
Chinese: 
《变形金刚：基础课》#5 IDW漫画
本集基础课 我们将重点关注IDW公司的
《变形金刚》系列漫画
目前 该公司发行《变形金刚》的书籍已有近十二年的历史
这是所有漫画出版商获得许可的时间最长的一次
尤其是在最近的几年里 它们已经开始引起了主流漫画界更多的关注
吸引了许多新迷友来看书 并发现这是
[注]《卫报》“电脑怪杰，吻我：变形金刚是如何建立和平与同性伙伴关系的”
通向更广阔的变形金刚世界的门户
[注]漫画联盟网2016年最佳科幻漫画之一：《变形金刚：难以置信》
不过 连载十多年的漫画 从外面看 是相当有阵势的
所以本剧集将为你进行分解 并给你一些建议 告诉你从哪里开始入坑
IDW公司出版了与最主要的变形金刚系列相关的书籍 包括野兽时代
真人电影 08动画 以及趋准脉系的各种动画片和游戏 等等
但是这些与我们在这里要谈论的IDW主宇宙都是分开的
我们要讲的 是IDW公司在其许可保有期内发行的大部分漫画所属的脉系

English: 
In this episode of The Basics, we’re going
to turn the spotlight on IDW Publishing’s
series of Transformers comic books.
The company has been publishing Transformers
titles for nearly twelve years at this point,
the longest run of any comic book publisher
to hold the license, and in the last few
years in particular, they’ve begun to garner
a lot more attention from mainstream comics
press, leading to a lot of new fans
checking them out, and finding them to be
a gateway to the larger Transformers universe.
But over a decade’s worth of comics can
look pretty imposing from the outside,
so this episode is going to break it down for
you, and give you some advice on where to start.
IDW have published titles tied in with most
major Transformer series, including the Beast Era,
the live-action movies, Animated, the various cartoons and games of the Aligned continuity, and more.
But those are all separate from what we’re
here to talk about – the MAIN IDW universe,
the continuity in which the majority of their
comics have been set for the entirety of their tenure.

Chinese: 
正如我们所称 IDW宇宙整齐地分为两个“阶段”
第一阶段是一切开始的地方
虽然IDW最初的计划是继续上一个许可持有者（中途破产的加拿大DW公司）
开创的漫画故事 但最终的决定是
IDW宇宙将是一个全新的开始 在某种程度上
G1宇宙及其角色的重启达到了一个前所未见的程度
其范围和基调可与漫威漫画的“终极”系列相媲美
一个现代的 电影般的手法 甩掉了四百万年前汽车人和霸天虎到达地球的经典背景故事
强化了他们“随时变形状”的概念
隐藏在人类之中 在地球上秘密作战……
早在真人电影上映的好几年前 漫画就领先一步了！
长年专注变形金刚题材的作家西蒙·福尔曼是这个新世界的首席设计师
这个新世界的形成不是通过单一的连载漫画 而是通过一系列连续的短篇漫画来实现的

English: 
The IDW universe splits neatly into two "phases," as they call them.
PHASE 1 is where everything starts.
Though initial plans existed to continue the
stories begun in the comics published by the
previous license holder Dreamwave Productions,
who went out of business mid-stream,
it was eventually decided that the IDW Universe
would be a complete and total fresh start,
a rebooting of the Generation 1 universe and
its characters to an extent that had never
been seen before, comparable in scope and
tone to Marvel Comics’ “Ultimate” series of titles.
A modernized, cinematic approach that threw out of the classic backstory
of the Autobots and Decepticons arriving on Earth four million years ago,
and emphasised the idea of “robots in disguise” hiding among humanity, fighting in secret on Earth...
...all several years before
the live-action movie would do the same!
Longtime Transformers writer Simon Furman
was the chief architect of this new universe,
which took shape not through a single ongoing
comic book, but a run of continuing mini-series,

