DEL REY ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMERS ORIGINS STORY NOVEL NEW YORK, NY — April 27, 2010 — Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey Books will publish TRANSFORMERS: EXODUS. Telling one of the most important stories in the TRANSFORMERS canon, this novel explores and expands upon the origins of the supervillain MEGATRON, leader of the evil DECEPTICONS, and the rise of OPTIMUS PRIME to leadership of the heroic AUTOBOTS. TRANSFORMERS: EXODUS will be written by Alex Irvine and will release in Summer 2010.
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Transformers Hall of Fame 2010 – Vote Now!
4/22/2010 UPDATE: Voting extended to April 23, 11:59am ET! If comments are closed below, vote here: http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/04/22/transformers-hall-of-fame-voting-entry-post/ 4/21/2010 UPDATE: Voting extended to April 22, 11:59pm ET! This year, Hasbro is inducting five Transformer characters into the Transformers Hall of Fame! The inaugural class includes Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and Starscream, but it’s up to you to choose the fifth! Here’s the deal — in May, the official Transformers website, Transformers.com will hold balloting for Transformers fans to choose the fifth character, and Hasbro has asked numerous fan outlets to choose who will appear on the ballot. Here’s how you can
Continue readingDr. Horrible’s Play-Along 8-bit RPG… or something
In case you haven’t seen it across Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, or your mom calling you about it, a very talented person has put together an 8-bit RPG-style rendition of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Act I. Go to http://www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible/ to see it in hi-def Flash, or hit the break to see it embedded via You Tube. It’s awesome stuff. Don’t forget to download the 8-bit soundtrack and throw a few bucks his way if you so desire.
Continue readingCool Star Wars Mini-Rigs!
Rebelscum.com has some pictures of Star Wars Deluxe Mini-Rigs. Holy man, these things are awesome, especially the Speeder Bike looking thing. Hasbro? More please!
Continue readingBotCon 09 – Thunderclash is….
… kinda bad. At least in the robot mode. Take a look at it. That chest is horrible — there’s too much white, the blue logo looks like a crayon scratching, and why they separated the Autobot logo from it, I have no idea. Ugh, I can’t look at that chest without getting upset by it. It could’ve been a lot better. However, the rest of the toy isn’t that bad. Thunderclash should have clashing colors, and this version doesn’t disappoint. I like the different uses of paint masks, although I miss the translucent pink from the G1 toy. Definitely
Continue readingBotCon 2009 Figure 4 – Flak
Flak has been revealed. He’s a recolor of Cybertron Defense Scattorshot, with a remolded head. I love this figure. This color scheme is great. The red stands out against the white and grey arctic camo, but it doesn’t overpower the figure. In fact, in a way, it makes it look like there’s more red than there actually is. I know people will complain about this mold still being on the shelves in some form or another (Universe Dropshot, Overload), but sometimes, these things can’t be helped. I wouldn’t be surprised if the choice for this mold was made long before
Continue readingLike Marvel Movies? You’re In Luck For At Least Three Years
Let’s see here… Iron Man 2 – May 7, 2010 Spider-Man 4 – May 6, 2011 Thor – June 17, 2011 The First Avenger: Captain America – July 22, 2011 The Avengers – May 4, 2012 What this does is push Thor from a June 2010 release out one year, and give Marvel a 3-picture punch in 2011. Sounds good to me. In unrelated news, though, this still doesn’t mean that I get Fanboys near me any time soon….
Continue readingFrank Welker As Soundwave in TF2?
Michael Bay posted something in his forums about who he might get to voice Soundwave in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: I think I’m going to pursue Frank on Soundwave. Michael Innnnteresting. This was a response to fans linking to an interview with Frank Welker. Is it true? Is it misinformation? Who knows? (via The Allspark)
Continue readingIt’s Not Proper To Reveal A Woman’s Age
But I’ll do it anyway. Happy 50th birthday to Barbie! March 9th, 1959 is when Barbie first appeared. Fifty years later, she’s still going strong with her friends and accessories, but has the rest of the world passed her by? Mattel would like to think not. Time will tell if yet another generation of kids will grow up with the world’s most famous doll.
Continue readingDerrick Teases “Transwarped”
Derrick Wyatt has updated his blog with teaser images from the upcoming “Transformers Animated” Season 3 premiere movie “Transwarped”. The episode airs this Saturday at 8am on Cartoon Network (be sure to check local listings for the exact time in your time zone). It looks really cool. Have I mentioned how much I love the TF:A show? And the toys? And Derrick? No? Well, uh, consider it mentioned.
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