RyallTime: Spotlight: Drift Cover Art
Monday, December 8th, 2008 12:24PM CST
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Spotlight: Drift is set to hit comic store shelves in April 2009. The creation of All Hail Megatron writer Shane Mc Carthy and Casey Coller. Casey and Joana Lafuente bring Drift to life in this cover and an expected variant cover to be posted tomorrow.
See an upsized version, along with Chris' original post here.
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Posted by Electron on December 8th, 2008 @ 12:47pm CST
but hey going by current trends alot of people like tits
Posted by dragons on December 8th, 2008 @ 1:59pm CST
i like the ninja borthers in joe series.
that would great if hasbro does decide to make a figure out of this guy i buy him sure as long hes repaint of prowl that would look bad for this figure he needs to be made fro mthe ground up.
Posted by Straken on December 8th, 2008 @ 2:24pm CST
dont know what it is about drift but i just dont see him as being very original,hes cool and everything,just seems alittle whats the word.....fanboiish...not really,just abit obvious
still me likey
Posted by i_amtrunks on December 8th, 2008 @ 3:37pm CST
He needs some page time to make anyone really care about him, but every frame wasted on fleshing out Drift, is a frame that could be used to tell an actual story in AHM. This is where a Spotlight could have been well utilised rather than the empty Blurr Spotlight we were given.
Posted by MYoung23 on December 8th, 2008 @ 10:54pm CST
If they drop the ball there then some real criticism can be levied.
Posted by First Gen on December 9th, 2008 @ 12:27am CST
Again this work was done by Casey Coller and the wonderful Joana Lafuente. Big ups to Chris Ryall for cutting short a night of fun on the town with Denton Tipton, Simon Furman and HASBRO reps to post this.
Check out Chris' original post with another enlarged version of the variant cover here.
Posted by Point on December 9th, 2008 @ 7:55am CST
Posted by i_amtrunks on December 9th, 2008 @ 3:17pm CST
Posted by MYoung23 on December 10th, 2008 @ 8:32pm CST
However, in AHM #5 he has a definite Cybertronian form. They already have his Earth and Cybertronian modes designed.
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 9th, 2009 @ 9:57pm CST
A slimmed down Perceptor with a sniper rifle is scary as hell, too...but in a good way!
It's unfortunate that there has been so much hatred towards this character. I have been enthusiastically pushing this character (on more than one thread) and for those who may get annoyed by this, all I can say is tough. There were several characters produced over the past few years that lots of folks loved that I really thought were crap. I didn't jump on the forums and start dumping all over those folks and their praise for this or that new figure. No Way. My approach is to stand behind my own favorite choice, Shout "Drift is #1"...and proudly hold up 1 finger!
Posted by Dead Metal on February 10th, 2009 @ 8:20am CST
T-Macksimus wrote:It doesn't take much book time to make this guy an instant hit! When Kup orders everyone out of the fight and sends just one bot in (Drift) and his only back-up is one lone scientist up on a ledge with a sniper rifle, that speaks volumes. You know this guy is a bad-ass even before he drops the Decepticon. He's just like Snake-Eyes as far as the "cool" factor goes except with Drift we get to see his smirk before the 'Cons head and body part ways.
A slimmed down Perceptor with a sniper rifle is scary as hell, too...but in a good way!
It's unfortunate that there has been so much hatred towards this character. I have been enthusiastically pushing this character (on more than one thread) and for those who may get annoyed by this, all I can say is tough. There were several characters produced over the past few years that lots of folks loved that I really thought were crap. I didn't jump on the forums and start dumping all over those folks and their praise for this or that new figure. No Way. My approach is to stand behind my own favorite choice, Shout "Drift is #1"...and proudly hold up 1 finger!
He sucks, his depute think that was supposed to make him look awesome just proved that Perceptor is a badass after Perceptor shot the Swarm thing I completely forgot about Shanebot em I mean Drift.
So no to canonized fan character that take up valuable story time of real characters.
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 10th, 2009 @ 11:14am CST
It's about time more of real life started imitating art!
Posted by Dead Metal on February 10th, 2009 @ 1:25pm CST
T-Macksimus wrote:Maybe if we had REAL characters with the brass bearings to do what needs to be done, they'd be worh cheering for. Drift has 'em, the re-vamped Perceptor has 'em but the rest of the herd is stilling hiding behind it's moral code. If I want to see that, I'll watch the cops on the street try to do their jobs with their hands bound by societies rules and regulations. Risk life and limb to slap the bad-guys on the hand and watch them walk away. Keep your spineless "real" characters. I've done Drifts job and I can tell you first hand, it's the only effective way to get results.
