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Over the past couple of weeks, Auto Assembly 2014 have been releasing a number of news pieces relating to their hotel bookings, guests and exclusives announcements. This post catches us up on what is going on in the land of Europe's biggest Transformers convention!
First up is their profile on special guest Townsend Coleman, voice actor for Transformers: Animated Sentinel Prime and Tracks, and voice of Rewind in the G1 series. You can find it here.
Their second update concerns one of the exclusive free postcards available to all attendees, with art by Ed Pirrie. The first one in the series features the character portrayed by another of this year's guests, Peter Spellos: Robots in Disguise (both the cartoon and now the IDW comics series) Sky-Bite!
Stay tuned as we keep an eye out for more announcements from the Auto Assembly team!
Concept artist Emiliano Santalucia has just updated his blog with a small write-up about the process that went in to the creation of one of the latest Legends figures: Generations Cosmos and targetmaster partner Payload! Check out the images and info below.
Time from another of my Transformers Generations figure designs!
Transformers Generations Legends Class Cosmos and Payload! These were done at the same time of Rhinox and Waspinator, but as the last ones. There was very little time to complete them so I had to rush just rough pencil sketch. Overall, they are the ones that turned out to be more different in the final product, especially Payload which Alt Mode was changed. I guess it was also due to the technical needs of the figures.
But lots of the details remained the same!
Next time, Rattrap!
For anyone who is a fan of Stan Bush, this news may interest you. Last month, they announced the full lineup for Melodic Rock Fest 4 taking place at The House of Music & Entertainment (H.O.M.E) Bar in Chicago - Arlington Heights area.
The band TALON will be Stan's backing band for this event. TALON and Stan Bush performed together back in 2002 at the UK Gods Festival.
Tickets are $65 per day and went on sale to the general public January 15th. The festival is October 3-5, 2014 and Stan will be playing Friday night (Oct 3rd). Seibertron.com's own podcaster xRotorstormx will be attending as press, and welcomes any questions you may want to ask Stan! Just leave them in the Energon Pub discussion below.
Our friends at TFcon dropped by to let us know that retired Hasbro designer/team lead Aaron Archer will be attending the 2014 event in Toronto.
At TFcon Toronto 2014 fans will have the opportunity to interact with Mr. Archer for the first time since his retirement from Hasbro via Q&A Panels as well as one on one on the exhibitor floor.
Artist Marcelo Matere, who works on multiple incarnations of the Transformers franchise, from comics to games to package art, has updated his Facebook page with a couple more pieces of original art used on some boxes you might be holding in hand! Check out below for his take on two Platinum Edition figures: Predaking and Grimlock (note, this last one was reversed on the final package).
Our friend and talented artist Josh Burcham dropped by let us know he will be attending Wizard World Portland this weekend, January 24th through 26th. If you're in the Portland area this weekend be sure to swing by and visit Josh at table D62, where he will have prints for sale and be available for sketches.
Hey guys! Just a little banner type thing I threw together right quick. I'll be at the Wizard World Portland this coming weekend! If you're in the Portland area be sure to stop on by!
They've got some AWESOME guests [William Shatner? Stan Lee? Chewbacca? Lando Calrissian? Ron Perlman? Thats just to start!] and a lot of great artists are gonna be there as well! I'll have prints and will be doin' sketches while there! You can find me at table D62 [right next to Humberto Ramos! EEK!!]
In preparation of the upcoming Free Comic Book Day issue 1 of the new Transformers vs G.I. Joe ongoing series, writer and artist Tom Scioli talks on his blog about the research process that has gone into the series, and shows off some of his notebook pages. Check out his full blog post here, and some snippets below!
I’ve just completed the artwork for the inaugural Free Comic Book Day issue of Transformers vs. G.I.Joe. I want nothing more than to share it with the world immediately, but it’s not a webcomic, at least not yet. What I can share are the notes and sketches I did in preparation for working on this series.
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I’ve just completed the artwork for the inaugural Free Comic Book Day issue of Transformers vs. G.I.Joe. I want nothing more than to share it with the world immediately, but it’s not a webcomic, at least not yet. What I can share are the notes and sketches I did in preparation for working on this series.
I remember a toy, a set of plastic armor that allowed you to become an Autobot. I’m considering using that design as the basis for a cybernetic armor worn by Autobot-allied humans in the story. Although it’s not the driving force of the project, some of the appeal for me is linking it to the parts of these mythologies that resonated with me as a child, and in a way continue to resonate with me. There’s a generational aspect to these things. There was a generation that really basked in the glow of Marvel superheroes and created compelling second-generation work with those characters that someone from the generation before and after would be incapable of for the reason that these characters did not resonate with them in the same way. I feel like something similar is happening with this project. I was 8 when these characters, toys and cartoons were new. They were of the moment, but as far as I knew, they could’ve been around for a thousand years.
