The new Transformers movie will be G1-based, but there were several versions of G1. In the United States, the toyline, the TV show (and the Movie), and the comics didn't always agree with each other; in Japan, i know there were some different toys and a lot of different cartoons, and in the UK, i know there were a lot of different comics and some different toys. There might be even more variations that i don't know about.

But i also remember reading that the makers of this new movie will be doing the same as they did for, say, the *X-Men* movies--not trying to duplicate it, but just capture the essence of it. And they're watching a lot of the old cartoons and reading a lot of the old comics in order to do that. i think they've got the right idea for how to approach this project.

i don't know the original comics that well, either, and i'm finding that i don't even know the cartoons as well as i thought i did. i encourage you to look for DreamWave Comics' new Transformers G1 graphic novels, though--it's not exactly a retelling, but sort of a continuation.