [[Yūjin Ishikawa]] and [[Ken Rose]]. Bonus material includes: art from all covers, appearance character commentary, introduction of past comics, includes a booklet with a commentary written by [[Akihisa Koike]] and Yūjin Ishikawa.  
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 1: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[January]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302345619</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 2: International Incident''''' <small>([[January]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302345602</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–12.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[January]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302345626</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 4: Heart of Darkness''''' <small>([[January]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302345633</small>
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' issues [[Heart of Darkness issue 1|#1]]–[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|4]].
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[April]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302346302</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 6: Chaos: Police Action''''' <small>([[April]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302346319</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues ##25, #27, #29 & ''[[Ride-Along]]''.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 7: Chaos Coming''''' <small>([[April]], [[2014]]) ISBN 9787302346272</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
** Trade paperback format.
 
<gallery>
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol1 cover.jpg|'''''For All Mankind'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol2 cover.jpg|'''''International Incident'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol3 cover.jpg|'''''Revenge of the Decepticons'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol4 cover.jpg|'''''Heart of Darkness'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol5 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos Theory'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol6 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos: Police Action'''''
File:ChineseGuokr ongoing vol7 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos Coming'''''
</gallery>
 
====Published from Children's Fun Publishing====
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 6 01: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[June]], [[2015]]) ISBN 9787115377340</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 7 01: International Incident''''' <small>([[August]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115420909</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–12.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 7 02: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[August]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115423108</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 8 01: Heart of Darkness/Infestation''''' <small>([[October]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115433305</small>
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' issues [[Heart of Darkness issue 1|#1]]–[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|4]] and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' Transformers issues [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|#1]]–[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|2]].
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 8 02: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[October]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115434234</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 8 03: Police Action''''' <small>([[October]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115432667</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues ##25, #27, #29 & ''[[Ride-Along]]''.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''The Transformers Volume 8 04: Chaos''''' <small>([[October]], [[2016]]) ISBN 9787115432971</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
** Trade paperback format.
 
<gallery>
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol1 cover.JPG|'''''For All Mankind'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol2 cover.JPG|'''''International Incident'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol3 cover.JPG|'''''Revenge of the Decepticons'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol4 cover.JPG|'''''Heart of Darkness'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol5 cover.JPG|'''''Chaos Theory'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol6 cover.JPG|'''''Police Action'''''
File:ChineseChildren'sFunPub ongoing vol7 cover.JPG|'''''Chaos'''''
</gallery>
 
====Published from [[DMAN]]====
 
* '''''The Transformers: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[January]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970156</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #1–6.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers: For All Mankind''''' <small>([[April 14]], [[2017]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: International Incident''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970187</small>
**Collects issues #1–6
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #7–12.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers: International Incident''''' <small>([[August 30]], [[2017]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970194</small>
**Collects issues #7–12
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #13–18.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons''''' <small>([[November 30]], [[2017]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Heart of Darkness/Infestation''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787115433305</small>
**Collects issues #13–18
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' issues [[Heart of Darkness issue 1|#1]]–[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|4]] and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' Transformers issues [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|#1]]–[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|2]].
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[February 28]], [[2018]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970224</small>
**Collects issues #19–23, 25, 27, 29
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23.
** Trade paperback format.


*'''''The Transformers: Chaos''''' <small>([[October 31]], [[2018]])</small>
* '''''The Transformers: Police Action''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970231</small>
**Collects issues #24, 26, 28, 30, and 31
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #25, #27, #29 & ''[[Ride-Along]]''.
** Trade paperback format.


* '''''The Transformers: Chaos''''' <small>([[June]], [[2022]]) ISBN 9787531970248</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
** Trade paperback format.


