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The Transformers: Spotlight

2009-03-27T18:51:24Z

89.216.234.131: /* Revelation Saga */

{{picsneeded|TPB covers}}
'''''The Transformers: Spotlight''''', starting in 2006, is an ongoing series of one-shot comics published by [[IDW Publishing]] and set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. Each issue focuses on a particular ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Transformer]]. The series was originally only to consist of 5 issues, but has since evolved into an annual set of 5 produced per year (at least through 2008).

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''Transformers: Spotlight'' issues:'''
|-
|| [[Spotlight: Shockwave|Shockwave]] | [[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Nightbeat]] | [[Spotlight: Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] | [[Spotlight: Sixshot|Sixshot]] | [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus]] 
[[Spotlight: Soundwave|Soundwave]] | [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup]] | [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Galvatron]] | [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]] | [[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]] 
[[Spotlight: Blaster|Blaster]] | [[Spotlight: Arcee|Arcee]] | [[Spotlight: Mirage|Mirage]] | [[Spotlight: Grimlock|Grimlock]] | [[Spotlight: Wheelie|Wheelie]] 
'''''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''''': [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|Cyclonus]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|Hardhead]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|Sideswipe]] 
[[Spotlight: Blurr|Blurr]] | [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] | [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] | [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] | [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] | [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]]
|}

* ''Scheduled issues:'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] (due March, 2009), [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] (due April, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] (due June, 2009), [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] (due July, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]] (due ?)
{{-}}

==Overview==
The ''Spotlight'' series is set within the main IDW storyline. The format allows more free-ranging story settings{{m-}}many issues are set on alien worlds{{m-}}and serve to give a wider view of the overall IDW Transformers universe. The issues set up future story ideas and plot points for the main IDW miniseries; many have eventually tied-in directly with the main storyline, with others obviously set to do so in the future.

Most of the issues have prominent co-stars, such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s in Shockwave's spotlight, and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in Optimus Prime's story.

There is no absolute chronological order for all of the issues. Some, such as Galvatron and Optimus Prime, are set after specific events in the main story; others like Hot Rod and Nightbeat are not so clearly delineated, having happened an unspecified time ago. Still others (Shockwave, Soundwave) are flashbacks to a specific point in the recent or distant past.

===''Revelation Saga''===
{{main|Revelation (IDW)}}
The follow-up to ''[[Devastation|Devastation]]'', ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' was played out through four ''Spotlight''s, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. This four-parter marked the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable", though ''[[Maximum Dinobots]]'' takes care of some loose ends.<ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref>

==Creative teams==
* Most of the ''Spotlight''s has thus far been written by [[Simon Furman]], as will the scheduled Grimlock and Wheelie issues. Exceptions are ''Spotlight: Kup'', written by [[Nick Roche]], ''Spotlight: Ramjet'', written by [[Stewart Moore]] and ''Spotlight: Mirage'', written by [[George Strayton]]. When [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]] was brought on for ''[[All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', Furman's run seems to be in hiatus, with ''Spotlight: Blurr'', ''Spotlight: Drift'' and ''Spotlight: Cliffjumper'' being written by [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]], and ''Spotlight: Jazz'' by [[Josh van Reyk|Josh van Reyk]] & [[Shaun Knowler|Shaun Knowler]]. The list of artists throughout the series is diverse (please see each issue for credits).

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 1'' TPB (May 30, 2007) ISBN 978-1600100680
:Collects Shockwave through Ultra Magnus. The spine wields the number '''1'''.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 2'' TPB (February 20, 2008) ISBN 978-1600101540
:Collects Soundwave through Ramjet. The spine wields the number '''2'''.
:Includes covers art for each issue and bonus art for each issue.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 3'' TPB (September 29, 2008) ISBN 978-1600102455
:Collects Blaster through Wheelie. The spine wields the number '''3'''.
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' TPB (Feb 4, 2009) ISBN 1600104215
:Collects Cyclonus through Sideswipe. The spine wields the number '''4''', putting it clearly in the ''Spotlight'' series rather than in the "-ation" series.
:Bonus material includes each A and B cover, and sketches of the 4-part image, Cyclonus, Nightbeat, Doubledealer (including a dragon-like alternate mode), [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (the last 2 in robot and alt mode).

