Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three, Vol. 1

Transformers: The IDW Collection #3.1

by John Barber, Mairghread Scott, Cullen Bunn

Presenting the final phase of IDW's Transformers universe in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series!

The Revolution begins here! Explosions rip across Earth--and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly however--and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity as well--but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand?

Plus, a wave of undead TITANS threatens Cybertron! Starscream will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but the Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon--and why aren't they stepping up to the plate?

Collects Revolution issues #0-5; the Till All Are One , Transformers , Action Man , and More Than Meets The Eye Revolution one-shots; Till All Are One issues #5-8; and Revolutionaries issues #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Adventure, Graphic Novels

392 pages, Hardcover

First published November 9, 2021

Reviews

[Christopher Colton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a volume in which the "suggested reading order" really makes a big difference. The Revolution issues, assembled chronologically like this, are much more coherent than the previous trade paperbacks, which compiled the numbered series and the one-shots into separate volumes that were largely incoherent as a result. That said, it's still a bit muddled, and the way the Transformers are drawn doesn't exactly help. Til All Are One and Revolutionaries, on the other hand, are much better, both capping off a dangling plot thread from Titans Return and setting up for the final story arcs of IDW's entire Transformers series.

[Wm Jason Flannery · Rating 1 out of 5]

Where are the Transformers?

For this to be a Transformers compilation, the Cybertonians are scarcely involved in the story. There is more page space dedicated to GIJoe, ROM, and MASK than the actual characters I purchased this volume for. I appreciate the other brands (as they are also from my childhood) but I didn’t buy one of their books. I bought a “Transformers” book. I’m extremely frustrated with how they put this collection together. I own every volume that’s been released and this is the first time I’ve ever wanted my money back.

[Merlin’ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty alright! Till All Are One is the best couple of issues in this one. I actually really liked how the dynamic between Starscream and Windblade played out. The Scavengers are just too fun to read about and I enjoyed it, but this extra was definitely weaker than their mini-series. Revolutionaries and Action Man don’t interest me near as much; granted, I think human subplots are the weakest point writing wise in IDW comics. I really miss my MTMTE tho. I miss them badly 😔.

[Sam Bakos · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not joking when I say 80% of this is crossovers with other properties that I could not care less about. The windblade parts on cybertron are good but I just don't understand why they would throw away all the good character writing and everything that made IDW phase 2 so good for this many crossovers

[Stas · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved the IDW Collection to this point, but this volume I could not get through, it feels like a commercial for GI Joe instead of actual Transformers story, which is quite literally the opposite of why I started the Transformers series at all.

[Ahmed Elhaddad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aside from one good story about awakening a titan, the rest is just human conflict. Not a transformers book, waste of time.

[Tanner Ramey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Phase three had cool politics but also really dumb cross over stuff. The GI-Joe stuff was actually buns. Unicron was cool though. Also Thundercracker is the greatest character ever made.

[KJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5?

Most of the Joe stuff and... most of the other stuff was pretty average but there was good some parts in there, some storyline were great. Could have been better but could have been worse.