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Hot Rod
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	May 4, 2022
Writers	Chris Metzen & Flint Dille, Simon Furman, James Roberts, Richard Alan
Artists	Livio Ramondelli, Nick Roche, Cam Smith, Casey Coller, Andrew Wildman, Geoff Senior, Guido Guidi, Stephen Baskerville, Robin Smith
Colorists	Livio Ramondelli, Liam Shalloo, Joana Lafuente, John-Paul Bove, Steve White
Page count	96
Price	$6.99

Transformers: Best of Hot Rod is a one-shot reprint comic published by IDW Publishing. Part of a larger "Best of" line spanning multiple IDW licensed properties, the book collects six stories focusing on the title character Hot Rod.

Overview

Best of Hot Rod contains three stories from the 2005 IDW continuity, two UK Marvel Comics stories featuring Rodimus Prime, and the final issue of Regeneration One. Like the other books in the IDW "Best of" line, the collection features new cover art by James Biggie.

Contents

• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Autocracy #10: "Rise"
• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Spotlight: "Hot Rod"
• Marvel Comics' The Transformers (1984) #254: "White Fire"
• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Lost Light #20: "Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre"
• IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Regeneration One #100: "The War to End All Wars, Part 5"
• Marvel Comics' Transformers Annual 1989: "Peace"

Notes

• This collection spans three different Generation 1 continuities—four if you consider "Peace" an alternate reality.
• Simon Furman is the writer of half the material.