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Transformers/Back To The Future Paperback – December 16, 2021

by Cavan Scott (Author), Juan Samu (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 254 ratings
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Great Scott! Pop-culture juggernauts collide in the ultimate 1980s (and 1950s and 2010s) showdown! Things are getting heavy--and nothing's as heavy as a Cybertronian!

Marty McFly has just returned from the adventure of a lifetime to a new, better Hill Valley--everything's looking up for him! That is, until Marty and his friend Doc Brown's time machine attracts the attention of the Decepticons! With one small mistake, Marty finds himself once again thrust into adventure to stop the Decepticon plot in the past, present, and future... all with the help of a new time machine... the Autobot Gigawatt!

A must-read for fans of both franchises, this all-new adventure from writer Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic, Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle) and artist Juan Samu (Marvel Action: Black Panther) is jam-packed with thrills and humor. Featuring Bumblebee, Biff, Optimus Prime, George McFly, Megatron, and more!
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  1. Part of Series
    Transformers/Back to the Future
  2. Print length
    104 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    IDW Publishing
  5. Publication date
    December 16, 2021
  6. Dimensions
    6.67 x 0.29 x 10.21 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1684058015
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1684058013
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Cavan Scott is a writer whose credits include novels, comic books, children's activity books, audio plays, and short stories. He has worked on a large number of high-profile comic series including Doctor Who, Star Wars, Pacific Rim, Skylanders, Adventure Time, Pathfinder, Angry Birds, Judge Dredd, and Warhammer 40,000. His second Sherlock Holmes novel, Cry of the Innocents, was published in 2017.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing (December 16, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684058015
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684058013
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.67 x 0.29 x 10.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 254 ratings

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Cavan Scott is a New York Times bestselling author whose work includes novels, television, comic books and award winning audio dramas. He has written for a large number of high-profile series including Star Wars, Doctor Who, Assassin's Creed, Pacific Rim, Transformers, Back to the Future, Star Trek, Vikings, Adventure Time, Sherlock Holmes and more.

His latest creator-owned comic book series, the supernatural urban fantasy Shadow Service, launched in 2020 from Vault comics.

In 2018, Cavan became one of the five story architects selected to create Lucasfilm’s new multi-media initiative, Star Wars: The High Republic and he is currently writing the ongoing Marvel comic of the same name, as well as numerous books in the series. Cavan has written widely in the galaxy far, far away, from the Tales from Vader's Castle series to the Audie nominated Star Wars Dooku Jedi Lost. In 2020, he joined the writing team for Star Wars Kid's children’s game show, Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge and was the co-writer of Audible’s original audio drama Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason. He is currently developing a number of original comic book and television properties.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Cavan was a magazine editor for Future Publishing in the UK, launching a number of successful magazines including Countryfile, based on the hit BBC One series.

A member of The Society of Authors and the Horror Writer's Association, Cavan lives in the west of England with his wife and two daughters. His passions include learning the concertina, folklore, the music of David Bowie, and scary movies. He builds far too much LEGO.

He can be found on twitter @cavanscott. Come and say hello!

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Jonluke
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
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I love this book and I read it 6 times before I put it down.
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Glenn glenngach
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for BTTF fans
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022
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I just love both franchises, this is a must for fans of both of them.
Great finish, awesome colors, great story
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Samuel Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2022
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But it was worth it.
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J.S.
4.0 out of 5 stars A great story, but...
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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The pages kept falling out. I blame IDW.
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P. York
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting concept and decent storyline.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2022
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Some of the Transformers crossovers are hit-and-miss, this one is better than others. The concept of this, being time-travel (and, thus, you can cancel a lot of what you do anyways) in the end, allows IDW to use some franchise characters they haven't quite used before (such as original G1 Rodimus Prime). It's worth reading if you're a Transformers fan and if you have an interest in the "Back to the Future" characters as well.
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Adam Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Mash Up
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022
Transformers/Back to the Future is one of those stories that just seems so ridiculous, but somehow is a fun and satisfying. The plot is simple enough: after getting back from the future, the Decepticons find a way to get access to the Delorean and wipe out most of the Autobots and then set out to rule the Earth with Biff Tannen playing a major role (of course.)

