Just a couple of thoughts....After a 12 year run, IDW is finally doing a Unicron story. I'm surprised they resisted this long, but its cool to see that they did, as it makes more of an impact. However...after First Strike, I seem to recall IDW stating they were going to give the whole *crossover* thing a break. We've had 2 years in a row of this, and it really hasn't worked out well. Unicron seems to be a threat that will end (or effectively reset) the entire IDW Hasbro Universe. On one hand I would actually welcome it. I have not been impressed with most of IDW's run (unlike most fans), and after several soft reboots, this would be a chance to completely start over. You could legitimately include every incarnation of Transformers from the start. Instead of being a book set in the styling of the original series universe, where other universe characters show up for no reason, you could start from the beginning calling it just *Transformers* but not in any particular set continuity, but rather an all new one where anyone can show up, no need for explanation. ON the other hand however, I'm not really keen on another convoluted crossover where I have to get 6-8 additional books in addition to whatever the main series will be to get the whole story as was the case with Revolution & First Strike, especially since my local shop keeps missing most of those titles even when I request them in advance.I don't know if this is the case with others, but if not for my *hold* account, I've been seeing fewer and fewer IDW titles on the actual stands. The local shop owner I've known for 20+ years, he owns 3 stores in the greater Sacramento area, and he says IDW titles sales are dropping dramatically...I'm one customer of a handful that he orders for each month.