(W/A/CA) Marty Baumann
Recapture an innocent era of boundless commercial creativity in a beautifully illustrated tome featuring some of the greatest toys NEVER made (but wouldn't your world have been a better place if they had been?). A tribute to the unbridled imaginations, madcap design, and illustrative skills of the toy creators who drew inspiration from the robots, movie monsters, comic books, and military men that kids adored, as well as the limitless possibilities of the space age. Showcased in catalogs, comics, trading cards, drug store and department store displays, somehow these geniuses knew what we wanted before we did. Marty Baumann has drawn inspiration from these incredible creators and extrapolated on those outlandish and appealing ideas, developing and illustrating an amazing array of fictional toys that reflect that optimistic era.
(W/A/CA) Marty Baumann
Recapture an innocent era of boundless commercial creativity in a beautifully illustrated tome featuring some of the greatest toys NEVER made (but wouldn't your world have been a better place if they had been?). A tribute to the unbridled imaginations, madcap design, and illustrative skills of the toy creators who drew inspiration from the robots, movie monsters, comic books, and military men that kids adored, as well as the limitless possibilities of the space age. Showcased in catalogs, comics, trading cards, drug store and department store displays, somehow these geniuses knew what we wanted before we did. Marty Baumann has drawn inspiration from these incredible creators and extrapolated on those outlandish and appealing ideas, developing and illustrating an amazing array of fictional toys that reflect that optimistic era.
Andrew Smith, the world's largest monster bad-ass, has been given the task of defeating Admiral Porter, a military sociopath bent on ruling the planet Fistful. There is only one problem: Andrew can't fight worth a damn! In order to ensure his victory, he seeks out martial instruction from the greatest fighter in the galaxy: Gamble, a 10,000-year-old, jive talking, hard drinking, fast living man who doesn't look much older than a kid. Hilarity and large amounts of violence ensue, culminating in a climactic coming of age story set in the fun as hell future. Bullet points: ' A cross between Incredible Hulk and Rocky, Train Me, Gamble is an action packed, comedic tale that will prove even a monster can be a hero... ' Stand alone graphic novel! ' Great morality tale! ' A cross between science fiction and fantasy!
(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith & Various (CA) Andrew Griffith
The War for CYBERTRON is over. Now the hard part begins! BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME. The provisional government is struggling and Prowl is defending it against the DECEPTICONS, but how far will he go, and who will choose to stand by his side? This box set contains the first five volumes of the Robots in Disguise series collecting issues #1-22.
TRANSFORMERS 3 is geared up to be the biggest blockbuster of the decade, and this beautifully illustrated adaptation of the story is the best place to live and re-live the adventure over and over! Join your favorite heroes: OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE as they face off against the most wretched villains: MEGATRON and STARSCREAM and thrill at the new adventure that will have people talking for years to come!
Share the adventures of AUTOBOT heroes like OPTIMUS PRIME, HOT ROD, and PROWL as they battle MEGATRON and the dangerous DECEPTICONS! This volume contains episodes 21 and 22, 'Velocity' and Rise of the Constructicons,' and uses actual still frames from the animated series itself. The Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!
Share the adventures of AUTOBOT heroes like OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, and PROWL as they battle MEGATRON and the dangerous DECEPTICONS! Using actual still frames from the animated series itself, the Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket! This volume collects Season Two episodes 'S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy' and 'Autoboot Camp.'
The Season 2 adventures of the TRANSFORMERS in New Detroit come to a dramatic conclusion in episodes 'A Bridge Too Close' parts one and two. Featuring OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, RATCHET, MEGATRON, BLITZWING and more, the Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!
Share the adventures of AUTOBOT heroes like OPTIMUS PRIME, HOT ROD, and JAZZ as they battle MEGATRON and the dangerous DECEPTICONS! Using actual still frames from the animated series itself, The Transformers animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!
Share the adventures of AUTOBOT heroes like OPTIMUS PRIME, HOT ROD, and JAZZ as they battle MEGATRON and the dangerous DECEPTICONS! Using actual still frames from the animated series itself, The Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!
Share the adventures of AUTOBOT heroes like OPTIMUS PRIME, HOT ROD, and JAZZ as they battle MEGATRON and the dangerous DECEPTICONS! Using actual still frames from the animated series itself, the Transformers animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!
(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Sara Pitre-Durocher
Fan-favorite Autobot Bumblebee is recruited for a top secret mission, and 1960s London won't know what hit it when this robot in disguise goes undercover. It's high-tech, high-octane, high-clearance spy hijinks in.... From Cybertron with Love. Some call him Goldfender, but the name's Bee... Bumblebee. On loan to MI6 and teamed with a human partner, Bee's trapped in the middle of a Cold War plot to disrupt British Secret Intelligence. But when their base is destroyed from within, it's up to Bee to discover if there's a traitor in their midst...and, in the spy world, allegiances can change just as easily as a Cybertronian. Collects issues #1-4! Advance solicited for October release! The official prequel to the new Bumblebee film, in theaters December 2018.
