Transformers: Legacy of Unicron (Transformers (Titan Books Paperback)) [Paperback]

Simon Furman (Author), Geoff Senior (Illustrator), Bryan Hitch (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Transformers (Titan Books Paperback) | Publication Date: May 1, 2003

Continuing Titan's bestselling Transformers collections, this never-before-collected reprint of the extremely hard-to-find Transformers UK comic material collects the Legacy of Unicron storyline, which relates directly to the events of the DVD smash-hit Transformers: The Movie! Shockwave, Decepticon leader, hires the mercenary Death's Head to assassinate Rodimus Prime...much to the dismay of his lieutenants, Cyclonus and Scourge. Meanwhile, on Earth, a young journalist, an archaeologist, and an old friend discover Galvatron and Ultra Magnus, entombed in volcanic lava...and on the planet of Junk, the locals are enslaved by an all-powerful, mind-controlling being! But all these threads will weave together - in another awesome showdown with Unicron!

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About the Author

Simon Furman has written extensively for both comics and TV animation, including Alpha Flight, Death's Head, Beast Wars, X-Men: Evolution and The Roswell Conspiracies. He is currently producing the online comic The Engine. Geoff Senior has worked on Transformers, Death's Head and What If?

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840235780
• ISBN-13: 978-1840235784
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,843,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great sequel to the Movie!, July 2, 2003

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Kelvin M. Green (Island of the Mosquito Women) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformers: Legacy of Unicron (Transformers (Titan Books Paperback)) (Paperback)

Simon Furman had been writing Movie spin-off storylines in the UK Transformers comic for a while before The Legacy of Unicron. It allowed him to tell new stories without clashing with the US stories, which featured pre-Movie characters.
That said, The Legacy of Unicron was the first true sequel to the Movie, as we find out what happened to Unicron's head after the Movie's climax, as well as how the uplifitng ending of the Movie actually panned out (let's just say that Furman went the cynical route=D).
The 2006-era Transformers are forced to face Unicron once more, this time with the help of popular bounty hunter Death's Head (who exits the Transformers continuity in this issue) and trash-talking Junkion Wreck-Gar. This plot also paves the way for the Time Wars (to be reprinted in July).
There's not much to the story, in all honesty, but it is exceptionally well-written, and the art is simply lovely.
There's also the tantalising prospect of the origin of the Transformers, which stands as canon because the US writers couldn't be bothered to do one before Furman did! =D
All in all, a great addition to Titan's Transformers library.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unicron lives, April 12, 2004

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Sherance M. Brothers (Jasper, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transformers: Legacy of Unicron (Transformers (Titan Books Paperback)) (Paperback)

yeah unicron rocks love this story you even get a cool origin of how unicron and primus became mortal enemies and how he sets out to destroy all of primus' children which happens to be the transformers.

rodimus prime rocks, good story, kind of sad to see infreno die but in the tf universe characters die all the time but are somehow revived for furure plots death's head was brilliant.