2019 IDW continuity - Transformers Wiki
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The 2019 IDW continuity is IDW Publishing's reboot of its ongoing Transformers series as a whole after the 2005 IDW continuity concluded in November 2018 with the Unicron mini-series. This new iteration of IDW's Transformers mythos follows its predecessor by taking place within the Generation 1 continuity family, and features the return of multiple of IDW-original concepts and characters mined from the prior universe and tweaked to fit into this new universe. The continuity came to a conclusion in 2022 due to IDW's loss of the Transformers license.
Unusually for a Transformers story, which generally begin in medias res with the Autobot-Decepticon conflict well underway, this continuity opens just before the outbreak of the Great War—the first story to do so since 2010's Exodus novel.
Contents
Main titles
Transformers
The primary ongoing comic written by Brian Ruckley, Transformers opens on a peaceful, egalitarian Cybertron rocked by the first murder in living memory—a murder with far-reaching repercussions for both Senator Orion Pax, his allies, and Megatron, the conflicted leader of the self-styled Ascenticons.
Transformers: Galaxies
Transformers: Galaxies is a spiritual successor of sorts to the Spotlight series that helped to flesh out the original IDW continuity. An anthology of side stories, each arc features a new creative team telling stories set far away from Cybertron.
Transformers: Escape
The Transformers: Escape mini-series details Nautica, Wheeljack, and Hound's race to evacuate Cybertron's civilian population amidst civil war.
Wreckers—Tread & Circuits
Tread & Circuits introduces the fan-favorite Wreckers into the continuity, and re-imagines the team as an Autobot black ops unit who disguise themselves as thrill-seeking daredevils.
Transformers: War's End
The four issue War's End mini-series focuses on the return of Exarchon, an ancient villain from Cybertron's past.
Other releases
Transformers Valentine's Day Special — a romance-themed one-shot released in February 2020.
Transformers Halloween Special — a horror-themed one-shot released in October 2021.
Transformers: Fate of Cybertron — a series-concluding one-shot released in June 2022.
Collected editions
Eschewing the standard trade paperback format, this continuity is primarily being collected in larger hardcovers, each containing twelve issues for the MSRP of $50 USD. From the second volume onwards, these collections mix together issues of both ongoing titles, collecting the entire continuity in both under a single banner and in publication order from the very start.
| Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes: | |||
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Transformers |
| Volume 2: The Change In Their Nature: | |||
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Transformers Galaxies |
| Volume 3: All Fall Down: | |||
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Transformers Galaxies |
| Volume 4: Declaration of War: | |||
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Transformers Escape Other |
| Volume 5: Horrors Near and Far: | |||
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Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits Other |
| Volume 6: War's End: | |||
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Transformers War's End Other |
Volume 2 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Volume 3 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Volume 4 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Volume 5 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Volume 6 – cover art by Cryssy Cheung
Notes
- 2019 IDW media features a staggering level of toy accuracy, as a result of general agreement among artists to use contemporary toy designs as a consistent and accessible source of reference material.
- Every character based on a Targetmaster, Micromaster, Titan Master, or Battle Master toy exists as a regular-sized Transformer in this universe.