TVShowsOnDVD has posted a new, final cover for the upcoming DVD release of the three-episode "movie" that kicked off Transformers Animated. Last month they had temporary artwork that called the release simply "Transformers Animated: Movie," but the new version uses the title seen onscreen, "Transformers Animated: Transform And Roll Out." The character artwork on the cover has also completely changed.

The 70-minute DVD is due out on June 17th. Read the press releases and see the cover art at TVShowsOnDVD.

Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love, the nation's first capital, home of the cheesesteak, birthplace of the American Revolution... and in 2009, place where that one big robot beats the poop out of that other big robot while that kid from Indiana Jones 4 kisses the pretty girl and stuff blows up. SuperHero Hype! reports that during an appearance on local Philly radio by Sharon Pinkenson, executive director of the Great Philadelphia Film Office, she listed Transformers 2 as one of the upcoming projects set to film in the Pennsylvania city.

So, locals, keep an eye out for extras casting calls starting in June... you may get a chance to spend a day being crushed under a big metal foot, or at least a chance to watch a whole bunch of people act afraid of a tennis ball at the end of a pole. Read the story on SuperHero Hype!, and continue discussion of this and all things TF2 in our Movie Forum.  

While they still haven't been officially unveiled at BotCon.com, photos of two upcoming BotCon 2008 "Shattered Glass" exclusives keep popping up all over. Today brings more images of the Deluxe-class Rodimus and Sideswipe (or possibly Drench, or maybe even Wheeljack).

Rodimus gets a full gallery over at the Chinese message board ACtoys.net, and Drenchswipe is up in another eBay auction, sadly still only in car mode... but at least featuring a shot of the undercarriage, confirming the lighter color of many of the robot parts. The same seller also has bagged versions of many of the other exclusives. Thanks to TFW2005 for finding Rodimus, and Bass X10 for Drenchswipe.  

Ebay seller jennyni1984, that same seller that had Universe Classics Series Sunstreaker, now has auctions for Prowl and Tankor (or Octane) in package! So catch a glimpse at what these figures will look like on card, and possibly read their bios if you can squint hard enough. For those interested in Classics weapons compared to the G1 weapons, Prowl's Acid Pellet Gun is now an Acid Blaster, and Tankor now has a Melee Blade rather than a flame thrower and reflecto-shield.

Click here to see Prowl's auction and here to see Tankor. Thanks to TFW2005.com for the links! 

IDW Publishing editor Denton Tipton has updated his blog with a one-page preview of Nick Roche's line art for the upcoming Transformers Spotlight Hardhead comic book! This comic will be the second part of the four-issue Revelations story arc, which will wrap up the "-tion" series for now. Look for this issue to hit comic book store shelves in July!

Click here to see the preview! 

IDW Publishing's editor-in-chief, Chris Ryall, has posted a preview for this week's release of Focus on Decepticons. This issue will be a preview of the All Hail Megatron title that is coming in July, and will include 8 preview pages from that series. In addition to talking a little bit about Focus On Decepticons, Ryall also posted a preview image of the cover, and a preview of one of the All Hail Megatron pages!

Click here to see what Chris Ryall has to say about Focus On Decepticons and look for the issue this week at comic book stores! 

BigBadToyStore has put up pre-order listings for the next two reissues in the Transformers Encore series. Or, to be precise, the next three reissues: Autobot cityformer Metroplex (#11) and a twin-pack of Decepticon seekers Thundercracker and Skywarp (#12)! These represent the first mass-market Japanese reissues of all three toys (Metroplex is being reproduced as a bootleg, and Thundercracker and Skywarp were officially reissued as limited-edition exclusives a few years ago). 

Visit BigBadToyStore to see the listings and, if you're so inclined, place your orders: Metroplex here, Thundercracker/Skywarp here. Thanks to Engledogg for bringing us the news in this thread!

The angel and devil that is eBay brings us a new photo of the upcoming BotCon exclusive Rodimus toy, from the "Shattered Glass" box set. While a little blurry, the image shows off the figure's robot mode, and ladies and gentlemen, we have goatee. You know, on account of the eeeeevil.

Check out the auction on eBay, or scroll through this thread for ongoing discussion and a mirror of the photo.