Transformers

Titan Books/Dreamwave Productions.
US Series Reprints
1 Beginnings (1-6; w Bill Mantlo; a Mike Esposito, Frank Springer, Alan Kupperberg, Brian Garvey, Kim DeMulder, Ian Akin). [From Titan Books: Inspired by the top-selling toy line, animated TV series and movie, these are the stories that thrilled a whole generation, classic tales re-presented for the first time ever in book form. The story comes full circle, to where it all began. From Cybertron to Earth, the very first confrontations between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Welcome back to the world(s) of Transformers! In Beginnings, witness a metal planet torn apart by civil war, its landscape ravaged by Megatron's Decepticon army, defended by Optimus Prime's valiant Autobot resistance fighters. Two factions of amazing metal beings, able to transform their bodies, locked in a never-ending struggle... one that will ultimately spread across the galaxy to our own planet. And it is here, on Earth, that the final fate of the Transformers will be decided... With new introductions by founding Transformers scriptwriter Jim Salicrup, plus incredible background material created exclusively for this book.]
2 New Order (7-12; w Bob Budiansky; a Kyle Baker, Tom Palmer, Mike Manley, Al Gordon, Herb Trimpe, Ricardo Villamonte, William Johnson, Brad Joyce). [From Titan Books:In New Order, the power struggle within the ranks of the evil Decepticons begins in earnest. Ousted by the supremely powerful Shockwave, former leader Megatron strikes back. His secret weapon is the Dinobots, an elite group of Transformers who once defeated Shockwave... and Autobot surgeon Ratchet is the hapless pawn who must find them! Plus, the shocking threat of Circuit Breaker! With new introductions by key Transformers scribe Bob Budiansky, plus incredible background material created exclusively for this book.]
3 Cybertron Redux (13-18; w Bob Budiansky; a Vince Colletta, Al Gordon, Don Perlin, Graham Nolan, Keith Williams, Tom Morgan). [From Titan Books: In Cybertron Redux, the all-out action spread across two worlds. Struggling to adapt to life alongside humankind, the Autobots must somehow assimilate the local culture. No easy task, especially with the Decepticons out to strip the planet of its natural resources and a renewed threat from their home planet, Cybertron. Are the Transformers finally going home? Or is it coming to them?]
4 Showdown (19-24; w Bob Budiansky; a Don Perlin, Herb Trimpe). [From Titan Books: The collections of the classic comic strips from the 80s continue with one of the most dramatic and searing slices of Transformers action ever put to print! As the Autobots unveil their new secret weapon, Omega Supreme, and the stage is set for their greatest triumph, so tragedy strikes at the very heart of their ranks. The action cranks up to fever pitch, as the Special Teams — The Protectobots, the Combaticons, the Aerialbots and the Stunticons — make their debut. But the final battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron will not be fought with cold, hard steel, but rather within the digital realm... of a computer game! Never-before collected, these are the stories that created a legend!]
5 Breakdown (25-30; w Bob Budiansky; a Brett Breeding, Brian Garvey, Don Perlin, Ian Aken). [From Titan Books: The stories that laid the groundwork for the entire Transformers Universe continue, as the Autobots mourn the death of their leader — Optimus Prime! Things go from bad to worse for the Autobots, as new adversaries step up to rock their world. From the human threat of the Mechanic, to the giant menace of Trypticon, to the all-consuming plague of the Scraplets. Who will lead them in their darkest hour? Prowl? Blaster? Grimlock? And if you think it's all a bed of roses for Megatron and the Decepticons — think again! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the phenomenon that is Transformers with these classic collections!]
6 Treason (31-32, 35-37, 43; w Bob Budiansky; a Jim Fern, Brian Garvey, Don Perlin, José Delbo, Ian Akin). [From Titan Books: The 20th Anniversary celebrations continue with this exciting classic Transformers collection! The action cranks up to fever pitch as Autobot leader Grimlock’s erratic behaviour finally pushes Blaster over the edge. Out on his own, in open opposition to Grimlock’s command, Blaster is suddenly public enemy number one... hunted by friend and foe alike. But Grimlock has other problems as well. The Decepticons too have a new leader — Ratbat, and he’s bringing out the big guns. Featuring never-before-collected stories,Transformers: Treason is exactly why the Robots in Disguise are back with a vengeance!]
7 Trial by Fire (38-39, Headmasters 1-4; w Bob Budiansky; a Frank Springer, Brian Garvey, Dave Hunt, José Delbo, Ian Akin). [From Titan Books: In Maximum Force, the action cranks up to fever pitch as things go from bad to worse for the Autobots. Faced with turmoil without and within, one bold strike by the Decepticons will seal the fate of both Earth and Cybertron! Unless, in their darkest hour, a leader-born should return... back from the dead! Plus, the scintillating debut of the Powermasters and the Pretenders!]
