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==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
*[[Brad Turner|Eclipse]] (written by [[Brandon M. Easton]]; art by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Ander Zarate]]) | * [[Brad Turner|Eclipse]] (written by [[Brandon M. Easton]]; art by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Ander Zarate]]) | ||
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (w. [[John Barber]]; a. [[Guido Guidi]]) | * [[Marissa Faireborn]] (w. [[John Barber]]; a. [[Guido Guidi]]) | ||
*[[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]] (w. [[Aubrey Sitterson]]; a. [[Giannis Milonogiannis]] and [[Lovern Kindzierski]]) | * [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]] (w. [[Aubrey Sitterson]]; a. [[Giannis Milonogiannis]] and [[Lovern Kindzierski]]) | ||
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW | * [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (w. John Barber; a. Guido Guidi) | ||
*[[Julio Lopez|Gulliver]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. [[Sam Lotfi]] and [[Jordi Escuin]]) | * [[Julio Lopez|Gulliver]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. [[Sam Lotfi]] and [[Jordi Escuin]]) | ||
*[[Gung-Ho]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. [[Paolo Villanelli]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]) | * [[Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe)|Gung-Ho]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. [[Paolo Villanelli]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]) | ||
*[[Agent Helix|Helix]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Robert Atkins and [[Simon Gough]]) | * [[Agent Helix|Helix]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Robert Atkins and [[Simon Gough]]) | ||
*[[Vanessa Warfield|Ice Queen]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. [[Marcelo | * [[Vanessa Warfield|Ice Queen]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. [[Marcelo Ferreira]] and Jordi Escuin) | ||
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW | * [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Casey Coller]] and John-Paul Bove) | ||
* | * [[Steven Klain|Klain]] (w. [[Jimmy Johnston]]; a. Robert Atkins and Ander Zarate) | ||
*[[Space Knight|Knights]] of the [[Solstar Order]] (w. [[Chris Ryall]] and [[David Mariotte]]; a. [[David Messina]], [[Michele Pasta]], and [[Alessandra Alexakis]]) | * [[Space Knight|Knights]] of the [[Solstar Order]] (w. [[Chris Ryall]] and [[David Mariotte]]; a. [[David Messina]], [[Michele Pasta]], and [[Alessandra Alexakis]]) | ||
*[[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Ron Joseph]] and [[Jay Fotos]]) | * [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Ron Joseph]] and [[Jay Fotos]]) | ||
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW | * [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Sebastian Cheng]]) | ||
*[[Lady Jaye]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. [[Steve Kurth]] and Simon Gough) | * [[Lady Jaye]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. [[Steve Kurth]] and Simon Gough) | ||
*[[Larissa]] (w. | * [[Larissa]] (w. Jimmy Johnston; a. [[Jed Dougherty]] and [[David García Cruz]]) | ||
*[[Livia]] (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. Paolo Villanelli and Alessandra Alexakis) | * [[Livia]] (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. Paolo Villanelli and Alessandra Alexakis) | ||
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Steve Kurth and Simon Gough) | * [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Steve Kurth and Simon Gough) | ||
*[[Major Bludd]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Igor Lima]] and Ander Zarate) | * [[Major Bludd]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Igor Lima]] and Ander Zarate) | ||
* | * [[Darby Mason]] (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina, Michele Pasta, and Alessandra Alexakis) | ||
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (w. John Barber; a. Igor Lima and Ander Zarate) | * [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (w. John Barber; a. Igor Lima and Ander Zarate) | ||
*[[Miles Mayhem]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. Marcelo | * [[Miles Mayhem]] (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. Marcelo Ferreira and Jordi Escuin) | ||
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW | * [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (w. John Barber; a. [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]) | ||
*[[Microtron]] (w. [[Cullen Bunn]] and | * [[Microtron]] (w. [[Cullen Bunn]] and Jimmy Johnston; a. Jed Dougherty and David García Cruz) | ||
*[[Doctor Mindbender]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Marcelo | * [[Doctor Mindbender]] (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Marcelo Ferreira and Jordi Escuin) | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (w. John Barber; a. Guido Guidi) | ||
