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, The Gathering, was released between February and May 2006. The second miniseries, The Ascending, was a direct sequel and debuted in October 2007. Source: Wikipedia (en)