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The Transformers: Devastation

2008-05-26T10:29:05Z

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'''''The Transformers: Devastation''''' is a 6-issue comic-book mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007/2008, and set in the main [[IDW continuity]]. It directly follows ''[[Escalation|The Transformers: Escalation]]'', and ramps up the action even further for the [[Generation 1]] Transformers. As the [[Autobot]]s discover that the [[human]]s are aware of the location of their base, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] summons [[Sixshot]] to Earth to hasten its... well, devastation!

It is issues #17-22 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering" (shown by a number in an Autobot-sigil shaped shield beside the bar code on each issue).

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|| [[Devastation issue 1|#1]] | [[Devastation issue 2|#2]] | [[Devastation issue 3|#3]] | [[Devastation issue 4|#4]] | [[Devastation issue 5|#5]] | [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
|}

''Preceded by: [[Escalation]]'' 
''Followed by: [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''

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==Overview==
After discovering that their position has been compromised, the [[Autobot]]s plan to move the ''[[Ark-19]]'' to the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately they are intercepted by Sixshot, who has been ordered by Megatron to terminate the Autobots. Sixshot disables the ''Ark-19'' and the Autobots are forced to make a crash landing into the closest shoreline, ejecting an escape pod containing [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Verity Carlo|Verity]] and [[Jimmy Pink|Jimmy]]. The ship's data is sent to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' before it self-destructs in the ocean. Sixshot is convinced that the Autobots are destroyed and tracks Ratchet to finish his task. After chasing him around a bit to the ocean's edge, he's about deliver the final blow when the other Autobots emerge and give him battle. Nightbeat manages to bounce the Autobots back to the ''Ark-32'' before they are destroyed by an air attack. Sixshot leaves to deal with trouble at Decepticon headquarters.

Meanwhile, the other [[Decepticon]]s are upset that Megatron has ruined their efforts at infiltration by bringing in Sixshot, so [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] awaken [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who is being repaired in a [[CR chamber]] after being blasted by Megatron in ''[[Infiltration]]''. Starscream awakens as the Reapers attack and rejoins the Decepticon cause, though he still has his own agenda. When the Reapers try to recruit Sixshot as before, he refuses until his rival Starscream taunts him. As he moves to attack, Starscream utters Sixshot's shutdown code, causing him to crash.

Prior to the attack on the ''Ark-19'', [[Hot Rod]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] embarked on a mission to rescue [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was seriously injured in an explosion. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}} On route, they are forced to deal with a gang of [[Sunstreaker]] clones whom they discover are actually [[Headmaster]]s, controlled by the [[Machination]]. At the Machination's headquarters, [[Hunter O'Nion|Hunter]], a Headmaster himself, sneaks around and discovers the real Sunstreaker's detached head. Although initially wishing to die, Sunstreaker agrees to help Hunter fully become a Headmaster so he can help the Autobots. They complete the process just in time to avoid destruction by the Machination's leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], now a Headmaster himself with the help of Mister [[Dante]]. Hunter/Sunstreaker escape the facility.

Two sinister external forces have their eyes on Earth. The [[Reapers]] have been observing since their encounter with Sixshot and determine that Earth must be destroyed. They start with Decepticon headquarters. Observing this from the [[Dead Universe]] is Nemesis Prime (the former [[Nova Prime]]) and [[Jhiaxus]] who have plans for Earth and send [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to bring things under control. He does by making the lead Reaper destroy his brethren, thinning out the lot until the Decepticons get the edge to finish the job. The [[Battlecharger]]s are casualties, and the Decepticons now have to deal with the human military.

Meanwhile, [[Skywatch]] has reprogrammed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with plans to use them to track down the other Transformers. Their efforts are hampered by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who recently came back online. They plan to activate [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] instead.

Upon urging from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] agrees for [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit travel to [[Earth]] and assigns [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to supervise the decommissioning of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base. Later however, an incident on [[Garrus-9]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} requires Prime's team to evacuate the Earth and also divert Hound's team to deal with the crisis.

==Creative team==
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''Escalation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) reunited for the bulk of ''Devastation''. However Su's paternity leave meant he was unable to pencil the entire arc. [[Nick Roche]] took over for issue 3, with [[Robby Musso]] working on issue 4. Su returned for issues 5 and 6.

==Collections==
* ''Devastation'' TPB (May 14, 2008) ISBN 1600101682)
:Bonus material includes each cover in the series and an interview with Simon Furman. Also, the TPB corrects many errant speech bubbles and coloring errors. It wields the number #4 on its side.

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The Transformers: Escalation

2008-05-26T10:28:36Z

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{{disambig3|Escalation}}
[[image:Escalation_TPB.jpg|thumb|right|"This is gonna hurt!"]]

