The Transformers: Spotlight

    (IDW, 2006-Present)
™ and © 2006 Hasbro

With a huge cast of characters and only so many pages to spare in the regular Transformers book, IDW and writer Simon Furman serve up a series of one-shots that focus the spotlight on individual Autobots and Decepticons who have not been especially prominent in the Stormbringer mini-series or the ongoing Earth adventures. For this series, Furman has chosen to focus on an eclectic mix of characters, including Shockwave, a favorite of comic book fans and the Autobot detective Nightbeat, one of the writer’s personal favorites. Furman also takes the opportunity to provide insights into characters like Sixshot, who have hardly spoken a word before, and attempt to reveal new or different facets of characters like Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus, who might get a bad rap from Transformers fans.

— Colin Chan
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    #1 Variation A
    Cover A by James Raiz
    Sep 2006
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    Oct 2006
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    Cover A by James Raiz
    Dec 2006
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    Cover B by Rob Ruffolo
    Dec 2006
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    #5 Variation A
    Cover A by Klaus Scherwinski
    Jan 2007
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Robby Musso
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    Cover B by Marcelo Matere
    Mar 2007
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    #9 3-D Edition
    Nov 2008
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    W: SImon Furman  ·  A: Don Figueroa
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    #9 Variation A
    Cover A by Don Figueroa
    Aug 2007
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    Includes Preview of Transformers: Devastation
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    #9 Variation B
    Cover B by Gabriel Rodriguez
    Aug 2007
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Don Figueroa
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    #10 Variation A
    Cover A by Robby Musso
    Nov 2007
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    #10 Variation B
    Cover B by Guido Guidi
    Nov 2007
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    Mar 2008
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Marcelo Matere
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    #15 Variation A
    Wheelie with slingshot in hand on Cover A by Klaus Scherwinski
    Jun 2008
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    #16 Variation A
    Cyclonus standing over fallen Transformers on Cover A by E.J. Su
    Jun 2008
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    Cover A by E.J. Su
    Jul 2008
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    #18 Variation B
    Cover B by Nick Roche
    Aug 2008
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Dan Khanna
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    #18 Variation C
    Retailer Incentive Virgin Cover C by Nick Roche
    Aug 2008
    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Dan Khanna
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    Cover B by Nick Roche
    Sep 2008
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    #21 Variation B
    Cover B by Andrew Griffith
    Mar 2009
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    W: Josh Van Reyk, Shawn Knowler  ·  A: E.J. Su
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    Apr 2013
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    #31 Variation A
    May 2013
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    W: James Roberts  ·  A: Agustin Padilla
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    #31 Variation B
    May 2013
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    W: James Roberts  ·  A: Agustin Padilla
    Hoist
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  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Jun 2007
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Nick Roche, Mark D. Bright, Rob Ruffolo, Robby Musso
    Collects The Transformers: Spotlight #1–5
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  • Bk 4
    Book #4
    Feb 2009
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    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: E.J. Su, Nick Roche, Dan Khanna
    Collects Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus, Transformers Spotlight: Hardhead, Transformers Spotlight: Doubledealer, and Transformers Spotlight: Sideswipe; Indicia reads title as The Transformers: Spotlight: Revelation
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