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Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering

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Transformers: Beast Wars: The Gatheringis a comic miniseries published in 2006 byIDW Publishingfeaturing characters fromBeast Wars.It is the first major comic to featureBeast Warscharacters. It was followed byThe Ascending.

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Contents

Overview

PredacongeneralMagmatrontravels back to the era of theBeast Warson prehistoricEarth.He's supposed to pick up whereRavagefailed and retrieve the rogueMegatron,but his actual plan is to gather an army from theAxalon'sstasis podsand return home to conquerCybertron.However,Lio Convoyhas insertedRazorbeastinto the Predacon forces to stop him. Razorbeast manages to keep some of the awakened protoforms asMaximalsand then stalls for time and tries to contact Cybertron. Finally, the new Maximals arrive in the nick of time and defeat the Predacon forces. Magmatron is trapped in a timeless void, while Razorbeast and all the other characters settle down in the past to wait and see if Cybertron got their call and will send help.

Errors

  • The cartoon suggests that most of the stasis pods were either damaged or destroyed, so their undamaged status is something of a minorretcon.
  • The writers of the series, in explainingDepth Chargeas a Transmetal, said the Earth's atmosphere was permanently charged by thePlanet Busterexplosion, causing the process. In light of this (and even regardless of it) how the pods spew forth "standard", Transmetal andTransmetal 2Transformers is a mystery.
  • K-9is featured in his German Shepherd (Alsatian) altmode. In the real life continuity, that breed will not exist untilAD 1899,created through selective breeding inGermany.

Notes

  • The story for this series was a significant revamp of the scripts which Furman previously submitted toDreamwave Productionsfor what was to be titledShell Game.Selected artwork that Figueroa submitted for these original scripts was reused in the rewritten issues. Originally the plot was to tie into "Ain't No Rat".
  • This series takes place during the third season of theBeast Warscartoon and disregards the finished and unfinished3H Productions'Botcon/OTFCC comics.Both comics play around with this era and the non-showBeast Warscharacters.
  • Razorbeast's decision not to fool with the timestream by eliminating Megatron is questionable at best, since Megatron was originally from his era and was himself interfering with time. However, it might be argued that any changes that Megatron was going to make in the past were already (from Razorbeast's perspective) part of history, so when Razorbeast went back, stopping Megatron then could theoretically have affected the specific future from which Razorbeast came. (Neither Ravage nor Depth Charge, who both traveled back in time shortly before Razorbeast did so, seemed to be concerned about this.) Yeah, time travel gives us a headache too.
  • Thecontrol artfor the robot mode of the 6 "Titanium SeriesOptimal Optimuscan be found among Don Figueroa's concept work in the back of the collected volume.
  • The GatheringandThe Ascendingboth feature numerous characters who were previously exclusive to Japan, includingHalfshell,Magmatron, and bothBig ConvoyandLio Convoy.
  • The miniseries was reprintedin Titan's UK Transformers comic.
  • North American direct market sales were an impressive 34,057 for #1, descending to 22,590 for #4.[1]Sales on the Titan reprint were higher[2].

Creative team

The Gatheringwas penned bySimon Furmanand penciled byDon Figueroa,the same team that was due to produce the stillbornBeast Warsseries forDreamwave Productions.

Collections

  • Collects issues 1–4.
  • Bonus content includes alternate covers from all issues and sketch art.
  • Collects issues 1–4 in a small-size B&W format.
  • Contains sketch art.
  • ReprintedThe Gatheringissue 1 over the space of 3 issues.
  • Other material was mainly related to the2007 Movie.
  • ReprintedThe Gatheringissue 2 over the space of 3 issues.
  • Other material was mainly related to the2007 Movie.
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    Beast Wars: The Gathering;cover art byDon Figueroaand???

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    Beast Wars: The GatheringManga edition;cover art by Don Figueroa andJosh Perez

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    Transformers Comic#1

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    Transformers Comic#2

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    Transformers Comic#3

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    The Best of Simon Furman;cover art byDon Figueroa

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    Best of Don Figueroa;cover art byDon Figueroa(duh) andAlan Wang

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    Transformers Comic#4

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    Transformers Comic#5

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    Transformers Comic#6

  • ReprintedThe Gatheringissue 3 over the space of 3 issues.
  • Other material was mainly related to the2007 Movie.
  • ReprintedThe Gatheringissue 4 over the space of 4 issues.
  • Other material was mainly related to the2007 Movie.
  • CollectsThe Gatheringand material from theBeast Wars Sourcebook.
  • Bonus content is extensive. In additional to the normal Furman introduction and cover gallery, included is an introduction byBen Yee,a 2-page "Unleash the Beast Wars" feature detailing the origins of the show and toyline, a 3-page "Creating the BW-Verse" interview withBob Forward,a 2-page "The (G1) roots of the Beast Wars" feature detailing the G1 elements in the show, 4 pages ofDon Figueroa's design sketches, and a reprint of the "Optimus Primal vs Megatron!"toy pack-in comic.
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    Transformers Comic#13;cover art by Gary Erskine and Jason Cardy

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    Beast Wars Omnibus;cover art by Don Figueroa andJosh Burcham

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    Power of the Predacons;cover art by Don Figueroa andJosh Burcham

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    Definitive G1 Collection Volume 93: Beast Wars: The Gathering;cover art by Don Figueroa

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    Transformers: Best of the Beasts;cover art byJames Biggie

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