{"id":2326,"date":"2012-01-18T11:55:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T16:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2012-01-18T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T16:55:43","slug":"hard-copy-idw-publishing-launches-first-ever-digital-only-transformers-comic-series-autocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: IDW Publishing Launches First-Ever Digital-Only TRANSFORMERS Comic Series, AUTOCRACY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>IDW Publishing proudly announces a new digital comics event five million years in the making: TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy. Released exclusively on digital platforms, this 12-part series will be released on multiple digital platforms as 8-page chapters every two weeks starting January 18th and running through June. Each episode will be priced at 99\u00a2.<\/p>\n

TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy has ties to the two new TRANSFORMERS comics series based on the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro and launching this month, Robots in Disguise and More Than Meets the Eye. \u201cThose series look to the future,\u201d said IDW Senior Editor John Barber, \u201cbut they have strong ties to the past. And Autocracy fills in some of the gaps in that past by telling one of the most important stories to ever appear in TRANSFORMERS comics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before OPTIMUS became a PRIME… he fought for order. Before MEGATRON became a conqueror… he fought for freedom. Before they were enemies… they stood against \u2014 AUTOCRACY.<\/p>\n

Autocracy features the stunning TRANSFORMERS writing debut of Chris Metzen \u2013 SVP, Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment and one of the main creative minds behind the company\u2019s Warcraft\u00ae, StarCraft\u00ae, and Diablo\u00ae universes. Metzen is joined by co-writer Flint Dille, a fan-favorite for his work on the original TRANSFORMERS animated series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is a dream come true for me,\u201d said Metzen. \u201cI\u2019ve loved the TRANSFORMERS brand all my life \u2013 and the chance to take these characters for a drive with my good friend Flint has been an incredible privilege. But I think it\u2019s Livio Ramondelli\u2019s gritty, cinematic vision that really brings this story to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artist Livio Ramondelli came to fans\u2019 attention last year with the world-shattering TRANSFORMERS: Chaos series. \u201cI feel beyond thankful to be a part of this project,\u201d said Ramondelli. \u201cThese two have written a truly epic TRANSFORMERS story for the ages. I can\u2019t say enough good things about Chris Metzen, and we should all feel lucky that Flint Dille is returning to TRANSFORMERS.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIDW is very excited to launch this digital-exclusive series,\u201d said IDW CEO and Publisher Ted Adams. \u201cThe TRANSFORMERS brand has a broad international fan-base, this series will continue to increase the comics audience.\u201d The Autocracy series will help bring these new readers to comic shops, by including a page featuring the Comic Shop Locator service and best-selling TRANSFORMERS collections and comics.<\/p>\n

Autocracy can be found in IDW\u2019s Apple iPad\u2122, iPhone\u00ae and iPod touch\u00ae, apps \u2013 Transformers Comics and IDW Comics, and on the Web at read.idwpublishing.com. The series is also featured in the Comics by comiXology platform for iOS, Android, Web and Kindle Fire, and Comics + by iVerse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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