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category: IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

The Transformers: Spotlight

2009-03-27T18:48:42Z

89.216.234.131: /* Collections */

{{picsneeded|TPB covers}}
'''''The Transformers: Spotlight''''', starting in 2006, is an ongoing series of one-shot comics published by [[IDW Publishing]] and set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. Each issue focuses on a particular ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Transformer]]. The series was originally only to consist of 5 issues, but has since evolved into an annual set of 5 produced per year (at least through 2008).

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''Transformers: Spotlight'' issues:'''
|-
|| [[Spotlight: Shockwave|Shockwave]] | [[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Nightbeat]] | [[Spotlight: Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] | [[Spotlight: Sixshot|Sixshot]] | [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus]] 
[[Spotlight: Soundwave|Soundwave]] | [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup]] | [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Galvatron]] | [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]] | [[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]] 
[[Spotlight: Blaster|Blaster]] | [[Spotlight: Arcee|Arcee]] | [[Spotlight: Mirage|Mirage]] | [[Spotlight: Grimlock|Grimlock]] | [[Spotlight: Wheelie|Wheelie]] 
'''''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''''': [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|Cyclonus]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|Hardhead]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|Sideswipe]] 
[[Spotlight: Blurr|Blurr]] | [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] | [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] | [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] | [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] | [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]]
|}

* ''Scheduled issues:'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] (due March, 2009), [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] (due April, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] (due June, 2009), [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] (due July, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]] (due ?)
{{-}}

==Overview==
The ''Spotlight'' series is set within the main IDW storyline. The format allows more free-ranging story settings{{m-}}many issues are set on alien worlds{{m-}}and serve to give a wider view of the overall IDW Transformers universe. The issues set up future story ideas and plot points for the main IDW miniseries; many have eventually tied-in directly with the main storyline, with others obviously set to do so in the future.

Most of the issues have prominent co-stars, such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s in Shockwave's spotlight, and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in Optimus Prime's story.

There is no absolute chronological order for all of the issues. Some, such as Galvatron and Optimus Prime, are set after specific events in the main story; others like Hot Rod and Nightbeat are not so clearly delineated, having happened an unspecified time ago. Still others (Shockwave, Soundwave) are flashbacks to a specific point in the recent or distant past.

===''Revelation Saga''===
{{main|Revelation (IDW)}}
The follow-up to ''[[Devastation|Devastation]]'', ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' was played out through four ''Spotlight''s, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. This four-parter marked the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref>

==Creative teams==
* Most of the ''Spotlight''s has thus far been written by [[Simon Furman]], as will the scheduled Grimlock and Wheelie issues. Exceptions are ''Spotlight: Kup'', written by [[Nick Roche]], ''Spotlight: Ramjet'', written by [[Stewart Moore]] and ''Spotlight: Mirage'', written by [[George Strayton]]. When [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]] was brought on for ''[[All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', Furman's run seems to be in hiatus, with ''Spotlight: Blurr'', ''Spotlight: Drift'' and ''Spotlight: Cliffjumper'' being written by [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]], and ''Spotlight: Jazz'' by [[Josh van Reyk|Josh van Reyk]] & [[Shaun Knowler|Shaun Knowler]]. The list of artists throughout the series is diverse (please see each issue for credits).

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 1'' TPB (May 30, 2007) ISBN 978-1600100680
:Collects Shockwave through Ultra Magnus. The spine wields the number '''1'''.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 2'' TPB (February 20, 2008) ISBN 978-1600101540
:Collects Soundwave through Ramjet. The spine wields the number '''2'''.
:Includes covers art for each issue and bonus art for each issue.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 3'' TPB (September 29, 2008) ISBN 978-1600102455
:Collects Blaster through Wheelie. The spine wields the number '''3'''.
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' TPB (Feb 4, 2009) ISBN 1600104215
:Collects Cyclonus through Sideswipe. The spine wields the number '''4''', putting it clearly in the ''Spotlight'' series rather than in the "-ation" series.
:Bonus material includes each A and B cover, and sketches of the 4-part image, Cyclonus, Nightbeat, Doubledealer (including a dragon-like alternate mode), [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (the last 2 in robot and alt mode).

