Transformers: Primal Scream

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This article is about the Titan Books collection. For the comic issue in the Marvel US Comics, see Primal Scream.

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<tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "Primal Scream" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> Titan Books </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date published </td><td> March 2002 (TPB), April 2002 (HC) </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Writer </td><td> Simon Furman </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Pencilers </td><td> Jose Delbo & Geoff Senior </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Inkers </td><td> Geoff Senior & Dave Hunt </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Colorist </td><td> Nel Yomtov </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Letterer </td><td> Jim Massara </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Editors </td><td> Don Daley </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Continuity </td><td> Marvel Comics continuity </td></tr>

</table> Primal Scream, published by Titan Books, is the name of the third printed Generation 1 US trade paperback, which contains the seven issues of the original US Transformers comics published by Marvel.

Contents

• "New Head on the Block," a forward by Simon Furman
• "Humble Beginnings," a forward by Geoff Senior
• "Who's Who in the Transformers Universe," short bios on Optimus Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, Scorponok, Ratchet, Starscream, Jazz, Blugeon, Goldbug/Bumblebee, Thunderwing, Nightbeat, and Galvatron
• "War Without End!," an introduction
• "Power to the People," a recap
• Back from the Dead!
• The Resurrection Gambit!
• All the Familiar Faces!
• Skin Deep
• Yesterday's Heroes!
• Primal Scream
• Bird of Prey!
• Cover Gallery
• "Evolution of a Cover," a breakdown of the elements put into the 2 part covers of Primal and Matrix Quest
• "Script Notes," parts of the script to Transformers #56

Stats

<a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=1840234016" class="internal">ISBN 1-84023-401-6</a><br /> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=184023458X" class="internal">ISBN 1-84023-458-X</a> (hardcover)<br /> List Price: $19.95, £14.99<br /> Printed in Italy

Items of Note

• This collection includes seven comic issues as opposed to the usual six.

Covers

• TPB cover art: Grimlock, Goldbug, Pretender Starscream, and half of Primus by Andrew Wildman.
• Hardback cover art: Grimlock victorious over the Sports Car Patrol by Dave Gibbons.

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