The Transformers: Devastation

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

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.

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.