Transformers Phase 1

The Autobot special ops crew, The Wreckers, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the Decepticons three years ago with no communication in or out since. Who's really behind the prison siege, and what dark secret awaits Springer there? Writer/artist Nick Roche (Maximum Dinobots) does all the dirty work.

Collects Issues #1-4! During the Great War on Cybertron, one of the Autobots' fallen heroes was Optimus Prime's best friend-IRONHIDE. What does that have to do with the fate of the planet today? Find out in this all-new miniseries by TRANSFORMERS writer Mike Costa and the phenomenal Casey Coller. You didn't really think his death was just some stunt with no ramifications, did you?

Collects TRANSFORMERS #7-12! As the Autobots and Skywatch come together against a common enemy, the Decepticons choose to forge their own alliance. However, their involvement with a powerful leader could escalate two countries into war! Can the Autobots prevent an international incident, while avoiding exposure?

Collects TRANSFORMERS: HEART OF DARKNESS issues #1-4! GALVATRON RETURNS! A major power-house villain returns from the Dead Universe with a new purpose, new powers, and a brand new army! Blazing out of the events of INFESTATION and paving the way to TRANSFORMERS: CHAOS-HEART OF DARKNESS is an essential piece of the ongoing TRANSFORMERS saga and its by comic super-stars Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Annihilation, Legion of Super-Heroes) and artist sensation Ulises Farinas!

The biggest event in IDW Publishing's history infects the TRANSFORMERS universe with this two-part, bi-weekly series written by Infestation architects Abnett and Lanning! BOOM! BAM! SMASH! Buildings are falling, and the dead are rising! When Big-Bad GALVATRON crash lands on Earth, something ain't right. It's up to our 'Bots-in-blue to run to the rescue or... well... EVERYONE to fight off not just Galvatron, but the zombie horde spreading through Las Vegas!

Collects TRANSFORMERS 13-18! Hate. Power. Order. These are things that drive Megatron! These are his fuel! And revenge is his goal! After suffering a nearly fatal blow at the hands of the Autobots and the humans working together, Megatron is finally set to return. And this time, he's stronger, faster, and more invulnerable than ever before! Targeting his most hated foes, there are no more long speeches. No more games. No more warnings. Revenge comes quickly to the Autobots. And nothing will ever be the same again!

MEGATRON IS BACK! Writer/artist Nick Roche (Last Stand of the Wreckers) takes us back to the last time MEGATRON returned-when he found his DECEPTICON forces in tatters under the control of STARSCREAM. In this never-before-revealed tale, we learn exactly how Megatron reacted... and how Starscream survived!

Collects TRANSFORMERS #19-23! The fate of RODIMUS and the Matrix of Leadership is finally revealed in this newest story arc of Transformers, 'Chaos Theory.' The situation on Earth continues to deteriorate while we shift focus to outer space where RODIMUS was last seen dead! But after crash landing on a strange planet, RODIMUS struggles to find a way back to Earth and the AUTOBOT forces... until a few familiar faces show up to help and a new threat to Cybertron is revealed!

Collects TRANSFORMERS #25, 27, 29, and SPOTLIGHT: PROWL! While there is much 'CHAOS' on Cybertron, there's no less bedlam here on Earth as our remaining Autobots investigate the accusation that Spike, their trusted human ally, murdered a TRANSFORMER. Prowl and Jazz take center stage as the alliance between the two races are on the brink. Also includes the Prowl Spotlight.

ESCAPE FROM EARTH! Before Cybertron was reborn-BUMBLEBEE lead the Autobots on Earth. In this untold tale, he must take the reigns of command... and he's got hundreds of rogue Decepticons standing between him and respect!

Collects TRANSFORMERS #24, 26, 28, 30, and 31! CHAOS IS HERE! The long-awaited event that will have TRANSFORMERS fans talking for years and have lasting repercussions on the lives of our heroes and villains! The Autobots land on Cybertron to discover Galvatron's plan is already in effect-but what is it he seeks in the heart of Cybertron? What could he possibly want on a dead planet? Optimus Prime must face off against Galvatron, in a battle where the fate of the whole planet rests on the outcome!