Transformers Dark of the Moon director Michael Bay, and his new leading actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, attended the Maxim Hot 100 Party last night, and here, hot of the press, are the images from that party.
Transformers-themed pub could be Britain’s Best Home Bar
A Transformers-themed pub is in the running to be crowned Britain’s Best Home Bar, in a competition being run by Liberty Games. The winning bar, chosen… [more]
TFNation 2019 Transformers Convention Review
This last weekend saw yet another Transformers convention take over the Metropole Hilton, in Birmingham. These weekends have become a staple of my summer… [more]
Annual Transformers Forum Meet Tour
Every year, since 2011, the nerds from TheTF.Net forum (now a Facebook group, because running a forum proved too much like hard work) have met for a weekend… [more]
Our 2019 Forum Meet took place this weekend, in Cardiff
This weekend saw our annual forum meet being held in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. Each year we meet in a different town or city in the UK, alternating… [more]
Video Footage from Transforce in 2001
Almost 18 years ago (crikey, has it been that long?) we wrote a review of our visit to Transforce in August 2001. It was a seriously hot day, but a great… [more]
Transformers issue 81?
Transformers comic artist and all round top bloke Andy Wildman sent out an appeal this week for Transformers fans everywhere to sign a petition for IDW that could see Transformers #81 go into production. Andy and Simon Furman worked on the last of the Marvel Transformers comics in the 80s, when comics were really comics, and the story was kinda finished in a rush. Now, after all this time, it looks as though there’s a chance for that story to continue.
Have a read of what Andy says below, and then sign the petition overe here.
There is a bit of a buzz at the moment on the interenet about there being a Transformers #81. Thought I would add my perspective on this.
A while ago myself and Simon Furman considered the idea of picking up where we left off with the old Marvel Comics run of Transformers. For me it came about because after doing a series of six covers IDW asked me to do some interior art for their Transformers book. I wasn’t particularly interested in doing any so they asked me what it would take to do some. Well the obvious amswer would be copious amounts of dallar 😉 but to be honest it wasn’t about that. It was more to do with the fact that I was happy to just do cover art for Transformers and that I am busy doing other stuff these days. I gave it some thought though and put to them that it would be possible under a couple of conditions. First was that I would want to work with Simon Furman. Second was that we would want to do something that had a point. Something that felt like it was really saying something. I came up with the gist of an idea and put it to Simon. He ran with it and things began to take shape. What was clear was that it fitted well into the continuity of our old Marvel run. IDW agreed that there is precedent for this with the fact that GI Joe recently picked up on Larry Hama’s old Marvel story threads. So. An idea took shape and we almost had it until the current economic siutation put the breaks on it.
So where are we now? Well it is clear that IDW are not resistant to the idea but in these current times of relatively low comics sales they would need to feel confident that it would sell.
So what can be done about it? If you are interested, sign the petition that is going about. Get enough names on that and it would clearly be a viable project. Of course it remains to be seen who would draw it as there are other interested parties but I think it is safe to say that Simon would love to get his teeth into it.
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TheTF.Net Sponsorship Fundraiser for Auto Assembly 2011
Auto Assembly is the biggest Transformers convention in Europe, and this year it’s being held on the 12th – 14th August in Birmingham’s Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre.
This year’s guests of honour are David Kaye and Gregg Berger, and tickets can be booked now from www.autoassembly.org.uk.
Usually at Auto Assembly TheTransformers.Net takes a watching brief; mostly watching the bar it has to be said. At past conventions we’ve participated solely in helping the venue to increase its bar takings, decorated display tables with our empties and became increasingly slovenly as the day went on. Our only previous worthwhile contribution was in producing a CD-ROM for Auto Assembly 2005. However, this year, for Auto Assembly 2011, we intend to actually do something.
This year TheTransformers.Net is hoping to raise funds (listen up, this is where you come in) to bring one of the best loved comic artists, and little seen at Transformers conventions, Geoff Senior to Auto Assembly.
Geoff Senior was one of the original comic artists on the Marvel UK Transformers comic, and was one of the people responsible for creating the legendary bounty hunter Death’s Head – who made a comeback recently thanks to artist talents of Simon Williams. In addition to Transformers and Death’s Head, Geoff Senior also put pencils to paper to produce artwork for Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Dragon’s Claws and Zoids.
