The hog-battling birds of classic gaming franchise Angry Birds will be mashed up with our favorite transforming robots in an upcoming comic book series by IDW.
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The general gist of the plot will be familiar to Transformers fans, but with a new Angry Birds twist! The plot synopsis states: "When a Deceptihog raid on [an] Autobird ship goes awry, the sought-after Allspark is hurled into the expanses of space, only to find its way onto the shores of Piggie Island, and as its inhabitants will soon find out, the Allspark is much more powerful than any creature could have imagined!"
Penned by IDW superstar John Barber (Robots in Disguise), the series will be a light-hearted take on the epic universe fans have known since the mid 80s. "It's been a real blast to pair the action of the endless conflict between Autobots and Decepticons with the zany hijinks of the Angry Birds!"
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It's not just comics that will see the birds and bots team up though. "We are thrilled to be combining the iconic TRANSFORMERS universe with the quirky world of Angry Birds," said Michael Kelly, Hasbro's director of global publishing. "With the upcoming Angry Birds Transformers mobile game, Telepods product line from Hasbro powered by retoy, licensed consumer goods and now comics from IDW, we're able to give fans fun, new stories and characters they can interact with in multiple ways."
