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Transformers Comic releases for December 10th 2008

Date: Sunday, December 7th 2008 5:31pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Chris Ryall, Denton Tipton

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Thanks to RyallTime, the blog of IDW Publishing's Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, we can confirm that Wednesday the 10th of December 2008 will see the release of 2 Transformers related items;
- Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #1
- Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Vol. 2 TPB

Maximum Dinobots #1 is written by long time Transformers scribe Simon Furman, and picks up where Spotlight Grimlock left off. Maximum Dinobots also incorporates elements, characters and themes from Furman's previous work for IDW, including "Devastation". Nick Roche (Spotlight Kup) is on Art duties.

Transformers More than meets the Eye is the second collection of profiles for the generation 1 characters collected in a trade paperback, and was originally printed by DW.

And thanks to IDW's Transformer's Editor Denton Tipton and his blog From the Tip, we can inform you that next week the 17th of December 2008 will see the release of another new Transformers series, this time relating to the upcoming Transformers Movie...
- Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel Alliance #1

Club Exclusive Fiction, "Dungeons And Dinobots" Availble to Members

Date: Saturday, December 6th 2008 11:14am CST
Categories: Company News, Digital Media News, Collector's Club News
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): The Transformers Collector's Club

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transformersclub.com- S. Trent Troop and Greg Sepelak unveil the story of "Dungeons And Dinobots" for TFCC club members to login and download. Another 'Shattered Universe' story, the plot is described below:

"The Ark may be grounded, but there's a new challenge before the Heroic Decepticons. The exiled mad genius known as Wheeljack has finally perfected a means of duplicating Grimlock's Artificial Intelligence matrix and he's built a horde of Dinobots to unleash against Autobot and Decepticon alike! When the toothed terrors go rogue both sides scramble to recover them. Two teams; Cliffjumper and Sideswipe on one and Rodimus and Blurr on the other, find mystery, adventure and peril in the depths of the Shattered Cybertron during their pursuit of the wayward Grimlock. But what awaits them in the labyrinth is far more dangerous than any Dinobot... and it does not wish to be found."

You can visit the collector's club website and sign up to be a member, or sign in and download the entire story for yourself. You will also find all of the other previous club fictions like, "I, Lowtech" and "Gone Too Far". Also, if you are a club member, by March 16th, you will receive Heatwave, the club's exclusive member figure for 2009!

Don't forget we also have an official club question and answer thread here, visited by the club's very own Pete, answering your questions and talking Transformers with you!

More IDW Maximum Dinobots- Issue #1 Five Page Preview, Desktop Wallpaper, And Images

Date: Saturday, December 6th 2008 5:54am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): IDW Publishing Forums, Richter, Chris Ryall, Beachcomber

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IDW publishing TF Boards- Maximum Dinobots #1, due out next week on Wednesday, December 10th, is getting a lot of hype lately.

1.) The '10 Days of Dinos' has been continuing on the IDW forums and Deviatnart page. More images showing the pre-Earth dinobot team in action have been shared.









All of these images are from the IDW forums shared by Richter as a treat to the fans.

#2) Chris Ryall, IDW head honcho, updated with a preview of the first five pages of the MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #1 which you can check out yourself here.

#3) And a Grimlock Max Dinobots Bonus wallpaper can be found in the forums here shared in a post by staff member Beachcomber.

Be sure to grab your copy of Maximum Dinobots #1 on Wednesday!

Transformers Comic releases for December 4th 2008

Date: Sunday, November 30th 2008 4:25pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Chris Ryall, Denton Tipton

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Thanks to RyallTime, the blog of IDW Publishing's Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, who has updated the Transformers Comics to be released this coming Thursday the 4th of December 2008. A day later than usual.

This week sees the beginning of a new series, and the release on a reprinted trade:

- Maximum Dinobots #1
- More than Meets the Eye TPB #2

Maximum Dinobots is penned by long time Transformers Scribe Simon Furman, and follows the events that occurred throughout the Devastation, Revelation and Spotlight Grimlock Comics. Nick Roche (Spotlight Kup) is on internal art duties.
More than Meets the Eye #2 collects the second half of the Generation 1 Character Profiles that was first published by DW.

The releases for next week, the 10th of December remain sketchy at best, as IDW's Transformers Editor Denton Tipton's blog From the Tip has the 10th of December releases the same as this weeks releases.
However, it might be that he has mixed up the two weeks releases, meaning that next week we may see:
- Transformers Animated: The Arrival #5 and
- Best of UK: Time Wars #5
released instead.

Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more information when it comes to hand.

Madman Transformers Merchandise Sale

Date: Monday, November 10th 2008 8:37pm CST
Categories: Company News, Collectables
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Madman

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Madman, the company responsible for the region free Japanese G1 DVD's as well as the Complete G1 Collection are having a sale on their non DVD Transformers Merchandise.

Included in the sale are various items of clothing including G1 and Beast Wars T-Shirts, and hoodies, as well as numerous Transformers Busts and Statues including Coronation Starscream, Unicron and WWi Grimlock.

While Madman is an Australian based company, The American Dollar is currently very strong against the Australian Dollar, making these products even cheaper than they first appear.

You can check out the complete Madman sale by clicking here.

Scans From Figure-Oh! Featuring TakaraTomy Products!

