Spotlight Grimlock info thread | UPDATE: 5 page preview

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:19 pm

Believe this is the first time it's been mentioned... correct and merge me if I'm wrong.

http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/1 ... a-go-go-6/

Marcelo Matere.

Still no word on a release date, though.

[EDIT] Release to be in March 2008.
http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/1 ... mment-2195

UPDATE (3/2):Colourist Liam Shalloo has received an OK to post a one page preview
http://limabean01.deviantart.com/art/Sp ... 1-78947468

EDIT: Mirrored

edit:

New lineart preview --

http://mmatere.deviantart.com/

[edit]
Five page preview (coloured with dialogue):
http://fromthetip.blogspot.com/2008/04/ ... eview.html

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:54 pm

Hopefully the TF sizes will be a little more consistent in this one.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:35 pm

Presumably a lack of mass-shifting in this one should aid in that.

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:14 am

Woo! He did a great job before and I can't wait to see him now, after seeing Musso's development in "Spotlight: Ramjet". Both of the aforementioned artists are great, but I think they bother suffer from one thing -- what makes Su and Roche my favourite artists at the moment is that theyï¿½re not only are great at what they do, but they both have their own, very distinctive style. Their work is instantly recognisable. I think if Matere (And Musso), puts a little more of "himself" into his work, he'll be up there with the best.

Nevertheless -- woo!

Tangent: I really hope that if the issue features the other Dinobots, Simon puts some time into giving them distinctive personalities and not just Grimlock. Oh, and I know it's unlikely, but please, please don't give him the speech impediment. Hopefully Furmbot won't use the events in "Spotlight: Shockwave" as an excuse to damage his voice-processing thingamajig. I was so happy when he didn't do the whole "Me Grimlock" thing. It's played out.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:14 pm

Hopefully Megatron: The Secret History of Tables won't put him in a "Me Grimlock" mindframe...

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:17 pm

Because the artist is responsible for the dialogue?

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:20 pm

Originally posted by Halfshell
Because the artist is responsible for the dialogue?

I was hoping it wouldn't put Furman in a "Me Grimlock" frame of mind. Assuming he read as far as Grimlock's appearance that is. And I thought Milne was officially responsible for everything wrong with that comic?

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:23 pm

Holmes is responsible for the things that are wrong. Milne's to blame for us not being able to see the things that are right. And Bodycount's to blame for us not being able to see the rest.

... Grimlock was in Morigin?

It obviously left an impression...

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:28 pm

Doing the full on "Me Grimlock Dreamwave Badass" thing as well...

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:49 pm

Another blog update -- artist for Transformers UK #8 announced. It's Staz Johnson!!!

Yay! TBH, I'm not particularly interested in any of the movie comics, but I've bought most of the UK comics due to the artists.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:01 am

Excellent that what was hinted at in the last letters page has come to pass. Actually, when they run out of CGI characters to put on the covers Staz should be the first guy they call on to provide drawn ones.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:18 pm

And if you read down the comments further, Mr F has now confirmed that Spotlight Grimlock is due to be released in March. Which is our first confirmation that it is in fact the third issue in the next wave of Spotlights.

Huzzah.

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:12 pm

Originally posted by Halfshell
And if you read down the comments further, Mr F has now confirmed that Spotlight Grimlock is due to be released in March. Which is our first confirmation that it is in fact the third issue in the next wave of Spotlights.

Huzzah.

Well, it turns out that may not be the case:

Originally posted by Andrew Steven Harris
There'll actually be two spotlights in the month of March, then a skip month for the spotlights in April. Just the way the schedule happened to worked out.

So there's a chance it could be the fourth issue.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:49 pm

http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/1 ... ript-wrap/

Script Wrap is now up.

Am guessing there may be some Dyno conflict off the back of the Big G not telling the others about his plan in Shockwave...

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:28 pm

Well, hopefully he's serious about not reading to much into the "Me Script wrap..." gags.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:08 am

Second cover is up.

http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/i ... -time.html

And now I realise the first cover isn't in this thread... may have to go and find from the solicits.

Late April?

[EDIT] Cover 1:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9826/grimlockhd2.jpg

Post by **Denyer** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:41 pm

Nice art.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:52 pm

I like Swoop's hair.

Post by **zigzagger** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:01 pm

Oh, and I was looking forward to a double dose of spotlights in March. Pity. Even Spotlight: Arcee advertises two spotlights for March. Still, these things are more often than not tentative, so I shouldn't be surprised, whether it comes out in April or still sees a March release. Nice cover though.

Blitzwing · Post by **Blitzwing** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:46 pm

I can't tell Sludge and Snarl appart.