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Who is the mysterious DRIFT and whatsecrets lie in his dark and tormented past?

The answers are here in this specialDIRECTOR’S CUT version of TRANSFORMERSSPOTLIGHT: DRIFT. Reprinting Drift’s debutsolo adventure and packed with all-newfeatures such as creator interviews, theoriginal script, behind-the-scenes info, andso much more—this is everything youneed to know about the fan-favoriteTRANSFORMERS character.

THE TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: DRIFT DIRECTOR’S CUT. JUNE 2014. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. ©2014 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and DesignWorks, LLC. Printed in Korea.IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of idead, stories, or artwork.

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Ted Adams, CEO & PublisherGreg Goldstein, President & COORobbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-ChiefMatthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerAlan Payne, VP of SalesDirk Wood, VP of MarketingLorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital ServicesJeff Webber, VP of Digital Publishing & Business DevelopmentIDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins

Special thanks to Hasbro’s Clint Chapman, Joe Furfaro, Heather Hopkins, Jerry Jivoin, Joshua Lamb, Ed Lane, Mark Weber, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance.

Written bySHANE MCCARTHY

Art byCASEY W. COLLER

Colors byJOANA LAFUENTE

Letters/Design byCHRIS MOWRY

Original EditorDENTON J. TIPTON

Director’s Cut EditorJOHN BARBER

Left: Work-in-progresspage by Casey W. Coller,with inked figures andbackground layouts.

Below: Final black andwhite art by Casey W.Coller with penciled

background.

Bottom Left: Colors byJoana Lafuente