The Transformers: Devastation

This article is about the IDW series. For the Dreamwave comic issue, see Devastation.

I am Starscream, hear me roar!

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 The Transformers: Escalation, and ramps up the action even further for the Generation 1 Transformers. As the Autobots discover that the humans are aware of the location of their base, 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), and was originally published between October, 2007 and February, 2008.

«	The Transformers: Devastation issues:	»
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Overview

Megatron unleashes his "living weapon", Sixshot, on the Autobots. After shooting down the Autobots' craft, this unstoppable killing machine hunts down Ratchet and the Autobots' human allies. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have problems of their own: the Reapers have arrived on Earth, intending to scour it clean of all life—starting with the Decepticons. But the denizens of the Dead Universe have plans for Earth too, and refuse to give it to another unworthy species.

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. Colors were provided by Zac Atkinson for the first five issues, with help from Liam Shalloo on issue #4 and assists from Josh Burcham and Kris Carter on issue #5. Burcham colored issue #6.

Collections

• Devastation TPB (May 14, 2008) ISBN 1600101682 / ISBN 978-1600101687

Bonus material includes each cover in the series (besides issue #5's Starscream cover, which is used as the TPB cover) and an interview with Simon Furman. Also, the TPB corrects many errant speech bubbles and coloring errors. It bears the number #4 on its side.

• The Transformers: The Premiere Collection, Volume 2 (June 17, 2009) ISBN 1600104371 / ISBN 978-1600104374

Includes Devastation, Revelation, and the contents of volumes 2 and 3 of the Spotlight collections.

• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Three (March 2, 2011) ISBN 1600108563 / ISBN 978-1600108563

Includes Devastation, the New Avengers/Transformers crossover and 5 Spotlight issues.

• The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus (September 10, 2014) ISBN 1631401130 / ISBN 978-1631401138

Smaller-sized TPB collection of Infiltration, Escalation and Devastation.

Covers (4)

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  Devastation TPB cover by E. J. Su
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  Premiere Collection Vol 2 cover by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham
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  IDW Collection Vol 3 cover by E. J. Su
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  Phase One Omnibus cover by ???