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The '''2019 IDW continuity''' is [[IDW Publishing]]'s reboot of its ongoing ''Transformers'' series as a whole after the [[2005 IDW continuity]] concluded in November 2018 with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' mini-series. This new iteration of IDW's ''Transformers'' mythos follows its predecessor by taking place within the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and features the return of multiple of IDW-original concepts and characters mined from the prior universe and tweaked to fit into this new universe. The continuity came to a conclusion in 2022 due to IDW's loss of the ''Transformers'' license.


The '''2019 IDW continuity''' serves as the reboot to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' line as a whole, beginning in March [[2019]] and running into the foreseeable future. As per tradition, this new iteration of the continuity is a new, separate story, entirely divorced from the [[2005 IDW continuity]] and its decades-long story arc that concluded with 2018's ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' miniseries. Despite this, however, the continuity has featured an unusually high number of IDW-original returning characters, and many concepts have been mined from its predecessor and adjusted to fit into this new universe.  
Unusually for a ''Transformers'' story, which generally begin ''in medias res'' with the Autobot-Decepticon conflict well underway, this continuity opens just before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]—the first story to do so since 2010's ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel.


Unusually for a ''Transformers'' story, which generally begin ''in medias res'', with the Autobot-Decepticon war well underway, this comic begins at the chronological beginning of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].
==Main titles==
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==2019 IDW continuity==
===''Transformers''===
===''Transformers''===
{{main|Transformers (2019 comic)}}
{{main|Transformers (2019 comic)}}


The primary ongoing comic written by [[Brian Ruckley]], ''Transformers'' opens on a peaceful, egalitarian Cybertron rocked by the first murder in living memory—a murder with far-reaching repercussions for both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], his allies, and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the conflicted leader of the self-styled [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s.
The primary ongoing comic written by [[Brian Ruckley]], ''Transformers'' opens on a peaceful, egalitarian [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] rocked by the first murder in living memory—a murder with far-reaching repercussions for both Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], his allies, and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the conflicted leader of the self-styled [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s.


===''Transformers: Galaxies''===
===''Transformers: Galaxies''===
{{main|Transformers: Galaxies}}
{{main|Transformers: Galaxies}}


''Transformers: Galaxies'' serves as a companion piece to the main ''Transformers'' ongoing, a spiritual successor of sorts to the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues that helped to flesh out original IDW continuity. An anthology of side stories, each new arc features a new creative team, telling stories set far away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
''Transformers: Galaxies'' is a spiritual successor of sorts to the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' series that helped to flesh out the original IDW continuity. An anthology of side stories, each arc features a new creative team telling stories set far away from Cybertron.
 
===''Transformers: Escape''===
{{main|Transformers: Escape}}
 
The ''Transformers: Escape'' mini-series details [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s race to evacuate Cybertron's civilian population amidst civil war.
 
===''Wreckers—Tread & Circuits''===
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{{main|Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits}}
 
''Tread & Circuits'' introduces the fan-favorite [[Wreckers]] into the continuity, and re-imagines the team as an [[Autobot]] black ops unit who disguise themselves as thrill-seeking daredevils.
 
===''Transformers: War's End''===
{{main|Transformers: War's End}}
 
The four issue ''War's End'' mini-series focuses on the return of [[Exarchon]], an ancient villain from Cybertron's past.
 
===Other releases===
''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]'' — a romance-themed one-shot released in February 2020. <br>
''[[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream|Transformers Halloween Special]]'' — a horror-themed one-shot released in October 2021. <br>
''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron]]'' — a series-concluding one-shot released in June 2022.
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==Collected editions==
Eschewing the standard trade paperback format, this continuity is primarily being collected in larger hardcovers, each containing twelve issues for the MSRP of $50 USD. From the second volume onwards, these collections mix together issues of both the main ''Transformers'' and the mini-series title that was being published at the time, collecting the entire continuity in both under a single banner and in publication order from the very start.
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|#1]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|#2]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|#3]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|#4]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five|#5]]
* [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|#6]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|#7]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two|#8]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|#9]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|#10]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|#11]]
* [[Nautica: Home|#12]]
}}
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part One|#13]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|#14]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|#15]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|#16]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|#17]]
* [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|#18]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|#1]]
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|#2]]
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|#3]]
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|#4]]
* [[Wannabee, Part 1|#5]]
* [[Wannabee, Part 2|#6]]
}}
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 3: All Fall Down:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|#19]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|#20]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|#21]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|#22]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|#23]]
* [[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|#24]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
* [[Gauging the Truth: Part One|#7]]
* [[Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|#8]]
* [[Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|#9]]
* [[Storm Horizon Part 1|#10]]
* [[Storm Horizon Part 2|#11]]
* [[Storm Horizon Part 3|#12]]
}}
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 4: Declaration of War:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[War World: Prime |#25]]
* [[War World: Awakenings|#26]]
* [[War World: Moon|#27]]
* [[War World: Hunt|#28]]
* [[War World: Titans|#29]]
* [[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|#30]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Escape''</div>
* [[Escape Part One|#1]]
* [[Escape Part Two|#2]]
* [[Escape Part Three|#3]]
* [[Escape Part Four|#4]]
* [[Escape Part Five|#5]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
* [[Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special]]
}}
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 5: Horrors Near and Far:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|#31]]
* [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|#32]]
* [[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|#33]]
* [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|#34]]
* [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|#35]]
* [[Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|#36]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Wreckers: Tread & Circuits''</div>
* [[Tread & Circuits Part 1|#1]]
* [[Tread & Circuits Part 2|#2]]
* [[Tread & Circuits Part 3|#3]]
* [[Tread & Circuits Part 4|#4]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
* [[Light/Star|2021 Annual]]
* [[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream|Halloween Special]]
}}
 
