On this episode, IDW announces their new Transformers comic book series, the new Transformers Rescue Bots Academy series premiers this January, and Garry Chalk and Richard Newman give us a special reading of "A Beast Wars Night Before Christmas." All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

* Intro [00:32]

* Comics News [02:17]

* Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase Comics Anthology Due in March 2019
* Transformers Comic Series from IDW: Debuts March 2019

* IDW’s New Transformers Comic Series: Coller and Rodriguez Cover Art
* IDW’s New Transformers Comic Series: Cover by Jeffrey Veregge Revealed


* IDW Transformers Comic Solicitations for March 2019 (SPOILERS)


* Media News [25:16]

* Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy Series Premiering January 5, 2019
* A Beast Wars Night Before Christmas
* Bumblebee Movie

* Transformers: Bumblebee Commercial For 2019 Volkswagen Beetle
* Paramount Pictures Australia: Bumblebee Beats Spotify Playlist And Give-Away Cassette Campaign
* Hailee Steinfeld: Interview For The Transformers Bumblebee Movie
* Travis Knight Interview with Uproxx About Bumblebee The Movie – BIG SPOILERS
* SlashFilm interview with Bumblebee Movie writer Christina Hodson
* io9 article: How Bumblebee's 1980s Setting Turned It Into Every Transformers Fan's Dream - interview with Tr...