Simon Furman has updated his blog regarding issue 16 of the UK Transformers Comic by Titan Books.  The issue, which is out on the 11th September features the return of Transformers Movie Jazz!

pulse-pounding, knee-trembling, trouser-shattering (apologies to Nick Roche) TransformersSaga of the All Spark too, as that reprints/repackages the UK strips for the US market), which features an all-new UK originated strip — ‘Dark Spark,’ written by me and drawn by Jeremy Tiongson (colour by Jason Cardy). comic (though look out for IDW’s series

If you’ve been following the ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’/'Aftermath’ storyline you’ll know we’re knee-deep in the alternate Transformers movie universe by now, rolling out and onwards from a not-so-happy ending to 2007’s big screen opus. Well, in ‘Aftermath,’ a precious fragment of the All Spark was recovered by Skyblast and it’s now in the hands of Autobot medic Ratchet, who’s busy weighing up the pros and cons of some fairly drastic action regarding that very fragment. Sure, it might give them a much needed edge in the ongoing battle against Starscream’s Decepticons, but how high a price might they have to pay for victory? The All Spark was well and truly corrupted by Megatron’s malign influence, and any Autobot given a new lease of life, may not be an ally for long. Get ready for the return (maybe happy, maybe not) of… Jazz! Yep, ‘Autobot’ Jazz is back, and the repercussions for, well, just about everyone, will be huge! And there’s more!

More strip (Beast Wars: The Ascending, Megatron: Origin), more features, more competitions, more news and previews of the October debuting UK-exclusive Transformers Animated comic and a fantastic FREE Rotor Blaze Battle Launcher. Phew!

Ebay recently saw two unlicenced Worlds Smallest Transformers toys sold, for quiet high prices, which were made as exclusive items for the Wonderfest 2008 convention which took place earlier in the year in Japan.

The figures were Springer and Goldbug, both new molds, both fully transformable, and both looking pretty nice (especially Springer).

TF08.net have come through once again with some more images of the soon-to-be-released Transformers Henkei Onslaught figure.  The figure sports a colour scheme much close to the original prototype, the images can be seen below.

TF08.net have published some of the first images of the upcoming Transformers Animated Activator Grimlock figure which you can view below and on the Animated Grimlock character page at TransformersAnimated.com.

TF08.net member yizhi521 has posted a new image of the Corvette toy that recently surfaced.  The new image shows that the car is a "Hot Wheels" style toy with a robot mode picture of the Corvette appearing on the underside.  You can views the mirrored image below.

Amazon Japan have updated their Transformers Alternity Nissan GTR product page with some new images of the final figure rather than the prototype images they were using previously.  Like other recent images the Amazon Japan ones are of the silver version of the figure.  You can view the mirrored images below.

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Amazon Japan have also updated their product listings for Masterpiece Thundercracker with new images as well.

Over the last few months we at Transformers At The Moon have been speaking to the Transformers Brand Manger at Hasbro UK regarding various aspects of Transformers within the UK, so we thought that we would start the week by bringing you some of the information and answers that we have been given since we first started speaking to them in June.We are unable to publish the full list of question and answers at this time, but hopefully what will follow with give everyone a better understanding of the role that Transformers has to Hasbro UK.

1. Where, when compared with the other Hasbro properties, would you say that the Transformers brand lies in terms of importance to Hasbro UK?

Hasbro: Transformers is one of the top priority brands for Hasbro and always has been.

2. According to industry figures for advertising expenditure for April 2008, Transformers was the 10th highest brand that Hasbro spent money on during that period. Could you give us an idea as to how the money was spent, which media were used etc.

Hasbro: This went on TV media - a mix of satellite and terrestrial

3. What is current demographic used for marking Transformers, and how has this changed over the past 20 year?

Hasbro: We have two audiences Boys aged 6 to 12 and the Collectors - this really hasn't changed over the years, although the Movie did give Transformers mass market appeal

Were you surprised by how well the Transformers figures sold within the UK in 2007?

Hasbro: The core figures always sell well, especially legends and deluxe - but I think 2007 exceeded our expectations

The Transformers Movie Legends figures were the best selling action figure of 2007 within the UK, what does this mean to Hasbro UK, and what, if any, affect did this have on your strategy for 2008?

Hasbro: We always do well with Legends and will continue to have them in the line

How did the Transformer Movie change the perception that Hasbro UK have towards the Transformers brand, both from a sales and marketing point of view, but in terms of the general internal perception of the brand.

