TFW2005 friend and sponsor Toy Dojo brings us an update. Check out the details below!

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Good news for G1 fans across the US – Fathom Events will be showing the original 1986 animated Transformers Movie in theaters one night only this September!  In addition to the classic movie fully restored in HD, there will be a sneak peak of the new Bumblebee movie due in December and interviews with rocker Stan Bush.  The event is set for September 27th, you can grab tickets when they are available at the Fathom website. Update – while not on the Fathom site yet, Fandango does have the event tickets available for purchase now.  You » Continue Reading.

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Previews World has updated their IDW Releases page with descriptions and cover art of their items that will be available for purchase this coming Wednesday, August 8th. We have another triple release day with:

• Lost Light #22 (Cover A & B)
• Unicron #3 (Cover A & B)
• Optimus Prime #22 (Cover A & B)

You can read the full descriptions and check out the covers after the jump. Don’t forget to grab your copies this Wednesday. Enjoy the reading!

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3P company Dr. Wu have shared via their Weibo account images of their next accessories: Weapons for Power OF The Primes Minibots And Titans Return Clones.

If you were looking for some nice guns for these characters, we are sure these sets will please you:

• DWP-40 Clone Trooper: 2 different pairs of guns for the Titans Return Autobot Clones.
• DWP-41 Clone Warriors: 2 different pairs of guns, and extra pieces to hold them in beast modes for the Titans Return Decepticon Clones.
• DWP-42 Comber: Gun for Power Of The Primes Beachcomber.
• DWP-43 Fishing Gun: Harpoon for Titans Return Seaspray.
• DWP-44 Charger: 2 guns (one white, another black) for Power Of The Primes Windcharger and Tailgate.

Sweet little and perfect details for the little robots in your collections. No information on release date or price yet, but you can check out the gallery after the jump. Then, you can share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Thanks to ITunes, we can share for you the IDW Optimus Prime #22 Preview for your viewing pleasure.

Finally, both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are back online, but Prime’s awakening is not a peaceful one. Problems are coming, and there’s no time to glad to be back.

Optimus Prime #22
John Barber & Sara Pitre-Durocher

END OF THE ROAD! Trapped between Shockwave’s attack and Unicron’s onslaught, Optimus and the Autobots struggle to make sense of what’s left of their world. Shockwave reveals ancient truths—as an old friend tries to reconnect with Cybertron.

• Expected Release: Aug 08, 2018

One step closer to the gran finale of the IDW Transformers Universe. You can check out the mirrored 3-page preview after the jump, and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Via Previews World we have our first look at the IDW Transformers: Unicron #4 Cover A, courtesy of  fan-favorite artist Alex Milne.

This cover really makes your feel that the Chaos-bringer is over you. Moonracer, Aileron, Thundercracker (and Buster), Jazz and a crowd of people are looking to the sky… two evil and enormous eyes are over them.

Transformers: Unicron #4
(W) John Barber (A/CA) Alex Milne

Unicron sets his sights on Earth… but is anyone left to defend it?

In Shops: Aug 22, 2018
SRP: $4.99

You can check out this amazing cover after the jump, and don’t forget to grab your copy on August.

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And ITunes bring us another 3-page preview. Now, we can share the IDW Lost Light #22 ITunes Preview for you.

Finally, Megatron is back into the story… but something big (and we mean BIG) is coming too…

Transformers: Lost Light #22
James Roberts & Brendan Cahill

The final battle begins—and when it’s over, nothing will be the same. Everything that Lost Light—and More Than Meets The Eye before it—has thrown at you, from the biggest plot twist to the smallest incidental detail, has been leading to this: all your favorites, arm-in-arm, hand-in-hand, ready to go out in style.

• Expected Release: Aug 08, 2018

There are heavy SPOILERS on this preview. You can watch the mirrored images after the jump under your own risk. After that you can share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Exciting news for fans who missed or are still looking for Unite Warriors Devastator and Superion. Takara Tomy is offering a reissue of both popular Combiners for next year. Our sponsors have started pre-orders for them of course. Unite Warriors UW-01 Superion is going for around $135 while Unite Warriors UW-04 Devastator is up for $224. Both are expected for release by January 2019.

