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at one point Hasbro wanted IDW to switch to exclusively doing comics set in the Aligned continuity, proposing a "New 52" -style reboot event.
this didn't happen when IDW staff argued that they had laid too much groundwork for their upcoming stories to change their plans.
in the Animated universe, the first bot to ever bear the Magnus rank and carry the Magnus Hammer was Zeemon Magnus, inspired by the GoBot of the same name. (2010)
3H's Transformers Collector's Club magazine only ever ran for one issue as they lost the license to FunPub immediately after. The second issue would have contained a 'tribute to Arcee' featurette. (2004)
Animated Mindwipe's design appears to have strongly influenced the designs of Ben 10 villains Lord Transyl and Servantis.
the Transformers Online game's design for Swindle arms him with a pair of Wolverine claws. (2017)
Thrust's demeanor and speech in the Dreamwave Armada comic are very reminiscent of Beast Wars Quickstrike, which could be a reference to how in the cartoons, both characters are voiced by Colin Murdoch. (2003)
artist Anna Malkova never realized that Trickdiamond and Jumpstream were based on the same toy mould even after spending two years drawing both characters for IDW.
issue 20 of IDW's Transformers (2019), which contained scenes of police brutality, was unfortunately released during the height of the BLM/George Floyd protests, and thus came off as being in poor taste.
those involved with the comic addressed the issue and offered apologies.