Transformers vs. the Terminator
- Downloads：8376
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-03-31 13:12:47
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：David Mariotte
- ISBN：1684057256
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
It's Skynet vs。 Cybertron in a crossover for the ages！
1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time， will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future。。。 or will the T-800 fail in his mission to prevent the world from becoming a plaything to the Decepticons？
The T-800， last hope of its kind， has travelled back to 1984 to destroy the Cybertronians before they can awaken and subjugate his future。 But when the Ark systems start to bring the Autobots and Decepticons back online， what will he do against two armies？ It's up to one Terminator to save the future and nothing's gonna stand in his way！
1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time， will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future。。。 or will the T-800 fail in his mission to prevent the world from becoming a plaything to the Decepticons？
The T-800， last hope of its kind， has travelled back to 1984 to destroy the Cybertronians before they can awaken and subjugate his future。 But when the Ark systems start to bring the Autobots and Decepticons back online， what will he do against two armies？ It's up to one Terminator to save the future and nothing's gonna stand in his way！
Reviews
Bryan Borgman
，
Clever "origin" story for both 1984 series Clever "origin" story for both 1984 series 。。。more
James Bowman
，
The premise had a lot of potential - the Terminator is sent back to destroy the Transformers - and there are some good moments。 However， a few key bits of the plot aren't really explained， and I'm not sure what to make of the ending， other than it being very Terminator-y。 Could have been better。 （B） The premise had a lot of potential - the Terminator is sent back to destroy the Transformers - and there are some good moments。 However， a few key bits of the plot aren't really explained， and I'm not sure what to make of the ending， other than it being very Terminator-y。 Could have been better。 （B） 。。。more
Micah
，
Appreciate the crossovers IDW creates with graphic novels。 Brings back late 80's & early 90's movies and cartoons。 Appreciate the crossovers IDW creates with graphic novels。 Brings back late 80's & early 90's movies and cartoons。 。。。more
Chris Robertson
，
REALLY wanted to like this one。 This was not a crossover， but a mash-up: smush two plot putties together and the new goo is what you get。 I am not entirely sure who was fighting who， much less why。 The art was ok， but the action was too muddied， making some panels too hard to see。 Sarah Connor is changed from the hard hitter we love to the girl from the Bumblebee movie。 Too few issues to properly flesh out the story。
Graham Bradley
，
Cool concept， modest execution
Jipi Perreault
，
A lot of punching robot in the face。 Even as a guilty pleasure， the wrtier didn't seem to find interesting ideas to much our favorite killer robots together。 A lot of punching robot in the face。 Even as a guilty pleasure， the wrtier didn't seem to find interesting ideas to much our favorite killer robots together。 。。。more
Chad
，
A solid Elseworlds type story where the Transformers fight the Terminators in the future and come back to 1984 to try and take out the Transformers before they awaken。 The story remains true to both franchises。 It's a cool take on the whole thing。The art is decent but the T-800 looks nothing like Arnold even though it's clear by the story it's meant to be him。 Milne didn't even get his body type correct for some reason。 A solid Elseworlds type story where the Transformers fight the Terminators in the future and come back to 1984 to try and take out the Transformers before they awaken。 The story remains true to both franchises。 It's a cool take on the whole thing。The art is decent but the T-800 looks nothing like Arnold even though it's clear by the story it's meant to be him。 Milne didn't even get his body type correct for some reason。 。。。more
Robert
，
Not rated in keeping with my custom for these one-off crossovers no rating here but it was well done for what it was， with particular kudos to the art team who kept things crisp and tidy despite the obvious problems of scale and some not terribly expressive robot faces。 Not rated in keeping with my custom for these one-off crossovers no rating here but it was well done for what it was， with particular kudos to the art team who kept things crisp and tidy despite the obvious problems of scale and some not terribly expressive robot faces。 。。。more
Jarred
，
