I imagine he'll be keeping his current G1-esque body, as he also has a G1-esque toy out right now (complete with Autobot symbol!).
Thinking back, it seems that the only time recently that the toys have really intruded on the comic has been during big events. We got new bodies for Bumblebee, Starscream, and Dreadwing that just happened to be based on toys then available, and the rather awkward introduction of Crosscut, who also had a toy on shelves. Now we've got the new combiner members being somewhat awkwardly introduced.
Outside of events, it seems the comic creators are generally left alone. It doesn't look like Cyclonus is getting a new look anytime soon (and I'm a bit disappointed that his new toy doesn't have a head sculpt to match his MTMTE design). Tailgate has been portrayed consistently despite having a toy that doesn't quite match his design (and in fact draws heavily from his MTMTE look).
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Thinking back, it seems that the only time recently that the toys have really intruded on the comic has been during big events. We got new bodies for Bumblebee, Starscream, and Dreadwing that just happened to be based on toys then available, and the rather awkward introduction of Crosscut, who also had a toy on shelves. Now we've got the new combiner members being somewhat awkwardly introduced.
Outside of events, it seems the comic creators are generally left alone. It doesn't look like Cyclonus is getting a new look anytime soon (and I'm a bit disappointed that his new toy doesn't have a head sculpt to match his MTMTE design). Tailgate has been portrayed consistently despite having a toy that doesn't quite match his design (and in fact draws heavily from his MTMTE look).