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With Titans Return wrapping up next month and Revolution just around the corner for the Transformers, the November solicitations from IDW Publishing's website give readers some hints about both the end of that event and what lies beyond. Readers sensitive to comic spoilers should potentially avoid some of the solicitation material herein.

Solicitations have so far only been published through a flash based document on IDW's site, so while there aren't high resolution cover images just yet, we have been able to mirror the relevant pages below along with the solicitation text from the pages themselves.

OPTIMUS PRIME #1
Writer: John Barber
Artist: Kei Zama

REVOLUTION is over - but the danger to Earth is just beginning. As OPTIMUS PRIME pulls Earth into the larger universe, he's painted a target on Earth... and a new alien incursion begins when a corkscrew shaped craft drills into our world!

REVOLUTION #5 (OF 5)
Writer: Cullen Bunn & John Barber
Artist: Fico Ossio

LAST STAND IN AUTOBOT CITY! It's all come to this - TRANSFORMERS vs. ROM vs. MICRONAUTS vs. G.I. JOE vs. M.A.S.K. vs. the ultimate evil! The futures of Earth, Cybertron, and the Microverse will all be changed forever by the decisions made this day.

TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: REVOLUTION #1
Writer: James Roberts & Nick Roche
Artist: Alex Milne

A DATE WITH DESTINY! After years of doing very little, Krok, Crankcase, Fulcrum, Spinister, and Misfire think they can wriggle out of anything - but not even they can avoid a heavily-promoted multi-franchise crossover. It's the Scavengers Versus Your Childhood in a story that exposes all other art for the sham it is.

TRANSFORMERS: TILL ALL ARE ONE #5
Writer: Mairghread Scott
Artist: Sare Pitre-Durocher

REVOLUTION is over - but the danger isn't! A wave of undead TITANS threatens CYBERTRON! STARSCREAM will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but our Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon - and why aren't they stepping up to the plate?

"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

bluecatcinema wrote:"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

...it's time for wine!..

Tigertrack wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

...it's time for wine!..

5 varietals of darkness (in this delicious red blend)?

The Quintessons never quite seem to be handled well... though with the inclusion of the Aligned 13 which includes "Quintessa Prime", I suppose it was only a matter of time.
Though hell, there's a lot of things that never seemed to be handled well but then IDW done them good. Should be interesting, to say the least.

That cover for MTMTE Revolution by Nick Roche is the bestest thingest everest.

ScottyP wrote:

Tigertrack wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

...it's time for wine!..

5 varietals of darkness (in this delicious red blend)?

1986 - Was that a good vintage?

Sunstar wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Tigertrack wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

...it's time for wine!..

5 varietals of darkness (in this delicious red blend)?

1986 - Was that a good vintage?

A good enough year, in hindsight. There was a movie, a halfway decent miniseries, even IF the main protagonist was kind of a loser. Although, the shuttle Challenger did explode, so that sucked.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Sunstar wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Tigertrack wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:"Corkscrew-shaped craft?" That can only mean one thing...

...it's time for wine!..

5 varietals of darkness (in this delicious red blend)?

1986 - Was that a good vintage?

A good enough year, in hindsight. There was a movie, a halfway decent miniseries, even IF the main protagonist was kind of a loser. Although, the shuttle Challenger did explode, so that sucked.

Yeah, that did suck to say the least. Ever since we had a hint in Spotlight Wheelie that they might be coming we knew it would only be a matter of time. But they're coming to Earth? That's new.

Last time it was a battle to save the universe. Now it's a battle to save just Earth, Cybertron and the Microverse.

If IDWs Transformers series was actually about shape shifting robots fighting a war they wouldn't have to create these high stakes storylines all the time. High stakes with very little payout in the end. It's going to end with more Transformers dying so the lazy writers have less characters to write about. If everyone else is scrap metal all the writers can have even more of an excuse to write about Swerve, Soundwave, Windblade and Arcee.

So, is TAAO implying that Fort Max fails to stop Sentinel's armada of Titans, or is it going to be a tie-over?

After the initial, painfully small reveals for the November releases in Transformers comics from IDW Publishing, we finally have the full covers in regular size, full blurbs, and more info on that will be coming out as Revolution ends, More than Meets the Eye ends in its current title incarnation, and the Optimus Prime ongoing begins. Check it all out below!