8 Maximum Force (40-42, 44-45; w Bob Budiansky; a Frank Springer, Dave Hunt, José Delbo, Danny Bulanadi). [From Titan Books: In Maximum Force, the action cranks up to fever pitch as things go from bad to worse for the Autobots. Faced with turmoil without and within, one bold strike by the Decepticons will seal the fate of both Earth and Cybertron! Unless, in their darkest hour, a leader-born should return... back from the dead! Plus, the scintillating debut of the Powermasters and the Pretenders!]
9 Dark Star (46-50; w Bob Budiansky; a Dave Hunt, José Delbo, Danny Bulanadi). [From Titan Books: In Dark Star, traitorous Decepticon Starscream makes his bid for total domination. The vast storehouse of ancient knowledge and power known as Underbase is en route to Earth... and Starscream wants it! As Decepticon battles Decepticon, the newly restored Optimus Prime prepares to avert the coming catastrophe... one he helped to create in the first place!]
10 Last Stand (51-55; w Bob Budiansky; a Jim Fern, Dave Hunt, José Delbo, Danny Bulanadi, Michael Gustovich). [From Titan Books: In Last Stand, a terrifying new threat (if you're a robot!) surfaces - the Mecannibals! Autobot Pretenders Landmine and Cloudburst are on the menu, and Decepticons Dreadwine and Darkwing are looking to serve them up on a platter. Plus, the breathtaking debut of the Micromasters (stars of the hit Dreamwave series) and a wrestling smackdown you'll have to see to believe!]
11 Primal Scream (56-62; w Simon Furman; a Geoff Senior, Dave Hunt, José Delbo). [From Titan Books: Every saga has a beginning... and Primal Scream is ours. Prepare yourself for the coming of the chaos-bringer Unicron, the shocking discovery at the heart of the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron, the agony of Optimus Prime and the dramatic return of Megatron. Throw into the mix rampant villainy, heroic sacrifice, epic battles and the start of a desperate quest, and you've the ingredients of a high-octane sci-fi classic. But then you've never doubted that for a moment...]
12 Matrix Quest (63-68; w Simon Furman; a Al Williamson, Dwayne Turner, Geoff Senior, Dave Hunt, José Delbo, Dan Reed, Danny Bulanadi). [From Titan Books: In Matrix Quest, the heroic Autobots must locate the sacred lifeforce of the Transformer race. Only it can save them from the coming of Unicron, the devourer. But time is running out, and the Autobots aren't the only ones looking for the Creation Matrix. From Wil West world to a planet of raging waters, from dark pasts to shocking futures, this is the ultimate wild ride. Trust us, they just don't make 'em like this any more...]
13 All Fall Down (69-74; w Simon Furman; a Stephen Baskerville, Andy Wildman, Harry Candelario, Bob Lewis). [From Titan Books: Inspired by the top-selling toy line, animated TV series and movie, these are the stories that shaped the legend that is Transformers, classic tales collected for the first time ever in book form. Witness the rise of the dark destroyer Unicron, a planet-sized destroyer of worlds with only one thing on its mind... the complete and utter devastation of the Transformers and their homeworld.]
14 End of the Road (75-80; w Simon Furman; a Stephen Baskerville, Andy Wildman, Geoff Senior). [From Titan Books: Unicron, the fallen god, has arrived, intent on destroying the Transformers and their homeworld, Cybertron. The Creation Matrix, the one defence against this being of unimaginable power, is gone, and with it all hope - unless the noble Optimus Prime can unite the heroic Autobots with Megatron's evil Decepticons and stand against this common enemy. But time is almost up, the sheer scale of the threat too vast to comprehend, let alone fight. Nothing short of a miracle will do!]
Transformers: Generation 2
15 Dark Designs (1-6; w Simon Furman; a Stephen Baskerville, Andrew Wildman, Marie Severin, Jim Amash, Manny Galan, Derek Yaniger). [From Titan Books: The saga of Transformers enters Generation 2: bigger, badder and more in your face than ever before. Up till now, the Autobots thought the scale of their problems amounted to Megatron and his Decepticons... and the odd renegade god. They're about to realise they're playing in a much bigger arena for much, much bigger stakes. Beyond the fringes of known space an ancient power is spreading its malign influence, turning whole worlds, whole galaxies into a dark mosaic of its own design. A design that is unmistakably Cybertronian in origin!]
