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'''''Transformers''''' is an ongoing comic series from [[IDW Publishing]] that debuted in [[Calendar|March]] [[2019]], releasing issues every two weeks for its first six months of publication before switching to a monthly release schedule in September 2019. The series | '''''Transformers''''' is an ongoing comic series from [[IDW Publishing]] that debuted in [[Calendar|March]] [[2019]], releasing issues every two weeks for its first six months of publication before switching to a monthly release schedule in September 2019. The series marks the first installment of a [[2019 IDW continuity|brand-new continuity]] for IDW's ''Transformers'' comics, replacing the [[2005 IDW continuity|previous ongoing continuity]] that ran from [[2005]] to [[2018]]. | ||
{{quote|Before an [[Great War (G1)|endless war]] raged between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. Before Orion Pax took on the mantle of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Before [[Earth]] ever learned about the strange robotic alien beings from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—the [[Transformer]]s—there was peace. There was society. There was wonder. Join us now at the dawn of a bold new era...}} | {{quote|Before an [[Great War (G1)|endless war]] raged between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. Before Orion Pax took on the mantle of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Before [[Earth]] ever learned about the strange robotic alien beings from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—the [[Transformer]]s—there was peace. There was society. There was wonder. Join us now at the dawn of a bold new era...}} | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 12 August 2019
| This article is about the 2019 comic series. For the similarly-titled 2009 comic series, see The Transformers (IDW). For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation). |
Transformers is an ongoing comic series from IDW Publishing that debuted in March 2019, releasing issues every two weeks for its first six months of publication before switching to a monthly release schedule in September 2019. The series marks the first installment of a brand-new continuity for IDW's Transformers comics, replacing the previous ongoing continuity that ran from 2005 to 2018.
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Overview
Set prior to the war between Autobots and Decepticons, Transformers takes place on a thriving, peaceful Cybertron that serves as an interstellar commerce hub. The era of peace is brought to an unexpected end, however, when the planet experiences its first murder in living memory.[1]
Creative team
The series is written by Brian Ruckley. Art duties are split between Angel Hernandez and Cachét Whitman, with Hernandez illustrating the majority of the pages in each issue.[2]
Collections
- Transformers Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes (October 22, 2019 **scheduled**) ISBN 1684055318 / ISBN 978-1684055319
- Hardcover.
- Collects issues #1-12.
- Bonus material currently unknown.
Notes
- Transformers makes extensive use of toy designs from the concurrent Siege toyline, including toy-mandatory features such as protruding hinge covers.
- Initial promotion for the series stated that Hernandez and Ron Joseph would be the artists, but Joseph had to drop the project for personal reasons and was replaced by Whitman.[2]