*[[Oktober Guard]] (w. John Barber; a. Fico Ossio and Sebastian Cheng) | * [[Oktober Guard]] (w. John Barber; a. Fico Ossio and Sebastian Cheng) | ||
*[[Orphion]] (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina) | * [[Orphion]] (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina) | ||
*[[Oziron Rael]] (w. Cullen Bunn; a. [[Jack Lawrence]] and Ander Zarate) | * [[Oziron Rael]] (w. Cullen Bunn; a. [[Jack Lawrence]] and Ander Zarate) | ||
==Other content== | ==Other content== | ||
*"[[Upgrade]]" comic strip | * "[[Upgrade]]" comic strip | ||
*Pin-up of the regular cover, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Jordi Escuin]] | * Pin-up of the regular cover, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Jordi Escuin]] | ||
*[[Metrotitan ( | * [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]/[[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] map by [[Guido Guidi]] | ||
*Papercraft model of [[Scarlett]], by [[Kelly Blake]] | * Papercraft model of [[Scarlett]], by [[Kelly Blake]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Profile notes=== | ===Profile notes=== | ||
*Previously alluded to in [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|''Optimus Prime'' #4]], Marissa's profile explicitly explains that her mother is [[Claire Austin]], an old college-age girlfiend of Flint's who he dated while he was still in his teens, introduced in 2013's {{i|The Boy Most Likely To..., Part 2|''The Cobra Files'' #6}}. Flint casually mentioned in that issue that he had heard Claire had a child with her later husband; unbeknownst to him, this profile explains, Claire had been pregnant when they broke up, and the child was his. By the time Marissa learned of her true parentage, from her second step-father (Claire having been noted in ''Cobra Files'' to have been divorced twice), Flint had faked his death, as was G.I. Joe standard protocol at the time; Marissa's profile reveals that she learned he was still alive from Mayday, who had worked with him on the Joe team. | * Previously alluded to in [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|''Optimus Prime'' #4]], Marissa's profile explicitly explains that her mother is [[Claire Austin]], an old college-age girlfiend of Flint's who he dated while he was still in his teens, introduced in 2013's {{i|The Boy Most Likely To..., Part 2|''The Cobra Files'' #6}}. Flint casually mentioned in that issue that he had heard Claire had a child with her later husband; unbeknownst to him, this profile explains, Claire had been pregnant when they broke up, and the child was his. By the time Marissa learned of her true parentage, from her second step-father (Claire having been noted in ''Cobra Files'' to have been divorced twice), Flint had faked his death, as was G.I. Joe standard protocol at the time; Marissa's profile reveals that she learned he was still alive from Mayday, who had worked with him on the Joe team. | ||
*Established only in the letters page of [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5 #3]] prior to this issue, Grand Slam's profile notes that he ''is'' the same Grand Slam who appeared to die waaaay back in 2009's {{i|Origins issue 7|''G.I. Joe Origins'' #7}}, who had survived his injuries. | * Established only in the letters page of [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5 #3]] prior to this issue, Grand Slam's profile notes that he ''is'' the same Grand Slam who appeared to die waaaay back in 2009's {{i|Origins issue 7|''G.I. Joe Origins'' #7}}, who had survived his injuries. | ||
*Following hints about Grimlock's divided allegiance dropped in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]], [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|#8]], and [[Animals|#46]], his profile establishes that he was a Decepticon at one point. We still don't know any more than that, though! | * Following hints about Grimlock's divided allegiance dropped in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]], [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|#8]], and [[Animals|#46]], his profile establishes that he was a Decepticon at one point. We still don't know any more than that, though! | ||
*While not a spoiler ''per se'', the Space Knight profile notes that [[Stardrive]], protagonist of the concurrently-running ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, was a "past member" of the order, and that her current status is "unknown," which doesn't seem to bode well for poor Stardrive. | * While not a spoiler ''per se'', the Space Knight profile notes that [[Stardrive]], protagonist of the concurrently-running ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, was a "past member" of the order, and that her current status is "unknown," which doesn't seem to bode well for poor Stardrive. | ||