Life can feel rough when you aren't the fastest, or the bravest, or the tallest Autobot, and Bumblebee's feeling the pressure. When he's hurt, Bumblebee takes it upon himself to prove his worth to his fellow Autobots. Things get tense as 'Bee and his new human companion race into action hunting down dangerous foes and a devastating device. It's ready, set, go in this new exciting '80s adventure packed filled with laughs and thrills!
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Corin Howell, Sara Pitre-Durocher (CA) Naoto Tsushima
After the events of "Combiner Wars," Windblade and Starscream race to recruit the lost Cybertronian colonies to the Council of Worlds-but which of them will control the fate of Cybertron? Collects issues #4-7 of the Windblade series and the Combiner Hunters One-Shot.
Did you ever wonder how the rivalry between OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON began? What set these two friends off on such a climactic collision course? Transformers: Foundation is the answer. Unlock the most hidden secrets of Cybertron and witness the dawn of the most bitter rivalry in the galaxy!
(W) Brian Ruckley & Various (A) Anna Malkova & Various (CA) Cryssy Cheung
The bold new vision of the Transformers universe that will excite longtime fans and new readers alike continues! Crisis! The tether holding Cybertron's inner moon to the planet has fallen and hundreds of lives have been lost. As the rubble is sorted through, the Ascenticons are on the move, hoping to leverage the situation and the lives lost in their favor. Meanwhile, the Rise, now under Megatron's command, attempt to hide some of their most vicious members, but putting a bunch of killers in a single transport is never a good idea. Plus, in response to the crisis at home, the Reversionist faction has fled Cybertron and the teachings of their leader have convinced them that the only way to return is to trigger Cybertron's rebirth. But when the decision comes to Gauge, the youngest Cybertronian, will she spare the planet? And far away from Cybertron, Ultra Magnus has his own problems-namely, a group of sinister mercenaries on the hunt for Cybertronian artifacts. Collects Transformers #19-24 and Transformers:
(W) John Barber & Various (A) Sara Pitre-Durocher, Fico Ossio (CA) Sara Pitre-Durocher
Presenting the final phase of IDW's Transformers universe in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series! The Revolution begins here! Explosions rip across Earth-and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly however-and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity as well, but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Plus, a wave of undead TITANS threatens Cybertron! Starscream will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but the Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon, and why aren't they stepping up to the plate? Collects Revolution issues #0-5; the Transformers: Till All Are One, Transformers, Action Man, and Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Revolution one-shots; Transformers: Till All Are One issues #5-8; and Revolutionaries issues #1-4.
In the early days of the war on CYBERTRON, OPTIMUS PRIME puts everything on the line to unify the planet-but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile, the fallen DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, begins a journey that will change everything.
From CYBERTRON, to Earth, and back again? the quest for the Allspark begins here! Volume 1 contains the TRANSFORMERS Movie Prequel, the TRANSFORMERS Movie Adaptation, and the comic sequel TRANSFORMERS: Reign of Starscream.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen roared into theaters in 2009, and IDW's comics brought you the action first in these three graphic novels: the two prequel editions Alliance and Defiance, as well as in the Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation. Now all three trade paperbacks are available in this slipcase series.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen roared into theaters in 2009, and IDW's comics brought you the action first in these three graphic novels: the two prequel editions Alliance and Defiance, as well as in the Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation. Now all three trade paperbacks are available in this slipcase series.
Hate. Power. Order. These are things that drive MEGATRON. These are his fuel. And revenge is goal. After suffering a nearly fatal blow at the hands of the AUTOBOTS and the humans working together, MEGATRON is finally set to return. And this time, he's stronger, faster, and more invulnerable than ever before. Targeting his most hated foes, there are no more long speeches. No more games. No more warnings. Revenge comes quickly to the AUTOBOTS. And nothing will ever be the same again.
Explore the aftermath of Optimus Prime and his Autobots stopping an alien invasion of Earth. Diving into stories of war, peace, loss, regret, and redemption, this volume of Optimus Prime gives readers dramatic Transformers stories that spotlight the Autobots' present and past struggles while setting the stage for future surprises! Collects Transformers: Optimus Prime issues #7-10 and the Transformers Annual 2017.
(W/A/CA) Various It's the beginning of the end of TRANSFORMERS PRIME. But a new enemy is revealed and the stakes are ratcheted up even higher as the Cybertronians continue their quest for peace throughout the universe.
The animated action of Transformers is back for season 2! Picking up right where we left our heroes after the events of 'One Shall Rise,' Unicron has been defeated? but OPTIMUS PRIME has lost his memory! But not to worry, MEGATRON has plans for his newest recruit... unless the AUTOBOTS can stop their nemesis and save their leader!
The action from Hasbro's new HUB show Transformers: Prime comes to life on the printed page in this collection of screengrabs from the actual animated cartoon!
