The Transformers: Primacy

In the midst of IDW’s sprawling, acclaimed Transformers saga, Primacy (2014) is a taut four-issue miniseries that zeroes in on the Autobots’ desperate, last-ditch stand on Cybertron before they ever crash-land on Earth. Written with a focus on the war’s brutal endgame and illustrated throughout by the moody, painterly Livio Ramondelli, it delivers a visually striking, character-driven prelude to the exodus that defined the franchise. As a key chapter in this larger continuity, it matters for deepening the tragedy and scale of the conflict that shaped Optimus Prime and Megatron’s legendary rivalry.