Transformers: Dark Designs

This article is about the Titan Books collection. For the Beast Wars episode, see Dark Designs (episode).

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Dark Designs
Publisher	Titan Books
First published	September 2002 (TPB), October 2002 (HC)
Writer	Simon Furman
Pencilers	Manny Galan, Derek Yaniger & Andrew Wildman
Inkers	Derek Yaniger, Jim Amash, Marie Severin & Stephen Baskerville
Colorists	Sarra Mossoff & Chia-Chi Wang
Letterers	Richard Starkings & John Gaushell
Editor	Rob Tokar
Continuity	Marvel Comics continuity

Dark Designs, published by Titan Books, is the name of the first Generation 2 trade paperback, which contains the first six issues of the original US Transformers comics published by Marvel.

Contents

• "Eating My Words", a preface by Simon Furman
• "Prophetic Words," a preface by Richard Starkings
• A recap of the Generation 1 series
• A recap of the G.I. Joe issues leading into Generation 2
• War Without End!
• All or Nothing!
• Primal Fear!
• Devices and Desires!
• The Power and the Glory
• The Gathering Darkness
• Cover Gallery

Stats

ISBN 1-84023-525-X
ISBN 1-84023-527-6 (hardcover)
List Price: $19.95, £14.99
Printed in Italy

Items of Note

• Omits Marvel Transformers: Generation 2 #0, "Ghosts", a promotional issue taking place prior to #1. It was not part of the ongoing storyline but was originally re-printed as a backup story in Transformers: Generation 2 #2.

Covers

• TPB cover art: Megatron, Swoop, Bludgeon, Grimlock's toe and half of the Liege Maximo, by Andy Wildman.
• Hardback cover art: Megatron and the graves of Starscream, Bludgeon, Fortress Maximus and Optimus Prime, by John Byrne and Chris Blythe.

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