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'''Transformers: Timelines''' is the toy line and annual fictional comic series created by the Transformers Collectors Club. Comics and toys are produced annually as part of [[BotCon]], as well as directly through their web site. The BotCon comics are later sold through conventional comics retailers. Supplemental fiction is produced on the Fun Publications web site, some of which is limited to members of the Official Transformers Collectors Club. Fun Publications also produce scripts for voice actor plays at conventions and videos released on [[YouTube]].

{{Infobox comic book title 
| title = Transformers: Timelines
| image =
| caption = The cover of Transformers Timelines volume 1 #1
| schedule = Annual
| format =
| publisher = [[Fun Publications]]
| date = September 22, 2005+
| issues =
| past_current_color = background:#ff9275
| main_char_team = [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s
| writers = Ben Yee, Pete Sinclair, Forest Lee, Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop
| artists =
| pencillers = Dan Khanna, Makoto Ono, [[Alex Milne]], Marcelo Matere and Robby Musso
| inkers = Chuck Gibson, Ted Pertzborn, Makoto Ono, Jake Isenberg, Terry Pallot, Robby Musso and Frank Milkovich
| colorists = Krista Ward, Espen Grundetjern, Drew Eiden, Josh Perez, Thomas Deer, Evan Gauntt, Trent Troop, and Jesse Wittenrich
| creative_team_month =
| creative_team_year =
| creators = [[Hasbro]]
}}
Transformers: Timelines stories and toys are produced by Fun Publications each year since 2005.

== 2005 figures and fiction ==
* [[Flamewar (Transformers)|Flamewar]] – Redeco of ''Energon'' [[Arcee]].
* [[Flareup (Transformers)|Flareup]] – Remold of ''Energon'' [[Arcee]].
* [[Ramjet (Transformers)|Ramjet]] – Redeco of ''Cybertron'' Legends Starscream.
* [[Ratchet (Transformers)|Ratchet]] – Remold of ''Energon'' Tow-Line.
* [[Skyfall (Transformers)|Skyfall]] – Membership figure, forms a limb of Nexus Prime.
* Descent into Evil box set of 7 figures.
:[[Buzzclaw]] – Redeco of ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw]].
:[[Chromia (Transformers)|Chromia]] – Remold of ''Energon'' [[Arcee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia |title=Transformers Timelines Chromia Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
:[[Deathsaurus]] – Remold of ''RiD'' Megatron.
:[[Dirge (Transformers)|Dirge]] – Redeco of ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw]].
:[[Outback (Transformers)|Fallback]] – Redeco of ''Energon'' Strongarm.
:[[Ironhide]] – Remold of ''Energon'' Tow-Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/ironhide |title=Transformers Timelines Ironhide Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date=2009-02-14 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
:[[Ricochet (Transformers)|Ricochet]] – Redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Hooligan (Transformers)|Hooligan]].
* 2005/Apr – ''Balancing Act'' – 5 part story published bi-monthly in the club magazine.
* 2005/Sep 22 – ''Descent into Evil'' – Set in a time after the original series and before the Beast Wars era, Ironhide and his Autobots face Deathsaurus and his Insecticons. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/comicbooks/funpub/descent/ |title=Fun Publications "Descent into Evil" |publisher=BWTF |date=2009-02-28 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>

== 2006 figures and fiction ==
* [[Landquake]] – Membership figure, forms a limb of Nexus Prime.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Fantasy, The Fun, The Future| last=Brereton | first=Erin | year=2006 | publisher=Triumph Books| ISBN=1572439831 | page= 60}}</ref>
* [[Megatron (Beast Wars)|Megatron]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Cybertron Defense Red Alert.
* [[Tigatron]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Transformers)|Clocker]].
* [[Waspinator]] – Redeco of ''Machine Wars'' Skywarp.
* Dawn's of Future Past 5-pack, sold at Botcon 2006.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Fantasy, The Fun, The Future| last=Brereton | first=Erin | year=2006 | publisher=Triumph Books| ISBN=1572439831 | page= 31}}</ref>
:[[Cheetor]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Clocker.
:[[Dinobot]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Longrack.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Fantasy, The Fun, The Future| last=Brereton | first=Erin | year=2006 | publisher=Triumph Books| ISBN=1572439831 | page= 19}}</ref>
:[[Optimus Primal]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Crumplezone.
:[[Rattrap (Transformers)|Rattrap]]- Redeco of ''Cybertron'' Ransack.
:[[Rhinox]] – Redeco of ''Cybertron'' Landmine.
* 2006/Feb – ''Revelations'' – 6 part story told bi-monthly in the club magazine.
* 2006/Sep 08 – Transformers Timelines volume 2 #1 ''Dawn of Future's Past'' – Story of the events just prior to the ''Beast Wars'' animated series.