'''''The Transformers: Escalation''''' is a 6-issue mini-series from [[IDW Publishing]], set in the main [[IDW continuity]]. It directly follows the previous mini-series, as the Transformers' cold war on Earth continues to heat up.

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!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''Escalation'' issues:'''
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|| [[Escalation issue 1|#1]] | [[Escalation issue 2|#2]] | [[Escalation issue 3|#3]] | [[Escalation issue 4|#4]] | [[Escalation issue 5|#5]] | [[Escalation issue 6|#6]]
|}

''Preceded by: [[Stormbringer]]'' 
''Followed by: [[Devastation]]''
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==Overview==
The story centers on two plot threads: the activities of the human group known as the [[Machination]], and the Decepticons' attempts to exploit the [[Ore-13]] energon discovered by Starscream in the previous series. The Machination kidnaps Sunstreaker, and Ratchet and Ironhide violate orders to try and find him. The Earth-bound operations of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s come into direct and open conflict as the Decepticons initiate [[Siege mode|Phase Two]] and the Autobots attempt to counter it, with Megatron and Optimus Prime going toe to toe in battle. What was, not so long ago, just another skirmish in the cold war between the two alien forces heats up very rapidly.

==Creative team==
The creative team from ''Infiltration'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) reunited for ''Escalation''.

==Collections==
* ''Escalation'' TPB (June, 2007) ISBN 978-1600100840
:Bonus material includes images of each cover. It wields the number #3 on its side.

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The Transformers: Stormbringer

2008-05-26T10:27:50Z

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{{disambig2|the IDW mini-series|the Generation 1 Decepticon|Stormbringer (G1)}}

[[Image:Stormbringer_tpb.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cybertron is a [[Energon mace|spiky ball]]]]
'''''The Transformers: Stormbringer''''' is a 4-issue limited series published by [[IDW Publishing]] and set in the main [[IDW continuity]]. Occurring roughly during the same period of time as the ''[[Infiltration]]'' arc, it establishes the situation of Cybertron and the rest of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s not on Earth.

It is issues #7-10 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering" (shown by a number in an Autobot-sigil shaped shield beside the barcode on each issue).

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!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''Stormbringer'' issues:'''
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|| [[Stormbringer issue 1|#1]] | [[Stormbringer issue 2|#2]] | [[Stormbringer issue 3|#3]] | [[Stormbringer issue 4|#4]]
|}

''Preceded by: [[Infiltration]]'' 
''Followed by: [[Escalation]]''

== Overview ==
''Stormbringer'' gives readers their first look at the larger war beyond Earth. [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is a dead, wasted world, victim of some distant cataclysm that elder Transformers, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], were present at. Prime's musings establish that the long war between the Autobots and Decepticons was directly responsible for the cataclysm, and in flashback we discover that a single demonic figure was somehow the focus for or avatar of the event; this being was so powerful that only the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons could stop it.

Both Autobots and Decepticons appear to have large, star-spanning armies. Similar Decepticon infiltration cells to the one portrayed in ''Infiltration'' are seen on the planets [[Nebulos]] and [[Varas Centralus]]. The Autobots' main base is a space station orbiting a planet at least nineteen megacycles away from Cybertron via foldspace travel, and they possess at least one space battlecruiser, the ''[[Xantium]]''.

==Creative team==
''Stormbringer'' was scripted by Transformer veteran [[Simon Furman]] and penciled by [[Don Figueroa]]{{m-}}the pair also worked together on [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[The War Within]]'' and IDW's ''[[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]''.

==Collections==
* ''Stormbringer'' TPB (2007) ISBN 978-1600100185
:Bonus material includes images of each cover and concept art of many characters, several of which would not appear in the story. It wields the number #2 on its side.
* ''Stormbringer'' Manga TPB (B&W small format) (2007) ISBN 978-160010042-0
* ''[[Premiere Edition Volume 1|The Transformers: Premiere Edition Volume 1]]'' (due November 28, 2007) ISBN 978-1600101182
:Hardcover collection of ''Stormbringer'' and other IDW stories.

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The Transformers: Infiltration

2008-05-26T10:27:26Z

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[[Image:Infiltration_tpb.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Buy this book, or I'll kill you, man!]]
'''''The Transformers: Infiltration''''' is the first in a line of miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] set in a re-booted [[IDW continuity|Generation 1 continuity]]. The series brings the Transformers' presence on [[Earth]] into the present day and places the "robots in disguise" concept firmly in the forefront of its narrative.

