Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies

by Furman, Simon; Guidi, Guido

• ISBN13: 9781684057320
• ISBN10: 1684057329
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-03-02
• Publisher: IDW Publishing
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Summary

An all-new miniseries in the original Transformers comic universe! What shocking revelations will forever change what we thought we knew of the beloved '80s series?

As the Cybertronian Civil War rages between Optimus Prime's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, Shockwave has encountered a new obstacle to the Decepticons' victory and subjugation of the planet: Megatron himself! As Optimus and his recruits take off to stop an even deadlier threat--an asteroid belt powerful enough to destroy the metal world--Megatron leads a team of Decepticons after in hot pursuit! But what other motivations does Prime have for this mission? How does it benefit Shockwave's goals? And what does it all have to do with a secret on Earth in the eleventh century?

Beloved original series writer Simon Furman returns, accompanied by the equally accomplished Guido Guidi and John-Paul Bove, to tell a new tale in the 1980s Transformers comic universe! Also contains annotations that further expand on how the series fits into the wider Transformers world.

Collects the four-issue Transformers '84: Secret and Lies series, plus the Transformers '84 #0 one-shot.

Author Biography

Simon Furman is a writer for TV animation, comic books and games, his name indelibly linked to Transformers, the '80s toy phenomenon (in 2012 Furman was inducted into Hasbro's official Transformers Hall of Fame).

Furman served as head writer/script supervisor on the hit Nicktoons & CITV show Matt Hatter Chronicles and has written for shows such as Beast Wars, Dan Dare, X-Men: Evolution and A.T.O.M.

He is currently working on The Vigilant, a re-imagining of classic British superheroes, for Rebellion, Transformers '84 for IDW, video game Transformers: Earth Wars and Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection. Past credits include Alpha Flight, Annihilation: Ronan, Death's Head, Doctor Who, Dragon's Claws, How to Train Your Dragon, Robocop, Robotech, She-Hulk, StarCraft, Terminator, Torchwood, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and What If?.

With artist Geoff Senior, Furman is the co-creator of To The Death (www.to-the-death.com), a 10-issue maxi-series combining hard-hitting sci-fi action and sharp-edged satire.