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<div class="center">[[Image:Revelation EJ covers.jpg|none|500px|thumb|Destruction at its most beautiful.]]</div>
'''''The Transformers: Revelation''''' is the follow-up miniseries to [[IDW Publishing|IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Devastation|The Transformers: Devastation]]''.  From June–October, 2008, ''Revelation'' was played out through four ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' format issues, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Doubledealer|Doubledealer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. This four-parter marked the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' confrontation with the [[Dead Universe|Dead Universe]] Cybertronians and the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>  It had previously been hinted that the following volume would be titled ''The Transformers: Expansion'', but writer Simon Furman later stated that "the stuff [he] had (mentally) prepared for ''Expansion'' may still happen, just later or in a different form. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> These four ''Spotlight'' issues were ''in addition to'' the normal ''Spotlight'' series, notably, ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight: Wheelie]]''.


The four ''Spotlight''s were to be issues #23–26 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering", the only ''Spotlight''s to be incorporated in this way, though the sub-numbering has since been abandoned.
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'''''The Transformers: Revelation''''' is the follow-up miniseries to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Devastation|The Transformers: Devastation]]''.  It has been revealed that in June, 2008, ''Revelation'' series will be played out through four ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' format issues, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Doubledealer]]. This four-parter will mark the [[Autobot]]s' confrontation with the [[Dead Universe]] Cybertronians and the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref>  It had previously been hinted that the following volume would be titled ''The Transformers: Expansion'', but writer Simon Furman now states that "the stuff [he] had (mentally) prepared for ''Expansion'' may still happen, just later or in a different form. <ref>http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/</ref> IDW solicitations have confirmed that these four ''Spotlight'' issues will be ''in addition to'' the normal ''Spotlight'' series, with the first issue arriving the same month as ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''.


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The four ''Spotlight''s will be issues #23–26 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering", the only ''Spotlight''s to be incorporated in this way.
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&lt;th align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC"&gt;'''&lt;font color="white"&gt;''The Transformers: Revelation'' issues:&lt;/font&gt;'''
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&lt;td&gt; [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|Spotlight: Cyclonus]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
''Preceded by: [[Devastation|Devastation]]''&lt;br /&gt;
''Followed by: [[Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]''


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!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">''The Transformers: Revelation'' issues:</font>'''
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|| [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|#1]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead|#2]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer|#3]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|#4]]
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''Preceded by: [[Devastation]]''<br>
''Followed by: [[Maximum Dinobots]]''
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==Overview==


==Overview==
{{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}
[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s corrupted crew prepares to unleash the [[Expansion|Expansion]], bringing the unlife of the [[Dead Universe|Dead Universe]] into our own.  On multiple worlds and fields of battle, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] struggle to uncover the plot and find a way to stop it.  [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] confronts his inner berserker, [[Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] finds the truth about [[Doubledealer|Doubledealer]], [[Hardhead|Hardhead]] accepts an inevitable destiny, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] proves his own worth to himself. 
 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}


Ongoing story arcs that were wrapped up with this series include Hot Rod and Dealer's battle over the [[Magnificence|Magnificence]]; the mystery of what happened to the crew of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and their plot for Expansion of the Dead Universe; the theft of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Monstructor|Monstructor]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s revenge on [[Jhiaxus|Jhiaxus]]; and the nature of [[Gorlam Prime|Gorlam Prime]] and the [[Micromaster|Micromasters]].
{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}


{{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Creative team==
==Creative team==
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[Escalation|Escalation]]'' and through ''Devastation'' (writer [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su|E. J. Su]]) again worked on ''Revelation'', though Su only illustrated Cyclonus and Sideswipe and provided a connecting cover for all four.  [[Nick Roche|Nick Roche]], who also drew a cover for each issue, penciled and inked Hardhead, while [[Dan Khanna|Dan Khanna]] penciled Doubledealer (with inks by [[Frank Milkovich|Frank Milkovich]] and [[Robert Atkins|Robert Atkins]]). [[Kris Carter|Kris Carter]] was the colorist for Cyclonus and Hardhead, [[Liam Shalloo|Liam Shalloo]] for Doubledealer, and E. J. Su colored Sideswipe himself.
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration]]'', ''[[Escalation]]'' and through ''Devastation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) will again work on ''Revelation'', though Su will only illustrate Cyclonus and Sideswipe and provide a connecting cover for all four.  [[Nick Roche]], who is also doing a cover for each issue, will pencil Hardhead, while [[Dan Khanna]] is providing art for Doubledealer. [[Kris Carter]] will be the colorist for Cyclonus and Hardhead. <ref>http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/04/hardheads-and-doubledealers.html</ref> <ref>http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/script-wrap-18/</ref> <ref>http://kriscarter.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/windy-things-and-rigid-craniums/</ref>
 