*Garrison Kreiger's profile clarifies the unclear situation surrounding the Schletevan bunker where the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] was found in [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], which was described as a British [[Secret Intelligence Service]] facility, but sported the logo of [[I.R.O.N.]] on its walls. Already clarified by John Barber on Twitter,<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/875879634520334342 Tweet by @TheJohnBarber, 2017/06/16]</ref> here we learn that it was an I.R.O.N. facility ''operated'' by S.I.S., a situation arranged by [[Doctor X]] during her time as a double-agent. | * Garrison Kreiger's profile clarifies the unclear situation surrounding the Schletevan bunker where the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] was found in [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], which was described as a British [[Secret Intelligence Service]] facility, but sported the logo of [[I.R.O.N.]] on its walls. Already clarified by John Barber on Twitter,<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/875879634520334342 Tweet by @TheJohnBarber, 2017/06/16]</ref> here we learn that it was an I.R.O.N. facility ''operated'' by S.I.S., a situation arranged by [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]] during her time as a double-agent. | ||
*Kup's profile states that he was around in the time of [[Nova Prime]], and saw the formation of the [[Golden Age]] after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] between the [[Thirteen]] and their [[Thirteen Tribes|tribes]]. Though unsurprising, this is new information that hasn't yet been related in any comics. | * Kup's profile states that he was around in the time of [[Nova Prime]], and saw the formation of the [[Golden Age]] after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] between the [[Thirteen]] and their [[Thirteen Tribes|tribes]]. Though unsurprising, this is new information that hasn't yet been related in any comics. | ||
*Mayday's profile gives her first historical appearance as the first episode of the ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' cartoon, "A Summoning of Heroes," establishing that she is the IDW version of that first, and otherwise very different, bearer of the "Mayday" codename. Her profile also namechecks [[Joshua Red]], head of the original version of [[Skywatch]] (of which she was a member), not seen since 2009's ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]''. | * Mayday's profile gives her first historical appearance as the first episode of the ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' cartoon, "A Summoning of Heroes," establishing that she is the IDW version of that first, and otherwise very different, bearer of the "Mayday" codename. Her profile also namechecks [[Joshua Red]], head of the original version of [[Skywatch]] (of which she was a member), not seen since 2009's ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]''. | ||
*Doctor Mindbender's profile corrects the error that's been running through '' | * Doctor Mindbender's profile corrects the error that's been running through ''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand|M.A.S.K.]]'' that identifies the doctor's real name as "Verstal Bender," rather than "Armand Singh," his actual real name as provided in IDW's ''Joe'' titles. "Verstal Bender" is here established to be an alias. | ||
*Major Bludd is noted to have had the arm he lost in [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]] replaced with a [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]-tech prosthetic, which hasn't been shown to have happened on-panel. Spoiler for a future issue...? | * Major Bludd is noted to have had the arm he lost in [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]] replaced with a [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]-tech prosthetic, which hasn't been shown to have happened on-panel. Spoiler for a future issue...? | ||
*[[Dragonsky]], a traditional member of the Oktober Guard who was added to their IDW line-up for ''[[Revolutionaries]]'', is revealed to have been a colleague of Bludd's during his time operating the {{i|Section Ten}} gulag (as seen in {{i|G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 1}}), recruited after the Major took control of the team. | * [[Dragonsky]], a traditional member of the Oktober Guard who was added to their IDW line-up for ''[[Revolutionaries]]'', is revealed to have been a colleague of Bludd's during his time operating the {{i|Section Ten}} gulag (as seen in {{i|G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 1}}), recruited after the Major took control of the team. | ||
*As in issue #1, most profiles get new art, but a few have recycled pieces from other sources, including Grand Slam (from [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5 #1]]), Jazz (from [[What It's Really Like|''Optimus Prime'' #8]]; this is art of Jazz in his earliest Cybertronian form, rather than his regular modern-day appearance), Kup (from [[Enter | * As in issue #1, most profiles get new art, but a few have recycled pieces from other sources, including Grand Slam (from [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5 #1]]), Jazz (from [[What It's Really Like|''Optimus Prime'' #8]]; this is art of Jazz in his earliest Cybertronian form, rather than his regular modern-day appearance), Kup (from [[Enter the Shadow|''Revolutionaries'' #2]]), and the Oktober Guard (from ''Revolutionaries'' #1). | ||
