Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)
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The Galaxy Force manga, written and drawn by Yoshihiro Iwamoto, ran for nine issues from February 2005 to October 2005 in the pages of Comic Bom Bom. The first six issues of the manga were collected in a graphic novel along with a whimsical "Mission 0" which acted as a "making of" extra.
However, by the time Iwamoto received news that the manga was going to end from the editorial staff, much of the pre-publishing work for the first volume was already done, thus leaving out the last three chapters,<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> before Comic Bom Bom's cancellation in July of 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> In short, the Galaxy Force manga was never completed and the last three chapters were never collected, making them somewhat rare amongst Japanese collectors and even rarer amongst Western ones.
Issues
- Mission 0: Iwamoto Laboratory—Making of Galaxy Force
- Mission 1: Touchdown! Optimus Prime
- Mission 2: The Devil's Dog Fight! Coby's Courage
- Mission 3: Intense Race Planet! Velocitron
- Mission 4: Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime
- Mission 5: Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run
- Mission 6: The Temple of Hell! Overhaul
- Mission 7: ?
- Mission 8: ?
- Mission 9: ?
Vital statistics
<dt>Collected edition Vol. 1 </dt>
- <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=4063320308" class="internal">ISBN 4-06-332030-8</a>
- <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=9784063320305" class="internal">ISBN 978-4063320305</a>
- Publisher: Comic Bom Bom
- Published date: 5 August 2005
- Page count: 189
External links
References
<div class="references-small"> <ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0">[#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://werou.com/nicky/log200509.html Blog entry of September 7, 2005 from Iwamoto's blog Ganken] <li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://werou.com/nicky/log200707.html Ganken blog entry of July 17, 2007 checking from Yahoo!Japan News]</ol></div>
