Archive for October, 2009

Interview – Illustrator Jeff Mangiat Talks G1 Transformers

From Tformers.com, the interview.

You may have seen the Ebay auction for the original Transformers Box Art by world renowned illustrator Jeff Mangiat. (…more)

Posted in Toys and Collectibles on October 27th, 2009 by andersonh1

Masterpiece Grimlock in US 2010

mp grimlockFrom Action Figure Insider:

Q3. What other masterpiece Transformers will be available in the US after the Skywarp Walmart Exclusive?

A3. We are pleased to announce that the next Masterpiece item that we will be releasing will be Grimlock in 2010.  We are excited to be able to offer this item within the U.S. and will certainly share more details as we get closer to releasing him.”

Posted in Toys and Collectibles on October 22nd, 2009 by andersonh1

Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #7

Our readers came up with these 3 great questions to send in on October 5th, and after a couple days’ delay, Hasbro was generous enough to supply us all 3 answers. (…more)

Posted in Hasbro Q&A on October 22nd, 2009 by JediTricks TF

G1 exclusives – Skids repaints

green skidsorange skidsMillion Publishing is releasing G1 Skids in two different colors as homages to ROTF’s Skids and Mudflap. Each figure comes with a different head as well. One is certainly Skids, and the other appears to sport E-hobby exclusive Crosscut’s head. Each also comes with the scooter that was included with Crosscut, colored to match the appropriate figure. No word on release date at this time. The figures are named Skids and Screech.

Posted in Toys and Collectibles on October 20th, 2009 by andersonh1

Revenge of the Fallen DVD release

rotfposter Just a little reminder that today “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is officially released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Look for various exclusive packages at Best Buy and Target, and the exclusive “Big Screen Edition” IMAX footage version at Wal-mart.

Posted in Site News on October 20th, 2009 by Sparky Prime

Preview pages for All Hail Megatron #16 available

The pages are located here.

From Bzzurk.com:

FINAL ISSUE! Spike has survived the war, but can he handle RAVAGE? (…more)

Posted in Comics and Books on October 10th, 2009 by andersonh1

Official 2011

From the Michael Bay forums:

Well its official: We have a great Transformers 3 story. The release date is now July 1st 2011. Not 2012.

Today is Day One. This morning started with an ILM meeting for five hours (…more)

Posted in Entertainment on October 1st, 2009 by andersonh1