The Transformers: The Ark : A Complete Compendium of Transformers Animation Models

The Ark is a compendium of Transformers animation models, released by IDW Publishing on 5/31/2007. Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster authored the volume. It is a 208 page trade paperback, ISBN 978-1-60010080-2. The cover was drawn by Don Figueroa and the forward written by Bob Budiansky.
The Ark contains the original animation models, robot and alt mode, for every character with a toy who appeared in the four seasons of the original Transformers Cartoon, which ran from 1984-1987. Most of the characters are shown with multiple angles. Some feature head shots, transformation storyboards or close-ups of their weapons.
In addition to the toy based characters, a few characters unique to the cartoon also appear in these pages, including Autobot X, Devcon and Alpha Trion. Humans such as Spike, Chip Chase and Dr. Arkeville appear, as does a one page mosaic of the planet Cybertron. Ships included are most of the ships from the original animated movie, as well as and . Unicron, the Junkions, the Lithones and the Quintessons each receive 2 to 4 pages of models. A three page spread details the pre-earth modes of Soundwave, Jazz, Bumblebee, Laserbeak, Wheeljack and the Seekers.
In the back is a bonus section. Included are alternate model sheets for Jetfire, Megatron, some Stunticons, the Combaticons, some characters from the movie, some season 3 beast Decepticons and Broadside. Also present is a two page sheet of the faction sigil from multiple angles and scale guide with most season 1 and season 2 characters represented.
Organization is chronological by faction. An index in the back gives page reference for each character in the book.

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