Another day, another BotCon 08 guest and another from Transformers: Animated. The third guest for BotCon 2008 has been revealed as Tara Strong, the voice of Sari in Transformers: Animated. She has also played many other roles within the animation world.
David Kaye and Bumper Robinson have already been announced to be attending.
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TFNation 2019 Transformers Convention Review
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Annual Transformers Forum Meet Tour
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Video Footage from Transforce in 2001
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Tara Strong at BotCon 2008
IDW Press Release for Reign of Starscream
IDW Publishing have released an official press release for their Transformers movie sequel comic, Transformers: The Reign of Starscream.
Transformers Comic Series Continues Story From Blockbuster Movie
All-new official sequel from IDW picks up where the movie left off.
San Diego, CA (April 1, 2008)-IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com) is releasing the official continuation of last summer’s blockbuster Transformers movie, from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro. The first storyline to spin out of the hugely successful movie, Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream continues the story from where the movie ended.
Co-writers Chris Ryall, who also wrote the Transformers Movie Prequel, and Chris Mowry present a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and dark ambition, featuring both old and new Transformers characters. “The movie left fans with some questions at the end, and we get a chance to answer them here,” says Ryall. “We pick up on what happened at the end and reveal the fates of some of the surviving film characters. Take Starscream – we find out where he was headed and what he was doing. We also introduce new characters. In doing so, we bridge the gap between the last movie and the next movie, coming in ’09.”
In the first issue of the five-part comic series, when Megatron falls in battle Starscream assumes the role of Decepticon leader on Earth. Mustering his surviving allies, he sets out to put his own plan in motion. But before he can do that, he’ll need to retrieve a fallen comrade, carry out a plan of revenge and leave Earth to meet up with a major player in the Decepticon army.
The Reign of Starscream #1 features art from fan-favorite Alex Milne, who also illustrated the Transformers Movie Adaptation, and cover art by Milne and Gabriel Rodriguez, artist for Joe Hill’s Locke & Key. A special variant cover has also been created by longtime Transformers artist James Raiz.
The first issue (item code FEB08 3801) will be in stores in April; call 1-888-comic-book (1-888-266-4226) to find a store near you.
ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among its best-selling titles are Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS; Paramount/CBS’s STAR TREK; and Fox’s ANGEL. IDW’s 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film from Sony Pictures was released in October 2007 and was the #1 movie in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at www.idwpublishing.com.
April Fools from Transformers Club
In one of the funnier April Fools in recent years, the Official Transformers Club posted three comic pages that turned out to be special made just for yesterday.
Originally, it was announced that 3 pages of the BotCon 08 comic would be previewed on 3rd April, but 3 different pages were “leaked” early. Ironically, the pages have gotten a lot of fan praise, with hopes that the comic will be continued in some form.
The official comic will still be revealed this Thursday, with a new guest as well.
BotCon 2008 takes place on 24th-27th April
04/01/08 – Happy April Fools’ Day!
As many of you know, a few fan sites front paged the news of our “leaked” 3 page comic preview during the midnight hours. Well, yes, it is true, those pages were done specifically for April Fools Day. A big thanks to Greg Sepelak and S. Trent Troop for helping to pull off the joke. However, fear not, for those of you who just loved the return to the G2 style and all the camp that accompanied it, we might just have a little something else featuring this “cast” for you down the road. I, Grimlock, would be scandalized if we didn’t!We will still be putting up a 3 page preview this Thursday, April 3rd. This though is no joke…We are very pleased to announce that Don Figueroa is the artist behind this years book, returning to Transformers for this special endeavor!
First colour page for Spotlight: Cyclonus
Colourist Kris Carter has posted the first colour page of Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus (Revelations Part 1), for which he will be providing the colouring, with E.J. Su doing the art.
The June Spotlight issue starts off the four part Revelations saga, which follows the events of The Transformers: Devastation. Not much is known about the issue, but you can read Simon Furman’s teaser for the issue on his blog.
April Fools and News
The one day of the year when the whole internet turns even more stupid. If you hear anything that seems to good to be true, it probably is.
So if you hear that Hasbro are reissuing Fortress Maximus, a true animated sequel to Beast Machines by Mainframe is being produced or that BotCon will be held outside North America, no matter how good it sounds, it isn’t happening.
Animated Grimlock in package
A new auction on ebay has Transformers: Animated Grimlock for sale, but unlike previous prototypes, this is the full package, with complete colours and accessories.
The voyager class figure is also shown in robot and t-rex modes.
Interview with Gary Chalk
A3u have uploaded an audio interview with Gary Chalk. The interview is just over 50 minutes long.
Gary voiced Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron.
New Images of Animated Activators Bumblebee
ebay seller yizhi521 has posted an auction for Transformers: Animated Activator Bumblebee. Included are lots of photos of the figure, in and out of the packaging
The Activator’s line is a flip-former line of figures that transform automatically when a button is pressed. Unfortunately, there size is lacking.
Simon Furman on Spotlight: Cyclonus
In June, the next arc for IDW’s Generation One comic continuity starts, with Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus, which makes up part 1 of the Revelations saga.
Simon Furman has posted his usual script warp for the issue, with some spoilers. Here is a small preview:
So, first job was to sort out the four characters. Cyclonus I already had in mind for one of the Dead Universe cast, so he seemed the ideal choice to kick things off. Next job was decide what sort of character he was, and how that played into the larger demands of what the issue needed to accomplish, namely alert Optimus Prime and the Autobots to the impending threat, one that’s really been well in the background so far.
The issue is written by Simon Furman with art by E.J. Su.
Bumper Robinson to be a guest at BotCon 08
The official BotCon 08 guests page has updated with news of the next guests to be appearing at the convention, Bumper Robinson.
Bumper currently provides the voices of Bumblebee and Blitzwing in Transformers: Animated, so may give some more details on the show.
Bumper is the second Transformers: Animated cast member, after David Kaye.