The action from Hasbro's new HUB show Transformers: Prime comes to life on the printed page in this collection of screengrabs from the actual animated cartoon!
The official adaptation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen picks up directly where the Destiny movie prequels leave off. The Transformers' brutal war continues on Earth as the noble AUTOBOTS work to end the threat of the treacherous DECEPTICONS. Penned by Transformers mainstay Simon Furman with art by Jon Davis-Hunt (Judge Dredd Megazine) and Alex Milne (Reign of Starscream).
Leading right into the mega-events of TRANSFORMERS 3, RISING STORM sets the stage for the biggest, boldest threat to both Earth and Cybertron yet! Join OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE on their quest to stop the dark forces on the rise!
A new generation of Transformers starts in adaptations of the celebrated animated series! The Great War has passed and Cybertron is rebuilt and harmonious, though leader OPTIMUS PRIME's fate is unknown. But when an unexpected threat puts Earth in danger, a vision of OPTIMUS PRIME leads BUMBLEBEE to Earth with a team of Autobots to protect the planet. Get ready for the exciting first installment of Robots in Disguise!
(W) Georgia Ball (A/CA) Priscilla Tramontano
GO TEAM 'BEE! BUMBLEBEE leads an all-star team of AUTOBOTS to Earth to find rogue DECEPTICONS... but in this all-new story based on the hit Cartoon Network animated series, they're forced to go up against their old friend, ULTRA MAGNUS. What terrible secret can set AUTOBOT against AUTOBOT?!
(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith, Casey W. Coller (CA) Casey W. Coller
The AUTOBOTS return to Earth-with OPTIMUS PRIME in command! But what brought them back-and what terrifying secret do the humans hold? Plus, GALVATRON is on Earth as well, with a plan to reshape it as he once did with Cybertron. A bold new era begins here!
Spinning out of the hit movies Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen-witness the secret history of SECTOR 7 and their torrid connections to the alien Transformers in this century-spanning tale that follows a cursed family as they protect the Earth from invaders far more advanced than anything on Earth!
The sequel to TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN starts here! What is The Initiative? More to the point, why doesn't the all-seeing SOUNDWAVE know anything about it? How did they come to reanimate/control RAVAGE? SOUNDWAVE must find the answers, and he'll destroy anything in his path to get them! The big screen adventures of the TRANSFORMERS continue.
While there is much 'CHAOS' on Cybertron, there's no less bedlam here on Earth as our remaining Autobots investigate the accusation that Spike, their trusted human ally, murdered a TRANSFORMER. Prowl and Jazz take center stage as the alliance between the two races are on the brink. Also includes the Prowl Spotlight.
(W) John Barber (A) Sarah Stone & Various (CA) Casey W. Coller
The secret origins of CYBERTRON's golden age are revealed to OPTIMUS PRIME-and what he learns changes everything about the AUTOBOTS' mission on Earth. Collects issues #33-38.
(W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith (CA) Andrew Griffith
The COMBINER WARS are over, and OPTIMUS PRIME faces the aftermath. Meanwhile, ARCEE confronts GALVATRON; SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face; TRACKS and NEEDLENOSE meet up again; and JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. Collects issues #42-45.
In a future overrun by out-of-control machines and monsters, a handful of human survivors try to fight their way back to a normal life. But what is normal in a world where both monsters and machines need human blood? And which are the real bad guys? Find out in this horrific new story by 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and menton3, the demented artist behind Monocyte!
(W/A) Elodie Durand
When university biologist Anne Marbot learns that the 19-year-old she raised as 'Lucie' is a transgender man named Alex, she's overwhelmed by questions. How can this be? Who put these ideas in your head? What if you regret it? Am I overreacting? How will your grandparents react? Why didn't I see it coming? Why is this so easy for others? Am I a bigot? What does gender really mean, anyway? How can I be the parent my child needs? It soon becomes clear that Alex is not the only one embarking on a journey of self-discovery. The road is not easy, and sometimes their relationship is bitterly strained. But Alex is sure of himself, and Anne is determined to be strong for his sake. With time, she too will be transformed, rediscovering her identity as a mother in profound new ways. A new landmark in nonfiction comics, Transitions is a sympathetic, informative, and moving story of a family's journey to acceptance.
A new deluxe hardcover edition of the epic graphic novel that iFanboy gave five stars, urging readers to 'run out and grab it...because we're talking about the post-apocalypse and all the masterful world-building provided by the best stories in the genre.' MTV Splashpage praised it as a 'timeless tale that would sit quite comfortably alongside the greatest works of science fiction and fantasy.' Forces of Geek said 'not only gorgeous, but creatively pushes the boundaries of the printed page' while Publishers Weekly lauded Inaki Miranda and Eva de la Cruz's 'standout' artwork and writers Michael Geszel and Peter Spinetta for 'constructing a believable world that has been run by teenagers for generations.'