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News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:35 pm

The second preview from IDW Publishing this week is for the collected trade of the digital-first series Transformers: Monstrosity, sequel to Autocracy. The initial 12 mini-issues were printed as four floppies, check out the reviews for each of them here: one, two, three, four. Head below for a first look at the collected version!

Transformers: Monstrosity
Chris Metzen & Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)
In the early days of the war on CYBERTRON, OPTIMUS PRIME puts everything on the line to unify the planet—but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile, the fallen DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, begins a journey that will change everything.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-750-3

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:06 am

Can't figure out the dude who picks the covers for the tpbs. They consistently pick my least favorite of the comics within. Weird

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:19 am

gothsaurus wrote:Can't figure out the dude who picks the covers for the tpbs. They consistently pick my least favorite of the comics within. Weird

According to the preview, that would be one of three people, if not Livio himself. Or even Barber. Or Guzman.

Though, to be fair, this has been the Monstrosity cover since it began. I do agree that some of the others look a lot nicer, but Tom B. Long's design for the TPB is brilliant! Look at all the fancy arty stuff in the first pages, before the story even starts!

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:13 pm

Don't get me wrong... I LOVE the art in these. It's so dark, painterly, and ... well, like HIGH art. Lifts it out of being a comic and up to something you'd actually frame and put on the wall in a museum. Definitely buying it.