The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone

The name or term "Drift" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Drift (disambiguation).

Drift hopes the term "Ramen Western" will catch on.

The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone is a 4-issue mini-series about Drift. It was announced at BotCon 2014. It was originally released from November 2014 through February 2015.

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Overview

Drift - Empire of Stone focuses on what has happened to Drift since his exile from the Lost Light in "The Gloaming". He is joined by Ratchet, who agrees to help him if he returns to the Lost Light.

Creative team

Drift - Empire of Stone is written by Drift's creator, Shane McCarthy with artwork by the Regeneration One team of penciller Guido Guidi, inker Stephen Baskerville, and colorist John-Paul Bove.

Collections

• The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone (July 1, 2015) ISBN 1631402692 / ISBN 978-1631402692
  • Collects Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4.
  • Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an interview by John Barber with Shane McCarthy, Guido Guidi, Denton J. Tipton, Casey Coller, Joana Lafuente, Alex Milne, James Roberts, and Nick Roche about the history of Drift.
  • Trade paperback format.

• Transformers Drift: Origins & Empires (December 27, 2017) ISBN 1684052238 / ISBN 978-1684052233
  • Collects Spotlight: Drift, Drift issues #1–4, and Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4.
  • Bonus material includes covers and bonus art.
  • Trade paperback format.

• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 (December 5, 2018) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728
  • Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #35–38 & #39–40, The Transformers (2012) issues #35–38, Punishment issues #1–5, and Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4.
  • Hardcover format.

• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 68: Empire of Stone (November 27, 2019)
  • Collects Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4, and Windblade (2015) issues #5–7.
  • Bonus content includes a cover gallery, and an intro by Simon Furman.
  • Hardcover format.

• Transformers: Några av mina bästa vänner är Autoboter (November, 2025)
  • Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #39 & #41-46, Empire of Stone issues #1-4 and the MTMTE Revolution one-shot.
  • Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.

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  Drift - Empire of Stone – cover art by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
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  Origins & Empires – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
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  The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 – cover art by Marcelo Matere.
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  The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 68: Empire of Stone – cover art by Guido Guidi and Dreamwave Productions.
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  Några av mina bästa vänner är Autoboter – cover art by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.