Comic book writer, Simon Furman, is a well known for his Transformers titles with Marvel UK, Marvel US, Dreamwave, and IDW. Recently, Simon revealed details about the Spotlight Issue featuring Galvatron during an interview with CBR. Click here to read the article and learn how Galvatron was crafted for the issue.
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Galvatron Spotlight Revealed by Simon Furman
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Galvatron Spotlight Revealed by Simon Furman
Posted by Stormrider Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:39 am
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Posted by Stormwolf Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:21 am
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Another Magnus vs Galvatron, kickass 
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Posted by tequila stu Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:24 am
i can't wait, even if i have to spend £70+ to get it, i will.
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Posted by Psychout Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:46 am
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Interesting, sounds brilliant.
Im interested to see Galvy's history now he's not the son of Unicron, he mentioned pre-civil war stuff.
Im interested to see Galvy's history now he's not the son of Unicron, he mentioned pre-civil war stuff.
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Posted by Darth Bombshell Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:27 am
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shockwaveuk wrote:It's a shame Unicron's been ruled out of the IDWverse altogether, down the line they could have done some really good stuff with him.
Yeah, like they have for the past five years...
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Posted by Yeti Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:34 am
I'm not keen on Galvy not been Megs. It just doesn't sit right with me. I'm all for new takes, but it just sees TOO radical. As ever, I'll reserve final judgement till I read it.
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Posted by Leonardo Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:55 am
Yeti wrote:I'm not keen on Galvy not been Megs. It just doesn't sit right with me. I'm all for new takes, but it just sees TOO radical. As ever, I'll reserve final judgement till I read it.
Too radical? Wasn't G1 Galvatron intended to be a different character to G1 Megatron originally, anyway?
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Posted by Blozor Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:56 am
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So that's who the half-mutilated, shadowy robot in the Escalation #5 preview was. Here I was thinking it was Shockwave after being dug out of the volcano at the end of his Spotlight.
I'm all for Galvatron being a different character than Megatron, but similar, as long as it's a more extreme version of Megatron. It's about time, really. Whenever they tried to introduce Galvatron into the current continuity previously, it was always some contrived time-travel explanation, and it'll be really interesting to see him fight Megatron without having to worry about erasing his own existence by killing Megatron. Megatron versus Galvatron, no holds barred, should be an awesome match. It could be a one-shot in itself. Then the winner gets to face Prime.
I also find it good that they're finally leaving Unicron out for this continuity. Furman's right — he is overused, and it's too apocalyptic. Let's leave what has become a clichéd climax out of the story and focus on the characters, their struggles, and the devastation their own short-sightedness can cause (Cybertron, Nebulos, perhaps Earth). Right now, it makes a good parable for the war-driven world we're living in, instead of, basically, a retelling of the 1986 Movie over and over again.
Besides, he's already hinted at Unicron showing up in Beast Wars, which is currently in-continuity with the original G1 universe, (of which Beast Wars is a continuation, as far as I'm concerned), and not the IDW universe. So we may be seeing Unicron in the future; he's not ruled out of IDW all together. It's also possible he could be contained in Evolutions storylines as well, come to think of it.
I'm all for Galvatron being a different character than Megatron, but similar, as long as it's a more extreme version of Megatron. It's about time, really. Whenever they tried to introduce Galvatron into the current continuity previously, it was always some contrived time-travel explanation, and it'll be really interesting to see him fight Megatron without having to worry about erasing his own existence by killing Megatron. Megatron versus Galvatron, no holds barred, should be an awesome match. It could be a one-shot in itself. Then the winner gets to face Prime.
I also find it good that they're finally leaving Unicron out for this continuity. Furman's right — he is overused, and it's too apocalyptic. Let's leave what has become a clichéd climax out of the story and focus on the characters, their struggles, and the devastation their own short-sightedness can cause (Cybertron, Nebulos, perhaps Earth). Right now, it makes a good parable for the war-driven world we're living in, instead of, basically, a retelling of the 1986 Movie over and over again.
Besides, he's already hinted at Unicron showing up in Beast Wars, which is currently in-continuity with the original G1 universe, (of which Beast Wars is a continuation, as far as I'm concerned), and not the IDW universe. So we may be seeing Unicron in the future; he's not ruled out of IDW all together. It's also possible he could be contained in Evolutions storylines as well, come to think of it.
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Posted by Delta Supreme Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:59 am
Before everyone starts panicking:
1. No Unicron (for now) is a good thing. We've had too much "let's unite to beat up the big planet" stuff throughout TFs (Movie, 1st series comics, Armada, etc.) I like the concept of a world/continuity existing which is not focused on the overwhelming threat of a giant evil planet.
2. Remember, Galvy the toy was designed/assigned the position of City Commander, the Decepticon equivalent of Ultra Magnus. I, for one, am getting sick and tired of Galvy being the "powered up" version of Megs, which, obviously, means that once Galvy shows up Megs is out the window, barring hokey time or dimension hopping. By rebuilding him as his own character, this allows both to coexist, and can lead to a lot more interesting scenerios.
1. No Unicron (for now) is a good thing. We've had too much "let's unite to beat up the big planet" stuff throughout TFs (Movie, 1st series comics, Armada, etc.) I like the concept of a world/continuity existing which is not focused on the overwhelming threat of a giant evil planet.