{{chapters|title=''Volume 6: War's End:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One|#37]]
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|#38]]
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three|#39]]
* [[A Dust of Crystals|#40]]
* [[The Landscape of Fear|#41]]
* [[Radical Time|#42]]
* [[End of Time|#43]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''War's End''</div>
* [[War's End Part One|#1]]
* [[War's End Part Two|#2]]
* [[War's End Part Three|#3]]
* [[War's End Part Four|#4]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
* [[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron]]
}}
 
<center><gallery>
File:TF-IDW-2019v1.jpg|'''Volume 1''' – cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
File:TF-IDW-2019v2.jpg|'''Volume 2''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg|'''Volume 3''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v4.jpg|'''Volume 4''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v5.jpg|'''Volume 5''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v6.jpg|'''Volume 6''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
</gallery></center>
 
==Notes==
* 2019 IDW media features a staggering level of [[Show-accuracy|toy accuracy]], as a result of general agreement among artists to use contemporary toy designs as a consistent and accessible source of reference material.
* Every character based on a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], [[Micromaster]], [[Titan Master]], or [[Battle Master]] toy exists as a regular-sized [[Transformer]] in this universe.
* [[FIRRIB|Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red.]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] are all separate individuals.


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The 2019 IDW continuity is IDW Publishing's reboot of its ongoing Transformers series as a whole after the 2005 IDW continuity concluded in November 2018 with the Unicron mini-series. This new iteration of IDW's Transformers mythos follows its predecessor by taking place within the Generation 1 continuity family, and features the return of multiple of IDW-original concepts and characters mined from the prior universe and tweaked to fit into this new universe. The continuity came to a conclusion in 2022 due to IDW's loss of the Transformers license.

Unusually for a Transformers story, which generally begin in medias res with the Autobot-Decepticon conflict well underway, this continuity opens just before the outbreak of the Great War—the first story to do so since 2010's Exodus novel.

Main titles

[edit]

Transformers

[edit]
Main article: Transformers (2019 comic)

The primary ongoing comic written by Brian Ruckley, Transformers opens on a peaceful, egalitarian Cybertron rocked by the first murder in living memory—a murder with far-reaching repercussions for both Senator Orion Pax, his allies, and Megatron, the conflicted leader of the self-styled Ascenticons.

Transformers: Galaxies

[edit]
Main article: Transformers: Galaxies

Transformers: Galaxies is a spiritual successor of sorts to the Spotlight series that helped to flesh out the original IDW continuity. An anthology of side stories, each arc features a new creative team telling stories set far away from Cybertron.

Transformers: Escape

[edit]
Main article: Transformers: Escape

The Transformers: Escape mini-series details Nautica, Wheeljack, and Hound's race to evacuate Cybertron's civilian population amidst civil war.

Wreckers—Tread & Circuits

[edit]
Main article: Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits

Tread & Circuits introduces the fan-favorite Wreckers into the continuity, and re-imagines the team as an Autobot black ops unit who disguise themselves as thrill-seeking daredevils.

Transformers: War's End

[edit]
Main article: Transformers: War's End

The four issue War's End mini-series focuses on the return of Exarchon, an ancient villain from Cybertron's past.

Other releases

[edit]

Transformers Valentine's Day Special — a romance-themed one-shot released in February 2020.
Transformers Halloween Special — a horror-themed one-shot released in October 2021.
Transformers: Fate of Cybertron — a series-concluding one-shot released in June 2022.

Collected editions

[edit]

Eschewing the standard trade paperback format, this continuity is primarily being collected in larger hardcovers, each containing twelve issues for the MSRP of $50 USD. From the second volume onwards, these collections mix together issues of both the main Transformers and the mini-series title that was being published at the time, collecting the entire continuity in both under a single banner and in publication order from the very start.

Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes:
Transformers
Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature:
Transformers

Galaxies
Volume 3: All Fall Down:
Transformers

Galaxies
Volume 4: Declaration of War:
Transformers

Escape

Other
Volume 5: Horrors Near and Far:
Transformers

Wreckers: Tread & Circuits

Other
Volume 6: War's End:
Transformers

War's End

Other
  • Volume 1 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 1 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
  • Volume 2 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 2 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
  • Volume 3 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 3 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
  • Volume 4 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 4 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
  • Volume 5 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 5 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
  • Volume 6 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
    Volume 6 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung

Notes

[edit]
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