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Monday, February 26, 2001
Get Superdeformed!
An update in Matt Nelson's brilliant Superdeformers comic strip. If you've never seen these, you owe it to yourself as a TransFan to look now. Check the archives for more satiric material, lampooning all generations of Transformers.
And yes, he is preparing for an RiD strip!
Monday, February 26, 2001
Voice Actor News: David Kaye Mackin' with Charlize Theron?
The Voiceroy provides a report on the latest voice actor happenings, including a forthcoming TV appearance by Gary Chalk (Optimus Primal), news about Gregg Berger's website (Gregg provides voices for Cornfed, Agent K and, most importantly to Transformers fans, Grimlock), and a cool tidbit of information about the possibility of David Kaye (Megatron) starring in a feature film with Charlize Theron (The Cider House Rules, Mighty Joe Young).
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Unconfirmed Rumors still floating around.
An un-named source close to Hasbro has let TFNews know about some of the figures that were planned for Battle For The Spark.
As of this posting, Supreme Primal's fate is still in question. Though a Deluxe version of Obsidian was heard about, but never seen, Hasbro may still produce the figure as part of Robots In Disguise. Expect a new name and/or color scheme, produced as an addition to the third faction.
The source also claims a deluxe Nighscream and Botanica made it to the prototype stage, but Hasbro has pulled both. Perhaps sooner or later test shots will appear on eBay, but don't hold your breath.
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Night Slash Cheetor and Strika Sighted in stores
G1 Soundwave of the AllSpark brings in first news of these toys on store pegs. He found them in a Wal-Mart in Escondido, California, so keep your eyes open if you're in that area!
And yes, those are the proper spellings and names of those toys. Strika has an I, not a Y, and it's not Stealth Cheetor, but Night Slash Cheetor.
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Action Figure Collectors Does Toyfair, Release Dates
G's ActionFigureCollectors.Com returns months after reporting the first pictures from the TFM DVD back in November. His Toyfair report features some new pics and updated release dates.
On a partially related note, the Canadian edition of the TFTM DVD will hit Canadian Blockbusters on February 27th and retail for $15.99.
Saturday, February 24, 2001
BotCon Beyond Has Been Updated
BotCon Beyond's story area has received another update with Apelinq's war journal.
Friday, February 23, 2001
New Matrix Issue
After almost two months, the Matrix has finally put out Issue 28. Included in the new issue is a comprehensive Toyfair report, the third installment of the Fantasy Toyline Section, a Robots in Disguise FAQ, a Ginrai biography and much, much more.
Friday, February 23, 2001
Have Joe Madureira Draw Optimus Prime!
Brought to attention by Kalidor of the AllSpark, there's a contest at joemadureira.com.
"Joe Madureira want his fans to tell him who to draw!! All you have to do is vote for one of the 25 characters, chosen by the members of the JoeMadureira.com Message Forums, and Joe will draw the one with the most votes!"
Now go and vote for ol' Prime!
Friday, February 23, 2001
Vote TRANSFORMERS in the Marvel100!
Thats right, True Believers. Marvel is taking votes on the best issues they've ever printed, and the top 25 will get reprinted! Remember to put the Comic and Issue number.
While the chance of any single Transformers issue making the list is slim, keep in mind that voting may promote interest in a new Transformers Comic.
Friday, February 23, 2001
Mini Rhinox Review
Dave finally got his hands on the Mini Rhinox. And he's none to pleased about it!
Thursday, February 22, 2001
Takara character sketches
Fenrir X found a big update to the Takara site. Click the link for his complete list of all the images added
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
New Toy Times at IGN
Mike reminds everyone to get their emails in to Hasbro so that Supreme Optimus Primal can be released.
*On a sadder note, this may be the last column we see from Mike. He has for the last year provided a somewhat mainstream outlet for TransFans everywhere with his toy and episode reviews published at scifi.ign.com. But, financial difficulties have put IGN into trouble, and so ends an era. As a friend and a colleague, I wish Mike Miksch the best of luck.
Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Grimlock and Heavy Load revealed
A number of new pictures have surfaced from ToyFair. These we're taken later in the week, when Grimlock and Heavyload had been added to the display.
And they *are* Buildmasters. Big ups to TVpro for finding this.
Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Beast Machines back on the air next Saturday
The image is from Altered States Magazine. Dark Prowler of the AllSpark noted that he saw a commercial for Beast Machines, saying it will be airing at 9 AM. So finally, regardless of the quality, we're going to be able to see Transformers on TV again. A pleasant thought to many of us, I'm sure.
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