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Feb 23: Shipping update: Last Stand of the Wreckers
Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 reprints arrived in stock on February 18th but sold out on the day. More are on order with Diamond Distributors. Of the 120 copies of Wreckers #2 on order, only 90 came and these were posted on Friday Feb 19th. All outstanding orders will be filled as soon as the remaining 30 arrive in stock this Thursday (25th). Order issue #2

Feb 22: IDW editor reveals Spotlight Prowl thinking
IDW editor Andy Schmidt has given a short interview to Comics Continuum about Spotlight Prowl. He said the comic - due out in April - will explain how Prowl's character changed in the two years between All Hail Megatron and the Ongoing series. But the move has prompted criticism on the IDW boards that the story will reverse the 'cold manipulator' Prowl as characterised by Nick Roche in AHM #15 which was generally well received.

Feb 22: Thundercracker's journey of discovery goes on
Bzzurkk.com has posted a four page preview of this week's hot release - Transformers Ongoing #4. The pages feature the seeker jet Thundercracker who was left for dead by Skywarp after betraying his Decepticon brothers (at the end of All Hail Megatron). Though badly damaged he survived the attack and appears to have been laying low in the remains of New York. The comic has two Thundercracker regular covers and an Ironhide Incentive. Order a copy

Feb 17: Ironhide mini-series out in May
Details of the IDW Transformers comics coming your way in May have been revealed. Topping the bill is TF Ongoing #7 which promises to answer the question of where Megatron has been all this time, plus there's the concluding part of Last Stand of the Wreckers, and #1 of a four-part Ironhide spin-off dealing with the "ramifications" of his death. A compilation of Optimus Prime's best bits from the Marvel comics onwards is also slated for release.

Feb 6: Wreckers second print out next week
So popular was issue #1 of Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers that stores quickly sold out here and in the US. However a second printing is in the pipeline with a new cover image featuring the Wreckers' original leader (from the Marvel UK days) - Impactor. IDW's editor-in-chief Chris Ryall told this site that the second print will be in stores in the US on Wednesday February 10th, and OneShallStand will have copies the following day.

Jan 27: Overlord on the attack in Wreckers preview
The feared multi-transforming Decepticon Overlord leads the assault on the Autobots' maximum security prison in issue #1 of Last Stand of the Wreckers. The comic is released this week and a five page preview can be viewed on the OneShallStand boards. Prison warden-in-chief Fortress Maximus is about to find himself at the mercy of some of the most dangerous Decepticons around, so get on board for this classic five-parter from Nick Roche and James Roberts.

Jan 27: Spotlight Prowl heads list of April releases
The spotlight falls on Optimus Prime's coldly-logical deputy in April when IDW resumes its run of the ever-popular one shot stories. Also slated for release is Transformers Ongoing #6, with a stunning wrapaound cover featuring Menasor, the penultimate instalment of Last Stand of the Wreckers, and issue #2 of Simon Furman's sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Nefarious. More

Jan 09: Transformers Revelation under the microscope
This month it's the turn of Transformers Revelation to get the review treatment. This 2008 series ended the so-called 'ations' storyline and writer Simon Furman's tenure at the helm of IDW's Transformers G1 comic with a bang. Some say the four Revelations spotlights are inspired while others knock them for being too compact and not proper spotlights. What do our reviewers think? Read our reviews of Spotlight Cyclonus and Hardhead.

Jan 04: Thunder and frightening for Arcee in new comic
Arcee is the star of the show in issue #6 of Transformers Tales of the Fallen which is in stock this week. In it she's aboard a ship which gets shot down by the Thundercracker and Arcee wakes to find herself dismembered and a prisoner in the Decepticon's lab. The story is the last in the Tales series and is by Chris Mowry with art from Alex Milne. See a five page preview and order your copy from the OneShallStand store

Jan 02: Bag a cut-price comic in January sales
There's bargains galore to be had as OneShallStand.com kicks off its cut-price January sale. For a limit time selected Transformers, Doctor Who and GI Joe comics are reduced to a lowly £1.99 with FREE postage. That's cheaper than the shops - and you get the books delivered to your door. So if you are missing any issues from your collection then now is the best time to put that right. Have a browse

Dec 30: Bumblebee is leader, but for how long?
So the big question about who leads the Autobots has been answered, and the new bot in the hot seat is Bumblebee! Now in his own mini-series TF Bumblebee, we'll find out how the new leader gets on as he forges a shakey alliance with the humans. Issue #1 is in stock and in solictations for issue #4 Bumblebee will take on the Decepticon Skywarp bringing his brief tenure to a "conclusion", according to the solicits. Does he survive? Only time will tell. More

Dec 29: Andy Schmidt hints at Prowl Spotlight in April
In a recent interview with TFW2005.com Transformers editor Andy Schmidt confirmed that 2010 will see more of the hugely popular Spotlight comics. These were "put on hiatus while we concentrated on the launch of the ongoing series", he said, but will return in April with a spotlight on the Autobot Prowl. Schmidt also confirms there is a new pre-Earth G1 tale in the pipeline for May and claims the mistakes in TF Continuum were deliberate. More

Dec 10: Who will lead the Autobots?
Does Hot Rod's face fit? Not judging by some of the reactions to Don's redesigns, but the race to find a new leader following Optimus Prime's sensational resignation last issue is on, and the winner may surprise you. Plus an unholy alliance is formed and Omega Supreme returns - in fact he's also starring on a retailer incentive cover. Get your copy of Transformers #2 by Costa and Figueroa here

Dec 02: Roche and Roberts Wreck n Rule
IDW artist Nick Roche returns to writing duties in January when the eagerly anticipated Last Stand of the Wreckers five parter is unleashed. Together with co-writer James Roberts (of TF novel Eugenesis fame) he is promising to get under the armour of this elite unit as they undertake their most suicidal mission to date. Check out our exclusive interview with Nick and James. More

Nov 23: Sell out TF #1 gets second printing
Transformers Ongoing #1 is to enjoy a second printing in early December after selling out. Andy Schmidt, who edits the book, said: "We know we have to make every issue count so that our readers are getting a great read every time... this second printing is evidence that Mike and Don have succeeded at delivering exactly that. The reprint has a new cover see it here

Nov 22: Ongoing begins... with a termination!
Issue #1 of Transformers Ongoing is out and there are some shocks for readers. A regular character is about to meet his end - perhaps for good, and Optimus Prime's response is going to leave you gasping. The book is by GI Joe Cobra writer Mike Costa and artist Don Figueroa. Go here for a copy.