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Newsarama has received a first look at the solicitations for the IDW Publishing comics being released in February 2016 - namely, for More Than Meets the Eye and The Transformers ongoings, as they each reach issue #50 in the series, with ALL HAIL OPTIMUS and THE DYING OF THE LIGHT! Take a look below, including the clean lineart for MTMTE #50 by
Alex Milne and the multiple variants including Jonathan Hickman, and head back later this week for the full list of releases, too.
Transformers #50—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) Griffith (c)
ALL HAIL OPTIMUS—PART 1! Backed by an army of zealous followers, OPTIMUS PRIME declares Earth to be a part of CYBERTRON’S Council of Worlds—and the DECEPTICONS and the people of Earth don’t won’t take it laying down! The story starts here, but the repercussions will last forever.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Mike Choi Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Mike Choi (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Jonathan Hickman Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Jonathan Hickman (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Bullet points:
· Will OPTIMUS PRIME become Earth’s savior or… or a dangerous demagogue? Nothing is sure!
· The TRANSFORMERS status quo can never be the same again, and OPTIMUS PRIME’S actions will reverberate through every comic!
· 50 issues of the TRANSFORMERS ongoing have led to this moment!
· The epic ongoing series by John Barber and Andrew Griffith reaches new heights!
· Variant cover by Alex Milne!
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—SPOTLIGHT
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne & Brendan Cahill (a) • Griffith (c)
THE DYING OF THE LIGHT—PART 1! Since joining the Lost Light, MEGATRON has rejected everything that once made him the most feared and hated Cybertronian of all time. But penitence has a price, and before the ex-Decepticon can find true redemption he must first confront his darkest legacy—the Decepticon Justice Division.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—Subscription Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne & Brendan Cahill (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—James Biggie Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • James Biggie (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—Mike Choi Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Mike Choi (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Bullet points:
· MEGATRON’S past comes back to haunt him—literally!
· The D.J.D. are utterly committed to punishing any who abandon MEGATRON’s cause… and now they know MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT!
· The masterplan of TRANSFORMER’s geniuses James Roberts and Alex Milne reveals itself!
· The story begins here—but you won’t believe where it will end!
· Will the Lost Light survive? Nothing is sure!
· Variant Cover by Alex Milne!