We have added a review and gallery of the latest issue of the UK exclusive Transformers comic from Titan Magazines. Released on the 1st May 2008, issue 11 of the comic came with three sheets of stickers and is available right now at all good stockist.

The issue saw the debut of the new Artobot section, 10 pages of UK exclusive comic, 5 pages of the IDW Prequal, 5 pages of the Beast Wars The Gathering, 4 pages of letters, 2 pages of art, 2 pages of competitions, a double sided poster and more.

Simon Furman has updated his blog with information on Transformers UK Comic issue 11.

Also out this week, but only in the UK, on Thursday 24th, is issue #11 of Titan’s Transformers comic/magazine, featuring (in amongst more comic strip, features and competitions) the third part of the apocalyptic Twilight’s Last Gleaming. If you remember, TLG takes an alternate look at post live-action movie events, exploring a near-future in the which Decepticons are the victors and Autobots are an endangered species. Starscream continues his machinations this episode, throwing a spanner in the Autobots’ carefully laid plans to further his own diabolical agenda.

Forced into desperate action the moon-based Autobots head for Earth and their respective dates with destiny. And Bumblebee takes on Megatron (no prizes for guessing how that one turns out) and Mikaela takes on Frenzy (not as one-sided as you might think) and Ironhide and Ratchet come up against… well, that’d be telling!

Transformers writer Simon Furman has updated his blog with an entry regarding the upcoming Transformers Spotlight : Grimlock.

Always a favourite of Simon's the Gimlock spotlight can be summed up by the following quote.

"... something of a sequel to Spotlight: Shockwave, it's also something of a prequel (not saying yet to what, but maybe I'll get to spill the beans at Botcon), and it even ties into the ongoing Escalation/Devastation storyline, featuring, as it does, a certain Scorponok! Oh, and rest assured that despite this after- and fore- shadowing, it's pretty much a standalone story in its own right too. Reawakened by government alien-spotters Skywatch, Grimlock is not in the best of moods, especially as he soon realises his actions may have doomed his fellow Dinobots... even if they survived their molten end in Spotlight: Shockwave. Enter Scorponok, with an offer that Grimlock may just not be able to refuse..."

IDWs Shane McCarthy has posted some new sneakpeaks from All Hail Megatron Issue 1 which will be released in July. We have mirrored the images below

Don't forget that you can keep up-to-date with Shane's blog post via our exclusive In The News Service, the only page on the internet where you can view the news headlines from 28 different Transformers related websites.

Update: The links have been corrected to point to the full size images

"Well let’s just say that who he is and what he does within the framework of the IDW/TF-verse makes him the perfect foil for Nightbeat as he investigates his missing memories. Hardhead is, for want of a better expression, a “problem solver.” How that plays into Nightbeat’s predicament provides one of the TF/IDW-verse’s most gobsmacking, heartstopping payoffs to date! Plus, a whole host of Micromasters (how many? Ask Nick Roche. He had to draw all the little beggars)"

Issue 10 of Titan Magazine's Transformers comic is out today, with a special feature on Transformers Animated and part two of the UK Transformers comic set in an alternative reality when the Decepticon's were victorious.

The UK comic features some great artwork and colouring, so go buy the issue, it's only GBP 2.60

Simon Furman has updated his blog with information on the latest issue of the UK Transformers comic which comes out later this week.

Falling a bit behind on my Script (W)raps, so here’s a potted digression on/tease for Transformers (UK) #11 & 12, the third and fourth parts respectively of (the 5-part) Twilight’s Last Gleaming. For those who either haven’t yet read issue #9 (shame on you), which is already out, or immersed themselves in previous TLG blog entries (double-shame on you), here’s the basic premise: post-live action movie, but an alternate take on the way things pan out.

Instead of happy endings all round, the final victory belongs to the Decepticons. Earth (or a decent chunk of it anyway) is controlled by Megatron and the Decepticons and those Autobots still active are fighting a desperate rearguard action to prevent a planet-wide transformation into new Cybertron! In parts 3 & 4, Starscream does what Starscreams have been doing since time immemorial, making his own power play for control of the new empire. And if that means provoking a reaction from the Autobot reinforcements (including the likes of Arcee, Armorhide and Skyblast) on the moon, so be it.

More familiar faces start to emerge as the story cranks up to fever pitch, including Frenzy (Mikaela’s got him), Bonecrusher (Ironhide and Ratchet have got him) and Tom Banacek (who’s kind of once removed from the main action). And Bumblebee? He’s got by the far the worst deal: one on one with Megatron. That’s gonna hurt! And you know what? Anything can happen from this point on!

