Transformers Compendium Vol. 2

by Bob Budiansky, José Delbo (Artist), Jim Fern (Artist)

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

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

Kindle Edition

Published March 13, 2025

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Davide Pappalardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Diamond Feit · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Phillip Murrell · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.