IDW Publishing had a panel at Comic Con (obviously), and provided some details on their next projects.

Transformers Escalation, the sequel to Transformers Ilfiltration, will begin in November 2006.

The Spotlight series will continue after Shockwave with Nightbeat, then Hot Rod, and Six Shot and probably some other characters after that. These stories will be part of the Escalation universe.

IDW Editor Chris Ryall also mentioned that IDW plans to write a story, most likely a prequel, to coinside with Paramount’s Transformers movie. More details will be announced later this year.

The 1986 movie will also be receiving an adaptation from Bob Budiansky, write of many of the 80s Transformers comics.

A gallery of the panel can be seen at Comics News International.

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