Today sees the release of Titan’s Transformers #9, exclusively in the UK, featuring a new 10 page exclusive comic, reprints of Beast Wars The Gathering and IDW’s Movie Prequel, and free Transformers playing cards.

The issue takes the comic story in a new direction, with the start of a ‘distinct post movie continuity‘, in the words of Simon Furman. Titled ‘In Twilight’s Last Gleaming (part 1 of 5)’, the story takes the final moments of the movie and puts them on their head, with the Decepticon’s winning and Megatron getting the AllSpark.

Pick up the issue in all good newsagents.

New listings on Amazon.co.uk and Play.com seem to indicate that Titan are planning on releasing their exclusive UK comic in trade paperback form. The listings mention that the book will be 80 pages long, which equals the first 8 issues of the series. This seems logical as the first 8 stories are all closely focused around the events of the Transformers movie.

The book is due out on 25th April with ISBN 9781845768362 for only £4.99.

The full synopsis can be found below:

“The Transformers” – sentient robots with the ability to alter their form. Hailing from the planet Cybertron, where a war between two factions endlessly rages, the honourable Autobots do battle against the tyrannical Decepticons – for the good of the universe!Now the stars of the smash hit movie return in this prequel to the film, written by acclaimed Transformers guru Simon Furman! Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide, Devastator, Jazz, and many more of your favourite characters appear in all new stories illustrated by some of the the hottest artists in comics today.This full colour, pocket-sized edition also contains special features on the characters and their thrilling universe making it essential reading for any “Transformers” fan!

Simon Furman has provided the first details on Titan’s Transformers #10 issue on his blog, with teaser information on the story. The issue is due out on 27th March exclusively in the UK.

This issue continues the Twilight’s Last Gleaming story (issue #2 of 5) and features art by Jeremy Tiongson and colour by Jason Cardy, with Simon on the writing duties again.

Titan Magazines have updated their Myspace blog with an exclusive preview of Transformers UK #9. There are 2 pages of pencil art from the comic and a full colour version of the cover, which is completely hand drawn.

Pencils for the issue are done by Simon Williams with the script by Simon Furman. Issue #9 is out on 28th February, exclusively in the UK.

Tomorrow marks the UK exclusive release of Titan’s Transformers #8, the second issue which features the story after the end of the Transformers movie.

In this issue, Ironhide and an elite Special Forces unit go to Qatar to look for Scorponok, who’s fate was left unresolved after the end of the film, when he burrowed under the ground, never to be seen again.

Art is by Staz Johnson, who returns to Transformers for the first time in years, with the story by Simon Furman. Simon has also put up a copy of the cover and page 6 of the comic.

We know the issue was released last year, but illustrator Marcelo Matere has updated his Deviant Art page with all 10 pages of the pencil sketches from Titan’s Transformers UK #6 comic.

Links for the pages can be found below:

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