IDW Publishing Launches First-Ever Digital-Only TRANSFORMERS Comic Series, AUTOCRACY
Wednesday, Jan 18th, 2012
12-Issue digital-exclusive series comes to iPad, iPhone, Android and the Web courtesy of writers Chris Metzen & Flint Dille
Click here to watch the
TRANSFORMERS Autocracy trailer!
San Diego, CA
(January 18, 2012) – IDW Publishing proudly announces a new
digital comics event five million years in the making:
TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy. Released exclusively on digital
platforms, this 12-part series will be released on multiple digital
platforms as 8-page chapters every two weeks starting January 18th
and running through June. Each episode will be priced at
99¢.
TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy has ties to the two new TRANSFORMERS comics series based on the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro and launching this month, Robots in Disguise and More Than Meets the Eye. “Those series look to the future,” said IDW Senior Editor John Barber, “but they have strong ties to the past. And Autocracy fills in some of the gaps in that past by telling one of the most important stories to ever appear in TRANSFORMERS comics.”
Before OPTIMUS became a PRIME... he fought for order. Before MEGATRON became a conqueror... he fought for freedom. Before they were enemies... they stood against — AUTOCRACY.
Autocracy features the stunning TRANSFORMERS writing
debut of Chris Metzen – SVP, Story and
Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment and one of the main
creative minds behind the company’s Warcraft®,
StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes.
Metzen is joined by co-writer Flint
Dille, a fan-favorite for his work on the
original TRANSFORMERS animated series.
“This project is a dream come true for me,” said Metzen. “I’ve loved the TRANSFORMERS brand all my life – and the chance to take these characters for a drive with my good friend Flint has been an incredible privilege. But I think it’s Livio Ramondelli’s gritty, cinematic vision that really brings this story to life.”
Artist Livio Ramondelli came to fans’ attention last year with the world-shattering TRANSFORMERS: Chaos series. “I feel beyond thankful to be a part of this project,” said Ramondelli. “These two have written a truly epic TRANSFORMERS story for the ages. I can’t say enough good things about Chris Metzen, and we should all feel lucky that Flint Dille is returning to TRANSFORMERS.”
“IDW is very excited to launch this digital-exclusive series,” said IDW CEO and Publisher Ted Adams. “The TRANSFORMERS brand has a broad international fan-base, this series will continue to increase the comics audience.” The Autocracy series will help bring these new readers to comic shops, by including a page featuring the Comic Shop Locator service and best-selling TRANSFORMERS collections and comics.
Autocracy can be found in IDW’s Apple iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®, apps – Transformers Comics and IDW Comics, and on the Web at read.idwpublishing.com. The series is also featured in the Comics by comiXology platform for iOS, Android, Web and Kindle Fire, and Comics + by iVerse.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels
and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for
its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW
publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the
industry, including: Hasbro's The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE,
Paramount's Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC's Doctor
Who; Toho’s Godzilla and comics and trade collections based
on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is
also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which
publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with
Yoe! Studio.
IDW's original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a
major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the
#1 film in its first week of release. More information about the
company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.
As a recognized leader in digital comics, IDW’s digital
partners include: comiXology, iVerse
Media, Graphicly, Cryptozoic
Comics, Panelfly, Digital Manga, Diamond
Digital, NEC, Zero Sum and Smart Ebooks. The IDW
digital line is available worldwide on top platforms including:
Apple iOS apps and iBooks, Android apps, Barnes & Noble
Nook, Amazon Kindle, Kobo Vox, Sony PSP, Nokia and
RIM BlackBerry.
More information about the company can be found at
IDWPublishing.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®
and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a
division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier
developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for
creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed
games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes
thirteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The
company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of
the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children
and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive
entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class
brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming,
motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program,
Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic
leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS,
LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE,
MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s
multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:
DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online
home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are
trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights
reserved. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at
http://www.hasbro.com. © 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights
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