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The series is written by [[Brian Ruckley]]. | The series is written by [[Brian Ruckley]]. Issues are regularly drawn by more than one artist; duties were initially split between [[Angel Hernandez]] and [[Cachét Whitman]], with Hernandez illustrating the majority of the pages in each issue, <ref name=transmissions20190313>[https://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2019/03/alt-mode-special-8-brian-ruckley-transcript/ Alt Mode Special 8 – Brian Ruckley Interview Transcript]</ref> while the second arc of the series saw [[Anna Malkova]] and [[Beth McGuire-Smith]] join Hernandez as the book's primary recurring artists. | ||
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*''Transformers'' makes extensive use of | *''Transformers'' makes extensive use of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy designs, notably from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'', including toy-mandatory features such as protruding hinge covers. Characters without ''Generations'' figures generally utilize the most recent alternative (such as from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'') or their original Generation 1 designs. Comments from at least one artist indicate this is not a Hasbro mandate<ref>[https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1131941391012159489 Tweet by Alex Milne (@markerguru), 24 May 2019]</ref> but rather a consensus for contemporary consistency. | ||
*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.<ref name=transmissions20190313 /> | *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.<ref name=transmissions20190313 /> | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 4 January 2020

| 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. Issues are regularly drawn by more than one artist; duties were initially split between Angel Hernandez and Cachét Whitman, with Hernandez illustrating the majority of the pages in each issue, [2] while the second arc of the series saw Anna Malkova and Beth McGuire-Smith join Hernandez as the book's primary recurring artists.
Collections
- Transformers Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes (January 14, 2020 **scheduled**) ISBN 1684055318 / ISBN 978-1684055319
- Hardcover.
- Collects issues #1-12.
- Bonus material currently unknown.
- Transformers Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature (June 30, 2020 **scheduled**) ISBN 1684056756 / ISBN 978-1684056750
- Hardcover.
- Collects Transformers issues #13-18 and Galaxies issues #1-6.
- Bonus material currently unknown.
Notes
- Transformers makes extensive use of Generations toy designs, notably from Siege, including toy-mandatory features such as protruding hinge covers. Characters without Generations figures generally utilize the most recent alternative (such as from Cyberverse) or their original Generation 1 designs. Comments from at least one artist indicate this is not a Hasbro mandate[3] but rather a consensus for contemporary consistency.
- 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]

