Spoilers!

IDW Frenzy is awesome!

Like many on other boards the GIANT Devastator reminded me of Dreamwave's first G1 series.

Choosing Daniel Witwicky as the hero is an interesting choice.

As for the continuity, yes it's loose but it kind of works (but I want it to so I'm forgiving). Maybe the events of Devastation/Spotlight Grimlock were covered up? There's nods to that in this issue with them asking if it's the Machination again and the CIA classified stuff. The combiner tech had to be perfected eventually too and it does make some sense that Devastator would be the first working combiner from a traditionalist viewpoint.