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Bumblebee as depicted in the IDW 2005-2018 continuity, going through a variety of style and design changes.

Top row, left to right:

• Original IDW design by E. J. Su based on a Volkswagen Beetle alternate mode, taken from Infiltration issue 3. Art by E. J. Su, colors by John Rauch.
• Don Figueroa's reinterpretation of the E. J. Su design with some traits of live-action movie aesthetics, taken from issue 3 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by Don Figueroa, colors by James Brown.
• A hybrid between Bumblebee's Generation 1 animation model and his original Generation 1 toy (originally designed by Guido Guidi for an Infiltration-era promotional art piece and one of the variant covers of Infiltration #1), taken from issue 2 of the Bumblebee limited series. Art by Chee Yang Ong, colors by Moose Baumann.
• New Bumblebee "upgrade" design based on a Dodge Challenger alternate mode, taken from issue 4 of the Bumblebee limited series. Art by Chee Yang Ong, colors by Moose Baumann.
• Don Figueroa's interpretation of the "upgrade" design, taken from issue 5 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by Don Figueroa, colors by James Brown.

Bottom row, left to right:

• E. J. Su didn't get the memo and drew Bumblebee in his original IDW design again, but in a new style. Taken from issue 7 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by E. J. Su, colors by James Brown.
• Guido Guidi's own take on Chee Yang Ong's version, with elements taken from an alternate Don Figueroa design shown on one of the variant covers of issue 5 of the ongoing Transformers title (which is also the design used for Cliffjumper in the first few issues). Taken from issue 9 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by Guido Guidi, colors by James Brown.
• Guidi Guidi decided to try yet another version, this time a cross between the previous one and the Don Figueroa version. Taken from issue 10 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by Guido Guidi, colors by James Brown.
• A better look at the same design. Taken from issue 11 of the ongoing Transformers title. Art by Guido Guidi, colors by James Brown.

From a 2005 IDW continuity series.

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