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|| [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]] | [[Infiltration issue 1|#1]] | [[Infiltration issue 2|#2]] | [[Infiltration issue 3|#3]] | [[Infiltration issue 4|#4]] | [[Infiltration issue 5|#5]] | [[Infiltration issue 6|#6]]
|}

''Followed by: [[Stormbringer]]''

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==Overview==
The most immediate shift from original continuity is the nature of the Transformers' presence on Earth. In this continuity, there was no ancient starship crash, nor robots awakening from a four million-year slumber; the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have arrived on Earth fairly recently and on purpose, operating undercover for at least four years. The story is told through the eyes of four main characters: [[Verity Carlo]], a young drifter; [[Hunter O'Nion]], a conspiracy theorist; [[Jimmy Pink]], mechanic and Verity's net-friend; and [[Ratchet (G1)#IDW_Comics_continuity|Ratchet]], a medic who puts his conscience over his mission.

The series quickly and consistently establishes a strong Cold War, cloak-and-dagger theme, where secrecy and rules of espionage are as important as, or perhaps even more than, vanquishing the enemy. [[Thundercracker_(G1)#IDW_Comics_continuity|Thundercracker]] and the [[Battlecharger]]s attack the humans and Ratchet to retrieve data on [[SM-40|a palmtop PC]] that might reveal their existence; Ratchet is arrested by [[Prowl_(G1)#IDW_Comics|Prowl]] for breaking cover to rescue the humans; both Autobot and Decepticon operations are small cells instead of full-fledged armies. Also, a third faction is at work: a secret human organization known only as the [[Machination]] which appears to be aware of the Transformers' presence on Earth and has its own plans, as yet unknown, for the robots. Finally, it becomes evident to the Autobots that the Decepticon operation is up to something unusual, and their new human allies may have a part in unraveling the mystery.

The series has taken an interesting and rather unique approach to the standard ''Transformers'' story: introducing only a few new characters with each issue. This enables each issue to focus on a small selection of leads (Ratchet, the humans and later [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]) without overwhelming them and gives each issue space to explore their characters.

The series culminates in a battle between [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who leads the Decepticons on Earth, and the recently arrived [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempting to put his house in order. Their animosity seems to be a constant in any Transformers continuity!

==Creative team==
''Infiltration'' was scripted by long-time Transformer writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciled by [[E. J. Su]]. The two also worked together on multiple follow-up miniseries including ''[[Escalation|The Transformers: Escalation]]'' and ''[[Devastation|The Transformers: Devastation]]''.

==Items of note==
* Each of ''Infiltration''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s seven issues were released in a choice of multiple covers{{m-}}some issues had as many as ten. As this was apparently too many to include in the normal trade paperback, IDW released an ''Infiltration'' cover gallery book which included every cover.

==Collections==
[[Image:Infiltration manga.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manga cover]]
* ''Infiltration'' TPB (Sep, 2006) ISBN 978-1600100109
:Bonus material includes sketch art by E. J. Su. It wields the number #1 on its side.
* ''Infiltration'' Manga (Nov, 2006) ISBN 978-1600100192

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Revelation (IDW)

2008-05-26T10:23:41Z

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{{disambig3|Revelation}}

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'''''The Transformers: Revelation''''' is the follow-up miniseries to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Devastation|The Transformers: Devastation]]''. It has been revealed that in June, 2008, ''Revelation'' series will be played out through four ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' format issues, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Doubledealer]]. This four-parter will mark the [[Autobot]]s' confrontation with the [[Dead Universe]] Cybertronians and the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref> It had previously been hinted that the following volume would be titled ''The Transformers: Expansion'', but writer Simon Furman now states that "the stuff [he] had (mentally) prepared for ''Expansion'' may still happen, just later or in a different form. <ref>http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/</ref> IDW solicitations have confirmed that these four ''Spotlight'' issues will be ''in addition to'' the normal ''Spotlight'' series, with the first issue arriving the same month as ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''.

The four ''Spotlight''s will be issues #23–26 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering", the only ''Spotlight''s to be incorporated in this way.

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!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''The Transformers: Revelation'' issues:'''
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|| [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|#1]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|#2]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|#3]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|#4]]
|}

''Preceded by: [[Devastation]]'' 

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==Overview==

{{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Creative team==
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration]]'', ''[[Escalation]]'' and through ''Devastation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) will again work on ''Revelation'', though Su will only illustrate the first and fourth issues and provide a connecting cover for all four. [[Nick Roche]], who is also doing a cover for each issue, will also pencil at least one of the issues.

==Trivia==
* IDW Editor-in-Chief [[Chris Ryall]] made the decision to tie up the -ation run short here, explaining it as a basic business strategy for comics: "it's like any book on the market--sales start at a point and then they slowly dip until things are done to re-invigorate them... the reality is that sales numbers need to stay steady for a book to stay on the market. This isn't to say that things were by any means dire--they weren't at all--but we do need to occasionally mix things up so people don't just take a book for granted." [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15]

* ''Revelation'' will be the third IDW miniseries in a row that [[Revelation (Dreamwave issue)|borrows a title]] from [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' series.

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Revelation'' TPB (Release date and ISBN unknown)
:Bonus material unknown.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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