For Immediate Release… This week, the Transformers Collectors’ Club has a full schedule of reveals, all leading up to the start of the subscription period for the Transformers Figure Subscription Service 2.0 (TFSS 2.0). Today, we are thrilled to announce that THREE of the TFSS 2.0 figures will come with an ADDITIONAL Micron accessory figure, which have previously only been available through the Arms Micron Transformers toy line! The three EXCLUSIVE Micron figures will be FRENZY, STYLOR and CATGUT. STYLOR and CATGUT will be partnered with their Generation 1 counterparts and FRENZY will once again be teamed with the original
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Random News Occupying My Brain – September 6 Edition
In Transformers news, the first pictures of two new Japanese (for now) releases appeared. First, we have a redeco/remold of Masterpiece Soundwave as Masterpiece Soundblaster. We all knew this was coming. Supposedly, he can hold three tapes in his chest, and he comes with a new tape – Ratbat. Hard to say if this will see American shores. Hasbro has shown they’re willing to release multiple versions of Masterpiece toys, and it’s not like Soundblaster is foreign to our country anymore (see the Fall of Cybertron release). Will it be released here with Ratbat at a lower price than Masterpiece Soundwave?
Continue readingBaltimore Comic-Con: Glass and Santos Get FURIOUS!
Harvey Award winner Bryan J. L. Glass brings his creator-owned superhero to Dark Horse Comics! SEPTEMBER 6, BALTIMORE, MD—Writer Bryan J. L. Glass (Mighty Marvel: Women of Marvel, Thor: First Thunder) and artist Victor Santos (Ghosts, Polar: Came from the Cold, Filthy Rich), two-thirds of the Harvey Award–winning Mice Templar team, will join forces once again for a creator-owned superhero series: Furious! Furious is a five-issue miniseries where celebrity, fame, and superheroes meet. “Furious, the character, is driven by the same outrage and anger we all feel toward injustice, but as a superheroine she realizes she actually has the power to do something about it,” says writer Bryan
Continue readingStan Lee, Norman Reedus, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan Top Inaugural Wizard World Nashville Comic Con
Stan Lee, Norman Reedus, WWE® Superstar Daniel Bryan®, Henry Winkler Among Top Celebrity Guests At Inaugural Wizard World Nashville Comic Con, October 18-20 Pop Culture Festival At Music City Center Also To Feature Billy Dee Williams, Chandler Riggs of ‘The Walking Dead,’ Superstar Comics Creators NEW YORK and NASHVILLE, September 5, 2013 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, Norman Reedus of “The Walking Dead,” WWE® SuperstarDaniel Bryan® and “The Fonz” Henry Winkler are among the top celebrities scheduled to attend the inaugural Wizard World Nashville Comic Con, October 18-20 at Music City Center. The standout roster will also include Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead, Eliza Dushku of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” pop
Continue readingThe Next Transformers Club Figure Makes James Roberts Smile…
…and the rest of us weep bitter tears, each tear filled with our hopes and dreams. THANKS JAMES. Anyway, the next figure to be unveiled by the Transformers Club is… Rewind! I love this figure. I’m especially happy that it’s a mold that was released only in Japan. I never got the tape-tank twins, so I’m eager to get my hands on this one. The deco is fantastic, the new head sculpt with the camera lens is awesome. Yeah, the alt-mode doesn’t fit with what we saw in the More than Meets the Eye comic; I’m willing to overlook it cause the
Continue readingWhy the Funko/Super7 Partnership is Big
On Monday, Adam Pawlus tweeted the following information: Super 7 Retro expanding http://t.co/F49NnB5lgK Aliens, Terminator, BTTF, Bill & Ted, Buffy, Firefly, everything you love (not Star Wars) — Adam Pawlus (@Adam16bit) September 2, 2013 Basically, Funko and Super7 are expanding their ReAction line retro-styled action figures, and there are reports that this will include tons of new properties, including “Firefly,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Back to the Future, and more. I retweeted Adam’s tweet with the comment, “This is big.” I meant it. Assuming this list of properties is true, this is huge, massive, ginormous news. This opens the door for
Continue readingMike Zeck, Humberto Ramos, ‘CAFU,’ Darick Robertson, Neal Adams Headline Comics Creators At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con
Ron Garney, Patrick Gleason, Arthur Suydam, Michael Golden, Greg Horn, Mike McKone, Lee Weeks, Christopher Sprouse Also Top 100+ Roster At Greater Columbus Convention Center, Sept. 20-22 NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 4, 2013 – Mike Zeck (“Spider-Man,” “Punisher), Eisner Award nominees Humberto Ramos(“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Impulse”) and Darick Robertson (“HAPPY!,” “Transmetropolitan”), “CAFU” (“Teen Titans,” “Superboy”) and Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern) are among the more than 100 talented comics creators scheduled to attend Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, September 20-22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. In addition to Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, who is appearing on Saturday, Sept. 21, the roster of world-class writers
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