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol1 cover.jpg|'''''The Transformers: For All Mankind'''''; cover art by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]
File:DMAN ongoing vol1 cover.jpg|'''''For All Mankind'''''
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol2 cover.jpg|'''''The Transformers: International Incident'''''; cover art by [[Hayato Sakamoto]]
File:DMAN ongoing vol2 cover.jpg|'''''International Incident'''''
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol3 cover.jpg|'''''The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons'''''; cover art by [[Naoto Tsushima]]
File:DMAN ongoing vol3 cover.jpg|'''''Revenge of the Decepticons'''''
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol4 cover.jpg|'''''The Transformers: Chaos Theory'''''; cover art by [[Kazumasa Yasukuni]]
File:DMAN ongoing vol4 cover.jpg|'''''Heart of Darkness/Infestation'''''
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol5 cover.jpg|'''''The Transformers: Chaos'''''; cover art by [[Nagi Miyako]]
File:DMAN ongoing vol5 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos Theory'''''
File:DMAN ongoing vol6 cover.jpg|'''''Police Action'''''
File:DMAN ongoing vol7 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos'''''
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===Other international reprints===
 
* '''''Transformers: Kaos och skuggor''''' <small>([[November]], [[2020]])</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #22–24, #26, #28 & #30, ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|#9]]–[[More than Meets the Eye issue 13|13]].
** Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.
 
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File:MTMTE SWE 02.jpg|'''''Kaos och skuggor''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
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Latest revision as of 09:36, 16 December 2023

This article is about the 2009-2011 ongoing series. For the IDW comic known simply as "The Transformers" from issue 35 onward, see The Transformers: Robots in Disguise. For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation).
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The Transformers is an ongoing comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Set two years after the conclusion of the All Hail Megatron miniseries, it served as another jumping-on point for new readers, and forms the third major "act" of IDW's then ongoing Generation 1 continuity.

Published monthly from November 2009, it went bi-weekly from July 2011 until December 2011, alternating between two stories as part of the series-ending "Chaos" event. After that wrapped up in issue #31, a one-shot (initially solicited as issue #125[1]) entitled Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime was published, and then the title was replaced by two new monthly ongoings, Robots in Disguise and More than Meets the Eye.

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"It's been three years since the devastating events of All Hail Megatron. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the Transformers saga is about to begin!"IDW solicitation

Overview

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Two years after the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots remain stranded on Earth low on energon and hounded by Skywatch. After a rescue raid led by Hot Rod results in Ironhide's death, Optimus Prime gives up his position as leader and surrenders to Skywatch, causing a schism between the Autobots, who split into two groups: one led by Hot Rod, who, taking the name "Rodimus", joins forces with a group of Decepticons fronted by Swindle in an effort to build a ship and leave the planet, and a second who elect Bumblebee as their new leader, and are soon joined by Ultra Magnus, who determines to arrest Rodimus for treason. In the battle that follows, Swindle betrays Rodimus and reveals his new creation, Menasor, but the day is saved thanks to Skywatch, with whom Optimus Prime has brokered an alliance, and some timely side-switching from the disillusioned Thundercracker. The disgraced Rodimus flees Earth alone, and the Autobots rally under Bumblebee.

Working with Skywatch, the Autobots begin helping them deal with Transformer-related crises around Earth, finding themselves caught between the Combaticons, allied with North Korea, and the Predacons, working for China. Disenchanted Skywatch operative Sandra broadcasts footage of this battle to the world, exposing Skywatch's secret alliance with the Autobots; when Bumblebee tries to hold a press conference in response, he is grievously injured by a human agent of anti-Transformer movement Earth's Children, wielding Cybertronian weaponry surreptitiously supplied by the Decepticons. This heralds the return of the rebuilt Megatron, who launches a devastating attack on Skywatch and the Autobots but is eventually defeated by Optimus Prime and surrenders to his custody.