Now firmly in its own distinct movie continuity, things are gonna get a whole lot worse for the Autobots (and Earth) before they get any better. This… is just the beginning! Issues #11 & 12 hit (UK) stores 24th April and 22nd May respectively.

For more information and art go visit TF-UK’s MySpace page here.

IDW Publishing's Create A cover Competition has finally drawn to a close, with the overnight.

With 9 eligible covers to judge, the winner has been decided by a panel of judges consisting of: E.J. Su, Josh Burcham, Chris Mowry, Eric Holmes, Shaun Knowler & Josh van Reyk.

The conditions for the 3rd and final round were thus:
This is it, the be all and end all fight for total control over CYBERTRON! Both OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON play their trump cards, as METROPLEX and TRYPTICON clash head to head in this epic battle. Who will survive? And when all is done, where there be a CYBERTRON left to rule?

This cover is to be a battle between the following Transformers;

AUTOBOTS:
Optimus Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Grimlock*, Ratchet, Blaster, Metroplex.

DECEPTICONS:
Megatron, Starscream*, Soundwave, Shockwave, Sixshot*, Ravage, Trypticon.

*Denotes character that can be featured in mode of your choice. All others should appear in their primary/robot mode.

This battle is set on CYBERTRON.

The final Results list was as followw:

First Place: Casey Coller
Second Place: Ozzy Fernandez
Third Place: Tim Shinn
Fourth Place: Andrew Griffith
Fifth Place: Joana Lafuente Oliveria Amaral
Sixth Place: Dylan Gibson
Seventh Place: Aric Huftles
Eighth Place: Christie Majors
Ninth Place: Nam Nguyen

If you want to see all the entries, how they were judged, and what scores they were given, please check out the original thread by clicking here.

Thanks to Seibertron for the report

Simon Furman has updated his blog with another script (w)rap, this time regarding the forthcoming Wheelie spotlight. In the post, Simon talks about how he reverted to an old Marvel-style plot writing process which he describes as "wherein you describe whole scenes, broken down in clutches of pages, and then hand it over to the artist. Then, once the art comes along, you add in the dialog. Of course, a lot of that dialog is already there, based on our back-and-to discussions and Klaus’s own breakdown-stage notes. It’s been a fun and refreshing change of pace, and I’m looking forward to stage 2, which is pulling all the dialog together as finished pages roll in.".

What can you expect from the Wheelie spotlight, well Simon's description is probably the best thing to go by. Its is a "character-led story for a start. For a large part, it’s just Wheelie, doing his level best to survive against all the odds. Then there’s a certain trio of Decepticons making their debut, plus a last-but-one page shocker that’ll just floor you! And ties into stuff that’s in the works for 09 and beyond! Oh, and we even get into why (by the end of the issue at least) Wheelie talks in rhyming couplets."

Simon Furman has updated his blog with the following article covering Transformers Revelation

The news is out: the next main arc in the IDW/TF-verse series will indeed (as previously reported) be Revelation, but instead of the usual 6-issue format it’ll play out over four interconnected Spotlights (Cyclonus, Hardhead, Doubledealer and Sideswipe). Expect major plotlines to be resolved as the last of the -ions (for the foreseeable) brings the Dead Universe storyline (that’s been bubbling under ever since Spotlight: Nightbeat) to a suitably shattering conclusion.

I’ll be doling out the usual Script (W)raps in due course, so I’ll be drip-feeding my own revelations over the coming weeks/months, but for now let’s just say that the Spotlight format remains intact, with a solid character arc in each of the four issues, plus… fallout from Stormbringer, Spotlight Hot Rod, Spotlight Nightbeat, Spotlight Galvatron, Spotlight Arcee and more. And when I say fallout, I mean it. The lives and destinies of numerous main characters are altered forever as two universes clash explosively. Oh, and don’t think this is the end. There’s another series (no, not The 13 or All Hail Megatron) to come, one set firmly in the ‘-ion’ continuity. More on this soon! 08 is SO going to blow you away!

Seibertron are reporting that IDW have annouced that they will be reprinting the Titan UK Transformers Movie comic stories from July.

Originally Posted by STL
Hopefully IDW reprint the inside stuff later on.

We will be, starting this July.

The Transformers Collectors Club have released a promotional video featuring the latest club exclusive, Topspin.