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Spotlight: Grimlock

2008-04-29T08:24:30Z

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[[Image:Spotlightgrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Me Grimlock star, Scorponok. Slag off!!!!!]]
{{comicnav | Spotlight (comics)| 14 | seriesname=''The Transformers: Spotlight''| prev=Spotlight: Mirage | next=Spotlight: Wheelie}}
'''If even Grimlock gets a Spotlight, what chance then, do we have?'''
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==Synopsis==
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Agent Red and [[Skywatch]] scientist Weston discuss activating Grimlock. Red feels the recent [[Transformer|extraterrestrial robotic]] activity is a precursor for an invasion and wants Grimlock under their control to help counter the threat. Weston urges caution, stating that the [[Ravage|other]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|robots]] under their control have gone rogue and fears the same with "Thunder-Lizard 1". Red considers this but gives the orders to begin the process.

Grimlock is zapped with electricity, which activate his memories — one where Optimus Prime lambastes him for insubordination, one where he tells his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] not to mind Prime since their controversial methods work, one of the battle against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and their subsequent entombment in lava. With this, Grimlock awakens, breaks his restraints and after a brief skirmish with security, he escapes the facility. Agent Red tells Weston to find out what went wrong and "fix it" so that they can try again with the other "Thunder Lizards". A Skywatch employee named Kloss ducks into a room and calls the [[Machination]], revealing that a planted virus has had the desired affect on Grimlock and that he is "yours for the taking."

As Grimlock makes his way down the streets and through inhabited areas, he wonders what the local [[human]]s are, and notes that his vocal processor is damaged and his internal chronometer and sensors are not fully functional. He does, however have a transporter chip he can use to recall him to his ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', but he assumes it's been destroyed.

Abraham Dante combines with Scorponok and transports to the [[Lahontan Dam]], where Grimlock has arrived. Grimlock takes an aggressive stance, but Scorponok tells him that his Dynobots are dead and that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] has him on list of wanted [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]]s. He offers Grimlock to join him in the Machination plot to dominate the Earth by running interference and delaying [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s plans long enough for the Machination to put their plans into action.

Grimlock considers for a second, but smashes Scorponok in the face. He refuses the offer for two reasons: he could turn Scorponok in to Magnus for redemption, and as revenge for Scorponok once robbing an installation the Dynobots were guarding. The two do battle and Scorponok quickly gains the upper hand, mostly due to his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] upgrade. To be fair though, Grimlock's out of ammo.

As Scorponok chokes Grimlock, Grimlock's nearly passes out, but remembers having betrayed the Dynobots in their battle with Shockwave, dooming them to a living death. He activates his transporter chip, which remarkably still works, beaming him back to the ''Skyfire'', which is somewhere buried in ice. He hopes he can use the ship to find the other Dynobots, make his peace and bring the Machination down.

As scientists repair the damage to Dante, he is informed that Skywatch have begun work on the remaining Dynobots. He instructs Kloss to install software that will let Skywatch believe they have control of the 'bots, while they will be used to dispose of their former leader.

==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[Marcelo Matere]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Zac Atkinson]], [[Liam Shalloo]] and [[Andrew Elder]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Amauri Osorio]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Andrew Steven Harris]]<br>
* ''Originally published:'' April 23, 2008
* ''Continuity:'' [[IDW continuity]]

===Major characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (in flashbacks) (4)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (6)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (7)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (8)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (9)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (13)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (1)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (1)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* [[Joshua Red]] (2)
* [[Doctor Weston]] (3)
* various [[Skywatch]] employees (5)
* [[Kloss]] (10)
* [[Abraham Dante]] (11)
* [[Machination]] employees (12)
|}

== Errors ==
* The door that Kloss walks through has a hand-scrawled "Control Room" sign on it, with a still-visible artist's note below to "put better font".
* Grimlock's speech balloon, speculating about taking the captive Scorponok back to Cybertron, is incorrectly attributed to Scorponok.
* One of Grimlock's captions typos "strength" as "strenght" (amusingly, it's shortly after he notes damage to his vocal processor.)
* As Scorponok boasts about his upgraded speed, his speech balloon is partially cut off at the edge of the page, truncating some words.

