If there’s one thing that the Transformers brand has been able to boast about these last 25 years, it is the sheer elasticity of the characters’ portrayal. From the elementary look of the 1980s cartoons and comics, the hyper-real robots of Michael Bay’s films, to the vibrant cast of Transformers: Animated (and back again), it’s as though there’s a different style for every taste. There’s always been something for everyone.

Things like “prequels” and “adaptations” usually reek of cash-ins, adding dead weight to overburdened
bandwagons. Usually. Chris Ryall joins veteran scribe Simon Furman to turn in a fast-paced script with considered depth.