Meanwhile, on his sojourn in space, Rodimus manages to recover the Matrix of Leadership from Starscream. Gathering allies Wheelie and Garnak on the planet LV-118 and then heading to Cybertron itself, where he adds Sunstreaker and a resurrected Ironhide to his team, Rodimus discovers that Galvatron has returned with an army and is planning something on the Transformers' homeworld. Rodimus returns to Earth to pass on this news, and most of the Autobots then join Optimus Prime in taking off for Cybertron aboard Omega Supreme, with Megatron as their prisoner, to stop Galvatron's scheme.

A small contingent of Autobots remains behind on Earth to investigate allegations that Skywatch head Spike Witwicky illegally executed Scrapper, discovering that his crimes go far deeper, and that he has been trading weapons technology with Swindle. Spike goes on the run, and Jazz, already compromised after killing a human in the heat of battle, dissolves the Autobots' alliance with Skywatch.

Prime's Autobots arrive on Cybertron and engage both Galvatron's forces and the Decepticons who have followed them there, but when they are merged into the monstrous "Deceptigod" by the power of Galvatron's dark master, the D-Void, Megatron joins the fight and triumphs over the hellish avatar. Galvatron, meanwhile, ventures into the planet's depths, intending to use the Heart of Darkness with Vector Sigma to open a portal to the Dead Universe and release the D-Void, but is stopped by Optimus Prime, who opens the Matrix and drains its energies to stop the creature's entry into the living universe. The interaction of the Matrix and Vector Sigma, however, prompts an incredible transformation for Cybertron itself...

Companion mini-series

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The launch of the ongoing series was accompanied by two concurrently-published mini-series: Bumblebee and Last Stand of the Wreckers. Bumblebee occurs simultaneously with issues #3-5 of the ongoing, exploring the earliest phase of Bumblebee's newly inherited leadership of the Autobots and gaining him a body upgrade that is reflected in the main series, while Wreckers chronicles a mission of the fan-favourite Autobot commando group in a story almost entirely disconnected from the ongoing, save for its moving of Ultra Magnus into position for his appearance in the ongoing's third issue. What Wreckers did do, however, was reiterate the exceptionally popular scheming, Machiavellian personality of IDW's incarnation of Prowl, introduced in All Hail Megatron #15. As such, when the first issue of the ongoing contradicted this by portraying Prowl as an altruist willing to save Decepticon lives, fandom reaction was immediately negative. The change in personality was not accidental, and was intended to be explored in a later issue of the ongoing, but this negative reaction prompted the story to be moved up the schedule, leading to it being published not in the ongoing itself, but in the one-shot Spotlight: Prowl.

About half a year into the ongoing's run, the Ironhide mini-series covered the character's return to life, which would then be reflected in the ongoing during the "Space Opera" storyline. "Space Opera" was also part of the build-up to the "Chaos" event, which was also foreshadowed across separate mini-series, starting with the two-issue tie-in to IDW's company-wide Infestation crossover, belatedly following up on Galvatron's revival in All Hail Megatron #14 eighteen months prior. The following month, the mini-series Heart of Darkness greatly expanded on Galvatron's activities between All Hail and Infestation, dovetailing its final issue with his appearance in the ongoing, both published in the same month. Heart of Darkness was considered relevant enough that it was collected as "Volume 4" of the ongoing's series of trade paperbacks (see Collections, below).

Creative team

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Series writer Mike Costa.

The series was predominantly written by Mike Costa, who also wrote two "prequel" stories for it in issues #13 and #16 of All Hail Megatron. Newcomer James Roberts, having quickly established a popular reputation as co-writer of Last Stand of the Wreckers, wrote the two-part "Chaos Theory" across issues #22 and #23, mostly serving to plant seeds that would later be of major import during his time as writer of More than Meets the Eye, and co-wrote "Chaos" (#24, #26, #28 and #30) with Costa. Both "Chaos" and "Chaos Theory" were intended to be separately-published mini-series which wound up being folded into the ongoing series; when this occurred, the ongoing began shipping twice a month until its conclusion.

