The Father of Transformers G1 Lore has Passed Away

Posted July 03rd, 2025 at 6:39pm by william-james88 - 6,590 views
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Jim Shooter passed away in his home in Nyack, New York, on June 30, 2025, after battling esophageal cancer. He leaves behind quite the legacy when it comes to comics since he revitalized Marvel after he became editor in chief in 1978. He turned Marvel back into the powerhouse that it was in the 60s and continues to be. It is thanks to him that we got Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Secret Wars, which he wrote himself (making him the - Read More
Inside the Minds Behind Transformers: Exclusive Roundtable with Budiansky, Friedman & Dille

Posted June 29th, 2025 at 10:43pm by Seibertron - 27,192 views
Transformers Writer's Roundtable Interview with Bob Budiansky, Ron Friedman, and Flint Dille Interview conducted by Todd Matthy * Bob Budiansky is providing content for Dynamite Entertainment's TRANSFORMERS trading card sets. He can be reached on Facebook Messenger. Flint Dille's memoir, THE GAMESMASTER: MY LIFE IN THE 80'S GEEK CULTURE TRENCHES is available on AMAZON. Ron Friedman's memoir, I KILLED OPTIMUS PRIME, is available on AMAZON. * Todd Matthy is the writer/creator of - Read More
Fellow Seibertronian's $250,000 Transformers Collection has just Appeared on TV

Posted June 02nd, 2025 at 11:33am by william-james88 - 154,259 views
xRotorstormx is a fellow Seibertronian and her collection was featured last night on MeTV's Collector's Call show. The collection is valued at $250,000 and featured such rarities as the Japanese exclusive Dino Casettes and the Raiden combiner from G1 and still in their boxes. You can see highlights here: https://www.metv.com/collectorscall/col ... collection And here is a link to the site showing where the show can be watched (depending on your provider and location): - Read More
Mattel CEO Confirms Toy Manufacturing Would Not Come to the US Even if Tariffs Remain

Posted May 09th, 2025 at 10:03pm by william-james88 - 57,790 views
The tariffs have been a big part of the discussion for toy collectors all over the internet. We are currently waiting to see when Pulse updates their site with new prices, since right now no one can actually preorder anything anymore. Part of the discussion surrounding the topic was the idea to bring toy manufacturing to the US like never before. The issue is that, unlike Lego, Transformers toys and other action figures are made up of parts that need manual assembling. So labor becomes a much - Read More
Clive Revill, Voice of Emperor Palpatine and G1 Kickback, Has Passed Away at 94

Posted March 30th, 2025 at 10:26pm by william-james88 - 41,933 views
We share with you the sad news that veteran actor and voice artist Clive Revill has passed away at the age of 94. While Ian McDiarmid is widely recognized for portraying Emperor Palpatine, it was Clive Revill who originally voiced the character in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars fans may remember the eerie and distinct voice of Palpatine as it first appeared via hologram — and that voice belonged to Revill. Clive Revill also lent his talents to the role of Alfred - Read More
Hasbro Confirms Collectors will be the Ones Most Impacted by Tariffs

Posted March 05th, 2025 at 9:30pm by william-james88 - 74,849 views
The US government has gone through with its tariff threat yesterday with more reciprocal tariffs to come April 2nd. While yesterday's tariffs impacted China, the ones starting April 2nd may impact Vietnam and both these tariffs will impact our Transformers hobby most. Chris Cocks was interviewed specifically about tariffs as it relates to Transformers toys. During this quick interview, Chris Cocks confirmed 2 things: - Any additional cost due to tariffs will be passed on to the consumer - - Read More
An Interview with Transformers G1 cartoon writer Michael Charles Hill by Todd Matthy

Posted March 02nd, 2025 at 10:20pm by Seibertron - 119,054 views
This interview with Michael Charles Hill, one of the writers from the original Transformers G1 cartoon, offers a fascinating look into the creative process behind the classic series. The interview was conducted by Todd Matthy, writer of Robots Versus Princesses from Dynamite Comics. Together, they discuss Hill’s work on the show, share some fun behind-the-scenes stories, and dive into what it was like writing for Transformers at Sunbow Productions. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the G1 - Read More
Transformers Writer / Producer Roberto Orci Dead at 51

Posted February 25th, 2025 at 10:00pm by Seibertron - 116,394 views
According to reports from Deadline, Variety and MSN, renowned writer and producer Roberto Orci has passed away at the age of 51. Orci died at his Los Angeles home on February 25, 2025, at the age of 51, following a battle with kidney disease. Orci played a pivotal role in shaping the Transformers franchise, leaving behind a legacy of storytelling that helped redefine the brand for a new generation of fans. Alongside his longtime writing partner Alex Kurtzman, Orci was instrumental in - Read More
Transformers, DBZ and GI Joe Voice Actor, Dale Wilson, Has Passed Away

Posted January 11th, 2025 at 8:54am by william-james88 - 37,738 views
We are sad to write to you that as of this week we've lost Canadian actor Dale Wilson, yet another soul whose performance in the Unicron Trilogy made an impact for many of us. He played Smokescreen in Armada and Mudflap in Cybertron as well as Overkill in G.I Joe: A Real American Hero and Cell in Dragon Ball Z (among a multitude of other voice roles). He passed away January 6th at 74. He was battling with both Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer We wish our deepest sympathies to his - Read More
Voice Actress Morgan Lofting passes away at 84

Posted December 01st, 2024 at 1:21am by Bounti76 - 86,878 views
We have some sad news to share with the Seibertron community tonight. Morgan Lofting, who voiced Moonracer in the G1 cartoon, has passed away at the age of 84, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter. Ms. Lofting unexpectedly passed away at her home in California on Wednesday November 27th, the day before Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), said her agents. While she was known to the Transformers community as the voice of Moonracer (and possibly Firestar), one of her biggest roles was that as the - Read More
Elon Musk Hints at Buying Hasbro