Comics and media news website Comics Alliance has published today another installment of its 'Hire this Woman' feature, an initiative to bring out the female talent in the comics world. The latest edition showcases Transformers' own Mairghread Scott, writer of Rage of the Dinobots, Beast Hunters and the upcoming Windblade mini-series! Check out some quotes below, read the whole thing here and don't forget to take a look at the Seibertron.com interview with her here!
In the overwhelmingly male comic book industry, it has been a challenge for some editors and readers to see the ever growing number of talented women currently trying to make a name for themselves. With that in mind, ComicsAlliance offers Hire This Woman, a recurring feature designed for comics readers as well as editors and other professionals, where we shine the spotlight on a female comics pro on the ascendance. Some of these women will be at the very beginning of their careers, while others will be more experienced but not yet “household names.”
This week we’re talking to comics and animation writer Mairghread Scott, who is best known for her work on the Transformerss property both at Hasbro and at IDW Publishing, where she became the first woman to write an official Transformers comic.
ComicsAlliance: Tell us about your process.
Mairghread Scott: I always break out my outlines on paper before I type the actual script in my computer, then I go back to paper, breaking the script back into an outline during my revision process to see if/where I may have strayed from the original plan. Digital writing is wonderfully easy to edit, but the physical act of writing with a pen gives me the time I need when I’m thinking through a story as a whole. Of course, I can also use only one of three pens to write with or nothing works, but that’s another story.
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CA: What projects have you worked on in the past? What are you currently working on?
MS: In television I’ve written for Transformers Prime, Rescue Bots, Kaijudo and several other shows that haven’t aired yet because animation takes so long. In comics I’ve co-written Rage of the Dinobots and Transformers Prime Beast Hunters. I am currently writing Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs for Lion Forge (yes, it is about an intergalactic law enforcement officer on a robotic horse), and the Transformers Windblade miniseries for IDW with the fantastic Sarah Stone. I’m also pitching my first original graphic novel with Sarah and… between you, me and the Internet… it’s awesome!
Our friends at Madman Entertainment group were able to recently sit down and have a chat with voice actor Garry Chalk, the voice of Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy and Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines. He talks about his early days, and how he got into the business, the difference between the two roles, the evolution of the industry and more! Check out the embedded video below.
Our friends at TFExpo have sent us the following press release, announcing the addition of live action and voice actor Sumalee Montano - the voice of Transformers: Prime Arcee! She joins previously announced Neil Ross as guest at the Wichita convention - for which registration is open now!
Wichita, Kansas - SUMALEE MONTANO to Appear at TFExpo 2014-- Registration Open NOW!
TFExpo is proud to announce our next guest for our fourth Transformers convention in Wichita, Kansas coming next summer! Sumalee Montano, best known to Transformers fans as the voice of Transformers: Prime Arcee, will be meeting guests and signing autographs on Sunday! TFExpo 2014 will be held at the Holiday Inn at Kellogg and Rock Road August 1st-3rd.
Ms. Montano has appeared in live action roles in shows such as ER, NCIS: LA, Bones, Touch, The Finder, Harry's Law, Nip/Tuck, Big Love, Shark, Boston Legal, Close to Home, and The West Wing. In addition to her role as Arcee, she has many voice acting credits, including:
Katana/Tatsu Yamashiro in Beware the Batman
Su Wu, Wing Wu, and Wan Wu (the Wu Sisters) in Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
The Enchantress in Diablo III
Playable Female Soldier in Call of Duty: Ghosts
Nyreen Kandros in Mass Effect 3
Female Boss in Saints Row IV
Suna Silentstrike in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Cali in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Skylanders Giants, and Skylanders SWAP Force
Mystique in X-Men: Destiny
Yerema in Dead Island
For a complete list of credits, please look up Sumalee Montano on http://www.imdb.com.
Sumalee joins Neil Ross, our previously announced guest who will appear Saturday at the show. Mr. Ross is known to Transformers fans as the voice of Springer, Hook, Bonecrusher, Slag, and Sixshot, as well as Dusty and Shipwreck on G.I.Joe and Keith and Pidge on Voltron. Pre-Registration packages will include admission to the full weekend's events, so don’t miss your chance to meet both of our guests of honor! Stay tuned for more information when registration becomes available! Like TFExpo on Facebook and follow us on Twitter as well!
For the next exciting part of our announcement-- Registration for TFExpo 2014 is NOW OPEN! If you want to take advantage of everything TFExpo 2014 has to offer, your best bet is to Pre-Register! We offer three different packages, Basic, Premium and Ultra. For prices and details, head to http://www.tf-expo.com! Some of our registration levels will be limited, and once they're gone, they're gone-- so don't delay!
TFExpo has much more to offer-- this is just the tip of the iceberg! There will be many more exciting announcements in the months ahead, so stay tuned.
We'll see you at TFExpo 2014!
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