Here is your chance to own a piece of actual Transformers history. UK comic artist Andrew Wildman has posted two separate auctions for original cover artwork that he created for the Marvel Transformers Comics issues 71 and 73. Both with fantastic depictions of Optimus Prime, uncolored still in pen and ink. He's signed them as well! He's got a handful more to sell, so don't dilly dally, you may never get another chance. Read from Wildman's Blog:

So I am finally doing it. the first two Marvel Trans covers to go for auction will be issues 71 and 73. It will be interesting to see how they go :-) It all starts at 11pm BST for 10 days. Feels strange to be letting these go but its about time. Anyway. I have bills to pay. Enjoy them at http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/orangutan04

... So as promised, I am going to be auctioning most of my old Marvel Transformers covers from 1990. Found a few in a box in the attic. 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78 and 80 so far. Not sure what happened to the others and of course, Geoff Senior was the artist on issue 75. Just scanning them all in and should have something up on eBay in a couple of days :-)

Marvel Transformers Cover #71 - Signed by Wildman

Marvel Transformers Cover #73 - Signed by Wildman

From the auction:

More Original Andrew Wildman Artwork from the attic;

Original Comic Book art from Transformers. This art is from the Marvel Comics series. Written by the legendary Simon Furman, who I worked with for many years. The cover is pencilled and inked by me. Simon used to do a 'sketch' of what he wanted on the cover and I would then interpret his 'sketch'. If I remember rightly this one was one of his favourites. Quite subdued for a Transformers cover but worked well for what he intended.

This was the first series that I did for Marvel US and overlapped with the Transformers work I was doing for Marvel UK.

It’s been fun digging this stuff out and offering it up for sale. More to follow. Check out the website for early announcements www.andrewwildman.net