Transformers 84: Secrets and Lies #1
(W) Simon Furman (A/CA) Guido Guidi (CA) Casey Coller
Simon Furman returns! The beloved writer, accompanied by the equally accomplished Guido Guidi and John-Paul Bove, returns to tell a new tale in the original Transformers comic universe, hot off the heels of the successful Transformers ’84 #0 one-shot! As the Cybertronian Civil War rages, Decepticon scientist Shockwave has encountered a new obstacle to the Decepticon’s victory and subjugation of the planet: an obstacle called… Megatron!

Transformers #20
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova, Bethany McGuire-Smith (CA) James Raiz (CA) Jack Lawrence
“Swindle’s.” If you’re looking for something in Cybertron’s black market, your best bet is almost inevitably Swindle’s, an illegal den of contraband energon, skitter racing, and more. It’s great for those looking for a way to get their hands on weapons and supplies, and greater still for the Security Operatives who know what’s going on and are about to start a raid…

Transformers: Galaxies #8
(W) Sam Maggs (A/CA) Umi Miyao (CA) Winston Chan
“Gauging the Truth,” Part Two. Gauge’s understanding of the universe has gone topsy-turvy. Everything she’s been told-that she remembers-may be a lie. Or the mysterious prisoners that are appealing to her are the liars. It could really go either way… and it’s up to her to figure out who’s telling the truth.

Transformers Regeneration One, Volume One
(W) Simon Furman (A) Stephen Baskerville (A/CA) Andrew Wildman
The Transformers comic that began it all is back – with a vengeance! 21 years have passed since Cybertron was restored to its former glory, and finally there is peace. But, after millions of years of bitter civil war, can all ever truly be one?

Transformers Regeneration One, Volume Two
(W) Simon Furman (A) Stephen Baskerville (A/CA) Andrew Wildman
The fallout from the devastation on Earth ripples outwards, all the way to Nebulos, where Grimlock faces his own dark demons and a fateful choice that may cost him his very Spark. The dark reign of Scorponok begins here, and nothing will ever be the same again!

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Volume One
(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli
SPACE WAR I! Earth makes contact with an alien race – and G.I. JOE is on the front lines of first contact! But when the Transformers arrive, well, let’s just say you’ve never seen TRANSFORMERS or G.I. JOE like this! Visionary comic book maker Tom Scioli (with Transformers fan-favorite John Barber in tow) combine two of the biggest names in entertainment into the surprise breakout hit of 2014!

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Volume Two
(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli
The biggest space battle ever grows to universal proportions! Will the G.I. JOE team and the AUTOBOTS make peace?before COBRA and the DECEPTICONS end the war… the bad way?! Collects issues #5-9.

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Volume Three
(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli
The biggest space battle ever grows to universal proportions! Will the G.I. JOE team and the AUTOBOTS make peace?before COBRA and the DECEPTICONS end the war… the bad way?! Collects issues #10-13.

Transformers vs. Terminator #2
(W) David Mariotte, John Barber, Tom Waltz (A) Alex Milne (CA) Gavin Fullerton (CA) Casey Coller
The T-800, last hope of his kind, has travelled back to 1984 to destroy the Cybertronians before they can awaken and subjugate his future. But when the Ark systems start to bring the Autobots and Decepticons back online, what will he do against two armies? It’s up to one Terminator to save the future and nothing’s gonna stand in his way!

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TELL US ABOUT THE NEW SERIES. WHEN DOES IT HIT SHELVES?

Transformers ’84: Secrets & Lies is a prequel to the original run of Transformers comics from 1984. The first issue of this 4-part miniseries will be available April 1st 2020. A little background; in the first five pages of the classic 1984 first issue, Bill Mantlo, Ralph Macchio, and the artists established the Cybertronian Civil War, the Autobots and Decepticons, why Cybertron the planet is out of its orbit hurtling through space. Then, almost immediately, the main cast leaves Cybertron and crashes into Earth. All that happens in about nine pages and on page 10, they wake up in 1984. This new Secrets and Lies series covers what else was happening on Cybertron before the Ark launched, after the Ark launched, and before the Autobots and Decepticons woke up on earth.

HOW DID THIS MINISERIES COME ABOUT?

Simon Furman has written Transformers comics for decades and when we at IDW were discussing doing a book for the franchise’s 35th anniversary in 2019, Simon was the obvious choice to write it. What that book ended up being, Transformers ’84 #0, was a phenomenal issue tying the events of the first U.S. comic original story to the first U.K. comic original story and fleshing out this “lost period” of the past. That book did very well and it was so great to work with Simon, Guido Guidi, and John-Paul Bove (who had previously worked together on Transformers: Regeneration One, a continuation of the original series) that we asked them if they wanted to play in the past some more and flesh out some of the threads that Simon had planted in the #0 issue.

