Venturing into Beast Wars - what to start with first?

[Arcee]

I've decided to study the Beast Wars, regardless of my incomplete knowledge of G1 (and all others).

To begin with I need to start either watching the original cartoon or reading the comics.

I've decided to start with the latter...basically for financial reasons...and if I find myself loving the comics then I'll get the TV series later.

Here is what I've found on the official IDW online shopping catelogue:

Four choice under BWs: The Gathering, The Ascending, The Beast Wars Sourcebook, and an omnibus containing all three of these. About 100 pages for each of the three individual volumes.

I'm wondering if that's all. Are they the complete stories of the entire BWs series, or they are just a collection of random episodes? How many seasons are there altogether, how many volumes in comics?

Thanks for the help again!

[Cat]

I've decided to study the Beast Wars, regardless of my incomplete knowledge of G1 (and all others).

To begin with I need to start either watching the original cartoon or reading the comics.

I've decided to start with the latter...basically for financial reasons...and if I find myself loving the comics then I'll get the TV series later.

Here is what I've found on the official IDW online shopping catelogue:

Four choice under BWs: The Gathering, The Ascending, The Beast Wars Sourcebook, and an omnibus containing all three of these. About 100 pages for each of the three individual volumes.

I'm wondering if that's all. Are they the complete stories of the entire BWs series, or they are just a collection of random episodes? How many seasons are there altogether, how many volumes in comics?

Thanks for the help again!

No.


You REALLY want the show.

Then maybe the comics.

But the two aren't even comparable.

[Hursticon]

I've decided to study the Beast Wars, regardless of my incomplete knowledge of G1 (and all others).

To begin with I need to start either watching the original cartoon or reading the comics.

I've decided to start with the latter...basically for financial reasons...and if I find myself loving the comics then I'll get the TV series later.

Here is what I've found on the official IDW online shopping catelogue:

Four choice under BWs: The Gathering, The Ascending, The Beast Wars Sourcebook, and an omnibus containing all three of these. About 100 pages for each of the three individual volumes.

I'm wondering if that's all. Are they the complete stories of the entire BWs series, or they are just a collection of random episodes? How many seasons are there altogether, how many volumes in comics?

Thanks for the help again!

To really make any sense of the comics dude, you'll need to see the original CG TV Show as the comics are interwoven throughout the storyline of the Cartoon and borrow heavily from it.

I currently own both but am yet to get to my BW Omnibus as I'm still going through the Marvel G1 Comics , but I'd highly recommend investing in the Madman Complete Beast Wars Collection as it is a great series that is easily the best written TF Visual Media written to date; it may be a little expensive but with the multitude of extras you get with the set it's well worth it.

[Paulbot]

I'm wondering if that's all. Are they the complete stories of the entire BWs series, or they are just a collection of random episodes?

The comics tell a different story altogether about the toys that weren't in the cartoon. It's secondary in every sense to the cartoon.

I've decided to study the Beast Wars, regardless of my incomplete knowledge of G1 (and all others).How many seasons are there altogether

Three seasons (season 1 is twice as long as season 2 or 3)

how many volumes in comics?

Two volumes, and the sourcebook (which is purely character profiles). The omnibus has all three in one book.

Do you take good care of DVDs? Iceburn and STL both borrowed mine to watch the show.

[Firestorm]

I've decided to study the Beast Wars, regardless of my incomplete knowledge of G1 (and all others).

To begin with I need to start either watching the original cartoon or reading the comics.

I've decided to start with the latter...basically for financial reasons...and if I find myself loving the comics then I'll get the TV series later.

Here is what I've found on the official IDW online shopping catelogue:

Four choice under BWs: The Gathering, The Ascending, The Beast Wars Sourcebook, and an omnibus containing all three of these. About 100 pages for each of the three individual volumes.

I'm wondering if that's all. Are they the complete stories of the entire BWs series, or they are just a collection of random episodes? How many seasons are there altogether, how many volumes in comics?

Thanks for the help again!

As the others have said it's better to start with the show Arcee, since the comics wont make much sense without knowledge of the show. as far as I know the only comics are the gathering, the asscending and the sourcebook (the sourcebook is just character profiles for EVERY beast wars character including the ones that were not in the show)

Beast wars has 3 seasons and as Paulbot said season 1 is longer than seasons 2 and 3.

I have the whole series on DVD plus the Omnibus

Beast wars is where my Transformers Knowledge started and it's still my faveorate series now

oh yeah, besides the cartoon and comic there are also 2 Japanese exclusive anime Beast wars Second (BWII) and Beast Wars NEO (BWNEO) but they are pretty much unrelated to the original Beast Wars

[Quickstrike]

Don't read any of IDWs Beast Wars stuff, it's not good. Especially the profile books... UGH.

[Arcee]

Do you take good care of DVDs? Iceburn and STL both borrowed mine to watch the show.

I just lost everything I've typed because the damn building's power off... How is one supposed to survived in 21st century without electricity (and worse if without iPhone at the same time)?!

Basically yes, Paulbot, you don't want to know but I got compulsive obsessive in keeping my own DVDs and books in near mint condition. Could I please borrow them from you? I promise I'll return them in exactly the same condition as they were first placed in my hands, otherwise I'll buy you a whole new set.

[Cat]

Do you take good care of DVDs? Iceburn and STL both borrowed mine to watch the show.

Hahahahaha.


I think even people with OCD look at her and are like ''Daaamn.''

[Paulbot]

I won't have them tomorrow but can bring 'em along to the next lunch meet (next week?).

[Arcee]

I won't have them tomorrow but can bring 'em along to the next lunch meet (next week?).

Can do that. I love lunch meets, they save me trouble thinking what to eat.

Thanks a lot!!