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'''''The War Within: The Dark Ages''''' is a six-part miniseries originally published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in 2003, and set in the main G1 [[Dreamwave continuity]]. It centers on the arrival of the [[Fallen]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and his plans to unleash an ancient evil that had been locked away below the planet's surface.
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'''''The War Within: The Dark Ages''''' is a six-part miniseries originally published by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave Productions]] in 2003, and set in the main G1 [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]].  It centers on the arrival of the [[The Fallen|Fallen]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and his plans to unleash an ancient evil that had been locked away below the planet's surface.
 
 
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&lt;td&gt; [[Fragmentation|#1]] | [[Escalation (Dreamwave issue)|#2]] | [[Devastation (Dreamwave issue)|#3]] | [[Revelation (Dreamwave issue)|#4]] | [[Confrontation (issue)|#5]] | [[Conflagration|#6]]


==Overview==
==Overview==
Set some time after ''[[The War Within]]'', ''The Dark Ages'' sees the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s split into multiple factions following the loss of their leaders, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].  The destructive combiner teams are neutral by treaty agreement; and the conflict has simmered down to a low boil.  Into this conflicted milleau comes the evil Fallen, who employs the [[Chaos Trinity]] to help him bring back [[Unicron|an old friend]], using the [[spark]]s of four genetically unique [[Transformer]]s.
Set some time after ''[[The War Within|The War Within]]'', ''The Dark Ages'' sees the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] split into multiple factions following the loss of their leaders, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].  The destructive combiner teams are neutral by treaty agreement; and the conflict has simmered down to a low boil.  Into this conflicted milieu comes the evil Fallen, who employs the [[Chaos Trinity|Chaos Trinity]] to help him bring back [[Unicron|an old friend]], using the [[Spark|sparks]] of four genetically unique [[Transformer|Transformers]].


* ''Preceded by: [[The War Within]]''
 
* ''Followed by: [[The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''
* ''Preceded by: [[The War Within|The War Within]]''
* ''Followed by: [[The War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''


==Creative team==
==Creative team==
The series was written by [[Simon Furman]] and illustrated by [[Andrew Wildman]], who had worked with Furman previously on the original [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 1]] Transformers series.  Though most of the characters' redesigns were worked up by [[Don Figueroa]], a few were done by Wildman himself, and the Fallen was designed by [[Pat Lee]].
The series was written by [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]] and illustrated by [[Andrew Wildman|Andrew Wildman]], who had worked with Furman previously on the original [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Generation 1]] Transformers series.  Though most of the characters' redesigns were worked up by [[Don Figueroa|Don Figueroa]], a few were done by Wildman himself, and the Fallen was designed by [[Pat Lee|Pat Lee]].
 


==Items of note==
==Items of note==
* Like the original series, some of Don Figueroa's designs were later made into toys for the [[Titanium Series]] toy line, including the [[Fallen]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], a planned [[retool]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (though their vehicle modes in the series were different), was displayed at [[BotCon 2006]] as an unpainted prototype and will likely never see release.
* Like the original series, some of Don Figueroa's designs were later made into toys for the [[Titanium Series|Titanium Series]] toy line, including the [[The Fallen|Fallen]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], a planned [[Retool|retool]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (though their vehicle modes in the series were different), was displayed at [[BotCon 2006|BotCon 2006]] as an unpainted prototype and will likely never see release.
* The pre-[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s' robot mode designs were reused, mostly unchanged in [[IDW]]'s ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.
* The pre-[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' robot mode designs were reused, mostly unchanged in [[IDW|IDW]]'s ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave|Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.


==Collections==
==Collections==
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' Dreamwave TPB <small>(September 9, 2004) ISBN 0973381752</small>
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' Dreamwave TPB &lt;small&gt;(September 9, 2004) &lt;a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&amp;isbn=0973381752" class="internal"&gt;ISBN 0973381752&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
:{{m-}} Includes the covers of all issues, as well as character designs of many of the newly introduced characters by [[Don Figueroa]] and Andrew Wildman.  Additional bonus material included exposition from Simon Furman and a line-up of the six factions featured in the series.
 
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' IDW TPB <small>(May 9, 2007) ISBN 1600100597</small>
:— Includes the covers of all issues, as well as character designs of many of the newly introduced characters by [[Don Figueroa|Don Figueroa]] and Andrew Wildman.  Additional bonus material included exposition from Simon Furman and a line-up of the six factions featured in the series.
:{{m-}} Reprint of the Dreamwave TPB but with a new cover.
 
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' IDW TPB &lt;small&gt;(May 9, 2007) &lt;a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&amp;isbn=1600100597" class="internal"&gt;ISBN 1600100597&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
 
:— Reprint of the Dreamwave TPB but with a new cover.
 
* ''[[Transformers: War Within Omnibus|Transformers: War Within Omnibus]]'' — IDW reprint &lt;small&gt;(March 1, 2009) &lt;a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&amp;isbn=1600103731" class="internal"&gt;ISBN 1600103731&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
 
:— Also includes ''The War Within''.
 


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The War Within: The Dark Ages is a six-part miniseries originally published by Dreamwave Productions in 2003, and set in the main G1 Dreamwave continuity. It centers on the arrival of the Fallen on Cybertron, and his plans to unleash an ancient evil that had been locked away below the planet's surface.


<table style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align="center" id="toc"> <tr> <th align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC"><font color="white">The Dark Ages issues:</font> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6

Overview

Set some time after The War Within, The Dark Ages sees the Autobots and Decepticons split into multiple factions following the loss of their leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron. The destructive combiner teams are neutral by treaty agreement; and the conflict has simmered down to a low boil. Into this conflicted milieu comes the evil Fallen, who employs the Chaos Trinity to help him bring back an old friend, using the sparks of four genetically unique Transformers.


Creative team

The series was written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Andrew Wildman, who had worked with Furman previously on the original Generation 1 Transformers series. Though most of the characters' redesigns were worked up by Don Figueroa, a few were done by Wildman himself, and the Fallen was designed by Pat Lee.


Items of note

Collections

  • War Within: The Dark Ages Dreamwave TPB <small>(September 9, 2004) <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=0973381752" class="internal">ISBN 0973381752</a></small>
— Includes the covers of all issues, as well as character designs of many of the newly introduced characters by Don Figueroa and Andrew Wildman. Additional bonus material included exposition from Simon Furman and a line-up of the six factions featured in the series.
  • War Within: The Dark Ages IDW TPB <small>(May 9, 2007) <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=1600100597" class="internal">ISBN 1600100597</a></small>
— Reprint of the Dreamwave TPB but with a new cover.
  • Transformers: War Within Omnibus — IDW reprint <small>(March 1, 2009) <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=1600103731" class="internal">ISBN 1600103731</a></small>
— Also includes The War Within.
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