5 Page Galvatron Spotlight preview

Post by **Best First** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:10 am

http://www.idwpublishing.com/previews.shtml

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:32 am

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:54 am

Best Transformer, EVAR....

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:12 am

Very nice!

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:Best Transformer, EVAR....

Second best

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:12 pm

mmmust....resist......

Ok, I looked at the covers (but nothing else

), and they are stunning! I'm not normally a multiple cover type of guy, but I might struggle this time.

Dead Head · Post by **Dead Head** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:38 pm

I don't like that the turret-y bits atop his noggin are now pointed horns. Far too hackneyed.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:30 pm

I don't like the pointed horns either, nor the sharp teeth on one of the covers. It looks like a good comic anyway and I'll buy it when it comes out. Does anyone else think that the "anomaly" is...(prepares for almost certain simultaneous outburst)...Unicron?

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:50 pm

Yeah, that is actually pretty snazzy-looking stuff.

But am I the only one that is kind of dissappointed that Galvatron is no longer supposed to be an alternate version of Megatron?

That is what has been murmured so far, isn't it? Or have we heard anything else from the shiny one recently?

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:15 pm

Predabot wrote:Yeah, that is actually pretty snazzy-looking stuff.

But am I the only one that is kind of dissappointed that Galvatron is no longer supposed to be an alternate version of Megatron? That is what has been murmured so far, isn't it? Or have we heard anything else from the shiny one recently?

Galvatron may be from the future. It wouldn't be the first time he time-traveled.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:48 pm

Predabot wrote:
But am I the only one that is kind of dissappointed that Galvatron is no longer supposed to be an alternate version of Megatron?

Nope. But I'm hoping Furman will still find a unique spin on the character to mark him out as, well, special.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:50 am

I didnt realise that Galvatron is not Megatron anymore, oh well... im sure Furman can explain it.

I actually like the horns on Galvys head, in fact I like the entire design of Galvy in preview pages I saw there, very cool.

Post by **Kaylee** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:10 pm

Galvy will always be Megs to me

It's usually easy enough to come up with a daft little explanation (like Unicron copied him and just replicated him or whatever). [/added nothing]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:18 pm

In this universe, Galvatron becomes Megatron.

Post by **Kaylee** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:24 pm

Rebis wrote:In this universe, Galvatron becomes Megatron.

You mean Straxus

[/tin of worms]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:42 pm

Karl Lynch wrote:
Rebis wrote:In this universe, Galvatron becomes Megatron.
You mean Straxus

[/tin of worms]

uh-uh! That's a Marvel character.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:39 am

Wha, now im confused...

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:40 am

Simon said on his blog that Galvatron will have a master (something he's not too happy about, you bet), but it's not Unicron.

And anyone thinks the alien robots look a lot like the Quints?

I was surprised they were able to hurt Galvy. I like that in this universe, the TFs are not as uber-powerful as back in Marvel, where the Hub essentially ruled half the universe and conquered most worlds without any resistance (making it even more odd why none of the races blamed the attacks on Cybertron).

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:47 am

I always got the impression that Cybertron survived by being very quiet and forgotten in a tucked-away corner of the Universe, entirely concerned in its own civil war and ignored by everyone else in the universe. Given the state it was in by the end of the war it could have been conquered easily I'd imagine, so it's just down to it being a sort of forgotten homeworld it got away with it. Or so I like to think

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:59 am

Well, it didn't even have a set orbit anymore, now did it?

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:26 pm

Predabot wrote:Well, it didn't even have a set orbit anymore, now did it?

I don't recall if that was retconned at any point? Certainly the first issue does state that Cybertron was knocked out of orbit tho.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:31 pm

Not retconned, just forgotten about.

Dreamwave and IDW both have Cybertron in orbit around a sun though.

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:00 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:Not retconned, just forgotten about.

Dreamwave and IDW both have Cybertron in orbit around a sun though.

It might have strayed near one and been captured into orbit :3

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:13 pm

BB Shockwave wrote: I was surprised they were able to hurt Galvy. I like that in this universe, the TFs are not as uber-powerful as back in Marvel, where the Hub essentially ruled half the universe and conquered most worlds without any resistance (making it even more odd why none of the races blamed the attacks on Cybertron).

In fairness they used a 'comet' busting weapon, which looked like a ship sized laser cannon to down Galvatron, considering its probably capable of busting comets its amazing Galvatron survived.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:00 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:
BB Shockwave wrote: I was surprised they were able to hurt Galvy. I like that in this universe, the TFs are not as uber-powerful as back in Marvel, where the Hub essentially ruled half the universe and conquered most worlds without any resistance (making it even more odd why none of the races blamed the attacks on Cybertron).
In fairness they used a 'comet' busting weapon, which looked like a ship sized laser cannon to down Galvatron, considering its probably capable of busting comets its amazing Galvatron survived.

I guess they needed Galvatron on a less then godlike power level, otherwise it'd be like Time Wars all over again. This way I think TFs like Sixshot might ven have a chance against him (and I wouldn't be surprised if Simon plans the two of them to clash at one point).

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:19 pm

I like my Galvatron godlike.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:26 pm

Being shot by a weapon designed to smash commets, and surviving is pretty God like no?

I bet thos commet guns put out more power than a fusion cannon?

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:52 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:Being shot by a weapon designed to smash commets, and surviving is pretty God like no?

I bet thos commet guns put out more power than a fusion cannon?

Soo, if Galvy is not Megs in this universe, the question arises... who was he before he became what he is? Simon hinted that he "pre-dates Megatron"... which should make it likely that he was on the first ark that dissappeared.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:16 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Soo, if Galvy is not Megs in this universe, the question arises... who was he before he became what he is?

Why? Does Galvatron always has to be reformatted from someone else?

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:32 am

Perhaps, Unicron simply creates Galvatron from scratch, maybe Galvatron is the ultimate TF body that Unicron can create, and that Unicron would always resort to this template when choosing to build a TF; Also, perhaps the galvatron template is designed to be natrually weak to Hook,Line and Sinker, who are simple robots but highly effective against thier chosen foe.
Anyhows,So when Megatron drifits on by 2005/6, he decided to re-format megatron with a new body because its a more efficient use of reasources, and because megatron is old and battle hardened, his experience makes him a more deadly foe...

just an idea of course...

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:06 am

thye had a copy of this at Orbtial at the signing on sat, i only caught a brief glimpse but it looks amazing.