English: 
beginning with TRANSFORMERS: INFILTRATION,
and continuing into STORMBRINGER, ESCALATION,
DEVASTATION, and REVELATION.
Together, these told the story of the Transformers’
fight over Ore-13,
a super-powerful version of energon hidden on Earth,
and the emergent twin threats of the Machination,
a human organization attempting to fuse people
and Transformers together,
and the Dead Universe, a parallel reality
of undead Transformers
that sought to absorb the living universe into it.
Supplementing the main story was series of
TRANSFORMERS: SPOTLIGHT one-shots, each shining
a light on a single Transformer in a solo
story,
as well as a mini-series focusing on the origins
of Megatron, and a crossover with Marvel’s Avengers.
Furman’s run was brought to a premature
end, and while he tied up his loose ends in
the mini-series MAXIMUM DINOBOTS, writer Shane
McCarthy ushered in the second stage of Phase 1
with his 12-issue maxi-series ALL HAIL MEGATRON.
Set one year after the events of Furman’s
stories, this series told the tale of a full-scale

Chinese: 
从《变形金刚：渗透行动》开始 一直到《变形金刚：默示录》 《变形金刚：升级行动》
《变形金刚：毁灭行动》和《变形金刚：启示录》
这些故事在一起，讲述了变形金刚争夺13号矿的故事
后者是隐藏在地球上的超强力版能量块
还有突然现身的马基维利组织的双重威胁 这是一个试图将人与变形金刚
融合在一起的人类组织
还有死亡空间一个亡灵变形金刚的平行现实
它试图将当前的宇宙吸纳进去
作为主线故事的补充 还有《变形金刚：英雄记》系列单集故事
每一个故事都聚焦在单独的一个变形金刚身上
此外还有一个短篇 讲述了威震天的起源 以及一个与漫威复仇者联盟的联动剧情
[注]即《变形金刚：威震天本纪》和《新复仇者大战变形金刚》
福尔曼的执笔提前结束 他将凌乱的结局在短篇《变形金刚：机器恐龙，所向无敌！》
做了交代 作家谢恩·麦卡锡则凭借他的12集的长篇系列《变形金刚：威震天万岁》
将故事引入第一阶段的第2部分
剧情设定在福尔曼的故事中的事件发生一年后

English: 
Decepticon invasion of Earth, with the Autobots
stranded on Cybertron and powerless to do anything.
Charitably summarized as
“What if G1 cartoon... but also live-action movie?!”
ALL HAIL was supplemented
by further spotlight one-shots,
as well as a showcase mini-series for McCarthy’s
original character Drift.
ALL HAIL was followed by the launch of IDW’s
first ongoing Transformers series, titled just that:
THE TRANSFORMERS.
Written by Mike Costa, it was set a further
two years after the events of ALL HAIL,
and saw a disillusioned
 Optimus Prime step down from Autobot leadership.
Following a period of conflict in which Hot
Rod and Bumblebee vied for command,
the Autobots eventually united under Bumblebee,
and allied with the human peacekeeping force
Skywatch to combat the return of the Decepticons.
Companion mini-series for this era of phase 1
included solo outings for Bumblebee and Ironhide,
and LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS,
in which the titular Autobot commando team

Chinese: 
该系列讲述了霸天虎全面入侵地球 汽车人被滞留在塞伯坦束手无助的故事
故事可被宽泛地概括为 “既有G1动画片的味儿 也有真人电影的范儿？！”
《威震天万岁》得到更多的单本《英雄纪》
以及麦卡锡原创角色 漂移的短篇漫画系列《变形金刚：漂移》做剧情补充
在《威震天万岁》之后 IDW推出了第一个连载变形金刚系列 标题就是
《变形金刚》
[注]《变形金刚》#1-31 即合订本《变形金刚：为了全人类/国际风云/霸天虎的复仇/混沌理论/警察行动/混沌降临》
故事由迈克·科斯塔撰写 剧情设定在《威震天万岁》的事件发生两年后
讲述了理想破灭的擎天柱卸下汽车人领袖职务的故事
热破和大黄蜂经过一段时期争夺指挥权的冲突
汽车人最终团结在大黄蜂的领导下
与人类维和部队“观天会”结盟 对抗霸天虎的回归
与第一阶段同一时代的短篇漫画包括大黄蜂和铁皮的个人故事
以及《变形金刚：回收救援队，决一死战！》 故事讲述同名汽车人突击队

