Idw editorinchief chris ryall first revealed the existence of the story on his message board, originally to be titled megatron. A war that stretches across the galaxy and throughout time. Origin series, and this is the design from that book showing megatron s earlier mininggladiator form. Aug 06, 2017 transformers g1 idw comics story megatron will now be uncovered on this channel. Likewise, unicron has thus far been completely absent from the idw g1 continuity, to allow focus on other enemiesconflicts. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years, it revealed a horrific sight. Other than both ending in tron, the two have no connection in history, plot, or backing. Megatron origin is a comic book limited series by idw publishing exploring the origin of megatron in its rebooted g1 universe. His massive form is powered by the consumption of planets, moons, stars, and even the very fabric of existence. Shane mccarthy presently resides in perth, western australia, officially one of the top ten most furtherest away from everywhere places on the planet shane is a freelance writer whose work has been published internationally by dc comics, marvel comics, and idw to name a few. Transformers comics part 2 idw, funpub, and other download.
Transformers megatron origin issue 2 of 4 by planet. Simon furman is a writer for comic books and tv animation, his name inextricably linked to transformers, the 80s toy phenomenon. What happens when the little guy decides to take a stand for a justifiable cause. Transformers megatron origin tpb 2007 idw comic books. These datatracks from idws timeline of events, recorded for further study represent the saga as it unfolded. Infiltration, stormbringer, spotlight and escalation. Theres a lot of continuity hacking going on with basically two soft reboots in the series so far, one initiated by all hail megatron, and the other by the death of optimus prime which is really a continuity unrebooting. If you want to get into the idw books, i would personally not recommend reading stuff chronologically. Now this version of megatron has been given form as an action figure in the generations line. Mar 26, 2017 in 2007, as idw continued to focus on building its new universe, eric was given a second chance to get his series published under the name of megatron. The idw continuity and the portrayal of megatron therein has perpetuated the dichotomy of a character with ruthless cunning alongside noble ideals since the publication of megatron.
Unicron is the eternal archenemy of his twin brother primus. The early idw transformers comics assembled into something resembling a reading order. Shooter then reassigned the project to a writerpenciller and newlyturned special projects editor bob budiansky, who renamed and refined megatron, autobot scientist wheeljack and countless others, all during the weekend before thanksgiving. Classic gi joe tpb 20092017 idw 1st edition comic books. Your megatron figure can lead a decepticon attack from above in stealth bomber mode. In transformers, how did the cybertronian war start. Megatron and galvatron are two entirely different entities. Before allegiance, rank and functionbefore wara civilian will become a warrior, and warrior will become a leader. How idws transformers movie comics outshine michael bays films.
The transformers composite of stormbringer covers drawn by don figueroa. These were then supplemented by various oneshots which gave the spotlight to a particular character. In 2005 idw picked up the rights for transformers and hired longtime transformers writer simon furman to craft a rebooted generation 1 continuity. With transformers comics decoded, i do a panelbypanel breakdown of my transformers comic book collection. Art by larry hama, steve leialoha, mike vosburg, jon dagostino, and russ heath. It details the rise of megatron from a lowly energon miner to the leader of the decepticons. Not only do you get to see where megatron came from, but you get to see how he became united with his current crew of decepticons. The transformers later retitled as transformers is a comic book series by idw publishing, based upon hasbros transformers characters and toy line.
From cybertron to earth, this is the story of the transformers. Megatronorigin version by livioramondelli on deviantart. This was a recent commission done at the long beach comiccon. Also known as the lord of chaos, the chaos bringer, and the planet eater, he is dedicated to consuming the transformers multiverse. Idws transformers chronological reading order checklist. Unicron is the embodiment of chaos from the transformers media franchise. On the other hand, i feel like a reboot is the only natural next step.
Megatron origin is a 4issue miniseries published by idw publishing in 2007, set in the 2005 idw continuity. The hardcore, the outlaw elite the insurgent decepticons go public, rebelling with a sudden and unstoppable fury. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The transformers is a comic book series by idw publishing, based upon hasbros transformers characters. Now since the amazon page do not say, here is the content of all hail megatron. Megatron led his army against sentinel primes men, killed sentinel himself, and took control of kaon, now ready to turn his insurgency into a fullblown war. The transformers idw generation one works archive of. Idws transformers comics can be difficult to start reading. In the course of the idw publishing comic book series, several transformers changed forms over the years. Idw transformers comics in japanese translation megatron.
The transformers universe is vast and full of ongoing conflict between the autobots and decepticons. He has written literally hundreds of stories about the wartorn robots in disguise, for marvel comics us and uk, dreamwave, and idw publishing. Published by idw publishing in 2007, megatron origin is a 4issue miniseries that tells the story of the rise of megatron from slave to supreme ruler of the decepticons. In the final analysis, i would happily wade across a river of corpses, chestdeep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the. Aug 09, 2011 all hail megatron is beautiful, dark and exiting and it have definitely wet my appetite for more books in this series. Megatron origin is fair, but the art is a big drawback. Idw to end their transformers comics universe with unicron. Dec 25, 2007 so when megatron origin became available in tpb a few months ago, i was pretty excited. Megatron revenge of the fallen is a demolitions class playable character and enemy, he is a 24 star rank character.
In the recent spotlight megatron comic book, megatron was shown getting a new body that transformed into a stealth bomber in vehicle mode. Megatron origin before allegiance, rank and function before war a civilian will become a warrior, and warrior will become a leader. Get the best deals on transformers idw comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Transformers idw comic book collections for sale ebay. Very difficult to understand whats happening in many of the sequences. Megatron origin, transformers spotlight, volume 1, transform. The icon behind this is celebrated as an omen for change megatron s day has come. Transformers is a comic book series by idw publishing, spun off from the 2007 transformers movie and other films in the transformers film series contents 1 the transformers 2007 series. In order to maintain the integrity of the slow burn revelation envisioned by simon furman, this order maintains mostly a publishing standard so that ideas and characters can evolve on the page. Written by eric holmes, the story explored the beginnings of the decepticons and the great war, and serves as a prequel to the various idw g1 transformers stories such as the transformers. May 01, 2014 30 years of transformers in 30 days 2007 posted on may 1, 2014 at 12. Via a listing over on online retailer amazon japan, we have news of another idw publishing. I hate it that idw squandered all that after beginning it in megatron origins.
Idw has given us some really interesting story arcs and character reinventions. Before allegiance, rank and function before war a civilian will become a warrior, and warrior will become a leader. As a leader he will learn of the most powerful weapon on the planet a weapon powerful enough to bind legions to his will a faction named decepticon. Autobot megatron, no matter how absurd, will forever be one of my favorite iterations of the character. Jul 16, 2010 similarly, megatron as a megalomaniac stereotypical evil dictator is not nearly as fun to play with as is megatron the disenfranchised manual laborer who rallied the troops to overthrow a corrupt political system. Also introduced is autobot leader, sentinel prime and his quest to halt megatrons actions. Transformers g1 idw comics story megatron will now be uncovered on this channel.
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