Grab yours before they’re gone at one of our sponsors linked below!

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Apple’s iTunes has posted up a three page preview of next week’s Unicron issue 3. Unicron has made it to Cybertron, and the population mounts a desperate counterattack. Every ship and every flight capable Transformer takes to orbit in a last ditch attempt to save their homeworld. Will they succeed? You’ll need to pick up the full issue, titled “Our Finest” to find out – but we will remind you this is issue 3 in a 6 issue miniseries.

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Thanks to 2005 Boards member JukeOutlander, we can report that the new Rescue Bots Bumblebee Rescue Guard has been found At Target.

The figure was spotted at San Jose Target for $39.99. This 10-inch figure comes with the Rescue Pet figures Sergeant Slobber and Growl the K-9 Bot. Tons of fun for kids at home.

You can check out the images after the jump and then let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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The Unrustable Bastards is a line of all original transforming figures, mostly futuristic bikes and riders.  They had a successful Kickstarter a while back and while not based on Transformers per say, but they do have the same DNA.  The crew behind it are long time TFW2005 Boards members and we’ve followed their progress over the years.  The crew is now running a new Kickstarter to fund their comic book based on the toys, building an all original world for the many figures we’ve seen so far.   We wanted to share that with you today, check out their official press release and hit the KS page here for more details.  Oh, and Transformers comic artist extraordinaire Geoff Senior is doing some art on the project too!

You can follow threads for the toys and comics on the 2005 Boards here: Comics, Toys.

Following on from the success of their Unrustable Bastards Kickstarter campaign and subsequent toy line launch, Mayhem Mekanics is back with a fresh Kickstarter project and an exciting and ambitious new aim: to bring the Unrustables universe and characters to life with a six-issue comic book series.

The Unrustables comic will tell the stories of the Unrustable Bastards – a transforming robot-biker gang – and the conflicts that tear apart their desolate, dystopian home planet of Tombstone and threaten to destroy the gang from within. This original, dynamic fiction will follow Unrustable leader – Burley – and mysterious prodigal – Iride – along with the rest of the Bastards as they clash with rival biker gangs the Spector Rogues and the Yamazuki, as they all try to stay one step ahead of the crooked and brutal Enforcers, stormtroopers for the corrupt and oppressive Oligarchy that presides over the central planets, controlling populations with its choke-hold on information and technology. Featuring high-octane action beats, character-driven narrative and epic world-building, The Unrustables offers a foray into a grimy world of mechanical outlaws, grudges, turf wars, tyranny and betrayal.

These and other characteristics will make The Unrustables a sure hit with fans of such properties as Transformers, 2000AD, Sons of Anarchy, Serenity, Jason Aaron’s Scalped, and Pacific Rim. Its vivid, in-your-face visual style recreates the smash-mouth sensibilities of many of the 1990s comics now remembered with fondness and nostalgia by a generation of adult readers and collectors. Meanwhile, its gritty themes and characters and its robustly satisfying story arcs are more evocative of an HBO or FX drama.

The Unrustables creative team draws upon collective decades of experience and passion to bring their vision into being. The series is written by Sid Beckett (a.k.a. C Z Hazard, author of comedy-horror, Generic Vampire Novel, and Kickstarter-born satirical novella, Not In The Eye), and Ceno Kibble (well-known, long-standing contributor within the toy industry and collectors’ market). The vibrant, engaging art is provided by Bryan Sevilla (whose excellent work has elevated many pack-in comics), with colouring by Nate Hammond and variant cover art by comic book legend, Geoff Senior, whose seminal work on Transformers in the 1980s helped inform the medium’s zeitgeist.

The Unrustable Bastards toy line Kickstarter campaign enjoyed tremendous success, crashing through its most ambitious goals and resulting in the release of a line of transforming toys that have delighted backers and drawn in a multitude of additional fans across the globe. Designed by trusted third party mainstay, Nick Calloway (aka Cassy Sark), these sophisticated toy sets each comprise a robot rider and bike which combine to become an awesome “Mech Machine”, with incredible detail, great poseability and options for customisation, as well as an array of appealing weapon accessories.

