Product Description

The Decepticons have won, the Autobots are defeated, and the time for conquest is at hand! After finally succeeding in defeating the Autobots, the Decepticons set about ruling our planet with an iron fist. Their forces invade and control New York City where, before long, they manage to cripple the United States. It's a war between the armed forces of the United States of America and a giant species of technologically advanced killing machines - a war that suddenly becomes incredibly one-sided! Meanwhile, the battered and defeated Autobots are struggling to survive a forced exile on their dead homeworld of Cybertron. Defeated due to a traitor amongst their ranks, the Autobots struggle to maintain their trust and unity... and nothing short of a miracle will save them from utter extinction! Volume One of this collection contains issues #1-6 of this startling series.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308710 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Customer Reviews

Decepticons kicking off!
This book is as awesome as I've come to expect from the IDW series. The plot resolves around how the decepticons, who have finally won on Earth, go about their business... which basically involves them going around laying waste to humans. Great!!!
There are some fantasic scenes, especially with the interaction between characters as both autobots (who are exiled on Cybertron, and all look like they've been kicked around a bit!) and the decepticons fall into in-fighting.
The characters included are all generation 1, so it's nice to see a few old friendly faces amongst the rubble and explosions!
My only slight quibble was that I'm not sure how this fits in with the larger transformers story chronologically. Not that it matters, the ending left my waiting for volume 2... bring it on!

This is artwork!
When I received this item I was so excited that the illustrations looked so good and extremely detailed in its colours, lines and dynamic shots; I immediately loved it, no questions asked. That's why I consider it not merely a comic book but a piece of art that deserves to be duly praised for the effort and talent put into making it so finely drawn. It even includes sketchwork at the end of it so you can see the pencil work on TFs' figures. The storyline is new to me but I like the idea of the bad guys winning for once and seeing what consequences follow from it; don't we all have a wish like that? Plus, another thing I like, is that we see the Autobots more realistically struggling with personal problems like trust and seeing how they deal with them. The only thing I think could use a little work is the dialogue, because, for me, there's a tad too much pausing and interruptions by characters. I'm used to reading books, and they don't include too much of that so it may just be me, but it gets slightly annoying when I can't hear the words so they sound right. Maybe the creators aimed for the realistic dialogue too much. But that slight con should not deter you from buying this book; it really is a masterpiece for a comic, and any TF fan will not be disappointed because the G1 looks are dedicatedly kept true to their forms, with some special modifications from the basic boxy look of the cartoon. If not a fan, an artist would appreciate it nonetheless.

Absolutely shocking!!!
Straight from the first page this book gripped me with a sense of awe and shock.Shane McCarthy has created a fantastic story involving the Original characters and a traitor to boot.The artwork is superb and the invents in the story left me wanting more.
FANTASTIC!!!!