Animated

A brief bit of good news for all of you Transformers Animated fans out there now - the two volume definitive guide to all things Transformers Animated by Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster is now available electronically on Comixology. These two volumes as you may be aware cover all aspects of this fan-favorite series from its inception to the unmade fourth season - which you can read all about in the second volume.

Check it out and rekindle that Transformers Animated love!

Nickandmore.com has apparently recieved a press release from the Hub with great news for Transformers fans! Transformers Animated will be coming to the Hub on July 9th!

Two older G.I. Joe and Transformers series will be making their way to The Hub starting this July.

The 26-episode anime series G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 will join The Hub on Monday, July 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The series aired on 4Kids TV (on FOX) in the U.S. from 2005-06.

In the series America’s elite military force enters a new chapter of battling against the ruthless and power hungry terrorist organization COBRA. A new covert team of Joes, SIGMA 6, has been created to hunt down COBRA and stop its insidious plots for world domination.

Also joining The Hub on Monday, July 9 is Transformers: Animated airing at 5:30 p.m. ET. This animated series aired on Cartoon Network from 2007-09 and had 42 episodes.

When the battle to protect the powerful Allspark from the Decepticons strands Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots on Earth, they become superheroes to the humans they’ve vowed to defend from anyone – or anything – that threatens their way of life.
Stay tuned for more information on both series, including other air times for each.

via The Hub press materials

Now, for something fun and Animated. The amazing Derrick J. Wyatt has tweeted an image of an Animated Generation 2 Straxus. This glorious looking Animated character not only sports bright neon colors, but also enough leopard print to give Pimp Daddy Destro a run for his money.

Take a look at the image and try not to go blind over after hitting the title bar!

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with a preview page montage from the Allspark Almanac Addendum that comes with Transformers Timelines 6. As expected, it covers the story of the "Stunti-Con Job", plus the characters featured and the Trypticon Prison locale.

The Addendum also covers the toys, and includes a special teaser for... something.

Check out the preview by clicking on the link above, and check out the issue hitting comic stores this Wednesday.

Here's something I never thought we'd get to see - Ebay seller amoronline has listed an auction for the never-released Transformers Animated Activators Electromagnetic Soundwave. Electromagnetic Soundwave was a white recolor of the original Activators Soundwave, previously revealed when his instructions surfaced on Hasbro's website. His deco appeared in the two part "Human Error" storyline.

Like many later Transformers Animated releases, Electromagnetic Soundwave never made it past a handful of test shots. To be honest I never expected to see what the final product was meant to be like - so getting to see this, even if we can never own it, is a nice surprise.

We have received a press release from the Transformers Collectors Club regarding the release of the Botcon comic to comic stores! Transformers Timelines 6, The Stunti-Con Job, will be a 48 page supersized edition with 16 extra pages of Allspark Almanac content by Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster.

Additionally, the TFCC have launched a contest to win a Botcon Animated Minerva, only 75 made. Read on for details on this contest, and also the full press release from Fun Publications regarding Timelines Issue 6.

There's been some buzz this past week about what Animated Menasor's head should look like, thanks to the G1Upper's Animated Menasor head sketches. Now we have a sketch from the man himself, Derrick J. Wyatt, of what he thinks Animated Menasor's head looks like. Given Derrick J. Wyatt worked with Fun Publications to design the Animated Stunticons, and was the character designer for Transformers Animated, this is as close to a canonical head design for Animated Menasor as we are ever likely to see.

Click on the link above to check it out - it's very different from the G1Upper designs, and blends in the classic Menasor helmet look with the modern Animated Motormaster facial hair.

Transformers Artist Marcelo Matere seems to be working on something very secret.

Tweeting today Mr. Matere said…
“just finished another TF Animated stuff And it's official stuff =D”

Now’s time to start those “Transformers: Animated Season 4 Please!” speculations (hope against hope) and make sure to keep your fingers crossed.

We await further info MM!

Autotrooper pictorial review: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...otroopers.html
Fisitron pictorial review: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...fistitron.html
Toxitron pictorial review: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...-toxitron.html
Thundercracker pictorial review: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...ercracker.html
Sideswipe pictorial review: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...sideswipe.html

We've got one more gallery update for you before Botcon 2011 kicks off - and in the spirit of the event, it's a Transformers Animated themed update! You undoubtedly saw earlier that Marcelo will have a print of the Starscream clone army available at Botcon - well here for your enjoyment are toys of two of the clones. These guys were only released in Japan through a Family Mart lottery draw, so they are very rare, especially Ramjet who was a mail away prize in exchange for non-winning tickets.

First up is Animated Activators Skywarp, the "C" Prize of the Family Mart prize draw. Bizarrely he's got a purple head in this iteration, although it does suit him and nicely break up all that black. He's a fun deco, and with the Activators of Starscream and Thundercracker, he rounds out the trio of the original Seekers in at least one size class for Animated.

Next up is Animated Activators Ramjet. Ramjet was the "second chance" prize, redeemable by sending in tickets for the lowest ranked items in the prize draw. This makes him the hardest of the Activators Seekers to get hold of, even harder than Dirge, but take a look at the gallery and you'll see he is well worth it.

Give mad props to 2005 Boards Photo Staff member SydneyY for bringing you these two galleries of awesome rare Animated goodness - and be sure to join us after Botcon for even more Animated goodness, when we share with you pictures of the convention exclusive toys in all their glory.

Here's some new Transformers Animated goodness from the man himself, Derrick J Wyatt. We've got for your enjoyment, Transformers Animated Longrack! He's based on the Transformers Cybertron version of Longrack, and will be featured in the Botcon 2011 comic at the special request of Pete Sinclair! Check out the design of the latest in the growing numbers of Beast Wars characters to get reimagined Animated style by the man himself.

Our Transformers Toy Galleries have been updated! 2005 Boards photo staff member SydneyY has uploaded a new gallery for our Transformers Animated Toy Galleries - this time, we've got a gallery of Animated Elite Guard Optimus Prime for you. This piece was a Million Publishing mail-in exclusive, available by sending in a coupon found in the Japanese Transformers Animated Encyclopaedia book. The toy represents a what-if situation where Optimus Prime had stayed on and joined the Elite Guard instead of taking command of that fateful Spacebridge repair crew - and looks very sharp in red and black.

Check out the gallery by clicking here!