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The Ultimate Beast Hunters are Back!

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Transformers fans hungering for more thrilling adventures with Grimlock and his fierce Dinobots cohorts are in luck this May, when IDW Publishing presents Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters! In this tie-in series to the upcoming season  of “Transformers Prime” television show featuring the new Beast Hunters saga, fans will get to experience a brand-new set of cyberfang-gnashing adventures based on the iconic brand from Hasbro!

For the thousands of years since the fall of Cybertron, the Dinobots haven’t been twiddling their claws! Grimlock, Slug. Sludge, Snarl and Swoop have been martialing their forces and fighting the good fight against a slew of mysterious new villains.

The lauded creative team from Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots returns as writers Mairghread Scott and Mike Johnson team up with artist Agustin Padilla to chronicle the fierce Autobot warriors’ resistance efforts.

That story picks up miles beneath the charred remains of the Transformers race’s smoldering home, Cybertron. As the survivors of Cybertron’s fall cling to the last bit of Energon left in its core, the Dinobots begin forging an unlikely network of hope underground, standing as beacons of resistance under constant attack, while they wait for the Autobots’ leader, Optimus Prime, to save them. While their efforts are nothing short of Herculean, can they hold off their shadowy assailants long enough for Cybertron to be saved? There’s only one way to find out!

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters is a veritable feast for Transformers fans of all stripes. Touting covers by Ken Christiansen and Michael Lark, this unique, action-packed adventure is one fans won’t want to miss!

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #1 (FC, 32 pages, $3.99) in stores 5/22/13

SDCC 2012 – IDW Announces New Transformers Digital Comic and Miniseries

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[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Image]IDW Publishing and Hasbro have announced the launch of two new comic book series: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots. Together, these link Fall of Cyberton videogame with the ongoing story of Transformers: Prime animated series produced by Hasbro Studios and currently airing on The Hub TV network.

[Transformers: Prime Image]Starting in August, IDW will bring a new digital comic with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, a prequel to the videogame written by Barber with art by Dheeraj Verma .

Fall of Cybertron tells the origin of the Dinobots—as they battle their way through Shockwave’s forces in a prelude to the game. The series will run for six digital-only installments on a bi-weekly schedule, and will be available on ComiXology and other digital platforms.

In November, Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots launches, linking the events of the game and Transformers Prime television series together.

With Optimus Prime and the Ark long gone, the Dinobots are forced to confront Shockwave again—this time with the fate of Cybertron at stake. This mini-series will be written by Mike Johnson and Mairghread Scott, the writer of the TRANSFORMERS: PRIME animated series. Artist Agustin Padilla will take on the interiors while illustrator Ken Christiansen will provide compelling covers.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron ($0.99, 8 pages; full color) will be available in August in IDW’s Apple iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®, apps – Transformers Comics and IDW Comics, and on the Web at read.idwpublishing.com. The series will also be featured in the Comics by comiXology platform for iOS, Android, Web and Kindle Fire, and Comics + by iVerse.

Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will be available in November 2012.