Fans of the G1 cat-bird-dinosaur-space shuttle will be happy to hear that the Encore reissue of Sky Lynx was released in Japan yesterday. For trivia buffs, this is the first time that the toy was released in Japan under the "Transformers" brand name!
The stuck-up primitive was joined by Black Arcee, Stockade, and the Screen Battles Capture of Bumblebee and Desert Attack. So black motorcycle fans will also be happy!

You can discuss this news here or here. Thanks to Betty Nor and Buster Darkwings for the info! 

TFW2005 user tamo356 has claimed a find of Voyager Class Animated Bulkhead at his local K-Mart in Valencia, California.  A receipt pic is included....but it says Trans Movie V.  Whether this is an isolated incident, a not too subtle prank, or Transformers Animated truly on its way, only time will tell.

You can view the photo evidence here and here and decide for yourself in our forums.

Hasbro has updated its Transformers site with images of some of the upcoming toys from the Transformers Animated toyline. Pictured are Supreme Roll Out Command Optimus Prime, Leader Megatron, Deluxe Lockdown, Voyager Starscream, Optimus vs. Megatron The Battle Begins 2-pk, Optimus Prime Shift Tech Game, Power Bots Cyber Speed Bumblebee, Activators Bumblebee, Battle Blaster Optimus Prime, and Bumper Battlers Ratchet!

Click here to see all the images and a brief blurb on each toy! 

We've received the latest update from Allspark sponsor BigBadToyStore!  You'll find the Transformers related items below, and you can click on "read more" to view the entire newsletter.

Preorders

MP-04 MASTERPIECE PRIME: More Prime & Trailer are available and will be arriving soon! The preorder price has been set at $249.99 - well below the aftermarket price of $350 to $400 that these have been going for lately. Don't miss out on this one, we won't be able to get that many of them.

TRANSFORMERS BUSTS: Diamond has just unveiled three more new busts including Iron Hide, Ratchet, and Rumble. Each of these is up for preorder at $10 under MSRP - check out the bottom part of this page.

Arriving Soon

TRANSFORMERS ENCORE SKY LYNX: We'll soon have this beauty in hand, its time to enjoy a minty fresh Sky Lynx without all the bothersome sticker-wear or corroded battery contacts. Reserve yours now at $89.99

Simon Furman has updated his blog with what he has to say about the upcoming Spotlight Arcee comic book. It'll bring into play several other IDW-universe characters and contain several characters making their debuts in this continuity. The writer says that the issue will "knock your socks off," as well as be divisive, which--knowing his stance on fem-bots--just may be the case! Check out your local comic book store shelves for Spotlight Arcee this week!

Click here to see Simon Furman's remarks! 

IDW Publishing's Editor-in-Chef, Chris Ryall, has updated his blog with some art from the upcoming All Hail Megatron series. The art is by Klaus Schwerinski, and it's of a triumphant Megatron holding Optimus' head skewered on a broken flag post. Oh no he didn't! In case this series is news to you, it will feature an alternate turn of events, where the Decepticons arrive on Earth without any Autobots to thwart their plans.

You can see the artwork on Ryall's blog here!  

The Transformers Collectors' Club recently added some pictures of the final version of their exclusive freebie figure Topspin!  Here's what they have to say about the figure and the upcoming one for 2009.

"Here is TOPSPIN - the Transformers Collectors' Club FREE Membership Figure for 2008! This is the FOURTH figure in the five figure Club Combiner series. Any Transformers Club member who's membership is active by March 16, 2008 will receive this figure FREE in the late spring/early summer. If you join after that deadline, you will be eligible for the 2009 figure and you may also purchase the previous four figures from the Transformers Club store.

The final combiner piece will feature an all new Gestalt head mold and will complete the 5 year figure set. Also, if you have missed any of the previous figures, Skyfall, Landquake and/or Breakaway, they are available now for members to purchase in the Club store."

You can view the official images at the Transformers Collectors' Club and discuss them in our forums.

Hasbro's Transformers Universe website has uploaded some carded (front & back) images of Classics Prowl and Tankor (Octane) as well as promotional images of Sunstreaker and Onslaught.  This gives you a look at their tech spec ratings.  They've also uploaded images of some of the upcoming Robot Heroes - Hound & Blitzwing and Beast Wars Megatron & Rattrap.  You can view the images here.

Thanks to TFW2005 for the news.

Still looking for Cybertron Leaders? How about Primus? For those that missed these figures on store shelves, KBToys.com has a sale for you! For $27.99 you can get Cybertron Galaxy Force Optimus Prime with Bonus Scout or Metroplex With Bonus Scout. And for $29.99, you can pick up the Transformers' god himself, Primus, with Bonus Minicons! What's even better is that there is free shipping on all three of these Goliaths!

Also, the re-release of the Heroes of Cybertron PVC figures are now down to $2.99!

Click here for Optimus, here for Metroplex and here for Primus. Click here for the Heroes of Cybertron figures. thanks to Big Show for pointing this sale out in this thread.