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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ TFW2005.com

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Newsarama attended IDW's panel at Wondercon, and reports the following:

A slideshow of upcoming titles was presented, starting with Transformers. There are two four-issue prequel miniseries to the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film, Alliance and Defiance. The prequel project was originally to be titled "Destiny", but was later divided into the two mini-series. The film is set to be released June 26th.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Prequel – Alliance is written by Chris Mowry, with art by Alex Milne and covers by film concept artist Josh Nizzi. The miniseries deals with the fallout from the Reign of Starscream mini which served as a sequel to events in the first film, and focuses on the alliance between humans and Autobots versus the Decepticons. It follows the characters from the first film and sets them up for the second. The intent with Alliance, which began release in December and ends in two weeks, was to have something that fans could read while waiting in line for a midnight showing of the film.

The second prequel, Defiance, is more of a prequel to the film franchise in general, being set before the events of the first Transformers film. Dealing almost entirely with the great war of the two robotic factions years ago and the origins of the Decepticons and Autobots, the series is also written by Chris Mowry, with art by Andrew Griffith and Dan Khanna. Fan favorite Transformers artist Dan Figueroa will be filling in on issue three. Issue one is currently available.

The film itself will be adapted by long time Transformers writer Simon Furman, with art by Jon Davis-Hunt and Alex Milne, and be released weekly before the theatrical release date. Josh Nizzi will be doing covers to both the adaptation and Defiance as well. A cover gallery of his work for the various Transformers prequel miniseries and his concept art from the film will be made available to comics retailers as an incentive.

Tipton then announced Transformers Spotlight: Cliffjumper, a one-shot set in the standard Transformers continuity rather than that of the films. The issue will be written by Shane McCarthy (Transformers: All Hail Megatron, Star Wars Tales) and Tipton and illustrated by Robby Russo. The issue will focus on the titular Transformer and deal with loose ends of the current All Hail Megatron story arc. Don Figueroa will be doing an alternate cover.

Original Source: IDW's Transformer Panel At Wondercon, Spotlight: Cliffjumper Announced! @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.