2005 Boards member D-Drive has sent us over the listing for what’s shipping next week with Diamond Comics. Next week brings us the first part of the Transformers Infestation 2 miniseries – the return to the Hearts of Steel continuity! To go along with this, there’s also a new run on the original Hearts of Steel miniseries. Check out the full listings below:
INFESTATION 2 TRANSFORMERS #1 (Of 2) (incentive 1 in 10 ships as well)(W) Chuck Dixon (A) Guido Guidi (CA) Livio Ramondelli, Guido Guidi
The Infestation threat has broken the boundaries of time and the Lovecraftian monsters invade the world of Transformers: Hearts of Steel! It’s a steam-punk world in the grips of panic as terrifying beings from the depths of the ocean corrupt both humans and Decepticons! Only one man knows how to stop the Infestation, and it’s up to him to awaken the Autobots in time to prevent full-scale cataclysm!
Ships with 2 covers in a 1-to-1 ratio, 1 by Ramondelli and 1 by Guidi
TRANSFORMERS EVOLUTIONS HEARTS OF STEEL TP (NEW PRINTING)(W) Chuck Dixon (A/CA) Guido Guidi
Ever wondered what form your favorite TRANSFORMERS would take if they existed in different eras? Wonder no more, as IDW’s new Evolutions line debuts with “Hearts of Steel,” writer Chuck Dixon and artists Guido Guidi transplant the ‘bots to the Industrial Revolution, where a charismatic hammer-man named John Henry discovers that a steam drill is really an alien robot named BUMBLEBEE. Before he can process this information, the pair are attacked by DECEPTICONS disguised as tanks, trains and walking engines. Is this all part of a larger scheme by STARSCREAM? And if so, will the other AUTOBOTS arrive in time to stop his nefarious plans?
IaconStargazer
I got Infestation 2 #1 today, and this story is off to an interesting start.
Lovecraftian Elder Gods in a steampunk world sounds uniquely awesome, and it'll be good to (finally!) see a return to the Hearts of Steel continuity. In addition, it's nice that the original duo of Dixon and Guidi are the creative team of these issues.
With it noting that the creatures are gonna take control of Decepticons, I'm guessing that means most (if not all) of the Decepticons that perished in HoS #4 will be returning? (Maybe we'll now get to see "The" Astrotrain's robot mode in interior art.)
Sol Fury
Diamond Comics Shipping List for 1 February – Transformers News – TFW2005
Next week is Hearts of Steel week, with a new run on the original miniseries coinciding with the return to that continuity with the new Infestation 2 tie-in miniseries also debuting next week.