Best Transformers Comic Book Series, Ranked

IDW 2012-2016.

Rodimus and his tired crew board the Lost Light seeking the Knights of Cybertron. They face many adventures, some fun, some not. Rodimus soon sees the whole galaxy's fate in his hands.

IDW, 2010.

The Autobots' commando team, The Wreckers, enter a Decepticon stronghold. They meet one of the strongest Decepticons. The fight ends when the Wreckers take on Overlord and his crazy crew.

Marvel, 1984-1991.

Transformers: Generation 1 showed three arcs: Prime Directive, War and Peace, and Vol. 3. Transformers were missing for years before these comics. The Transformers return to stop Decepticons from destroying other things, but the U.S. government has other plans.

IDW, 2007.

Learn Megatron's origin in this comic arc. Readers learn Megatron's humble start: a miner who fought bosses who wanted to automate the miners' jobs.

IDW, 2016-2018.

Rodimus and his crew keep searching for the Knights of Cybertron. They go back to Cybertron, but find they are in an alternate reality.

IDW, 2016-2017.

A White House is under siege. A rogue Seeker saves the world. Outlaw Decepticons run for their lives. This is all in Transformers: Till All Are One.

IDW, 2006-2013.

Each issue of The Transformers: Spotlight focuses on one character. Every issue is a one-shot. These provide deep looks at everyone's favorite Transformers.

Dreamwave, 2003.

The Transformers start a new journey to the universe's edges. Rodimus and his team travel widely seeking the Knights of Cybertron. They still enjoy having fun along the way.

IDW, 2014-2015.

Autobot Windblade and Decepticon Starscream race to claim a lost Transformers colony. Both search for the same goal. Who wins? And at what cost?

IDW, 2012.

Twenty-one years passed since Cybertron exploded. Soundwave gathers a new Decepticon army to reclaim Cybertron.

IDW, 2018-2019.

The end nears. Unicron, the chaos bringer, approaches Cybertron. Autobots and Decepticons must join forces before time runs out. Can Prime and the others save their day?

IDW, 2019-present.

A new Transformers canon starts now. Before the Autobots and Decepticons fought, Cybertron remained peaceful. Can that peace endure?

IDW, 2007.

Nightbeat still tries to solve the Machination. Optimus Prime sends the Ark-19 into the Gulf of Mexico for safety. A cross-country chase follows to get a powerful tool.

Dreamwave, 2007.

The Autobots believe in the One. Optimus Prime must defeat the Decepticons. He can only do this by looking inward and deciding if he should save Cybertron.

IDW, 2018.

After Garrus 9, the Wreckers scatter and drift apart. An old enemy returns, so the remaining warriors must race against time to reunite.

IDW, 2006

The Transformers appear during the Industrial Revolution. An ordinary hammer-man finds his steam drill is actually Bumblebee, pushing the Decepticons onto their tail.

IDW, 2006

Optimus Prime sends humans home for safety. During transit, they face an attack from the Machination, a deadly new threat.

IDW, 2005

The Decepticons have already decided Earth's fate. Some ragged Autobot warriors and three humans must stop the destruction.

Marvel, 1984-1990

Simon Furman leads the Marvel UK comics, weaving in events like Time Wars, Dinobut Hunt, and Target 2006. Furman later headed the Marvel series in the comics' later years.

IDW, 2003

Megatron conquered Cybertron and now targets Earth. The Joes react poorly, starting an all-out war.

IDW, 2018

The USS Enterprise gets a distress call from a planet. The crew meets Optimus Prime and must hurry. Megatron joins the Klingons, sparking a battle.

IDW, 2007

Unicron creates time ripples, possessing the power to destroy worlds. Vector Prime returns to save the universe from this danger.

Marvel, 1987

The Transformers team with a true American hero. Cobra and the Decepticons both want new tech from G.I. Joe, which could spark war.

Dreamwave, 2004

The Joes fight Cobra when new tech lands in Oregon. It is a Transformer spaceship, and Flint gets reports about G.I. Joe's past teamwork with Transformers in the '30s.

Marvel, 2007

Earth's Mightiest Heroes join the Robots in Disguise. Dr. Doom allies with the Decepticons, and war approaches.

Dreamwave, 2002 - 2003

Optimus Prime finds a dark plan to drain power at Autobot Headquarters. He sends Hot Shot and Jolt to handle it, but they fight often.

IDW, 2006

Thunderwing learns Cybertron faces destruction from the Autobot/Decepticon fight. No one listens, so he tests a process on himself to save the planet, causing terrible results.

Marvel, 1986

The Autobots and Decepticons' old war continues. With new heroes like Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus joining, the Autobots must stop the Matrix from falling into the wrong hands.

Dreamwave, 2003 - 2004

Hot Shot and Strongarm find energon. Before they call backup, Battle Ravage drones ambush them.

Dreamwave, 2004

Transformers: Summer Special is a one-shot comic. It uses stories from Beast Wars, Energon, and more.

Dreamwave published this in 2004.

Flint fights a new Cobra. He must confront Snake Eyes and Shipwreck to stop the terrorist group from gaining too much power.

IDW released this in 2006.

The Art of War shows Transformers' power mixes with the Joes' human spirit. Heroes stop a terrible new life force from forming and destroying Earth.

Dreamwave published this in 2004.

Transformers Armada: More Than Meets the Eye includes tie-ins to other Transformers. The series features fan favorites like Hot Shot, Jolt, and Jetfire.

Marvel released this from 1987 to 1988.

The Transformers: Headmasters is a four-part series. Autobots, led by Fortress Maximus, seek refuge on a new planet for peace. Foes pursue them, forcing the Autobots to team with the planet's people to protect their way of life.

IDW published this in 2007.

Unicron heads to Earth to consume new technology. Cobra-La's original G.I. Joe stops their plan.

Dreamwave published this in 2004.

Micromasters return to a wrecked Cybertron. Micromasters on both sides decide if saving the planet is worth the destruction caused by their ancestors.

IDW published this in 2006.

The Transformers: Generations republishes material from Transformers: Armada. It started as a miniseries but became an ongoing series.

IDW published this in 2006.

In 2006, Beast Wars got a reboot. Magmatron tries to capture Megatron, but as one Beast Wars story ends, another begins.

IDW published this in 2006.

This comic book version features the 1986 film The Transformers: The Movie. It came out in 2006 for the movie's 20th anniversary.

IDW published this in 2004.

Two worlds fight. The conflict brings together past, present, and future, with Earth's destruction at stake.

Marvel published this in 1993.

Transformers: Generation 2 aimed to capitalize on the early 1990s Transformers relaunch. Storylines include a team-up with G.I. Joe and Autobots finding a new threat: Cybertronians.

IDW published this from 2019 to the present.

After picking up a signal on Earth, the Autobots meet the Ghostbusters. Why are the Ghosts of Cybertron appearing on a planet a billion light years away?