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'''The Transformers: Windblade''' is a four-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] from April to July [[2014]]. Debuting alongside the second "seasons" of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' under the "[[Dawn of the Autobots]]" banner in the wake of the "[[Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event, the series shines the spotlight on [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], the first officially fan-created Transformer developed through [[Hasbro]]'s "Fan-Built Bot" poll.
'''''The Transformers: Windblade''''' is a four-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] from April to July [[2014]]. Debuting alongside the second "seasons" of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' under the "[[Dawn of the Autobots]]" banner in the wake of the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event, the series shines the spotlight on [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], the first officially fan-created Transformer developed through [[Hasbro]]'s [[Fan polls|"Fan-Built Bot" poll]].


{{chapters|title=''Windblade'' issues|content=
A sequel was initially announced as a second miniseries called "''Windblade Returns''",<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/botcon-2014-idw-transformers-comics-panel-180483/ TFW2005: Botcon 2014 IDW Transformers Comics Panel]: "IDW explained that their plan is to have the two main series to be complemented with a miniseries. We have had Windblade, and more miniseries were hinted at. ... The next miniseries, coming in 2015, is Windblade Returns. It’s by the team of Scott and Stone."</ref> but as part of promotion for ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'', it was announced that it would return as an ongoing, again simply ''The Transformers: Windblade'', with the first arc a ''Combiner Wars'' crossover with the former ''Robots in Disguise'' series.<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/21865-big-boys-come-to-play-in-transformers-combiner-wars-crossover.html Newsarama: Big Boys Come To Play in TRANSFORMERS’ COMBINER WARS Crossover]</ref> The series concluded with issue #7 and was succeeded by ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One]]'' in 2016.
*[[A 'Bot and Her City|#1]]
 
*[[Windblade issue 2|#2]]
{{chapters|title=''The Transformers: Windblade'' issues|align=left|next=The Transformers: Till All Are One|content=
*[[Windblade issue 3|#3]]
<div class="list-header">Volume 1:</div>
*[[Windblade issue 4|#4]]
* [[A 'Bot and Her City|#1]]
* [[A Long Way Down|#2]]
* [[Windblade issue 3|#3]]
* [[Windblade issue 4|#4]]
<br><div class="list-header">Volume 2:</div>
* [[The Sum and Its Parts|#1]]
* [[Mistakes and Mayhem|#2]]
* [[All That Remains|#3]]
* [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|#4]]
* [[Race Against the Light|#5]]
* [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]]
* [[The Will of the Few|#7]]
}}
}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
While ''More than Meets the Eye'' heads back into space, and ''Robots in Disguise'' takes the action to [[Earth]], ''Windblade'' takes place on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as the planet tries to get back on its feet. In her role as a [[Cityspeaker]], Windblade struggles to help the ailing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] return to full health, and clashes with a suspicious Starscream. Windblade believes that she learns first-hand how dangerous [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] can be when a mysterious explosion nearly kills her as she is investigating Metroplex's malfunctions. With the aid of bodyguard [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and a mismatched gang of patrons from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|bar]], she dedicates herself to learning the secret behind what is going on within the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. But although the culprit seems clear, all is not what it seems...


While ''More than Meets the Eye'' heads back into space, and ''Robots in Disguise'' takes the action to Earth, ''Windblade'' takes place on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as the planet tries to get back on its feet.
Volume 2 focuses on Windblade's efforts to help her ailing homeworld of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] by formally reopening contact between Caminus and Cybertron. However, Starscream's political maneuvers and recent acquisition of [[combiner]] technology threaten the freedom of the lost Titan colonies... a volatile situation that isn't helped by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s misguided attempts to cut Cybertron off from the rest of the universe. Windblade must deal with the task of exploring the diverse colonies and securing political support for the new [[Council of Worlds]], the only way to stymie Starscream's imperialistic ambitions.