===Errors, omissions, and inconsistencies=== | ===Errors, omissions, and inconsistencies=== | ||
*This issue includes the individual episodes for the "first appearances" of the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters that was missing from [[Gloria Baker]]'s profile last time. But where Gloria was credited as "AURA (GLORIA BAKER)," this issue just lists the characters by their codenames alone. | * This issue includes the individual episodes for the "first appearances" of the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters that was missing from [[Gloria Baker]]'s profile last time. But where Gloria was credited as "AURA (GLORIA BAKER)," this issue just lists the characters by their codenames alone. | ||
*Grimlock's birthplace is listed as "unknown," though in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue 45]] of ''More than Meets the Eye'' he was referred to as "Grimlock of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]." Perhaps [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] was misinformed? | * Grimlock's birthplace is listed as "unknown," though in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue 45]] of ''More than Meets the Eye'' he was referred to as "Grimlock of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]." Perhaps [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] was misinformed? | ||
*Gung-Ho is listed as having no relatives, yet his profile mentions that he has eight siblings and a large extended family. | * Grimlock has red visors (both in Robot and Dinosaur mode) in this continuity, which is consistent with the text. But in the profile picture, they are blue. | ||
*Lady Jaye and Mainframe's profiles give their first appearances as issues #32 and #58 of Marvel's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, respectively. Though those are the correct issues of the comic in which they debuted, they actually ''first'' appeared in episodes of the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon broadcast before those issue's releases; Lady Jaye in September 1984's "In the Cobra's Pit" (versus | * Gung-Ho is listed as having no relatives, yet his profile mentions that he has eight siblings and a large extended family. | ||
*Major Bludd's profile refers to the {{w|Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle}}, a significant location in IDW's previous G.I. Joe comics, as the Golden ''Rectangle''. Admittedly, though, this could be a deliberate change — the real-life Golden Triangle covers three countries, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, but the IDW version covers a fourth: [[Nanzhao]]. | * Lady Jaye and Mainframe's profiles give their first appearances as issues #32 and #58 of Marvel's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, respectively. Though those are the correct issues of the comic in which they debuted, they actually ''first'' appeared in episodes of the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon broadcast before those issue's releases; Lady Jaye in September 1984's "In the Cobra's Pit" (versus #32's October 1984 publication date, cover-dated February '85), and Mainframe in September 1986's "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!" Part 1 (versus December '86 for #58, cover-dated April '87). | ||
*Metrotitan is depicted with wheels in his starship mode, which is accurate to his original toy but not his prior fictional appearances in the IDW universe. | * Major Bludd's profile refers to the {{w|Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle}}, a significant location in IDW's previous G.I. Joe comics, as the Golden ''Rectangle''. Admittedly, though, this could be a deliberate change — the real-life Golden Triangle covers three countries, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, but the IDW version covers a fourth: [[Nanzhao]]. | ||
*Even accounting for the late publication of this issue (see "other notes," below), Megatron's profile is outdated, giving his base of operations as [[Necroworld]], which fails to account for his relocation to the [[Functionist Universe]] in May's [[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|''Lost Light'' #6]]. | * Metrotitan is depicted with wheels in his starship mode, which is accurate to his original toy but not his prior fictional appearances in the IDW universe. | ||
*How the characters are alphabetized is weird and inconsistent — Doctor Mindbender is listed under M-for-Mindbender, but Major Bludd is listed under M-for-Major (despite "Bludd" being his actual surname), and for some reason Oziron Rael is listed under his ''first'' name, unlike any other character. | * Even accounting for the late publication of this issue (see "other notes," below), Megatron's profile is outdated, giving his base of operations as [[Necroworld]], which fails to account for his relocation to the [[Functionist Universe]] in May's [[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|''Lost Light'' #6]]. | ||
