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News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:59 pm

Just curious since I haven't had a chance to flip through IDW's Classic Transformers Volume 1. Does it still include Spider-Man appearance? :CON:

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:35 pm

Supreme Convoy wrote::BOT: Just curious since I haven't had a chance to flip through IDW's Classic Transformers Volume 1. Does it still include Spider-Man appearance?

No, it doesn't. The Classic Trades also don't include Circuit Breaker, which is why, in addition to #3, we also don't get #9, a page half blacked out of #21, #22, #23 or #45. It's also likely why we're not going to get another volume to collect the final eighteen issues, since she (and the Neo-Knights, also Marvel owned characters) appear in half of them.

by **Kenny28** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:29 am

Jeez...why did Marvel even bother? Most of those characters were either lame or just never used again, period.

Does this mean we won't be getting any of the UK stories with Death's Head?

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:33 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Supreme Convoy wrote::BOT: Just curious since I haven't had a chance to flip through IDW's Classic Transformers Volume 1. Does it still include Spider-Man appearance?

No, it doesn't. The Classic Trades also don't include Circuit Breaker, which is why, in addition to #3, we also don't get #9, a page half blacked out of #21, #22, #23 or #45. It's also likely why we're not going to get another volume to collect the final eighteen issues, since she (and the Neo-Knights, also Marvel owned characters) appear in half of them.

Wow. I hate to how #3 reads...

I just found it odd that the GI Joe collections remove all the Marvel logos yet the Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron keep the Marvel logos. :CON:

News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:47 pm

I just picked it up and I must say, I was dissappointed that they couldnt include issues 3 and 9 but I think I will pick up the whole series.

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:59 pm

Recently went on a spending spree and bought all the Classic Transformers volumes currently available. I noticed a few were out of print and I picked them up cheap while I can.

Seeing issue 3's omission obviously drive my nerd mind crazy. I can understand IDW's position but did Titan publish these issues with the Marvel content?

Though I will say that I love the quality of the books, the paper is great. The books feel like they'll last forever. Pretty stoked to read this stuff as I've only read the beginning and ending to the G1 comics.

Plus the price is pretty awesome.

Hopefully they'll do a G2 collection!

Darth Bombshell wrote:It's also likely why we're not going to get another volume to collect the final eighteen issues, since she (and the Neo-Knights, also Marvel owned characters) appear in half of them.

I just remember she plays a big role in bringing down Unicron... that'd be interesting to read :shock:

I have a bad feeling I might buy the Titan edition of End of the Road just to make sure I get the complete story.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:30 am

I think the titan stuff does include the Marvel characters, as I still have my 5 Pound voucher for the volume including Spider-Man and he's featured prominently on the cover.

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:26 am

I flipped through Volume 5 and Circuit Breaker and The Neo Knights appear in their entirety. So it looks like the last volume will not have any omissions.

It's a good thing. As with most people, I love the Furman run so it's nice that the reprints will be untouched.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:06 am

Supreme Convoy wrote:I flipped through Volume 5 and Circuit Breaker and The Neo Knights appear in their entirety. So it looks like the last volume will not have any omissions.

They worked out some kind of deal before doing Volume 5. Obviously they had to, otherwise there wouldn't have been a Volume 5.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:19 am

Yeah, that'd be a big omission there.

Hate how they can't use Spidey, though. Glad I got some of the older collections.

Like Cyberstrike on Facebook · by **Cyberstrike** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:03 pm

Dead Metal wrote:I think the titan stuff does include the Marvel characters, as I still have my 5 Pound voucher for the volume including Spider-Man and he's featured prominently on the cover.

I have all the Titan US and UK TPBs (except for Transformers: Earthforce) and most of the hardcovers too.
So I can personally assure all of you that Spider-Man (and Nick Fury, who makes a very brief cameo in #3 as well) appears in full in Transformers #3 reprinted in the Titan Transformers: Beginings TPB and Hardcover. Circut Breaker and the Neo-Kinghts makes all of their full appearences through out the various Titan TPBs and Hardcovers of the Marvel US Transformers series too.