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category: IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

The Transformers: Spotlight

2009-03-27T18:47:33Z

89.216.234.131:

{{picsneeded|TPB covers}}
'''''The Transformers: Spotlight''''', starting in 2006, is an ongoing series of one-shot comics published by [[IDW Publishing]] and set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. Each issue focuses on a particular ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Transformer]]. The series was originally only to consist of 5 issues, but has since evolved into an annual set of 5 produced per year (at least through 2008).

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''Transformers: Spotlight'' issues:'''
|-
|| [[Spotlight: Shockwave|Shockwave]] | [[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Nightbeat]] | [[Spotlight: Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] | [[Spotlight: Sixshot|Sixshot]] | [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus]] 
[[Spotlight: Soundwave|Soundwave]] | [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup]] | [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Galvatron]] | [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]] | [[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]] 
[[Spotlight: Blaster|Blaster]] | [[Spotlight: Arcee|Arcee]] | [[Spotlight: Mirage|Mirage]] | [[Spotlight: Grimlock|Grimlock]] | [[Spotlight: Wheelie|Wheelie]] 
'''''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''''': [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|Cyclonus]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|Hardhead]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|Sideswipe]] 
[[Spotlight: Blurr|Blurr]] | [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] | [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] | [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] | [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] | [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]]
|}

* ''Scheduled issues:'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]] (due March, 2009), [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift]] (due April, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|Cliffjumper]] (due June, 2009), [[Spotlight: Metroplex|Metroplex]] (due July, 2009), [[Spotlight: Cosmos|Cosmos]] (due ?)
{{-}}

==Overview==
The ''Spotlight'' series is set within the main IDW storyline. The format allows more free-ranging story settings{{m-}}many issues are set on alien worlds{{m-}}and serve to give a wider view of the overall IDW Transformers universe. The issues set up future story ideas and plot points for the main IDW miniseries; many have eventually tied-in directly with the main storyline, with others obviously set to do so in the future.

Most of the issues have prominent co-stars, such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s in Shockwave's spotlight, and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in Optimus Prime's story.

There is no absolute chronological order for all of the issues. Some, such as Galvatron and Optimus Prime, are set after specific events in the main story; others like Hot Rod and Nightbeat are not so clearly delineated, having happened an unspecified time ago. Still others (Shockwave, Soundwave) are flashbacks to a specific point in the recent or distant past.

===''Revelation Saga''===
{{main|Revelation (IDW)}}
The follow-up to ''[[Devastation|Devastation]]'', ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' was played out through four ''Spotlight''s, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. This four-parter marked the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref>

==Creative teams==
* Most of the ''Spotlight''s has thus far been written by [[Simon Furman]], as will the scheduled Grimlock and Wheelie issues. Exceptions are ''Spotlight: Kup'', written by [[Nick Roche]], ''Spotlight: Ramjet'', written by [[Stewart Moore]] and ''Spotlight: Mirage'', written by [[George Strayton]]. When [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]] was brought on for ''[[All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', Furman's run seems to be in hiatus, with ''Spotlight: Blurr'', ''Spotlight: Drift'' and ''Spotlight: Cliffjumper'' being written by [[Shane McCarthy|Shane McCarthy]], and ''Spotlight: Jazz'' by [[Josh van Reyk|Josh van Reyk]] & [[Shaun Knowler|Shaun Knowler]]. The list of artists throughout the series is diverse (please see each issue for credits).

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 1'' TPB (May 30, 2007) ISBN 978-1600100680
:Collects Shockwave through Ultra Magnus. The spine wields the number '''1'''.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 2'' TPB (February 20, 2008) ISBN 978-1600101540
:Collects Soundwave through Ramjet. The spine wields the number '''2'''.
:Includes covers art for each issue and bonus art for each issue.
* ''The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 3'' TPB (September 29, 2008) ISBN 978-1600102455
:Collects Blaster through Wheelie. The spine wields the number '''3'''.
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' TPB (Feb 4, 2009) ISBN 1600104215
:Collects Cyclonus through Sideswipe. The spine wields the number '''4''', putting it clearly in the ''Spotlight'' series rather than in the "-ation" series. Bonus material includes each A and B cover, and sketches of the 4-part image, Cyclonus, Nightbeat, Doubledealer (including a dragon-like alternate mode), [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (the last 2 in robot and alt mode).

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category: IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>