IDW Publishing
In May 2005 it was announced that independent comic publisher IDW would be the next company to play with the Transformers license, following the financial collapse of their predecessor, Dreamwave, at the tail-end of 2004. The flagship title is a rebooted G1 continuity written by longtime Transformers scribe Simon Furman, with art by E.J. Su (who's previously worked on G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2 for Devil's Due). The first story arc is entitled "Infiltration" and plays up the fact that Transformers are literally "robots in disguise." Issue #0 was sold at the end of October 2005, with #1 following in January 2006. To date (March 6, 2006), issue #2 is the only other issue of this series to be released. "Infiltration" will be a six-issue story arc.
IDW has also started a Beast Wars title, to marking this offshoot's tenth anniversary. Issue #1 was released in February 2006.
