Battle for Cybertron

Battle for Cybertron
Cover of Battle for Cybertron
Author(s)	Scott Siegel
Illustrator	Earl Norem
Language	English
Series	Transformers
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Publisher	Marvel Books
Publication date	September 1984
Media type	Print (Softcover)
Pages	35
ISBN	0871350165
Followed by	The Great Car Rally

Battle for Cybertron is a book and audio story by Scott Siegel for the Transformers series. It was published in 1984.^[1]

Synopsis

The origin of the Autobots and Decepticons arrival on Earth, where they meet the humans Sparkplug and Spike.

This story was released as an audiobook.
This book features Autobot Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Hound, Jazz, Optimus Prime and Prowl mentioned by name, while numerous others are seen in illustrations.
The Decepticon Megatron, Soundwave and Starscream are mentioned by name, while numerous others are seen in illustrations.
The Ark is mentioned by name as the Autobot ship's computer, and it even speaks several times.
The cover illustration has Optimus Prime riding the surface of the Ark in space, as the Autobots are followed by the Nemesis.
According to the illustrator Earl Norem, he was chosen for the job because of the expressive way he could draw Conan and super heroes. Optimus Prime was depicted with a visible mouth, instead of having a face plate him. This was done to help depict emotion.^[2]