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Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead

Posted by First Gen Apr 30, 2008 at 10:00am CDT 15,897 views
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.

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Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by qwailo Apr 30, 2008
Both look great.

One question: Whats with the Imperial Shuttle?
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Orion_Prime48 Apr 30, 2008
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!
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal Apr 30, 2008
Hey Nightbeat returns to that planet on which he got caught and f about with his head!

I can't wait to read these.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Autobot Snake Eyes Apr 30, 2008
HOLY SHIT!!!
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.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Down_Shift Apr 30, 2008
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.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by dragons Apr 30, 2008
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
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by ponycorn Apr 30, 2008
Satan's Camaro wrote:HOLY SHIT!!!
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.


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

Just joking, Cyclonus can do anything he wants! =P~
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by i_amtrunks Apr 30, 2008
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.
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Comment by Jeysie Apr 30, 2008
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.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Down_Shift Apr 30, 2008
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.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by i_amtrunks Apr 30, 2008
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. :D
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by i_amtrunks May 1, 2008
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...
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Jeysie May 1, 2008
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...
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Powerdasher May 1, 2008
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?
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Stormwolf May 1, 2008
I'm starting to think that the Micromasters from spotlight Nightbeat are in fact people from Gorlam Prime who got upgraded.....
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by i_amtrunks May 1, 2008
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...
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Comment by Down_Shift May 1, 2008
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
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by i_amtrunks May 1, 2008
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?
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Down_Shift May 2, 2008
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.
Re: Color previews of Spotlights Cyclonus and Hardhead (view post)
Comment by Dead Metal May 4, 2008
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.
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