 Dreamwave filed for bankruptcy in January 2005, amidst a great deal of controversy, such as the fact that he was neglecting to pay several artists.When Dreamwave Productions closed, Lee formed a new production company known as "Dream Engine" and parlayed his work on the "Transformers" franchise to land a string of jobs for Marvel and DC, most notably an "X-Men/Fantastic Four" mini-series and an arc on the "Superman/Batman" series for DC.He also contributed to a relaunch of "Cyberforce" for Top Cow Productions, another Image studio.