"Transformer Classified: Switching Gears" Junior Novel Cover Revealed

Posted by El Duque Jul 27, 2011 at 10:46am CDT 39,812 views

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Amazon.com has revealed the cover for "Transformer Classified: Switching Gears". The junior novel is penned by Ryder Windham and scheduled to release October 31, 2011. The cover is mirrored below, the pre-order can be viewed by clicking here.

Product Description
An original Transformers novel series! Secrets are uncovered in the Nevada desert when a boy witnesses two Transformers arrive on Earth.

About the Author
Ryder Windham is the author of over sixty books, including many Star Wars and Indiana Jones titles. He teaches classes on comic art and storytelling at Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education. He resides with his family in Providence, Rhode Island.

Hasbro, Inc. is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY.

Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (October 31, 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0316186333

ISBN-13: 978-0316186339

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Comment by Blackstreak Jul 27, 2011

Gotta love the original cartoon story of the same name. Give back Gear's personality chip!!

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Comment by GetRightRobot Jul 27, 2011

prowl123 wrote:How much you wanna bet those two Autobots are Optimus and Bumblebee, the two most over-saturated characters (especially Bee) in the Bayformers Universe?

Bumblebee certainly, seeing as how he was already on earth during the first film. The second is obviously Gears. Its in the name of the book, and that is the Stockade repaint of Gears on the cover. Nice nod to the G1 episode "Changing Gears", which is one of my all time favorites! Starscream's constant death threats to nice Gears is hilarious!! :lol:

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Comment by gothsaurus Jul 27, 2011

Too bad they couldn't coincide the release a little better... Gears is LONG gone from the shelves. Heh.

I like the notion of some character development to otherwise unloved toys and characters via these books. They should plan for a series or set of them to match a group of unused characters in a toyline. eh? Six deluxes or scouts with interesting, inter-woven storylines?

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 27, 2011

El Duque wrote:

Please tell me that is NOT Movie Bumblebee I see on the over. And is that... ROTF Gears?!!

This is supposed to be about when the Autobots first arrive on Earth in Nevada, which is the setting of the Prime cartoon. So, logically, this would take place at some point before that show's beginning.

Yet, what's with all the Movieverse stuff going on with this cover?

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Comment by gothsaurus Jul 27, 2011

Wha. I don't see any problems with the cover.

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Comment by GetRightRobot Jul 27, 2011

gothsaurus wrote:Wha. I don't see any problems with the cover.

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nice.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 27, 2011

gothsaurus wrote:Wha. I don't see any problems with the cover.

If this is supposed to be part fo the Aligned continuity, then it's not doing a good job at it. All previous signs pointed to it being such. Now for them to go and say that it's actually Movieverse fiction just feels like a complete 180 on their part. #-o

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Comment by gothsaurus Jul 27, 2011

Sabrblade wrote:If this is supposed to be part fo the Aligned continuity, then it's not doing a good job at it. All previous signs pointed to it being such. Now for them to go and say that it's actually Movieverse fiction just feels like a complete 180 on their part.

You didn't look at the pic.

But yeah, mixing continuities is like making linguini-burrito-eggrolls.

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Comment by Starscream's Girl Jul 27, 2011

Young adult huh? Sounds like a kiddy book that we could all read within a hour or so. If that is what this book is, I won't be getting it. I like real sci-fi novels. This book will be in the kids section at bookstores and not the sci-fi one.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 27, 2011

gothsaurus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:If this is supposed to be part fo the Aligned continuity, then it's not doing a good job at it. All previous signs pointed to it being such. Now for them to go and say that it's actually Movieverse fiction just feels like a complete 180 on their part.

You didn't look at the pic.

Oh, I saw it. I just felt no need to say anything of it after what GetRightRobot said.

gothsaurus wrote:But yeah, mixing continuities is like making linguini-burrito-eggrolls.

No, not mixing. I mean, it seemed like this was going to be Prime-based, and now that we see it isn't, it just feels uncomfortable.

Starscream's Girl wrote:Young adult huh? Sounds like a kiddy book that we could all read within a hour or so. If that is what this book is, I won't be getting it. I like real sci-fi novels. This book will be in the kids section at bookstores and not the sci-fi one.

"Young adult" = late teens. Children are far from being of the appropriate age.

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Comment by outerglow Jul 27, 2011

GetRightRobot wrote:
prowl123 wrote:How much you wanna bet those two Autobots are Optimus and Bumblebee, the two most over-saturated characters (especially Bee) in the Bayformers Universe?

Bumblebee certainly, seeing as how he was already on earth during the first film. The second is obviously Gears. Its in the name of the book, and that is the Stockade repaint of Gears on the cover. Nice nod to the G1 episode "Changing Gears", which is one of my all time favorites! Starscream's constant death threats to nice Gears is hilarious!!

Oh man! I noticed that too. LOVED Changing Gears, quite possibly one of my all time fav Screamer episodes! I didn't know what was funnier, Screamer's short fuse or Ironhide freaking out cause Gears was nice.

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Comment by Starscream's Girl Jul 27, 2011

Late teens mean kids to me, lol. Since I haven't been a teen since the '90's.

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Comment by prowl123 Jul 27, 2011

I like reading...

But I won't bother with this.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 27, 2011