Transformers: Movie Adaptation

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Transformers: Movie Adaptation is the title of IDW Publishing's four-issue comic book adaptation of the 2007 Transformers live-action movie. It was published weekly during the month of June, 2007.

Movie Adaptation issues:
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4

Preceded by: Prime Directives
Followed by: The Reign of Starscream

Overview

Differences from film

• Sam Witwicky's eBay username is Hotstud217 instead of Ladiesman217.

• Frenzy scans a PDA instead of a cell phone.

• Bumblebee scans the 2008 Camaro concept by using the Internet instead of a physical vehicle.

• The scene where Judy Witwicky mentions Sam's "Special Alone Time" in the movie is cut from the movie adaptation.

• Maggie Madsen's cell phone is turned into a robot at Hoover Dam instead of Glen Whitmann's, since he isn't in the movie adaptation.

• Bonecrusher is shot by Optimus Prime's ion blaster instead of being decapitated.

• Barricade is killed by Optimus Prime during the highway pursuit.

• Jazz's spark is absorbed by Megatron instead of Megatron ripping into two pieces.

• Optimus Prime tells Sam to use the All Spark cube to defeat Megatron, instead of offering to sacrifice himself.

Creative team

The adaptation was penned by Transformers newcomer Kris Oprisko and drawn by Alex Milne, penciler of many Transformers projects for IDW and former license-holder, Dreamwave Productions.

Collections

• Transformers: Movie Adaptation TPB (June 5, 2007) ISBN 978-1600100673

Includes a photo gallery "and much more"

• Transformers: Movie Adaptation TPB (Hardcover) (January 2008) ISBN 978-1599614847
  
  
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