Thread:ADour/@comment-24172144-20150409003736/@comment-24172144-20150409011017

Even if they're functionally different (and exist in a different continuity from the original work?) Multiple changes have been made to the characters and to the story, such that saying they're the exact same as the original is somewhat incorrect. The Max Ride series is an adaptation of the book, not an inline story or retelling of it.

I don't know if that's the case with the stories you mentioned (I know the Star Wars characters are exactly out of the Star Wars universe; don't know about Transformers.) If it is, I apologize for not having known.