More than Meets the Eye (DW)

A series of profile books published by Dreamwave Productions in 2003 and 2004 that introduced readers to every character within the continuities of G1, Armada and Energon.

More Than Meets the Eye (G1)
This is an 8-issue series that profiles all characters that were released by Hasbro between 1984 and 1991, as well as a few characters that appeared only within Marvel/Sunbow animated projects between 1984 and 1987. The series also introduces new content in order to establish parameters for stories within the Dreamwave continuity.

1 volume, 8 issues; published April-November, 2003. The series was also released as a 2-volume trade paperback edition in December 2004, which included introductions by the authors, and bonus artwork.

More Than Meets the Eye: Armada
This three-issue limited series profiled all the characters that appeared in the Armada product line between 2002 and 2004, as well as bacground essays on subjects like humanity's involvement in the Armada conflict and the Minicon Moonbase. The profiles followed the Dreamwave storyline in its Armada comic book series exclusively.

1 volume, 3 issues; published May-July 2004.

More Than Meets the Eye: Energon
This was a planned three-issue guidebook following the format of the earlier G1 and Armada books. The series was left incomplete due to the insolvency of Dreamwave Productions in late 2004.

Unpublished; planned 3-volume series beginning in January 2005. Some finished artwork has appeared on the web.