Great mashup for fans of either transformers or terminator。 Great art， fun nostalgia laced dialogue， and a good solid retelling that merges the two worlds together at their shared crossroads of the 80’s timeline。 It also leaves a teaser to possibly a second series run which would provide room for growth/original content and potentially set in the future timeline。
El Neo
，
Pretty fun alternate takes。
Magi Taylor
，
LegendaryGreat story and the art was amazing！ It was very entertaining and I hope for a sequel very， very much！
Khurram
，
I loved everything about the book。 Great story true to both franchises。 The story of Skynet being on the losing side is a great start。 I love the subtle way the first change happens。Great artwork on both the interior as well as the great covers。 Lot of action， on a personal note Sarah Connor is my favourite character from the Terminator franchise it was great to see her in action as well。This is a great crossover。 I really hope there is another part to come。 I would love for there to be。 This is I loved everything about the book。 Great story true to both franchises。 The story of Skynet being on the losing side is a great start。 I love the subtle way the first change happens。Great artwork on both the interior as well as the great covers。 Lot of action， on a personal note Sarah Connor is my favourite character from the Terminator franchise it was great to see her in action as well。This is a great crossover。 I really hope there is another part to come。 I would love for there to be。 This is must have for a fan of either franchise。 Great cover gallery and sketch book at the end as well。 。。。more
MetaComix
，
3，5 stars。There were definitely some good ideas here， but it could have been so much greater if the whole crossover wasn't limied to four issues。 It's just not enough to build up bigger things。 Still， I enjoyed it a lot and the artwork is beautiful。 3，5 stars。There were definitely some good ideas here， but it could have been so much greater if the whole crossover wasn't limied to four issues。 It's just not enough to build up bigger things。 Still， I enjoyed it a lot and the artwork is beautiful。 。。。more
Nicolas
，
Rather than feeling like a nostalgic look back， this felt like a project that was sitting on a shelf since 1984。 I wish they'd set it in the Skynet future rather than the Sarah Connor past。We discuss it further on Howe's Things: https://soundcloud。com/allthebooks/fr。。。 Rather than feeling like a nostalgic look back， this felt like a project that was sitting on a shelf since 1984。 I wish they'd set it in the Skynet future rather than the Sarah Connor past。We discuss it further on Howe's Things: https://soundcloud。com/allthebooks/fr。。。 。。。more
Sarah
，
A solid 3 star。 I loved the retro art style and the nods to the original source material。 I just found the panels a little busy at times。 My full review is here https://www。britishfantasysociety。org。。。 A solid 3 star。 I loved the retro art style and the nods to the original source material。 I just found the panels a little busy at times。 My full review is here https://www。britishfantasysociety。org。。。 。。。more
Rocky Sunico
，
A lot of these crossovers are rather contrived in terms of how they come together， but that doesn't make them any less fun。 And this was a pretty smart merging of the classic Terminator story with the usual ebb and flow of the Transformers narrative。 In this case， we have the Skynet of the future sending a Terminator back in the past to eliminate the Cybertronians before they can reactivate and become a threat to Skynet's existence。 Why Skynet has identified the Cybertronians as its biggest thre A lot of these crossovers are rather contrived in terms of how they come together， but that doesn't make them any less fun。 And this was a pretty smart merging of the classic Terminator story with the usual ebb and flow of the Transformers narrative。 In this case， we have the Skynet of the future sending a Terminator back in the past to eliminate the Cybertronians before they can reactivate and become a threat to Skynet's existence。 Why Skynet has identified the Cybertronians as its biggest threat is all part of how the story unfolds and it totally makes sense while still preserving the classic origin of the Ark reactivating in 1985 because of volcanic activity。 We just throw in a Terminator unit trying to eliminate both Autobots and Decepticons permanently。 And yes， Sarah Conner is in this book， too。 And she has some good moments as well。 。。。more
Jennifer
，
