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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]]'' miniseries. 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''' 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.


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 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.


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==Main titles==
[[File:TFGalaxies 2 cvrB clean.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]


==Main titles==
[[File:TFGalaxies 2 cvrB clean.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
===''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 Senator [[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'' is a spiritual successor of sorts to the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues 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 (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''===
===''Transformers: Escape''===
{{main|Transformers: Escape}}
{{main|Transformers: Escape}}


The ''Transformers: Escape'' miniseries details [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s race to evacuate Cybertron's civilian population amidst civil war.
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''===
===''Wreckers—Tread & Circuits''===
[[File:Tread&Circuits 1 cvrRI clean.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
[[File:Tread&Circuits 1 cvrRI clean.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
{{main|Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits}}
{{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.
''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''===
===''Transformers: War's End''===
{{main|Transformers: War's End}}
{{main|Transformers: War's End}}


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


===Other releases===
===Other releases===
''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]''—a romance-themed one-shot released in February 2020. <br>
''[[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.
''[[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==
==Collected editions==
Eschewing the standard trade paperback format, this continuity is primarily being collected in larger hardbacks, each containing twelve issues for the MSRP of 50 USD. From the second volume onwards, these collections mix together issues of both ongoing titles, collecting the entire continuity in both under a single banner and in publication order from the very start.
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=
{{chapters|title=''Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
*[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|#1]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|#1]]
*[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|#2]]  
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|#2]]
*[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|#3]]  
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|#3]]
*[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|#4]]  
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|#4]]
*[[The World In Your Eyes Part Five|#5]]
* [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five|#5]]
*[[Orion Pax: Free Fall|#6]]
* [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|#6]]
*[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|#7]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|#7]]
*[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two|#8]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two|#8]]
*[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|#9]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|#9]]
*[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|#10]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|#10]]
*[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|#11]]
* [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|#11]]
*[[Nautica: Home|#12]]
* [[Nautica: Home|#12]]
}}
}}


{{chapters|title=''Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature'':|align=left|content=
{{chapters|title=''Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
*[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|#13]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part One|#13]]
*[[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|#14]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|#14]]
*[[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|#15]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|#15]]
*[[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|#16]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|#16]]
*[[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|#17]]
* [[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|#17]]
*[[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|#18]]
* [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|#18]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
*[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|#1]]
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|#1]]
*[[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|#2]]  
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|#2]]
*[[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|#3]]  
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|#3]]
*[[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|#4]]  
* [[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|#4]]
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|#5]]
* [[Wannabee, Part 1|#5]]
*[[Wannabee, Part 2|#6]]
* [[Wannabee, Part 2|#6]]
}}
}}


{{chapters|title=''Volume 3: All Fall Down'':|align=left|content=
{{chapters|title=''Volume 3: All Fall Down:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
*[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|#19]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|#19]]
*[[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|#20]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|#20]]
*[[Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|#21]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|#21]]
*[[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|#22]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|#22]]
*[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|#23]]
* [[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|#23]]
*[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|#24]]
* [[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|#24]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
<br/><div class="list-header">''Galaxies''</div>
*[[Gauging the Truth: Part One|#7]]
* [[Gauging the Truth: Part One|#7]]
*[[Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|#8]]  
* [[Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|#8]]
*[[Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|#9]]  
* [[Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|#9]]
*[[Storm Horizon Part 1|#10]]  
* [[Storm Horizon Part 1|#10]]
*[[Storm Horizon Part 2|#11]]
* [[Storm Horizon Part 2|#11]]
*[[Storm Horizon Part 3|#12]]
* [[Storm Horizon Part 3|#12]]
}}
}}


{{chapters|title=''Volume 4: Declaration of War'':|align=left|content=
{{chapters|title=''Volume 4: Declaration of War:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
*[[War World: Prime |#25]]
* [[War World: Prime |#25]]
*[[War World: Awakenings|#26]]
* [[War World: Awakenings|#26]]
*[[War World: Moon|#27]]
* [[War World: Moon|#27]]
*[[War World: Hunt|#28]]
* [[War World: Hunt|#28]]
*[[War World: Titans|#29]]
* [[War World: Titans|#29]]
*[[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|#30]]
* [[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|#30]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Escape''</div>
<br/><div class="list-header">''Escape''</div>
*[[Escape Part One|#1]]
* [[Escape Part One|#1]]
*[[Escape Part Two|#2]]
* [[Escape Part Two|#2]]
*[[Escape Part Three|#3]]
* [[Escape Part Three|#3]]
*[[Escape Part Four|#4]]
* [[Escape Part Four|#4]]
*[[Escape Part Five|#5]]
* [[Escape Part Five|#5]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
*[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special]]
* [[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 5: Horrors Near and Far'':|align=left|content=
{{chapters|title=''Volume 6: War's End:''|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
<div class="list-header">''Transformers''</div>
*[[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|#31]]
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One|#37]]
*[[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|#32]]
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|#38]]
*[[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|#33]]
* [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three|#39]]
*[[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|#34]]
* [[A Dust of Crystals|#40]]
*[[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|#35]]
* [[The Landscape of Fear|#41]]
*[[Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|#36]]
* [[Radical Time|#42]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Wreckers: Tread & Circuits''</div>
* [[End of Time|#43]]
*[[Tread & Circuits Part 1|#1]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''War's End''</div>
*[[Tread & Circuits Part 2|#2]]
* [[War's End Part One|#1]]
*[[Tread & Circuits Part 3|#3]]
* [[War's End Part Two|#2]]
*[[Tread & Circuits Part 4|#4]]
* [[War's End Part Three|#3]]
* [[War's End Part Four|#4]]
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
<br/><div class="list-header">''Other''</div>
*[[Light/Star|2021 Annual]]
* [[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron]]
*[[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream|Halloween Special]]
}}
}}


<center>
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:TF-IDW-2019v1.jpg|'''Volume 1''' – cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
TF-IDW-2019v1.jpg|'''Volume 1'''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
File:TF-IDW-2019v2.jpg|'''Volume 2''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
TF-IDW-2019v2.jpg|'''Volume 2'''; cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg|'''Volume 3''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg|'''Volume 3'''; cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v4.jpg|'''Volume 4''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
TF-IDW-2019v4.jpg|'''Volume 4'''; cover art by Cryssy Cheung
File:TF-IDW-2019v5.jpg|'''Volume 5''' – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
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>
</gallery></center>


==Notes==
==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.
* 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.
* Every character based on a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], [[Micromaster]], [[Titan Master]], or [[Battle Master]] toy exists as a regular-sized [[Transformer]] in this universe.
*No [[Beast Era]] [[Maximal]]s or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] appear in this continuity, the closest being ''Beast Machines'' vehicular characters [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]].
* [[FIRRIB|Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red.]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] are all separate individuals.


[[Category:Continuities]]
[[Category:Continuities]]
[[Category:IDW (2019)]]
[[Category:IDW (2019)]]

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Generation 1 continuity family
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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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