I keep seeing people saying things about it (and other GEN toys) being accurate to the IDW comic... but isn't IDW the one who is drawing based on the toys?
The toys are over a year in development, so unless the IDW design was more than a year older than the toy's release, wouldn't it just be IDW knowing what is coming as a toy, and draw accordingly to match the upcoming toy?
Like, when did IDW Thundercracker (in the Dawn of the Autobots era) first appear in that current "Leader toy" form?