Dreamwave Productions

We're not saying you should buy Dreamwave comics, only that you'll regret it.

Dreamwave Productions was a fairly unknown independent comic book publisher when it obtained the Transformers license in 2001. For a time, there was gigantic buzz surrounding Dreamwave's relaunch of the Generation 1 title, even pushing it past Marvel and DC's top titles. Many comic book fans had been away from Transformers for a long time and were overjoyed to see highly detailed manga-style art driving a childhood favorite.

Dreamwave published a good deal of Transformers books, including many varied miniseries, before capitulating to the notoriously fickle comic-buying public. Towards the end of 2004 delays started getting more and more frequent. This was followed by rumors of writers and artists leaving because they weren't being paid, which were then confirmed. In early January 2005, Dreamwave declared bankruptcy, and there were no Transformers comics to be had for more than half of 2005.

• Prime Directive (Volume 1)
• War and Peace (Volume 2)
• G1 Ongoing
• Armada
• Energon
• The War Within
• The War Within: The Dark Ages
• The War Within: Age of Wrath
• Micromasters
• More Than Meets The Eye
• Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1
• Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2

External resources

By-issue guides, G1 timeline and information (TFArchive) Information about series and creators (Seibertron) Reviews and covers (TFW2005)

Another comprehensive guide (Electric Escape)

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.