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DARK PRELUDE

THE TRANSFORMERS: DARK PRELUDE. AUGUST 2013. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. 2013 Hasbro. AllRights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities topersons 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.IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.Printed in Korea.

Originally published as THE TRANSFORMERS: SPOTLIGHT ORION PAX, THUNDERCRACKER, MEGATRON, BUMBL EBEE, TRAILCUTTER, and HOIST.

Ted Adams, CEO & PublisherGreg Goldstein, President & COORobbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-ChiefMatthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerAlan Payne, VP of SalesDirk Wood, VP of MarketingLorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services

IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins

ISBN: 978-1-61377-716-9 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4

Special thanks to Hasbros Aaron Archer, Jerry Jivoin, Michael Verret, Ed Lane, Joe Furfaro, Jos Huxley, Andy Schmidt, Heather Hopkins, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance.

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Cover Artwork by Nick Roche Cover Colors by Josh Perez

Series Edits by John Barber and Carlos Guzman with assistance by Thomas Boeing

Collection Edits by Justin Eisinger and Alonzo Simon

Collection Design by Chris Mowry

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ORION PAX

WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBERTS PENCILS BY STEVE KURTH INKS BY JUAN CASTRO

COLORS BY J. ABURTOV AND GRAPHIKSLAVALETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

THUNDERCRACKER

WRITTEN BY JOHN BARBER ART BY CHEE

COLORS BY RONDA PATTISON LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

MEGATRON

STORY AND ART BY NICK ROCHE

COLORS BY LEN OGRADY LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

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BUMBLEBEE

WRITTEN BY JOHN BARBER ART BY DAVID DAZA

COLORS BY ZAC ATKINSON LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

TRAILCUTTER

WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBERTS ART BY MATT FRANK

COLORS BY THOMAS DEER LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

HOIST

WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBERTS ART BYAGUSTIN PADILLA

COLORS BY JOANA LAFUENTE LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

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SPOTLIGHT: ORION PAX COVER A

by STEVE KURTH Colors by J. ABURTOV and GRAPHIKSLAVA

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