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Reapers]] , [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the Battlechargers (in flashbacks)
* The Dynobots' ship is named the ''Skyfire'', a homage to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s name in the cartoon, and like Skyfire in that continuity, it ends up frozen beneath polar ice.
* Despite a rather purposeful moment commenting on a damaged vocal processor, Grimlock speaks in perfectly normal speech here, as he did in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.
* After the story is an [[IDWords]] section about ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''.
* Contains the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' "Rank".
* Advertisements originally stated that Grimlock and Mirage's ''Spotlight''s were "1 of 2" and "2 of 2", respectively, due in March 2008. Due to a delay in Grimlock's, Mirage's was released first (March 5) and Grimlock's was pushed back to 7 weeks later. <ref>Ryall, Chris; IDW forums, Mar 24, 2008 — http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=64871#64871</ref> Amusingly, both the Mirage ad and the "[[Focus On Decepticons]]" ad retain their "March 2008" notes. Even the IDWords section features releases for March.

===Covers (2)===
[[Image:SpotlightGrimlock_cover2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Now we know where [[BotCon]] got the idea for [[Shattered Glass]].]]
* '''Cover A:''' Grimlock in front of Scorponok's shadow by Marcelo Matere
* '''Cover RI:''' B&W sketch of cover A

{{note|A second cover image by Marcelo Matere (right) was solicited, featuring Grimlock's dinosaur head breaking through an image of the Dynobots' robot heads. However, this cover was apparently not released at retail, and is not included on the cover checklist on the inside front cover.}}

===Advertisements===
* ''[[Spotlight: Mirage]]''
* "[[Focus On Decepticons]]"
* ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''
* ''[[Transformers Classics]]'' Volume 1 TPB
* ''[[The Ascending]]'' and ''[[The Gathering]]'' TPBs
* ''[[Target 2006]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Art of IDW's Transformers]]''
* ''Obscure: The Aftermath'' game
* ''[[Transformers: Animated]]'' books (back cover)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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The Transformers: Devastation

2008-02-13T15:12:03Z

82.133.99.155: /* Creative team */

[[Image:Devastation_TPB.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bumblebee promises devastation.]]

'''''The Transformers: Devastation''''' is a 6-issue comic-book mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007/2008, and set in the main [[IDW continuity]]. It directly follows ''[[Escalation|The Transformers: Escalation]]'', and ramps up the action even further for the [[Generation 1]] Transformers. As the [[Autobot]]s discover that the [[human]]s are aware of the location of their base, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] summons [[Sixshot]] to Earth to hasten its... well, devastation!

''Devastation'' is to be followed by ''[[Revelation (IDW)|The Transformers: Revelation]]'' sometime in 2008.

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">''Devastation'' issues:</font>'''
|-align=center
|| [[Devastation issue 1|#1]] | [[Devastation issue 2|#2]] | [[Devastation issue 3|#3]] | [[Devastation issue 4|#4]] | [[Devastation issue 5|#5]] | [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
|}
{{-}}
==Overview==
{{spoiler}}
Upon urging from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] agrees for [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit travel to [[Earth]] and assigns [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to supervise the decommissioning of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base.

After discovering that their position has been compromised, the [[Autobot]]s plan to move the ''[[Ark-19]]'' to the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately they are intercepted by Sixshot, who has been ordered by Megatron to terminate the Autobots. Sixshot disables the ''Ark-19'' and the Autobots are forced to make a crash landing into the closest shoreline, ejecting an escape pod containing [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Verity Carlo|Verity]] and [[Jimmy Pink|Jimmy]]. The ship's data is sent to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' before it self-destructs in the ocean. Sixshot is convinced that the Autobots are destroyed and tracks Ratchet to finish his task. After chasing him around a bit to the ocean's edge, he's about deliver the final blow when the other Autobots emerge and give him battle. Nightbeat manages to bounce the Autobots back to the ''Ark-32'' before they are destroyed by an air attack. Sixshot leaves to deal with trouble at Decepticon headquarters.

Prior to the attack on the ''Ark-19'', [[Hot Rod]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] embarked on a mission to rescue [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was seriously injured in an explosion. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}} On route, they are forced to deal with a gang of [[Sunstreaker]] clones whom they discover are actually [[Headmaster]]s, controlled by the [[Machination]]. At the Machination's headquarters, [[Hunter O'Nion|Hunter]], a Headmaster himself, sneaks around and discovers the real Sunstreaker's detached head. Although initially wishing to die, Sunstreaker agrees to help Hunter fully become a Headmaster so he can help the Autobots.

