{"product_id":"transformers-beast-wars-the-ascending-2007-1-4","title":"Transformers Beast Wars: The Ascending (2007) 1-4","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eTransformers: Beast Wars - The Ascending #1-4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003efour-issue comic book limited miniseries published by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"H23r4e\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tfwiki.net\/wiki\/Transformers:_Beast_Wars:_The_Ascending\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIDW Publishing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from October 2007 to January 2008\u003c\/mark\u003e. Written by legendary Transformers scribe \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSimon Furman\u003c\/strong\u003e and featuring spectacular, highly detailed artwork by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eDon Figueroa\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGuido Guidi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the series serves as a direct canonical sequel to the 2006 comic \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eTransformers: Beast Wars - The Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe story heavily bridges the gap between the Western \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eBeast Wars\u003c\/em\u003e continuity and elements from the Japanese-exclusive animated spin-offs, \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eBeast Wars II\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eBeast Wars Neo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Chronal Ghost:\u003c\/strong\u003e Following his defeat in \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e, the Predacon commander \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eMagmatron\u003c\/strong\u003eexists as a disembodied, non-corporeal entity shifted out of time and space. From this ghostly state, he bears witness to a horrifying vision of Cybertron's immediate future: the unchecked descent into absolute apocalyptic chaos and total destruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Gathering Crisis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powerless to directly interfere, Magmatron works from the shadows to pull together a desperate alliance between his former Maximal enemy, \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eRazorbeast\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside the heroic \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLio Convoy\u003c\/strong\u003e and the elite underground faction known as \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Shadow of Unicron:\u003c\/strong\u003e The threat is revealed to be \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eShokaract\u003c\/strong\u003e, a regular Cybertronian soldier who stumbled upon the capsule containing the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAnti-Matrix\u003c\/strong\u003e—a vessel harboring the dark life force of the dead planet-eater, Unicron. Imbued with god-like power, Shokaract intends to herald the ascension of the dark god.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Final Stand:\u003c\/strong\u003e While a brutal, massive war erupts on Cybertron against Shokaract's heralds and the Blendtrons, the Maximals on prehistoric Earth fight a tragic final stand, leading to a dimensional, mind-bending climax to sever Unicron's hold on reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Legacy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJapanese Continuity Crossover:\u003c\/strong\u003e The miniseries is highly celebrated by Transformers purists for formally introducing prominent Japanese-exclusive franchise characters—like Lio Convoy, Big Convoy, Magmatron, and Shokaract—directly into Western comic continuity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Unreleased Finale:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Ascending\u003c\/em\u003e was originally intended to be the second chapter of a planned trilogy. While a third concluding miniseries titled \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eBeast Wars: The Revisiting\u003c\/em\u003e was fully planned, it was unfortunately permanently canceled by IDW, leaving certain lore threads to be later integrated into broader guidebooks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617893236820,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/7573\/5636\/files\/beastwars_collage.jpg?v=1788468654","url":"https:\/\/zombieunicorncomics.com\/products\/transformers-beast-wars-the-ascending-2007-1-4","provider":"Zombie Unicorn Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}