Chinese: 
被派去执行任务 解放一座被某个最凶狠的霸天虎攻占的监狱
《回收救援队，决一死战！》是由迷友喜爱的作家兼画家 尼克·罗氏和新人 詹姆斯·罗伯茨共同创作的
后者继续为连载系列创作了两集故事
并与科斯塔合作制作了《变形金刚：混沌降临》——这条故事线结束了该连载系列
着墨于死亡空间的回归和汽车人/霸天虎战争的终结
过渡性的全一册《变形金刚：擎天柱之死》把科斯塔系列作品的终局
引到了第二阶段的开始
第二阶段处在最近几年里变形金刚漫画一直获得显著赞誉的时代
该阶段至今仍在连载
[注]第二阶段于2019年年初结束连载 IDW公司G1变形金刚漫画2005宇宙即告完结
该阶段从2012年开始正式启动 分别推出了两个单独的连载主题
詹姆斯·罗伯茨和亚历克斯·米尔恩的《变形金刚：难以置信》
约翰·巴伯和安德鲁·格里菲斯的《变形金刚：随时变形状》
随着战争的结束 塞伯坦退化为原始荒原
《难以置信》系列随着补天士和“失落之光”号飞船船员
展开了追寻神话中的塞伯坦骑士团之旅

English: 
were sent on a mission to liberate a captured
prison from one of the worst Decepticons around.
LAST STAND paired fan-favourite writer/artist Nick
Roche with newcomer James Roberts,
who went on to script two issues on the ongoing series,
and partnered with Costa on “CHAOS”, the
story arc that concluded the series,
featuring the return of the Dead Universe,
and the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war.
The transitional one-shot THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS
PRIME led from the end of Costa’s series
into the beginning of PHASE 2.
Phase 2 is in the era which has garnered Transformers
comics the notable praise they’ve been receiving
in the last few years, and it's still ongoing today.
This era launched in earnest in 2012 with
two separate ongoing titles:
James Roberts and Alex Milne’s
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
and John Barber and Andrew Griffith’s
ROBOTS IN DISGUISE.
With the war over and Cybertron
reduced to a primordial wasteland,
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE followed Rodimus
and the crew of the starship Lost Light
as they set off on a quest
for the mythical Knights of Cybertron,

English: 
while ROBOTS IN DISGUISE focused on Bumblebee as he stayed on Cybertron
and tried to rebuild the planet with a new government
made up of Autobots, Decepticons, and the
returning unaffiliated Transformers.
Partway into their runs, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE added the repentant Megatron to its cast,
now an Autobot,
while ROBOTS IN DISGUISE was retitled
“THE TRANSFORMERS” to avoid confusion
with the new cartoon, and shifted its focus
to Optimus Prime leading a team of Autobots
to Earth to thwart Galvatron’s plans for
the combiner-creating Enigma of Combination.
Though MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE came to an end in late 2016
after 57 issues apiece, they were immediately relaunched under the same writers
with new #1s as LOST LIGHT and OPTIMUS PRIME, respectively.
The former follows Rodimus and co as they attempt to retake the eponymous spaceship from mutineers,
while the latter focuses on the fallout of Optimus Prime’s controversial decision
to annex Earth into the Cybertronian empire,

