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Yes, apparently there are innocent civilians on Cybertron.

The monthly, five-issue Transformers: Escape is written by Brian Ruckley, who’s been steering Transformers continuity since 2019, and illustrated by Bethany McGuire-Smith.

“As Cybertron descends into a state of war, countless civilians — unaligned with the Autobots, Decepticons, or any faction — are caught in the crossfire,” reads IDW’s description. “Fortunately, a solution may be coming, as Wheeljack, Hound, Nautica, and some of Cybertron’s greatest (and most infamous) scientists seek to reactivate the Ark program and evacuate the planet with huge spaceships. On the verge of war, will their efforts be enough to escape?”

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Ruckley calls the new limited series a cocktail of what he loves most about Transformers.

“I’ve always thought it would be a pretty terrifying, bewildering experience for aliens – non-Cybertronians – to be caught between warring factions of big transforming robots,” he says in the series announcement. “We’re exploring the question: Who are the most dangerous Cybertronians of all?”

“From the launch in 2019, the Transformers universe that’s unfolded in the ongoing series and in Transformers: Galaxies has been about showing Cybertronians from exciting new perspectives,” says editor David Mariotte. “That’s why we’re thrilled to have Brian Ruckley and Beth McGuire-Smith reuniting to dig into the lives of faces both new and familiar as war breaks out and how they respond to the other inhabitants of Cybertron.”

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Earlier this week, Hugo Weaving gave an interview to Collider in which he fleetingly mentioned his work on Transformers , and was less than complimentary about the experience.

“It was one of the only things I’ve ever done where I had no knowledge of it,” said Weaving. “I didn’t care about it, I didn’t think about it. They wanted me to do it. In one way, I regret that bit. I don’t regret doing it, but I very rarely do something if it’s meaningless.”

Never one to let a perceived slight go unanswered, Michael Bay has since taken to his blog to give Weaving some back, criticising him for taking the paycheque if the film was so awful.

“Do you ever get sick of actors that make $15 million a picture, or even $200,000 for voiceover work that took a brisk one hour and 43 minutes to complete, and then complain about their jobs?” muses Bay.

“With all the problems facing our world today, do these grumbling thespians really think people reading the news actually care about trivial complaints that their job wasn’t ‘artistic enough’ or ‘fulfilling enough’? I guess The Hollywood Reporter thinks so.

“What happened to people who had integrity, who did a job, got paid for their hard work, and just smiled afterward? Be happy you even have a job – let alone a job that pays you more than 98% of the people in America.

“I have a wonderful idea for all those whiners: They can give their ‘unhappy job money’ to a wonderful elephant rescue. It’s the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Africa. I will match the funds they donate.”

UPDATE: Bay has since removed the comments from his blog.

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