How to complete a Transformers Comic book collection

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YES! At long last my collection is now complete. It has taken me nearly twenty-five years to do so but I did it: Collected the entire 80 issue run of Marvel Comics Transformers, the nine volume set of Marvel U.K. Transformers, not to mention the mini series (Universe, Headmasters, G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers and Transformers the Movie), but also the appearances of TF in G.I. Joe and the twelve issue run of Marvel Comics' Transformers Generation 2

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And to think, it all started off from a childhood obsession with #12

#12 holds a special spot in my heart. I must have gotten it as a gift when I was five years old. No doubt one of my oldest personal comics and what drew me into the series for years to come 

Oh man, check me out at my Prom Night waiting to pick up our dates with my friend Mike. If you look in the background, my walls were covered with Transformers comics and I had gaps where there were missing issues.

 I've actually read the first twenty issues of the series at one point or another in my life. It is nice to see the storylines differed so much from the animated series, which was one of my favorite shows of all time

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20-40 were primarily written by Bob Budiansky, who does an interview on one of the newest Transformers animated series dvd sets. Luckily, I got the majority of these from a comic shop in Highland,NY 5/$1 

I've also had a hard time finding most of the issues in the 40=60 range. Luckily, my parents have found me huge bundles of them as Xmas gifts over the years 

These are the final twenty issues of the Marvel run of Transformers. They were some of the HARDEST and rarest books I've had to scrounge to complete my set. Simon Furman continued to write the UK weekly series along with taken over the end of the US Transformers line. 
These are rare as I guess most people didn't buy them when they were initially published in the early 90's. I've seen the final issue go for about 350$ on Ebay 

Marvel U.K. Transformers

 Titan books collected the UK weekly issues of Transformers into these nine books. Great stories that really expanded the TF universe and which helped get Simon Furman into the comics door.

Marvel Transformers Mini-Series

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• The Headmasters was a mini-series to give the new toyline a boost. Also to note, Headmasters was the end of the animated series but only half way through the comics' run
• Marvel also adapted the classic cult film: Transformers the Movie into a three part mini series
• TF Universe was a mini-series that was more like a guide of who's who of TF characters
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  Gi Joe vs the Transformers was a great crossover between both Hasbro franchises. What better way to sell a kid than seeing Bumblebee blown to bits in the first issue

Generation 2 and Beyond

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I remember walking around in a mall one day as a young teen and I freaked out when I saw Megatron and Cobra Commander on a cover together. GI Joe once again helped out their Hasbro brother by kicking off the storyline prior to Generation 2 got its own book 

Transformers Generation 2 unfortunately only lasted for twelve issues. I actually subscribed to the book via Marvel, and they apologized that my early subscription went to a cancelled book. SO luckily, I had it transferred to GI Joe, which was also cancelled shortly thereafter

Blackthorne Publishing made a few books: How to Draw Transformers and Transformers 3D. The books were printed in red/green so you needed the glasses to actually read them. My Blackthorne isn't TRULY complete as I am still in need of How to draw 5 and 6 and Transformers 3D #3. Anyone wanna help?

This was a variety of other books I wanted to throw in. A few odds and ends of other books published by Marvel, along with "Choose your Adventure"

Confessions of a Fifth Year Teacher

Wanting More and Looking Out on the Horizon

Another year has gone by as a teacher, but what I find interesting, perhaps almost concerning, is how little the number of students that I really made connections with or was really upset that I would not be seeing them anymore. I know in the past, the start of June had been a bittersweet time, but this year I didn't give out books or write sappy messages of farewells, just a few posed pictures and brief comments in a yearbook or two.

Perhaps I was just running out of time towards the end of the school year, or that this is the school year that I have been much more diligent to NOT be in school as much.......

 

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The Refrigerator from Ruin 5: Climbing the Crisper

Mr. Grindhouse Infilitrates the Fridge but Will the Juices Turn Him Loose?

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The bag of coffee beans, Mr. Grindhouse, plops down on the tiled floor and stares at the monolith of a fridge before his eyes. He approaches slow, weary that he may alert the peering eyes of the demonic infused Leftovers, who patrol the crisper bins and the main entranceway intro the frigid aired front gate.

Grindhouse spills a few beans out, to get as flat as possible against the crisper drawers as one of the Condiment Commander's glass feet tap....

 

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Who's Scruffy Lookin'? A story about The Greatest Blaster Slinger from Future West

A drifter by the name of Vegtm Gri-T'wane Gangs up his infamous heavy duty blaster and holster in his hut. He is a scoundrel from a long line of insidious acts, bounty hunting and murder for the right price. Gr is in his mid 50's early 60's and only wishes to retire from a long life of being on the run. The only thing he seeks is for retirement and relaxation, and not constantly looking over his shoulder at the sound of a blaster cocking.....

 

This is actually an older sci-fi / western story that I did about seven years ago but never did much with it. If you like Star Wars (in particular Han Solo styled scoundrels) or Westerns and if you would like to read more on this short story, check out the rest on my Yahoo Contributor page

 

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The Refrigerator from Ruin 4: Enter Mr. Grindhouse

The latest chapter in the Fridge from Ruin series. Now that Gallon Maximus has been duped to live in the fridge, he may melt in time before the bag of coffee beans bounty hunter Mr. Grindhouse comes to rescue him again

 

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Gallon Maximus slides on Snail Trail's track of buttery spread across the transparent shelves of the refrigerator. "Welcome back to the land of Dairy, Maximus," chuckles the butter.

The bucket of ice cream spins around to take in all of the sites of his surroundings. "Dairy..." Maximus says to himself and is quickly cut off by an arrogant voice from the closing refrigerator door.....

 

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