The Unrustables team now looks forward to creating something that elevates and expands upon the legacy of the Unrustable Bastards toyline. After all, we always root for the bastards, right?

To be part of this latest Unrustables phenomenon, visit the Kickstarter page.

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TFW2005 friend and sponsor Robot Kingdom brings you their newsletter for this week. See the highlights below and then read on for the full listing!

ROBOTKINGDOM.COM Newsletter #1440

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Official Japanese Twitter account for Transformers: Bumblebee (@Bumblebee_JP) has posted a Japanese trailer and a poster for the upcoming movie.

The trailer itself is a condensed version of the 1st trailer we saw, with no new footage. The only exception is the release date which denotes ‘Spring 2019‘ instead of ‘Christmas 2018’.

The caption, when roughly translated, reads “My first friend was a girl”.

The official Japanese website for the movie is also active now via the URL: bumblebeemovie.jp

You can check out the trailer below. The poster can be found, after the jump.

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Smyths Toys has updated their website with a bunch of new toys from the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee movie.

Although we have seen the toys before; thanks to San Diego Comic Con 2018, we are now treated with additional details and brand new stock images apart from the ones posted exclusively by various news outlets prior to SDCC.

The list of toys are as follows:

• Power Charge Bumblebee
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Power Series Dropkick
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Power Series Autobot Hot Rod
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Power Plus Series Optimus Prime
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Power Plus Series Bumblebee (Volkswagen Beetle)
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Nitro Series Optimus Prime
• Transformers: Energon Ignitors – Nitro Series  Bumblebee (Volkswagen Beetle)

You can check out all the information, after the jump. Don’t forget to check out the attached images as well.

Transformers: Bumblebee – Power Charge Bumblebee

£46.99

Product Description

Get ready to transform yourself with Bumblebee from Transformers! Within each Transformers robot rests a powerful core made of Energon. Without this core, charging up all that battling, racing, and (when it comes to Bumblebee) singing wouldn’t be possible. Even the most tubular Autobots get their circuits warped sometimes. Help a bot out by getting his Power Charge core spinning! While in robot mode, spin the core in Bumblebee figure’s chest to amp up lights and phrases. Then, lower the battle mask and reveal his signature Stinger Sword to get this courageous bot ready for battle against the Decepticons.

Convert to VW Beetle mode in 17 steps and rev the car to hear sound effects. Keep the Power Charge core revved up or Bumblebee will lose his charge and power down. Bumblebee flips through radio stations picking up new Earth lingo. Imagine him using radio sound clips to talk to his friends, like he does in Transformers: Bumblebee!

Features

• Transformers: Bumblebee – Power Charge Bumblebee figure
• Power up Bumblebee with lights and sounds in both modes – over 25 sounds and phrases
• Spin the Power Charge core in robot mode for radical soundbites – like DJ scratches and a rap beat
• Rev the Power Charge core in VW Beetle mode for righteous sound effects
• Unleash battle mask and Stinger Sword to achieve ultimate battle mode
• Includes figure and instructions
• Batteries Required: 3 x AA Demonstration Batteries Included

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Series Dropkick

£10.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic action on Cybertron and beyond.

Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Power Series Dropkick figure between robot and sports car modes in 4 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core (not included) into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action. This Dropkick figure stands at 13cm with eye- catching detailing. Look for the Energon Igniters core sold with Power Plus Series and Nitro Series figures (each sold separately).

Features

• Energon Igniters core (not included) activates driving action!
• 13cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion!
• Converts between robot and sports car modes in 4 steps!
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee — Energon Igniters Power Series Dropkick figure and on-box instructions.
• Batteries Not Required

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Series Autobot Hot Rod

£10.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic battles on Earth and beyond.

