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!
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