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Transformers — Comics timeline
when each title takes placeMarvel, the original series
the 1980s, on Earth and Cybertron
The Transformers Compendium Vol. 1Marvel's original comic, from the Ark waking up on Earth to the Headmasters era; collects issues #1–46 plus the Headmasters miniseries
the late 1980s and early 1990s
The Transformers Compendium Vol. 2Simon Furman's run to the end of Marvel's series, plus the 1986 movie adaptation and Generation 2; collects issues #47–80 and 15 more
Dreamwave
Cybertron, at the start of the war
Transformers: The War Within Vol. 1How an archivist became Optimus Prime as war broke out on Cybertron, with the robots in pre-Earth forms; collects all 6 Dreamwave issues
IDW, 2005 continuity
Cybertron, before the war
The Transformers: Megatron OriginMegatron is still a miner who rises up against Cybertron's Senate and founds the Decepticons; collects all 4 issues of the miniseries
Earth, the 2000s
The Transformers: InfiltrationIDW's fresh start: three humans find out there are robots in disguise on America's streets; collects issues #0–6
occupied Earth and Cybertron, the 2000s
The Transformers: All Hail Megatron Vol. 1What if the Decepticons had already won? Megatron takes New York while the Autobots are stuck on Cybertron; collects issues #1–6
during the war, far from Earth
Transformers: Last Stand of the WreckersAn Autobot suicide squad storms Garrus-9, a prison seized by the Decepticon Overlord; collects all 5 issues of the miniseries
after the war ends
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Vol. 1With the war over, Rodimus takes a crew of Autobots on a ship chasing a legend; collects the Death of Optimus Prime one-shot and issues #1–3
after More Than Meets the Eye
Transformers: Lost Light Vol. 1The sequel to More Than Meets the Eye: the Lost Light crew lands in a universe where Cybertron is a dictatorship; collects issues #1–6
Movie and TV tie-ins
millennia before Transformers (2007)
Transformers: Movie PrequelThe official prequel to the 2007 film: the hunt for the AllSpark and how Megatron ended up in the Arctic ice; collects all 4 issues of the miniseries
a wild, energon-rich planet
Transformers: Beast Wars Vol. 1Beast Wars retold for the show's 25th anniversary: Maximals and Predacons crash on a wild planet and take animal forms; collects issues #1–6
Energon Universe (Skybound)
deep space, in the Energon Universe
Void Rivals Vol. 1: More than Meets the EyeThe book that launched the Energon Universe: two pilots from enemy peoples stranded on the same planetoid; collects issues #1–6 by Robert Kirkman
Earth, in the Energon Universe
Transformers Vol. 1: Robots in DisguiseDaniel Warren Johnson's Eisner-winning relaunch: Autobots and Decepticons wake up on Earth and cross paths with two young humans; collects issues #1–6
Earth and Cybertron, in the Energon Universe
Transformers Vol. 2: Transport to OblivionShockwave drags Cybertron to Earth and Optimus has to choose between the two worlds; collects issues #7–12, drawn by Jorge Corona
Earth, in the Energon Universe
Transformers Vol. 3: Combiner ChaosThe combiners arrive and, with Megatron gone, the Decepticons turn on each other; collects issues #13–18 and a story from the 2024 special
Earth, in the Energon Universe
Transformers Vol. 4: Conquer and ControlThe end of Daniel Warren Johnson's run, with Optimus and Megatron face to face; collects issues #19–24 and a story from the 2025 special
Earth and Cybertron, in the Energon Universe
Transformers Vol. 5: Generation OneRobert Kirkman takes over as writer, with Dan Mora on art, and the Autobots make unlikely allies on Earth; collects issues #25–30
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