February 2016 Transformers comics & books

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

Transformers #50—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) Griffith (c)
ALL HAIL OPTIMUS—PART 1! Backed by an army of zealous followers, OPTIMUS PRIME declares Earth to be a part of CYBERTRON’S Council of Worlds—and the DECEPTICONS and the people of Earth don’t won’t take it laying down! The story starts here, but the repercussions will last forever.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Mike Choi Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Mike Choi (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers #50—Jonathan Hickman Variant
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith & Casey W. Coller (a) • Jonathan Hickman (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Bullet points:
· Will OPTIMUS PRIME become Earth’s savior or… or a dangerous demagogue? Nothing is sure!
· The TRANSFORMERS status quo can never be the same again, and OPTIMUS PRIME’S actions will reverberate through every comic!
· 50 issues of the TRANSFORMERS ongoing have led to this moment!
· The epic ongoing series by John Barber and Andrew Griffith reaches new heights!
· Variant cover by Alex Milne!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—SPOTLIGHT
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne & Brendan Cahill (a) • Griffith (c)
THE DYING OF THE LIGHT—PART 1! Since joining the Lost Light, MEGATRON has rejected everything that once made him the most feared and hated Cybertronian of all time. But penitence has a price, and before the ex-Decepticon can find true redemption he must first confront his darkest legacy—the Decepticon Justice Division.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—Subscription Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne & Brendan Cahill (a) • Nick Roche (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—James Biggie Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • James Biggie (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #50—Mike Choi Variant
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Mike Choi (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
Bullet points:
· MEGATRON’S past comes back to haunt him—literally!
· The D.J.D. are utterly committed to punishing any who abandon MEGATRON’s cause… and now they know MEGATRON is an AUTOBOT!
· The masterplan of TRANSFORMER’s geniuses James Roberts and Alex Milne reveals itself!
· The story begins here—but you won’t believe where it will end!
· Will the Lost Light survive? Nothing is sure!
· Variant Cover by Alex Milne!

TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #11
(W) John Barber, Tom Scioli (A/CA) Tom Scioli
ESCAPE FROM PRIMUS! With Earth no more, the G.I. JOE team battles to make CYBERTRON their new home-but MEGATRON has something to say about that. Hint: it’s “no, I’m not going to let you do that.” Plus: the secret history of DUKE!

TRANSFORMERS IDW COLL PHASE 2 HC VOL 03
(W) John Barber & Various (A) Alex Milne & Various (CA) Marcelo Matere
The Lost Light finally reaches the Crystal City, while Orion Pax follows a rogue group of Decepticons. Meanwhile, back on Cybertron, violence breaks out in the heart of the city and Prowl looks for someone to blame! Collects More Than Meets The Eye #9-13 and the 2012 Annual, Robots in Disguise #9-11 and the 2012 Annual, plus the Thundercracker, Bumblebee, and Megatron Spotlights.

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Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Transformers/G.I. JOE (all 6 Dreamwave issues) – February 2 or January 20 (was December 24)
-- Transformers: IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 3 Hardcover – February 23
(MTMTE #9–13 & 2012 Annual, RID #9–11 & 2012 Annual, and Spotlights Thundercracker, Bumblebee, & Megatron)
-- Transformers (was RID) Volume 8 (issues #42–45) – March 15 (was March 24)
-- Transformers: Armada Omnibus (all 18 Dreamwave issues) – March 22 (was March 31)
-- Transformers Robots in Disguise Animated (all 6 issues) – April 26 (was March 24)
-- Transformers: Distant Stars (issues #4–7 Windblade series & Combiner Hunters One-Shot) – May 3
-- Transformers Classics Compendium Volume 1 (first 50 Marvel US issues) – May 17
-- Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Volume 9 (issues #45–49) – May 17
-- Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium - June 1
(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 (was RID) Volume 9 - July 6th
-- Transformers: Movie Collection Volume 2 (Defiance, Alliance, Revenge of the Fallen) – July 12 (was January 14)
-- Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers - July 13th
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They must be running a bit late at IDW again, as Issue 49 of MTMTE comes out next week.

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Next week looks to be a big week, with TFs #50, Wreckers #5, TF/GIJoe #11, RID Animated TPB, and IDW's Collection phase 2 Vol 3.

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A preview of the TF/GIJoe #11 comic is mirrored here.

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A preview of the Animated RID book, showing that it is like the previous Animated and TFPrime cartoon books, with just screenshots from the episodes with speech bubbles.