Transformers Generation 2 (Issue #1, November 1, 1993 - Issue #12, October 1, 1994) is a short-lived comic book series based on the popular toy line Transformers written by Simon Furman. It was published by Marvel Comics.No longer restricted by Hasbro, Furman was allowed to kill off as many characters per issue as the story demanded. Furman also introduced a cannon fodder army named the Generation 2 Cybertronians in what many consider the grittiest Transformers story ever written.