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INFO PAGE | GALLERY | REVIEW
Company: Hasbro
Release Date: November 2008 (UK), September 2008 (USA)
Class: Deluxe
Wave: 4
Product Code: 83629
Assortment Number: 83462
RRP: £9.99, $9.99
Ages: 5 & Up
Bio
Name: Swoop
Faction: Autobots
Function: Dinobot Bombardier
Motto: “Bombs away!”
Official Images
This Thursday (tomorrow) sees the release of Transformers UK #16 from Titan Magazines. The issue, which features the latest story in the alternative Movie-verse, is titled “Dark Spark” and features the return of a fallen Autobot.
Simon Furman has provided his thoughts on the issue, including spoilers, on his blog.
Dark Spark is written by Simon Furman with art by Jeremy Tiongson and colour by Jason Cardy.
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Company: Hasbro
Release Date: Unreleased (UK), September 2008 (USA)
Class: Leader
Wave: 2
Product Code: 83638
Assortment Number: 83501
RRP: £39.99, $39.99
Ages: 5 & Up
Bio
Name: Ultra Magnus
Faction: Autobots
Function: Elite Commander
Motto: “Stand your ground, Autobots!”
Images
IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall has posted the alternative cover for The Transformers Spotlight: Blurr. Trevor Hutchison, who has also done variant covers for All Hail Megatron, has drawn this stylised cover.
Spotlight: Blurr is written by Shane McCarthy, with art by Casey Coller and coming to a comic store near you this November.
Hasbro have given their official Transformers website a much needed update, but only for the US version of the site. It has a much clearer (and brighter) look, with focus given to the Movie, Animated, and Universe lines.
Unfortunately, the site still contains the redirect script for anyone outside North America.
Just one comic release this week, with Transformers Animated: The Arrival #2 continuing the Animated comic series. The series is in-continuity with the cartoon series, and tells stories that fit around the first season of the cartoon.
Chris Ryall has also posted the 2 covers for the issue on his blog.
Andrew Wildman has updated his shop with the remaining bits of art that he contributed for Dreamwave’s Transformers The War Within: The Dark Ages. The 6 issue series was written by partner in crime SImon Furman and is available in TPB form from IDW.
A full list of pages can be found here, with each costing £25/$50 – NOT including P&P.
Less than a week after North America, the UK now has Transformers on Blu-ray. The 2 disc set is exactly the same, with BD-LIve features and all the material from the DVD and HD DVD releases.
There is no word on if a store (maybe Asda) are stocking the ROTF videos like Wal*Mart did.
Today sees the release of Transformers: Animated Volume One – Blast from the Past, on DVD in Australia. Unlike North America, who last month got the complete first season on 2 discs, this is only a 1 disc set containing 4 episodes, Home is Where the Spark Is, Total Meltdown, Blast from the Past and The Thrill of the Hunt. These episodes are in fullscreen (4:3) with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo and coded in region 4 PAL.
It seems Paramount Home Entertainment are mistreating international fans, with the same disc due to come out in the UK in October. It’s recommended that you avoid this and future Transformers: Animated releases until they are provided in their original widescreen format and come in full season sets.
INFO PAGE | REVIEW
Release Date: 4th September 2008
Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment
Country: Australia
Region: 4 PAL
Number of Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English & German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: English, German & English for the hearing impaired
Catalogue Number:
PG
Paramount Home Entertainment have decided not to release all of Season One of Transformers: Animated like they have already done in North America, but are only putting the first 4 episodes of season one on 1 disc.
Episodes
01. Home is Where the Spark Is
02. Total Meltdown
03. Blast from the Past
04. The Thrill of the Hunt
Extra Features
None
Images
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