Transformers: Generation 1 to create names and profiles for the characters. When the toy line was released, it was supported by the Marvel Comics series, an animated television series, and a gamut of other merchandising tie-ins. In 1986 a was released, generating $5,706,456 in the United States. The setup for "Transformers" is two factions of sentient alien robots: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Both sides are from a race called Transformers - robots that can change into vehicles, mechanical devices and even animal forms. They have waged civil war for eons on their home planet of Cybertron, a war that had
The Transformers: Infiltration start of IDW's new continuity based on the Generation One characters, allowing Simon Furman to finally write his version of the Transformers without any continuity baggage whatsoever. The story overlaps with "" and continues directly with "". There are also prequel stories in "" issues on Shockwave and Soundwave. The Transformers: Infiltration The Transformers: Infiltration is a six-issue comic book mini-series, published by IDW Publishing, based on the Transformers. The series was previewed with a #0 in October, 2005, formally launched with #1 in January 2006 and ended with #6 in July. Written by long-time Transformers writer Simon Furman, it