Guide to reading IDW Transformers for beginers
By NinjaWarrior268 2 Comments
Hi, I've seen this question asked more than once in the general discussion. "where do I start reading IDW's Transformers run?". There are a couple jumping on points where you can start reading. The main places to start are the -ations, All Hail Megatron and the two series going on right now. -Ations and More than Meets the Eye are the best comics to start off with.
If you want to start reading from the beginning, the -ations are a great collection of mini series. You can read the first one, Infiltration, with the TPB, IDW Collection volume 1, and the Premiere collection. The IDW collection has Infiltration, Stormbringer, and a couple Transformers spotlight comics. The four main -ations are Infiltration, Escalation, Devastation and Revelations.
The next jumping on point is All Hail Megatron. It's not as good as the -ations or the two ongoing series, but if you're willing to do a moderate amount of reading and work your way up to the ongoings, All Hail Megatron is the place to do it. You can start reading with the All Hail Megatron trades, the All Hail Megatron hardcover book or IDW collection volume 5. There are 4 trades but you only need to read 3 of them. The first 2 volumes are the main story. Volume 4 is a prelude to future stories. Volume 3, which you don't need to read, is a collection of spotlights. The hardcover collects all 4 trades. The IDW collection excludes the spotlights.
The last place to jump on is More than Meets the Eye or the ongoing series written by John Barber. Most people prefer More than Meets the Eye due to its dense writing. Both are great places to start reading IDW Transformers. You can jump on both ongoing series with IDW Collection Phase 2 volume 1. The comics with story arcs in the title such as Dawn of the Autobots or Days of Deception are also good places to start reading but you'll understand less of the story than if you read from issue 1. Dark Cybertron and Combiner Wars are the best story arcs, especially if you want pages to use for the battle forum.