Revolution #5 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tradd Moore (c)
LAST STAND IN AUTOBOT CITY! It’s all come to this—TRANSFORMERS vs. ROM vs. MICRONAUTS vs. G.I. JOE vs. M.A.S.K. vs. the ultimate evil! The futures of Earth, Cybertron, and the Microverse will all be changed forever by the decisions made this day.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Revolution #5 (of 5)—Brandon Peterson Variant
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Brandon Peterson (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Revolution #5 (of 5)—John Byrne “Official Handbook” Variant
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • John Byrne (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Revolution #5 (of 5)—Propaganda Variant
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • James Biggie (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Revolution #5 (of 5)—Imaginary 2-Pack Toy Variant
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Adam Riches (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

A universe of characters is born through REVOLUTION!
Not a reboot! Not a relaunch!
The TRANSFORMERS forever changed!
The return of G.I. JOE!
The MICRONAUTS in our universe!
Written by the writers of MICRONAUTS and TRANSFORMERS!
Illustrated by burgeoning superstar Fico Ossio!
Variant covers by Ken Christiansen, Guido Guidi, and Art Baltazar!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye: Revolution #1—SPOTLIGHT
James Roberts & Nick Roche (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
A DATE WTH DESTINY! After years of doing very little, Krok, Crankcase, Fulcrum, Spinister, and Misfire think they can wriggle out of anything—but not even they can avoid a heavily-promoted multi-franchise crossover. It’s the Scavengers Versus Your Childhood in a story that exposes all other art for the sham it is.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye: Revolution #1—Subscription Variant
James Roberts & Nick Roche (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye: Revolution #1—Blank Sketch Variant
James Roberts & Nick Roche (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Blank sketch (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
What will the universe’s worst DECEPTICONS make of the world’s greatest crossover?
One last dance with the your favorite DECEPTICONS before LOST LIGHT begins next month!
The entire creative team that launched MTMTE returns!
Variant cover by Ken Christansen, part of a 13-part connected cover! Connects with all 13 Revolution issues and one-shots!

Transformers: Till All Are One #5
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)
REVOLUTION is over but the danger isn’t over! A wave of undead TITANS threatens CYBERTRON! STARSCREAM will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but our Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon—and why aren’t they stepping up to the plate?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Till All Are One #5—Subscription Variant
Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a) • Priscilla Tramontano (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
TITANS RETURNS returns—with a vengeance!
As OPTIMUS rules on Earth, so STARSCREAM tries to rule on CYBERTRON!
WINDBLADE returns to CYBERTRON… just in time to watch the world die!
Variant cover by Jack Lawrence!

Optimus Prime #1— GEM OF THE MONTH
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c)
REVOLUTION is over—but the danger to Earth is just beginning. As OPTIMUS PRIME pulls Earth into the larger universe, he’s painted a target on Earth… and a new alien incursion begins when a corkscrew shaped craft drills into our world!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #1—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Casey Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #1—Andrew Griffith Variant
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #1—Blank Sketch Variant
John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Blank sketch (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
The next evolution of TRANSFORMERS is here!
OPTIMUS PRIME’s past on CYBERTRON haunts his present on Earth!
Amazing artist Kei Zama (Scarlett Witch) makes her debut with veteran writer John Barber (Transformers)!
Variant cover by Sara Pitre-Durocher, Sonny Lieu, and Paul Pope!

Just making sure, Revolution More than Meets the Eye is not related to the More than Meets the Eye monthly book right?

william-james88 wrote:Just making sure, Revolution More than Meets the Eye is not related to the More than Meets the Eye monthly book right?

On the contrary, this is directly related. Were it sub-numbered MTMTE 58 no one would bat an eye.

william-james88 wrote:Just making sure, Revolution More than Meets the Eye is not related to the More than Meets the Eye monthly book right?

Yes and no. Let me edit the news post.

MTMTE 56 and 57 are part of Titans Return, and feature Fort Max, Red Alert, Prowl.

MTMTE Revolution #1 is a sort of one-shot, with the Scavengers in focus. So not directly part of the wider story, but still set in same storyline, like previous Scavengers issues. Make sense?

EDIT: Also, what ScottyP said. It's as related as other not directly seemingly related Scavengers issues have been.

ScottyP wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Just making sure, Revolution More than Meets the Eye is not related to the More than Meets the Eye monthly book right?

On the contrary, this is directly related. Were it sub-numbered MTMTE 58 no one would bat an eye.

But is it also related to the overarching Revolution story? (if there is such a thing)

william-james88 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Just making sure, Revolution More than Meets the Eye is not related to the More than Meets the Eye monthly book right?

On the contrary, this is directly related. Were it sub-numbered MTMTE 58 no one would bat an eye.

But is it also related to the overarching Revolution story? (if there is such a thing)

Yes. As are all of the other comics.

Dr Va'al wrote:

I love this cover, we really need more of these guys around!

I can tell they're really trying to sell us on this one.

Why is Hondo McLean wearing Matt Tracker's uniform?