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IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION

Transformers News: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION

Friday, September 7th, 2007 9:43AM CDT

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The Transformers saga erupts in Devastation

IDW Publishing’s latest Transformers title chronicles the third chapter in the series about the hidden war between the Autobots and the Decepticons.

San Diego, CA (September 6, 2007)—The Transformers’ secret war on Earth continues in IDW Publishing’s latest blockbuster, The Transformers: Devastation, the first issue of which hits comics shops in September. In Devastation, factions on Earth launch into bold and decisive action. With both the Machination and Skywatch poised to strike, both with Cybertronian technology and inside knowledge of the Transformers, the Autobots have no choice but to retreat. But the arrival on Earth of the Decepticon living super-weapon Sixshot promises only one thing: Devastation.

“We’ve been telling an ongoing saga, first with Infiltration, then with Escalation,” says Chris Ryall, publisher and editor-in-chief of IDW Publishing. “This continues the epic that we started a year and a half ago. This is where plot points and characters converge, where everything expands and the story blows up more than ever before.”

Devastation pulls in a range of characters, including those who appeared only in previous Transformer spotlight issues. Characters like Hot Rod and Sixshot both play major roles in Devastation, and fans will discover the startling fate of Hunter, one of the epic’s central human characters.

Devastation, like Infiltration and Escalation, features story and script by veteran Transformers writer Simon Furman, with art by fan-favorite E.J. Su.

In Infiltration, the Autobots struggled to prevent an Armageddon on Earth instigated by Decepticon, with the planet’s secret mechanical defenders relying on the unlikely aid of three misfit human allies. In Escalation, Optimus Prime and the Autobots confronted the impending menaces Megatron and Ore-13, only to see the Machination strike—with shocking and tragic consequences. And now, in the third series, those consequences go from dire… to devastating.



About IDW Publishing

IDW PUBLISHING, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, is a publisher of comic books and graphic novels. IDW’s titles range from 30 DAYS OF NIGHT and FALLEN ANGEL to Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS, Fox’s ANGEL, Paramount’s STAR TREK, and many more. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film will be released by Sony Pictures in October 2007. More information about the company can be found at www.idwpublishing.com.



ABOUT THE HASBRO PROPERTIES GROUP



The Hasbro Properties Group (HPG), the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:HAS), translates one of the industry’s richest portfolios of brands into a world of fun and excitement for children and adults globally. Through a host of publishing, digital media, lifestyle and entertainment platforms, HPG is able to surround fans worldwide with consumer products that expand Hasbro’s core brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE, TONKA and PLAYSKOOL.



TRANSFORMERS is under license from Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).
Credit(s): IDW

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Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (329867)
Posted by SavageCam on September 7th, 2007 @ 12:09pm CDT
Cool. Does anyone know if there are TPBs to buy of Infiltration and Escalation? I might have missed one or two issues of Infiltration, and I know I missed all of Escalation, which makes me sad :-(.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (329868)
Posted by Counterpunch on September 7th, 2007 @ 12:10pm CDT
Devestation needs to give us some answers.

Seriously.

Like the clip said, it's been over a year with nothing in terms of resolution.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (329913)
Posted by WhiteRabbit on September 7th, 2007 @ 12:36pm CDT
Savagery wrote:Cool. Does anyone know if there are TPBs to buy of Infiltration and Escalation? I might have missed one or two issues of Infiltration, and I know I missed all of Escalation, which makes me sad :-(.

There are TPBs available for Infiltration, Stormbringer, Escalation and the first 5 Spotlights.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (329917)
Posted by Stormwolf on September 7th, 2007 @ 12:38pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Devestation needs to give us some answers.

Seriously.

Like the clip said, it's been over a year with nothing in terms of resolution.


Yeah so?

It took the readers of the old Marvel UK comics four years to figure out that they'd been reading about Straxus' Megatron clone instead of the real Megatron. It was a cool revelation when it finally got revealed.

Anywho, just be patient, it'll pay out in the end.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (329923)
Posted by juushinkan on September 7th, 2007 @ 12:41pm CDT
Wasn't there a rumor about a TPB that would include Infiltration AND Escalation? Is that going to happen at all? I'd hate to wait for something that isn't coming.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (330115)
Posted by Sephron1335 on September 7th, 2007 @ 3:05pm CDT
WhiteRabbit wrote:
Savagery wrote:Cool. Does anyone know if there are TPBs to buy of Infiltration and Escalation? I might have missed one or two issues of Infiltration, and I know I missed all of Escalation, which makes me sad :-(.

There are TPBs available for Infiltration, Stormbringer, Escalation and the first 5 Spotlights.


I now have all of these, as I'm late to the game where IDW is concerned. Amazing reads! Great art, even better story...just AWESOME! Amazon is a good place to find some deals on these, too. I'm only missing the Galvatron spotlight, but that shall soon be rectified. I'm looking forward to Devastation!! Hot Rod playing a large role has me stoked. His Spotlight shed some light on what is a complicated and interesting character.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (330145)
Posted by shockticus on September 7th, 2007 @ 3:32pm CDT
"It is great to see Sixshot appearing in the series, very much the Boba Fett of Transformers. He is Terminator deadly and James Dean cool. As dangerous as Megatron, but without the lunacy and ambition, Sixshot’s appetite is all about destruction."

Friggin awesome...
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (330315)
Posted by i_amtrunks on September 7th, 2007 @ 5:40pm CDT
I am really looking forward to Devastation, there are so many ways the story could go, so many threads!

As long as Ironhide and Sunstreaker aren't forgotten about because of Sixshot, I'll be fairly happy.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (330323)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on September 7th, 2007 @ 5:43pm CDT
Savagery wrote:Cool. Does anyone know if there are TPBs to buy of Infiltration and Escalation? I might have missed one or two issues of Infiltration, and I know I missed all of Escalation, which makes me sad :-(.


I always see them at Borders. I've stalked some B&Ns looking for a cheaper price, and my comic shops are a joke!

So try Borders.
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (331234)
Posted by bagofbest on September 8th, 2007 @ 7:31am CDT
here's my wee theory...... in the prime spotlight i thought the use of monstructor as opposed to all the other gestalts was a bit of a weird choice, til i realised that he's made up of six (count em) tfs. omega says that if the decepticons get hold of this technology we're all doomed etc.

what other gestalt is made up of six transformers, and whose name bears a startling resemblance to the word "devastation"?

CONSTRUCTICONS UNITE FTW! :D

but as i said...... just a theory. :-?
Re: IDW's Press Release for new Transformers DEVASTATION (334424)
Posted by Night Striker on September 9th, 2007 @ 9:53pm CDT
Oooo that would be cool to finally see Devastator in action.

Is anyone a wee bit disappointed in some of the personalities of the TFs and the humans in this story? I just picked up all the TPBs, just missing a few spotlights and the thing is that it seems some of the Autobots feel kinda out of character for me. Since when does Prime or Bumblebee regard human life with such coldness? I know that this is an update, though it would be interesting in turn to see how the TFs would suddenly feel if one of the humans called them what they called the humans.

Any thoughts about the humans? By the way did Megatron see Vertiy?

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