More than Meets the Eye issue 50

Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	February 24, 2016 (digital, parts of Europe and Asia); March 9, 2016 (print and digital, rest of world)
Cover date	February 2016
Editor	John Barber
Continuity	2005 IDW continuity
Chronology	Current era (2016)

A mutiny in the ranks spells doom for Megatron and his closest allies.

Notes

This issue was originally scheduled for release on February 24, but like the previous few, ran late due to "A chain of incredible (in both senses) bad luck and events outside IDW's control," to quote James Roberts. However, some regional versions of iTunes didn't get the message, and the comic was released digitally in some parts of Europe and Asia on the originally planned date, while it took until March 9 for both the print and digital versions to reach the rest of the world.
James Roberts went into lengthy detail about the comic at Orbital Comics. Originally, the #50s were going to be the end of IDW "Season 2's" but James Roberts buckled and asked if he could start a story there instead, to benefit from a #50 sales bump (which he admits is "not the best jumping-on point").^[1]

For all of "The Dying of the Light":

For this issue alone:

Regular cover: Our heroes, by Alex Milne and Joana Lafuente
Subscription cover A: Megatron by James Biggie
Subscription cover B: Megatron by Mike Choi
Subscription cover C: Our heroes, by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham. Hey! Who let Ratchet back in here?
Retailer incentive "Countdown to 50" cover: Megatron, Rodimus, Chromedome, Nautica, and Rewind by Alex Milne and Josh Perez; the sixth and final installment in a series of variant covers "counting down" to the release of the 50th issues of the The Transformers and More than Meets the Eye, which combines with the other covers in the series to make a larger image.
Phase 6 exclusive cover: Megatron haunted by the spectre of his former self, as the Necrobot's flowers slip between his fingers and his fusion cannon burns with a pose reminiscent of his G1 profile art, by Hayato Sakamoto, Casey Coller, and Yamaishi. Exclusive to Andrew Hall's Phase 6, limited to 500 copies; available only through Orbital Comics in London, England and Emerald Knights in Burbank, California.

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10 (October 5, 2016) ISBN 1631407163 / ISBN 978-1631407161
- Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #50–55.
- Bonus material includes covers of each issue.
- Trade paperback format.

Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light (January 24, 2018)
- Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #50–55.
- Bonus material includes the bonus story "No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases", essential background material on the DJD, a cover gallery and a forward by Simon Furman.
- Hardcover format.

The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11 (June 17, 2020) ISBN 1684056403 / ISBN 978-1684056408
- Collects The Transformers Holiday Special: Silent Light, Redemption, The Transformers (2012) issues #46–50 & "New Worlds Order", and More than Meets the Eye issues #50–55 & "No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases".
- Hardcover format.

More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10 – cover art by Alex Milne and Joana Lafuente
The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light – cover art by Don Figueroa (Cyclonus) and Alex Milne (retro)
The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11 – cover art by Marcelo Matere