AUGUST 2018 Transformers comics and books

[griffin]

Transformers comics and books for AUGUST 2018, with cover images mirrored here.

Transformers: Unicron #3 (of 6)—Cover A: Alex Milne
John Barber (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Unicron approaches Cybertron, so Windblade enacts a desperate plan—one neither Optimus Prime nor Starscream agree with! Has Windblade outmaneuvered Shockwave’s machinations—or played right into his deadly hand?
FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Transformers: Unicron #3 (of 6)—Cover B: James Raiz
John Barber (w) • Alex Milne (a) • James Raiz (c)
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
Variant covers by Nick Roche, and Francesco Francavilla!

Transformers: Unicron #4 (of 6)—Cover A: Alex Milne
John Barber (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Unicron sets his sights on Earth… but is anyone left to defend it?
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
Transformers: Unicron #4 (of 6)—Cover B: James Raiz
John Barber (w) • Alex Milne (a) • James Raiz (c)
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
The destruction continues! We’re halfway to the end and Unicron is winning. Will Optimus and his allies be able to save anything?!

Connecting B covers by James Raiz featuring destruction at the hands of Unicron!
Covers by fan-favorite Transformers artists of the past decade!
Variant covers by Guido Guidi and Francisco Francavilla!

Optimus Prime #23—Cover A: Kei Zama
John Barber (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Kei Zama (c)
The battle against Unicron forces Optimus Prime’s colonist soldiers to contend with a brutal reality—they have no homes to return to. But when they make a move against Trypticon, the human-controlled home of the next generation of Cybertronians… can the end be far behind?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Optimus Prime #23—Cover B: Priscilla Tramontano
John Barber (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Tie-in to the Unicron event!

Part of the summer of Transformers—all building up to the end of the universe as we know it!

Variant cover by Kei Zama!
Transformers: Lost Light #23—Cover A: Jack Lawrence
James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a & c)
The final battle is here! Bots will live, bots will die, and the craziness can only increase! We’re halfway through a finale six years in the making! And if you’ve ever loved a bot, you won’t want to miss this.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Lost Light #23—Cover B: Geoff Senior
James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a) • Geoff Senior (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Lost Light’s grand finale kicks into high gear!

Bringing the story to a close at long last—and everyone’s involved!

Variant cover by Geoff Senior!
Transformers: Bumblebee—Win If You Dare
James Asmus (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a) • Nicoletta Baldari (c)
Life can feel rough when you aren’t the fastest, or the bravest, or the tallest Autobot, and Bumblebee’s feeling the pressure. When he’s hurt, Bumblebee takes it upon himself to prove his worth to his fellow Autobots. Things get tense as ‘Bee and his new human companion race into action hunting down dangerous foes and a devastating device. It’s ready, set, go in this new exciting ’80s adventure packed filled with laughs and thrills!
TPB • FC • $9.99 • 72 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-227-1
Advance solicited for September release!
The first Bumblebee original graphic novel!
Bumblebee: The Movie premieres in theaters December 21st, 2018.

Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3 (of 4)—Cover A: Andrew Griffith
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
Energon is Forever. It’s war in the streets of swinging 1960s London, baby—and it’s freaking Bumblebee out! The Decepticon scheme to lure the world’s top espionage organizations into war shifts into high gear—so Bee and his super-spy friends call in some international help!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3 (of 4)—Cover B: Fico Ossio
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a)• Fico Ossio (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The prequel to the new Bumblebee film (coming this winter), geared toward a younger audience!

Sometimes serious, sometimes campy action spy adventure for fans of James Bond or Mission Impossible!

Black and white variant cover by Andrew Griffith!
Transformers: Lost Light, Vol. 3
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne, Brendan Cahill, Jack Lawrence (a) • Jack Lawrence (c)
Crammed into a dead Decepticon astropod that’s 10 sizes too small, the displaced crew of the Lost Light faces their most serious threat yet: each other. No worries though, Rodimus can save the day! Or maybe they’ll all die… Plus, the Scavengers have never had it so good. The war is a receding memory, their patchy service records have been forgotten, and the five of them can roam the galaxy as they please. All’s well that ends well? Not quite. Collects issues #13–18.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-331-5
Advance solicited for September release!
Winner of the Comixology Award for Best Ongoing Comic Series of 2017 as well as Best Writer for James Roberts!

Offered Again!
Transformers Lost Light, Vol. 1 • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-992-9
Transformers Lost Light, Vol. 2 • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-68405-148-9

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Recent and Upcoming TPBs & Books.
-- Optimus Prime Volume 3 (issues 11-14, Optimus First Strike, Transformers First Strike) - July 3rd (was July 10th)
-- The Wreckers Saga (Last Stand of the Wreckers 1-5, Sins of the Wreckers 1-5) - July 31st (was July 17th)
-- Transformers Vs The Visionaries (128 pages) - August 7th (was August 14th)
-- Lost Light Volume 3 (issues 13-18) - September 4th (was September 18th)
-- Bumblebee - Win if you Dare (one-shot - 72 pages) - September 11th
-- Bumblebee Movie Prequel From Cybertron with Love (all 4 issues) - October 2nd
-- Bumblebee (Movie) Junior Novel (144 pages) - November 20th
-- Optimus Prime Volume 4 (issues 15-21) - November 20th
-- IDW Collection Phase Two Volume 8 HC (MTMTE #35-40, RID #35-38, Punishment, Empire of Stone) - December 18th
-- Lost Light Volume 4 (issues 19-25) - February 12th 2019
-- Optimus Prime Volume 5 (2018 Annual, issues 22-25) - February 26th 2019
-- Unicron (all 6 issues) - March 12th 2019
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June 2018 comics and books

July 2018 comics and books

August 2018 comics and books

September 2018 comics and books

October 2018 comics and books
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[griffin]

Out this week should be Unicron #3, and a full preview can be seen here.


Also should be out this week, but only partial previews have been found so far, are Optimus Prime #22 and Lost Light #22.

[i_amtrunks]

Why Optimus Prime is ongoing while the event has already begun makes no sense to me. The event has really ruined the end of the Prime series. At least Lost Light seems to miss all the crossover ruining...

[griffin]

Why Optimus Prime is ongoing while the event has already begun makes no sense to me. The event has really ruined the end of the Prime series. At least Lost Light seems to miss all the crossover ruining...

I'm not sure how the three comics are linking into each other, but the final month (October) has the final three issues released in this order - Lost Light, Unicron, Optimus Prime.... so Lost Light ends during the Unicron story (returning during the climactic battle maybe?), and Optimus Prime is probably the epilogue to the Unicron story, and entire Gen1 story.

I guess during the six issue Unicron series, the other two comic series probably keep their distance until the end, otherwise it wouldn't make sense having them as separate comics (like when we had MTMTE and RID comics running concurrently to each other timewise, but separate from each other for most of the time).

[i_amtrunks]

You’re right, the last issue of Prime is an epilogue. Which is a real bummer, we know Prime survives and that this universe will somewhat continue... regen Prime/Lost Light in twenty years time???

I won’t lie, I half expected this run to end with a big ending of everyone and a teaser panel of Primes eyes lighting up after sacrificing himself or some such but I guess it’ll be an open ending instead.