Transformers: Unicron

This is the end; hold your breath and count to ten...

Transformers: Unicron is a six part, biweekly crossover miniseries by IDW Publishing which debuted in May 2018 with issue #0 available as part of the Free Comic Book Day promotion. The third part of a loose trilogy that began with 2016's Revolution and continued with First Strike, the series serves as the grand finale to the IDW Generation 1 continuity in advance of a forthcoming reboot, introducing Unicron as the ultimate threat to the Hasbro Universe.

«	Unicron issues
#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Buildup

When Simon Furman was first brought aboard to pitch his vision of IDW's then-nascent Transformers mythos, he explicitly chose to eschew the traditional Primus and Unicron mythology that he himself had put forth during his run on the original Marvel comic, due in part to the oversaturation of the concept in the then-concurrent Unicron Trilogy. Though no concrete origin has yet been put forth for the Cybertronian species in the IDW universe, various authors would occasionally reference the creator gods as abstract religious beliefs rather than concrete deities—Unicron, specifically was never addressed by name, only fleetingly referred to as the "opposite" of Primus, who himself was not conclusively confirmed to exist.

In 2017, IDW began a ramp-up of this mythos as the Hasbro Universe took shape; issue #10 of Optimus Prime would provide the most definite look into Cybertron's past, establishing a group of mythical Titans as warriors who had once battled against "Primus' opposite." Finally, in October of that year, Unicron made his first physical appearance on the final page of First Strike, having been awakened by Cybertron itself after exposure to the magical powers of the Talisman.

Overview

Awakened by Merklynn's invasion of Cybertron, Unicron begins an attack on the galaxy—including Rom's homeworld of Elonia. Now it's up to the Transformers to discover why Unicron has targeted this planet.

Creative team

"In time, you will know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail all the same. Dread it... Run from it... Destiny still arrives."

The series will be plotted by John Barber, writer of Optimus Prime, with Alex Milne providing art and colors by Sebastian Cheng. Six connecting B-covers were by Transformers veteran James Raiz.

Collections

• TBD

Notes

• The series was originally solicited as Transformers: Unicron: The Darkest Hour.

External links

• FCBD18 Interview: Transformers Creators Discuss Comics, Unicron, and the End of a Universe?!