== 2007 figures and fiction ==
* [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Weirdwolf]] – Botcon exclusive remold of ''Cybertron'' Vector Prime and a redeco of ''Cybertron'' Snarl.
* [[Airazor]] – Remold of ''Energon'' Slugslinger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/airazor |title=Transformers Timelines Chromia-10 Pilot "Airazor" Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* [[Astrotrain]] – Remold of ''Armada'' [[Jetfire]] with 4 Mini-Cons.
* [[Breakaway (Transformers)|Breakaway]] – Membership figure, forms a limb of Nexus Prime.
* [[Huffer (Transformers)|Huffer]] and [[Springer (Transformers)|Springer]]- Botcon exclusive redecos of ''Cybertron'' [[Armorhide]] and ''Cybertron'' Cybertron Defense Hot Shot.
* Games of Deception box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mikethepod.com/revBEDreadwind.htm |title=The Mike The Pod Review: Botcon Exclusive Dreadwind |publisher=Mikethepod.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* [[Bugbite]] – Botcon exclusive redeco of ''Classic'' Bumblebee.
* [[Dirge (Transformers)|Dirge]] – Botcon exclusive redeco of ''Classic'' Ramjet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/games/dirge |title=Transformers Timelines "Games of Deception" Dirge Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date=2006-03-14 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* [[Dreadwind]] – Botcon exclusive remold of ''Classic'' [[Jetfire]].
* [[Thundercracker]] – Botcon exclusive redeco of ''Classic'' Starscream.
* [[Thrust (Transformers)|Thrust]] – Botcon exclusive.
* 2007/Jan – ''Crossing Over'' – 6 part story told bi-monthly in the club magazine.
* 2007/Feb 19 – ''The Dark Heart of Sandokan'' – Set in the Unicron Trilogy.
* 2007/Jun 06 – ''The Razor's Edge'' – Story set in the pre-Beast Wars era.
* 2007/Jun 27 – Transformers Timelines volume 2 #2 ''Games of Deception'' Story set in the ''Classics'' universe. [[Bug Bite]] tries to overthrow [[Megatron]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=98&itemid=9754 |title=Transformers Timelines Summer Special - - ComicNewsi.com for Comic Book News, Reviews, Previews, Discussions |publisher=Comicnewsi.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* 2007/Jul 01 – ''Theft of the Golden Disk'' – a story leading up to ''Dawn of Future's Past''.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg |title=YouTube – Theft of the Golden Disk – Part 1 |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* 2007/Jul 15 – ''The New World'' – Story set in ''Classic'' setting centering on the new Mini-Cons on Cybertron.<ref>http://www.transformersclub.com/_images/MiniConStory.pdf</ref>
* 2007/Nov 30 – ''Wreckers Finale, Part 2'' – A conclusion to the Transformers: Universe – Wreckers comic series.

