All Hail Megatron Comic - A World Without Autobots
By News_Staff on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
IDW Publishing Unleashes the DECEPTICONS on Earth!
Maxi-Series ALL HAIL MEGATRON Depicts a World Without AUTOBOTS
San Diego, CA (March 19, 2008) - It's often said that the true measure of a
hero is based on the quality of the villain-and TRANSFORMERS has some of the
greatest villains in pop culture. But the heroic AUTOBOTS have kept the evil
DECEPTICONS in check-until now.
Starting in July, IDW Publishing will unveil a turning point in the
TRANSFORMERS saga. TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON, under license from HPG,
the licensing division of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS). Set one year after the
events of TRANSFORMERS: Devastation, TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON
launches a new storyline that shows what happens when great heroes aren't
around to defend against their powerful villains. The DECEPTICONS, led by
the ruthless MEGATRON, have somehow succeeded in dispatching the AUTOBOTS
and their leader, OPTIMUS PRIME, leaving Earth ripe for the plucking.
The 12-part maxi-series takes TRANSFORMERS in an epic new direction courtesy
of writer Shane McCarthy (Detective Comics, Batman: Legends of the Dark
Knight) and fan-favorite artist Guido Guidi (TRANSFORMERS Spotlight:
Galvatron, TRANSFORMERS Beast Wars: The Ascending). Together, they tell the
tale of an Earth decimated by the DECEPTICONS. Where are the AUTOBOTS, and
how did they come to be exiled from Earth? Who has changed sides, who will
live, and who will die? These questions, as well as the introduction of an
all-new Transformers character, will be answered in the pages of the series.
"This thing is going to knock the fans' socks off," McCarthy says. "This is
exactly the kind of story I've always wanted to see done, and I think the
fans will be right there with me."
IDW's Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall added, "ALL HAIL MEGATRON is
what the AUTOBOTS fought so hard to prevent, the ultimate culmination of
MEGATRON's plans. It's destruction on a grand scale; it's a story of
sacrifice, lost heroism, betrayal, and hopefully at the end, renewal.
"But this series, more than any other we've done, shows that hopes don't
amount to much in the face of unrelenting evil. Shane's story hearkens back
to the greatest stories in TRANSFORMERS history, while still feeling vibrant
and excitingly new. And the best part is the accessibility of the tale makes
this a perfect jumping-on spot for new fans of good comics, along with
long-time followers of TRANSFORMERS."
TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 is being solicited for July '08 release.
It will feature a victorious MEGATRON cover by Klaus Scherwinski, as well as
a distinctive variant cover by Trevor Hutchison.
ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary
creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among its
best-selling titles are Hasbro's TRANSFORMERS; Paramount/CBS's STAR TREK;
Fox's ANGEL; Konami's METAL GEAR SOLID; and Peter David's FALLEN ANGEL.
IDW's 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film from Sony Pictures was released in October 2007
and was the #1 movie in its first week of release.
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RUMBLEBEE
2008-03-26
2:42 am
I do loves me some Propaganda.
Drewbie
2008-03-25
11:16 pm
It's been confirmed to be in continuity.
Blitz
2008-03-25
7:21 pm
I'f they go with the old school propaganda style covers I'm going to be collecting this series even if the story is utter crap
deceptikhan
2008-03-25
6:15 pm
Yes, as an avid collector of all transformer comics from all the Marvel to Dreamwave to IDW, and Devils Due crossovers
-RC-
2008-03-19
10:13 pm
Yes, more info on AHM!
It's sounding more and more awesome as they release more info, I'm really looking forward to reading this. Good to here Guidi will be doing the art, and also that it's gonna be 12 issues long. I'm just gutted we have to wait until July -_-
Also, I love th... read more
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