Date: Monday, October 27th 2008 8:35am CDT
Categories: Toy News, Company News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): Type-R@TFW, and Thirty@TheAllspark

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Two sources, Type-R and Thirty, have uploaded images of two pages of Takara Tomy Transformers goodness from the December Issue of 'Figure Oh!' Magazine.

The scans show off Alternity Convoy, the prototype Mickey Prime, another red Exile Music Label Convoy, and MP Grimlock designs.

You can see the images and the original threads here and here.

From the Tip: Spotlight Trade #3

Date: Wednesday, August 20th 2008 9:48pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Denton Tipton

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IDW Publishing's Transformers Editor Denton Tipton, has updated his blog From the Tip with information pertaining to the release of the third Spotlight Collection.

Due out on Wednesday September 17th 2008, the third Spotlight Trade collection will contain Spotlights: Arcee, Blaster, Grimlock, Mirage and Wheelie.

Denton also reveals some information about the treatment that will be given to Spotlight: Grimlock:

Many will be happy to learn that Grimlock will be recolored, and that a long-lost cover for that book will adorn this collection.

To check out Denton's blog, and to garner a glimpse at the "long-lost" Spotlight: Grimlock cover please click here.

Chris Ryall offers Apology for Errors in Spotlight Grimlock

Date: Tuesday, May 6th 2008 5:53pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, People News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Chris Ryall, SharkySparky of TAAU

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IDW Publishing's Editor in Chief Chris Ryall has issued an apology over the various errors and problems encountered in he recent release of "Spotlight: Grimlock" over on the IDW Forums.

You can read the full apology below:

"my job, everything I've worked toward in my life, the thing I care about most, is words. So while it doesn't help you since its your money buying these comics, at least you should know that these errors hurt me to a degree far worse than they do you. That doesn't make it right, it just means I'm with you. We all are. None of us work the hours we work with the express purpose of delivering inferior product. So first, I'm sorry these happened. I always am. GRIMLOCK is a book that many people, including Simon, have patiently waited for, and to finally put it out with careless errors is unfortunate, to say the least.

How do these things happen? Many reasons, not least of which is the sheer demands required to produce comics every month. That's not an excuse, just explanation that with so many things happening on deadline at once, human error is going to be a factor at times. So if a project like this doesn't have someone's full concentration, things can slip by. The balloon placement slipped by at all levels, from editorial to licensor. It happens. You can have 20 people see a book and an error can slip by, or one person can handle a project and it can come out fine.

Denton wasn't even with the company when this issue was approved to print. He's blameless (this time!). And editorial flux isn't a good excuse, but it is a good reason.

This particular book was running incredibly late, and in order to get it done and out, multiple colorists pitched in, leading to variances in style. But I'm not pointing fingers at an editor or a colorist or anything else, I'm just saying we try our best and sometimes our best needs tuning up. I think we're at a good place now, and Denton is a great asset. So is Mowry. So while it's foolish to say this won't happen again--printing errors happen at all levels, up to and including menus, bibles, and probably this post--it's not foolish to say we're doing what we can to fix any past problems.

By the way, don't think I have any problem with anyone pointing these things out. You pays your money to buy our comic, you earns yourself the right to whatever opinion you have, as long as it's expressed politely here. These things, regrettable as they are, serve as flashpoints to remind everyone not to slack off and to try that much harder.

I'm sick of saying "we'll fix it in the trade," but we do our best to fix errors when we find them. We have no idea if anyone will care about the Beast Wars Sourcebook TPB, but man, did the editor on that, Justin, and the production person spend a lot of time--as did Ben Yee--doing their best to make it right this time around.

Let me just reiterate again that I hate letting you guys down. We certainly try our best not to do that and to prove worthy of your hard-earned cash."

Toys R Us Exclusive Titanium War Within Grimlock And Prowl At Hasbro.com

Date: Monday, April 28th 2008 4:21pm CDT
Categories: Toy News, Company News
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): www.hasbro.com

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Thanks to Nekoman for pointing my eyes in the right direction.

HASBRO has been very busy updating the official Transformers website with many of the items and information for upcoming toys that we were told at Botcon. Next on the list, is the bookend to the Titanium series, a two-pack Toys R Us exclusive of Titanium War Within Grimlock and Prowl. You too can feel as elite as Don Figueroa with the opportunity to buy these toys in the FALL, if you can find a Toys R Us near you!

Check out the listing here.

Simon Furman Announces: Maximum Dinobots

Date: Friday, April 25th 2008 6:41pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, People News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Simon Furman, IDW Publishing, partholon

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IDW Publishing's Transformers Scribe Simon Furman has updated his blog with information that he first released at the Botcon 08 IDW panel...

The next series that he will be working on will be called "Maximum Dinobots". Furman has expanded on what this series will entail, be warned as the following few paragraghs contain spoilers, not only for the series but also for Spotlight: Grimlock:

my next IDW/Transformers series after the Revelation quartet of Spotlights will be… Maximum Dinobots! Spotlight Grimlock sets the scene and Max Dinos is the payoff, the long awaited, fully fledged modern day debut of the Dinobots (last seen in any functional form in Spotlight Shockwave).
But it’s far from a happy reunion, and out to spoil the party further is Scorponok and his Machination/Headmaster army. But that’s not all. For the Grimlock and the Dinobots there’s worse to come. Much worse. If it’s all-out battle action you’re after, look no further!

As yet no artist or release details have been released, but stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more news as it comes.