Get ready to transform from Robot to Sports Car models! Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Power Series Autobot Hot Rod figure between robot and sports car modes in 4 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core (not included) into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action. This Autobot Hot Rod figure stands at 13cm with eye-catching detailing. Look for the Energon Igniters core sold with Power Plus Series and Nitro Series figures (each sold separately).

Features

• Energon Igniters core (sold separately) activates driving action!
• 13cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion
• Converts between robot and sports car modes in 4 steps!
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Series Autobot Hot Rod figure and on-box instructions
• Batteries Not Required

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Optimus Prime

£15.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic action on Earth and beyond.

Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Optimus Prime figure between robot and truck modes in 7 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core included in pack into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action. This Optimus Prime figure stands at 13cm with eye-catching detailing. The Energon Igniters core unleashes the power in all Energon Igniters figures (each sold separately).

Features

• Energon Igniters core included in pack activates driving action
• 13cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion
• Converts between robot and truck modes in 7 steps
• Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Optimus Prime figure, Energon Igniters core, and on-box instructions
• Batteries Not Required

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Bumblebee

£15.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic action on Earth and beyond.

Get ready to transform yourself! Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Bumblebee figure between robot and VW Beetle modes in 8 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core included in pack into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action. This Bumblebee figure stands at 13cm with eye-catching detailing. The Energon Igniters core unleashes the power in all Energon Igniters figures (each sold separately).

Features

• Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Bumblebee figure
• Energon Igniters core included in pack activates driving action!
• 13cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion!
• Converts between robot and VW Beetle modes in 8 steps!
• Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Power Plus Series Bumblebee figure, Energon Igniters core, and on-box instructions.
• Batteries Not Required

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Nitro Series Optimus Prime

£23.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic action on Earth and beyond.

Ideal for all Transformers fans! Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Nitro Series Optimus Prime figure between robot and truck modes in 10 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core included in pack into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action.

This Optimus Prime figure stands at 18cm with eye-catching detailing. The Energon Igniters core unleashes the power in all Energon Igniters figures (each sold separately). The massive engine of Optimus Prime roars onto the highway. As Decepticons approach, he commands the road with unstoppable Autobot force.

Features

• Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within!
• Energon Igniters core included in pack activates driving action
• 18cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion
• Converts between robot and truck modes in 10 steps
• Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within\
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee -Energon Igniters Nitro Series Optimus Prime figure, Energon Igniters core, and on-box instructions.
• Batteries Not Required

Transformers: Bumblebee – Energon Igniters Nitro Series Bumblebee

£23.99

Product Description

The lifeblood of Transformers robots, Energon fuels the epic action on Earth and beyond. Now, imagine harnessing the Transformers energy source with Energon Igniters figures. Convert this Energon Igniters Nitro Series Bumblebee figure between robot and VW Beetle modes in 9 steps. Then plug the Energon Igniters core included in pack into the vehicle and push down to unleash driving action. This Bumblebee figure stands at 18cm eye-catching detailing.

The Energon Igniters core unleashes the power in all Energon Igniters figures (each sold separately). He might boogie down with the radio on, but when Decepticons attack, Bumblebee gets down to business. The fearless Autobot scout converts into vehicle mode and speeds into action when enemies attack. Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within.

Features

• Energon Igniters core included in pack activates driving action
• 18cm figure that features classic Transformers conversion
• Converts between robot and VW Beetle modes in 9 steps
• Harness Energon Igniters tech and unleash the power within
• Includes Transformers: Bumblebee — Energon Igniters Nitro Series Bumblebee figure, Energon Igniters core, and on-box instructions
• Batteries Not Required

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Via Kakakumag website we have a very interesting and revealing interview with longtime Transformers designer Takashi Kunihiro.

While the interview is in Japanase, fear not because our very own Super Mod Shin Densetsu was very kind to translate it for us. On this interview, Takashi-san shares his thoughts and trivia about Optimus Prime movie figures from Transformers 2007 to Dark Of The Moon. We are sure you will enjoy the background story of Revenge Of The Fallen Leader Class Optimus Prime, one of the most popular toys of the entire line.

