UK Transformers Definitive G1 (comic) Collection

[Paulbot]

For fun, I'd thought I'd have a go mapping out how the first 40 or so volumes might fill out. I got to a point where IDW went overboard and decided I'd stop there.

Some notes on what I've done:

• I factored it at about 7 issues (US size) per volume
• Bold items are known volumes.
• I used publishing chronology which seems to be how they are going
• It doesn't really leave much room for Annuals... Vicious Circle is included in a released volume (as it ends a story) but I'd think stories that set up stories (Altered Image, What's In A Name) should be included.
• Volume 34 is too light on but I can't think what should go with it... even the DW MTMTE guidebooks being included are a bit of a stretch but filing those three books is not immediately clear to me. They may use the IDW Collection books as a guide?

First mapping attempt (Books #1-45)

Vol. 1: Power Play (Marvel US #1-4, 33-34, Marvel UK #13-17)
Vol. 2: The New Order (Marvel UK #18-21, Mavel US #5-8, Marvel UK #29-32)
Vol. 3: Crisis of Command (Marvel US #9-12, Marvel UK 41-44)
Vol. 4: Dinobot Hunt (Marvel UK #45-50, Marvel UK #13-16)
Vol. 5: Second Generation (Marvel UK 59-65, Marvel US#17-20, Marvel UK #74-77)
Vol. 6: Target 2006 (Marvel UK #78-88, Marvel US #21-23)
Vol. 7: Aftedeath (Marvel UK #93,97-104, Marvel US 24-26)
Vol. 8: Wanted Galvatron Dead or Alive (Marvel US #27-28, Marvel UK #113-120, "Vicious Circle!")
Vol. 9: Child's Play (Marvel US #29-32,35-37, Marvel UK #125, Action Force #23-27)
Vol. 10: Trial By Fire (Headmasters #1-4, Marvel US #38-39, Marvel UK #130-132)
Vol. 11: Legacy of Unicron (Marvel UK #133-138, #145-151)
Vol. 12: Salvage (Marvel UK #160-161, Marvel US #40, Marvel UK #162-171)
Vol. 13: Space Pirates (Marvel UK #172-173, Marvel US #41-42,44, Marvel UK 180-187)
Vol. 14: Underbase Saga (Marvel UK 188-189, Marvel US #45-50)
Vol. 15: Time Wars (Marvel UK 199-205, Marvel US #51-55)
Vol. 16: Primal Scream (Marvel UK #198, #213-222, Marvel US #56-61)
Vol. 17: Matrix Quest (Marvel UK #223-239, Marvel US #62-66)
Vol. 18: Edge of Extinction (Marvel US #67-75)
Vol. 19: Perchance to Dream (Marvel UK #240-260,Marvel US #76-77)
Vol. 20: Exodus (Marvel UK #261-289, Marvel US #78-80)
Vol. 21: Regeneration One (Regeneration One #80.5-85)
Vol. 22: Natural Selection (Regeneration One #86-90)
Vol. 23: Destiny (Regeneration One #91-94,0,95)
Vol. 24: The War To End All Wars (Regeneration One #96-100)
Vol. 25: Prime Directive (DW Generation One Vol 1 Preview,#1-6)
Vol. 26: War and Peace (Generation One Vol 2 Preview, #1-6)
Vol. 27: Black Sunshine (Generation One Vol 3, #0, 1-6)
Vol. 28: Infestation (Generation One Vol 3, #7-10, 20th Anniversary Special)
Vol. 29: The War Within (The War Within #1-6 and preview)
Vol. 30: The Dark Ages (The War Within The Dark Ages #1-6)
Vol. 31: The Iron Fist (Dreamwave GIJoe/Transformers #1-6)
Vol. 32: Age of Wrath [size="1"](The War Within: The Age of Wrath #1-3, plus GIJoe/Transformers Divided Front 1)
Vol. 33: Micromasters (Micromasters 1-4)
Vol. 34: Megatron Origin (Megatron Origin #1-4)
Vol. 35: Infiltration (Infiltration #0-6)
Vol. 36: Stormbringer (Spotlight: Shockwave, Spotlight: Soundwave, Stormbringer #1-4, Spotlight: Nightbeat, Spotlight: Hot Rod)
Vol. 37: Escalation (Spotlight: Sixshot, Spotlight: Ultra Magnus, Escalation #1-6)
Vol. 38: Devastation (Spotlight: Ramjet, Spotlight: Kup, Devastation #1-6)
Vol. 39: Hearts of Steel (Hearts of Steel #1-4, Spotlight: Galvatron, Spotlight: Optimus Prime, Spotlight: Mirage)
Vol. 40: Revelations (Spotlight: Blaster, Spotlight: Arcee, Spotlight: Wheelie, Spotlight: Grimlock, Reveltations #1-4)
Vol. 41: Maximum Dinobots (Maximum Dinobots #1-5, Spotlight: Blurr, Spotlight: Jazz,)
Vol. 42: All Hail Megatron Vol 1 (All Hail Megatron #1-6, Spotlight: Drift)
Vol. 43: All Hail Megatron Vol 2 (All Hail Megatron #7-12, Spotlight: Cliffjumper)
Vol. 44: Old Ways (All Hail Megatron #13-17, Spotlight: Prowl, Spotlight: Metroplex)
Vol. 45: For All Mankind (Transformers #1-7)


Vol. 50 Heart of Darkness (Heart of Darkness #1-4)


Edit: Now that Vol 31 has come out, including a JOE crossover I've taken the MTMTE guidebooks out of my predicting mapping.