16 Rage in Heaven (7-12; w Simon Furman; a Geoff Senior, Jim Amash, Manny Galan, Derek Yaniger). [From Titan Books: The galaxy-spanning saga of Transformers: Generation 1 continues! As the new Cybertronians continue their remorseless advance across the universe, colonising planets as they go, the Autobots and the Decepticons enter a wary alliance against this common foe. But the threat of Jhiaxus and all he represents pales in comparison to the Swarm, a faceless mass consuming Transformers wholesale. What is it? Where did it come from? The answers strike close to home, and for Optimus Prime only one course of action remains... he must die!]
UK Series Reprints
Dinobot Hunt (45-50, 74-77, Annual 1986; w Simon Furman; a Will Simpson, Barry Kitson). [From Titan Books: The classic comic strip collections continue with more Transformers action starring one of the most popular Transformers teams ever -- the Dinobots! Freed after spending four million years trapped in tar, the Dinobots are mad -- literally! As they go on the rampage, spreading chaos and carnage across the USA, heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime dispatches a team to capture them before innocent humans die and the Dinobots themselves fall into the hands of the evil Decepticons, who are using them as bait in a deadly Big Game hunt of their own! Packed with bonus material specially created for this volume, this is a collection of classic stories that created a legend!]
Second Generation (59-65, 93, 145, 198, Annual 1989). [From Titan Books: In Second Generation the Autobots' human ally, Buster Witwicky, convinces Ratchet to build him an experimental battle-suit, determined to prove he can look after himself. Buster is drawn into a battle for survival against the might of Shockwave, the awesome Devastator and his own Matrix contaminated psyche. Unknowingly he holds the key to the Special Teams - the next step in Transformer evolution - and the Decepticons want it!]
Target: 2006 (78-88; w Simon Furman; a Will Simpson, Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Ron Smith). [From Titan Books: Never-before-collected, and rarely seen in the US, Titan Books is proud to present the Transformers comic strips produced exclusively in the UK. Epic, groundbreaking sagas, spinning out from the characters and events in Transformers: The Movie! In Target: 2006, arch-Decepticon leader Galvatron travels back in time to lay the foundations for future destruction. With Optimus Prime missing, feared dead, Cybertron's greatest hero, Ultra Magnus may be Earth's last hope!]
Prey (96-104, 135-136). [From Titan Books: In Prey, Optimus Prime is marked for death by friend and foe alike! Hunted byt the feral Decepticon team known as the Predacons, Prime's last desperate bid for survival entails a wrenching return to the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron. But even there, arch enemy Megatron has laid on an all-guns blazing reception... from Prime's fellow Autobots!]
Fallen Angel (101-102, 113-120, Annual 1997; w Simon Furman; a Will Simpson, Geoff Senior, Dan Reed, Jeff Anderson). [From Titan Books: Never-before-collected, and rarely seen in the US, Titan Books is proud to present the Transformers comic strips produced exclusively in the UK. Epic, groundbreaking sagas, spinning out from the characters and events in Transformers: The Movie! In Fallen Angel, the humbled and defeated Galvatron flees through time in the aftermath of the battle against the chaos-bringer, Unicron. Autobot leader, Rodimus Prime, knows he cannot rest until the rogue Decepticon is captured or destroyed... even if that means putting a bounty on Galvatron's head!]
Time Wars (130-131, 189, 199-205, Annual 1988; w Simon Furman; a Robin Smith, Lee Sullivan, Andrew Wildman, Will Simpson, Dan Reed). [From Titan Books: In Time Wars, the clash of future and present day threatens to tear apart the fabric of time itself. Events come full circle, as Autobots and Decepticons from two eras unite against a common foe... the time-twisting Decepticon, Galvatron. But just when things couldn't get much worse, Galvatron teams-up with his once and former self, Megatron!]
Legacy of Unicron (133-134, 137-138, 146-153; w Simon Furman; a Bryan Hitch, Geoff Senior, Dan Reed, Jeff Anderson). [From Titan Books: In Legacy of Unicron, the fallout - literally - from the battle against the chaos-bringer, Unicron, continues. On a planet of junk, a malign presence has enslaved the local population. Rodimus Prime, Wreck-Gar and bounty-hunter Death's Head must stop the rebirth of evil and prevent all-out war! Featuring the honest-to-gosh origin of the Transformers!]
Space Pirates (160-161, 172-173, 180-187, Annual 1987; w Simon Furman; a Dougie Braithwaite, Lee Sullivan, Bryan Hitch, Dan Reed). [From Titan Books: In Space Pirates, the marauding race known as the Quintessons declares war on the Autobots and the Decepticons. Their own world is dying, and the Quintessons target Earth and Cybertron for immediate colonization. Just when Autobot leader Rodimus Prime needs his fabled Matrix-strength the most… disaster strikes!]
