IDW PUBLISHING
TRANSFORMERS IDW COLL PHASE 2 HC #4
(W) Chris Metzen (A) Livio Ramondelli (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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #5
(W) Chris Metzen (A) Livio Ramondelli (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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #6
(W) John Barber (A) Phil Jimenez (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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #7
(W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne (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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #8
(W) John Barber (A) Alex Milne (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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #9
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 COLL PHASE 2 HC #11
(W) John Barber (A) Sara Pitre-Durocher (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.
USAGI YOJIMBO #8
SAKAI
(W) Stan Sakai (A) Stan Sakai (CA) Stan Sakai
"Tatami," Part 1 of 2. Usagi returns to his home province only to find intrigue and betrayal! An important tea ceremony is about to take place, but what sinister plan does Lord Hikiji have for it and how are the Neko ninja clan involved? A new storyline that acts as a great jumping on point!
USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR CLASSICS #2
(W) Stan Sakai (A) Stan Sakai (CA) Stan Sakai
Journey back to the early days of Usagi's adventures! This issue features parts three and four of the pivotal "Samurai" storyline detailing Usagi's training under the taxing Katsuichi! All new colors by Ronda Pattison!
USAGI YOJIMBO TP #1
BUNRAKU & OTHER STORIES
(W) Stan Sakai (A) Stan Sakai (CA) Stan Sakai
Follow these all-new full-color adventures of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi as he wanders Edo period Japan on his warrior's journey. This first volume of all-new material continues the saga of Usagi Yojimbo with the three-part "Bunraku," as Usagi becomes embroiled in a puppet drama where the players are not quite what they seem! Will the aid of a supernatural ally be enough for Usagi to prevent more death? Then, Usagi goes back to his roots as a yojimbo (bodyguard) when he is hired by Lady Mura, a famous writer, to keep her safe on her perilous journey to her father's home. Plus, a 35th anniversary special where Stan Sakai revisits the very first Usagi story, "The Goblin of Adachigahara", expanding it from 8 to 24 pages and adding new insights into the characters and events, as well as revealing the reason for Usagi's pilgrimage back home. In the final story, Usagi joins his friend the bounty hunter, Gen, and his partner Stray Dog in recovering a stolen sword, an heirloom of the Higashi Clan. Collects the first seven issues of the new Usagi Yojimbo series published by IDW.
WELLINGTON #3 (OF 5)
CVR A KOWALSKI
(W) Aaron Mahnke (A) Piotr Kowalski (CA) Piotr Kowalski
With a giant bloodthirsty supernatural wolf wreaking havoc across the countryside, The Duke and his strange new friends search for answers where the first victim died-inside the dangerous tunnels of the abandoned mine! But what they find there will cast a dark shadow over one of their own... An amazing new adventure from Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the award-winning Lore podcast! Co-written with New York Times Bestselling author Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma, Star Pig, Tales of Pell). Don't miss the Robert Hack variant cover!