* How the characters are alphabetized is weird and inconsistent — Doctor Mindbender is listed under M-for-Mindbender, but Major Bludd is listed under M-for-Major (despite "Bludd" being his actual surname), and for some reason Oziron Rael is listed under his ''first'' name, unlike any other character. | |||
===Other trivia=== | ===Other trivia=== | ||
*Originally solicited for release in June, this issue arrived noticeably late, in the first week of August, two months after the already-month-late issue #1. | * Originally solicited for release in June, this issue arrived noticeably late, in the first week of August, two months after the already-month-late issue #1. | ||
===Other printings=== | ===Other printings=== | ||
Several of the profiles shown were previously published as backmatter in issues of ''Revolution'' and other [[Hasbro Universe]] comics: | Several of the profiles shown were previously published as backmatter in issues of ''Revolution'' and other [[Hasbro Universe]] comics: | ||
*Helix in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]] | * Helix in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]] | ||
*Mainframe in [[O Ship of State|''Revolution'' #3]] | * Mainframe in [[O Ship of State|''Revolution'' #3]] | ||
*Microtron in '' | * Microtron in ''[[Micronauts Annual 2017]]'' | ||
*Miles Mayhem in [[O Ship of State|''Revolution'' #3]] and '' | * Miles Mayhem in [[O Ship of State|''Revolution'' #3]] and ''[[M.A.S.K. Annual 2017]]'' | ||
*Optimus Prime in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]] | * Optimus Prime in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]] | ||
*Oziron Rael in [[The New Colossus|''Revolution'' #4]] | * Oziron Rael in [[The New Colossus|''Revolution'' #4]] | ||
Shortened versions of Marissa, Grimlock, Gulliver, Helix, Ice Queen, Lady Jaye, Mainframe, Miles Mayhem, Microtron, Optimus Prime, and Oziron Rael's profiles were also released as trading cards through a ''Revolution''-themed [http://humblebundle.com Humble Bundle]. | Shortened versions of Marissa, Grimlock, Gulliver, Helix, Ice Queen, Lady Jaye, Mainframe, Miles Mayhem, Microtron, Optimus Prime, and Oziron Rael's profiles were also released as trading cards through a ''Revolution''-themed [http://humblebundle.com Humble Bundle]. | ||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Regular cover:''' Wraparound cover of the characters profiled in this issue, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Thomas Deer]] | * '''Regular cover:''' Wraparound cover of the characters profiled in this issue, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Thomas Deer]] | ||
*'''Subscription cover:''' Kup, along with the forces of M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M., by [[Sam Lotfi]] and [[Jordi Escuin]] | * '''Subscription cover:''' Kup, along with the forces of M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M., by [[Sam Lotfi]] and [[Jordi Escuin]] | ||
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Matt Trakker and G.I. Joe, by [[Marcelo Borstelmann]] | * '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Matt Trakker and G.I. Joe, by [[Marcelo Borstelmann]] | ||
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===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
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*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting June's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|''G.I. Joe'' #7]], [[What It's Really Like|''Optimus Prime'' #8]], [[When Eagles Scream|''Revolutionaries'' #7]], [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|''Lost Light'' #7]], [[The Transformers: Salvation|''Salvation'' | * "The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting June's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|''G.I. Joe'' #7]], [[What It's Really Like|''Optimus Prime'' #8]], [[When Eagles Scream|''Revolutionaries'' #7]], [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|''Lost Light'' #7]], [[The Transformers: Salvation|''Salvation'' #1]], and [[If I Know You|''Till All Are One'' #11]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.comiccrusaders.com/exclusive-preview-hasbro-heroes-sourcebook-2/ Preview] | * [http://www.comiccrusaders.com/exclusive-preview-hasbro-heroes-sourcebook-2/ Preview] | ||
[[Category: Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issues]] | [[Category:Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | August 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | June 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | various | ||||||||||||
| Art by | various | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | David Mariotte and David Hedgecock | ||||||||||||
Eclipse to Oziron Rael!
