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News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:52 am

IDW and Titan digital colorist Kris Carter has updated his blog with a few preview pages of the the upcoming Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead.

As previously reported, these comics will be parts 1 and 2 of the Revelations story arc that will be finishing off IDW's "-tion" series.

Work shown is page 2 of Cyclonus (drawn by EJ Su) and the first couple of pages from Spotlight Hardhead (drawn by Nick Roche).

You can see the complete blog entry by Mr. Carter here.

by **qwailo** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:21 am

Both look great.

One question: Whats with the Imperial Shuttle?

News Credits: 9 · by **Orion_Prime48** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:27 am

qwailo wrote:Both look great.

One question: Whats with the Imperial Shuttle?

Maybe there gonna start merging the SWTFs with regular TFs? :roll:

EDIT: Woot 300 Posts!

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:38 am

Hey Nightbeat returns to that planet on which he got caught and f about with his head!

I can't wait to read these.

by **Autobot Snake Eyes** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:42 am

HOLY ****!!!
CYCLONUS CAN NOW FLY, TRANSFORM, MAKE A FIST, ALL IN COLOR!!!!
This is revolutionary!!!
as for Hardhead, It looks kinda kool since it reminds me of the "Bird Of Prey" issue from the US comic.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:49 am

Stuff like this makes me hope and pray for a Universe Hardhead.

I know Universe Nightbeat won't happen because of the TFCC Nightbeat.

Cyclonus on the other hand has a welcome home with me.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:26 pm

took the words out of my mouth imperial ship.

moviing on looks great but i dont know if its the position he was on this page but cyclonus looks a little fat around the wraist and legs area.

hel probably look slimmer if he was standing up straight and not crouching

by **ponycorn** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:29 pm

Satan's Camaro wrote:HOLY ****!!!
CYCLONUS CAN NOW FLY, TRANSFORM, MAKE A FIST, ALL IN COLOR!!!!
This is revolutionary!!!
as for Hardhead, It looks kinda kool since it reminds me of the "Bird Of Prey" issue from the US comic.

He's added staring at his own hand in hell to the list.

Just joking, Cyclonus can do anything he wants! =P~

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:44 pm

Roche's artwork is awesomesauce, I love the extra style he has added to Hardhead.

Cyclonus looks more washed out (colourwise) than I was expecting, but it is in no way a bad thing.

Also looks like the citizens of Gorlam Prime have had quite the number of "upgrades" and seem to not care about the two Autobots being in plain view in robot mode... very interesting.

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeysie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:56 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:Also looks like the citizens of Gorlam Prime have had quite the number of "upgrades" and seem to not care about the two Autobots being in plain view in robot mode... very interesting.

I don't think Nightbeat and Hardhead *are* on Gorlam Prime in that image. The fact that the green alien lady reminds me of one of the passerby on page 6 of Nightbeat's Spotlight, and the device in Nightbeat's hand in this pic, both suggest to me that they're looking at some kind of holographic replay from the data Nightbeat sent up to his ship before he got captured.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:29 pm

Jeysie wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:Also looks like the citizens of Gorlam Prime have had quite the number of "upgrades" and seem to not care about the two Autobots being in plain view in robot mode... very interesting.

I don't think Nightbeat and Hardhead *are* on Gorlam Prime in that image. The fact that the green alien lady reminds me of one of the passerby on page 6 of Nightbeat's Spotlight, and the device in Nightbeat's hand in this pic, both suggest to me that they're looking at some kind of holographic replay from the data Nightbeat sent up to his ship before he got captured.

hmmm... planet full of half robot people, Spotlight featuring two as of yet, un-modified headmasters...

I'm thinking Heardhead and Nightbeat may be getting a few extra voices in their heads.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:37 pm

Jeysie wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:Also looks like the citizens of Gorlam Prime have had quite the number of "upgrades" and seem to not care about the two Autobots being in plain view in robot mode... very interesting.

I don't think Nightbeat and Hardhead *are* on Gorlam Prime in that image. The fact that the green alien lady reminds me of one of the passerby on page 6 of Nightbeat's Spotlight, and the device in Nightbeat's hand in this pic, both suggest to me that they're looking at some kind of holographic replay from the data Nightbeat sent up to his ship before he got captured.

Very plausible theory.
I just hope that this is the only page that's a hologram, so more time can be spent on Gorlam itself.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:29 am

Have a look at the top left hand corner of the 2nd Nightbeat preview page.

Does anyone else see a motorcycle with a clearly defined human leg on the side, but then no upper body of a human? Unless the human body is really all black, square and has no head it looks like their maybe early transformers on Gorlam...

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeysie** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:57 am

i_amtrunks wrote:Have a look at the top left hand corner of the 2nd Nightbeat preview page.

Does anyone else see a motorcycle with a clearly defined human leg on the side, but then no upper body of a human? Unless the human body is really all black, square and has no head it looks like their maybe early transformers on Gorlam...

You know, now that I know what to look for, I think you're right. Very interesting...

by **Powerdasher** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:22 am

Wow... I can't wait for the Spotlights to come out. Ten to one Hardhead and Nightbeat will battle Galvatron on Gorlam Prime, and become Headmasters.

Who is Cyclonus working with anyway? Megatron, Bludgeon, Nemesis Prime or Banzaitron?

News Credits: 3 · by **Stormwolf** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:39 am

I'm starting to think that the Micromasters from spotlight Nightbeat are in fact people from Gorlam Prime who got upgraded.....

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:14 pm

Stormwolf wrote:I'm starting to think that the Micromasters from spotlight Nightbeat are in fact people from Gorlam Prime who got upgraded.....

I like that theory!

Powerdasher wrote:Wow... I can't wait for the Spotlights to come out. Ten to one Hardhead and Nightbeat will battle Galvatron on Gorlam Prime, and become Headmasters.

But the only one with the ability to give out Headmaster technology seems to be Scorpy, which means Nightbeat and Hardhead would have to make it back to Earth somehow...

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:42 pm

Powerdasher wrote:Wow... I can't wait for the Spotlights to come out. Ten to one Hardhead and Nightbeat will battle Galvatron on Gorlam Prime, and become Headmasters.

Who is Cyclonus working with anyway? Megatron, Bludgeon, Nemesis Prime or Banzaitron?

N-Prime

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:15 pm

Down_Shift wrote:
Powerdasher wrote:Wow... I can't wait for the Spotlights to come out. Ten to one Hardhead and Nightbeat will battle Galvatron on Gorlam Prime, and become Headmasters.

Who is Cyclonus working with anyway? Megatron, Bludgeon, Nemesis Prime or Banzaitron?

N-Prime

Wonder if he is a little rogue like Galvatron?

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:29 am

i_amtrunks wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
Powerdasher wrote:Wow... I can't wait for the Spotlights to come out. Ten to one Hardhead and Nightbeat will battle Galvatron on Gorlam Prime, and become Headmasters.

Who is Cyclonus working with anyway? Megatron, Bludgeon, Nemesis Prime or Banzaitron?

N-Prime

Wonder if he is a little rogue like Galvatron?

I'm guessing that Cyclonus is "working" for Galvatron. I'm also thinking that Galvatron will be the one to kill NP, then Galvatron and Cyclonus will start their own army.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:09 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:Have a look at the top left hand corner of the 2nd Nightbeat preview page.

Does anyone else see a motorcycle with a clearly defined human leg on the side, but then no upper body of a human? Unless the human body is really all black, square and has no head it looks like their maybe early transformers on Gorlam...

Look at it again, see that black thing atached to the leg?
That's the body of the rider, you can see his sholders, and were his head should be is a windscreen, I'm thinking that's something like a helmet.