2. Remember, Galvy the toy was designed/assigned the position of City Commander, the Decepticon equivalent of Ultra Magnus. I, for one, am getting sick and tired of Galvy being the "powered up" version of Megs, which, obviously, means that once Galvy shows up Megs is out the window, barring hokey time or dimension hopping. By rebuilding him as his own character, this allows both to coexist, and can lead to a lot more interesting scenerios.
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Posted by Cyberstrike Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:22 am
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Delta Supreme wrote:Before everyone starts panicking:
1. No Unicron (for now) is a good thing. We've had too much "let's unite to beat up the big planet" stuff throughout TFs (Movie, 1st series comics, Armada, etc.) I like the concept of a world/continuity existing which is not focused on the overwhelming threat of a giant evil planet.
2. Remember, Galvy the toy was designed/assigned the position of City Commander, the Decepticon equivalent of Ultra Magnus. I, for one, am getting sick and tired of Galvy being the "powered up" version of Megs, which, obviously, means that once Galvy shows up Megs is out the window, barring hokey time or dimension hopping. By rebuilding him as his own character, this allows both to coexist, and can lead to a lot more interesting scenerios.
QFT
I would love to see a Galvatron vs Megatron fight to the death.
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Posted by Brakethrough Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:46 am
Yay! Hound!
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Posted by Stormwolf Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:13 am
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Cyberstrike wrote:I would love to see a Galvatron vs Megatron fight to the death.
Like so?
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Posted by bookofjunon Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:49 am
Finally, Galvy and Megs being 2 different characters, the way they were originally intended to be. Plus Galvy vs. Magnus.
Should be cool with Guido's art.
Should be cool with Guido's art.
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Posted by Hans Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:00 pm
The Galvatron 'saga' essentially (though not chronologically) begins in 'TF Spotlight Nightbeat,' features as a cameo in 'Escalation #5,' opens up into TF Spotlight Galvatron (which itself is further expanded on in the following Spotlight), creates major ripples in 'Transformers Devastation' and finally explodes in 'Transformers Revelation.' So who/what is Galvatron? This is our second brush with something we're calling The Dead Universe and it all revolves around the fate of the first Ark spacecraft and its crew. Can't say much more... Yet."
This sounds... very exciting!!
I really like the idea of Megatron and Galvatron co-existing at the same time together. We've seen it before in Marvel UK and US, but it's still good. Also, Galvatron and Magnus should always be eachothers nemesis. The toys seem to imply this as well (same size).
Oh, and Galvatron actually has a design that always seemed to imply he predates Megatron (even though he didn't used to). His more rounded shape just looks... older somehow.
And Raymond: now we know why there's no Decepticon logo
Oh, and we need more Guido @ IDW!
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Posted by jgilkinson Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:41 pm
AWESOME... been wanting a Galvi Magnus showdown for some time
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Posted by Blozor Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:49 pm
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Stormwolf wrote:
It looks to me like Megatron has to tinkle.
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Posted by Stormwolf Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:13 pm
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Blozor wrote:Stormwolf wrote:
It looks to me like Megatron has to tinkle.
Hehe, get a load of this:
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Posted by Grimshock Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:47 pm
Well, I can't believe I found another couple of things to agree with Furman on: Megatron and Galvatron being separate characters and no Unicron. And, here I thought the only think I'd ever agree with Furman was that TF's are genderless.
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Posted by Ultra Markus Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:46 pm
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I am kind of glad that we won't see unicron we've seen too much of him lately anyway from the tv shows.
Maybe a spotlight unicron book were they do an origin of were he came from, but other than that, thats enough
Maybe a spotlight unicron book were they do an origin of were he came from, but other than that, thats enough
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Posted by Ultra Markus Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:55 pm
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I don't think the universe is big enough to have megatron and galvatron exist in the same time or place.
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Posted by Foallen Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:17 pm
I like Galvatron and Megatron being seperate characters. I always kind of felt like that way about it even when I was younger... Probably because of how things came about...
I used to find Megatron on the cartoons sound too much like an old man and liked in the comics when he got taken out by Shockwave (who was one of my favourites). Also I didn't like the toy's robot mode.
Then when I seen the Galvatron toy (before the movie), I loved the toy and the character right away.
When I went to see the movie and seen they were the same person, I guess I already had two opposing views of the characters... I continued to like Galvatron in the comics and cartoon for some reason, but only recently (past few years) came around on Megatron being pretty cool...
I used to find Megatron on the cartoons sound too much like an old man and liked in the comics when he got taken out by Shockwave (who was one of my favourites). Also I didn't like the toy's robot mode.
Then when I seen the Galvatron toy (before the movie), I loved the toy and the character right away.
When I went to see the movie and seen they were the same person, I guess I already had two opposing views of the characters... I continued to like Galvatron in the comics and cartoon for some reason, but only recently (past few years) came around on Megatron being pretty cool...
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Posted by Loki120 Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:50 am
Hot_Rod wrote:I just wish we had ONE unifying continuity in every Transformers medium. The fact that there are different takes is our ultimate demise as a fandom.
This is why I like G.I.Joe, three different company changes and three title changes and all remained within the same continuity. They actually get the fandom.
As for Transformers, we're stuck with the multiple dimension thing for every new series. I guess we Transformer fans just ain't smart enuff to grasp past events and will just get all sorts of confuseded.
I long since lost interest in the new IDW series. When Runamuck and Runabout show up before soundwave and the tapes, it's time to check out.
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