IDW's Ongoing #2, 5-page preview.

[Seraphim Prime]

Who's the character behind Jazz on the final page? For the life of me I can't place that colour scheme.

It took me a few looks over, but I think its supposed to be Hot Spot (as in from the Protectobots) why he's on Earth though remains unexplained.

It also remains explained why Spike is now suddenly the stereotypical Mr Cool style character, complete with sports car and woman in nothing but underwear and shirt watching from the door as he leaves.

[i_amtrunks]

Well they've turned hotrod from the thrill-seeking "look at me" character into a whining woose who wants to give up 3 minutes after Prime leaves.

So when does he get the Prime upgrade?

[kup]

Well they've turned hotrod from the thrill-seeking "look at me" character into a whining woose who wants to give up 3 minutes after Prime leaves.

So when does he get the Prime upgrade?

A whining Hotrod/Rodimus? This is getting even more Geewun!

Except for the faces

[Zahhak]

I think the charcter behind jazz is s'pose to be grimlock(with a non dinobot mode)

[swoop]

So when does he get the Prime upgrade? [/QUOTE]

He'll get it when galvatron shows up after taking command of the decepticons

[Lord_Zed]

He'll get it when galvatron shows up after taking command of the decepticons

I hope not, it's already geewun enough thanks.

I'd also Like to know why Jazz and Grimlock seem to be sitting back and letting Hotrod call the shots, they are both experienced leaders in the IDW multiverse.

[swoop]

So far grimlock hasnt been seen since the end of maxim dinobots but when he does show up again I have no doubt he'll have something to say about the autobots leadership. As for jazz, jetfire and anyone else likely to step up and fill optimus shoes they might have something to say in this issues remember its only a preview.

But I do think galvatron is going to take over as leader of the cons. Megatron is apparently dead and if they weren't going to use galvatron I dont think they would of given him a story in ahm

[Seraphim Prime]

So far grimlock hasnt been seen since the end of maxim dinobots but when he does show up again I have no doubt he'll have something to say about the autobots leadership. As for jazz, jetfire and anyone else likely to step up and fill optimus shoes they might have something to say in this issues remember its only a preview.

But I do think galvatron is going to take over as leader of the cons. Megatron is apparently dead and if they weren't going to use galvatron I dont think they would of given him a story in ahm

I'm simultaneously very interested, yet very scared, to see what would be involved in Maxim Dinobots.

Although regarding leaders, the teasers indicate some sort of leadership spill to ccur over a couple of issues which shakes things up a little. The Decepticons (even though very little has been seen of them) seem to be a sort of disparate group without Megatron's strong personality to unify them. The Autobots too seem to be splintering without Optimus there to guide them, leading to a situation similar to how it was in War Within: Age of Wrath.

Seibertron has an interview with Andy Schmidt, which can be seen here, which seems to indicate that the business with Galvatron has big implications much later in the story (ie: two-three arcs away) and so will not be seen in the near future, meaning it's going to be unlikely he'll have a role in the Decepticon leadership spill (which is a good thing when you remember that Galvatron isn't even a Decepticon in the IDW canon).

[i_amtrunks]

with Galvatron has big implications much later in the story (ie: two-three arcs away) and so will not be seen in the near future, meaning it's going to be unlikely he'll have a role in the Decepticon leadership spill (which is a good thing when you remember that Galvatron isn't even a Decepticon in the IDW canon).

Since when has what was previously written and established really mattered to new IDW writers?
IDW cannot rewarm and reuse the same old G1 stories unless Galvatron becomes the Decepticon leader...

I hope they can get past the splinter factions, they have kinda done it already with Grimlock and his Dynobots being a law unto themselves, Ultra Magnus wearing an Autobot badge but not really being a typical Autobot, Prowl, Jazz, Hound, Jetfire and numerous other Autobots being leaders of their own units kinds dilutes the need for a Prime to begin with.

Personally I'd like to see the Prowl story from the AHM Coda get more fleshing out in later issues, and I bet Jetfire has been doing some tinkering too...