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Transformers Deviations One-Shot—GEM OF THE MONTH
Brandon Easton (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Marcelo Matere (c)
In a World… Where OPTIMUS PRIME Never Died! One would stand and one would fall… and we all know OPTIMUS PRIME fell. But how would history have played out if he hadn’t? Would the AUTOBOTS have still stood triumphant in their darkest hour… or would UNICRON have reigned supreme?!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99

Transformers Deviations One-Shot—Subscription Variant
Brandon Easton (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 40 pages • $4.99

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Extra-length one-shot!
Find out what happens in a world… where Optimus Prime never died!
Writer Brandon Easton (TV’s AGENT CARTER) writes his first TRANSFORMERS comic!
Art from rising star Priscilla Tramontano!
Part of IDW’s Deviations 5-week event!

Transformers, Vol. 8
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
The COMBINER WARS are over, and OPTIMUS PRIME faces the aftermath. Meanwhile, ARCEE confronts GALVATRON; SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face; TRACKS and NEEDLENOSE meet up again; and JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. Collects issues #42–45.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-585-3

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“Combined with strong art and entertaining character development, (these) philosophical ideas…make Transformers…a solid comic.” –Comic Book Resources

Transformers: Armada Omnibus
Chris Sarracini, Simon Furman (w) • James Raiz, Pat Lee, Guido Guidi, Don Figueroa (a) • Guido Guidi (c)
The DECEPTICONS, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the TRANSFORMERS' home planet, CYBERTRON. Do OPTIMUS PRIME and the heroic AUTOBOTS stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shockwaves will shake not only CYBERTRON but even planet Earth right down to the core. All 18 issues of Transformers: Armada are collected in this omnibus.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 416 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-563-1

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Back in print!

Transformers #51
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
“ALL HAIL OPTIMUS,” part 2! OPTIMUS PRIME is here to save the Earth—whether the Earth wants saving or not. A hostile world reacts the AUTOBOTS’ incursion, as GALVATRON gathers his forces. But is OPTIMUS alone in his head…?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers #51—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99


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War of the World!
OPTIMUS PRIME—threat or menace?!
Nobody likes being told what to do—not even by a 60-foot tall talking truck!
Variant cover by Livio Ramondelli!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #51
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
"If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose." --Tarn
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #51—Subscription Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The hunt for MEGATRON continues!
The Decepticon Justice Division will stop at nothing to bring the former Decepticon leader down!
Variant cover by Livio Ramondelli!

MegaDump wrote:What the heck is up with that All Hail Optimus solicit? "Is he alone in his head...?" Is that a bizarre typo or a cryptic hint that Prowl may be psychically influencing Prime following their merger into Optimus Maximus?

Transformers: Armada Omnibus
Chris Sarracini, Simon Furman (w) • James Raiz, Pat Lee, Guido Guidi, Don Figueroa (a) • Guido Guidi (c)
The DECEPTICONS, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the TRANSFORMERS' home planet, CYBERTRON. Do OPTIMUS PRIME and the heroic AUTOBOTS stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shockwaves will shake not only CYBERTRON but even planet Earth right down to the core. All 18 issues of Transformers: Armada are collected in this omnibus.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 416 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-563-1

Bullet points:
Back in print!

griftimus prime wrote:if only pat lee did not run the company into the ground.

griftimus prime wrote:if only pat lee did not run the company into the ground.

Amelie wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:if only pat lee did not run the company into the ground.

I'm glad Pat Lee is no longer involved in Transformers. I always thought his art-style was bad and that poorness permeated all through the in-house style. I remember excitedly buying the very first Dreamwave G1 6 issue miniseries each month (when it wasn't getting delayed) and was left feeling a little deflated with the poor writing and "static" artwork. Even Furman's writing for The War Within, which I also bought felt wrong and Don Figueroa's art whilst technically accomplished lacked any 'life' to it, much like Pat Lee's did.

There is more character writing and life in the MTMTE previews than whole story-arcs of Dreamwave.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I can't say much regarding Pat Lee since he was many years before my time, but when I bought all the IDW comics for G1 back last May and I got and read them all, I was very impressed with EJ Su's work. It was really cool and I loved it. He had some good art, and I enjoyed the early IDW comics a lot.

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I can't say much regarding Pat Lee since he was many years before my time, but when I bought all the IDW comics for G1 back last May and I got and read them all, I was very impressed with EJ Su's work. It was really cool and I loved it. He had some good art, and I enjoyed the early IDW comics a lot.

Personally I would not recommend reading this than. It never fully finished and it never will be. Armada does have an ending but leads right into energon and it only 12 issues in before it went under. Don't spend money, just look them up on Tfwiki if you're intetesed in the story

When dreamwave came out I was 17 and I like most thought this was the best it could ever get. By 20 I was like "this is some of the worst art and story telling I've seen in transformers. It took me to Devastation to actually get into IDWs universe, personally I wasn't into what they were doing but by the time sixshot showed up on earth I was on board.

Randomhero wrote:This is IDWs 11th year with transformers, the war is over but it feels like they could put out another 11 years worth of stories. Who would have thought ending the war would just create better stories than continuing it.

Cyberstrike wrote:

Randomhero wrote:This is IDWs 11th year with transformers, the war is over but it feels like they could put out another 11 years worth of stories. Who would have thought ending the war would just create better stories than continuing it.

I didn't. I was wrong and I'm glad to be proven wrong so many times since then.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cyberstrike wrote:

Randomhero wrote:This is IDWs 11th year with transformers, the war is over but it feels like they could put out another 11 years worth of stories. Who would have thought ending the war would just create better stories than continuing it.

I didn't. I was wrong and I'm glad to be proven wrong so many times since then.

The fact that the war is over and they have gone now over 4 years with post war comics and they are still going strong and look to continue that, it is amazing.

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cyberstrike wrote:

Randomhero wrote:This is IDWs 11th year with transformers, the war is over but it feels like they could put out another 11 years worth of stories. Who would have thought ending the war would just create better stories than continuing it.

I didn't. I was wrong and I'm glad to be proven wrong so many times since then.

The fact that the war is over and they have gone now over 4 years with post war comics and they are still going strong and look to continue that, it is amazing.

Two years this month Megtron put on an autobot symbol and renounced the Dcepticons and I know some people are waiting for him to put back on the deception badge but after two years and what's going on in MTMTE and TF it doesn't feel like that'll happen in IDW again. He doesn't have to be the leader, there can be others and dare I say IDW galvatron is becoming a scarier leader than Megatron. Megtron believed he was fighting for equality and all that, Galvatron is all "we are the dominant race and everything should belong to us."