TFW2005 has received official images of Universe (Classics 2.0) Autobot Blaster and Heavy Load, both in and out of package. The images can be seen by clicking on the links below to their Resource Database entries. Also put into the entries are the assortment codes, product codes, and UPC/barcode numbers.
We have also received information that these two figures will be available in the first three Voyager assortments of the new Universe line, with Autobot Blaster also being available in a Wave 3 revision. Therefore, these figures will be avialable for awhile following the release of the line.
The Transformers Movie Premium Series Bumblebee has just been found by one of our members at a Wal-Mart in Centerville, Utah. This version has the Premium paint deco and the battle mask as seen in the movie. According to the Wave 10 case info we have, this deluxe Concept Camaro Bumblebee comes two to a case of eight toys, so hopefully it will be plentiful on retail pegs.
Remember to use our Sightings Forum to report your latest finds and help fans save on gas money!
The TFcon Toronto website has been updated with the following: Pre-registration for TFcon 2008 will close May 31st. Advance registration is not required to attend TFcon Toronto 2008, you can purchase tickets at the door. However, if you wish to gain early admission to the dealer room you must pre-register for the convention. To pre-register email us for the necessary form. In addition the TFcon 2008 tentative event schedule is now online for viewing.TFcon Toronto is June 21st with special guests Hasbro Canada and more TBA.
German member hudemx has given us more Transformers: Animated news from his country. The Animated series will broadcast on Jetix, a Pay TV channel, weekdays starting June 23rd at 12:30 pm. Also, hudemx reported on Transformers-animated.de.vu that Paramount Germany will release an Animated DVD this August, which is likely to be the "Transform and Roll Out" three-part premiere.
Now up in the member's only section of the TransformersClub website, is a new story titled Withered Hope, which is set in the Transformers Transtech universe.
You can read the pdf file of this latest Transformers tale, Written by Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop with artwork provided by Matt Kuphaldt, by heading over to the official Transformers Club website. And remember that even more stories can be found in the member's only section of the site!
In other Botcon related news, the Transformers Collector's Club Shop has updated with a selection of Botcon 2008 merchandise, including both Botcon T Shirts, Lithographs (available signed and unsigned) and a special "Botcon Bundle", both lithographs, comic and hat all for $35.
Film directors wanting to get their product out in time to make their projected due dates for studios are scrambling to finish and even begin certain projects earlier than scheduled with a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike beginning to loom large in the not-to-distance future.
The SAG contract with movie and television producers is set to expire on June 30 and with current talks over “new media” issues going no where, Hollywood is preparing for a long, hot and dry summer season of filming that could lead to a very cold and bitter fall with nothing new for theatrical or television release.
Another Transformers mobile phone game is being made from Glu Mobile. It's a turn-based strategy game based in Generation One, with up to 23 playable characters. It will be called G1 Awakening and is scheduled for release this fall. Check out the flyer found at Botcon by clicking the thumbnail at left, and read more about the game at Pocketgamer here!
Transformers director Michael Bay has stated on his Shoot for the Edit message board that Teresa Palmer was never considered for a role in Transformers 2 despite a report last week from Austrialian newspaper The Courier-Mail. Michael Bay also confirms that Jonah Hill was in negotiations for a role in Transformers 2, but that talks have ended per previous reports.
Transformers artist Marcelo Matere has posted both the inked and colored version of the second cover for IDW's upcoming Transformers Animated #1 comic on his DeviantArt page. Both can be seen by clicking the link to his page or by clicking on the image to the left.
TFW2005 has recieved the official list of Transformers-related items shipping to local comic book stores for release on next Wednesday, May 14th. Available at comic book stores that day are:
Best of the UK: Space Pirates #3 (IDW)
Best of the UK: Space Pirates #3 10 Copy Incentive (IDW)
Devastation Trade Paperback (IDW)
Transformers: Visual Works (Japan)
For those unfamiliar with the Visual Works book, Diamond Comic Distributors describes the book as such: No Transformers fan will want to miss out on Transformers Visual Works, the book that collects illustrations from Transformers generations one and two! From the Studio OX Collection comes a series of intense, yet beautiful, illustrations that originally appeared in 1985 and 1986 in TV Magazine, Newtype and other publications. Also, many illustrations from Eiji Yoshioka, the official Transformers illustrator, are collected here, giving fans the opportunity to see some of the work that commands high prices on the art market. Finally, a wealth of concept art from the original television series is presented, along with interviews with many of Transformers' creators. Japanese text.
Entertainment Earth has added more pre-order solicitations for upcoming Animated, Universe, and Movie assortments. Although no unannounced figures appear on the solicitations, they provide an idea of which figures may be hard to find and tentatively provide a timeframe when these figures will arrive in stores. To read about the case breakdowns for more Animated Voyager and Actiavator Assortments, Universe Legends, Deluxe, and Voyagers Assortments, and Movie Deluxe assortments, click on the Discuss button.
TFW2005 has received official images and information regarding several upcoming Animated and Universe releases. In and out of packaging images can be seen for the following characters. Click on the links below to head on to their Resource Database entries for updated images, barcodes numbers, and more!
Click on the Discuss button to see what assortments these figures will be showing up in! Many of these figures will be available throughout the beginning of 2009.
