MAY 2016 Transformers comics & books

[griffin]

Transformers Comics and books scheduled for release during MAY 2016, with cover images here.

TRANSFORMERS #53
(W) John Barber (A) Priscilla Tramontano (CA) Andrew Griffith
ALL HAIL OPTIMUS part 4! It’s all-out war as OPTIMUS PRIME’s forces move on GALVATRON’s DECEPTICONS-with Earth caught in the middle! Unusual alliances have formed… and secrets will be revealed.
• The best underwater fighting since Thunderball! But this time-they’re giant metal aliens with lasers!
• GALVATRON’s secret weapon comes alive!
TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01
(W) Bob Budiansky & Various (A) Don Perlin & Various (CA) Guido Guidi
A huge compendium containing the first 50 issues of the classic Transformers comics series!

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #53
(W) James Roberts (A/CA) Alex Milne
THE DYING OF THE LIGHT part 4! Twilight’s last gleaming! The end is nigh. No chance of escape. No last-minute reprieve. But nothing loosens the tongue like imminent death, and the crew of the Lost Light use their final hours to say what-until now-was unsayable.

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TP VOL 09
W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne & Various (CA) Alex Milne
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. Collects issues #45-49.

TRANSFORMERS SINS OF WRECKERS #5 (OF 5)
(W) Nick Roche & Various
THIS IS THE END! Will PROWL get his comeuppance? Will TARANTULAS conquer all? Will any of the WRECKERS survive? It’s wreck and rule one last time, with everything on the line!

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Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Transformers Robots in Disguise Animated (all 6 issues) – April 26th (was March 24)
-- Transformers: Distant Stars (issues #4–7 Windblade series & Combiner Hunters One-Shot) – May 3rd
-- Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Volume 9 (issues #45–49) – May 17th (was May 17th, then May 24th)
-- Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium Vol 1 - June 21st (was June 1st, then 14th)
(contains IDW Collection Volumes 1 and 2 - Escalation, Infiltration, Stormbringer, Megatron Origin, and Spotlights of Blurr, Cliffjumper, Shockwave, Nightbeat, Hotrod, Soundwave, Sixshot, Ramjet, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Mirage, & Optimus Prime.)
-- Transformers Classics Compendium Volume 1 (first 50 Marvel US issues) – June 21st (was May 17th, then May 31st)
-- Transformers Robots in Disguise Animated: More Than Meets The Eye (2 episodes) – June 28th
-- Transformers: Movie Collection Volume 2 (Defiance, Alliance, Revenge of the Fallen) – July 12 (was January 14)
-- Transformers Volume 9 (issues 46-49) - July 26th (was July 6th, then July 19th)
-- Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers - August 2nd (was July 26th)
-- War Within Omnibus (both volumes - 12 issues) - August 23rd
-- More Than Meets The Eye Volume 10 (issues 50-55) - September 13th
-- Transformers Vs GIJoe Vol 3 (issues 10-13) - September 13th (was August 23rd)
-- Collection Phase 2 Volume 4 (Monstrosity, RID 12-18, MTMTE 14-16) - September 20th (was 6th)
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[griffin]

Updated the upcoming TPB listing and quite a few of the upcoming IDW ones have been delayed, after already having their release dates pushed back.

All of the following have now had some delays since they were first announced...
-- Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium Vol 1 - June 21st (was June 1st, then 14th)
-- Transformers Classics Compendium Volume 1 (first 50 Marvel US issues) – June 21st (was May 17th, then May 31st)
-- Transformers Volume 9 (issues 46-49) - July 26th (was July 6th, then July 19th)
-- Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers - August 2nd (was July 26th)
-- Transformers Vs GIJoe Vol 3 (issues 10-13) - September 13th (was August 23rd)
-- Collection Phase 2 Volume 4 (Monstrosity, RID 12-18, MTMTE 14-16) - September 20th (was 6th)

Although, the MTMTE Vol 9 is the odd one out, being brought forward a week to its originally planned release date.

[philby]

-- War Within Omnibus (both volumes - 12 issues) - August 23rd

ooh this could be good, i think i only have some of these individually.

[griffin]

Out next week should be MTMTE #53 and Transformers #53.

[griffin]

Previews of MTMTE #53 and Transformers #53, which should both be out this week.

[philby]

Sins of the wreckers #5 not out yet I think, so must be pushed back to June.

[griffin]

Sins of the wreckers #5 not out yet I think, so must be pushed back to June.

Looks like it, but no explanation for the delay though... it is now scheduled for June 22nd.

[philby]

Looks like it, but no explanation for the delay though... it is now scheduled for June 22nd.

22nd??? That's ages away! Waahh lol