Two sinister external forces have their eyes on Earth. The [[Reapers]] have been observing since their encounter with Sixshot and determine that Earth must be destroyed. They start with Decepticon headquarters. Observing this from the [[Dead Universe]] is Nemesis Prime, the former [[Nova Prime]] who has plans for Earth and sends [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to bring things under control.

The other [[Decepticon]]s are upset that Megatron has ruined their efforts at infiltration by bringing in Sixshot, so [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] awaken [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who is being repaired in a [[CR chamber]] after being blasted by Megatron in ''[[Infiltration]]''. Starscream awakens as the Reapers attack.

Meanwhile, [[Skywatch]] has reprogrammed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with plans to use them to track down the other Transformers. Their efforts are hampered by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who recently came back online.

{{ongoing}}

==Creative team==
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''Escalation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) reunited for the bulk of ''Devastation''. However Su's paternity leave meant he was unable to pencil the entire arc. [[Nick Roche]] took over for issue 3, with [[Robby Musso]] working on issue 4. Su returned for issues 5 and 6.

==Collections==
* ''Devastation'' TPB <small>(due May 25, 2008) ISBN 1600101682)</small>
:Bonus material unknown.

[[Category:IDW titles]]
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The Transformers: Devastation

2007-11-20T16:21:18Z

82.133.99.155: /* Creative team */

{{picsneeded|TPB cover}}

'''''The Transformers: Devastation''''' is a 6-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007, and set in the main [[IDW continuity]]. It directly follows ''[[Escalation|The Transformers: Escalation]]'', and ramps up the action even further for the [[Generation 1]] Transformers. As the [[Autobot]]s discover that the [[human]]s are aware of the location of their base, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] summons [[Sixshot]] to Earth to hasten its... well, devastation!

''Devastation'' is to be followed by ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' sometime in 2008.

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">''Devastation'' issues:</font>'''
|-align=center
|| [[Devastation (issue 1)|#1]] | [[Devastation (issue 2)|#2]] | [[Devastation (issue 3)|#3]] | [[Devastation (issue 4)|#4]] | [[Devastation (issue 5)|#5]] | [[Devastation (issue 6)|#6]]
|}
{{-}}
==Overview==
{{spoiler}}
Upon urging from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] agrees for [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit travel to Earth and assigns [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to supervise the decommissioning of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base.

After discovering that their position has been compromised, the [[Autobot]]s plan to move the ''[[Ark-19]]'' to the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately they are intercepted by Sixshot, who has been ordered by Megatron to terminate the Autobots. Sixshot disables the ''Ark-19'' and the Autobots are forced to make a crash landing into the closest shoreline, ejecting an escape pod containing [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Verity Carlo|Verity]] and [[Jimmy Pink|Jimmy]]. The ship's data is sent to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' before it self-destructs in the ocean.

Prior to the attack on the ''Ark-19'', [[Hot Rod]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] embarked on a mission to rescue [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was seriously injured in an explosion. {{storylink|Escalation (issue 6)}} On route, they are forced to deal with a gang of [[Sunstreaker]] clones whom they discover are actually [[Headmaster]]s, controlled by the [[Machination]]. At the Machination's headquarters, [[Hunter O'Nion|Hunter]], a Headmaster himself, sneaks around and discovers the real Sunstreaker's detached head.

The other [[Decepticon]]s are upset that Megatron has ruined their efforts at infiltration by bringing in Sixshot, so [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] awaken [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who is being repaired in a [[CR chamber]].

Meanwhile, [[Skywatch]] has reprogrammed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and plans to use him to track down the other Transformers.

{{ongoing}}

==Creative team==
The creative team from ''Infiltration'' and ''Escalation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) reunited for the bulk of ''Devastation''. However Su's paternity leave meant he was unable to pencil the entire arc. [[Nick Roche]] took over for issue 3, with [[Robby Musso]] working on issue 4. Su is due to return for issues 5 and 6.

==Collections==
* ''Escalation'' TPB <small>(Release date and ISBN unknown)</small>
:Bonus material unknown.

[[Category:IDW titles]]
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