TRANSFORMERS IDW COLL PHASE 2 HC #3
(W) John Barber (A) Alex Milne (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 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 #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 #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.