sentences:  Furman took a break from the main storyline in June to allow Eric Holmes to write the prequel, over four months.Holmes conceived the tale for his favorite character, Megatron, and to explore the beginnings of the Autobot-Decepticon war, collaborating with Furman to further tie-in the story into the existing continuity and taking historical inspiration from the decline of the Roman Empire.In addition, Furman allowed Nick Roche to write and draw a "Spotlight" for Kup, and Roche also wishes to create another one for Rumble.