Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | March 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Animated cartoon continuity | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 1631402102 ISBN 978-1631402104 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 472 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $39.99 USD | ||||||||||||
Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac is a compilation of The AllSpark Almanac, The AllSpark Almanac II, and The AllSpark Almanac Addendum with approximately ten pages of extra material and some minor revisions.
Contents
- Part One
- Introduction by the Authors
- Forewords by Derrick J. Wyatt and David Kaye
- Chapter 1: Autobots
- Interstitial A: Lighting
- Chapter 2: Decepticons
- Interstitial B: Transformations
- Chapter 3: Humans
- Interstitial C: Studio 4°C
- Chapter 4: Events
- Interstitial D: Deleted Scenes
- Chapter 5: Culture
- Interstitial E: Design Evolution
- Chapter 6: Detroit
- Interstitial F: Style Guides
- Chapter 7: Cybertron
- Interstitial G: Backgrounds
- Chapter 8: Settings
- Interstitial H: Size Comparison
- Chapter 9: Project Omega
- Interstitial I: Japan
- Part Two
- Forewords by Eric Siebenaler and Matt Youngberg
- Section I: Toy Design
- Section II: Animation
- Section III: Season Four
- Section IV: Toy Gallery
- Section V: Hero
- Section VI: Packaging Art
- Section VII: Expanded Universe
- Section VIII: The Cast
- Afterwords by Aaron Archer and Marty Isenberg
- Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 - Autobots
Chapter 1 covers every Autobot to ever appear on the show as well as some who only appear in this book or in supplementary materials.
- Optimus Prime by Ultra Magnus
- Ratchet by Lockdown
- Prowl by Fanzone
- Bumblebee by Bulkhead
- Bulkhead by Sari
- Ultra Magnus by Sentinel Prime
- Sentinel Prime by Optimus Prime
- Jazz by Sentinel Prime
- Blurr by Bumblebee
- Jetfire by Jetstorm
- Jetstorm by Jetfire
- Safeguard by Sentinel Prime
- Dai Atlas by Ultra Magnus
- Erector by Sentinel Prime
- Warpath by Flareup
- Kup by Optimus Prime
- Rad by Cosmos
- Lionizer by Rad
- Metalhawk by Jetfire and Jetstorm
- Wreck-Gar by Ratchet
- Dinobots by Blackarachnia
- Rodimus Prime by Kup
- Brawn by Ironhide
- Hot Shot by Red Alert
- Red Alert by Hot Shot
- Ironhide by Bulkhead
- Arcee by Ratchet
- Longarm Prime by Bumblebee
- Yoketron by Jazz
- Alpha Trion by Sentinel Prime
- Wheelie by Seapsray
- Perceptor by Shockwave
- Wheeljack by Perceptor
- Mainframe by Wheeljack
- Botanica by Tracks
- Seaspray by Sentinel Prime
- Rattletrap by Warpath
- Grandus by Rosanna
- Sky Garry by Alpha Trion
- Dug Base by Wheelie
- Powerglide by Blitzwing
- Mirage by Cliffjumper
- Cosmos by Bulkhead
- Tracks by Beachcomber
- Beachcomber by Rattletrap
- Highbrow by Shockwave
- Pipes by Huffer
- Huffer by Pipes
- Cliffjumper by Bumblebee
- Moscardo by Cliffjumper
- First Aid by Sentinel Prime
- Glyph by Volks
- Tap-Out by Glyph
- Chase by Carrera
- Freeway by Sedan
- Searchlight by Furão
- Volks by Tap-Out
- Carrera by Bumper
- Furão by Chase
- Hubcap by Freeway
- Sedan by Hubcap
- Bumper by Searchlight
- Wasp by Shockwave and Bumblebee
- Flareup
- Lightbright by Dug Base
- Lickety-Split by Lightbright
- Rosanna by Grandus
- Cheetor by Ironfist
- Ironfist by Swindle
- Sideswipe by Ransack
- Depth Charge by Cheetor
- Ransack by Depth Charge
- Crumplezone by Sideswipe
- Road Rage by Lockdown
- Chromia by Rattletrap
- Flashpoint by Minerva
- Jackpot by Hubcap
- Sights by Jackpot
- Minerva by Ratchet
- Drift by Jazz
- Nightbeat by Sideswipe
- Autotrooper by Alpha Trion
- "Wingblade" Optimus Prime by Megatron
Chapter 2 - Decepticons
Chapter 2 covers every Decepticon to appear in the show as well as Decepticons exclusive to this book and supplementary material.