WHERE DOES THE STORY PICK UP AND HOW DOES IT CONNECT TO TRANSFORMERS LORE

This story really happens around the events of Transformers #1. Parts of it take place before the Ark launched. Parts of it take place after, but before the Autobots and Decepticons woke up. There are a number of other classic issues that contribute to the overall story (Transformers #7, #8, #11 and the Transformers ’84 #0 all come to mind), so if you’ve read those, you’ll be really excited to see all the little references and ways they helped build the story. However, if you never have gotten into that first comic continuity, you’ll pick up everything because it’s a smart story with plenty of explanation. And, for readers who might just think “that’s familiar, but I couldn’t place it”, Simon’s going to provide a Reader’s Guide of annotations every issue.

WHAT IS THE BASIC STORY ARC FOR THIS MINISERIES?

The basic story arc is that Optimus Prime has a plan to lead Megatron and other high-ranking Decepticons off of Cybertron to try to end the war. And, as it turns out, that works out just fine for Shockwave, who’s new theory is that the reason the Decepticons can’t win is Megatron’s too caught up in fighting so he’s ignoring the way to win. There’s some intrigue around that as the Autobots and Decepticons head off of Cybertron to crash on Earth and those who are left behind start making new plans for Cybertron’s future. Plus, the Dinobots show up!

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Simon Furman returns! The beloved writer, accompanied by the equally accomplished Guido Guidi and John-Paul Bove, return to tell a new tale in the original Transformers comic universe, hot off the heels of the successful Transformers ’84 #0 one-shot! As the Cybertronian Civil War rages, Decepticon scientist Shockwave has encountered a new obstacle to the Decepticon’s victory and subjugation of the planet: an obstacle called… Megatron!

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Riots rock Cybertron as the delicate balance of peace is fully disrupted. Amidst the anti-Autobot, anti-Decepticon, and anti-Rise actions, can Orion Pax, Chromia, and a Decepticon finally link the deaths of Brainstorm and Rubble to a larger conspiracy?

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Transformers vs. Terminator #1
(W) David Mariotte, John Barber, Tom Waltz (A) Alex Milne (CA) Gavin Fullerton (Cover B: Alex Milne )
It’s Skynet vs. Cybertron in a crossover for the ages! 1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time, will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future… or will the T-800 fail in his mission to prevent the world from becoming a plaything to the Decepticons?

Transformers #19
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova, Bethany McGuire-Smith (CA) Thomas Deer (Cover B: Blacky Shepherd)
A new arc begins here! “All Fall Down.” Cybertron is in crisis. Calamity has befallen the planet. This is Megatron’s moment to show just how much power he has and to deal with any problems accordingly…

Transformers Volume 2: The Change in Their Nature (HC)
(W) Brian Ruckley, Tyler Bleszinski (A) Anna Malkova, Bethany McGuire-Smith, Livio Ramondelli (CA) Cryssy Cheung
A bold new era dawns in this fresh vision of the Transformers universe that will excite longtime fans and new readers alike! Orion Pax, Chromia, and Security Operations have almost cracked the case of the Rise terrorists who killed Brainstorm and Rubble. But they aren’t the only ones worried about the Rise, and with a bolder Ascenticon faction behind them, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave seek to save Cybertron from all threats-the Rise, the Nominus Edict, and the Autobots! Collects Transformers #13-18 and Transformers: Galaxies #1-6!

Transformers: Galaxies #7
(W) Sam Maggs (A/CA) Umi Miyao (Cover B: Alex Milne)
Sam Maggs (Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, Marvel: Fearless and Fantastic!, DC: Brave and Bold!) and Umi Miyao (Transformers) weave a tale of deception and perception in “Gauging the Truth,” Part 1! Cycles ago, a Reversionist ship left Cybertron in the wake of a great calamity. Gauge, the youngest Cybertronian in the universe, knows she was forged on the planet, but only remembers her life on the ship. Her life’s about to be shaken as her whole concept of the truth is thrown into question by the mysterious figures in the brig.

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TRANSFORMERS VS. THE TERMINATOR brings together three longtime TRANSFORMERS contributors (writers David Mariotte and John Barber, and artist Alex Milne) with writer Tom Waltz (fresh off his celebrated 100-issue Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles run) for an epic crossover that revisits the concepts of alien invasion and time-traveling resistance fighters… but twists them in unexpected ways!

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A conspiracy unravels. The Autobots race to restore order. Megatron reaches his breaking point and Shockwave finds himself broken. There are no more Ascenticons. There is no more Rise. There are only… The Decepticons.

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The Constructicons went from respected builders helping to remake Cybertron more glorious than ever before to outcasts working for energon scraps on a colony world, but why? And what does it have to do with Nominus Prime? The secrets of their past revealed as tensions on Mayalx build!

