The Transformers Spotlight: Orion Pax

In this 2012 one-shot from IDW, James Roberts and Steve Kurth explore the pre-war Cybertron of Orion Pax, the bot who would one day become Optimus Prime. The issue offers a crucial glimpse into his early days as a data clerk, setting the stage for the political upheaval that would define the entire Transformers mythos. A key piece of the larger IDW continuity, it deepens the tragedy of the Autobot leader by showing the idealist he was before the weight of leadership fell upon him.