Primarysources the ark is an autobot spacecraft in the fictional transformers universe. Despite being a specialty product printed on heavystock premium paper which caters to a fantastically small audience, the series has sold absurdly well. The first volume of the ark focused on the animation models used for animating the transformers cartoon, and now jim sorenson and william forster turn their attention to japanese character models, u. Transformers are living, humanlike robots with the unique ability to turn into vehicles or beasts. Transformers ark volume 2 is the second volume to transformers ark volume 1 focusing on the american transformers characters. Transformers makes major retcon to original continuity. The ark ii was sabotaged, exploding in the upper atmosphere and sending all the.
The ark crashed into a semiactive volcano, and the transformers aboard were sent into emergency stasis lock. Transformers official website more than meets the eye. During production, the idea of transforming the planet cybertron into a robot to battle against unicron came up, but was quickly dismissed. It has g1 material from the 2 previous books and some extra pages. Transformers dark of the moon 4k edition investigation. The ultimate guide by simon furman classifies it as a vanguardclass deep space interceptor, with a crew complement of 300. It also had a uk sister title that spliced original stories into the continuity, running for 332 issues. His original vehicle mode is a martini porsche 935 turbo racing car. Ultimate guide by simon furman title page title page, transformers, books. Originally scheduled as a four issue miniseries, it spawned a mythology that would inform other versions of the saga.
Complete compendium of japanese character designs by jim sorenson and bill forester, published by idw. It has 500 animation models of all the characters from the original transformers cartoon series from 19841987. The ark is an autobot spacecraft in the fictional transformers universe. Complete transformers ark by jim sorenson, 9781600104886, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The ark is easily the most storied vehicle or base in the transformers universe. This book is priceless gem for any fan of the generation one branch of the transformers universe.
It has appeared as a central fixture of the transformers storyline ever since its creation, as the autobots main method of transport to earth and as a base once they arrive. This volume focuses on the japanese transformers characters from the transformers anime in japan. For a list of other meanings, see ark disambiguation. I am selling this special transformers book the ark which features wonderful illustrations of the original transformers 1980s television series. The transformers was an 80issue american comic book series published by marvel comics telling the story of the transformers. Ark ii is the second volume continuing from the first ark book. The complete ark is an omnibus volume of the first and second books in. This books contains black and white pictures of the various transformers found in each series. It includes transformer character models from the various transformers g1 japanese cartoon series. The complete ark collects the ark i, which contained character models for all four seasons of the american transformers cartoon, and the ark ii, a compilation of designs from each japanese g1 series. The name or term ark refers to more than one character or idea.
Transformers the ark compendium sc 20072008 idw comic. This new art book is the most comprehensive compilation of transformers artwork ever assembled featuring. Generation one was a dreamwave productions comic book. The ark are collected in the musthave compilation of animation models and character designs from the classic g1 era transformers. A complete compendium of character designs teletraan. The ark series is a series of nonfiction guidebooks chronicling transformers character models produced by jim sorenson and bill forster beginning in the year 2007. It has its origins in the very first transformers stories the marvel comics and sunbow animated series that both debuted in 1984. Interestingly, the marvel comics transformers issues which told a separate storyline from the cartoon did regard cybertron to be the planetform of the transformer god primus, whose backstory likewise involved warring against the evil unicron. Transformers the ark compendium sc 20072008 idw comic books. Selfpossessed, calm, and utterly collected, jazz is primes subordinate and first lieutenant of the autobots, as well as. All character sheets are presented in black and white from the original drawings. Headmasters, masterforce, victory, zone, battlestars, and operation combination. Transformers the ark the complete animation models from wonderful read and is a great book.
Part one features designs from the four seasons and one movie. Autobot spaceship ark g1 vanguardclass by bagera3005 on. Generation 1 crew of the ark which autobots were on board the ark varies with different tellings of the story. Again this seems to place them firmly outside either tv or comic continuity. Since the scale charts shown in the complete ark do not. This book is a great compendium of all character sheets from both the original transformers g1 cartoon and the animated movie circa 1986. It would survive until the third season of the animated series when it was decimated by the citysized decepticon trypticon, and almost made it all the way to the end of the marvel. Exodus, as well as the novels buyout, the narrows, and a scattering of jades, and the novelization of the film iron man 2. The stories of their lives, their hopes, their struggles, and their triumphs are chronicled in epic sagas that span an immersive and exciting universe where everything is more than meets the eye. It is sometimes stated that the comic came before the cartoon. This book article is a stub and is missing information.
The art of transformers by simon furman transformers autobots, ark. Nick roche is an irish comic book artist and writer who hails from dublin. A complete compendium of character designs by jim sorenson 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Starscreams attack on the ark was a ruse, and sentinel was actually on his way to meet megatron. Complete transformers ark by jim sorenson goodreads. Now with their plan set in motion, megatron opens a space bridge and transports a multitude of decepticons hidden on the moon to earth, before going into hiding for the time being.
Books were bought and went straight to a book case, they were never read. Headmasters, masterforce, victory, zone, battlestars and beyond. Revisit the transformers, one of the most popular cartoons of the 1980s, in the ark this book collects over 500 of the animation models from the classic tv show that. It is a 208page trade paperback, isbn 9781600100802. The ark is a fantastic resource for any transformers fan or budding artist. As well as the transformers cartoon, there was at the same time a comic published by marvel comics. The cover was drawn by don figueroa and the foreword written by bob budiansky.
Authors jim sorenson and bill forster acquired many of the pieces of art. A complete compendium of transformers animation models by don figueroa, 9781600100802, available at book depository with free. Though megatron had ostensibly come to prehistoric earth to look for a massive cache of energon to fuel his war against the maximal imperium, he was in reality following instructions recorded by the original megatron on the golden disk from the voyager space probe. Hes best known for his extensive credits on idws transformers titles, the most. A complete compendium of transformers animation models transformers idw 01 by don figueroa isbn. Revisit the transformers, one of the most popular cartoons of the 1980s, in the ark. The ark is a compendium of transformers animation models, released by idw publishing on 5312007. The ark a complete compendium of character designs is possibly the most geektastic transformers book ever, collecting. This book has both the american cartoon and japanese cartoon models from the transformers generation one series. Ark transformers the article rescue squadron wiki fandom.
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