April 2016 Transformers comics and books

[griffin]

Transformers comics and books for April 2016, with details and cover images mirrored here.

TRANSFORMERS #52
(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Casey W. Coller
ALL HAIL OPTIMUS part 3! OPTIMUS PRIME has declared the Earth to be his territory… but even he can’t go it alone. Now he reaches out across the galaxy to form a coalition-of old friends and older enemies.

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #52
(W) James Roberts (A/CA) Alex Milne
Megatron vs. Tarn.

TRANSFORMERS SINS OF WRECKERS #4 (OF 5)
(W) Nick Roche & Various
WEB OF DECEIT! The search for PROWL leads the WRECKERS deep into enemy territory-and that’s where they’re at their best! Unfortunately, with the lives they’ve lived-the pasts they battle to escape-even their best isn’t enough to save everybody.

TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #12
(W) John Barber, Tom Scioli (A/CA) Tom Scioli
WELCOME TO THE TERROR DROME! As the forces of COBRA plot a treacherous move, OPTIMUS PRIME descends in to CYBERTRONAIN hell in search of the MATRIX. They say the sun also rises… but will it be friend or foe?!

TRANSFORMERS DISTANT STARS TP
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Corin Howell, Sara Pitre-Durocher (CA) Naoto Tsushima
After the events of “Combiner Wars,” Windblade and Starscream race to recruit the lost Cybertronian colonies to the Council of Worlds-but which of them will control the fate of Cybertron? Collects issues #4-7 of the Windblade series and the Combiner Hunters One-Shot.

TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ANIMATED TP
(W) Georgia Ball (A/CA) Priscilla Tramontano
GO TEAM ‘BEE! BUMBLEBEE leads an all-star team of AUTOBOTS to Earth to find rogue DECEPTICONS… but in this all-new story based on the hit Cartoon Network animated series, they’re forced to go up against their old friend, ULTRA MAGNUS. What terrible secret can set AUTOBOT against AUTOBOT?!

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Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Transformers Volume 8 (issues #42–45) – March 15th (was March 24)
-- Armada Omnibus (all 18 Dreamwave issues) – April 12th (was March 31)
-- Robots in Disguise Animated (all 6 issues) – April 26th (was March 24)
-- Distant Stars (issues #4–7 Windblade series & Combiner Hunters One-Shot) – May 3rd
-- More Than Meets The Eye Volume 9 (issues #45–49) – May 24th (was May 17)
-- Classics Compendium Volume 1 (first 50 Marvel US issues) – May 31st (was May 17)
-- The IDW Collection Compendium - June 14th (was June 1st)
(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.)
-- Robots in Disguise Animated: More Than Meets The Eye (2 episodes) – June 28th
-- Movie Collection Volume 2 (Defiance, Alliance, Revenge of the Fallen) – July 12 (was January 14)
-- Transformers Volume 9 (issues 46-??) - July 19th (was July 6th)
-- Sins of the Wreckers (all 5 issues) - July 26th
-- War Within Omnibus (both volumes - 12 issues) - August 23rd
-- Transformers Vs GIJoe Vol 3 (issues 10-13) - August 23rd
-- Collection Phase 2 Volume 4 (Monstrosity, RID 12-18, MTMTE 14-16) - September 6th
-- More Than Meets The Eye Volume 10 (issues 50-55) - September 13th
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[griffin]

Out next week is Transformers #52, GIjoe/TFs #12, and Distant Stars TPB (containing Windblade #4-7 and Combiner Hunters).

A preview of the Transformers #52 can be seen here, and a preview of the GIJoe/TFs #12 can be seen here.

[griffin]

Out next week are the Sins of the Wreckers #5 and MTMTE #52, with previews mirrored at those two links.

[philby]

cool, about time