This interview is part 1 of 3. Part 2 of the interview will be published on August 10th maybe about most of the designing process of Revenge Of The Fallen line, and Part 3 will be published on August 18 and cover Kunihiro’s top 5 favorite Transformers toys.

You can read the full translation and the mirrored images after the jump, and then you can share your impressions on the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards.

Part 1: “The 1st Transformers Movie Toy Struggles & Revenge Of The Fallen Optimus Prime(leader class)”

• For every movie, Takara only has very limited information; 1 drawing from the oblique front of the robot/vehicle modes, 1 drawing diagonally(isometric view?) from the back. This is because sometimes the onscreen models/designs are being worked on up until the last minute, long after the toy design has already been completed. For reoccurring characters with the same design from previous movies, it’s easier but when looking at them frame by frame, their movement is so fast so it’s still a challenge.
• Kunihiro makes a comparison to old movies with actors in suits like Godzilla where the suit design is finalized before filming. However with Transformers, the CG model for each Transfomer does not need to be complete during filming, it can be finished during filming/post-editing and the CG director might make changes up until the last minute. So to reiterate, when initially designing toys for a Transformers movie line, the design Takara is working off of isn’t necessarily final, they work with limited information. They only see the final design when they get to watch the movie in theaters

Kunihiro talks about DA-15 DOTM Jetwing Optimus:

• The design was very similar to concept art* Kunihiro was referencing during the production stage. However he laughingly says it looked different in the finished movie.

*Massive Black released their concept art(2012 maybe?) for DOTM which did show the jetwing design Kunihiro mentioned

In relation to concept art differences compared to final designs, Kunihiro mentioned Brawl.

• He designed deluxe and leader Brawls for the 2007 line
• He thought Brawl was going to be a big success in the movie since he was going to be made in leader class.
• He laughs and said in retrospect, he should’ve made Bonecrusher in leader class instead
• His point was that you never know how things turn out in the movie until the movie is finished

When given concept art to reference, Takara was only given a few drawings and from those drawings, could not tell how the designs would transform. After watching a movie preview, the designers were able to boil down designs to a frame(implied that this is a base/core design) to move parts around. After the 2nd movie, they were able to visualize a more solid structure to design parts around.

Intriguing tidbits about ROTF leader Optimus:

• Since ROTF came out only 2 years after the 2007 movie, Kunihiro points out that usually a company could get by, by just rereleasing a previous figure(in this case the 2007 leader Optimus).
• However it became clear prior to the movie that Jetfire would combine with Optimus(this wasn’t evident from the beginning)
• Takara then decided to make a new leader Optimus figure
• Kunihiro sought out to make ROTF leader Optimus more accurate to stand apart from the 2007 leader figure. His reasoning being that a fan wouldn’t want to buy a figure that looks so similar to an existing figure and he himself wouldn’t want to see that.
• By pursing more movie accuracy, Kunihiro wanted fans to see a figure that looked much different from the 2007 figure.
• The interviewer mentions that the ROTF leader Optimus is said to transform similar to how Optimus transforms onscreen
• Kunihiro acknowledges that he has heard that before, but that the transformation similarity just happened by chance
• He had watched Prime transform onscreen many times but when watching the details, he laughingly says he realized it will be impossible(to design the toy to transform the way Optimus does onscreen).
• He thought about adding more inbetween to steps the transformation or reproducing the inner mechanical parts(Mech Alive?)

There’s mention about character movement on the big screen and how Kunihiro wanted to replicate it via pressing a button to activate lights and having the figures play back phrases….I think they are referring to seeing the Transformers looking realistic onscreen and talking? Kunihuro mentions that batteries were needed and I think it said it could’ve made the torso look stupid but he cheated with the balance and design of the limbs as to not draw too much attention to the torsos.

Just designing Prime and Jetfire to combine was a big deal and some parts turned out the way they did just by chance when design of the toys progressed(as in some aspects of the toy were a result of designing as they went along, not necessarily having finished designs to work off of, from the start).