- Megatron by Lugnut
- Starscream by himself
- Lugnut by Blitzwing
- Blitzwing by Lugnut
- Blackarachnia by Optimus Prime
- Shockwave by Megatron
- Swindle by The Angry Archer
- Soundwave by Sari
- Soundwave's Avatars by Prowl
- Ratbat and Laserbeak by Soundwave
- Lockdown by Prowl
- Constructiocns by Bulkhead
- Dirt Boss by Scrapper and Mixmaster
- Slipstream by Thundercracker
- Thundercracker by Ramjet
- Ramjet by Sunstorm
- Sunstorm by Skywarp
- Skywarp by Slipstream
- Waspinator by Blackarachnia
- General Strika by Lugnut
- Oil Slick by Cyclonus
- Cyclonus by Scalpel
- Blackout by Megatron
- Spittor by Oil Slick
- Sky-Byte by Strika
- Mindwipe by Megatron
- Blot by Starscream
- The Motor Master by Wildrider
- Wildrider by Drag Strip
- Drag Strip by Breakdown
- Breakdown by Dead End
- Dead End by Toxitron
- Toxitron by The Motor Master
- Reflector by Blackarachnia
- Spectro
- Viewfinder
- Spyglass
- Stretch by Porter C. Powell
- Flip Sides by Blurr
- Lord High Governor Straxus by Strika
- Slapper by Swindle
- Scalpel by Perceptor
- Magnificus by Starscream
- Bugly by Lockdown
- Grinder by Oil Slick
- Venom by Blitzwing
- Nemesis Prime by Straxus
- Dark Rodimus by Cyclonus
- Skipjack by Dirt Boss
Chapter 3 - Humans
Covers every human character in the series.
- Sari Sumdac by Bulkhead
- Isaac Sumdac by Megatron
- Captain Carmine Fanzone by Sari
- The Angry Archer by Swindle
- Professor Penny Princess, PhD by Sari
- Nanosec by Slo-Mo
- Slo-Mo by Nanosec
- The Headmaster by Bulkhead
- Meltdown by Blackarachnia
- Colossus Rhodes by Meltdown
- Fusion creatures
- BAT-MONSTER by Grimlock
- The Seafood Louis creature by Fanzone
- Master Disaster by Blurr
- Street Demon by Bulkhead
- Ming-Li and Roxy Sparkles by Sari
- Shana Story and Solon Kitakaze by Bumblebee
- Sari Sumdac (Upgraded) by Ratchet
- Porter C. Powell by Headmaster
Chapter 4 - Events
The episodes and comics that make up the primary Animated continuity, in order.
- Transform and Roll Out as three Autobot Incident Reports by Optimus Prime and a page from Isaac Sumdac's journal.
- Dispatches as musings from Vector Prime
- Home Is Where the Spark Is as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Total Meltdown as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Blast from the Past as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log
- A Few Loose Strands as Venus, the trans-dimensional magazine for Decepti-femmes.
- The Thrill of the Hunt as an Autobot Incident Report by Ratchet
- The Arrival #5 as a page from Swindle's ledger and an evaluation form
- Nanosec as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Along Came a Spider as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Whatever Happened To Whatisname? as a page from Professor Princess' diary
- Sound and Fury as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Attention Surplus Disorder as two pages from the Detroit Powell Press
- Lost and Found as Lugnut's Internal Log
- The Arrival #3 as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log and a medical report from Ratchet
- Survival of the Fittest as a police report from Captain Fanzone
- Headmaster as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- The Insincerest Form of Flattery as an Autobot Incident Report by Bulkhead
- Nature Calls as an Autobot Incident Report by Prowl
- Megatron Rising - Part 1 as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log
- Megatron Rising - Part 2 as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- The Elite Guard as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- The Return of the Headmaster as Sentinel Prime's private journal and a letter from Sari to her absent father
- Mission Accomplished as Megatron's Internal Log
- Garbage In, Garbage Out as a box of Garbage O's cereal
- Velocity as an Autobot Incident Report by Bumblebee
- Rise of the Constructicons as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- A Fistful of Energon as Starscream's Internal Log
- SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy as excerpts from interrogations conducted by Carmine Fanzone
- Autoboot Camp as Shockwave's Encrypted Internal Log
- First (and Second) in Flight as a page from Ultra Magnus's memoirs
- Black Friday as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Sari, No One's Home as a letter from Sari to her absent father
- A Bridge Too Close, Part I as Megatron's Internal Log
- A Bridge Too Close, Part II as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- TransWarped as Shockwave and Starscream's Internal Logs, Autobot Incident Reports by Ratchet and Optimus Prime, Bumblebee's Private Journal, and the Headmaster's Yatter page.
