Have you been reading IDW's Beast Wars? Confused how Magmatron's army arrives on Earth the moment the stasis pods are released, but wind up sometime in the third season? So were we, so we asked. Writer Simon Furman offers the following clarification.

On arrival, Magmatron & Co. overshoot their final destination/arrival point (on purpose), going slightly further back in time so they can witness the Axalon dump its cargo of stasis pod. They then, before the Transwarp bubble dematerializes, jump forward to season 3 of the TV show, knowing all the pods are on the planet surface by this point. The flashback montage on p2-3 is them flashing through events in the first two and a bit series of the show.