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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 Productions, 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 vs. the Transformers II 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. IDW has also been authorized to re-release trade paperbacks published by Dreamwave, such as the War and Peace mini-series and The War Within and The War Within: The Dark Ages.

Series published

G1 rebooted

The main IDW continuity is overseen by Simon Furman, who has taken a fresh approach to the Generation 1 story. All the familiar faces are present, but a more sophisticated universe is unfolding around them.

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. A surprising development on Earth heats up the war and turns our planet from just another proxy battleground into the ultimate prize.

The general order of publications to date is as follows:

  • Infiltration (2005–06) 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).
  • Spotlight (2006–present) Series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue; this series has no fixed publication format and is ongoing.
  • Stormbringer (2006) A four-issue miniseries tie-in to Infiltration, establishing Cybertron's current situation in the re-boot and focusing squarely on the Transformers.
  • Escalation (2006–07) Sequel to Infiltration; a six-issue story arc.
  • New Avengers/Transformers (2007) 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.
  • Megatron Origin (2007) A four-issue story arc detailing the events surrounding Megatron's rise to power and the founding of the Decepticon faction.
  • Devastation (2007–08) Sequel to Escalation; a six-issue story arc.
  • Revelation (2008) Sequel to Devastation.
  • Expansion (likely 2008–2009) Reportedly the sequel to Revelation.

See also

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.

See also

Evolutions

A series of Elseworlds-like stories that exist in their own separate continuities, each taking different takes on Transformers. Only one has so-far been produced. (Reportedly, Hasbro has asked IDW to hold back on Evolutions as to not confuse customers looking for merchandise based on the 2007 film.)[citation needed]

  • Hearts of Steel (2006) Places the G1 Transformers in the American West during the Industrial Revolution.

2007 film

Reprint series

Other

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