Headmasters, Reapers, Dead Universes...and more! Simon Furman has updated his blog with a brief summary of IDW's Transformers Devastation #3 comic book. It sounds like this issue will be crammed full of action, revelations, and then some more action! Look for it on shelves tomorrow (November 29th).

You can see what the writer has to say about the issue here.

Seibertron.com is reporting that the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine contains a blurb about Encore Ratchet and Ironhide. Apparently these two will be given new, "anime-accurate" heads! Will these actually be sculpted or simply a new set of stickers? Looks like we'll have to wait for pictures to find out!

You can see Seibertron's report here, and discuss this here on the Allspark. 

*Update* There now is a scan of the blurb on ACToys.net that shows what looks to be Ironhide's new head. Click here to see the scan!

Botcon.com has updated with a brand new front page and a short Quicktime video unveiling the theme to this year's convention: Botcon 2008 promises that everything you know will be shattered.  Darkened images of Cybertron Crosswise, Classics Optimus Prime and Cybertron Hot Shot adorn the new site.  The video ends with a reversed "More than meets the eye!" riff from the G1 cartoon.  Are we to be treated to a "Mirror Universe" Optimus Prime and crew?  We'll find out soon!

Date and location are "coming soon", so be sure to check back there, as well as the Allspark, regularly!  Thanks to Tim Mann and Phil Zeman for the heads up on this news.  Check out the discussion on our forums here.

BigBadToyStore has sent out a very brief email announcing their own special "Cyber Monday" sale to add to the list. From now until 10:00PM Central time today, all items (except "New" or "Preorder" products) are 25% off their normal prices. If you're looking for some deals on gifts for friends, family or even Toys For Tots, start browsing those virtual aisles now!

Click "Read More" for the full announcement.

Comic Continuum has posted the solicitations for IDW's February 2008 comic books. Among them are Transformers Spotlight: Arcee, Transformers Spotlight Vol 2 trade paperback, Transformers Devastation #6, Beast Wars Source Book #4 and a trade paperback for Beast Wars: Ascending.

You can see the solicitations, along with an image of their covers and brief synopses, here!

Black Friday has come and passed, now it's Cyber Monday's turn!

Toys R Us' website is offering deals on Optimash Prime ($5.99 - $4 off), 6" Titanium WWI Optimus Prime vs. Megatron ($19.99 - $10 off), Unleashed Turnaround Megatron ($19.99 - $10 off) and Unleashed Turnaround Optimus Prime ($19.99 - $10 off). They are also participating in Paypal's 20% cash back offer.

Walmart.com has no specific Transformers deals, although they have a bundle deal that allows you to select 4 action figures for $20. Included in the list are Protoforms Prime and Starscream.

You can discuss all of these deals here in Fraenhawk's thread.

Bendimus Prime over at TFW2005 has found new images of the Transformers Encore release of Sky Lynx, Transformers: The Movie Toshiba Vardia Red Model Starscream, Lawson's exclusive 4500X Blackout, and metallic EZ Collection Bumblebee!

You can see the images in the original thread here. 

In today's news, pigs are flying, Al Franken and Bill O'Reilly just got married, and Satan is hosting the Ice Capades. According to posts in the members-only Transformers Club forums, the 2008 Club comic will focus on TransTech, the proposed follow-up to Beast Machines that was scrapped way back around the turn of the century. The Club has even enlisted the artistic help of Ken Lashley of Draxhall Jump, the company that created numerous character design concepts for the aborted series, many of which are still viewable on their web site and our Image Gallery.

The Club also re-confirms the Seacons as a future exclusive, along with another yet-to-be-announced toy based on a male character and featuring a new headsculpt. Allsparker M Sipher brought us the news from the Club forums, and discussion continues in his thread. 

The Transformers: Battle Universe game for Hasbro's NetJet System seems like an odd place to reveal designs for the upcoming Transformers Animated toy line and show, but here we are. The game contains a number of locked characters that need a certain number of points to reveal. Two of these "hidden" characters are none other than Optimus Prime and Megatron from Transformers Animated! Moreover, they are seemingly the Earth modes for those characters, which we've seen very little of for Megatron.

To see a screen capture from the game of Animated Megatron in his alt mode, click here! Only time will tell how close this game model is to the actual design from the Animated line.

About six months ago, Simon Furman and IDW held a Q&A session with the writer in which selected questions and answers were posted on the IDW Forums. Now Simon Furman has announced on his blog that they will do so again! So if you have any questions that you'd like the answer to, here's your chance.

You can submit your questions here. Submissions will be pared down to 20; 15 will be answered on the IDW Forums and the remaining 5 will be posted on the writer's blog. Ask away!