Animated
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
IMDb 7.2Archive 8/10
The battle against Unicron, the fall of heroes and the rise of Rodimus Prime.
Plot & review →Films & series
Forty years on screen: from the classic cartoon to modern cinema. Every film has its own page with the trailer, plot, IMDb rating and an Archive review.
Live action
Transformers
2007
IMDb 7.1Archive 7/10
The hunt for the AllSpark on Earth and Sam Witwicky's first meeting with Bumblebee.
Plot & review →Live action
Revenge of the Fallen
2009
IMDb 6.0Archive 5/10
An ancient renegade Prime and secrets hidden in Earth's history.
Plot & review →Live action
Dark of the Moon
2011
IMDb 6.2Archive 6/10
The 1960s space race gets a Cybertronian explanation; the battle for Chicago.
Plot & review →Live action
Age of Extinction
2014
IMDb 5.6Archive 5/10
Humans hunt the Transformers; the Dinobots enter the stage.
Plot & review →Live action
The Last Knight
2017
IMDb 5.2Archive 4/10
The secret history of the Transformers in the time of King Arthur.
Plot & review →Live action
Bumblebee
2018
IMDb 6.7Archive 8/10
California, 1987: a teenage girl finds an unusual friend inside an old car.
Plot & review →Live action
Rise of the Beasts
2023
IMDb 6.0Archive 6/10
1994: the Autobots team up with the Maximals against Unicron's threat.
Plot & review →Animated
Transformers One
2024
IMDb 7.6Archive 9/10
The story of a friendship that became Cybertron's greatest war.
Plot & review →In development
New film
TBA
Paramount has announced work on a new live-action film. Details to follow.
Animated
The Transformers (G1)
1984–1987
The classic series where it all began.
CGI animation
Beast Wars
1996–1999
Maximals versus Predacons on a prehistoric planet.
CGI animation
Beast Machines
1999–2000
A darker, more philosophical continuation of Beast Wars.
Animated
Armada
2002–2003
The start of the "Unicron Trilogy" and the Mini-Cons.
Animated
Transformers: Animated
2007–2009
A bright art style and a small Autobot crew in a future Detroit.
CGI animation
Transformers: Prime
2010–2013
A serious, cinematic story — a favourite of many fans.
CGI animation
Robots in Disguise
2015–2017
Bumblebee leads a team hunting escaped Decepticons.
Animated
Cyberverse
2018–2021
A fast-paced story with short episodes and nods to the classics.
CGI animation
EarthSpark
since 2022
The first Transformers born on Earth and the family that takes them in.
Official comics licensed by Hasbro — from 1980s Marvel to today’s Energon Universe. In publication order.
Marvel Comics1984–1991
The Transformers
80 issues
The first US comic. Bob Budiansky gave many characters their names and personalities, and from #56 Simon Furman took over — the writer who set the tone of Transformers comics for decades.
Marvel UK1984–1992
The Transformers (UK)
332 weekly issues
The British weekly: reprinted US stories plus its own, mostly by Furman. Home to some of the most beloved G1-era storylines.
Marvel Comics1993–1994
Transformers: Generation 2
12 issues
A darker, harsher follow-up to G1 for the Generation 2 toy line. Cancelled over low sales, yet remembered as a bold experiment.
Dreamwave2002–2005
Generation One · The War Within · Armada · Energon
several series
The early-2000s revival: glossy anime-style art, the prequel The War Within about the start of the war on Cybertron, and books tied to the Armada and Energon cartoons. The publisher went bankrupt in 2005.
IDW Publishing2005–2018
Transformers (IDW 2005)
400+ issues
The franchise's largest comics universe: the G1 reboot, All Hail Megatron, James Roberts's cult favourite More Than Meets the Eye about the crew of the Lost Light, and dozens of miniseries.
IDW Publishing2012–2014
Regeneration One
20 issues
A direct continuation of the Marvel series: numbering runs from #81 to #100, written again by Simon Furman. A gift to everyone who read the comics in the '80s.
IDW Publishing2006 · 2021–2022
Beast Wars
miniseries and 18 issues
The Maximals and Predacons on paper: The Gathering (2006) by Furman and Don Figueroa, and the newer Transformers: Beast Wars series (2021–2022).
IDW Publishing2019–2022
Transformers (IDW 2019)
35 issues
A new universe from scratch: Cybertron is still at peace and the war is only brewing. A slow, political story of friends becoming enemies.
Skybound / Image Comicsз 2023
Transformers (Energon Universe)
24+ issues
The most acclaimed relaunch in years: Daniel Warren Johnson wrote and drew the first 24 issues, and in 2024 the series won two Eisner Awards — Best Continuing Series and Best Writer/Artist. Robert Kirkman continues it from #25. Shared universe with G.I. Joe and Void Rivals.
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