''Optimus Prime'' is an American

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comic book series written by John Barber, with art by penciller Kei Zama and colorist Josh Burcham. It is published by

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in collaboration with

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. The series is a direct continuation to ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', featuring

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as the main protagonist, and is set in the

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. The first issue was released on December 14, 2016 alongside '' Transformers: Lost Light'' as part of the Hasbro Reconstruction comic book line. The final issue was released on November 21, 2018, in the announcement of a reboot series for 2019.

Plot

Volume 1: New Cybertron

Volume 2

Volume 3: First Strike, Primeless, and The Dead Come Home

Volume 4: The Falling

Volume 5: The Coming of Unicron

Reception

According to

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Comic Book Roundup, the first issue scored an average of 8.2/10 based on 10 reviews, while the series as a whole averaged 7.6/10 based on 66 reviews. The first issue received generally positive reviews for both Barber's script and Zama's art from

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, and ''Comicosity''.

Collected edition

Notes

References

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