The Transformers Compendium Vol. 2

Simon Furman takes over at issue #56 and shifts the tone: the war moves back to Cybertron, the gods Primus and Unicron appear, and Transformers mythology takes shape. In #75, Unicron attacks Cybertron, and Optimus dives into the monster's maw with the Matrix; Unicron explodes and takes several characters with him. In #80, Optimus returns, rebuilt by the Last Autobot, the war is declared over and the Decepticon Bludgeon flees into exile; the Autobots stay to help the planet Klo and head home to a restored Cybertron. The book also includes the 1986 movie adaptation and the 12 issues of Generation 2, where the robots face a new threat, the Swarm.

1. Behind the scenesSimon Furman takes over at #56

   Bob Budiansky had grown tired of the book, so Marvel brought in Simon Furman. He debuts in issue #56, "Back from the Dead!", and stays to the end.

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2. ReferenceThe 1986 movie in comic form

   The book includes the three-issue adaptation of The Transformers: The Movie (1986), which Marvel published separately from the monthly series.

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3. Behind the scenesUnicron arrives in issue #75

   The showdown with Unicron in "On the Edge of Extinction!" takes a long list of characters with it, from Scorponok to Brainstorm.

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4. Behind the scenes"'Til all are one"

   Issue #80, "End of the Road!", closes Marvel's series on the line "'Til all are one", the Autobot motto.

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5. ReferenceThe story resumed 20 years later

   In 2012, IDW launched Regeneration One, which picks up Marvel's numbering at issue #81 and runs to #100.

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