{"id":6223,"date":"2012-07-24T02:32:16","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T06:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6223"},"modified":"2012-07-24T02:32:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T06:32:16","slug":"hard-copy-idw-announces-new-transformers-digital-comic-and-miniseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6223","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: IDW Announces New TRANSFORMERS Digital Comic and Miniseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IDW Publishing and Hasbro are thrilled to announce the lau<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/TF_FallofCybertronMiniSeries_Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-6234\" title=\"TF_FallofCybertronMiniSeries_Image\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/TF_FallofCybertronMiniSeries_Image-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"591\" \/><\/a>nch of two new comic book series: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS PRIME \u2013 RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS. Together, these link the planet-shattering events of the Fall of Cyberton videogame (awarded E3\u2019s Best of Show by Game Informer) with the ongoing story of the Emmy\u00a9 award winning TRANSFORMERS PRIME animated series produced by Hasbro Studios and currently airing on The Hub TV network!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be the first time comics readers will see the DINOBOTS in the PRIME world,\u201d said IDW Senior Editor John Barber. \u201cIt\u2019s great to be a part of building on the PRIME universe in a meaningful way. This story will have repercussions throughout different media\u2014and, more importantly, will be exciting comics!\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Starting in August, IDW will bring a new digital comic with TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, a prequel to the much-anticipated videogame written by Barber (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) with art by Dheeraj Verma (Escape of the Living Dead). FALL OF CYBERTON tells the origin of the DINOBOTS\u2014as they battle their way through SHOCKWAVE\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>In November, TRANSFORMERS PRIME \u2013 RAGE <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Prime_Dinobots_Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6235\" title=\"Prime_Dinobots_Image\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Prime_Dinobots_Image-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"597\" \/><\/a>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\u2014this time with the fate of CYBERTON at stake. This mini-series will be written by Mike Johnson (Star Trek) and Mairghread Scott, the writer of the TRANSFORMERS: PRIME animated series. Artist Agustin Padilla (Dungeons &amp; Dragons) will take on the interiors while illustrator Ken Christiansen will provide compelling covers.<\/p>\n<p>TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON ($0.99, 8 pages; full color) will be available in August in IDW\u2019s Apple iPad\u2122, iPhone\u00ae and iPod touch\u00ae, apps \u2013 Transformers Comics and IDW Comics, and on the Web at <a href=\"http:\/\/read.idwpublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">read.idwpublishing.com<\/a>. The series will also be featured in the Comics by comiXology platform for iOS, Android, Web and Kindle Fire, and Comics + by iVerse.<\/p>\n<p>TRANSFORMERS PRIME \u2013 RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will be available in November 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDW Publishing and Hasbro are thrilled to announce the launch of two new comic book series: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS PRIME \u2013 RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS. 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