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|date=[[July 8]], [[2004]] | |||
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'''''20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special''''', released in 2004 by [[Dreamwave Productions]], was a special one-shot issue containing four unrelated stories from different corners of the ''Transformers'' mythos. Each story had a single page of information listing the crucial characters, and a recap of the plot of each series thus-far to make each story more accessible to newer readers. | '''''20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special''''', released in 2004 by [[Dreamwave Productions]], was a special one-shot issue containing four unrelated stories from different corners of the ''Transformers'' mythos. Each story had a single page of information listing the crucial characters, and a recap of the plot of each series thus-far to make each story more accessible to newer readers. | ||
Readers also had the opportunity to fill out a card to vote whether ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' would get a miniseries the following year. ''Beast Wars'' won by a large margin, but the miniseries was never released due to Dreamwave's closing. A [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual|''Winter Special'' follow-up]] was planned, featuring a story about [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], as well as several character profiles,<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=g1_vol_3_unpub Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.]</ref> but like many Dreamwave projects, this was also never released. | Readers also had the opportunity to fill out a card to vote whether ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' would get a miniseries the following year. ''Beast Wars'' won by a large margin, but the miniseries was never released due to Dreamwave's closing. A [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual|''Winter Special'' follow-up]] was planned, featuring a story about [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], as well as several character profiles,<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=g1_vol_3_unpub Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.]</ref> but like many Dreamwave projects, this was also never released. | ||
==Contents== | |||
*"[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" | |||
*"[[Perspective]]" | |||
*"[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" | |||
*"[[Ain't No Rat]]" | |||
==Items of note== | ==Items of note== | ||
* A press release regarding the ''Summer Special'' claimed that the stories within it would never be reprinted anywhere else. With Dreamwave's bankruptcy, this has thus far proved to be accurate. | * A press release regarding the ''Summer Special'' claimed that the stories within it would never be reprinted anywhere else. With Dreamwave's bankruptcy, this has thus far proved to be accurate, with the exception of "Ain't No Rat", which was reprinted in ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa]]'' in 2007. | ||
* The "[[Wavelengths]]" page featured a note from the desk of [[Don Figueroa]], who penciled the ''Beast Wars'' segment and the cover. It was the same Wavelengths page that was printed in [[What Lies Beneath, Part Four|''Energon'' #23]] and [[Original Sin|''Generation One'' #5]]. | * The "[[Wavelengths]]" page featured a note from the desk of [[Don Figueroa]], who penciled the ''Beast Wars'' segment and the cover. It was the same Wavelengths page that was printed in [[What Lies Beneath, Part Four|''Energon'' #23]] and [[Original Sin|''Generation One'' #5]]. | ||
* The cover date was May 2004 (released July 8, 2004), with a cover price of U.S. $4.95. | * The cover date was May 2004 (released July 8, 2004), with a cover price of U.S. $4.95. | ||
===Cover=== | ===Cover=== | ||
* | <gallery> | ||
File:TFSummerSpecial cover final.jpg|'''''20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special''''' | |||
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*'''''20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special'' cover:''' the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] victorious over [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], by [[Don Figueroa]]. | |||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* [[Transformers (PS2)|''Transformers'']] PlayStation 2 game | * [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Transformers'']] PlayStation 2 game | ||
* ''Duel Masters'' Game Boy Advance game (3 pages) | * ''Duel Masters'' Game Boy Advance game (3 pages) | ||
* ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'' series (center 2-page spread) | * ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'' series (center 2-page spread) | ||
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| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 8, 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | May 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Adam Patyk | ||||||||||||
20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special, released in 2004 by Dreamwave Productions, was a special one-shot issue containing four unrelated stories from different corners of the Transformers mythos. Each story had a single page of information listing the crucial characters, and a recap of the plot of each series thus-far to make each story more accessible to newer readers.
Readers also had the opportunity to fill out a card to vote whether Beast Wars or Robots in Disguise would get a miniseries the following year. Beast Wars won by a large margin, but the miniseries was never released due to Dreamwave's closing. A Winter Special follow-up was planned, featuring a story about Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, as well as several character profiles,[1] but like many Dreamwave projects, this was also never released.
Contents
[edit]Items of note
[edit]- A press release regarding the Summer Special claimed that the stories within it would never be reprinted anywhere else. With Dreamwave's bankruptcy, this has thus far proved to be accurate, with the exception of "Ain't No Rat", which was reprinted in The Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa in 2007.
- The "Wavelengths" page featured a note from the desk of Don Figueroa, who penciled the Beast Wars segment and the cover. It was the same Wavelengths page that was printed in Energon #23 and Generation One #5.
- The cover date was May 2004 (released July 8, 2004), with a cover price of U.S. $4.95.
Cover
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20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special
- 20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special cover: the Predacons victorious over Megatron, by Don Figueroa.
Advertisements
[edit]- Transformers PlayStation 2 game
- Duel Masters Game Boy Advance game (3 pages)
- Transformers: Micromasters series (center 2-page spread)
- Energon #24
- Generation 1 #6 (back interior cover)
- Dreamwave pockets (back cover)
