Date: Friday, November 19th 2021 5:09pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
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It's not just the recently announced
War's End title that will be available in February from IDW Publishing, as another month brings another round of solicitations for the ongoing
Transformers and
Beast Wars titles as well. The fifth hardcover collection of the 2019 relaunch series is also solicited here, but be aware this is an advance solicitation for a
May 2022 release for that particular book.
Also note that oddly,
none of the covers for any of these titles were available except for the previously published
War's End cover images. This may be a quirk of the short turnaround time since the last round of solicits, or maybe Seibertron.com isn't the only press outlet totally in the dark right now when it comes to accessing IDW's media assets.
Anyhow, check out all of the solicitation information below, and to support any of these series ask your local comic shop how to order copies of all these issues in advance.
Click here to find a local comic shop near you.
Transformers: Beast Wars #13
(W) Erik Burnham (A) Josh Burcham (CA) VenBlu
The Beast Wars rage on! After the Maximals' assault on the Predacon base, both sides are looking for a win. When an energon treasure trove is unveiled, the race is on! It's a good thing the Maximals have Cheetor on their side-or is it?
Transformers #40
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova (CA) Angel Hernandez
Shattered! The Autobots have withdrawn to the Crystal City and the Decepticons are at their gates! But with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee finally reunited, will this be the Autobots' last stand or their greatest hour?! Don't miss the other side of the epic story in this month's Transformers: War's End too!
Transformers: War's End #1
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Angel Hernandez
The Three-fold Spark has returned and nowhere on Cybertron is safe! Exarchon, who single-handedly started Cybertron's last war, walks among the living again. Reunited with his former generals, Shockwave and Skywarp, he seeks once more to conquer Cybertron! But there may be hope... if Cyclonus can convince Megatron to work with the Autobots! The can't miss companion to the Transformers ongoing!
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Transformers Volume 5: Horrors Near & Far
(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova, Bethany McGuire-Smith, Jack Lawrence (CA) Cryssy Cheung
The bold new vision of the Transformers universe continues! The war that will define Cybertron sees Autobots and Decepticons alike face challenges like never before.
The war grows desperate for Optimus Prime's Autobots. With Energon and morale running low, they seize on a dangerous plan to boost Jumpstream's teleportation abilities. Meanwhile, Bumblebee enters a criminal alliance and Megatron learns that his former mentor holds an artifact that could be the key to the Decepticons' victory.
Next, when a criminal group known as Mayhem threatens the Speedia 500, the biggest race in the universe, the Wreckers-a covert ops squad-show up to keep the peace. But can they maintain their covers in front of the cameras?
Then, the fall of the tether that anchored Cybertron's moon was a critical step on the road to war, and the ancient Titan Vigilem caused it. Now the only other active Titan, Lodestar, and her cityspeaker, Lightbright, must hunt him down! And finally, when Starscream follows rumors of a disembodied spark in the desert, what he finds will horrify and rattle him to his core!
Collects Transformers #31-36, Transformers: Wreckers: Tread and Circuits #1-4, the Transformers 2021 Annual, and the 2021 Transformers Halloween Special.
Date: Friday, November 19th 2021 11:59am CST
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IDW Unleashes an Ancient Evil in Transformers: War’s End Comic Book
February’s Debut of New War’s End Miniseries Serves as an essential Companion to IDW’s Ongoing Transformers Series
SAN DIEGO, CA (November 16, 2021) – In February, IDW will redefine the meaning of villainy with the first issue of Transformers: War’s End, a must-read four-part miniseries written by Brian Ruckley, the architect of IDW’s monthly Transformers continuity, and illustrated by Jack Lawrence (Transformers: Lost Light).
In War’s End, the infamous warlord Exarchon, who single-handedly plunged Cybertron into darkness long ago, has returned and reunited with his former generals, Shockwave and Skywarp. Cyclonus, a warrior haunted by the horrors of that ancient conflict, seeks a glimmer of hope by testing the allegiance of Decepticon leader Megatron, whose own evil machinations have so recently fractured civilization into warring factions!
“War’s End is about unfinished business: for both the characters and for Cybertron as a whole. It’s the return of Cybertron’s traumatic past to upend its present... and answers the question: If your planet has at its core the collective Spark of your entire civilization, just how vulnerable might that make you?” says Ruckley. “I love the fact that we will get to act this out with some of my favorite characters: Cyclonus, Team Stream, Pyra Magna, Geomotus, and Exarchon. They all get to take center stage, play for the highest of high stakes, and discover their fates and their futures.”
"Up to now, my Transformers work has been post- or pre-war, so with War's End, I'm excited to contribute to the Cybertronian war itself. This story is, understandably, darker and grittier than what I've worked on before, so I'm looking forward to going shadowy and ominous with it. Plus, I get to draw characters I haven't worked with in a big way – characters I've loved for more than 35 years. There aren't really words for how incredibly exciting that is!” says Lawrence.
"Since launching in 2019, all our Transformers universe titles — the ongoing, Galaxies, Escape, Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, the 2021 Annual, the Valentine's Special, and the Halloween Special — have been the quilted pieces of an epic story, helmed by Brian Ruckley," says editor David Mariotte. "War's End and the ongoing series are where those threads weave together, showing the full picture of the Transformers mythos — past, present, and future — that we've been building for years."
Transformers: War’s End #1 will be available with multiple cover variants for retailers and fans to enjoy, each illustrated by fan-favorite artists long associated with IDW Transformers comics: Cover A by Angel Hernandez, Cover B by interior artist Jack Lawrence, and a Retailer Incentive edition by E.J. Su.
For information on how to acquire Transformers comics and graphic novels from IDW, please contact your local comic shop or visit
www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.
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