Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging

Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	October 8, 2014
Written by	Jim Sorenson & Bill Forster
ISBN	ISBN 1613779437 ISBN 978-1613779439
Page count	296
Price	$49.99 USD

LEGACY: The Art of Transformers Packaging is a hardcover book featuring the packaging art of Generation 1 and Generation 2. Additional content is to include interviews and essays from the original artists, catalog art, design sketches, and unused packaging artwork.

Contents

Part One: The Early Years

• Foreword.
• Sunstreaker mint in box photograph.
• Tantrum pre-production package photograph.
• 1985 Japanese Catalogue artwork.
• "Illustrators Wanted" advert mock-up.

Chapter One: Classics

• "Classic" Era Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.
• 1986 Japanese package back.

Chapter Two: Movie Era

• "Movie Era" Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Part Two: More Than Meets the Eye

• Action Master Inferno mint on card photograph.
• Pretender proof-of-concept illustration.
• Early Action Masters packaging mock-up.
• Powermaster Optimus Prime mint in sealed box photograph.

Chapter Three: Scramble City

• 1986 Japanese Scramble City in-store display artwork.
• Early draft of Blades artwork.
• Scramble City Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.
• 1987 package back.

Chapter Four: Nebulan Era

• Early concept sketches for Powermaster Optimus Prime.
• "Nebulan Era" Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Chapter Five: Pretenders

• 1989 Pretenders package battle scene.
• Unused Pretenders logo.
• Pretenders Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Chapter Six: Micromasters

• 1989 Micromasters package battle scenes.
• G2 logo with pantone guide.
• Pretender and Micromaster logos.
• Autobot sigils for 1988-89 and 1990.
• Autobot logo, 1988-90.
• Micromasters Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Chapter Seven: Action Masters

• 1990 Action Masters package back.
• Action Masters Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Part Three: Made in Japan

• Roadfire mint in box photograph.
• Minerva mint in sealed box photograph.
• Blacker 360 degrees view mint in sealed box photograph.
• 1985 package back (Japanese variant).

Chapter Eight: Headmasters+

• "Headmaster+" Cybertron and Destron packaging artwork.
• 1988 package back.

Chapter Nine: Masterforce

• "Masterforce" Cybertron and Destron packaging artwork.

Chapter Ten: Victory

• 1989 Victory package back.
• "Victory" Cybertron and Destron packaging artwork.
• 1991 Return of Convoy package back.
• G2 Decepticon sigil with pantone.
• 1990 nameplate.
• Pretenders and Micromasters logos.
• Decepticon sigil 1988-1989, 1990.
• Decepticon logo, 19888-1990.

Chapter Eleven: Zone & Beyond

• "Zone & Beyond" Cybertron and Destron packaging artwork.

Part Four: Generations

• Unreleased Generation 2 Breakdown photograph.
• Electro with FX overlay.
• G2 Megatron sketch.
• Generation 2 Gobots production proof card.
• Generation 2 style guide page.

Chapter Twelve: Generation 2

• 1995 Japanese Generation 2 catalog artwork.
• Early development drawing for Optimus Prime.
• "Generation 2" Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.

Chapter Thirteen: Unused

• Early Takara concept artwork.
• Unused Transformers logos.
• Unused Autobot and Decepticon packaging artwork.
• Diaclone vs Micro Change "Exciting Robots" proposal.

Chapter Fourteen: Oddities

• Oddities pre-Transformers packaging artwork.
• 1989 package battle scenes.
• 1984 package back.
• Reflector catalog artwork.
• 1985 package back.
• 1986 package back.
• Colorforms artwork.
• Neo G1 packaging artwork.
• Return of Convoy package back (alternate).
• Japanese exclusive Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game cover.
• UK exclusives packaging artwork.
• US Puzzle art.
• UK puzzle art.
• Variants packaging artwork.
• Afterword
• Acknowledgements.

Errors

• On page 156, Minerva is spelled "Minera".