I received an eARC courtesy of IDW via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。This was an interesting crossover and I'm certain that it will leave many readers amused。 The art style is definitely reminiscent of a more old-school 80s style which is more than appropriate。 I received an eARC courtesy of IDW via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。This was an interesting crossover and I'm certain that it will leave many readers amused。 The art style is definitely reminiscent of a more old-school 80s style which is more than appropriate。 。。。more
Amanda Karsh
，
Great crossover art work， still has all the witty one liners for the transformers not as much for the terminator。。
Alex Sarll
，
Eighties robot violence， squared。 The set-up does pull off one pretty clever surprise （and this is made clear early enough that I don't feel bad spoiling it away）: the obligatory apocalyptic future isn't Skynet versus the Autobots， it's a Skynet that never went rogue versus the Decepticons who destroyed humanity。 Thereafter， though。。。sometimes even I can't find a pseudy angle。 A Terminator who's clearly meant to be Arnie （Sarah Connor mentions his German accent）， though doesn't look much like hi Eighties robot violence， squared。 The set-up does pull off one pretty clever surprise （and this is made clear early enough that I don't feel bad spoiling it away）: the obligatory apocalyptic future isn't Skynet versus the Autobots， it's a Skynet that never went rogue versus the Decepticons who destroyed humanity。 Thereafter， though。。。sometimes even I can't find a pseudy angle。 A Terminator who's clearly meant to be Arnie （Sarah Connor mentions his German accent）， though doesn't look much like him， delivers some of the greatest hits of his dialogue while shooting at Transformers as Mount St。 Hilary erupts。 Prime gets to do his 'Freedom is the right of all sentient beings' speech。 Starscream gets to be a treacherous little shit。 It ticks all the requisite boxes well enough to pass the time， but even if we limit comparison to other recent Transformers crossovers， it never comes anywhere near the invigorating， intoxicating jouissance of Tom Scioli's Transformers Vs GI Joe。（Netgalley ARC） 。。。more
Sheldon
，
It's all a bit silly but all in the name of fun crossovers。 The art is clear and there's laughs to be had for anyone close to the franchises; they carve out an alternative timeline rather than try to fit into any existing one。 It's short so doesn't outlive its welcome。 It's all a bit silly but all in the name of fun crossovers。 The art is clear and there's laughs to be had for anyone close to the franchises; they carve out an alternative timeline rather than try to fit into any existing one。 It's short so doesn't outlive its welcome。 。。。more
david Wood
，
It's a bit of fun It's a bit of fun 。。。more
Theediscerning
，
I know I got an advance review copy and everything， and a digital one at that， and so I might not have the real thing， but I find it really quite indicative of the quality of this book that they don't even bother to tell me， a humble reviewer， who the heck wrote or draw it， until the last line of the last page。 Sure we find out the editors， etc， on what does pass for a credits page， but no， all that might sell it is the concept written into the title， and anything else – any craft， intelligence I know I got an advance review copy and everything， and a digital one at that， and so I might not have the real thing， but I find it really quite indicative of the quality of this book that they don't even bother to tell me， a humble reviewer， who the heck wrote or draw it， until the last line of the last page。 Sure we find out the editors， etc， on what does pass for a credits page， but no， all that might sell it is the concept written into the title， and anything else – any craft， intelligence or interest provided by， you know， real humans – can go hang。 Another indication of its merits is how one of those four-poses-in-one-frame panels， of Ravage transforming， has a chunk of lettering right across one of those poses。 Still， what it does have， where the Terminator franchise at least lies， is veracity – Sarah Connor has humongously bad hair （seriously – in one image I wasn't sure if the reference was Thundercats or Whitesnake）， it has riffs and in-jokes to pin this to the canon （or at the least， paper-clip it to it）， and the whole comes with the same horrendously ugly colouring and heavy inking of most early 1980s monthlies。 That verite doesn't really mean it's a great read， however， although for fans of the 'Formers the sight of Sarah Connor finding her feet on the battlefield of the two sides， with an Endoskeleton rattling around in the action too， might be worth the price of admission。 But the artwork still needed to be a heck of a lot clearer， and I do find the lack of credit where it's due an admission it was all about the USP of the mash-up and not at all about the creatives。 Two and a half stars。 。。。more
José Vázquez
，