Chinese: 
而《随时变形状》则专注于大黄蜂 他留在了塞伯坦
并试图通过一个将汽车人 霸天虎
和返乡的不结盟的变形金刚组成一个新政府来重建星球
在它们连载的中途《难以置信》把心生悔意的威震天（现在成了汽车人）
添加到了它的演员表里
而《随时变形状》后被更名为《变形金刚》用以避免同新的动画片混淆
[注]新的动画片即2015年的《变形金刚：领袖的挑战》 两者英文同名
并将剧情重点转移到擎天柱带领一支汽车人队伍前往地球
挫败惊破天利用神器“和合之秘”创造组合金刚的计划
尽管《难以置信》和《随时变形状》在2016年年末结束于各自的第57话
但是它们立即由各自的原作者继续执笔 以各自的续篇
《变形金刚：失落之光》和《变形金刚：擎天柱》的第1话重新接续上了剧情
前者继续讲述补天士及其同伴试图从叛变者手中夺回“失落之光号”飞船的故事
后者则侧重于擎天柱有争议的决断
即将地球纳入到塞伯坦帝国 所带来的后果

Chinese: 
直到2017年夏天 两者仍在连载中
第二阶段现有的两个连载中的系列有过几个联动事件
通常以“变形金刚：世代”玩具线的联名促销形式进行
其中包括 “黑暗塞伯坦” “组合金刚之战” “泰坦归来”和“斗转星移”
还有一个“初露锋芒” 定于2017年夏季发售
在第一个联动事件中 风刃闪亮登场了 她是通过孩之宝迷友票选的原创角色
她的独特身份使她被编排进一系列她自己的专属漫画
所有故事均由麦格里德·斯科特撰写 包括《变形金刚：风刃》卷1和卷2
以及《变形金刚：直到万众一心》
故事讲述了风刃作为主人公与红蜘蛛进行宫斗
并协助人们同很多殖民地星球建立联系时 在塞伯坦上发生的事件
为第二阶段做剧情补充的短篇非常广泛 包括
探索汽车人/霸天虎大战之初的“独裁三部曲”
专注被视为异类的机器恐龙的“机器恐龙三部曲”

English: 
and both are still ongoing as of summer 2017.
The existence of two ongoing series in Phase
2 has allowed for several crossovers,
often in the form of a tie-in promotion with the
Transformers Generations toyline,
and have included DARK CYBERTRON, 
COMBINER WARS, TITANS RETURN, and REVOLUTION,
with another, FIRST STRIKE, set for summer 2017.
The first of these introduced Windblade, an original character created via a Hasbro fan poll,
whose unique status saw her spun off into a series of limited-run titles of her own,
all written by Mairghread Scott,
including WINDBLADE Vols 1 and 2 ,
and TILL ALL ARE ONE,
which followed events on Cybertron
as the title character matched political wits with Starscream,
and helped re-establish contact with the planet’s
many colony worlds.
Supplementary mini-series for Phase 2 have
been extensive, and include AUTOCRACY TRILOGY,
three series that explored the very beginning of the Autobot Decepticon war,
and the DINOBOT TRILOGY of
Punishment, Redemption, and Salvation,

English: 
focusing on the outcast Dinobots.
The SPOTLIGHT format briefly returned as part of a prelude to DARK CYBERTRON,
and both DRIFT and LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS have enjoyed sequels
in the form of DRIFT: EMPIRE OF STONE and SINS OF THE WRECKERS.
So where do you start? Each of the various eras
I’ve laid out here –
Furman’s run, McCarthy’s ALL HAIL MEGATRON, Costa’s ongoing, and the launch (and subsequent relaunch)
of MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE –
was designed as a “soft reboot” or “jumping-on point” where new readers could start,
so if any of what I’ve described sounds interesting to you,  they each represent a decent starting point.
If you're not ready to dive headlong into these books,
if you're not ready to a multi-volume
or ongoing storyline,
if you just want a standalone read,
LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS is easily
the single most popular mini-series from the
Phase 1 era, and will give you a good taste
of the flavour of MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE,

