Sony BMG have started their “Transformers Tuesdays”, with a clip of the fans favourite scene, the fight between Hot Rod and Galvatron. This can be viewed on their new media player.
Also, today marks the 20th Anniversary of Transformers The Movie.
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]
G1 Reissue Prowl & Inferno spotted in the UK
G1 Reissue Prowl has finally been released in the UK at £14.99, 3 years after the last reissue. The first sighting was by Crumplezone of Seibertron. Also, on the inside cover of the box, Inferno, Red Alert, Tracks and 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime are pictured. Inferno and 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime have already been confirmed, but Red Alert and Tracks are still rumours. Stay tuned for more news soon.
UPDATE Inferno has now been spotted by Hob of TF@TM Message Boards.
Reissue Galvatron Gallery
Action-HQ have sent us a huge amount of photos of the new Galvatron, take a look here http://www.thetf.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=2261&PN=1&TPN=1
Don’t forget to order you Galvatron from Action-HQ
G1 Astrotrain has been released!
After weeks of waiting, people in the USA can now get G1 Astrotrain from HasbroToyShop.com. The piece is very limited and costs $24.99.
Transformers: Infiltration #0 Preview at Newsarama
Newsarama have been provided with a 5 page preview of Transformers Infiltration #0, due for release in October in 4 different covers. The preview can be seen here.
In this 16-page tale, runaway Verity Carlo absconds with a mini-computer that just might hold bigger secrets than she’s prepared to handle. And when she’s made aware of a larger conspiracy that involves gigantic alien robots, well, the skeptic in her refuses to believe what she’s been told. Until she has no choice but to believe if she wants to survive at all� also contained in this 0 issue are interviews with the Transformers comics creators and a hint of what’s to come in our new, ongoing Transformers series in January ’06. Plus, more variant covers than you can shake a Decepticon at. Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
IDW Issue 0
Dan Taylor of IDW has sent TheTransformers.Net a copy of the issue 0 of Transformers.
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Sadly we can’t share the wealth, but we can talk about it here in our forum.
More IDW News at Newsarama
IDW are planning to release previously published material by Marvel and Dreamwave, under the name Transformers Generations, next year. There is also info on Transformers Evolution, Transformers Infiltration and what Chris Ryall thinks of it all.
Check out the article here.
Season 2, Part 2 shipping!
Did you pre-order your copy of Season 2, Part 2 from Play.Com? If you did, then you’ll know that it’s shipping now! The set’s been in stock since Tuesday, and mine shipped yesterday (Wednesday).
Metrodome Transformers website
For those of you wanting to know more about the Transformers season 2 DVD release from Metrodome, they’re actually building a website on the subject! Not content with releasing the DVD in the UK, they’re building a permanent homage to Transformers online for all of the fans to enjoy. It will reportedly contain downloads of images,
desktop wallpapers, screensavers and have postcards that you can send to your friends online. Most importantly though, it will feature regular updates about the Transformers DVD releases from Metrodome and will have a feature where by you can subscribe to a newsletter and be the first to learn of the latest Transformers releases. No more scouring websites for those tidbits of info, you can go straight to the horse’s mouth, so to speak! The URL is www.TransformersDVD.com
– Remember it!!!
Robert Stack has passed away.
Robert Stack best known as Ultra Magnus on Transfromers The Movie has died today of heart failure. Stack was best known as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables TV series as well as host of Unsolved Mysteries. He also appeared in Airplane and Beavis & Butt-head Do America.
Thanks to Dan Collins for the news.