== 2008 figures and fiction ==
* [[Blurr]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Blurr
* [[Divebomb]] – Mini-Con
* [[Goldbug (Transformers)|Goldbug]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot in black and gold. Head is remolded to look like the [[Throttlebot]] Goldbug.
* [[Grimlock]] – Purple and black redeco of ''Classics'' Grimlock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/shattered/grimlock |title=Transformers Timelines Grimlock Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date=2009-02-16 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] – Remold of ''Cybertron'' Smokescreen with "Generation 1" redeco.
* [[Megatron]] and Rumbler – Remold of ''Energon'' Megatron.
* [[Nightbeat (Transformers)|Nightbeat]] – Club store exclusive remold of ''Energon'' Hot Shot.
* [[Optimus Prime (other incarnations)|Optimus Prime]] – Botcon exclusive purple redeco of ''Classic'' Voyager Optimus Prime.<ref>Tomart's Action Figure Digest, No. 164</ref>
* [[Rampage (Transformers)|Rampage]] – Mini-Con
* [[Razorclaw]] – Botcon exclusive yellow and red redeco of ''Classics'' Mini-Con Overbite
* [[Ricochet (Transformers)|Ricochet]] – Free Attendee figure. Red and white redeco of ''Timelines'' Jazz.
* [[Rodimus]] – Black redeco of ''Classic'' Rodimus
* [[Seacons]] – Club store exclusive redeco of the six ''Generation 1'' Seacons.
* [[Sideswipe (Transformers)|Sideswipe]] and [[Whisper (Transformers)|Whisper]] – Redeco of ''Armada'' Wheeljack and his Mini-Con.
* [[Starscream (Transformers)|Starscream]] – Botcon exclusive red and white redeco of ''Cybetron'' Voyager Starscream.
* [[Topspin (Transformers)|Topspin]] – Membership figure, forms a limb of Nexus Prime.
* 2008/Feb – ''Transcendent'' – 6 part comic story told bi-monthly in the club magazine.
* 2008/Mar 13 – ''Gone Too Far'' – A story featuring [[Hubcap (Transformers)|Hubcap]] and [[Jackpot (Transformers)|Jackpot]] in [[Axiom Nexus]].
* 2008/Apr 17 – ''Force of Habit'' – A story set in the Unicron Trilogy setting explaining where all the ''Energon'' characters have gone during the ''Cybertron'' story.<ref>http://transformersclub.com/force-of-habitv3.pdf</ref>
* 2008/Apr 24 – Transformers Timelines volume 2 #3 ''Shattered Glass'' – Cliffjumper arrives on a mirror reflection of Cybertron where the heroic Decepticons fight the evil Autobots. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?itemid=12063&catid=186 |title=Transformers Timelines Issue 3: Shattered Glass – Independents – ComicNewsi.com for Comic Book News, Reviews, Previews, Discussions |publisher=Comicnewsi.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* 2008/Apr 26 – ''Bee in the City'' – Animated characters visit Axiom Nexis.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rUveSq7vg |title=YouTube – Botcon 2008 – Bee in the City (Part 1) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2008-04-30 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* 2008/May 8 – ''Withered Hope'' – Story centering on six [[Gobots]] arriving at [[Axiom Nexus]].
* 2008/Sep 17 – ''I, Lowtech'' – Story of Bulletbike in Axiom Nexus.
* 2008/Dec 05 – ''Dungeons & Dinobots'' – Cliffjumper continues his adventures on a mirror universe Cybertron and fights Dinobots.

== 2009 figures and fiction ==
[[:File:Heatwave-timelines.jpg|upright|thumb|2009 ''Timelines'' Heatwave figure]]
* [[Banzai-Tron]] and [[Skyquake]] – Botcon exclusive redeco of ''Energon'' Mirage and ''Energon'' Starscream.
* [[Elita One|Elita-1]] and [[Razorclaw]] – Botcon exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' Thunderblast and remold of ''Cybertron'' Leobreaker.
* Heatwave – Membership figure. A remold of ''Energon'' Barricade, forms the torso and head of [[Nexus Prime]].
* [[Leozack]] – Redeco of ''Energon'' Starscream.
* [[Thunderclash]] (Shattered Glass style) – A second Thunderclash released as a ''Shattered Glass'' version of the character.
* '''Wings of Honor''' set, sold in the Primus Package. Includes [[Flak (Transformers)|Flak]], a redeco of ''Cybertron'' Cybertron Defense Scattorshot with a new head mold. [[List of Autobots#Cars|Kup]], a teal redeco of Cybertron [[Red Alert (Transformers)|Red Alert]] with a remolded head to resemble the character. Landshark, a redeco of ''Energon'' Landmine. [[Thunderclash]] a redeco of ''Energon'' Rodimus. And [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]], a navy blue redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (Transformers)|Sideways]] with a remolded head to resemble the ''Generation 1'' character. <ref>Botcon 2009 Preview!, Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club magazine, issue #26, April 2009/May 2009, page 9</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/movies/30botcon.html] Remaining Transfixed by Transformers, New York Times, by MICHAEL CIEPLY, Published: May 29, 2009</ref>
* 2009/Feb – ''Reunification'' – Story told in comic book form in each bi-monthly issue of the club magazine. Alpha Trion and company from ''Transcendent'' arrive on the ''Shattered Glass' Cybertron.
* 2009/Feb 13th – ''Do Over'' – A Shattered Glass Story where the Autobot Targetmasters capture Megatron just as the Ark and Nemesis are readying for launch.
* 2009/March 1 – ''Eye in the Sky'' – A text story of the ''Shattered Glass'' Autobots and Decepticons on Earth.
* 2009/March 11 – ''Desert Heat'' – Online comic, prelude to ''Eye in the Sky''. Heatwave recovers Soundwave on Earth.
* 2009/May 28 – Transformers Timelines volume 2 #4 ''Wings of Honor'' – A comic story available at Botcon 2009. Kup tells a story of an early mission to the Dinobots.
* 2009/Nov 17th – ''Blitzwing Bop'' – A ''Shattered Glass'' text story set after ''Eye in the Sky''. Blitzwing accidentally broadcasts a signal that can disable most of the Transformers on earth, and it's up to Soundwave and Blaster fight for control of Triple Changer.
* 2009/Dec 24th – ''At Fight's End'' – Megatron and Bludgeon have their final confrontation in the Classicverse.

