The Transformers issue 50

Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	February 24, 2016
Cover date	February 2016
Editor	Carlos Guzman
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Current era

This article is about the 50th issue of IDW Publishing's The Transformers comic book. For the 50th issue of the Marvel Comics series, see "Dark Star".

All Hail Optimus!

Notes

Originally, the #50s were going to be the end of IDW "Season 2's" but James Roberts buckled and asked if he could start a story there instead, to benefit from a #50 sales bump. Barber liked the idea of doing that! ^[1]

Covers (6)

Regular cover: Optimus holds aloft the Autobot flag as his forces rally behind him, by Andrew Griffith and Thomas Deer
Subscription cover A: Optimus Prime by Jonathan Hickman
Subscription cover B: Optimus stands on the body of the fallen Devastator, by Mike Choi
Subscription cover C: Optimus has the whole world in his hands and he's not happy about it, by Casey Coller and John-Paul Bove
Retailer incentive "Countdown to 50" cover: Optimus, Windblade, Prowl, and Kup, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez; penultimate instalment in a series of variant covers "counting down" to this month's release of the 50th issues of the The Transformers and More than Meets the Eye, which combines with the other covers in the series to make a larger image.
Comicave exclusive cover: Optimus wears Starscream's crown, studded with Earth and Cybertron as jewels, by Livio Ramondelli. Available exclusively from Comicave Studios, limited to 500 pieces.