In addition to the flashier updates of toy images, BotCon.com has added information about a third convention hotel. They've blocked off rooms with two double beds at the Milennium Hotel in Cincinnati, across the street from the Hyatt. To book a room, call 800-876-2100 or 513-352-2100, and request the BotCon or Transformers Convention rate. And if the past is any indication... you'll want to do it quickly!
BotCon.com has updated with the first photo of the 2008 exlusive "Shattered Glass" Optimus Prime in his alternate mode. The eeeeeeevil Autobot leader sports an almost completely purple cab, save for battle damage, an askew Autobot symbol, and an ominous "Til All Are Gone!" motto spray-painted on his air-foil. Come to think of it, given how fast the loose sets sold out... that could be a motto for the "Shattered Glass" set itself.
Check out both images of Prime, along with all the BotCon 2008 news, at BotCon.com. They promise another toy from the set will be revealed later today, so keep your eyes peeled and your finger clicking "refresh!"
For quite some time now, we know that Simon Furman was working on a story to add to IDW Publishing's Mosaic Project. We knew that it would be a story about Sunstreaker and Hunter O'Nion, but that was pretty much it. Now though, the finished page has been revealed on the writer's blog! And for those of you looking at the mentions in the last panel, Simon Furman does say that this story is completely in-continuity, so maybe we'll actually get to see those happening! (Of course that means that this story may contain spoilers)
To see the "Hail and Farewell" page and what Simon Furman has to say about it, click here!
With Toy Fair starting up this weekend, the toy company press releases have been coming out Fast and furious! Of course, Hasbro is no exception! It's sent out various press releases with quite a bit of information about Transformers this year! Here's a little wrap-up:
Animated Ultra Magnus will be represented as a figure and is slotted for the Leader Class.
Roll Out Command Optimus Prime will bring the Supreme size class back from the shadows.
Shift Tech Optimus Prime Game will bring to the table 15 games and character information from the new Animated show.
Power Bots Cyber Speed Bumblebee seems to be a continuation of the Cyber Stompers from the movie line.
Battle Blaster: Optimus Prime will bring back the transforming blasters that turn into the character's vehicle modes.
There will be 18 Star Wars Transformers released in 2008, although that number may contain re-releases.
So there you have it! To see the press releases click here, here and here. You can discuss them here or here. Thanks to TFW2005,SirStevesGuide, M Sipher and Octavius Prime for the links and information!
SHOCKWAVE has viewed an advance copy of the next episode of Transformers: Animated, entitled "Along Came a Spider". He's provided the Allspark with some key episode highlights. You can check them out in his thread here. Be warned, they contain SPOILERS!
Right on schedule, Joel has sent out a new BigBadToyStore newsletter. We've broken out the Transformers items below, but the full newsletter is cleverly hidden behind the "Read More" link.
Fans of evil Optimus Primes rejoice! Not only will we be getting an evil Optimus Prime in the Botcon set for this year, but it also looks like we may be getting a Nemesis Prime from that same mold! Toy Workers has put up a new listing for s San Diego Comic Con exclusive Nemesis Prime based on the Classics Optimus Prime mold. When any additional information or confirmation becomes available, we'll report it!
You can see the listing here, thanks to TFW2005 for the link.
"Here's the Easter robot, hooray! The happy Easter robot, hooray!" After you've given out all your Transformers Valentines on Thursday, you'll want to look ahead to the next major commercially viable holiday: Easter! And fortunately, Transformers will be there to get you through that one as well.
Allsparker Monzo reports finding a Transformers: The Movie Easter Egg Decorating Kit at a local Big Lots. The kit includes colors, stickers, stands, a drying tray, and more, yet somehow fails to use the obvious "More Than Meets The Egg" tagline. If you're still interested in the kit despite this unconscionable oversight, check out the pictures in Monzo's thread.
For those of you looking to snag a set of Loose Botcon 2008 Shattered Glass 5 Figure set, who already haven't may be out of luck. Botcon.com's main page is reporting that the Loose sets for this year's convention are sold out, and the Boxed sets are selling at a rapid pace as well. Here's the quote:
UPDATE: 02-13-08! As of today, the Loose Convention sets are now SOLD OUT! The Boxed Convention sets are still available...but going fast.
It slipped under our radar, but last Friday Variety's Anne Thompson posted some tidbits from a Visual Effects-related Q&A with Michael Bay and the team behind Transformers: The Movie. First, some clarification of that Rotten Tomatoes quote we posted yesterday: "I like to write myself. So I wrote 60 pages. I showed the writers something to look at." Will Transformers 2 score Michael Bay his first screenplay co-writing credit? Or will he get in hot water with the WGA for doing a writer's job during the strike? Time will tell.
Additionally, Bay promises that TF2 will feature more humor and deeper robot characters, including a "geriatric robot." A new character, or might Transformers 2 be reserved for Movie Kup?
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