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|title=''The Rarities'' | |||
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|title | |caption=Okay, that is an ''incredibly'' misleading title. [[Rarity]] doesn't show up even once. | ||
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] | |publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] | ||
|date=[[August 3]], [[2022]] | |date=[[August 3]], [[2022]] | ||
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|editors= | |editors= [[James Roberts]] | ||
|pagecount= | |pagecount=99 | ||
|continuity=Various | |continuity=Various | ||
|price=$6.99 USD | |price=$6.99 USD | ||
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''''' | '''''Transformers: Best of the Rarities''''' is a one-shot reprint comic published by [[IDW Publishing]]. Part of a larger "[[The Transformers: Best of|Best of]]" line spanning multiple IDW licensed properties, the book collects various stories, largely from [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
''Best of the Rarities'' contains some hard-to-find Transformers stories from the series’ almost 40-year history and some never-before-reprinted material from the U.S. and the UK<!-- three stories from the [[2005 IDW continuity]], two UK [[Marvel Comics]] stories featuring Rodimus Prime, and the final issue of ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' -->. Like the other books in the IDW "Best of" line, the collection features new cover art by [[James Biggie]]. | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
*[[ | * [[The Transformers (Sunday Times)|Five never-before-seen b&w one-page strips]] by Simon Furman and [[Robin Smith]]. (Created in 1989, originally destined for the Sunday Times' Funday Times supplement). | ||
*[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK's]] #235–6: [[Deathbringer (issue)|"Deathbringer" parts 1 & 2]] (coloured) | |||
*[[The Wind of Change]] ( | *Marvel UK's #183 mini-story "[[The Wind of Change!]]" (depicts [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] taking over from [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as the character being role-played for the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]]) | ||
* | *[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel's ''Generation 2'' Halloween special]]: "[[Ghosts]]" | ||
*[[Dreadwind's Xmas!]] ( | *Marvel UK's #302 text story "[[Dreadwind's Xmas!]]" (covers Dreadwind's replacement as letters page avatar by [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Action Master Blaster]]) | ||
*[[Two Megatrons]] (coloured) | *''[[Woman's Day]]'' 4-page story "[[The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas]]" | ||
*[[Another Time | *Marvel UK's #244: "[[Two Megatrons!]]" (coloured) | ||
*[[An Arcee Sort of Day]] (from the Synergy anthology produced for International | *''[[Transformers Annual 1992]]'' text story "[[Another Time & Place]]" | ||
* | *Marvel UK's #260: "[[...Perchance to Dream#Galvatron|Perchance to Dream: Galvatron]]" (coloured) | ||
*[[IDW Publishing]]'s "[[An Arcee Sort of Day]]" (from the ''[[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|Synergy]]'' anthology produced for International Woman's Day 2019) | |||
*[[ | *Marvel UK's #261: "[[Starting Over!]]" (coloured) | ||
*[[The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|Untitled]] (pilot for European comic published in toy catalogues; English translation based on a fan translation posted on the internet in 2013, with new lettering and some minor changes for closer accuracy to the Spanish version, which the fan translation was based on) | |||
* | *"[[The Transformers (Madman)|Madman]]" ([[Simon Furman|Furman]]/[[Nick Roche|Roche]] script from an Australian DVD release) | ||
*50 examples of hand-painted covers (minus cover furniture), | *50 examples of hand-painted covers (minus cover furniture), penciled artwork (including some from ''[[Target: 2006]]''), unused TFUK and IDW covers, art from IDW's unpublished ''[[Transformers: Collision Course|Collision Course]]'' miniseries, rare posters, and pages from unpublished stories. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY221563 PREVIEWSworld 5-page preview showcasing all the Funday Times strips] | |||
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 Okay, that is an incredibly misleading title. Rarity doesn't show up even once. | |||||||||||||
| The Rarities | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | August 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Various | ||||||||||||
| Artists | Various | ||||||||||||
| Editors | James Roberts | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Various | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 99 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $6.99 USD | ||||||||||||
Transformers: Best of the Rarities is a one-shot reprint comic published by IDW Publishing. Part of a larger "Best of" line spanning multiple IDW licensed properties, the book collects various stories, largely from Marvel UK.
Overview
[edit]Best of the Rarities contains some hard-to-find Transformers stories from the series’ almost 40-year history and some never-before-reprinted material from the U.S. and the UK. Like the other books in the IDW "Best of" line, the collection features new cover art by James Biggie.
Contents
[edit]- Five never-before-seen b&w one-page strips by Simon Furman and Robin Smith. (Created in 1989, originally destined for the Sunday Times' Funday Times supplement).
- Marvel UK's #235–6: "Deathbringer" parts 1 & 2 (coloured)
- Marvel UK's #183 mini-story "The Wind of Change!" (depicts Dreadwind taking over from Grimlock as the character being role-played for the letters page)
- Marvel's Generation 2 Halloween special: "Ghosts"
- Marvel UK's #302 text story "Dreadwind's Xmas!" (covers Dreadwind's replacement as letters page avatar by Action Master Blaster)
- Woman's Day 4-page story "The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas"
- Marvel UK's #244: "Two Megatrons!" (coloured)
- Transformers Annual 1992 text story "Another Time & Place"
- Marvel UK's #260: "Perchance to Dream: Galvatron" (coloured)
- IDW Publishing's "An Arcee Sort of Day" (from the Synergy anthology produced for International Woman's Day 2019)
- Marvel UK's #261: "Starting Over!" (coloured)
- Untitled (pilot for European comic published in toy catalogues; English translation based on a fan translation posted on the internet in 2013, with new lettering and some minor changes for closer accuracy to the Spanish version, which the fan translation was based on)
- "Madman" (Furman/Roche script from an Australian DVD release)
- 50 examples of hand-painted covers (minus cover furniture), penciled artwork (including some from Target: 2006), unused TFUK and IDW covers, art from IDW's unpublished Collision Course miniseries, rare posters, and pages from unpublished stories.