The series was launched with particular hype surrounding the return to art duties of fan-favourite Don Figueroa, who had taken a hiatus from working on the brand two years prior. Figueroa provided artwork for the first six-issue story arc, "For All Mankind"; this was followed by two one-shot stories illustrated by E. J. Su in #7 and Javier Saltares in #8, after which Guido Guidi took up art duties for the four-part "International Incident". After a single-issue stint from Nick Roche on #13, Figueroa returned with intent to illustrate the entire "Revenge of the Decepticons" storyline, only to wind up leaving after #15, leading to Alex Milne taking over the rest of the story.

The sharp, skeletal, inhuman style Figueroa brought to the ongoing was widely unpopular with fans.

Colours for these first eighteen issues were provided by James Brown and Andrew Dalhouse. Every issue featured multiple covers, with almost every one including a cover drawn by the interior artist; in cases where the interior artist was not Figueroa, he would then provide an alternate cover up until he departed the series. Notable alternate covers for issues that featured Figueroa interiors included a run by Transformers veteran Andrew Wildman on issues #2-7, and Nick Roche on issues #14-18.

Marcelo Matere provided alternate covers for the returning Guido Guidi's work on the "Space Opera" storyline from issues #19 to #21 with new regular colorist Joana Lafuente, who proceeded to color Alex Milne's work on "Chaos Theory" in issues #22 and 23. Brendan Cahill joined the series to illustrate "Police Action", beginning with a prologue in #21 and continuing in #25 and #27, with an inking assist from Brian Shearer on #29; Lafuente continued to provide colours and Matere, alternate covers. Livio Ramondelli handled all the art duties for "Chaos" in issues #24, 26, 28 and 30, and the series was brought to an end by Casey Coller and Lafuente with issue #31.

Artistic styles and editorial policies

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One of these changes is an in-story plot point. The rest is artistic license. Can you tell which is which?

With his return to Transformers, Figueroa brought with him an entirely new art style which he debuted in All Hail Megatron #13, redesigning the cast with a more skeletal, technically complex style that was both evocative of the live-action film series and immediately very unpopular with the fandom. However, IDW did not require its other artists to adhere to this new look, and so the assorted companion mini-series, along with later issues of the ongoing itself that were drawn by other artists featured a bevy of styles and designs that played fast and loose with any kind of consistency regarding character appearance and alternate mode. When Milne took over the book, he introduced some consistency by drawing the characters in streamlined versions of their Figueroa designs, though Ramondelli would wind up mixing and matching various designs for "Chaos", a story that saw Figueroa's skeletal designs sharing panel space with traditional Transformer aesthetics in a particularly jarring visual jumble.

Robots undisguised.

This constant visual fluctuation proved almost as unpopular with fans as Figueroa's new look, and became one of the most infamous hallmarks of IDW's artistic output during the time it was occurring. One of the main culprits commonly blamed was then-editor Andy Schmidt, whose idea of editorial oversight was in stark contrast to what readers were expecting from him, based on past experience with both Transformers and other comics: on several occasions, Schmidt openly decried the fandom's fixation on things such as "continuity" and "canon", even though his predecessor had previously shared similar notions. A particularly bizarre discrepancy even had Bluestreak, under the name "Silverstreak" his toys sported at the time due to trademark reasons, join Hot Rod's group in the main title, while a very Bluestreak-y-colored version of him appeared in the Bumblebee limited series that occurred at the same time. Then again, similar blunders had happened under previous editors.

First it was Megatron and Galvatron, then there were Bumblebee and Goldbug... what's next, Rodimus Prime and Hot Rod as well?

Furthermore, as mentioned above, Prowl was concurrently portrayed as a morally questionable schemer in Last Stand of the Wreckers and as a morally upright team player in Spotlight: Prowl and the ongoing title. By the time of Infestation, Prowl was consistently characterized as a cunning schemer, after that version had proven to be more popular with fans.