==Creative team==
==Creative team==
''Windblade'' is the first official ''Transformers'' comic produced by an all-female creative team. The series is written by [[Mairghread Scott]], who previously penned the ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' and ''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' comics for IDW, becoming the first female ''Transformers'' comic writer in the process, as well as working on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' cartoons. Art is handled by freelance illustrator [[Saren Stone]], who was specifically recruited by Scott for the project after seeing the artist's work online.
==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Windblade''''' <small>([[October 1]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1631400525 / ISBN 978-1-63140-052-0</small>
** Collects ''Windblade'' (2014) issues #1–4.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.
* '''''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|The Transformers: Combiner Wars]]''''' <small>([[August 12]], [[2015]]) ISBN 1631403869 / ISBN 978-1631403866</small>
** Collects [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]–[[You, Me, and the Universe|41]], and ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #1–3.
** Bonus material includes covers from each issue.
** Trade paperback format.
* '''''The Transformers: Windblade - Distant Stars''''' <small>([[April 20]], [[2016]]) ISBN 1631406000 / ISBN 978-1631406003</small>
** Collects ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #4–7, and [[An Uneventful Night|''Combiner Hunters'' #1]].
** Trade paperback format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 6]]''''' <small>([[October 18]], [[2017]]) ISBN 1684050855 / ISBN 978-1684050857</small>
** Collects ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|#1]], ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|#23]]–[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|27]], and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' issues [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]–[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|27]], ''[[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Dark Cybertron Finale]]'', and ''Windblade'' (2014) issues #1–4.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 64: Windblade''''' <small>([[August 9]], 2017)</small>
** Collects ''Windblade'' (2014) issues #1–4, and ''The Transformers'' (2012) issues [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|38]].
** Includes a bio for Windblade, an overview of her conception, pictures of her ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy, early design sketches by Hasbro, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.
* '''''Transformers: Windblade - The Last City''''' <small>([[February 14]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-1684052240</small>
** Collects ''Windblade'' (2014) issues #1–4, and ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #1–7, but not the alternating chapters of ''Combiner Wars'' from ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 needed to complete the story. Um.
** Bonus material includes covers from each issue.
** Trade paperback format.
<gallery>
File:Windblade-V1-TPB.jpg|'''''Windblade''''' – cover art by [[Saren Stone]]
File:CW-TPB.jpg|'''''Combiner Wars''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:Windblade-Distant-Stars.jpg|'''''Windblade - Distant Stars''''' – cover art by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and [[Jet Enter]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V6.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 6''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v64.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 64: Windblade''''' – cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] and Saren Stone
File:Windblade-Last-City.jpg|'''''Windblade - The Last City''''' – cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
</gallery>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 65: Combiner Wars''''' <small>([[October 31]], 2018)</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2012) issues #39–[[Now and On Earth|42]], and ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #1–4.
** Bonus material includes an article about the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 9]]''''' <small>([[June 19]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054842 / ISBN 978-1684054848</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2012) issues #39–41, #42–[[South of Heaven|43]], ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #1–3 & #4–5, and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]]–[[The Not Knowing|44]].
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 68: Empire of Stone''''' <small>([[November 27]], 2019)</small>
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' issues [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|#1]]–[[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|4]], and ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #5–7.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery, and an intro by Simon Furman.
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[January 1]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
** Collects ''Windblade'' (2015) issues #6–7, ''The Transformers'' (2012) issues [[The Transgressors|#44]]–[[The Nothing Man|45]], ''Combiner Hunters'' #1, ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' issues [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|#1]]–[[Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|5]], ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|#45]]–[[The Lopsided Triangle|47]] & [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|#48]]–[[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|49]], ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]:'' "[[Choose Me]]" & "[[The Thirteenth Day of Christmas]]".
** Hardcover format.
* '''''[[Transformers: Best of the Beasts]]''''' <small>([[July 13]], [[2022]])</small>
** Collects [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|''The Gathering'']] [[The Gathering issue 4|#4]], ''Windblade'' (2015) [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]], ''[[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|Synergy]]:'' "[[Of Flying and Falling]]", ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]'' [[Thicker Skin|#9: "Thicker Skin"]], and ''Sins of the Wreckers'' [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|#3]].
** Also includes a reprint of the "[[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!]]" toy pack-in comic.
** One-shot format.
* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Windblade]]''''' <small>([[December 7]], 2022)</small>
** Collects [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s first appearance from ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|#26: "Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8"]], ''Windblade'' (2014) [[A 'Bot and Her City|#1: "A 'Bot and Her City"]], ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' [[The Chosen One|Annual 2017: "The Chosen One"]], and [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|#9: "The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three"]].
** Bonus material includes an art gallery.
** One-shot format.
<gallery>
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v65.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 65: Combiner Wars''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V9.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 9''''' – cover art by Marcelo Matere
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v68.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 68: Empire of Stone''''' – cover art by Guido Guidi and [[Dreamwave Productions]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V10.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10''''' – cover art by Marcelo Matere
File:BestOfTheBeasts cvr.jpg|'''''Best of the Beasts''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
File:BestOfWindblade cvr.jpg|'''''Best of Windblade''''' – cover art by James Biggie
</gallery>


''Windblade'' is the first official Transformers comic produced by an all-female creative team. The series is written by [[Mairghread Scott]], who previously penned the ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' and ''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' comics for IDW, becoming the first female Transformers comic writer in the process, as well as working on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' cartoons. Art is handled by freelance illustrator [[Sarah Stone]], who was specifically recruited by Scott for the project after seeing her work online.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 22 May 2023

The name or term "Windblade" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Windblade (disambiguation).

