IDW Publishing have put up their previews for this weeks releases. There are 2 Transformers titles, The Transformers Movie Prequel #2 and Transformers Spotlight Soundwave. Shown are 5 page previews of each title and the various covers.
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]
Sony Wonder to Close
Bad news people. According Yahoo! News, Sony Wonder is in the process being closed by parent company Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Sony BMG, who release DVDs through Sony Wonder, were responsible for last November’s Transformers The Movie 20th Anniversary DVD in North America and were planning to re-release Transformers Season 1 later this year, however this now seems uncertain.
This may also affect the content of Metrodome’s Transformers The Movie Ultimate Edition DVD, due out in the UK in June, as they were currently trying to aquire the rights to the extras.
IDW Preview – Escalation #5
IDW Publishing have put up a 5 page preview of Transformers Escalation #5, due for release in the coming week. There are also scans of the 4 variant covers available wth this issue.
Avengers and Transformers Together At Last
After rumours upon rumours, it has finally come true, Transformers and Avengers will be side by side in a new comic series from Marvel and IDW Publishing. The following is taken from the official announcement on IDW’s website
Just announced! Marvel’s NEW AVENGERS will be meeting up with HASBRO’s TRANSFORMERS in a new comic event sure to capture the imagination and hearts of new and old action fans alike. More news is coming in daily, but the broad strokes have Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Wolverine matched up with the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS! It’s sure to be cover-to-cover suspense and action, and anyone could tell you to expect MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE…
Walker Edmiston, R.I.P
Walker Edmiston, the voice of G1 Inferno, has sadly passed away on 15th February. Full details can be found here.
TF Escalation #4 5 Page Preview
IDW Publishing have put a preview of Transformers Escalation #4, due for release later this month. The 5 pages and complete cover gallery can be seen here.
IDW May Solicitations
IDW Publishing have released ther May solicitations and included are a range of Transformers titles
The Transformers Megatron Origin #1
The Transformers The Movie Prequel #4
The Transformers The Best of Don Figueroa The Premier Collection
Transformers The Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron
Transformers The Ark – A Complete Compendium of Transformers Animation Models
The Transformers Cover Gallery Book 2
The Transformers Target 2006 #2
Transformers War Within Vol. 2 The Dark Ages
The full details can be found at Comics Continuum.
TFTM #4 & TF Generations #11 Previews
IDW Publishing have released 5 page previews for Transformers The Animated Movie #4, the final issue in the series, and Transformers Generations #11. Both are due for release on 31st January. Also included are the various covers that come with each issue.
IDW Publishing’s Art Du Jour! – Spotlight Soundwave
IDW Publishing have put up a page from Transformers Spotlight: Soundwave, coming this March, in their Art Du Jour! section.
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This time the Spotlight is on SOUNDWAVE, the DECEPTICON intelligence officer with a knack of, first and foremost, looking out for number one! Confronted (on Earth, in 1984!) by an impending catastrophe only he can avert, will SOUNDWAVE, for once, consider the bigger picture? By Simon Furman and Marcelo Matere. Coming in March!
Commemorative G1 Soundwave Now Shipping
Reports from many of the USA sites state that Hasbro Commemorative G1 Soundwave is now shipping from Toys R Us.
Also, it seems that Canada will also be getting the reissue, just a bit later. There is no word on a UK release at this time.