Profiles
[edit]- Eclipse (written by Brandon M. Easton; art by Robert Atkins and Ander Zarate)
- Marissa Faireborn (w. John Barber; a. Guido Guidi)
- Grand Slam (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Giannis Milonogiannis and Lovern Kindzierski)
- Grimlock (w. John Barber; a. Guido Guidi)
- Gulliver (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. Sam Lotfi and Jordi Escuin)
- Gung-Ho (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Paolo Villanelli and John-Paul Bove)
- Helix (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Robert Atkins and Simon Gough)
- Ice Queen (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. Marcelo Ferreira and Jordi Escuin)
- Jazz (w. John Barber; a. Casey Coller and John-Paul Bove)
- Klain (w. Jimmy Johnston; a. Robert Atkins and Ander Zarate)
- Knights of the Solstar Order (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina, Michele Pasta, and Alessandra Alexakis)
- Garrison Kreiger (w. John Barber; a. Ron Joseph and Jay Fotos)
- Kup (w. John Barber; a. Fico Ossio and Sebastian Cheng)
- Lady Jaye (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Steve Kurth and Simon Gough)
- Larissa (w. Jimmy Johnston; a. Jed Dougherty and David García Cruz)
- Livia (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. Paolo Villanelli and Alessandra Alexakis)
- Mainframe (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Steve Kurth and Simon Gough)
- Major Bludd (w. John Barber; a. Igor Lima and Ander Zarate)
- Darby Mason (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina, Michele Pasta, and Alessandra Alexakis)
- Mayday (w. John Barber; a. Igor Lima and Ander Zarate)
- Miles Mayhem (w. Brandon M. Easton; a. Marcelo Ferreira and Jordi Escuin)
- Megatron (w. John Barber; a. Alex Milne and Joana Lafuente)
- Microtron (w. Cullen Bunn and Jimmy Johnston; a. Jed Dougherty and David García Cruz)
- Doctor Mindbender (w. Aubrey Sitterson; a. Marcelo Ferreira and Jordi Escuin)
- Optimus Prime (w. John Barber; a. Guido Guidi)
- Oktober Guard (w. John Barber; a. Fico Ossio and Sebastian Cheng)
- Orphion (w. Chris Ryall and David Mariotte; a. David Messina)
- Oziron Rael (w. Cullen Bunn; a. Jack Lawrence and Ander Zarate)
Other content
[edit]- "Upgrade" comic strip
- Pin-up of the regular cover, by Fico Ossio and Jordi Escuin
- Metrotitan/Autobot City map by Guido Guidi
- Papercraft model of Scarlett, by Kelly Blake
Notes
[edit]Profile notes
[edit]- Previously alluded to in Optimus Prime #4, Marissa's profile explicitly explains that her mother is Claire Austin, an old college-age girlfiend of Flint's who he dated while he was still in his teens, introduced in 2013's The Cobra Files #6. Flint casually mentioned in that issue that he had heard Claire had a child with her later husband; unbeknownst to him, this profile explains, Claire had been pregnant when they broke up, and the child was his. By the time Marissa learned of her true parentage, from her second step-father (Claire having been noted in Cobra Files to have been divorced twice), Flint had faked his death, as was G.I. Joe standard protocol at the time; Marissa's profile reveals that she learned he was still alive from Mayday, who had worked with him on the Joe team.
- Established only in the letters page of G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3 prior to this issue, Grand Slam's profile notes that he is the same Grand Slam who appeared to die waaaay back in 2009's G.I. Joe Origins #7, who had survived his injuries.
- Following hints about Grimlock's divided allegiance dropped in More than Meets the Eye #3, #8, and #46, his profile establishes that he was a Decepticon at one point. We still don't know any more than that, though!
- While not a spoiler per se, the Space Knight profile notes that Stardrive, protagonist of the concurrently-running Shining Armor miniseries, was a "past member" of the order, and that her current status is "unknown," which doesn't seem to bode well for poor Stardrive.
- Garrison Kreiger's profile clarifies the unclear situation surrounding the Schletevan bunker where the Talisman was found in Revolutionaries #1, which was described as a British Secret Intelligence Service facility, but sported the logo of I.R.O.N. on its walls. Already clarified by John Barber on Twitter,[1] here we learn that it was an I.R.O.N. facility operated by S.I.S., a situation arranged by Doctor X during her time as a double-agent.
- Kup's profile states that he was around in the time of Nova Prime, and saw the formation of the Golden Age after the First Cybertronian Civil War between the Thirteen and their tribes. Though unsurprising, this is new information that hasn't yet been related in any comics.
- Mayday's profile gives her first historical appearance as the first episode of the G.I. Joe Extreme cartoon, "A Summoning of Heroes," establishing that she is the IDW version of that first, and otherwise very different, bearer of the "Mayday" codename. Her profile also namechecks Joshua Red, head of the original version of Skywatch (of which she was a member), not seen since 2009's Maximum Dinobots.
- Doctor Mindbender's profile corrects the error that's been running through M.A.S.K. that identifies the doctor's real name as "Verstal Bender," rather than "Armand Singh," his actual real name as provided in IDW's Joe titles. "Verstal Bender" is here established to be an alias.
