Ok, So I started reading ongoing with issue #13 (the hot rod one shot), and I recntly got the first tpb, For all Mankind. So, what happened in a nutshell between issues #7-12?
The Autobots go to Korea and fight some Combaticons. BB gets shot. That's... That's about it. Oh, and the President declares Transformers are WMDs
Yes thats pretty much it, don't forget Spike killing a constructicon. It gets much better after issue 12, the new arc is shaping up very well IMO.