- Three's a Crowd as an Autobot Incident Report by Bulkhead and Lugnut's Internal Log
- Where Is Thy Sting? as a medical report by First Aid and an Autobot Incident Report by Bumblebee
- Five Servos of Doom as an Autobot Incident Report by Prowl
- Predacons Rising as an Autobot Incident Report by Sentinel Prime and a message in a bottle by Waspinator
- Human Error, Part I as an Autobot Incident Reprot by Optimus Prime
- Human Error, Part II as a fairy tale/"Wizard of Oz" type of story
- Decepticon Air as Sentinel Prime's Private Journal
- This Is Why I Hate Machines as an issue of the ALTernity Today magazine
- Endgame, Part I as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime
- Endgame, Part II as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log
- Moving Violations as a police report by Depth Charge
- The Stunti-Con Job as Strika's Internal Log
Chapter 5 - Culture
A catch-all for other aspects of Animated including ships, monsters and customs
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- The AllSpark by Optimus Prime
- Space bridges by Megatron
- Autobot Cybertronian forms by Ultra Magnus
- Decepticon Cybertronian forms by Starscream
- The Death's Head by Lockdown
- Thanatos-class ships by Strika
- The Great War (the game)
- Sumdac robots by Porter C. Powell
- Bulkhead's art by Ratchet, Optimus Prime, and Sari
- Halloween by Bulkhead and Bumblebee
- Christmas by Optimus Prime
- Automen by Bulkhead
- The Media by Soundwave
- Ninja Gladiator by Sari
- Space barnacles by Sari
- Nanobots by Ratchet
- Rock Lords by Bumblebee
- Stupid Organics (i.e., animals) by Sentinel Prime
- Scooter / Jetpack by Isaac Sumdac
- Autobot Shuttle by Blitzwing
- Electronic Paint by Bumblebee
- Helmets by Swindle
- Protoforms by Yoketron
- Cloning by Swindle
- The Cyber-Ninja Corps by Yoketron
- Powers by Prowl
- Decepticon Weaponry by Ironfist
- Mirror Universe
- Mirror Optimus Prime by Mirror Isaac Sumdac
- Mirror Bumblebee by Mirror Sari Sumdac
- Mirror Sari Sumdac by Mirror Bumblebee
- Mirror Isaac Sumdac by Mirror Optimus Prime
- Predacons by Megatron
- Science Guild Report on Forestonite by Perceptor
- Prototype Minions by Soundwave
- The AllSpark Reconstituted by Optimus Prime}}
Chapter 6 - Detroit
People, places and things in and about Detroit.
- Detroit's Leadership by Sentinel Prime
- Buildings by Jazz
- Blackwater Prison by Captain Fanzone
- Burger Bot by Sari Sumdac
- Tigatron Stadium by Lugnut
- Fossil Fuel by Dirt Boss
- Organic Inhabitants by Sentinel Prime
- Emergency Responders by Captain Fanzone
- Earth Vehicles by Jazz
Chapter 7 - Cybertron
Inhabitants and locations on Cybertron or places near Cybertron.
- Cybertron and its moons by Ultra Magnus
- The Hadeen System by Cosmos
- Stellar Cartography by Swindle
- Iacon by Captain Fanzone
- Iacon's Populace by Sari
- The Metroplex by Alpha Trion
- Longarm's office by Cliffjumper
- Infirmary by Arcee
- Fortress Maximus by Sentinel Prime
- Maccadam's Old Oil House by Brawn
- Autobot boot camp by Ultra Magnus
- Trypticon Prison by Sideswipe
- Cyber-Ninja Dojo by Lockdown
- Spacebridge nexus by Bulkhead
