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Reading order

IDW Transformers Books in Order

This page lists the complete IDW Transformers reading order by Dan Abnett, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 46 books / 2006-2019

IDW Transformers Reading Order

01 Infiltration(By: Simon Furman,E.J. Su) 2006 Buy

02 Generations Volume 1(By: Nick Roche) 2007 Buy

03 Stormbringer(By: Chris Ryall,Simon Furman,Don Figueroa) 2007 Buy

04 Escalation(By: Simon Furman,E.J. Su) 2007 Buy

05 Spotlight, Volume 1(By: Simon Furman) 2007 Buy

06 New Avengers/Transformers(By: Tyler Kirkham,Stuart Moore) 2007 Buy

07 Spotlight, Volume 2(By: Stuart Moore,Simon Furman,Nick Roche) 2008 Buy

08 Devastation(By: Simon Furman,Nick Roche,E.J. Su,Robby Musso) 2008 Buy

09 Revelation(By: Simon Furman,Nick Roche,E.J. Su,Dan Khanna) 2009 Buy

10 Maximum Dinobots(By: James Raiz,Simon Furman,Nick Roche) 2009 Buy

11 All Hail Megatron(By: Mike Costa,Andy Schmidt,Denton J. Tipton,Simon Furman,Shane McCarthy,Nick Roche) 2010 Buy

12 For All Mankind(By: Mike Costa) 2010 Buy

13 Last Stand of the Wreckers(By: James Roberts) 2010 Buy

14 International Incident(By: Mike Costa) 2010 Buy

15 Ironhide(By: Mike Costa,Marcelo Matere,Casey Coller) 2010 Buy

16 Revenge of the Decepticons(By: Alex Milne) 2011 Buy

17 Chaos Theory(By: Mike Costa) 2011 Buy

18 Infestation 2012 Buy

19 Autocracy(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) 2012 Buy

20 Chaos(By: Mike Costa) 2012 Buy

21 Chaos: Police Action(By: Mike Costa) 2012 Buy

22 Robots in Disguise, Volume 1(By: John Barber) 2012 Buy

23 Robots in Disguise, Volume 2(By: John Barber) 2013 Buy

24 Robots in Disguise, Volume 3(By: John Barber) 2013 Buy

25 Dark Prelude(By: James Roberts) 2013 Buy

26 Robots in Disguise, Volume 4(By: John Barber) 2013 Buy

27 Robots In Disguise, Volume 5(By: John Barber) 2013 Buy

28 Monstrosity(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) 2013 Buy

29 Dark Cybertron, Volume 2(By: James Roberts) 2014 Buy

30 Primacy(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) 2015 Buy

31 Combiner Wars-First Strike(By: John Barber) 2015 Buy

32 Transformers, Volume 8(By: John Barber) 2016 Buy

33 Transformers, Volume 9(By: John Barber) 2016 Buy

34 Transformers, Volume 10(By: John Barber) 2016 Buy

35 Optimus Prime, Vol. 1(By: John Barber) 2017 Buy

36 Lost Light, Vol. 1(By: James Roberts) 2017 Buy

37 Transformers/G.I. Joe(By: Christos Gage) 2018 Buy

38 Lost Light, Vol. 2(By: James Roberts) 2018 Buy

39 Optimus Prime Vol. 2(By: John Barber) 2018 Buy

40 Redemption of the Dinobots(By: John Barber) 2018 Buy

41 Optimus Prime, Vol. 3(By: John Barber) 2018 Buy

42 Transformers vs. The Visionaries(By: Magdalene Visaggio) 2018 Buy

43 Lost Light, Vol. 3(By: James Roberts) 2018 Buy

44 Optimus Prime, Vol. 4(By: John Barber) 2018 Buy

45 Lost Light, Vol. 4(By: James Roberts) 2019 Buy

46 Optimus Prime Vol. 5(By: John Barber) 2019 Buy

IDW Transformers Books by Publication Order

2006 Infiltration(By: Simon Furman,E.J. Su) #1

2007 Generations Volume 1(By: Nick Roche) #2

2007 Stormbringer(By: Chris Ryall,Simon Furman,Don Figueroa) #3

2007 Escalation(By: Simon Furman,E.J. Su) #4

2007 Spotlight, Volume 1(By: Simon Furman) #5

2007 New Avengers/Transformers(By: Tyler Kirkham,Stuart Moore) #6

2008 Spotlight, Volume 2(By: Stuart Moore,Simon Furman,Nick Roche) #7

2008 Devastation(By: Simon Furman,Nick Roche,E.J. Su,Robby Musso) #8

2009 Revelation(By: Simon Furman,Nick Roche,E.J. Su,Dan Khanna) #9

2009 Maximum Dinobots(By: James Raiz,Simon Furman,Nick Roche) #10

2010 All Hail Megatron(By: Mike Costa,Andy Schmidt,Denton J. Tipton,Simon Furman,Shane McCarthy,Nick Roche) #11

2010 For All Mankind(By: Mike Costa) #12

2010 Last Stand of the Wreckers(By: James Roberts) #13

2010 International Incident(By: Mike Costa) #14

2010 Ironhide(By: Mike Costa,Marcelo Matere,Casey Coller) #15

2011 Revenge of the Decepticons(By: Alex Milne) #16

2011 Chaos Theory(By: Mike Costa) #17

2012 Infestation #18

2012 Autocracy(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) #19

2012 Chaos(By: Mike Costa) #20

2012 Chaos: Police Action(By: Mike Costa) #21

2012 Robots in Disguise, Volume 1(By: John Barber) #22

2013 Robots in Disguise, Volume 2(By: John Barber) #23

2013 Robots in Disguise, Volume 3(By: John Barber) #24

2013 Dark Prelude(By: James Roberts) #25

2013 Robots in Disguise, Volume 4(By: John Barber) #26

2013 Robots In Disguise, Volume 5(By: John Barber) #27

2013 Monstrosity(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) #28

2014 Dark Cybertron, Volume 2(By: James Roberts) #29

2015 Primacy(By: Chris Metzen,Flint Dille) #30

2015 Combiner Wars-First Strike(By: John Barber) #31

2016 Transformers, Volume 8(By: John Barber) #32

2016 Transformers, Volume 9(By: John Barber) #33

2016 Transformers, Volume 10(By: John Barber) #34

2017 Optimus Prime, Vol. 1(By: John Barber) #35

2017 Lost Light, Vol. 1(By: James Roberts) #36

2018 Transformers/G.I. Joe(By: Christos Gage) #37

2018 Lost Light, Vol. 2(By: James Roberts) #38

2018 Optimus Prime Vol. 2(By: John Barber) #39

2018 Redemption of the Dinobots(By: John Barber) #40

2018 Optimus Prime, Vol. 3(By: John Barber) #41

2018 Transformers vs. The Visionaries(By: Magdalene Visaggio) #42

2018 Lost Light, Vol. 3(By: James Roberts) #43

2018 Optimus Prime, Vol. 4(By: John Barber) #44

2019 Lost Light, Vol. 4(By: James Roberts) #45

2019 Optimus Prime Vol. 5(By: John Barber) #46

Questions readers ask

What is the correct IDW Transformers reading order?

The IDW Transformers reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many IDW Transformers books are there?

This catalog currently lists 46 IDW Transformers books published across 2006-2019.

Who writes the IDW Transformers books?

IDW Transformers is listed as a book series by Dan Abnett.

Should I read IDW Transformers in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read IDW Transformers. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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