Angry Birds Transformers Comics Coming From IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing, who own the licensed comics rights to both Transformers and Angry Birds, are [...]

By Russ Burlingame

IDW Publishing, who own the licensed comics rights to both Transformers and Angry Birds, are bringing the pair together in a new comic series set in the world of the upcoming Angry Birds Transformers game.

"Comics offer an ideal medium for telling the stories of these improbable but totally convincing mash-up characters from two enormously popular creations," said Rovio's Editor-in-Chief, Comics Jukka Heiskanen. "Blending action with humor and adventure with mishap, they will excite and delight fans of both brands."

"We are thrilled to be combining the iconic Transformers universe with the quirky world of Angry Birds," said Michael Kelly, Hasbro's Director of Global Publishing. "With the upcoming Angry Birds Transformers mobile game, Telepods product line from Hasbro powered by retoy, licensed consumer goods and now comics from IDW, we're able to give fans fun, new stories and characters they can interact with in multiple ways."

"It's been a real blast to pair the action of the endless conflict between Autobots and Decepticons with the zany hijinks of the Angry Birds!" said series writer, John Barber. "Seeing how these icons can interact and combine with each other—I think the end result will surprise everybody!"

An all-star flock of Transformers artists will be contributing covers for the four-issue series, including Sarah Stone, Guido Guidi, Casey W. Coller, and Livio Ramondelli! Ramondelli will be kicking off the series, providing artwork for a framing sequence of issue #1, focusing on the Transformers universe. From there, Marcelo Ferriera will take over on art duties for the series.

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