It's about time more of real life started imitating art!
You do realize that all Drift did was behead one of the Swarm? As you let it sound as if he did something never before seen.
And if you haven't noticed yet, the series is "written" by the guy who invented Drift and of cause he'll let his fan character look good when compared to the real characters. And he's doing a poor job at that the recent announcement that there will be a miniseries taking place before AHM to extend and explain the events that lead to AHM just further proves my point.
McCartney just fails at writing, he has 12 issues to fill, so far we've had enough "story" for 2.5 issues done by a mediocre to good comic author. But this aint enough for McCartney as he needs another 4 issues that without a doubt will be just like the main series nothing more but a picture book.
So far "The Beast within" was a far more sophisticated and entertaining read then this.
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 10th, 2009 @ 6:15pm CST
I don't care about his character development from this point forward, I don't care about if he never shows up in another book or has onee second of of screen time on a cartoon. He is a symbol to me, a metaphor, an example (however briefly portrayed) of what this world needs if it has a hope in hell of surviving! I've just spent close to 2 years doing something not unlike what Drift does. I've gone where the police couldn't and/or wouldn't go to do what they could not/would not do. I've done bad sh** to really bad people and just like "the Swarm", when you cut off ones head, another comes in to replace it. You get as many people out of harms way as you can (off the streets, off drugs, etc) then dive headlong back into the filth to keep fighting and try to save others. I've been in mortal danger and even held captive for a week. (this is right here in the States folks, I'm not in the military). People have died and thankfully, some have been saved, but if it weren't for skills and a mindset similar to that of Drift, fewer would be saved and I would be dead now. It sucks that this world has degraded to this degree and at times I feel like walking away and letting the filth have this world, but I have 2 sons that are going to inherit this world and I'll be damned if their corner of it is going to be a cesspool of drugs, thievery and lies! The path Fate has placed me on is not for everyone by any means and society may condemn what I do but if this species is to survive then, like it or not, this world needs people like me (and heroes like Drift) 'cause the decent, law abiding citizens will get eaten alive by people like the ones I deal with!
There! Now it's out there. I'm done trying to defend my choice to people who can't possibly understand the motivations behind it.
Do me one favor next time you folks are out and about...go up to a cop and thank him for what he is able to do and say a silent prayer for those of us who do what the cop can't cause I'm not alone out here. And if you choose not to buy a Drift figure or a Spotlight issue, then give the money instead to a local mission. Someone has to look after the people we save...
Posted by Dead Metal on February 11th, 2009 @ 11:06am CST
The way you let it sound is as if Drift was a unique character and a hero but he's not.
What you've described there, which sucks if that's you're life and it seems to confirm the vision I have of the USA, then it makes no sense to like Drift based on your description, if you want to admire a character that's the way you described it then go and admire Shattered Glass Megatron, The (real) Wreckers, Grinrai or Starsaber.
Drift was just following orders and is nothing like what you described.
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 11th, 2009 @ 4:47pm CST
In the end, they will fail without guys like Drift! All I'm saying is that it is about damn time someone acknowledged that! In the whole TF multi-verse, G1 Mirage is the only character that I can recall as even coming close to filling that roll (don't even bring up the Dino-bots, they're comedy relief as far as I'm concerned).
And the U.S. isn't the only cesspool on this planet. I could find corruption in your country 5 minutes after I'm off the plane. Most people either don't know it's there or simply choose not to see it, but if I can find it and bring even one person out of it safely, then it is well worth the risks I take. Too many walk this Earth without hope and too many escape the full measure of justice. Bringing both to this world is a damn good reason to live, especially helping folks to find hope. That is it's own reward!
Posted by Dead Metal on February 12th, 2009 @ 2:06pm CST
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 12th, 2009 @ 2:31pm CST
Dead Metal, You are a good man and have handled me and this situation in an honorable manner. I've been approaching how I deal with the other topics on this site much differently because of this. To the rest of you following this thread, I appologize.
Posted by Dead Metal on February 12th, 2009 @ 2:39pm CST
And I don't think I deserve the applause you gave me as I ended it kinda unpolite.