The Transformers: Windblade is a four-issue mini-series published by IDW Publishing from April to July 2014. Debuting alongside the second "seasons" of More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise under the "Dawn of the Autobots" banner in the wake of the "Dark Cybertron" crossover event, the series shines the spotlight on Windblade, the first officially fan-created Transformer developed through Hasbro's "Fan-Built Bot" poll.

A sequel was initially announced as a second miniseries called "Windblade Returns",[1] but as part of promotion for Combiner Wars, it was announced that it would return as an ongoing, again simply The Transformers: Windblade, with the first arc a Combiner Wars crossover with the former Robots in Disguise series.[2] The series concluded with issue #7 and was succeeded by The Transformers: Till All Are One in 2016.

The Transformers: Windblade issues »
Volume 1:

Volume 2:

Overview

[edit]

While More than Meets the Eye heads back into space, and Robots in Disguise takes the action to Earth, Windblade takes place on Cybertron as the planet tries to get back on its feet. In her role as a Cityspeaker, Windblade struggles to help the ailing Metroplex return to full health, and clashes with a suspicious Starscream. Windblade believes that she learns first-hand how dangerous Starscream can be when a mysterious explosion nearly kills her as she is investigating Metroplex's malfunctions. With the aid of bodyguard Chromia and a mismatched gang of patrons from Blurr's bar, she dedicates herself to learning the secret behind what is going on within the Titan. But although the culprit seems clear, all is not what it seems...

Volume 2 focuses on Windblade's efforts to help her ailing homeworld of Caminus by formally reopening contact between Caminus and Cybertron. However, Starscream's political maneuvers and recent acquisition of combiner technology threaten the freedom of the lost Titan colonies... a volatile situation that isn't helped by Prowl's misguided attempts to cut Cybertron off from the rest of the universe. Windblade must deal with the task of exploring the diverse colonies and securing political support for the new Council of Worlds, the only way to stymie Starscream's imperialistic ambitions.

Creative team

[edit]

Windblade is the first official Transformers comic produced by an all-female creative team. The series is written by Mairghread Scott, who previously penned the Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots and Beast Hunters comics for IDW, becoming the first female Transformers comic writer in the process, as well as working on the Prime and Rescue Bots cartoons. Art is handled by freelance illustrator Saren Stone, who was specifically recruited by Scott for the project after seeing the artist's work online.

Collections

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  • The Transformers: Windblade (October 1, 2014) ISBN 1631400525 / ISBN 978-1-63140-052-0
    • Collects Windblade (2014) issues #1–4.
    • Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Windblade - Distant Stars (April 20, 2016) ISBN 1631406000 / ISBN 978-1631406003
  • Transformers: Windblade - The Last City (February 14, 2018) ISBN 978-1684052240
    • Collects Windblade (2014) issues #1–4, and Windblade (2015) issues #1–7, but not the alternating chapters of Combiner Wars from The Transformers vol. 2 needed to complete the story. Um.
    • Bonus material includes covers from each issue.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 65: Combiner Wars – cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 65: Combiner Wars – cover art by Don Figueroa and Livio Ramondelli
  • The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 9 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
    The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 9 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 68: Empire of Stone – cover art by Guido Guidi and Dreamwave Productions
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 68: Empire of Stone – cover art by Guido Guidi and Dreamwave Productions
  • The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
    The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
  • Best of the Beasts – cover art by James Biggie
    Best of the Beasts – cover art by James Biggie
  • Best of Windblade – cover art by James Biggie
    Best of Windblade – cover art by James Biggie

References

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  1. ↑ TFW2005: Botcon 2014 IDW Transformers Comics Panel: "IDW explained that their plan is to have the two main series to be complemented with a miniseries. We have had Windblade, and more miniseries were hinted at. ... The next miniseries, coming in 2015, is Windblade Returns. It’s by the team of Scott and Stone."
  2. ↑ Newsarama: Big Boys Come To Play in TRANSFORMERS’ COMBINER WARS Crossover
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