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griffin
7th May 2008, 06:51 PM
Preview art for Cyclonus Spotlight and Hardhead Spotlight.
http://kriscarter.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/windy-things-and-rigid-craniums/

IDW tour by CBR website.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16238
(quote)Based in San Diego, California, IDW Publishing was founded in 1999 as a division of Idea and Design Works, a graphic design and production company, before quickly growing into the full-fledged comic book publisher...
Under the direction of Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, IDW Publishing has been recognized by Diamond Comic Distributors as Publisher of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2007.

All Hail Megatron #2 Cover
http://dcjosh.deviantart.com/art/AHM-2-cover-Botcon-Special-84165488

Free Comic Book Day.
Saturday, May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day at participating comic book stores. There will be a variety of free comic books available from different publishers, including a Transformers Animated book from IDW. Note though, that 'free' is up to the comic book store, in that they could give them away with or without a purchase within their store.
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/the_comics.asp
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED—FCBD 2008 EDITION
This special 2008 Free Comic Book Day edition celebrates the new Transformers Animated series. In this, their first official comic book release, readers will be treated to a special 30-page story featuring the debut episode of the animated series on the printed page! See the introduction of young Optimus Prime, veteran Ratchet, and newcomers like Bulkhead, as they go up against Megatron, Starscream, and the Decepticon forces!
32pgs, FC PI

UK Movie comic #13 and #14 details and spoilers.
(note that this alternate reality UK comic will apparently be reprinted by IDW comics later this year).
http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/script-wrap-%e2%80%94-uk/
From Furman's blog:
(quote) Right, here we go with Transformers UK #13, the final part of Twilight’s Last Gleaming, our epic five-part movie-verse tale, which spins out from an alternate (less than happy) ending in which Megatron and the Decepticons, far from defeated, emerge triumphant and very much in the driving seat. <strong>Minor spoilers, major teases!</strong> So far, we’ve seen a spirited and determined, but realistically doomed fightback from the Autobots and humans, one which has been manipulated to an extent by Starscream, who has his own unique designs on planet Earth (that don’t involve Megatron!). But now, at last, the tide begins to turn, as the recently thawed Optimus Prime faces Megatron anew, for perhaps the last time! Big, crowd-pleasing battle action guaranteed! But that’s not the only major-league throwdown in progress. At the All Spark power distribution hub, Ironhide and Ratchet are up against their own ‘big bad,’ not to mention a whole battalion of Decepticon drones! It ain’t looking good… on either front. Things do come to a suitably fiery conclusion in the eleven (yes, eleven!) story pages, but this is NOT the end. The big news is, Transformers UK is staying firmly in its alternate movie-verse, and issue #14 will feature the first part of the portentously titled ‘Aftermath,’ which deals with the fallout (in some cases literally) from Twilight’s Last Gleaming. From there, the sky really is the limit, as we explode into far-flung realms of the movie-verse, bringing in a threat so monumental that ‘epic’ plainly doesn’t cover it, plus new characters, a return or two and some big, big changes for planet Earth. The fun’s just starting… don’t dare miss a single panel!

Interview with Shane McCarthy, IDW comic writer.
Shane McCarthy is the writer of the upcoming IDW TFs series 'All Hail Megatron', and happens to live in Perth (for those who didn't already know).
http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=44954

Shane McCarthy's website, with some comic cover scans.
http://www.smactalk.com.au/