Transformers, what to read ?!

[Jack00]

Hey guys, I've been looking to read some transformers, but with all the series that IDW is putting out, it's hard to follow for new comers. So let's say I should start somewhere, what do you recommend ? What's the latest Canon serie and how do you rate it ? Should I just pick up transformers vol 1 from IDW and start from there ? Are there better series out there ? perhaps even from a different publisher ?? And how do they connect to each other ? Do they share the same universe ?

Hope to hear from you all, thanks!

[Lindsey]

I tried to read the Megatron Origins series and I couldn't get into it at all, had no idea who most of the characters were by sight...just felt totally lost most of the time. I finally gave up on it. Not sure if I will try again.

[cc008]

Start at the Death of Optimus Prime one-shot. From there, the two main series that followed were More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise. About halfway through, RiD switched to just Transformers. They relaunched again after as Lost Light and Optimus Prime respectively, but I've found they haven't been as good since the relaunch.

But yeah, start with The Death of Optimus.

[Jack00]

I tried to read the Megatron Origins series and I couldn't get into it at all, had no idea who most of the characters were by sight...just felt totally lost most of the time. I finally gave up on it. Not sure if I will try again.

I actually did the mini serie when it came out, I thought it was good...

Start at the Death of Optimus Prime one-shot. From there, the two main series that followed were More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise. About halfway through, RiD switched to just Transformers. They relaunched again after as Lost Light and Optimus Prime respectively, but I've found they haven't been as good since the relaunch.

But yeah, start with The Death of Optimus.

And let's say I want to read them in tpbs because I don't want to hunt the singles, which volume is that ? When I look on IDW's site it's pretty confusing as they have many of the same tpbs listed in different categories. What are those "phase two" books ? They seem to be collecting from more than meets the eyes and robots in disguise :s

[cc008]

Death of Optimus is collected in trade for More than Meets the Eye volume 1, which leads into Robots in Disguise volume 1 I believe.

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-...e+eye+volume+1

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-...guise+volume+1

[Jack00]

I ordered the first phase 2 hardcore which seems to begin at the death of optimus.