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This is where it all begins...the very first shots fired in the civil war between the heroic Autobots, led by the noble Optimus Prime, and the evil Decepticons, ruled by the crazed Megatron! A spaceship launched from the planet Cybertron crashlands on Earth, four million years in the past. In 1984, its inhabitants are awakened - and Earth is plunged into the middle of the greatest conflict it has ever known, with teenager Buster Witwicky and his mechanic father caught in the middle, as Autobots and Decepticons alike battle for fuel and technology! Now it is up to Optimus Prime and his few remaining allies to protect both themselves and their human friends from the threat of Megatron...but surprises galore lie in store for both robotic leaders!
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Ralph Macchio has written Avengers, Marvel Team-Up and X-Men. Jim Salicrup is the writer of Spidey Super Stories and Marvel Age, and an editor. Bob Budiansky was the first writer of Transformers, and has also written Avengers. Alan Kupperberg is the long-time artist of Dazzler and has also drawn Batman. Frank Springer has pencilled Defenders, Invaders and What If?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay, so the American comic series never matched the UK series for epic storytelling, dialogue, plot and characterisation, but it's still a lot of fun in places. This book brings together issues 1-6 of the original US comic book (reprinted as issues 1-8, 22-25 of the UK series) which tell of the origins of the Transformers war, their landing on Earth, and the initial battles. Issues 5 & 6 also begin an engaging saga involving Shockwave, the Dinobots and creation Matrix (which comes to fruition in the next book, "New Order"). Some of the dialogue is painfully atrocious and the art is a little ropey, but this is still a worthy addition to any TF fan's bookshelf, kickstarting seven years of comic stories in the only TRUE Transformer continuity (the comic really does knock spots off the cartoon series).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay, so the art and script (particularly some of the dialogue) are somewhat ropey in parts of this collection (which brings together issues 1-6 of the original US comic series) but this is still an enjoyable launch to the epic story known as The Transformers. Things get off to a slow start, but really start moving when Shockwave arrives, wipes out all the Autobots (save Ratchet) and duffs up Megatron, assuming command of the 'Cons. I prefer comic continuity to the cartoon anyway, and this epic story (continuing into the next collection, "New Order") is a good - though not the best - piece of evidence to explain why. Highly recommended, great for nostalgia, and the chance to see where it all started "BF" (before Furman).
Format:Hardcover
This is the first collection of Transformer comics in the US G1 series, and what a fantastic start it is! Although there are some significant derivations from the TV Series they still fit the whole Transformer mythos to a tee. The artwork is fantastic and the story is written suberbly. My favourite thing about this book? Well that's got to be shockwave taking a more prominant role in the story than he ever did in the TV series. If your a Transformers fan, start here and you can't go far wrong!
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