COMIC-CON: IDW'S TRANSFORMERS: NEFARIOUS

SAN DIEGO -- IDW Publishing announced Thursday at Comic-Con International that it will continue the saga from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie in a new mini-series.

Transformers: Nefarious will be a six-issue mini-series, written by Simon Furman, with art by Carlos Magno. It is scheduled to launch early next year.

The story will follow a shadowy organization with devious designs on the Transformers.

"The latest Transformers movie added several very cool elements to the tapestry -- Soundwave and Ravage being my favorites -- and we¹re keen to explore them,² said Andy Schmidt, IDW¹s Transformers editor. "Our story tracks a new organization with 'nefarious' designs on the robots in disguise. Their technology gives them a tactical advantage not yet seen in the films."

Brian Rood will provide variant covers for the mini-series.