IDW Phase 2 reading order

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  1. Welz82, Feb 7, 2017
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    Hi folks, just looking for a little help on reading order...

    *** Background ***
    Im finally catching up to a stack of unread TPBs, and am preping for a major binge read. Following the Guide below it turns out im at the start of Phase 2 'Season 2', so MTMTE volume 6 and RID volume 6 onwards.

    *** Question ***
    Is there any harm (story wise), in reading MTMTE volumes 6 to 10, then picking up the RID/Combiner Wars/Transformers etc. books, and ending on 'Titans Return'? Im not particualrly fussed on switching back and forth between MTMTE and RID volumes one after the other, unless there is point where knowing the other storyline enhances/adds to events in the other.

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    Also, if anyones interested and wants to PM me, i'll be posting soon that im looking to sell off my complete Transformers TPB collection, which includes rare 'Titan Books' Marvel US/UK reprints, Dreamwave, IDW books etc. Sadly, after all these years, for the sake of space im making the jump to digital.
     
  2. Jalaguy, Feb 8, 2017
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    In MTMTE #50 (first issue of Vol. 10) there's a "meanwhile..." sequence which shows characters from the other books, and there's some mild spoilers for who's around on Cybertron, but nothing plot-ruining.

    My recommended reading orders for separate MTMTE and 'everything else' read-throughs is:

    MTMTE:
    MTMTE #28-44 (Vol. 6-8)
    Drift: Empire of Stone
    MTMTE #45-49 (Vol. 9)
    MTMTE's story in the Holiday Special
    MTMTE #50-55 (Vol. 10)

    EVERYTHING ELSE:
    RID #28-32 (Vol. 6)
    Windblade #1-4 (Windblade Vol. 1)
    RID/ex-RID #33-38 (Vol. 7)
    Punishment
    Combiner Wars
    ex-RID #42-43 (Vol. 8)
    Combiner Hunters (Windblade Vol. 2: Distant Stars)
    ex-RID #44 (Vol. 8)
    Windblade vol. 2 #4-7 (Windblade Vol. 2: Distant Stars)
    Windblade and ex-RID's stories in the Holiday Special
    Sins of the Wreckers
    ex-RID #45 (Vol. 8)
    Redemption
    ex-RID #46-55 (Vol. 9-10)
    TAAO #1-4 (Vol. 1)
    Titans Return
     
  3. Welz82, Feb 9, 2017
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    Cheers. Thanks for the info. It says alot when you need guidance on a guide, to be able to read something. o_O 
     
  4. Insane Galvatron, Feb 20, 2017
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    I recall hearing the Titans Return series wasn't released in order. Can someone specify which issues should be read in which order of those to get it the way the story should play out?
     
  5. Jalaguy, Feb 21, 2017
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    - Titans Return one-shot
    - ex-RID #56-57
    - MTMTE #56-57

    Then there's TAAO #5-8, which aren't technically part of the event, but do wrap up the story it started about, uh, the Titans returning.