Transformers Vol. 1: Robots in Disguise

Purchased as a gift for our son, who thoroughly enjoyed the book, tempting him to purchase others in the series.

As a long-time Transformers fan (the ‘86 movie was the first film I ever saw at the cinema), and as an avid reader of the IDW run of comics (which, to be fair, had highs and lows), I was intrigued when Skybound took over the rights of the franchise. We’ve seen numerous reinventions of the Transformers story, including when IDW had their own reboot. And - without going into spoilers - these first 6 issues don’t necessarily reinvent the wheel. Robots fight, the fight ends up on Earth. Fans of the original G1 cartoon will instantly recognise the initial set up. What’s perhaps less expected is how dark the story is, from the off. Starscream is unhinged, and there were a number of moments when I was genuinely taken aback by what was unfolding on the pages in front of me. On the flip side, Optimus is as Optimus as he can get - there’s one particular scene that shows Prime’s intense empathy and belief that all life is valuable, whether it’s made of metal or - as Starscream describes it - squishy. Finally, a note on the artwork. My personal favourite Transformers artist is Alex Milne, most notably from the MTMTE run from IDW. I also love the very precise artwork of EJ Su. But the artwork from Daniel Warren Johnson is sublime - it’s messier, and more organic. But it really works, and robots and humans alike are full of expressive personality. So, it’s a great start, and I’m looking forward to where the story ends up next.

Probably the best Transformers story I've read in decades. The art is phenomenal, the story smacks and I can't get enough of it! Any fan NEEDS to read this!

It's great to see my childhood favourites he reimagined in a gritty adult way. Some of the panels to really hard.

The comic itself was great, well written and the artwork is well done. Packaging itself could've been better as it was only in a padded envelope so it suffered a small amount of edge wear.

Really good recommend

Loved every second of it. Brutal and entertaining to read. Can't wait to get my hands on volume 2.

Omg!!!! It's so good! The art the story the characters mmmm perfect! Highly recommended purchasing this fine fine wonderful book, and the rest!

... à un univers qui m'était totalement inconnu. Des scènes d'action spectaculaires très bien illustrées guidées par un scénario simple et ultra rythmé. Seul défaut, tout va si vite que cela en devient à la limite confus notamment au jeu du qui est qui et du qui veut quoi. Une deuxième lecture n'est d'ailleurs vraiment pas inutile. Au final, il en ressort une belle histoire qui, si elle est dominée par l'action et l'héroïsme, n'en demeure pas moins touchante de par les relations entre humains et robots. Un très bon premier volume qui appelle la lecture du suivant.

手軽に読めてとても面白いです。 翻訳しながらの読書は初めてだったが、一つ一つのコマを丁寧に読み進めることができ、より物語に没入できます。 文字量もそこまで多くはなく気軽に楽しめました。 ただ、私は子供向けの日本語版アニメしか見ていなかった為、残虐なシーンが多く驚きました。ギャグシーン等でマイルドになる作風ではなく、序盤からずっと暗く、終盤も辛いシーンばかりでした。 しかし、トランスフォーマー達が戦闘する描写は素晴らしく、陰鬱な雰囲気を払拭するほど迫力があります。 ぜひ興味がある方は読んでみて欲しいです。

Genial

The detail is amazing and is very well fit in the panels. It has a different look from the G1 series perspective, but has that original style look from the series. As someone whose childhood has been Transformers (and I’m only 11) this was a very fun experience. The book was overall, an interesting read that brought together the simple elements of G1, combined it with the details the author gave and created a master piece. Kinda sad about Bumblebee’s death :( . But still beautiful book,

ya... i'll be getting all of these.. (the only comic i'm collecting) and i save them for airplane rides :)