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'''Dan Khanna''' is an American illustrator and colorist currently working freelance for [[Hasbro]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collectors' Club]].
'''Dan Khanna''' is an American illustrator and colorist currently working freelance for [[Hasbro]].


Dan started his Transformers career as a fan artist, creating drawings of ''Transformers'' characters and action scenes. As he gained notoriety in the community, he made prints of his artwork available at [[convention]]s and through his then-website "Dan's Robot Art". He later became an integral part of [[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]] until the company was dissolved following the loss of both the convention and fan club licenses.
In the late 1990s, Dan was one of the very first fan artists to gain widespread prominence across online forums and early [[convention]]s, as well as his then-website "Dan's Robot Art". He became an integral part of [[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]] until the company was dissolved following the loss of both the convention and fan club licenses.


He has since become part of the creative team for the new [[Fun Publications]]-run Fan Club and conventions, illustrating and plotting Club and [[BotCon]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|comics]] as well as designing heads for [[exclusive]] [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|toys]]. He's also worked on mass-market comics for both [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|IDW]] and [[Transformers Comic issue 18|Titan]].
He then became part of the creative team for the new [[Fun Publications]]-run Fan Club and conventions, illustrating and plotting Club and [[BotCon]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|comics]] as well as designing heads for [[exclusive]] [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|toys]]. He's also worked on mass-market comics for both [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|IDW]] and [[Transformers Comic issue 18|Titan]].


==Artwork==
==Artwork==
===Dreamwave Productions===
===Dreamwave Productions===
*''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1-#2
*''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1-2


===3H Productions===
===3H Productions===
*''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' [[Primeval Dawn Part 1|#1]], [[Primeval Dawn Part 2|#2]]
*''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' [[Primeval Dawn Part 1|#1]]-[[Primeval Dawn Part 2|2]]
*''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers]]'' [[Departure|#1]], [[Betrayal|#2]]
*''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Transformers: Universe featuring The Wreckers]]'' [[Departure|#1]]-[[Betrayal|2]]
*''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers: Universe]]'' [[Abduction|#1]], [[Escape (Universe)|#2]]
*''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers: Universe]]'' [[Abduction|#1]]-[[Escape (Universe)|2]]
*[[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine #1]] (cover)
*[[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine #1]] (cover)


===Fun Publications===
===Fun Publications===
*''Balancing Act'': [[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]–[[Balancing Act, Pt 5|Pt 5]]
*''Balancing Act'': [[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]] [[Balancing Act, Pt 5|Pt 5]]
*"[[Descent into Evil]]"
*"[[Descent into Evil]]"
*''Revelations'' [[Revelations Part 1|#1]]-[[Revelations Part 6|#6]]
*''Revelations'' [[Revelations Part 1|#1]]-[[Revelations Part 6|6]]
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*''[[Crossing Over]]'' [[Crossing Over, Part 1|#1]]-[[Crossing Over: Part 6|#6]]
*''[[Crossing Over]]'' [[Crossing Over, Part 1|#1]]-[[Crossing Over: Part 6|6]]
*"[[Games of Deception]]"
*"[[Games of Deception]]"
*"[[Shattered Glass]]" (cover)
*"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" (cover)
*"[[Cheap Shots]]"
*"[[Cheap Shots]]"
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (shuttle attack)
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (shuttle attack)
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #28]] (cover)
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #28]] (cover)
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 1|#1]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|#6]]
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 1|#1]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|6]]
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #33]] (cover)
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #33]] (cover)
*''[[Battle Lines]]'' [[Battle Lines, Part 1|#1]]-[[Battle Lines, Part 6|#6]]
*''[[Battle Lines]]'' [[Battle Lines, Part 1|#1]]-[[Battle Lines, Part 6|6]]
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #41]] (cover)
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #41]] (cover)
*"[[A Flash Forward]]" (intro)
*"[[A Flash Forward]]" (intro)
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*''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]'' (covers)
*''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]'' (covers)
*''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' (covers)
*''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' (covers)
*''[[Transformers: Defiance]]'' [[Defiance issue 1|#1]], [[Defiance issue 2|#2]], [[Defiance issue 4|#4]]
*''[[Transformers: Defiance]]'' [[Defiance issue 1|#1]]-[[Defiance issue 2|2]], [[Defiance issue 4|#4]]
*"[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson]]" (hand-drawn sketch covers)
*"[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson]]" (hand-drawn sketch covers)
*"[[Loose Ends, Part 1]]" (hand-drawn sketch covers)
*"[[Loose Ends, Part 1]]" (hand-drawn sketch covers)
*''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Transformers: Shattered Glass]]'' [[Shattered Glass issue 1|#1 (Cover B)]], [[Shattered Glass issue 2|#2]], [[Shattered Glass issue 4|#4]]


===Other===
===Other===
*''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]''
*''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]''
*''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' card line art
*''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' card line art
**"[[Signature Series featuring Dan Khanna]]"


