Multiversity Comics has posted two additional preview pages for IDW’s Revolutionaries #4. The full issue will be available Wednesday, May 17 for $3.99.
Synopsis:
Cobra Commander vs. Hearts of Steel! Thousands of years ago, a starship crashed on Earth—and the Hearts of Steel Transformers were born… but how can these steampunk Cybertronians be real?! And what does Cobra Commander want with them, when he hasn’t even got Cobra to back him up? The Revolutionaries have uncovered one of the darkest and most incredible secrets on Earth!
Check out the full preview after the jump, including the two variant covers and retailer incentive cover.
Hound89
I love this arc
Heliblade
Did a double check on tfwiki, you're right.
SG Roadbuster
My guess is that the hos stuff is being pulled into the "main" universe by means of trans-dimensional fuckery. Possibly facilitated by Micronauts and/Or Brainstorm's Briefcase Time Machine
Chris McFeely
Nah, they had their beast modes in "Primacy," so it's not an overt error, they've just switched between animal and vehicle over time.
General Tekno
Though it's also worth noting Razorclaw was operating separately from the rest of his team at that point in time; the Predacons were stuck on Earth while Razorclaw was encouraging survival of the fittest behavior on an asteroid with the rest of the Decepticon army's remnants.
Megastar
No it was China, the Combaticons joined North Korea.
Heliblade
Uh huh, sure, \"China\", riiiiiiiiiight. It totally wasn\'t meant to be North Korea.
Soundwave902
I'm guessing someone made an artistic error with the Predacons not being in their Earth modes while on Cybertron
Bumblebee2000
That's what I'm thinking. They have implied Bumblebee could come back in the annual from what I've heard (waiting for my copy in the post) but I think they'll be separate entities. Wouldn't be the first time this author (John BArber) has incorporated a non-canon story into the wider universe.
EDIT: Cover http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Revolutionaries-5-Regular-Cover.jpg
Also, you were sort of right about mixed up synopsis, HoS is next issue.
Warpshard
So, I guess HoS Bumblebee and IDW Bumblebee are going to be different? As far as I know, IDW Bumblebee is dead, so unless something super convoluted happens, I imagine they'll have to be.
Bumblebee2000
They weren't canon, but Hearts of Steel Bee appears on next issues(?) cover so between that and the solicitations they are being integrated somehow, but pretty much guessing games until the next few issues are out.
Warpshard
I don't follow IDW, so I'm bound to be confused, but this is just baffling me so much. Is the Hearts of Steel series canon in the IDW-verse now, or is that synopsis for the wrong comic?
Zylly103
The Iron Klaw has the Predacons hang out behind his throne just for visual effect. Dude is one chill villain.
Lucas35
Exclusive Preview: “Revolutionaries” #4