Simon Furman, Mike Costa (w) • Don Figueroa, Chee (a) • Figueroa, Chee (c)
The 12-part story was so popular we had to keep it rolling out for four more special issues! The two stories here set the stage for the next Transformers mega-saga (stay tuned, folks!). This is the ground floor! IRONHIDE and OPTIMUS PRIME deal with the fallout of last issue! Meanwhile, the DECEPTICONS begin to probe the mysteries of the AUTOBOT Matrix of leadership—that can’t be good… 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.