In any case, once John Barber replaced Schmidt as Transformers editor, he brought with him a vastly different approach to his job, which also saw the visual fluctuation being actively addressed with the inception of 2012's More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise, in which characters once again adhere to consistent designs (on the whole) and personalities.

Collections

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All thirty-one issues of the series were collected in a series of seven trade paperbacks; volumes 1–3 and 5–7 collect the series itself, while the fourth volume instead collects the four-issue tie-in mini-series, Heart of Darkness.

  • The Transformers, Volume 1: For All Mankind (June 9, 2010) ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #1–6.
    • Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 2: International Incident (December 8, 2010) ISBN 1600108040 / ISBN 978-1600108044
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #7–12.
    • Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons (July 27, 2011) ISBN 1600109810 / ISBN 978-1600109812
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #13–18.
    • Bonus material includes art from all covers, including design sketches from Don Figueroa and Marcelo Matere.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 4: Heart of Darkness (September 14, 2011) ISBN 1613770510 / ISBN 978-1613770511
    • Collects Heart of Darkness issues #1–4.
    • Bonus material includes art from all covers.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 5: Chaos Theory (November 2, 2011) ISBN 1613770901 / ISBN 978-1613770900
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23.
    • Bonus material includes art from most covers.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 6: Police Action (February 15, 2012) ISBN 1613771649 / ISBN 978-1613771648
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #25, #27 & #29, and Spotlight: Prowl.
    • Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus a B&W art page from "Police Action: Part 1".
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers, Volume 7: Chaos (March 14, 2012) ISBN 1613771401 / ISBN 978-1613771402
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
    • Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus B&W art sketches from Livio Ramondelli.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • Volume 7: Chaos – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
    Volume 7: Chaos – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
  • The IDW Collection Volume Six – cover art by E. J. Su
    The IDW Collection Volume Six – cover art by E. J. Su
  • The IDW Collection Volume Seven – cover art by E. J. Su
    The IDW Collection Volume Seven – cover art by E. J. Su
  • The IDW Collection Volume Eight – cover art by E. J. Su
    The IDW Collection Volume Eight – cover art by E. J. Su
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness – cover art by Guido Guidi and Ulises Fariñas
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 50: Heart of Darkness – cover art by Guido Guidi and Ulises Fariñas
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart – cover art by Makoto Ono and Don Figueroa
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 46: Things Fall Apart – cover art by Makoto Ono and Don Figueroa
  • Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers (May 16, 2018)
    • Collects Last Stand of the Wreckers issues #1–5, Spotlight: Prowl, and The Transformers (2009) #1.
    • Bonus material includes an interview with Nick Roche, pre-production sketches and story drafts.
    • Hardcover format.
  • Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 47: International Incident (March 3, 2019)
    • Collects Bumblebee issues #1–4, and The Transformers (2009) issues #9–12.
    • Bonus material includes an interview with Zander Cannon and breakdowns for pages 1–4 of each issue of the Bumblebee mini-series.
    • Hardcover format.
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime – cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime – cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and John Wycough
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and John Wycough
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 49: The Iron Age – cover art by Don Figueroa and Casey Coller
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 49: The Iron Age – cover art by Don Figueroa and Casey Coller
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 47: International Incident – cover art by Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 47: International Incident – cover art by Don Figueroa and Guido Guidi
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and Len O'Grady
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 48: Revenge of the Decepticons – cover art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche and Len O'Grady
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 51: Chaos Theory – cover art by Don Figueroa and Alex Milne
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 51: Chaos Theory – cover art by Don Figueroa and Alex Milne
  • Best of Optimus Prime – cover art by James Biggie
    Best of Optimus Prime – cover art by James Biggie
  • Best of Megatron – cover art by James Biggie
    Best of Megatron – cover art by James Biggie

Japanese Reprints

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The Japanese reprints has been published from Villagebooks, translated by Eugene Ishikawa and Ken Rose. Bonus material includes: art from all covers, appearance character commentary, introduction of past comics, includes a booklet with a commentary written by Akihisa Koike and Yūjin Ishikawa.

