Trans Formers Legends

Transformers

by David Cian (Editor), Brandie Tarvin (Contributor), Simon Furman (Contributor)

Never before published Here is an all-new collection of short stories, featuring original adventures by the fan-favorite writers who've worked on the various Transformers comic books and animated series Lineup of authors to be determined] And since ibooks' license with Hasbro isn't limited to just one set of "robots in disguise," expect to find tales based on Transformers: Armada, Transformers: Beast Wars, and Transformers: Generation One, among others

The Transformers have never been hotter than right now. The two monthly comic book series published by Dreamwave Productions (Generation: One and Armada) sell more than 100,000 copies each per month Two new animated series-Transformers: Armada and Transformers: Generation One-currently air on the Cartoon Network, and even a live-action Transformers film is in development

296 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Pseudonym of Russell Davis.

Reviews

[Greg Heath · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a little hard to find nowadays, but is definitely worth hunting down if you're a fan. Stories in this collection run the gamut from pre-cartoon G1 to Beast Wars to Armada and beyond. Mostly everything here is stellar, with a few real standouts. In fantasy staple Jean Rabe's "Paddles", a previously unseen Dinobot (an Elasmosaurus, if I remember correctly) goes head to head with a diminutive Rumble/Frenzy clone named Raze on a small tropical island. "Healers, Fighters and Transformers" relates the events of a classic G1 episode through an Autobot gone M.I.A. and his human companion, and has the strongest nostalgic vibe of any of these stories. Others here have mentioned the now-famous take on G1 Starscream, stricken with amnesia in "Redemption Center", in which he turns his back on the Decepticons and joins the Autobots' ranks (and it's not out of trickery). This is most interesting in that it takes what was done with the character in Armada and alters it to fit with the G1 incarnation - and it fits, well. Perhaps the best offering here, though, is right at the beginning of the book, and is written by none other than prolific Transformers scribe Simon Furman. In "A Meeting of Minds", Furman takes the familiar, tired cliche of Optimus' death and gives it an interesting spin. I won't go spoiling anything, but I'll just say that the death of one character so many times can make for a crowded spot in the afterlife. A superb collection that shouldn't be missed by any fan.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly, my favorite short story in this collection was one that would probably never be made into an episode--dealing with the programming of the Transformers, what made them Decepticons or Autobots. It had Starscream get his memory scrambled and he actually seemed like he could have been a really good GOOD GUY. Overall, most of the stories were good...but not being a "Beast Wars" fan, I can't give this a five-star review because of the BW short story in here.

[Emilou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Five stars on the stories that I loved, and 1-3 stars on the ones I didn't. The ones that I really liked reading were: "Collect and Save", "Paddles", "Redemption Center" (My favorite out of all of them), "Two for the Price of One", "Joyride", "Parts", and "Healers, Fighters and Transformers".