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Transformers #18—Cover A: Umi Miyao
(W) Brian Ruckley (A/CA) Umi Miyao
“Run.” Calamity has befallen Cybertron. The only reasonable option for many bots is escape-leaving the planet in hopes of safety. Arcee and Greenlight need to get their mentee, Gauge, off-world to protect her, but first they’ll have to find a shuttle!

Transformers #18—Cover B: Bethany McGuire-Smith
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Umi Miyao (CA) Bethany McGuire-Smith

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.11 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) John Barber, James Roberts (A) Sara Pitre-Durocher, Andrew Griffith, Alex Milne (CA) Marcelo Matere
Presenting IDW’s Transformers comics in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series! OPTIMUS PRIME struggles to find his place on CYBERTRON where half the population hates him and the other half worships him. Meanwhile, on Earth, GALVATRON doesn’t care what anybody thinks. And, although Megatron has rejected his past, that doesn’t keep him safe from the Decepticon Justice Division. Plus, Getaway is staging a mutiny on the Lost Light, all leading to a climactic showdown, and not everyone will come out the other side.
In the one-shot special, the Dinobots battle for Redemption! Cybertron is dead. No new life has been created in millions of years. But when the Dinobots make a brutal play for a briefcase full of cash, they find something else: a chance for a better future… for their world, and for themselves.

Transformers Valentine Special
(W) Kate Leth, Patrick Ehlers (A) Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher
Bookish Glyph wants a challenge-to do work for xeno-relations, not just data analysis. Athletic Tap-Out needs a challenge-his boxing career isn’t working out so well. When one mission presents both of them a chance to meet new challenges head-on, will they be able to lift each other up to the task or will they just get in each other’s way?
Robo-mance is real in this adventure focusing on love in the Transformers universe!
The perfect gift for Valentine’s Day or any romantic occasion!
Back-up story written by the real-life engaged couple: Kate Leth & Cohen Edenfield!

Transformers Galaxies #06—Cover A: Alex Milne
(W) Kate Leth, Cohen Edenfield (A/CA) Alex Milne
“Wannabee,” Part Two! Deathsaurus’s ruse has worked-the Probats believe that Cliffjumper is Bumblebee and it’s really smoothed over the energon negotiations! Well… except for the part where Deathsaurus is now blowing Cliffjumper’s cover and framing him for a crime that he didn’t commit!
Co-written by Kate Leth (Transformers: Cyberverse, Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat) and Cohen Edenfield (Hiveswap)!
Art by beloved and renowned Transformers artist Alex Milne!
A tale of mistaken identities, wrong names, wacky mix-ups, and a guy named Deathsaurus who really can’t be good news.

Transformers Galaxies #06—Cover B: Bethany McGuire-Smith
(W) Kate Leth, Cohen Edenfield (A) Alex Milne (CA) Bethany McGuire-Smith

