Quote Originally Posted by KBlaix
How true to the comics is the movie? Are there people in the comic?
Depends on the comic series. Some take place on Earth (with people), some take place on Cybertron, and some are cross-fandom (like GI Joes vs. Transformers).

Transformers were originally a toy line that became popular so they made a cartoon show out of it. Then comics were made.

The original TV cartoon had the Transformers on Earth and were good friends to the Witwicky family. So the movie is closer related to the old cartoon.

There is a real nice Movie Prequel comic out that fills in some of the movie plot holes.