Quote Originally Posted by Seraphim Prime View Post
At a similar time, Shane McCarthy was talking about this idea that he had for a one-off, a sort of "what if the Decepticons win the war?". IDW decided that this would become a new launch point for new readers. However it alienated some of the fans of Furman's work as it appeared to pretty much ignore the entire foundations that Furman had set. Later issues tied them better together, but the damage was done. Similar issue with the ongoing comic.
Yeah, when I questioned McCarthy about the continuity issues in his stories, he only justified it by saying that it was what IDW told him to do and that it boosted sales figures of comics. i.e. it was an entirely commercial/business decision... (-_-) Marketing over art? You decide.