Getting Geoff to Auto Assembly 2011 on behalf of TheTransformers.Net and TheTF.Net is going to cost £200 – and we’re officially launching our fundraiser right here. We need our members, our website visitors, you guys, to donate any small amount you can (even a couple of pounds would be a huge help) so that we can get Geoff Senior to Auto Assembly 2011.
If you want your comics or graphic novels signed, if you want to chat to Geoff about Transformers or Death’s Head, or if you want Geoff to draw a personalised sketch just for you; help us to bring Geoff Senior to Auto Assembly 2011.
The best part is: we don’t even need to raise the full £200 ourselves as Auto Assembly will match anything we raise, so we just need to raise £100.
How to Donate
All you have to do donate is to send any amount you can spare to paypal@thetf.net – or you can use the donate button below.
Help TheTransformers.Net and TheTF.Net to get Geoff to AA!
Some of Geoff’s famous Transformers covers:
MP Optimus crops up in Internet SEO advert
You can never keep a good robot down, and Optimus Prime is a good robot. Old Optimus has cropped up in an Internet advert for a UK based SEO company representing the ‘Optimisation’ in search engine optimisation.
Well, what else would you use to represent optimisation?
CD-ROMs and Auto Assembly
A few years ago at the Transformers convention in Birmingham we all know and love by the name of Auto Assembly, TheTransformers.Net produced a CD-ROM to give away free in the goody bags. This CD-ROM contained contents such as a fan art gallery from Transformers fans from around the world, and a mini website – including web links.
Now, for this year’s convention we’ve been asked if we can produce something similar to offer as a freebie in the goody bags – but alas the CD-ROM idea isn’t going to work. You see, when we produced the one a few years ago I personally worked for a design agency in Cardiff, and had access to professional printers for the CD labels, free access to CD and DVD replication equipment to mass produce the CDs and a hefty discount on the actual CDs themselves.
This is no longer the case 🙁
However; this time we do have another idea that we can’t go into too much in depth now, but it involves the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, a forum and a competition prize. This weekend, in our forum meetup, we’ll be ironing out the details of our plan for this year’s Auto Assembly and, while it will no doubt include our ever present display of empty beer glasses, it should be something pretty exciting.
We’ll make details available of our maniacal scheme as soon as we can, and as soon as we’ve approved them with the powers that be, but we’re looking forward to a great Auto Assembly this year – and a great forum meet this weekend.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in her underwear
Following yesterday’s post where former Transformers actress Megan Fox appeared topless in an advert for Armani jeans it was perhaps only to be expected that the new Transformers actress, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who appears in this summer’s third Transformers movie ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ would up the stakes.
Rosie was today seen on the Daily Mail’s website in a new campaign for Victoria’s Secret, dressed in a very provacative lingerie set. The model turned actress looked stunning in the underwear for the new campaign, pouting away in a bid to outdo Megan Fox’s campaign for Armani.
What do you think of Rosie? Are you looking forward to seeing what Transformers 3 director Michael Bay will have her do in the new film?
You can see more of her photos here.
Megan Fox Topless in new ad for Armani
She might not be appearing in Transformers 3, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but former TF siren Megan Fox is still a big hit with Transformers fans and guys everywhere. Megan has just appeared in a new advert for Armani where she bears an uncanny resemblence to Tomb Raider actress Angelina Jolie. In the Armani ad Megan Fox is topless, laying on her front in a pair of tight wight jeans. Some of her many tattoos are visible and she’s sporting the famous Jolie pout.
Despite her obvious similarity to Jolie, Fox has complained in the past at being compared to 35 year old vixen. In 2009 Megan Fox commented:
“It’s a lack of creativity on the media’s part. Because I have tattoos and dark hair and I was in an action movie? That’s as far as the similarities extend.”
Transformers Reveal the Shield in new Argos Catalogue
Transformers forum member Magpiezz has posted a scan of the new Argos catalogue featuring some Transformers Reveal The Shield toys. There’s even an offer in the catalogue of 3 for the price of 2 on some of the toys. See the catalogue page scan in full, and discuss the toys, in our Transformers forum thread.
Transformers Dark of the Moon Trailer
It’s finally been released by Michael Bay and the people at Paramount; the first teaser trailer for Transformers 3, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Watch it here.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura speaks about Transformers 3
We at TheTransformers.Net recently interviewed one of the producers on Transformers 3, Lorenzo di Bonaventura. He told us about the new film, where the film’s climax is taking place and why Chicago was picked as a location. He also talks about some of his influences, and what films he enjoyed growing up. You can hear the interview here:
