Transformers: Rise of the Autobots

by Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, Livio Ramondelli (Illustrations)

Long before there were Autobots and Decepticons. Before Optimus became a Prime he fought for order. Before Megatron became a conqueror, he fought for freedom. Before they were enemies, they stood against Autocracy. Watch as both become the leaders they were destined to be in this event five million years in the making!

116 pages, Paperback

Published June 20, 2017

Reviews

[Josiah Muhr · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who has only a basic understanding of the Transformers universe, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. There are times were I wished it would slow down a bit and stay in a moment. Interesting conversations and battles breeze by and I wish they would have taken more time to flesh out those moments. The art style also makes it hard to figure out what is happening at times. Still, the story is enjoyable and makes me want look into further Transformers comics in the future.

[Dave Relph · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story and the artwork are undeniably stellar, however as a product this is a con. This is nothing more than 'Autocracy' reprinted with a different cover and a new title. I'm curious to see whether they'll follow suit with its two sequels.

[Neurocomp · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed transformesr as a kid, first time reading their comics.

Definitely enjoyed the artwork and stoyr.

[Iain Hawkes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't have too much to say about this. I've never really been into Transformers (the exception being Beast Wars), and while it's certainly possible to go in-depth into the series's backstory, and do it well (see Alex Irvine), this is...okay. Basically, deals with the Autobots under Orion Pax (later Optimus Prime) dealing with Megatron's Decepticon insurgency. In the course of the comic, we go from the Autobots serving a tyranical government, to allying with the Decepticons, to being betrayed by the Decepticons, to throwing out the Decepticons, and then gearing up for (more) war.

It's...fine, I guess? Artwork's very good, but I suppose how invested you can get is whether you're willing to buy into the gravitas of the series or not, forgetting that these are still robots based on toys. Like I said, it's fine.