Chinese: 
《变形金刚：惩罚》 《变形金刚：救赎》和《变形金刚：拯救》
《英雄记》作为“黑暗塞伯坦”事件的一部分序幕 短暂回归
并且《漂移》和《回收救援队，决一死战！》都有续篇
《变形金刚 漂移：岩石帝国》和《变形金刚：回收救援队，罪孽深重！》
所以 你要从哪里开始读起呢？ 我已经在这里列出了各个不同的时代
福尔曼的系列 麦卡锡的《威震天万岁》科斯塔的连载系列
《难以置信》和《随时变形状》的推出（以及随后再上阵的续作）
这些都被设计成一个“软重启”或“切入点” 新读者可以从这些系列开始读起
因此 如果我描述的任何内容 您听起来觉得点意思 那它们便代表了一个不错的起点
如果您不准备全情投入地阅读这些书
如果您还不准备阅读多卷或连载中的故事情节
或者您只想单挑一本来阅读
那么《回收救援队，决一死战》毫无疑问
是第一阶段里最受欢迎的 拥有《难以置信》系列风味的短篇

Chinese: 
而且在其中登场的一些角色和剧情点将在后者的故事里反复出现
尽管许多初版的单独的平装合订本已经绝版 但IDW的第一阶段书目
几乎都有电子版 任何让您眼前一亮的单独的故事
都很容易查得到
只是有些切入点要比其他的点会更好一些
并且 如果您想抢先一步并真正进入IDW宇宙 只有两个方面需要你真正着眼
第一阶段的开始……
或者第二阶段的开始
尽管《失落之光》和《擎天柱》的第1集封面看起来很诱人
它们实际上是之前出版的书的直接续篇
如果您想体验每个人都在尽兴狂欢的故事
请从第二阶段开始 从《难以置信》第1集开始
如果您想要看整个剧情 以及在第二阶段中遇到的角色和脉系的来龙去脉
请从第一阶段开始！听上去我说得很轻松 但实际上就是这么简单！
整个第一阶段有8本《变形金刚：IDW合集》精装合订本可购买

English: 
as well as introducing some characters and
plot points that will reappear in that series.
Though a lot of the original individual trade
paperbacks are out of print, almost all of IDW’s
Phase 1 catalogue remains available digitally, making
any individual story that catches your eye
easy to check out.
However, some jumping-on points ARE better
than others, and if you want to dive in headfirst
and really get dug into the IDW universe, there are only two you really need to look at:
the start of Phase 1...
...or the start of Phase 2.
As inviting as those new #1s on the cover of LOST LIGHT and OPTIMUS PRIME might look,
they really are direct continuations of the books that came before them.
If you want to experience the
stories everyone is raving about,
start with Phase 2, beginning
with MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Vol. 1.
If you want the whole package, and full context for the characters and continuity you’ll encounter in Phase 2,
start with Phase 1! It sounds like I’m making light,
but it really is that simple!
The entirety of Phase 1 is available in eight omnibus “IDW Collection” hardcovers,

Chinese: 
这是一种简洁的购买方式 第二阶段大约四分之一内容也是以这种形式被收录在一起的
不过《难以置信》和《随时变形状》每个系列有10个平装本可购买
还有各类单独成册的各种短篇 衍生系列和联动剧情
不过 最后说一嘴 如果你要从第二阶段开始读起
前面提到的 詹姆斯·罗伯茨在科斯塔的连载系列中创作的第22、23集
这个上、下集故事被收录到《混沌理论》
因为和《难以置信》的后半段有关联 是必须要读的
这些就是IDW的基础课了
IDW的故事中 你最钟意哪一段？
你是从哪本漫画入坑的？
在评论区写下你自己对新读者的建议吧
我们下一集见
下一集的基础课将是关于大黄蜂的历史
翻译：狂飙 校对：KillMaster.C

English: 
a neat and tidy way of acquiring it all, while only about a quarter of Phase 2 has been collected in that format
but the complete MORE THAN MEETS
THE EYE and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE is available
in ten paperback volumes each, with separate volumes for the various mini-series, spins-offs, and crossovers.
But, a final word of caution:
 if you’re going to start with Phase 2,
James Roberts’s aforementioned 2 issues
from the Costa ongoing–
issues #22 and #23,
a two-part story titled “Chaos Theory”
–are required reading for the second half 
of MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
