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The Transformers Compendium
The Transformers Compendium Vol. 2
ADVANCE SOLICIT THE END OF THE ICONIC ORIGINAL ERA OF TRANSFORMERS IS HERE! The looming threat of Unicron is ever present as both Decepticons and Autobots spread their forces across the galaxy in search of their last hope, the Creation Matrix. But when that hope grows dimmer, Optimus Prime makes the greatest sacrifice of all... Collected in compendium format for the first time ever, these iconic TRANSFORMERS stories are perfect for fans new and old. Collects THE TRANSFORMERS #47-80, THE MOVIE #1-3, TRANSFORMERS GENERATION 2 #1-12
1168 pages, Paperback
Published October 21, 2025
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Bob Budiansky
314 books8 followers American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel's Transformers comic. He also created the Marvel character Sleepwalker and wrote all 33 issues of that comic.
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January 6, 2026
I've written about the Transformers Marvel Comics run elsewhere. See: here and here.
This compendium contains the second half of the Marvel run, as well as all of the Generation 2 run and the Transformers Movie comic adaptation.
It's just as big as Volume 1. It has the same issues with paper, printing, and durability as the first volume.
I wanted this volume for the Underbase saga. I was 12 when issue 50 was published. At the time, I thought I had all of the preceding issues. (Turns out I was missing the second issue in the saga.)
At the time, the Underbase saga blew my mind. I absolutely loved it- so much so that I wore the cover off at least one of the issues.
Today? It's underwhelming. That particular plot's been done better many times, in many places by better writers, artists, and directors. But for 12 year old me- it introduced the idea of a compelling multi-episode plot arc that incorporated a diverse cast of competing characters. It's nothing to write home about now, but at 12? It was amazing.
The rest is much the same. Amazing, even compelling at the time, but today underwhelms.
Don't buy expecting it to be something that it isn't.
This compendium contains the second half of the Marvel run, as well as all of the Generation 2 run and the Transformers Movie comic adaptation.
It's just as big as Volume 1. It has the same issues with paper, printing, and durability as the first volume.
I wanted this volume for the Underbase saga. I was 12 when issue 50 was published. At the time, I thought I had all of the preceding issues. (Turns out I was missing the second issue in the saga.)
At the time, the Underbase saga blew my mind. I absolutely loved it- so much so that I wore the cover off at least one of the issues.
Today? It's underwhelming. That particular plot's been done better many times, in many places by better writers, artists, and directors. But for 12 year old me- it introduced the idea of a compelling multi-episode plot arc that incorporated a diverse cast of competing characters. It's nothing to write home about now, but at 12? It was amazing.
The rest is much the same. Amazing, even compelling at the time, but today underwhelms.
Don't buy expecting it to be something that it isn't.
November 9, 2025
This was not very good. The animated show was superior to the original comic in every way; therefore, the animated continuity is the real one! Of course, this definitively means RUMBLE IS BLUE FRENZY IS RED. The only reason this gets two stars is because of Issue 50! Starscream is my favorite character, so seeing him dominate all was a treat. I was five or six when I saw the original animated movie when it came out. Unlike many, I loved all the deaths EXCEPT for Starscream. What he did in issue 50 made the movie tame. The rest of this compendium just gets worse. Real characters leave and are replaced with the likes of Octopunch and Fangry; Decepticons that don't even look like robots. Just re-watch the original show.
September 29, 2025
better than vol 1 because (I suspect) the waning popularity of the toys & cartoon let the writers tell stories without flooding the pages with new characters every month. And Gen 2 seems to be a standalone epic!
I have far less nostalgia for these books (I stopped reading circa issue 51 as a child) but I came away impressed.
I have far less nostalgia for these books (I stopped reading circa issue 51 as a child) but I came away impressed.
December 6, 2025
Rating: 2.8
This is better than the first compendium as a whole, mostly thanks to the issues written by Simon Furman. If the first stories keep the childish and almost nonsensical plots that plagued the previous collection, the new writer manages to give a grittier and more mature tone to the series. The second generation series is very "exxxtreme 90s" in style, and a bit contrived and confusing, but enjoyable in its sheer violence and action, the movie adaptation is, as one could easily guess, quite useless.
This is better than the first compendium as a whole, mostly thanks to the issues written by Simon Furman. If the first stories keep the childish and almost nonsensical plots that plagued the previous collection, the new writer manages to give a grittier and more mature tone to the series. The second generation series is very "exxxtreme 90s" in style, and a bit contrived and confusing, but enjoyable in its sheer violence and action, the movie adaptation is, as one could easily guess, quite useless.
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