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Fellow Seibertronians, Thanks to Amazon.com we now have updates for several new books to be coming out in the latter half of the year. These books are listed below, along with the general information regarding their content.


Paperback – September 6, 2016
Meet Blurr! This Bot turns into a race car. Blurr isn’t sure if he wants to be a hero or a Rescue Bot, but Cody believes in him. Does he have what it takes?

A brand new leveled reader based on Transformers Rescue Bots! Join Heatwave, Boulder, Blades, and Chase as they roll out to help the island of Griffin Rock.

Passport to Reading Level 1

Product Details:
Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool – 3
Series: Passport to Reading Level 1
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316274410
ISBN-13: 978-0316274418

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Resc ... 316274410/


Paperback – September 27, 2016
This collection contains three original Transformers stories featuring your favorite Robots in Disguise!

Join Bee and his new Autobots as they battle some of Cybertron’s most dangerous Decepticons in Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard. Then, meet a sword-wielding bounty hunter and his mysterious Mini-Cons as they prove themselves friend or foe in Drift’s Samurai Showdown. Finally, travel to the Realm of the Primes where Optimus Prime must fight against an invisible and sinister opponent in The Trials of Optimus Prime.

Product Details
Age Range: 8 – 12 years
Grade Level: 3 – 7
Series: Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 27, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316396184
ISBN-13: 978-0316396189

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 0316396184


Hardcover – October 4, 2016

Roll to rescue with this 9×9 storybook collection based on the hit TV show!

This storybook bind-up features SEVEN amazing Rescue Bots stories, including: The Mystery of the Pirate Bell, Return of the Dinobot, The Ghosts of Griffin Rock, Land Before Prime, Blast Off!, Attack of the Movie Monsters!, and Dangerous Rescue.

Product Details:
Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool – 3
Series: Transformers Rescue Bots
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (October 4, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316410918
ISBN-13: 978-0316410915

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Resc ... 316410918/


Paperback – October 18, 2016

Meet the Transformers: Rescue Bots with this reader boxset collection!

Includes SIX amazing Rescue Bot stories, including: Meet Chase the Police-Bot, Meet Heatwave the Fire-Bot, Meet Boulder the Construction-Bot, Meet Blades the Copter-Bot, Meet Optimus Prime, and Meet High Tide.

Product Details

Age Range: 4 – 6 years
Grade Level: Preschool – 3
Series: Transformers: Rescue Bots
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: LB Kids (October 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316273686
ISBN-13: 978-0316273688

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Resc ... 0316273686


Paperback – November 29, 2016

When the prison ship, Alchemor, crash lands on Earth, hundreds of Decepticons escape. Now, it’s up Bumblebee and his new team of Autobots to hunt and capture the escaped bad guys. Learn all about your favorite Robots in Disguise heroes, friends, foes, and more in this exciting book.

This action packed book will introduce you to your favorite Robots in Disguise! Packed full of secrets, stats, and histories, you can learn all about the best heroes and the worst villains here!

Passport to Reading Level 3

Product Details
Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool – 3
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (November 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316274321
ISBN-13: 978-0316274326

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 316274321/

Most, but not all, of these seem to be adaptations of specific episodes of each cartoon.

I'd like to see original picture books made for Rescuebots or RiD

Adding to a number of listings for picture books available via online retailer Amazon.com, we also now have news of more forthcoming IDW collected volumes for Transformers comics - due September 2016 - and including both TPBs (for More Than Meets the Eye) and another volume in the IDW Collection series. Check out more info below, and beware, there are minor spoilers if you're not up to date with the comics!

Transformers: Idw Collection Phase Two Volume 4 Hardcover – Sep 6 2016


In the early days of the war on Cybertron, two leaders start down their paths towards destiny. Meanwhile, on current day Cybertron, Megatron is back! Everything Bumblebee and his Autobots have built teeters on the edge of collapse and Starscream has to make the choice his whole life has been leading to. On the Lost Light, a secret prisoner is confined in the bowels of the ship. Collects the Monstrosity mini-series, Robots in Disguise #12 18, and More Than Meets the Eye #14-16.

Hardcover: 356 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (Sept. 6 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631407155
ISBN-13: 978-1631407154
Shipping Weight: 789 g

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10 Paperback – Sep 13 2016

Megatron has rejected his past, but that doesn t keep him safe from the Decepticon Justice Division. Meanwhile, Getaway is staging a mutiny on the Lost Light, all leading to a climactic showdown, and not everyone will come out the other side. Collects issues #50-55.

Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (Sept. 13 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631407163
ISBN-13: 978-1631407161
Shipping Weight: 503 g

Remember back when we showed off those IDW comics listings? Well, now we finally have cover images for both of them! The first book is IDW's critically acclaimed More Than Meets The Eye, this time with its Tenth Volume and it features the main Issue 50 cover as its cover. The second book would be the hardcover Transformers: IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 4 with the cover featuring Prowl. We have mirrored the cover images below for your enjoyment. Check them out, and let us know what you think of them in comments section below. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

Doesn't look like IDW Collection is going to have the Windblade or Combiner Wars series?

Nope they are too new for these. the collections normally come out years after the comics were released

Thank you! I assumed that was the case, but glad to hear a second thought on it.

In more Amazon.com listings for Transformers comics, we have also spotted the following on the online retailer: the IDW Collection Phase 2 volume 5 - you can check out more info on volume 4 here - though still without cover image. More info can be seen below, as the book will see release in February 2017. Check it out!

At the dawn of the conflict, battle lines are drawn and sides are set… now legends will be made in PRIMACY. On current Cybertron, Shockwave sets into motion a long-gestating plan but Soundwave, now commander of the Decepticons, confronts him in the ancient Crystal City. On the Lost Light, Rodimus leads his crew to the gates of heaven–or something much worse as larger forces close in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition.

Collects Transformers: Primacy, Transformers: Robots in Disguise #19–22, and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #17–22.

Series: Transformers: Idw Collection
Hardcover: 344 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing (February 21, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631408445
ISBN-13: 978-1631408441
Product Dimensions: 7 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)