IDW Publishing December 2013 Solicits: Dark Cybertron, Dead Universe, Beast Hunters and More

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #24: Dark Cybertron Part 4 (of 12)
James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Atilio Rojo, James Raiz, Nick Roche, Livio Ramondelli, Robert Gill (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
TRAPPED! Alone on a strange world, the crew of the Lost Light struggle against an unknown enemy—but what does this have to do with SHOCKWAVE’s master plan? Answer: everything. Meanwhile, OPTIMUS PRIME finds an old friend in the Dead Universe!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
The biggest Transformers event in comic book history continues!
Variant cover by James Raiz!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #24: Dark Cybertron Part 4 (of 12)—Subscription Variant
James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Atilio Rojo, James Raiz, Nick Roche, Livio Ramondelli, Robert Gill (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)
For subscription customers only… enlist up at your local comic shop! A special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #24: Dark Cybertron Part 5 (of 12)
John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Robert Gill & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
UNDER FIRE! AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS unite to battle a common foe… but will it be enough to stop the DARK CYBERTRON prophecy from coming true? SHOCKWAVE’s plan reaches fruition—while in the Dead Universe, secrets are revealed!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Co-written by regular MTMTME writer James Roberts and RID writer John Barber!
Variant cover by Marcelo Matere!

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #24: Dark Cybertron Part 5 (of 12)—
Subscription Variant
John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Robert Gill & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)
For subscription customers only… enlist up at your local comic shop! A special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Regeneration One #97
Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)
DARK FORCES RISE! JHIAXUS—the mysterious senator who deleted himself from Cybertronian history—is back… but as friend or foe? RODIMUS PRIME is forced to question the motives of Primus himself—does he drag the AUTOBOTS into a war they can’t win… or side with an “enemy” who seeks only one thing: universal order?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Continuing the original TRANSFORMERS comic book series!
The COUNTDOWN to # 100 continues—only 4 issues remain!
Variant cover by Geoff Senior!

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #8 (of
Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott (w) • Agustin Padilla & Atilio Rojo (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)
THE FIGHT FOR CYBERTRON! GRIMLOCK and his DINOBOTS meet up with old allies and try to stop the new threat to the planet. But as things get heated, the outcome becomes uncertain. A new beginning… or the end of the DINOBOTS?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Order 10 copies, get one free animation art variant cover!

Transformers: Monstrosity
Chris Metzen & Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)
In the early days of the war on CYBERTRON, OPTIMUS PRIME puts everything on the line to unify the planet—but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile, the fallen DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, begins a journey that will change everything.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-750-3

Transformers: Robots In Disguise, Vol. 5
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Atilio Rojo, Dheeraj Verma & Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
The fate of Cybertron is sealed—but what is the DECEPTICON scientist SHOCKWAVE planning? In the wastelands of CYBERTRON, he makes his move prompting SOUNDWAVE and the rest of the DECEPTICONS to step up and stop him but in the end they are faced with the ultimate choice, will the DECEPTICONS stand with SHOCKWAVE—or will they join the AUTOBOTS?
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-836-4

Bullet points:
• Collects issues #17–22.