Transformers: Beast Wars
| The name or term "Beast Wars" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Beast Wars (disambiguation). |
Transformers: Beast Wars is an ongoing comic series from IDW Publishing that ran from February 2021 to June 2022. A reboot of the Beast Wars premise, the series arrived in time for the 25th anniversary.
| “ | Beast Wars is a beloved part of the Transformers legacy. That’s why we couldn’t pass up launching a new series in tandem with the 25th anniversary! Erik and Josh are going to take everything that’s beloved about Beast Wars — the characterization, the drama, the jokes — and start fresh with a series that will feel at home for fans of 25 years and first-timers alike. | ” |
—David Mariotte, editor | ||
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Overview
In a future era, Cybertron is home to the Maximals and Predacons. When a new Megatron leads a villainous gang to steal a Golden Disk and a time machine, Optimus Primal must lead a heroic team to stop them.
Creative team
The series is written by Erik Burnham, who previously wrote Transformers/Ghostbusters. Josh Burcham, known for Last Stand of the Wreckers and More than Meets the Eye, draws the art, save for a few issues drawn by Winston Chan in his place. Burcham, Chan, Fico Ossio, Dan Schoening, and Nick Brokenshire provide covers.
Collections
- The Transformers: Beast Wars Volume 1 (March 23, 2022) ISBN 1684058589 / ISBN 978-1684058587
- Collects #1–6.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery, a sketch gallery by Josh Burcham, and a Q&A with writer Erik Burnham and artist Josh Burcham.
- The Transformers: Beast Wars Volume 2 (June 29, 2022) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034
- Collects #7–12.
- Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.
- Reprints The Gathering #4, The Transformers: Windblade (vol.2) #6, "Of Flying and Falling" (from the Synergy anthology), Transformers: Beast Wars #9, and The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3.
- Also includes a reprint of the "Optimus Primal vs Megatron!" toy pack-in comic.
- The Transformers: Beast Wars Volume 3 (October 5, 2022 **scheduled**) ISBN 1684059380 / ISBN 978-1684059386
- Collects #13–17, and the Beast Wars 2022 Annual.
- Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.
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Beast Wars, Vol 1; cover art by Josh Burcham -
Beast Wars, Vol 2; cover art by John Yurcaba -
Transformers: Best of the Beasts; art by James Biggie -
Beast Wars, Vol 3; cover art by Colm Griffin
