The Transformers Classics, Vol. 8
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | April 22, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Cover | Guido Guidi | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 1631401335 / ISBN 978-1631401336 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 312 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $29.99 US | ||||||||||||
The Transformers Classics, Vol. 8, the eighth in IDW Publishing's reprint series, reprints The Transformers Universe #1–4, all character biographies from The Transformers issues #47–49, #56–72, and #74–79, plus G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1–4. Also includes issue notes by Mark W. Bellomo.
Issue manifest
The Transformers Universe #1
Original date: August 1986
Profiles by: Bob Budiansky
The Transformers Universe #2
Original date: September 1986
Profiles by: Bob Budiansky
The Transformers Universe #3
Original date: October 1986
Profiles by: Bob Budiansky
The Transformers Universe #4
Original date: November 1986
Profiles by: Bob Budiansky
Original date: September 1986
Story by: Michael Higgins
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe
Original date: October 1986
Story by: Michael Higgins
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe
Original date: November 1986
Story by: Michael Higgins
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe
Original date: December 1986
Story by: Michael Higgins
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe
Notes
- Due to being recreated from scans of the original Marvel single issue printings, many characters' insignias are a garbled mess. Aside from a lot of the lineart being erased, Bluestreak (or "Blue Streak"), who sported a red Autobot insignia with a slightly orange-ish hue in vehicle mode in the original Marvel printing, has a very orange insignia in the IDW version.
- Even worse, someone apparently thought that Ramhorn sporting an Autobot insignia was an error that needed to be fixed, hence he now sports a Decepticon insignia in cassette mode! A yellow Decepticon insignia.
- The panel on Broadside's chest, which had a slightly more green-ish hue than the panel on his pelvis in the Marvel version has the color contrast between those two panels severely more pronounced in the IDW reprint. Additionally, the two red stripes on the front end of his aircraft carrier mode's deck are shortened to half their original length in the IDW version, although some of the lineart for the missing portions of those stripes still remains.
- Soundwave has been recoloured blue in keeping with IDW's policy of trying to remove Marvel Comics purple Soundwave from the historical record.
- Someone apparently thought that Ultra Magnus's right upper arm being white was an error that needed to be fixed, hence it's now colored blue, like his shoulder and upper arm. His left upper arm remains white regardless, making the choice all the more baffling.
- Slugslinger's artwork is missing a whole section of blue ink from his head (now white), which was not the case for the original entry in issue #60 of the original run.
