{"product_id":"transformers-beast-wars-targets-2006-1-5","title":"Transformers Targets: 2006 1-5 Cover B Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-_t2ZarzLDeWGptQP0Za4SQ_1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThe Transformers: Target: 2006 #1-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003ea five-issue comic book limited series published by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"H23r4e\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tfwiki.net\/wiki\/The_Transformers:_Target:_2006\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIDW Publishing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from April to August 2007\u003c\/mark\u003e. Written by legendary Transformers scribe \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSimon Furman\u003c\/strong\u003e with artwork by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGeoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, and Will Simpson\u003c\/strong\u003e, this series is actually a highly celebrated American reprint of a historic 1986 \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eMarvel UK\u003c\/em\u003e storyline.\u003cspan\u003e [\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tfwiki.net\/wiki\/Target:_2006\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.keycollectorcomics.com\/issue\/transformers-target-2006-1-5-2,518238\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tfwiki.net\/wiki\/The_Transformers:_Target:_2006\"\u003e3\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mycomicshop.com\/search?TID=13737011\"\u003e4\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=product\u0026amp;prds=pvt:hg,productid:11932338261628333802\u0026amp;ibp=oshop\"\u003e5\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe original UK narrative was a massive, landmark event specifically written to tie into and promote the 1986 animated feature \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Transformers: The Movie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e [\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tfwiki.net\/wiki\/Target:_2006\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Time-Travel Threat:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the future year of 2006, the tyrannical Decepticon leader \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGalvatron\u003c\/strong\u003e—alongside Cyclonus and Scourge—uses a temporal device to escape Unicron and travel backward in time to the \"present-day\" year of 1986. Galvatron schemes to construct a massive laser cannon to obliterate Unicron upon his eventual return to the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Displaced Leaders:\u003c\/strong\u003e The process of Galvatron traveling backward causes a temporal displacement, trapping present-day Autobots \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eOptimus Prime, Prowl, and Ratchet\u003c\/strong\u003e in a blank holding dimension. With Optimus missing, the remaining present-day Earth Autobots are left vulnerable and deeply fractured.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Future Reinforcements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Realizing the catastrophic damage Galvatron is doing to the timeline, future Autobots \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHot Rod, Kup, and Blurr\u003c\/strong\u003e also travel back to 1986. They recruit the present-day version of \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eUltra Magnus\u003c\/strong\u003e—who has no idea who these future Autobots are—to stand as Earth's final defense against Galvatron's overwhelming power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Legacy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eMind-Bending Time Paradoxes:\u003c\/strong\u003e The series famously broke the brains of young readers in the '80s by introducing future versions of characters interacting with past versions (such as Ultra Magnus confronting future timelines).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Blueprint for \"UK Epics\":\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eTarget: 2006\u003c\/em\u003e was the very first extra-length \"tentpole\" comic serial produced by the Marvel UK team. Because the American monthly comics weren't using the movie's future cast at the time, this arc gave Simon Furman the creative freedom to construct a massive, interconnected universe that ran for over a hundred subsequent UK issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617908670548,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/zombieunicorncomics.com\/en-ca\/products\/transformers-beast-wars-targets-2006-1-5","provider":"Zombie Unicorn Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}