Booknote: Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus, Volume 1

Various authors, Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus, Volume 1. San Diego, CA: IDW, 2015. ISBN: 9781631402463.

Genre: comics and graphic novels
Subgenre: science fiction, robots, Transformers
Format: paperback
Source: Berea branch  of the Madison County (KY) Public Library

This trade paperback contains the first 13 issues of the Transformers: Spotlight series. Each issue focuses on a single character, and the stories alternate between Autobots and Decepticons. This volume is basically an anthology of short stories that serve to give insight into a specific character.

The comics have different writers and artists, so they look different from issue to issue. You get a good sampling of stories and characters. Note that the stories are left a bit open-ended. Overall, it is a good and entertaining volume. Since they are individual stories, it is an easy read. I really liked this one.

4 out of 5 stars.

The bots featured in this volume are:

• Shockwave (Decepticon)
• Nightbeat (Autobot)
• Hot Rod (Autobot)
• Sixshot (Decepticon)
• Ultra Magnus (Autobot)
• Soundwave (Decepticon)
• Kup (Autobot)
• Galvatron (Decepticon)
• Optimus Prime (Autobot)
• Ramjet (Decepticon)
• Blaster (Autobot)
• Arcee (Autobot)
• Grimlock (Autobot)