The Transformers: The Ark : A Complete Compendium of Transformers Animation Models
The Ark is a compendium of Transformers animation models, released by IDW Publishing on 5/31/2007. Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster authored the volume. It is a 208 page trade paperback, ISBN 978-1-60010080-2. The cover was drawn by Don Figueroa and the forward written by Bob Budiansky.
The Ark contains the original animation models, robot and alt mode, for every character with a toy who appeared in the four seasons of the original Transformers Cartoon, which ran from 1984-1987. Most of the characters are shown with multiple angles. Some feature head shots, transformation storyboards or close-ups of their weapons.
In addition to the toy based characters, a few characters unique to the cartoon also appear in these pages, including Autobot X, Devcon and Alpha Trion. Humans such as Spike, Chip Chase and Dr. Arkeville appear, as does a one page mosaic of the planet Cybertron. Ships included are most of the ships from the original animated movie, as well as and . Unicron, the Junkions, the Lithones and the Quintessons each receive 2 to 4 pages of models. A three page spread details the pre-earth modes of Soundwave, Jazz, Bumblebee, Laserbeak, Wheeljack and the Seekers.
In the back is a bonus section. Included are alternate model sheets for Jetfire, Megatron, some Stunticons, the Combaticons, some characters from the movie, some season 3 beast Decepticons and Broadside. Also present is a two page sheet of the faction sigil from multiple angles and scale guide with most season 1 and season 2 characters represented.
Organization is chronological by faction. An index in the back gives page reference for each character in the book.
The Ark contains the original animation models, robot and alt mode, for every character with a toy who appeared in the four seasons of the original Transformers Cartoon, which ran from 1984-1987. Most of the characters are shown with multiple angles. Some feature head shots, transformation storyboards or close-ups of their weapons.
In addition to the toy based characters, a few characters unique to the cartoon also appear in these pages, including Autobot X, Devcon and Alpha Trion. Humans such as Spike, Chip Chase and Dr. Arkeville appear, as does a one page mosaic of the planet Cybertron. Ships included are most of the ships from the original animated movie, as well as and . Unicron, the Junkions, the Lithones and the Quintessons each receive 2 to 4 pages of models. A three page spread details the pre-earth modes of Soundwave, Jazz, Bumblebee, Laserbeak, Wheeljack and the Seekers.
In the back is a bonus section. Included are alternate model sheets for Jetfire, Megatron, some Stunticons, the Combaticons, some characters from the movie, some season 3 beast Decepticons and Broadside. Also present is a two page sheet of the faction sigil from multiple angles and scale guide with most season 1 and season 2 characters represented.
Organization is chronological by faction. An index in the back gives page reference for each character in the book.
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