SEPTEMBER 2017 Transformers Comics and Books

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Transformers Comics and Books for September 2017, with cover images here.

First Strike #3—Cover A: Freddie E. Williams II—SPOTLIGHT

• Mairghread Scott & David Rodriguez (w) • Max Dunbar (a) • Freddie E. Williams II (c)
• Secrets revealed! G.I. Joe, the Autobots and M.A.S.K. make their way to Cybertron to stop the siege and encounter the COBRA leader, but all is not as it seems! Will their arrival help—or just bring more disaster?
• FC • 32 pages • $3.9

First Strike #3—Cover B: Max Dunbar

First Strike #3—Cover C: Alex Ronald

First Strike #3—Cover D: Rob Duenas


First Strike #4—Cover A: Freddie E. Williams II—SPOTLIGHT

• Mairghread Scott & David Rodriguez (w) • Max Dunbar (a) • Freddie E. Williams II (c)
• Captured by Transformers! Even with the Autobots on their side, G.I. Joe is in trouble! Starscream doesn’t trust anyone, much less armed humans who show up during Cybertron’s darkest hour and he’ll do anything he can to keep G.I. Joe under control—including let COBRA get even closer to their goal!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

First Strike #4—Cover B: Max Dunbar

First Strike #4—Cover C: Alex Ronald

First Strike #4—Cover D: Rob Duenas


Micronauts: First Strike #1—Cover A: Nelson Daniel—SPOTLIGHT

• Christos Gage (w) • Chris Panda (a) • Nelson Daniel (c)
• Rom, remaining on Earth as the events of First Strike take place, finds himself in a most unusual team-up… with Earth’s smallest heroes, The Micronauts! Together, these two forces must prevent a catastrophe on Earth even while Cybertron descends into chaos!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Micronauts: First Strike #1—Cover B: Chris Panda


G.I. JOE: First Strike #1—Cover A: Drew Johnson—SPOTLIGHT

• Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a) • Drew Johnson (c)
• As Scarlett heads off to Cybertron to confront the events of First Strike, her G.I. Joe team on Earth faces an unusual enemy… V.E.N.O.M.! With the help of a former M.A.S.K. member, G.I. Joe looks to put an end to Miles Mayhem’s sinister group once and for all, in the Greatest Crossover One-Shot Of All Time!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE: First Strike #1—Cover B: Ilias Kyriazis


Optimus Prime #11—Cover A: Kei Zama

• John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c)
• With Optimus Prime embroiled in the FIRST STRIKE event, the Autobots on Earth set off on a mission to find one of their own—before anti-Cybertronian humans get to him first!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #11—Cover B: Casey W. Coller

Optimus Prime #11—Cover C: Andrew Griffith


Optimus Prime: First Strike #1—Cover A: Sara Pitre-Durocher—SPOTLIGHT

• John Barber (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (c)
• With Cybertron under siege by Baron Ironblood’s forces, Optimus Prime and Arcee defend their homeland! Caught in the middle is the human/Transformer team known as the Revolutionaries—and one of them has a secret that puts everyone at risk!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime: First Strike #1—Cover B: Guido Guidi


Transformers: Lost Light #10—Cover A: Jack Lawrence

• James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a & c)
• HOMECOMING! FIRST AID, the Autobots’ Chief Medical Officer, returns to the Lost Light to find that everything has changed: the ship is now under the command of the treacherous GETAWAY, half of his closest friends are missing, and—most shocking of all—the crew is actually making progress…
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Lost Light #10—Cover B: Nick Roche

Transformers: Lost Light #10—Cover C: Alex Milne


Rom Vs. Transformers: Shining Armor #3 (of 5)—Cover A: Alex Milne

• John Barber & Christos Gage (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
• Crash-landed on a mysterious planet and pursued by both Decepticons and Dire Wraiths, the Solstar Knights and Autobots will have to set aside their differences in order to save themselves!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Rom Vs. Transformers: Shining Armor #3 (of 5) —Cover B: Nick Roche

Rom Vs. Transformers: Shining Armor #3 (of 5)—Cover C: Casey Coller

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Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Revolutionaries Volume 1 (issues 1-4) - August 1st
-- Transformers My Busy Book (with 12 figurines) - September 1st
-- Revolution (Revolution issues 0-5, oneshots MASK, Micronauts, Transformers, GIJoe, Action Man, ROM) - September 12th
-- IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 6 (HC) (Dark Cybertron, MTMTE 23-27, RID 23-27, Windblade 1-4) - September 26th
-- Totally Awesome - The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties (HC) - October 10th
-- Aw Yeah Revolution (all issues) - October 24th
-- Lost Light Volume 1 (issues 1-6) - October 24th
-- Complete All Hail Megatron (AHM 1-16, Spotlight Jazz, Blurr, Cliffjumper, Drift, Metroplex) - November 7th
-- Revolutionaries Volume 2 (issues ?-?) - November 14th
-- Till All Are One Volume 3 (issue 9-12) - November 14th
-- Transformers Vs GIJoe the Quintessential Collection HC (all 13 issues + "movie" adaptation) - November 28th (was April 11th, then November 14th)
-- Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook (bios for combined universe) - December 12th
-- Micronauts Wrath of Karza (with Transformers) - December 19th
-- The Wreckers Saga (Last Stand of the Wreckers 1-5, Sins of the Wreckers 1-5) - December 19th
-- Autocracy Trilogy (Autocracy, Monstrocity, Primacy) - January 9th 2018
-- Drift Origins and Empires (Spotlight Drift, Drift 1-4, Empire of Stone 1-4) - January 23rd
-- Windblade The Last City - February 13th
-- Transformers/GIJoe First Strike - February 20th
-- First Strike: A Hasbro Comic Book Event - February 20th 2018
-- Optimus Prime Volume 2 (issues 7-10 & Annual) - February 20th 2018
-- Transformers/GIJoe First Strike Champions (Revolution) - February 27th 2018
-- ROM Vs The Transformers - March 13th
-- Lost Light Volume 2 (issues 7-12) - March 13th
-- IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 7 (HC) (MTMTE 28-34, RID 28-34) - March 27th
-- Redemption of the Dinobots (Punishment, Redemption, Salvation) - April 17th
-- Till All Are One Volume 3 (issues 9-12) - May 8th
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August 2017 comics and books

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Out this week is First Strike #3 and Lost Light #9.

Preview for Lost Light #9 has been mirrored here, and the Preview for First Strike #3 can be seen here.

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Micronauts issue 5 (with Transformers) is out this week, and a preview can be seen here.

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Out next week will be four comics from the First Strike story arc - First Strike #4, Micronauts #1, Revolutionaries #8, ROM vs Transformers #3.

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Previews for three of the four comics out this week - First Strike #4, Revolutionaries #8, ROM Vs Transformers #3.