IDW Announces Ultra-Limited Edition ‘Transformers’ Hardcovers
Forget about being Robots in Disguise, IDW's latest Transformers title sees Optimus Prime, Megatron and the other warring Autobots and Decepticons become Robots in Deluxe as the first volume in the IDW Collection series becomes the latest IDW Limited slipcase hardcover release.IDW launched the IDW Limited line in October, describing it as "a new division that will specialize in producing high-end, collectible editions" of IDW titles; following the announcement of IDW Limited releases of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Monocyte and a portfolio collection of Darwyn Cooke's Parker work, the publisher is now offering five limited editions of Transformers: The IDW Collection Vol. 1:
Transformers: The IDW Collection (Vol. 1) Deluxe Limited Edition - Red Label
• Limited to 275 copies, hand-numbered and signed
• Limited-edition, custom-designed slipcase
• Mounted signature page signed by SIX Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su
• Exclusive IDW Limited custom cover in silver metallic ink
• Vellum overlay of the title page with silver metallic ink
• Brand-new silver metallic ink endpages designed to mirror the style of the slipcase and portfolio
Pre-Order PRICE $125.00Transformers: The IDW Collection (Vol. 1) Deluxe Limited Edition (Alex Milne Sketch Edition) – Black Label
• Limited to 10 copies
• Hand-drawn illustration of a single Transformers character housed in a hardcover portfolio case by Casey Coller
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by SIX Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su
• Exclusive IDW Limited custom cover in silver metallic ink
• Vellum overlay of the title page with silver metallic ink
• Brand-new silver metallic ink endpages designed to mirror the style of the tray case and portfolio
Pre-Order PRICE $300.00Transformers: The IDW Collection (Vol. 1) Deluxe Limited Edition (Casey Coller Sketch Edition) – Black Label
• Limited to 10 copies, hand-numbered and signed
• Hand-drawn illustration of a single Transformers character housed in a hardcover portfolio case
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by SIX Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su
• Exclusive IDW Limited custom cover in silver metallic ink
• Vellum overlay of the title page with silver metallic ink
• Brand-new silver metallic ink endpages designed to mirror the style of the tray case and portfolio
Pre-Order PRICE $300.00Transformers: The IDW Collection (Vol. 1) Deluxe Limited Edition (Marcelo Matere Sketch Edition) – Black Label
• Limited to 10 copies, hand-numbered and signed
• Hand-drawn illustration of a single Transformers character housed in a hardcover portfolio case by Marcelo Matere
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by SIX Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su
• Custom, exclusive to IDW Limited cover in silver metallic ink
• Vellum overlay of the title page
• Brand-new endpages designed to mirror the style of the tray case and portfolio
Pre-Order PRICE $300.00Transformers: The IDW Collection (Vol. 1) Deluxe Limited Edition (EJ Su Sketch Edition) – Blue Label
• Limited to 10 copies, hand-numbered and signed
• Hand-drawn illustration of multiple Transformers characters housed in a hardcover portfolio case by EJ Su
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by SIX Transformers creators including Coller, Furman, Matere, McCarthy, Milne and Su
• Exclusive IDW Limited custom cover in silver metallic ink
• Vellum overlay of the title page with silver metallic ink
• Brand-new silver metallic ink endpages designed to mirror the style of the tray case and portfolio
Pre-Order PRICE $400.00
The EJ Su Blue Label release is already sold-out, but at time of writing, copies of the other releases are still available for pre-order.