== 2010 figures and fiction ==
* [[Cyclonus]] with Krunix – A redeco of ''Universe'' Cyclonus with Nightstick. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomopop.com/transformers-collectors-club-releases-a-photo-of-shattered-glass-cyclonus-11436.phtml |title=Transformers Collectors' Club releases a photo of Shattered Glass Cyclonus – TOMOPOP – COLLECTIBLE TOY CULTURE – Vinyl toys, Papercraft, Garage kits, Gamer toys, Japanese toys |publisher=[[Tomopop]] |date= |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* Dion with [[Cop-Tur]] – Club membership figure. A redeco of ''Universe'' Hot Shot and Jolt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/dion |title=Transformers Timelines Dion Toy Review |publisher=BWTF |date=2010-03-16 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* Punch/Counterpunch – A remold of ''Universe'' Sunstreaker and Sideswipe.
* Rapido – A remold of ''Universe'' Prowl.
* Sharkticons – Redeco of ''Energon'' Sharkticon.
* Slice – A redeco of ''Energon'' Downshift.
* '''Generation 2 Redux''' set – Spark (remold of ''Universe'' Inferno), Streetstar (redeco ''Universe'' Prowl), Clench (remold of ''Universe'' Onslaught), Breakdown (remold of ''Universe'' Sideswipe) and Sky-Byte (remold of ''Energon'' Sharkticon). <ref>[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/20/botcon-2010-exclusives/] BotCon 2010 Opens Registration, Offers Exclusive 'Generation 2: Redux' Transformers Set, May 20th 2010, by Josh Wigler</ref>

* Transformers Timelines volume 2 #6 ''Generation 2 Redux'' – Set years after the end of the 1984 animated Transformers series, a new war between the second generation of Autobots and Decepticons breaks out on Earth. The Autobot Spark leads his forces to stop the evil Clench and his Decepticons. This comic introduced the characters from the Botcon 2010 exclusive figure set. <ref>[http://www.comixology.com/reviews/view/1174/Transformers-Timelines-Fall-Special-Generation-2-Redux] Transformers: Timelines Fall Special Generation 2 Redux, Review by BW Media, Thursday December 2, 2010</ref>
* ''The Coming Storm'' – Story inside the club magazine in 6 parts. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2010/03/transformers-club-magazine-comic-preview/ |title=Transformers Club Magazine – Comic Preview! |publisher=BSCkids |date=2010-03-17 |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
* ''Flames of Yesterday'' – Set in the ''Wings of Honor'' setting.
* ''A Team Effort'' – Set in the ''Wings of Honor'' setting.

== 2011 figures and fiction ==
* Cheetor – A remold of ''Animated'' Blurr.
* Ramjet – A redeco of ''Classics'' Ramjet in ''Generation 2'' colors.
* Sideburn – A redeco of ''Classics'' Rodimus as the ''Robots in Disguise'' character. This figure is the club membership bonus for 2011.

==Reception==
The Timelines toy line has proved extreemly popular.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Fantasy, The Fun, The Future| last=Brereton | first=Erin | year=2006 | publisher=Triumph Books| ISBN=1572439831 | page= 60}}</ref> Critics of the comic have said that the stories play directly to the fans of the Transformers conventions and stories center around the toys being introduced each year.<ref>[http://www.comixology.com/reviews/view/1174/Transformers-Timelines-Fall-Special-Generation-2-Redux] Transformers: Timelines Fall Special Generation 2 Redux, Review by BW Media, Thursday December 2, 2010</ref>

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