by Big Bot on May 30, 2009
Hasbro’s panel at BotCon 2009 is in mid flow and a few of the main USA sites are live blogging/twittering/posting updates from the convention. Unfortunately, no photos or videos are allowed, so there’s only lots of text to read.
The panel consists of Greg Lombardo, Aaron Archer, Bill Rawley, Joe Kyde, and Erik Siebenaler, as well as some of Hasbro’s writers and marketing team. There’s a lot of information on Masterpiece, Animated, Universe and Revenge of the Fallen toys for the rest of 2009 and 2010. Hopefully there will be some more news on why Animated was cancelled, but we may have to wait until tomorrow.
If you can’t be bothered to read through everything, I will post the big news from the convention: Hasbro are planning on becoming more environmental with their packaging and removing the twist ties. Amazing!
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by Big Bot on May 30, 2009
The first panel at BotCon 2009 was on the creative process behind the Transformers: Animated show, with the subtitle, Animating Animated.
Lets start with the bad news, Transformers: Animated as a cartoon is finished! It was the first thing announced to prevent endless questions on the subject. The panel recorded all these types of questions being asked at Hasbro’s panel, which should now be even more entertaining.
Also shown were plenty of the Animated Shorts that have appeared on previous DVDs.
More details, including a full description of the creative process of the show, with pictures and videos, can be found at TFW2005 and Tformers.
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by Big Bot on May 20, 2009
IDW Publishing has posted an announcement that they are releasing an exclusive BotCon edition of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #1, with cover art from Don Figueroa. There aren’t any details on how many copies there will be except that it’s a “limited edition”, so copies will most likely disappear quickly and then appear on ebay.
BotCon is next week, from 28th to 30th May, where many of Hasbro’s and IDW’s future comic plans will be revealed!
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by Big Bot on April 19, 2008
There have been lots of sightings of Transformers: Animated toys in the USA and now Hasbro have confirmed that Cincinnati Ohio has been selected as the primary area for the toys first release due to BotCon 2008 later this month.
Look out for them in Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and K-Mart stores.
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by Big Bot on April 16, 2008
ACtoys.net have posted the first images of the BotCon 2008 Megatron figure. The figure is a repaint of Energon Megatron in an Autobot style colouring.
The figure will be available at the convention in just over a week and then on ebay 5 minutes later at an inflated price.
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by Big Bot on April 16, 2008
BotCon.com have uploaded the schedule for the 3 day 2008 convention. As usual, lots of things are happening, including, an IDW Comic Pan, Transformers: Animated Video preview and voice actor Q & A, Fan Film Festival, a Hasbro Transformers Team DVD Commentary, a TCCMagazine and Comic Q&A, Hasbro Toy Panel and and a Hasbro Designers Panel.
The full sechedule can be read here.
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by Big Bot on April 16, 2008
The official BotCon website has been updated with the boxart for the exclusive Shattered Glass figure set, containing Optimus Prime, Autobot Jazz, Starscream, Grimlock and Goldbug.
The set has provided very popular, having already sold out for the convention on 24th-27th April.
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by Big Bot on April 14, 2008
by Big Bot on April 8, 2008
by Big Bot on April 8, 2008
Actoy.net have had some photos of BotCon 2008 Exclusive Evil Rodimus posted on their board. The figure is a repaint of Classics Rodimus, released last year, in a black with purple colour scheme.
The photos show both robot and vehicle modes.
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