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* IDW Editor-in-Chief [[Chris Ryall|Chris Ryall]] made the decision to tie up the -ation run short here, explaining it as a basic business strategy for comics: "it's like any book on the market--sales start at a point and then they slowly dip until things are done to re-invigorate them... the reality is that sales numbers need to stay steady for a book to stay on the market. This isn't to say that things were by any means dire--they weren't at all--but we do need to occasionally mix things up so people don't just take a book for granted." &lt;a href="http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&amp;postdays=0&amp;postorder=asc&amp;start=15" class="external autonumber" title="http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&amp;postdays=0&amp;postorder=asc&amp;start=15" rel="nofollow"&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;
* IDW Editor-in-Chief [[Chris Ryall]] made the decision to tie up the -ation run short here, explaining it as a basic business strategy for comics: "it's like any book on the market--sales start at a point and then they slowly dip until things are done to re-invigorate them... the reality is that sales numbers need to stay steady for a book to stay on the market. This isn't to say that things were by any means dire--they weren't at all--but we do need to occasionally mix things up so people don't just take a book for granted." [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15]


* ''Revelation'' is the third IDW miniseries in a row that [[Revelation (Dreamwave issue)|borrows a title]] from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' series.
* ''Revelation'' will be the third IDW miniseries in a row that [[Revelation (Dreamwave issue)|borrows a title]] from [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' series.


==Collections==
==Collections==
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' TPB &lt;small&gt;(Feb 4, 2009 &lt;a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&amp;isbn=1600104215" class="internal"&gt;ISBN 1600104215&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
* ''The Transformers: Revelation'' TPB <small>(Release date and ISBN unknown)</small>
 
:Bonus material unknown.
: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).
:The spine of the collection wields the number 4, putting it clearly in the ''Spotlight'' series rather than in the main "-ation" series (where it would have been #5).


==References==
==References==
&lt;div class="references-small"&gt;
{{Reflist}}
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599" class="external free" title="http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;li id="cite_note-1"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-1" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/" class="external free" title="http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/div&gt;


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The name or term "Revelation" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Revelation (disambiguation).


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The Transformers: Revelation is the follow-up miniseries to IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Devastation. It has been revealed that in June, 2008, Revelation series will be played out through four Spotlight format issues, focusing on Cyclonus, Hardhead, Sideswipe and Doubledealer. This four-parter will mark the Autobots' confrontation with the Dead Universe Cybertronians and the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". [1] It had previously been hinted that the following volume would be titled The Transformers: Expansion, but writer Simon Furman now states that "the stuff [he] had (mentally) prepared for Expansion may still happen, just later or in a different form. [2] IDW solicitations have confirmed that these four Spotlight issues will be in addition to the normal Spotlight series, with the first issue arriving the same month as Spotlight: Wheelie.

The four Spotlights will be issues #23–26 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering", the only Spotlights to be incorporated in this way.

The Transformers: Revelation issues:
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4

Preceded by: Devastation
Followed by: Maximum Dinobots

Overview

Spotlight: Cyclonus

Spotlight: Hardhead

Spotlight: Doubledealer

Spotlight: Sideswipe



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Creative team

The creative team from Infiltration, Escalation and through Devastation (writer Simon Furman and penciller E. J. Su) will again work on Revelation, though Su will only illustrate Cyclonus and Sideswipe and provide a connecting cover for all four. Nick Roche, who is also doing a cover for each issue, will pencil Hardhead, while Dan Khanna is providing art for Doubledealer. Kris Carter will be the colorist for Cyclonus and Hardhead. [3] [4] [5]

Trivia

  • IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall made the decision to tie up the -ation run short here, explaining it as a basic business strategy for comics: "it's like any book on the market--sales start at a point and then they slowly dip until things are done to re-invigorate them... the reality is that sales numbers need to stay steady for a book to stay on the market. This isn't to say that things were by any means dire--they weren't at all--but we do need to occasionally mix things up so people don't just take a book for granted." [1]

Collections

  • The Transformers: Revelation TPB (Release date and ISBN unknown)
Bonus material unknown.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599
  2. ↑ http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/
  3. ↑ http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/04/hardheads-and-doubledealers.html
  4. ↑ http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/script-wrap-18/
  5. ↑ http://kriscarter.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/windy-things-and-rigid-craniums/
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