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.01 – Cover By Sarah Stone
(W) James Roberts, John Barber (A) Nick Roche, Alex Milne, Andrew Griffith, Casey Coller, Livio Ramondelli (CA) Sarah Stone
The war for CYBERTRON is over but BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME. The provisional government is struggling and PROWL will defend it against the DECEPTICONS at seemingly all costs. Meanwhile, HOT ROD and a group of AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS embark on an epic quest to the farthest reaches of the Universe.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.02 – Cover By Sarah Stone
(W) Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, James Roberts, John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli, Matt Frank, Agustin Padilla, Brendan Cahill, Nick Roche, Alex Milne, Andrew Griffith, Steve Kurth, Juan Castro (CA) Sarah Stone
Volume two collects the Autocracy mini-series, Spotlights: Trailcutter and Hoist, Robots In Disguise issues #7-9, More Than Meets the Eye issues #6-8, and Spotlight: Orion Pax.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.03 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) John Barber, James Roberts, Nick Roche (A) Alex Milne, Livio Ramondelli, Chee, David Daza, Jimbo Salgado, Emil Cabaltierra, Guido Guidi, Brendan Cahill, Nick Roche (CA) Marcelo Matere
The Lost Light finally reaches the Crystal City, while Orion Pax follows a rogue group of Decepticons. Meanwhile, back on Cybertron, violence breaks out in the heart of the city and Prowl looks for someone to blame! Collects More Than Meets The Eye #9-13 and the 2012 Annual, Robots in Disguise #9-11 and the 2012 Annual, plus the Thundercracker, Bumblebee, and Megatron Spotlights.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.04 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, John Barber, James Roberts (A) Livio Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith, Alex Milne, Agustin Padilla, Atilio Rojo (CA) Marcelo Matere
In the early days of the war on Cybertron, two leaders start down their paths towards destiny. Meanwhile, on current day Cybertron, Megatron is back! Everything Bumblebee and his Autobots have built teeters on the edge of collapse-and Starscream has to make the choice his whole life has been leading to. On the Lost Light, a secret prisoner is confined in the bowels of the ship. Collects the Monstrosity mini-series, Robots in Disguise #12-18, and More Than Meets the Eye #14-16.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.05 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, John Barber, James Roberts (A) Livio Ramondelli, Dheeraj Verma, Andrew Griffith, Alex Milne, James Raiz (CA) Marcelo Matere
At the dawn of the conflict, battle lines are drawn and sides are set… now legends will be made in, Primacy. On current Cybertron, Shockwave sets into motion a long-gestating plan but Soundwave, now commander of the Decepticons, confronts him in the ancient Crystal City. On the Lost Light, Rodimus leads his crew to the gates of heaven-or something much worse as larger forces close in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition. Collects Transformers: Primacy, Transformers: Robots in Disguise #19-22, and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #17-22.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.06 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) John Barber, James Roberts, Mairghread Scott (A) Phil Jimenez, Andrew Griffith, Sarah Stone, Brendan Cahill, Atilio Rojo, James Raiz, Livio Ramondelli, Nick Roche, Robert Gill, Alex Milne (CA) Guido Guidi
Presenting IDW’s Transformers comics in preferred reading order! The end of everything! Shockwave makes a move millions of years in the planning-an ultimate strategy to remake Cybertron and destroy both the Autobots and Deceptions! Only the combined forces of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Rodimus can save their world-but billions of miles and eons of war leave our heroes divided, in “Dark Cybertron.” Plus, Windblade takes the planet by storm-but where did she come from-and what does her secret mean for the future of the Transformers? Collects Dark Cybertron #1 and Finale, More Than Meets The Eye issues #23-27, Robots In Disguise issues #23-27, and Windblade issues #1-4.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.07 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) James Roberts, John Barber (A) Alex Milne, Andrew Griffith, Atilio Rojo (CA) Marcelo Matere
MEGATRON assumes control of the quest to find the Knights of Cybertron-a quest that has never before been so urgent, so personal, and so likely to end in tears. But the crew of the Lost Light isn’t so eager to follow his orders and, as is always the case, past decisions will come back to haunt them. Plus, The AUTOBOTS return to Earth-with OPTIMUS PRIME in command! But what is bringing them back-and what terrifying secret do the humans hold? And GALVATRON is on Earth as well, with a plan to reshape it as he once did with Cybertron. A bold new era begins here! Collects issues #28-34 of More Than Meets The Eye and #28-34 of Robots In Disguise.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.08 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) John Barber, James Roberts, Shane McCarthy (A) Alex Milne, Andrew Griffith, Guido Guidi (CA) Marcelo Matere
Rodimus leads a team of Autobots into Cybertron’s past, pursuing the Decepticon double-agent Brainstorm, who plans on killing Orion Pax before he can become Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, on Earth, Prowl is left in command gathering his allies, the Constructicons, to search for the one human he holds a grudge against, Spike Witwicky. Then, Drift returns! After leaving the Autobots in disgrace, he’s now alone, on a mission to clean up the darkest depths of the galaxy.
Collects Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye issues #35-40, Transformers: Robots in Disguise issues #35-38, Transformers: Punishment, and Transformers: Drift-Empire of Stone.
Advance solicited for December release!
The best format for new readers to pick up the series and for continuing readers to supplement their collections with deluxe hardcovers.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.09 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) John Barber, Mairghread Scott (A) Sarah Stone, Livio Ramondelli (CA) Marcelo Matere
The Autobots and Decepticons’ uneasy peace is threatened by the flames of war! Starscream, ruler of Cybertron, makes contact with Windblade’s homeworld-and the only defense against a new Cybertronian Empire is the Combiners-multiple Cybertronians joining together into huge, dangerous forms! Collects Transformers issues #39-43, More Than Meets the Eye issues #41-44, and Windblade, Volume 2 issues #1-5.

Transformers IDW Collection Phase 2 Hardcover Vol.10 – Cover By Marcelo Matere
(W) Mairghread Scott, John Barber, More (A) Nick Roche, Corin Howell, Andrew Griffith (CA) Marcelo Matere
Collects issues #44-45 of The Transformers series, issues #45-49 of More Than Meets The Eye, issues #6-7 of Windblade Vol. 2, the Sins of the Wreckers mini-series, the Combiner Hunters one-shot, and the Holiday Special. Available in December.

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“Constructicons Rising,” Part Three! The Constructicons went from respected builders helping to remake Cybertron more glorious than ever before to outcasts working for energon scraps on a colony world, but why? And what does it have to do with Nominus Prime? The secrets of their past revealed as tensions on Mayalx build!

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