2019 IDW continuity
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The 2019 IDW continuity is IDW Publishing's first reboot of its ongoing Transformers series as a whole after the 2005 IDW continuity concluded in November 2018 with the Unicron miniseries. This new iteration of IDW's Transformers mythos follows its predecessor by taking place within the Generation 1 continuity family, and features the return of multiple of IDW-original concepts and characters mined from the prior universe and tweaked to fit into this new universe.
Unusually for a Transformers story, which generally begin in medias res with the Autobot-Decepticon conflict well underway, this continuity opens just before the outbreak of the Great War—the first story to do so since 2010's Exodus novel.
Main titles
Transformers
The primary ongoing comic written by Brian Ruckley, Transformers opens on a peaceful, egalitarian Cybertron rocked by the first murder in living memory—a murder with far-reaching repercussions for both Senator Orion Pax, his allies, and Megatron, the conflicted leader of the self-styled Ascenticons.
Transformers: Galaxies
Transformers: Galaxies is a spiritual successor of sorts to the Spotlight issues that helped to flesh out the original IDW continuity. An anthology of side stories, each arc features a new creative team telling stories set far away from Cybertron.
Transformers: Escape
The Transformers: Escape miniseries details Nautica, Wheeljack, and Hound's race to evacuate Cybertron's civilian population amidst civil war.
Wreckers: Tread & Circuits
Tread & Circuits introduces the fan-favorite Wreckers into the continuity, and re-imagines the team as an Autobot black ops unit who disguise themselves as thrill-seeking daredevils.
Other releases
Transformers Valentine's Day Special—a romance-themed one-shot released in February 2020.
Transformers Halloween Special— a horror-themed one-shot released in October 2021.
Collected editions
Eschewing the standard trade paperback format, this continuity is primarily being collected in larger hardbacks, each containing twelve issues for the MSRP of 50 USD. From the second volume onwards, these collections mix together issues of both ongoing titles, collecting the entire continuity in both under a single banner and in publication order from the very start.
| Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes: | |||
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Transformers
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| Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature: | |||
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Transformers
Galaxies
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| Volume 3: All Fall Down: | |||
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Transformers
Galaxies
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| Volume 4: Declaration of War: | |||
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Transformers
Escape
Other
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| Volume 5: Horrors Near and Far: | |||
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Transformers
Wreckers: Tread & Circuits
Other
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Volume 4; cover art by Cryssy Cheung -
Volume 5; cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Notes
- 2019 IDW media features a staggering level of toy accuracy, as a result of general agreement among artists to use contemporary toy designs as a consistent and accessible source of reference material.
- Thus far, every character based on a Targetmaster, Micromaster, Titan Master, or Battle Master toy exists as a regular-sized Transformer in this universe.
