IDW Solicitations for August 2009

Jim of the IDW Boards has posted the August 2009 solicitations due from IDW Publishing.

Due for release in August is the first issue in a Revenge of the Fallen tie-in series, a continuation of All Hail Megatron, and trade paperbacks including of collected Marvel UK works and the release of Character Art books from G1 and Transformers Animated.

TRANSFORMERS: TALES OF THE FALLEN #1 (OF 5)
Chris Mowry (w) • Carlos Magno (a) • Magno, Alex Milne (c)
An all-new miniseries set in the Movie universe launches here! Nearly two years after saving the planet, Sam Witwicky has grown up. It's too bad his friend BUMBLEBEE hasn’t. With their friendship strained, Sam sets out for an evening devoid of alien interference. Little does he know that he's being watched. Without his robotic protector, can he beat the DECEPTICONS? 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON #14
Shane McCarthy, Andy Schmidt (w) • Emiliano Santalucia, Andrew Griffith (a) • Santalucia, Griffith (c)
The Betrayer has been revealed as SUNSTREAKER! But how did this happen to him? Find out in the first of two stories in this special issue. Meanwhile, GALVATRON returns! Join CYCLONUS as he is reunited with his old friend—but something is not right… not right at all… 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS BEST OF THE UK: PREY #1
Simon Furman (w) • Will Simpson, Jeff Anderson (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
The Best of the UK series returns with the five-part Prey! MEGATRON unleashes the feared PREDACONS to seek and destroy OPTIMUS PRIME. Could this be the end for the AUTOBOT leader? Find out in this fan-favorite collection of classic tales from across the pond, written by TRANSFORMERS mainstay Simon Furman with an all-new cover by Andrew Griffith!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED: THE ALLSPARK ALMANAC
Jim Sorenson, Bill Forster (w) • Various (a) • Marcelo Matere (c)
If you liked Transformers: the Ark, you’re gonna love this! The AllSpark Almanac is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind atlas to the amazing Animated universe. Discover behind-the-scenes secrets directly from the show's creators. This volume is packed with over 200 pages of full-color bios, character models, episode summaries, interviews, and more.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 212 Pages • 8.5” x 11”

THE COMPLETE TRANSFORMERS ARK
Jim Sorenson, William Forster (w) • Don Figueroa (c)
Both sold-out volumes of Transformers: The Ark are collected in the must-have compilation of animation models and character designs from the classic G1 era TRANSFORMERS! The perfect companion piece to this month’s Animated AllSpark Almanac!
TPB • B&W • $29.99 • 416 Pages • 8.5” x 11”

TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK OMNIBUS
Simon Furman (w) • Barry Kitson, Will Simpson, Geoff Senior, Dan Reed, Doug Braithwaite, Lee Sullivan, Bryan Hitch (a) • Nick Roche (c)
This collection of classic TRANSFORMERS stories from the UK market delivers massive thrills stretching across both time and space as the heroic AUTOBOTS work to stop the machinations of MEGATRON, GALVATRON, and a heap of other DECEPTICONS that put the futures of Earth, CYBERTRON, and the entire TRANSFORMERS universe in jeopardy. Includes Best of UK: Dinobots, Best of UK: Space Pirates, and Best of UK: Time Wars.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 360 Pages • 6” x 9”

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