Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase
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| This article is about the anthology comic. For the computer, see Synergy. |
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | March 27, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | February 2019 | ||||||||||||
Truly outrageous tales!
Contents
Released to commemorate Women's History Month, this oversized one-shot anthology contains five stories focused on female characters and creators across the Hasbro brand. See individual articles for details.
- "An Arcee Sort of Day", from Transformers
- "Ghost", from G.I. Joe
- "Recharge", from Jem and the Holograms
Additionally, the book features two autobiographical works by female creators:
- "The Stage", by Katie Cook, detailing her work on IDW's My Little Pony comics
- "Of Flying and Falling", by Mairghread Scott, which follows her childhood love of Beast Wars, Airazor, and the decisions that led to her depiction of Windblade, illustrated by Till All Are One artist Sara Pitre-Durocher
Notes
- The name references the computer of the same name from the original Jem and the Holograms cartoon.
- In lieu of advertisements, Synergy contains several lithographs by female artists, primarily pre-existing covers. Transformers-related art includes:
- A brand new poster of various female Transformers from the 2005-2018 IDW continuity, by Beth McGuire-Smith
- Cover art from Windblade vol. 2 #6, by Priscilla Tramontano
- Cover art from Win If You Dare, by Nicoletta Baldari
- Cover art from Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1, by Sara Pitre-Durocher
- Cover art from Windblade vol. 1 #3, by Saren Stone
- Cover art from Optimus Prime #12, by Joana Lafuente
Covers (1)
- Regular cover: Female characters unite, by Sara Pitre-Durocher
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Eat your heart out, A-Force.
Reprints
- Reprints The Gathering #4, The Transformers: Windblade (vol.2) #6, "Of Flying and Falling" (from the Synergy anthology), Transformers: Beast Wars #9: "Thicker Skin", and The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3.
- Also includes a reprint of the "Optimus Primal vs Megatron!" toy pack-in comic.
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Transformers: Best of the Beasts; art by James Biggie
