First strike 00

Written by:

MAIRGHREAD SCOTT

and

DAVID A. RODRIGUEZ ART BY:

MAX DUNBAR Colors BY:

ANDER ZARATE Letters BY:

TOM B. LONG Assistant editor:

DAVID MARIOTTE Editor:

DAVID HEDGECOCK Publisher:

TED ADAMS

Special thanks to Ben Montano, David Erwin, Josh Feldman, Ed Lane, Beth Artale, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance.

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FIRST STRIKE #0. JUNE 2017. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, ACTION MAN, G.I.JOE, M.A.S.K.: MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND, MICRONAUTS, ROM, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2017 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Canada.

IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

The Transformers are a massively powerful, ancient alien race that has been warring with itself for millions of years.

That war has brought death and destruction to every planet it has touched.

And now, the Transformers have annexed Earth into their galactic empire. History tells us this could be a problem.

What, if anything, can one person do to save a planet? What sacrifices must be made to save mankind? When faced with extinction, there remains only one question‌ ‌how do you destroy all the Transformers?

Welcome to FIRST STRIKE! A six-issue Hasbro comic-book event starting in AUGUST!

please enjoy this special sneak preview of

don’t forget to pre-order first strike #1 & #2 with your local comic shop now!

Written by: MAIRGHREAD SCOTT and DAVID A. RODRIGUEZ • ART by: MAX DUNBAR COLORS BY: ANDER ZARATE • LETTERiNG by: TOM B. LONG Assistant Edits BY: DAVID MARIOTTE with JOHN BARBER • Edited by: DAVID HEDGECOCK

TO BE CONTINUED IN FIRST STRIKE #1!

ON SALE IN AUGUST!

AUGUST G. I. JOE #9 – Last Issue!

M.A.S.K. #10 – Last Issue!

MICRONAUTS: WRATH OF KARZA #5 – Last Issue!

ROM #14 – Last Issue!

OPTIMUS PRIME #10

Leads Into…

FIRST STRIKE #1 FIRST STRIKE #2

SEPTEMBER FIRST STRIKE #3 MICRONAUTS: FIRST STRIKE One-shot G.I. JOE: FIRST STRIKE One-shot OPTIMUS PRIME: FIRST STRIKE One-shot FIRST STRIKE #4

OCTOBER FIRST STRIKE #5 M.A.S.K.: FIRST STRIKE One-shot REVOLUTIONARIES: FIRST STRIKE One-shot ROM: FIRST STRIKE One-shot FIRST STRIKE #6

NOVEMBER G.I. JOE: UNMASKED #1

DECEMBER ROM & THE MICRONAUTS #1 VISIONARIES IFEDD #1 CLA SSIFE CLASS

c he c koutas ne akpe e kofthea we s omene wi s s ue . . .

CHAPTER ONE:

WRITTEN BY:

JOHN BARBER & CULLEN BUNN ART BY:

FICO OSSIO COLORS BY:

SEBASTIAN CHENG LETTERS BY:

TOM B. LONG EDITED BY:

DAVID HEDGECOCK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:

CHRIS RYALL PUBLISHER:

TED ADAMS

Special thanks to Hasbro’s Derryl Depriest, David Erwin, Grant Gie, Ed Lane, Ben Montano, Mark Weber, Beth Artale, Josh Feldman and Michael Kelly

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Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher Greg Goldstein, President & COO Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Laurie Windrow, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services Jeff Webber, VP of Licensing, Digital and Subsidiary Rights Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development

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REVOLUTION #1. SEPTEMBER 2016. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, ACTION MAN, G.I.JOE, M.A.S.K.: MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND, MICRONAUTS, ROM, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2016 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.