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The official IDW website has been updated over the weekend with a look at the comics planned for release this coming February 2018. Though these are not the usual solicitations we're used to, there is plenty to look at, from the Optimus Prime Annual (featuring Thundercracker's screenplay at last), to the continuation of ongoings Transformers: Lost Light and the release of its second collected volume, and Optimus Prime - plus new series Transformers vs Visionaries (aka the aftermath of First Strike), Scarlett's Strike Force (which may or may not include Skywarp, information is conflicting so far), and Rom & The Micronauts plus the collected trade paperback of the miniseries Rom vs Transformers: Shining Armor!

You can check out all of them below, and keep your eyes peeled for some further solicits later this week, too!

Those are some awesome covers to Optimus Prime Annual 2018 and Scarlett's STRIKE FORCE! That Baroness/Cobra Commander... WOW!

Nautica x skids

I thought Thundercracker's movie was going to be about Chuckles?

Omg maybe it is but it just has Starscream in that role

"Starscream: the movie"

Oh Thundercracker, what have you done now??

I think the implication is that Starscream is offering TC the financing for a movie if he makes it about him.

Daniel Adkins wrote:I think the implication is that Starscream is offering TC the financing for a movie if he makes it about him.

It would be funny if it's as badly written as his other work, yet Starscream thinks its pretty good.

I actually only just noticed last night when I saw Brendan Cahill post a picture of the scavengers playing Pokemon go! that he is doing the art for Lost Light! That'll teach me to read

As we had anticipated in the initial, mostly visual, news post about IDW Publishing's solicitations for the comics due in February 2018, we now have the full works, including better sized cover art and text-based blurbs for the likes of ongoing series Transformers: Lost Light, Optimus Prime, Transformers vs Visionaries, the Optimus Prime Annual and Hasbro Universe titles like Rom & The Micronauts and Scarlett's Strike Force!

TRANSFORMERS TITLES

Optimus Prime Annual 2018—Cover A: Priscilla Tramontano—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a & c)
THUNDERCRACKER IN: STARSCREAM: THE MOVIE! The good news: somebody finally gave Thundercracker money to make a film. The bad news: it’s Starscream, and he wants a biographical picture to win over the people of Earth. Will Thundercracker stand by his principles or... well, no, he makes the movie.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Optimus Prime Annual 2018—Cover B: Andrew Griffith—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Optimus Prime #16—Cover A: Kei Zama
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c)
The Falling, Part 2: The arrival of Onyx Prime throws Cybertron into chaos—because he hasn’t come alone. Onyx’s treacherous companion forces Soundwave to finally make a choice: is Optimus Prime a friend... or foe?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #16—Cover B: Casey W. Coller
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by Marcelo Matere!

Transformers: Lost Light #15—Cover A: Jack Lawrence
James Roberts (w) • Brendan Cahill (a) • Jack Lawrence (c)
SECRETS AND LIES! As the Scavengers’ journey reaches its ignoble end, the architect of their downfall puts the fate of half the Cybertronian race in their hands. Only one question remains: Are the worst Decepticons prepared to become the ONLY Decepticons?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Lost Light #15—Cover B: Nick Roche
James Roberts (w) • Brendan Cahill (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by Brendan Cahill!

Rom vs. the Transformers: Shining Armor
Christos Gage, John Barber (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Rom and the Transformers star in an all-new series revealing their secret shared history... plus a major new character is introduced!

Hundreds of years ago, Rom discovered Stardrive, the sole survivor of a doomed space probe. Stardrive committed herself to protecting the galaxy from the Dire Wraiths... but when the Decepticon called Starscream makes a deadly deal, Rom and the Transformers are forced onto a collision course... with Stardrive caught between two worlds!
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 128 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-143-4

Bullet points:
·“A 2017 must read!”—Outright Geekery
·Advance solicited for March release!

Transformers: Lost Light, Vol. 2
James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence, Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Alex Milne (c)
Rodimus and his Autobot crew continue their adventure as they chase the starship Lost Light—and its mutinous new captain! A witty, smart, emotional take on fan-favorite Transformers characters in a sci-fi world unlike any other! Collects issues #7–12.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-148-9

Bullet points:
·“This book is for everyone, new readers, old readers, even people that don’t think they like Transformers.”—Outright Geekery
·Advance solicited for March release!

Transformers vs. Visionaries #3 (of 5)—Cover A: Fico Ossio
Magdalene Visaggio (w) • Fico Ossio (a & c)
The clock is ticking! Leoric finds himself exiled from New Prysmos by Virulina, who Merklynn has named the new leader of all the Visionaries. Can Leoric and his loyalists save Cybertron from being totally changed into a new homeworld for his people? Should they?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers vs. Visionaries #3 (of 5)—Cover B: Jeffrey Veregge
Magdalene Visaggio (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Jeffrey Veregge (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by cover by Brendan Cahill!

HASBRO UNIVERSE TITLES

Rom & the Micronauts #3 (of 5)—Cover A: Fico Ossio
Christos Gage (w) • Paolo Villanelli (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
At the Heart of the Entropy Cloud! Rom and the Micronauts enter Microspace in an attempt to foil the Dire Wraith’s ultimate plan: reviving a cosmic entity that would tear Earth apart. But within the Entropy Cloud, our heroes must fight Baron Karza and his minions before they can make the Dire Wraith’s dark prophecy a reality!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Rom & the Micronauts #3 (of 5)—Cover B: Chris Evenhuis
Christos Gage (w) • Paolo Villanelli (a) • Chris Evenhuis (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by James Raiz!

Scarlett’s Strike Force #3—Cover A: Harvey Tolibao
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Harvey Tolibao (c)
It’s the third bombastic issue and the fun’s just getting started, sports fans! But that’s how it goes when you mix ninjas, talking robots, elite soldiers, maniacal despots, magical snake rituals... and so much more... into what people are calling The Best Action Comic Ever! By Aubrey Sitterson (G.I. Joe, Street Fighter X G.I. Joe) and Nelson Daniel (Clue, Dungeons & Dragons).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Scarlett’s Strike Force #3—Cover B: Nelson Daniel
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Nelson Daniel (a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by Fico Ossio!
· Featuring all stars of the Hasbro line as M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand and the Transformers join G.I. Joe in the fight against Cobra!

I love Andrews art but Jesus! Busters the size of a Volkswagen!

Galactus look-alike in the Rom cover.

Looks like a great month of comics. Do we have any clarification if Skywarp is in Scarlett's UnMASKed Force?

I'm calling it now, Starscream:The Movie will be panned by critics

Can we get this movie instead of the garbage they are putting out every few years, currently?

I look forward to Onyx and the Liege! I'm also curious as to how Soundwave ends up playing out. He is one of the best IDW characters.

So glad to see some Casey Coller artwork showing up this month too!

TulioDude wrote:Galactus look-alike in the Rom cover.

That's Acroyear from Micronauts.

Nik Hero wrote:Looks like a great month of comics. Do we have any clarification if Skywarp is in Scarlett's UnMASKed Force?

David Mariotte shared some of the pages from the first issue of Scarlett's Strike Force. Skywarp is still in there.