transformers is an ongoing american comic book series that is mostly written by brian ruckley and was initially published twice-monthly by idw publishing that started on march 13, 2019. based upon the transformers franchise by hasbro and takara-tomy, this series is a reboot of the previous comic book series that started with "" in 2005 and concluded with "" in 2018, taking place in a new continuity that is separate from the hasbro comic book universe.