City of Fear (164-171, 188, 213). [From Titan Books: In City of Fear, Cybertron's greatest warrior, Ultra Magnus, returns home... to the warmest of welcomes! Sadly, it's neither his fellow Autobots nor the crack unit of Wreckers who are waiting with open arms, but rather a host of undead robots and a former Autobot called Flame with plans to burn Cybertron to a cinder!]
Dreamwave Productions Series
Armada 1: First Contact (1-5; w Chris Sarracini; a Rob Armstrong, James Raiz, Erik Sander, Edwin Garcia). [From Dreamwave: The Decepticons, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the Transformers home planet: Cybertron. Do Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shock waves will shake not only Cybertron but even planet Earth right down to the core!"]
Armada 2: Fortress (6-11; w Simon Furman; a Pat Lee, Rob Armstrong, Elaine To, Guido Guidi). [From Dreamwave: The world of Transformers: Armada: The heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons wage war both on Earth and on their home planet of Cybertron, as they battle for control of the mysterious and powerful Mini-Cons! More Mini-Cons means more power in this bold new Transformers universe. In this volume: A fortress base on the moon... a secret enclave of Mini-Cons... Megatron on the offensive... Optimus Prime on a collision course with disaster... the deadly debut of the Destruction Team... Rad in the line of fire... the power of the Star Saber... this one has it all!]
Armada 3: Worlds Collide (w Simon Furman; a Rob Armstrong, Don Figueroa, Elaine To, Guido Guidi). [From Dreamwave: Badly damaged, the Transformers' ultimate nemesis, Unicron, hungers… for the life-enhancing mineral known as Energon! Determined to prevent his resurrection, Optimus Prime and his heroic Autobots clash with Scorponok's remorseless Terrorcons on a planet rich in natural Energon: Earth!]
Energon 1 (19-22; w Simon Furman; a Elaine To, Guido Guidi, Ferd Poblete, Joe Ng). [From Dreamwave: Transformers: Armada and Generation One clash explosively in this ultimate Transformers saga. It is the beginning of the end as a chaotic force from beyond the Armada-verse starts to make its presence felt, dispatching five lethal heralds to soften up both the Autobots and the Decepticons. With Optimus Prime stranded on an alternate Cybertron, one about to be consumed, no happy endings are guaranteed!]
Generation One 1: Prime Directive (Generation One Preview, 6-issue mini; w Chris Sarracini; a Pat Lee, Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander, Edwin Garcia). [From Dreamwave: Transformers are back. For years the world has thought these robotic behemoths were destroyed, perished in a final attempt to return to their home world of Cybertron. But if they've finally returned then where have they been all this time? Why are the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons both attacking humanity? And who is the mysterious man known as Lazarus? Whatever the answers, only one thing is certain: the world of Transformers will never be the same. This is the series that shattered everyone's expectations, and shot Dreamwave to the top of the industry sales charts. Masterfully written by Chris Sarracini (Fate of the Blade, Darkminds: Macropolis) and pencilled by industry superstar Pat Lee (Darkminds: Paradox, Warlands), Transformers: Generation 1 rockets you back to your youth like no other series can.]
Generation One 2: War and Peace (6-issue mini; w Brad Mick; a Pat Lee, Rob Armstrong, Edwin Garcia, Ferd Poblete). [From Dreamwave: After eons of conflict, former Decepticon Shockwave has emerged from the ashes of conflict to unify Cybertron and transform the once war-torn planet into a utopia. Now, this new monarch has come to Earth with his sights set on both the Autobots and Decepticons. The ultimatum: Pledge allegiance to his new world order or return to Cybertron to be executed as criminals of war.]
The War Within 1 (6-issue mini; w Simon Furman; a Don Figueroa, Elaine To). [From Dreamwave: Before Armada, before the Beast Wars, before even Generation 1 there was…The War Within. Cybertron… four million plus years before the Transformers came to Earth. As civil war rocks the Transformers' home world, Optimus Prime faces his first - and greatest - challenge. But before he can dealwith the threat posed by Megatron and the Decepticons, the new Autobot leader must look within... and decide if Cybertron is worth saving at all! If you think you know Transformers... think again!]
The War Within 2 (6-issue mini; w Simon Furman; a Andrew Wildman, Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander). [From Dreamwave: Cybertron… six million plus years before the Transformers came to Earth. With Optimus Prime and Megatron missing, presumed dead, the civil war for control of Cybertron falls into a Dark Age of multiple factions and confused in-fighting. Into this chaotic, war-torn cauldron comes The Fallen, a dark enigma fro Cybertron's prehistory. He wants nothing less than the end of everything... and he knows exactly what - and who - he needs to get the job done.]