Before & After

	"Before & After"
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	December 19, 2012
Cover date	December 2012
Story by	James Roberts and Brendan Cahill
Pencils by	Alex Milne
Colors by	Josh Burcham
Letters by	Shawn Lee
Editor	John Barber
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Current era (2012)

Synopsis

(Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Others

Magnus was seen returning from his reconnaissance mission in issue #10. Now we know where he went!
Judging from the 'bots present, Tailgate's "happy place" would appear to specifically be the "movie night" he attended in issue #8.
Trailbreaker has added guns to his legs in emulation of Fortress Maximus, after drunkenly grumbling about them back in issue #6.
The Decepticon base on Temptoria has Energon Drillers from Transformers: Prime stationed outside.
Blip was previously mentioned by Ultra Magnus as a Decepticon who thought he was a Sparkeater in issue #3. His slobbering monster alternate mode certainly helps sell his delusion, and also explains why Nautilator confuses him with Blot, who's also a filthy beast.
While the Terrorcon leader has had his name spelled quite a few ways across various Transformers stories at this point, "Hun-Gar" is a new one. He was "Hun-Grrr" in his only named IDW appearance before now, in Spotlight: Sixshot.

Cover A: Tailgate looks over a Decepticon bomb, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
Cover B: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus under fire, by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham
Cover RI: The assembled crew of the Lost Light , in homage to the cover of the Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Part of a theme month along with Robots in Disguise #12, which also features an incentive cover based on a famous album.