Transformers: Beast Wars is the name of several comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's toy line and the original television series. The first two series is set in-continuity with the television series, but also uses characters that were made into toys but not featured in the series. The first miniseries, , was released between February and May 2006. The second miniseries, , was a direct sequel and debuted in October 2007.