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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:56 pm

Our friends at IDW Publishing have supplied us with their Transformers solicitations for June 2012. Check out the covers and descriptions below!

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #6
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Vol. 1
Transformers: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #6
Transformers Classics: UK, Vol. 3

Offered Again!

Transformers Classics: UK, Vol. 1 • FC • $29.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-943-0
Transformers Classics: UK, Vol. 2 • FC • $29.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-141-9

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #6
James Roberts (w) • Nick Roche (a) • Alex Milne, Nick Roche (c)
MADNESS IN SPACE! A rescued Autobot loses his grip and it’s up to Hot Rod’s questing team to stop him—before the damage becomes irreparable! This is surely one of the most intense Transformers tales ever committed to paper!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Covers:
Black & White Alex Milne variant!

Bullet points:
• The massive success of the TRANSFORMERS relaunch continues!
• Nobody’s safe and nothing is sacred!

Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Vol. 1
James Roberts (w) • Nick Roche & Alex Milne (a) Alex Milne (c)
The ultimate Transformers saga begins here! More Than Meets The Eye reunites the fan-favorite creative team behind Last Stand of the Wreckers and sends the Transformers on an epic quest to the farthest reaches of the Transformers Universe and beyond! Also includes the one-shot Death of Optimus Prime.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-235-5

Bullet points:
• The smash runaway hit relaunch hits trade paperback!

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #6
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Ramondelli, Casey Coller (c)
ONCE HE WAS: OPTIMUS PRIME! The Autobot gave up his title—returned to his role as ORION PAX! But that doesn’t mean the fight’s over! A shattered planet leads Pax and a squad of fan favorite characters on the trail of the deadliest Decepticon of all… SHOCKWAVE!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Covers:
Black & White Casey Coller variant!

Bullet points:
• OPTIMUS PRIME IS BACK, AND HE’S READY FOR ACTION!

Transformers Classics: UK, Vol. 3
Simon Furman & James Hill (w) • Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Ron Smith, &Will Simpson (a) • Andrew Wildman (c)
These vintage TF UK stories are presented in order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long TF fan James Roberts provides in-depth historical front matter in each volume, and TF UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers!
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 296 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-231-7

Bullet points:
• Includes issues originally presented in Transformers UK #78–87, 93, and 96–104.
• Reprints for the first time in trade format the British Transformers/Action Force crossover, "Ancient Relics!"

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:04 am

Poor Rung! Seriously, he is the boxing bag of James Roberts (in a cool way - Hasbro if you listen, I want a figure of him!)

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:59 am

As much as I love what IDW is doing, I was hoping that we wouldn't see ole Orion Pax for awhile. But I have faith in the creative team so I'll let it slide.

by **Spaceship Bruce** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:02 am

Just stopping by to say that it's rad that IDW is putting the focus on different characters. Never thought there'd be an ongoing TF comic where the primary cast includes Rewind, Brainstorm, Cyclonus, Whirl, Swerve, & Skids. TF is rich with secondary characters, most of which have great character designs & a little bit of personality, & it's about time that they get their due.

by **quickmixed** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:36 am

I like Roche's art but Im annoyed that Milne isnt drawing issue 6. I have really enjoyed his character designs the past couple of issues. The last ongoing series suffered from a lot of problems, one being that even though IDW's TF artists are fantastic, they just couldnt keep continuity in the bots designs.

I hope this doesnt happen with MTMTE and RID because they are both really well written and drawn books.