Posted November 28th, 2024 at 9:28pm by william-james88 - 57,557 views
Reading any message board will show that while fans love the Transformers brand and celebrate it, they are often unhappy with how certain aspects are handled. And what usually follows is how it might be better if the brand was handled by someone else. Well, how about Elon Musk? On one of his recent rants, he showed major displeasure towards Hasbro's apparent disregard for the creators of Dungeons and Dragons in the 40th anniversary making of DnD book. He then followed that by "How much is - Read More
Hasbro will no Longer Finance Films of their Products

Posted November 22nd, 2024 at 11:18pm by william-james88 - 119,695 views
Hasbro is going through massive changes. Brian Goldner’s vision was of Hasbro becoming a multimedia company, big on brand content, like Disney. However, the corporate vision has changed since Chris Cocks became the CEO. Since the film division was not working out (several of their bigger investments were not profitable, including Transformers One), it was sold and now we have confirmation from Bloomberg that Hasbro will stop investing in films, Transformers or otherwise. For us fans, that - Read More
Tony Todd, Voice of The Fallen and Prime Dreadwing, Passes Away at 69

Posted November 08th, 2024 at 11:17pm by Bounti76 - 89,862 views
Some sad news to share this evening. Tony Todd, who voiced the title character in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as well as Transformers:Prime Dreadwing, has passed away at the age of 69. He died at his home in Los Angeles on November 6th. While Mr Todd was most known to Transformers fans for those two roles, he also was a well-known actor in other major roles such as the lead in the "Candyman" series of films, as well as Kurn, the brother of the character Lieutenant Worf in the Star - Read More
John Warden is part of Hasbro's Latest Layoffs, Read his Farewell Message

Posted October 24th, 2024 at 2:29pm by william-james88 - 75,959 views
John Warden has had one of the most historic runs at Hasbro under the Transformers brand. He started as a designer, bringing back a lot of G1 designs, and then moved into becoming the lead of the department, setting up epic toy trilogies like Combiner Wars and Titans Return. While he was meant to come back as the head of the Transformers team, Hasbro is undergoing structural layoffs where they removing 100 positions, and that includes John Warden. He has written a message for all of us and - Read More
Transformers One - Production Designer Interview Outlines Current Status of Sequels

Posted October 23rd, 2024 at 8:19am by D-Maximal_Primal - 80,656 views
Jason Scheier, the production designer of Transformers One, was recently featured in the Triple Takeover podcast, where he talks about potential sequels to Transformers: One, including how Josh Cooley already has outlines for the second movie and plans to make it a trilogy. He also mentions the dismay he has with the box office, and how that may impact how soon a sequel happens. However, he does mention the light at the end of the tunnel, which is that further good word about the movie could - Read More
Twincast / Podcast Episode #359 "One" feat. Jon Bailey and Evan Michael Lee

Posted September 24th, 2024 at 9:31am by ScottyP - 122,177 views
Transformers One is upon us and the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast is thrilled to welcome two of the movie's voice actors onto our latest episode. The voice of Soundwave and longtime Twincast Podcaster, Jon Bailey, plus the voice of Jazz, Evan Michael Lee, highlight an energetic discussion of the new film that you won't want to miss! Host Scotty P alongside Counterpunch, Megatronus and Mr. Starscream go along for the ride and still bring you some fun toy talk after the movie chat, so stick - Read More
Stephen Colbert Makes fun of "Michael Bay's" Rise of the Beasts

Posted September 13th, 2024 at 1:55pm by william-james88 - 44,297 views
There will be a lot to cover today, so before this gets lost in the mix, we just wanted to fill you in on this story. It's always fun to see just how ingrained into our pop culture landscape the Transformers brand has become. To the point that Stephen Colbert used it as a punchline in his show. It came up when he mentioned that private citizens performed a spacewalk and thus maybe Armageddon was not entirely regarding private citizens in space: "Michael Bay, we owe you and apology And you - Read More
Jon Bailey, Jason Konopisos and Evan Michael Lee Confirmed As Voices in Transformers One

Posted August 25th, 2024 at 5:34pm by william-james88 - 41,921 views
We have casting news our own Jon Bailey is in Transformers One. He’ll be voicing Soundwave, who he voiced in the Bumblebee film. Jason Konopisos Will be voicing Shockwave and Evan Michael Lee will be voicing Jazz. They each revealed this on their respective social media. We also have a clip of Shockwave talking if any are interested as to what that sounds - Read More
Daniel Warren Johnson to End his Transformers Comic Run after 24 Issues

Posted August 24th, 2024 at 10:56am by william-james88 - 56,826 views
Skybound’s Transformers comic is officially the best comic on the shelves now, outselling all or most other comics every month. Basically, everyone loves it, which is why this news may come as a blow to some. The writer (and artist for earlier issues), Daniel Warren Johnson, has told fans that he will be ending his run after 24 issues. This was said though an AMA on Reddit. That still gives us a whole year of DWJ goodness. I’m having a blast writing it now and Jorge [Corona] and Mike - Read More
Caple Jr Won't Return for the Transformers X GI Joe Movie After Heated Arguments with Di Bonaventura

Posted July 30th, 2024 at 4:18pm by william-james88 - 73,067 views
This story is about to open a can of worms. As was reported, Steven Caple Jr was interested in continuing his story after directing Rise of the Beasts, getting ready for the GI Joe crossover film. However, when the project was announced at Cinemacon, only Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Steven Spielberg were were confirmed as attached with the project, with Di Bonaventura now being the principle producer of the film. So where was Caple Jr? Well, it turns out that he left the project and is now - Read More