“Dawn of Future’s Past”.  I am *very* grateful that this Botcon exclusive comic book has been given a major retail release.  I was so envious of those who attended the Transformers convention and got to get their hands on this book.  This issue acts as a prequel to the Beast Wars television series, featuring all the events that lead right up to the start of the first episode.  Cybertron during the era of the Beast Wars is one of the most engaging and intriguing points in Transformers history, and sadly, we got to see very little of it in the animated series.  This issue gives us a great scope of what Cybertron politics and military units are like during this period.  All the characters from the TV series are there, though save for a handful, they are not referred to by name (as they chose their names in the first episode of the TV series).  The Cybertronian modes for the characters were selected almost entirely from toys from the “Cybertron” toyline, and for the most part, they all suit them quite well.  There are a few cameos from some G1 characters (I won’t ruin it for you) and lots of references that clear up a few muddy parts of the story.  Overall, a *very* good Transformers book and an excellent prequel to the Beast Wars series.

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