  • The Transformers: For All Mankind (April 14, 2017) ISBN 978-4-86491-328-7
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #1–6.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: International Incident (August 30, 2017) ISBN 978-4-86491-343-0
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #7–12.
    • It is based on the international version published in China,[2] and the country name, map, and some people have been revised.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons (November 30, 2017) ISBN 978-4-86491-357-7
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #13–18.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Chaos Theory (February 28, 2018) ISBN 978-4-86491-370-6
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23, #25, #27 & #29.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Chaos (October 31, 2018) ISBN 978-4-86491-400-0
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
    • Trade paperback format.

Chinese Reprints

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The Chinese reprints have been published from many publishers.

Published from Guokr

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  • The Transformers Volume 1: For All Mankind (January, 2014) ISBN 9787302345619
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #1–6.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 2: International Incident (January, 2014) ISBN 9787302345602
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #7–12.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 3: Revenge of the Decepticons (January, 2014) ISBN 9787302345626
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #13–18.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 5: Chaos Theory (April, 2014) ISBN 9787302346302
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 6: Chaos: Police Action (April, 2014) ISBN 9787302346319
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues ##25, #27, #29 & Ride-Along.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 7: Chaos Coming (April, 2014) ISBN 9787302346272
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • For All Mankind
    For All Mankind
  • International Incident
    International Incident
  • Revenge of the Decepticons
    Revenge of the Decepticons
  • Heart of Darkness
    Heart of Darkness
  • Chaos Theory
    Chaos Theory
  • Chaos: Police Action
    Chaos: Police Action
  • Chaos Coming
    Chaos Coming

Published from Children's Fun Publishing

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  • The Transformers Volume 6 01: For All Mankind (June, 2015) ISBN 9787115377340
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #1–6.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 7 01: International Incident (August, 2016) ISBN 9787115420909
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #7–12.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 7 02: Revenge of the Decepticons (August, 2016) ISBN 9787115423108
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #13–18.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 8 02: Chaos Theory (October, 2016) ISBN 9787115434234
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 8 03: Police Action (October, 2016) ISBN 9787115432667
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues ##25, #27, #29 & Ride-Along.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers Volume 8 04: Chaos (October, 2016) ISBN 9787115432971
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • For All Mankind
    For All Mankind
  • International Incident
    International Incident
  • Revenge of the Decepticons
    Revenge of the Decepticons
  • Heart of Darkness
    Heart of Darkness
  • Chaos Theory
    Chaos Theory
  • Police Action
    Police Action
  • Chaos
    Chaos

Published from DMAN

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  • The Transformers: For All Mankind (January, 2022) ISBN 9787531970156
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #1–6.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: International Incident (June, 2022) ISBN 9787531970187
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #7–12.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons (June, 2022) ISBN 9787531970194
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #13–18.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Chaos Theory (June, 2022) ISBN 9787531970224
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Police Action (June, 2022) ISBN 9787531970231
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #25, #27, #29 & Ride-Along.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Chaos (June, 2022) ISBN 9787531970248
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #24, #26, #28, & #30–31.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • For All Mankind
    For All Mankind
  • International Incident
    International Incident
  • Revenge of the Decepticons
    Revenge of the Decepticons
  • Heart of Darkness/Infestation
    Heart of Darkness/Infestation
  • Chaos Theory
    Chaos Theory
  • Police Action
    Police Action
  • Chaos
    Chaos

Other international reprints

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References

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  1. ↑ 125 issues was the sum total of all the The Transformers series and Spotlights published by IDW to that point except crossovers New Avengers/Transformers and Infestation
  2. ↑ "@_Masayuki____ お買い上げありがとうございます。今回は中国で発売された国際版を底本にしています。諸々の変更点は、そちらに倣ったものです。国際版を使用した理由は、お察しください。"—EUGENE_ISHIKAWA, Twitter, 2017/09/06
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