This is just a bizarre and fun back that works in the wackyness of Marty McFly and Doc Brown helping humanity and a few surviving autobots battle the Decepticons. The strength of the story is its commitment to its premise and its big ridiculous ideas. The book doesn't have a whole lot of character insight or some great emotional connections. At four issues, it doesn't really need it. It just tells an audacious concept combing two great eighties franchises in one
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Calvin Bickham II
5.0 out of 5 stars This would make a very cool animated movie ,also this is based on the classic G1 transformers
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022
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I like everything about it ,its a fun read

Makes u want more ,especially if you're a back to the future and transformers fan
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Calvin Bickham II
5.0 out of 5 stars This would make a very cool animated movie ,also this is based on the classic G1 transformers
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022
I like everything about it ,its a fun read

Makes u want more ,especially if you're a back to the future and transformers fan
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keith thornton
5.0 out of 5 stars There is no reason to leave of review before I reveal
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022
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It arrived in good condition
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Jorge LoGo
4.0 out of 5 stars Comic de nostalgia
Reviewed in Mexico on March 10, 2022
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Comic para los amantes de alguna de estas franquicias!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous. Exactly what I needed.
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2022
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The plot was exactly the amount of nonsense I expected from this crossover, and I was not disappointed. Enjoyable read.
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Per Kleetorth
2.0 out of 5 stars Extrem schlechte Bindung, der Rest ist gut
Reviewed in Germany on April 17, 2022
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Schon beim ersten Lesen fällt das Buch einfach auseinander und man hat einen Haufen loser Seiten. Sehr ärgerlich! Die Geschichte ist als Kreuzung der Welten von zurück in die Zukunft und Transformers ziemlich verrückt, aber unterhaltsam. Die Bilder sind detailliert, sehr bunt und actionreich.
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Alaran
5.0 out of 5 stars Are you telling me you built a robot out of a DeLorean?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2022
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Proving once more how versatile the Transformers franchise can be, this is another thoroughly entertaining comic crossover. Collecting together the four-issue series, this compendium thrusts the Autobots and Decepticons into the time travel shenanigans of another eighties cult franchise.

The storyline predominantly follows the movements through time of Marti McFly and, from his perspective, things take place directly after the first ‘Back to the future’ film. The plot revolves around the idea that after a brief intervention by Rumble a chain of events is set in motion that results in the Decepticons ruling earth in Marti’s future. Most of the action is set in 2015, the same year that featured in the second ‘Back to the Future’ film.

Of course, story wise, things inevitably result in a big reset. Although this is the obvious conclusion it is the only really viable one and there is a lot of fun to be had in reaching there. Along the way the resolution also involves a favoured method from the third incarnation of another time travelling Doctor (such a thing might well be expected from the author).

The ‘Terminator’ crossover was based around a similar scenario, but that was treated in a much more serious fashion. This comic indulges in a little more fun with it, so feels significantly different.

The other Transformers crossovers have typically used similar core figures with, perhaps, the odd less well known one or two. This comic doesn’t do that so much. Starscream and Bumblebee still play substantial roles but a lot of others such as the likes of Megatron, Soundwave and Optimus Prime play much smaller parts than they usually do.

It is Rodimus Prime (who doesn’t usually get a look in during these crossovers) rather than Optimus who is the leader of the Autobot resistance in the 2015 setting. This is roughly in keeping with the eighties Generations 1 continuity.

However, just like Ectotron in the ‘Ghostbusters’ crossover, the main Transformer of the story is Gigawatt who actually transforms into the time travelling DeLorean of which there was a toy figure produced. He is a decent character but not as individualistic or memorable as Ectotron.

Gigawatt is not the only ‘Back to the Future’ inspired Transformer though. This makes for a couple of nice surprises. One of these, Skilz, also seems to serve as an occasional narrator. He would also make an interesting Core Class figure.

Other than Marti McFly the only other humans with major roles are Biff and, obviously, Doc Brown. Biff is used really well, but it might have been better if Doc Brown had a bit more interaction with the Transformer characters.

All in all, it’s an entertaining read worthy of two cult franchises that celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of ‘Back to the Future’.
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Charlie Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Are you telling me you built a time machine out of a DeLorean? No an autobot!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2023
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If you are either a child of the 80s or just a fan of the pop culture, then this is for you. If you read comics, sorry graphic novels, this is for you. If you're a transformers fan, then this is for you. If you're a fan of the back to the future franchise, then this is for you. If you are a child of the 80's who reads graphic novels, loves transformers, and back to the future, then brace yourself!
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