Preview: Unicron End of Transformers - John Barber Talks About Last Story

John Barber: This is going to be the conclusion to the story — and the universe — that IDW launched back with Transformers: Infiltration #0 in 2005. IDW and Hasbro still have plenty more to say with Transformers — don’t misunderstand that! — but for this particular history, it’s all over. Now — whether that history gets wiped out or gets a nice happy ending for everybody? That’s the part that is playing out in the Unicron event.
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John Barber: There are parts of this that I’ve been thinking about for a really long time, closing out stories I started over 100 issues ago, if you add up all the specials and side-stories. So that has an effect. This is the last time that I’ll write these characters, so I’m becoming really aware of moments like, “That’s the last sarcastic Laserbeak line I’ll write,” or whatever. It’s emotional, to be honest. I’ve lived with these ’bots for as long as I have my kid, almost to the month.

But Alex, colorist Sebastian Cheng, and I (plus Kei and Josh Burcham on Optimus Prime, and James, Jack, and Joana Lafuente on Lost Light) – and all the old friends who’ll be coming back in the next few months — we’re all giving these comics everything we have. We always have. I mean, this stuff means a whole lot to all of us, but we know this has to be the story to end all stories. At least for this one Transformers universe.