As part of the 2026 activations for Transformers Day and celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, Image Comics releases the first-ever hardcover collection of the original animated Transformers film adaptations.

When Optimus Prime and Megatron wage their final battle on Earth…from the ashes rises a new beginning for the Autobots and Decepticons that’s truly More Than Meets The Eye! The Transformers: The Movie is explored like never before in this breathtaking deluxe hardcover that collects both adaptations of the iconic movie – The Transformers: The Movie #1-3 and The Transformers: The Animated Movie #1-4.

The Transformers: The Movie Deluxe Hardcover Edition is written by Bob Budiansky and Ralph Macchio, and features art work by Ian Akin, Brian Garvey and Don Figueroa.

The animated film that the comic book series is based on stars Frank Welker as Megatron, Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Corey Burton as Spike Witwicky, Christopher Collins as Starscream, Jack Angel as Ultra Magnus, Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee, Michael Bell as Prowl, Casey Kasem as Teletraan I, Don Messick as Ratchet, Leonard Nimoy as Gavatron, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Arthur Burghardt as Devastator, Scatman Crothers as Jazz, Orson Welles as Unicron, and Neil Ross as Springer.