{"product_id":"the-transformers-generation-2-1-1993-nm","title":"The Transformers: Generation 2 # 1 1993 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Transformers: Generation 2 # 1\u003c\/b\u003e (November 1993) is the beginning of a new Marvel series that introduces a third, mysterious faction of Cybertronians and focuses on the idea that the Autobot\/Decepticon war has become a \"war without end,\" with both factions having lost their original purpose. The issue sets up a grand, cosmic-scale conflict that threatens all of Cybertronian existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"War Without End!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe story, a direct continuation of the original Marvel run, picks up with the Decepticons in exile and the Autobots enjoying a temporary reprieve on Earth. Optimus Prime is troubled by apocalyptic visions of a \"Swarm\" that consumes everything in its path. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe New Foe: A group of Autobots led by Grimlock encounters a mysterious and aggressive new group of Transformers in deep space. These new Cybertronians, led by the charismatic and ruthless Jhiaxus (a new character created for the comic), have been systematically \"colonizing\" and destroying worlds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eA \"United\" Race: Jhiaxus's faction claims that the Autobot\/Decepticon conflict is an obsolete \"first generation\" struggle and that all Cybertronians should be united in their goal of galactic expansion. They do not recognize the terms \"Autobot\" or \"Decepticon,\" seeing them as archaic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eDisgust and Resolve: Optimus Prime and the Autobots are disgusted to find that their race, in this new form, has become a merciless, conquering empire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Fight: Grimlock and his team are captured by Jhiaxus's superior forces, and the new Decepticons blast the Autobot base. The issue ends with the Autobots resolving to fight this new, overwhelmingly powerful Cybertronian Empire, while the reader is also made aware of the coming of the ominous, all-consuming \"Swarm\" as an even greater threat. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Transformers: Generation 2 #1 (which featured a shiny, gatefold foil cover) was created by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Simon Furman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtist: Derek Yaniger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eColorist: Sarra Mossoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47751902953572,"sku":"BK512","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_23_21_03_29_981.jpg?v=1769223990","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/the-transformers-generation-2-1-1993-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}