IDW May 2013 Transformers Solicitations

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, we have information for the upcoming comics that will be released in the month of May. First up are our returnees, Robots In Disguise and More Than Meets The Eye with their 17th issues, alongside Regeneration One with #11. We have a new series, aptly named Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, and the latest spotlight, Hoist. Lastly, the paperbacks for Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots and Regeneration One Vol. 2.


TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: HOIST

James Roberts (w), Agustin Padilla(a), Padilla, Livio Ramondelli (c)

FACE OFF! HOIST has always managed to fade into the background: until now. Trapped on an alien planet with a narcissist, half a scientist and a creature that may or may not turn into a catapult, the Lost Light's mild-mannered maintenance engineer must confront the five most dangerous DECEPTICONS ever.

32 pages, $3.99.




TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #17

John Barber (w), Livio Ramondelli(a), Ramondelli, Casey Coller (c) SHOCKWAVES! The fate of Cybertron is sealed -- but what is the DECEPTICON scientist called SHOCKWAVE planning? After the stunning revelations in MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, learn the origin of the one-eyed, gun-handed master of machinations... and the countdown begins for the biggest TRANSFORMERS event in comic book history.

32 pages, $3.99.




TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #17

James Roberts (w), Alex Milne(a), Milne, Sean Chen (c)

REMAIN IN LIGHT! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE's first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven -- or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition -- and as an old friend calls time on the AUTOBOTS' quest, one thing becomes clear: the LEGISLATORS are on the march.Â

32 pages, $3.99.





TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS #1

Mairghread Scott & Mike Johnson (w), Agustin Padilla (a), Ken Christiansen (c)

BEAST HUNTERS! They were there when CYBERTRON fell -- but what happened to the DINOBOTS for the past few thousand years? Here's a hint -- GRIMLOCK and company haven't been sitting around and relaxing! The time is now -- the place is CYBERTRON -- and the recipe is ACTION!

32 pages, $3.99.






TRANSFORMERS: PRIME - RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS

Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott (w), Agustin Padilla (a), Ken Christiansen (c) The DINOBOTS hold the line as CYBERTRON falls! With OPTIMUS PRIME and the Ark long gone, the rest of the population makes their escape from the dying world–but SHOCKWAVE remains behind, continuing his experiments!

104 pages, $17.99.



TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #91

Simon Furman (w), Andrew Wildman(a), Wildman, Guido Guidi (c)

THINGS FALL APART! The very fabric of the TRANSFORMERS' universe begins to unravel, as huge and ancient cosmic forces take note of CYBERTRON's (and the CYBERTRONIANS') descent into chaos and anarchy. As HOT ROD struggles to hold things together, still reeling from his own game-changing wake-up call, competing destructive forces inch closer to a cataclysmic confrontation. The end begins here.

32 pages, $3.99.



TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE, VOL. 2

Simon Furman (w), Andrew Wildman (a & c)

The fallout from the devastation on Earth ripples outward, all the way to Nebulos, where GRIMLOCK faces his own dark demons and a fateful choice that may cost him his very Spark. The dark reign of SCORPONOK begins here, and nothing will ever be the same again! Collects issues #86-90.

128 pages, $19.99.