What is the greatness of Transformers UK?

[Paulbot]

I'm not sure what IDW is reprinting in the Dinobots series? I assume it's Dinobot Hunt? That's very early on but has it's moments (like the Autobots questioning former Decepticon Jetfire's loyalty whereas in the US he was just welcomed into the ranks no questions asked). The later Dinobot story "In The National Interest" is a great story and my favourite Dinobot story.

TF UK's main difference was that the focus was on the Transformers. Most of Budiansky's run the stories were about humans interacting with Transformers whereas Furman had no problems telling stories that were soley about Transformers at times.

After Target 2006 the next 100 issues had an ongoing plot centred around Galvatron interspersed cleverly between the US stories (and 98% of the time not contradicting them!). This was a far longer, bigger story than anything the US produced. This is where the greatness comes from.

While the US continued to have stories designed to introduce the new toys, the UK comic simply told good stories about the Transformers. Forget Carwashes, used car lots and space carnivals, the UK gave us the Predacons vs the Dinobots, robot zombies(!) and an all-out Quintesson invasion of Cybertron.

The later UK stuff, the black and white five pagers, is not as great, but worth it for the character of Carnivac who Beast Wars Dinobot owes a lot to.