Transformers in 3-D
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Transformers in 3-D (alternately The Transformers 3-D or The Transformers in 3-D) was a short-lived comic book series published by Blackthorne Publishing in 1987. They are notable for their bizarre continuity (indeed, it's possible that every issue occupies a separate continuity) and because the first issue is frickin' hilarious.
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Overview
The books are not explicitly set in any particular continuity, and in fact don't follow very smoothly from each other.
In our first story, both the Autobots and Decepticons detect energy readings on an asteroid. When they investigate separately, they find identical alien creatures which produce energon through unorthodox biological processes. Before they can put this knowledge to use, the two factions discover each other and a battle erupts, during which the two alien creatures return to their Quintesson master to report what they've learned...
The second tale begins with a Decepticon attack on a scientific research outpost with the aim of gathering slave workers. Five children, with the help of Cosmos and Ironhide, quest for the Prism of Power, the only thing capable of disrupting the Decepticons' paralysing ray.
Finally, the Destructons and their leader Lord Imperious Delirious are freed from a centuries long imprisonment to once again bring destruction to the galaxy. Meanwhile Galvatron destroys Cybertron's Energon supply, but the beacon which once warned of the Destructon threat also points to the location of Metascan Alpha, where the Autobots will find all of the energy they need. Search parties are sent out, but Ultra Magnus's team encounters resistance in the form of both the Decepticons and the Destructons. With doom fast approaching, Ultra Magnus makes a pact with Cyclonus to unite against this new threat.
The series ended abruptly there, with part one of a three part story.
Creative team
A different crew of writers and artists produced each issue, perhaps accounting for the wild story variability.
Notes
Not only do the stories vary wildly between all three issues, but the art style changes vastly from issue to issue. The first issue is done in a very exaggerated and expressive cartoon style, the second is in a much more traditional style that strictly adheres to either animation models or the toys directly for reference, while the third is in a highly detailed, dynamic style that easily rivals Marvel's output at the time.