==Toy concept art==
* Various statues
{{creatorstub|Which statues?}}
===Timelines===
*[[Nexus Prime#Timelines|Nexus Maximus]]<br>([[Skyfall (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)#Timelines|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)#Classics|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)#Classics|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)#Timelines|Heatwave]])
*[[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Timelines|''Cybertron'' Astrotrain]]<ref>Interview with Khanna in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|issue 9]] of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|TFCC magazine]]</ref>
*[[Slicer (G1)#Timelines|Decepticon Slice]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUqFADuQmS/ Design notes] on [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|''Shattered Glass Collection'']] [[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Slicer]] by [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>
*Various head designs
{{creatorstub|Which head designs?}}
===R.E.D.===
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#RED|Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#RED|Shockwave]]
===Legacy===
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Drag Strip]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQkPP8uqsP/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Motormaster] from Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>
*[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CiPtLJoODl1/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Dead End] from Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>
*[[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]
===Legacy: Evolution===
*[[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]
*[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]
==Toy packaging art==
===Universe (2003)===
*[[Roulette (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Roulette]]
*[[Shadow Striker (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Shadow Striker]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sunstreaker]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here’s an old piece of toy box art I drew from the Botcon days. It’s the 2003 Universe update of Sunstreaker (in a Prowl RID body). The con comic introduces the idea of Transformers across the multiverse fighting in this storyline via space bridges, etc. on the side of Unicron and Primus. Inks by Serge Lapointe and colors by Blond .|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnmy-Jtu-Gs/ |title=|site=Instagram |name=Dan Khanna|year=2023|month=01|day=19}}</ref>
===Energon===
*[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Energon|Stormcloud]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TargetUnreleased|Megatron]] (Target exclusive variant, [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]])
===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
*[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Waspinator]] (colors, pencils by [[Marcelo Matere]])
{{creatorstub}}
==Trading card art==
{{creatorstub}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
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''[[:Category:Images by Dan Khanna|Extended Dan Khanna gallery]]''</center>
''[[:Category:Images by Dan Khanna|Extended Dan Khanna gallery]]''</center>


==Notes==
*[[Saber]], [[Dual-gauge]], and [[Nightstalker (SG)|Nightstalker]]<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CW0o0L2L-vm/c/18154415758206149/r/17916910241119707/|site=Instagram|name=Dan Khanna|quote=They’re Shattered Glass versions of Dual-gauge and Nightstalker. (two fan created RPG characters I drew up a long time ago, who I slipped in as extras in this scene. )|year=2021|month=11|day=28}}</ref> are fan characters created by Khanna whom he got to canonize via comic cameos.
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dantheartguy.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.dantheartguy.com/ Official site]
*[https://www.instagram.com/artguy101/ Instagram account]
*[https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy Twitter account]
*[http://dan-the-artguy.deviantart.com/ Dan the artguy] on DeviantArt
*[http://dan-the-artguy.deviantart.com/ Dan the artguy] on DeviantArt


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[[Category:Hasbro designers]]
[[Category:Hasbro packaging artists]]
[[Category:Inkers]]
[[Category:Inkers]]
[[Category:Pencillers]]
[[Category:Pencillers]]
[[Category:Titan]]
[[Category:Timelines designers]]
[[Category:Cover artists]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy packaging artists]]
[[Category:Universe (2003) packaging artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Latest revision as of 19:01, 25 August 2025

The name or term "Dan" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Dan (disambiguation).
Dan seriously had to be asked to stop working for a moment so he could look at the camera.

Dan Khanna is an American illustrator and colorist currently working freelance for Hasbro.

In the late 1990s, Dan was one of the very first fan artists to gain widespread prominence across online forums and early conventions, as well as his then-website "Dan's Robot Art". He became an integral part of 3H Enterprises until the company was dissolved following the loss of both the convention and fan club licenses.

He then became part of the creative team for the new Fun Publications-run Fan Club and conventions, illustrating and plotting Club and BotCon comics as well as designing heads for exclusive toys. He's also worked on mass-market comics for both IDW and Titan.

Artwork

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Dreamwave Productions

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3H Productions

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Fun Publications

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IDW Publishing

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Other

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Toy concept art

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  • Various statues



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Timelines

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R.E.D.

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Legacy

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Legacy: Evolution

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Toy packaging art

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Universe (2003)

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Energon

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Beast Wars 10th Anniversary

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Extended Dan Khanna gallery

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Interview with Khanna in issue 9 of the TFCC magazine
  2. ↑ Design notes on Shattered Glass Collection Slicer by Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
  3. ↑ Design notes on Legacy Motormaster from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
  4. ↑ Design notes on Legacy Dead End from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
  5. ↑ "Here’s an old piece of toy box art I drew from the Botcon days. It’s the 2003 Universe update of Sunstreaker (in a Prowl RID body). The con comic introduces the idea of Transformers across the multiverse fighting in this storyline via space bridges, etc. on the side of Unicron and Primus. Inks by Serge Lapointe and colors by Blond ."—Dan Khanna, Instagram, 2023/01/19
  6. ↑ "They’re Shattered Glass versions of Dual-gauge and Nightstalker. (two fan created RPG characters I drew up a long time ago, who I slipped in as extras in this scene. )"—Dan Khanna, Instagram, 2021/11/28
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