Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase

This article is about the anthology comic. For the computer, see Synergy.

Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	March 27, 2019
Cover date	February 2019

Truly outrageous tales!

Contents

Released to commemorate Women's History Month, this oversized one-shot anthology contains five stories focused on female characters and creators across the Hasbro brand. See individual articles for details.

• "An Arcee Sort of Day", from Transformers
• "Ghost", from G.I. Joe
• "Recharge", from Jem and the Holograms

Additionally, the book features two autobiographical works by female creators:

• "The Stage", by Katie Cook, detailing her work on IDW's My Little Pony comics
• "Of Flying and Falling", by Mairghread Scott, which follows her childhood love of Beast Wars, Airazor, and the decisions that led to her depiction of Windblade, illustrated by Till All Are One artist Sara Pitre-Durocher

Notes

• The title references the computer of the same name from the original Jem and the Holograms cartoon.
• In lieu of advertisements, Synergy contains several lithographs by female artists, primarily pre-existing covers. Transformers-related art includes:
  • A brand new poster of various female Transformers from the 2005-2018 IDW continuity, by Beth McGuire-Smith
  • Cover art from Windblade vol. 2 #6, by Priscilla Tramontano
  • Cover art from Win If You Dare, by Nicoletta Baldari
  • Cover art from Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1, by Sara Pitre-Durocher
  • Cover art from Windblade vol. 1 #3, by Saren Stone
  • Cover art from Optimus Prime #12, by Joana Lafuente

Covers (1)

• Regular cover: Female characters unite, by Sara Pitre-Durocher

• 
  Eat your heart out, A-Force.

Reprints

• Transformers: Best of the Beasts (July 13, 2022)

• Reprints The Gathering #4, The Transformers: Windblade (vol.2) #6, "Of Flying and Falling" (from the Synergy anthology), Transformers: Beast Wars #9: "Thicker Skin", and The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3.
• Also includes a reprint of the "Optimus Primal vs Megatron!" toy pack-in comic.

• Transformers: Best of the Rarities: (August 3, 2022)

• Reprints Marvel UK's #235–6: "Deathbringer" parts 1 & 2, Marvel UK's #83 mini-story "The Wind of Change!", Marvel's Generation 2 Halloween special: "Ghosts", Marvel UK's #304 text story "Dreadwind's Xmas!", Woman's Day 4-page story "The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas", Marvel UK's #244: "Two Megatrons!", Transformers Annual 1992 text story "Another Time & Place", Marvel UK's #260: "Perchance to Dream: Galvatron", IDW Publishing's "An Arcee Sort of Day", Marvel UK's #261: "Starting Over!".
• Also includes an Untitled pilot for European comic published in toy catalogues with a new translation, a reprinting of Madman - a Simon Furman/Nick Roche script from an Australian DVD release and 50 examples of various artwork.

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  Transformers: Best of the Beasts; art by James Biggie
• 
  Transformers: Best of the Rarities; art by James Biggie

External links

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