- Major Bludd is noted to have had the arm he lost in Revolutionaries #1 replaced with a Talisman-tech prosthetic, which hasn't been shown to have happened on-panel. Spoiler for a future issue...?
- Dragonsky, a traditional member of the Oktober Guard who was added to their IDW line-up for Revolutionaries, is revealed to have been a colleague of Bludd's during his time operating the Section Ten gulag (as seen in G.I. Joe vol. 1), recruited after the Major took control of the team.
- As in issue #1, most profiles get new art, but a few have recycled pieces from other sources, including Grand Slam (from G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1), Jazz (from Optimus Prime #8; this is art of Jazz in his earliest Cybertronian form, rather than his regular modern-day appearance), Kup (from Revolutionaries #2), and the Oktober Guard (from Revolutionaries #1).
Errors, omissions, and inconsistencies
[edit]- This issue includes the individual episodes for the "first appearances" of the M.A.S.K. characters that was missing from Gloria Baker's profile last time. But where Gloria was credited as "AURA (GLORIA BAKER)," this issue just lists the characters by their codenames alone.
- Grimlock's birthplace is listed as "unknown," though in issue 45 of More than Meets the Eye he was referred to as "Grimlock of Iacon." Perhaps Misfire was misinformed?
- Grimlock has red visors (both in Robot and Dinosaur mode) in this continuity, which is consistent with the text. But in the profile picture, they are blue.
- Gung-Ho is listed as having no relatives, yet his profile mentions that he has eight siblings and a large extended family.
- Lady Jaye and Mainframe's profiles give their first appearances as issues #32 and #58 of Marvel's G.I. Joe comic, respectively. Though those are the correct issues of the comic in which they debuted, they actually first appeared in episodes of the G.I. Joe cartoon broadcast before those issue's releases; Lady Jaye in September 1984's "In the Cobra's Pit" (versus #32's October 1984 publication date, cover-dated February '85), and Mainframe in September 1986's "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!" Part 1 (versus December '86 for #58, cover-dated April '87).
- Major Bludd's profile refers to the Golden Triangle, a significant location in IDW's previous G.I. Joe comics, as the Golden Rectangle. Admittedly, though, this could be a deliberate change — the real-life Golden Triangle covers three countries, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, but the IDW version covers a fourth: Nanzhao.
- Metrotitan is depicted with wheels in his starship mode, which is accurate to his original toy but not his prior fictional appearances in the IDW universe.
- Even accounting for the late publication of this issue (see "other notes," below), Megatron's profile is outdated, giving his base of operations as Necroworld, which fails to account for his relocation to the Functionist Universe in May's Lost Light #6.
- How the characters are alphabetized is weird and inconsistent — Doctor Mindbender is listed under M-for-Mindbender, but Major Bludd is listed under M-for-Major (despite "Bludd" being his actual surname), and for some reason Oziron Rael is listed under his first name, unlike any other character.
Other trivia
[edit]- Originally solicited for release in June, this issue arrived noticeably late, in the first week of August, two months after the already-month-late issue #1.
Other printings
[edit]Several of the profiles shown were previously published as backmatter in issues of Revolution and other Hasbro Universe comics:
- Helix in Revolution #5
- Mainframe in Revolution #3
- Microtron in Micronauts Annual 2017
- Miles Mayhem in Revolution #3 and M.A.S.K. Annual 2017
- Optimus Prime in Revolution #5
- Oziron Rael in Revolution #4
Shortened versions of Marissa, Grimlock, Gulliver, Helix, Ice Queen, Lady Jaye, Mainframe, Miles Mayhem, Microtron, Optimus Prime, and Oziron Rael's profiles were also released as trading cards through a Revolution-themed Humble Bundle.
Covers (3)
[edit]- Regular cover: Wraparound cover of the characters profiled in this issue, by Fico Ossio and Thomas Deer
- Subscription cover: Kup, along with the forces of M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M., by Sam Lotfi and Jordi Escuin
- Retailer incentive cover: Matt Trakker and G.I. Joe, by Marcelo Borstelmann
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- "The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting June's Hasbro Universe titles, including this issue, G.I. Joe #7, Optimus Prime #8, Revolutionaries #7, Lost Light #7, Salvation #1, and Till All Are One #11.
