IDW Publishing

Idea and Design Works, LLC currently owns the Transformers comic book license as of May 2005, following the financial collapse of the previous license holder, Dreamwave, at the tail-end of 2004. The flagship title is a rebooted continuity – loosely based on Generation 1 – written by longtime Transformers scribe Simon Furman, with art by E.J. Su (who previously worked on G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2 for Devil's Due) on the main "*ation" series, and various artists, prominently including Nick Roche and Don Figueroa, on associated miniseries and one-shot Spotlights.

Series published

G1 rebooted

IDW's main Transformers comic line is overseen by Simon Furman, who has taken a fresh approach to Generation 1 continuity. All the familiar faces are present (although some have slightly different forms), but emphasis is given to character over action and as a result, the details of the continuity are more sophisticated.

Instead of an ongoing civil war on Cybertron which spills over to Earth by accident, Furman presents us with an interstellar cold war between the Autobots and Decepticons, a war of Codes of Interplanetary Conflict and alt-form-and-dagger covert operations, with Energon the prize and whole planets at stake. However, a surprising development on Earth promises to heat up the war and turn our planet from just another proxy battleground into the ultimate prize.

The general chronological order of the series to date is as follows:

• Megatron Origin – Details the events surrounding Megatron's rise to power and the founding of the Decepticon faction.
• Infiltration – Establishes the presence of the Transformers on modern-day Earth and re-establishes the theme of "robots in disguise" as central to the new continuity. A seven-issue story arc (issues #0 to #6).
• Stormbringer – Companion four-issue mini-series tie-in to Infiltration, establishing Cybertron's current situation in the re-boot and focusing squarely on the Transformers.
• New Avengers/Transformers – A collaboration between Marvel Comics and IDW featuring the first ever crossover between the Transformers and New Avengers. Though it will have minimal effects on the overall universe, it is specifically designed to fit into continuity between Infiltration and Escalation.
• Escalation – Sequel to Infiltration. A six-issue story arc.
• Devastation – Sequel to Escalation. A six-issue story arc.
• Revelation – Sequel to Devastation.
• Expansion – Reportedly the sequel to Revelation.

• Spotlight - Series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue. The stories fit in to various points in the Transformers' history.

See also

IDW timeline

Beast Wars

Taking place within the Beast Wars cartoon universe, this line eschews the previous 3H fan club comics that previously continued the show's story to strike out in a new direction, focusing mainly on the non-show toy characters.

• Beast Wars: The Gathering – Marking the 10th anniversary of the Beast Wars franchise.
• Beast Wars: The Ascending – A sequel to The Gathering due for release in October 2007.
• A Beast Wars profile series is also due for release in October 2007.

Evolutions

A series of Elseworlds-like stories that exist in their own separate continuities, each taking different takes on Transformers.

• Hearts of Steel – Places the Transformers in the American West during the Industrial Revolution.

Other

• Generations – Reprints old Marvel comics, specifically ones that did not feature Marvel-owned characters such as Circuit Breaker.
• Transformers: The Animated Movie – An adaptation of the original Transformers film, 1986's The Transformers: The Movie.
• Transformers: Movie Prequel – A four-part series detailing the lead-up to the 2007 Transformers movie.

External link

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