Kunihiro mentions using good articulation for a figure that must move well. Mentioned that a joint must move well but also be stable, hence adding detents to ROTF leader Optimus’ ball jointed ankles. Mentions that it was a little effective. Also made note of how the combined Optimus and Jetfire toys looked different from the movie but he does not get to see what the final movie designs look like until he watches the movie.

Kunihiro then talks about MPM-04 Optimus Prime

• Seen as a chance to make a movie Optimus Prime with an accurate transformation
• Feels that the transformation of MPM04 is based on ROTF leader Optimus(feels at this point, many figures have a similar transformation to to ROTF Optimus too) without the constraint of having to be able to combine with Jetfire.

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TFcon is very happy to welcome IDW Publishing artist Kei Zama to TFcon Chicago 2018 for her first ever TFcon. Transformers fans will recognize her work as the primary artist of the Optimus Prime comic book series. She will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.

TFcon – America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention returns to the Chicago, IL area the weekend of October 26th to October 28th, 2018. TFcon USA will take place at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center in Rosemont, IL with special guests BUD DAVIS (the voices of Generation 1 Dirge, Metroplex and Predaking) and STEPHEN KEENER (the voices of Generation 1 Fortress Maximus, Hardhead, Hun-Grrr. Mindwipe, Scattershot and Scorponok), IAN JAMES CORLETT the voice of Cheetor in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, JAMES ROBERTS writer of Transformers More Than Meets The Eye and Transformers Lost Light with more TBA.

The TFcon Chicago 2018 hotel block is still available. You can book your room via the TFcon Chicago 2018 hotel reservation website. Advance tickets for attendees are also now online.

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Previews World have just updated the IDW Optimus Prime #23 Cover A courtesy of artist Kei Zama.

Another fine piece of art by Kei Zama, this time featuring Rum-Maj surrounded by a group of Sharkticons and with charismatic Wreck-Gar’s head below her. As a great extra bonus, Kei Zama was kind to share the lineart, pencils and even the early sketches for this cover via her Twitter.

You can click on the bar to see the mirrored images after the jump, and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Canadian G1 collectors can smile today. We can report that the Walmart Exclusive G1 Devastator Reissue was found in Canada.

Thanks to Super Megatron of the Cybertron.ca forums for sharing a picture of the G1 Devastator reissue which was spotted at Walmart in British Columbia. The retail price is $99.97 CAD or $76.86 USD approximately.

Lucky Canadian collectors have already got almost all the Walmart G1 reissues. We have reported the G1 Minibots and G1 Starscream previously. Only the G1 reissue Hot Rod is missing, but we are sure it will surface any time soon. Unfortunately for G1 US collectors, these reissues have not been found at local Walmart stores yet.

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It’s a quintuple-dose of TFcon Toronto podcasts, featuring two podcast roundtables and three interviews!

You can download and comment on them here:
01 – Friday Podcast Roundtable
Before the show properly begins, three podcasts unite behind a wall of charity auction items & under the guiding view of a camera whose battery wasn’t properly charged.

02 – Chatting with David Kaye
After the Saturday festivities (but before anybody could get any dinner), we had a quick catch-up session with HBO’s David Kaye.

03 – Chatting with James Roberts
On Saturday, between panels and events, we snagged a moment with Transformers writer James Roberts to talk about the upcoming end of an era, and the television show called Red Dwarf.

04 – Sunday Podcast Roundtable
All things must come to an end, but after that happens, stick around for a TFcon Toronto Podcast Post-Finale!

05 – Late Night with Aaron Archer
The convention was complete, all dinner had been eat…en, the bar was closing down, and Aaron Archer joined us for some recorded catch-up long overdue.

Check out the WTF@TFW blog here.

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As we draw closer to Halloween and the Winter release of the Bumblebee Movie, more and more merchandise is surfacing and the infant muscle costume is just in time to help your kids dress up as Bumblebee! Walmart.com has listed the costume which is in stock now. The costume includes a muscle jumpsuit with 3D pieces attached to the back and a soft head piece, and it’s made for children 12-18 months. The Bumblebee costume is available for approximately $33 USD with free shipping! Click the link above to order yours now and be sure to check out the » Continue Reading.

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