Hasbro: Like I said, Transformers has always been a priority brand for us and will continue to be.

Who is responsible for the assortment breakdown, Hasbro US, Hasbro Europe or Hasbro UK?

Hasbro: We all contribute to the decisions and work as a global team

Who decided which figures are / are not released into the UK market?

Hasbro: We try to bring in everything, but it depends on availability of waves/assortments

Forbidden Planet often stock figures from Waves in advance, normally in multi-lingual packaging. Are these figures official UK releases or have they imported them from the US / Canada?

Hasbro: Sometimes we bring in stock from the US to cover stock demand and in stock dates.

Has the UK release of the Transformers Movie line now finished? (Asked June 2998)

Hasbro: Most of the Movie line has now finished as we launch the Universe and Animated segments.

In the past some figures have been extremely difficult to obtain with the UK, whilst others sit on the shelves. Part of this appears to be down to the breakdown of assortments, sometimes one of one figure and three or four of another. Is this something that Hasbro UK are likely to change, to make the assortment breakdowns more of an even spread, or is this out of your hands?

Hasbro: As a Global team we take on past learning's from retail and sales and try to incorporate this into new waves.

How aware are Hasbro UK of the longtime Transformers fanbase?

Hasbro: Very aware, the brand has been around for nearly 25 years, and the fan base has always been strong. I try to visit the fan sites every week and keep up to date with new news

Are Hasbro UK likely to make an appearance at any UK based Transformers conventions? I know organised of both TransForce and AutoAssembly have contacted Hasbro UK reps in the past. (Again asked June 08)

Hasbro: I read an article about the Autobot Assembly recently, and I did want to attend except I'm on holiday the first 2 weeks of August. Please let me know when the next event is happening and I'll try to attend. I can imagine there is a great atmosphere at these events.

The current Transformers line, Transformers Animated, launched on Nick Toons towards the end of March with the toys being released at the start of June, what are Hasbro UKs plan for marking and releasing of this line?

Hasbro: We are very excited about the Animation; I think the new line looks great

Have you been pleased with the number of viewing figures that Nick Toons have received for the Transformers Animated show?

Hasbro: Yes, the numbers are encouraging.

Following on from the news we broke this morning, TF08.net have added another image of the prototype Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Corvette figure on their message board.

TF08.net member yizhi521 has posted two small images of what could be the first glimpse of a Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen figure.  You can view the images below.

The images are very small, making them hard to see, but they could be of the corvette character

Just a quick update of some images we've had for quiet a while sitting offline.  Some of these images go back over 4 years and include some toys that you probably haven't seen before.

• Transformers Collectors Edition - Lunchtime Special - Clear Black Hound
• Transformers Collectors Edition - Lunchtime Special - Clear Thundercracker
• Transformers Collectors Edition - Lunchtime Special - Clear Hot Rodimus
• Transformers Beast Wars II - Takara Staff Item / Prototype - Green Flash Lio Convoy
• Transformers Classics - Prototype Mirage / Concept Art
• Transformers Micron Legend - Lucky Draw - Blue Ice Magnus

Thanks to TF08.net for posting some more images of upcoming Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe toys.  The figures in their latest updated include two Transformers Universe Legends 5 packs consisting of the Special Team leaders, Razorclaw, HotShot, Hun-grrr, Scattershot and Silverbolt.  The second 5-pack is called Aerial Rivals and include Thrust, Ramjet, Blades, Air Raid and Skydive.

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The next update is of the Transformers Animated Legends variety.  The toys include Animated Legends Prowl, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as well as Transformers Animated Activators Megatron, Grimlock, Patrol Bumblebee, Thundercracker and Bandit Lockdown.

We have updated our image gallery of the December 2007 TV Magazine exclusive Lucky Draw Gold Protoform Starscream, who was limited to 5 pieces, with an additional twelve images of the figure that we now own.  We have decided, for now, not to take the toy out of the packaging due to the limited number that were produced, however you can now enjoy some high-resolution images at the worlds only dedicate Lucky Draw website, LuckyDrawTransformers.com.

This is the latest in a line of updates to Lucky Draw Transformers which included:

1. Lucky Draw Research Project Update 1
2. Lucky Draw Research Project Update 2
3. A new look for LuckyDrawTransformers.com
4. Lucky Draw Transformers Movie Gold Voyager Class Optimus Prime gallery update
5. Lucky Draw Transformers Movie Gold Leader Class Optimus Prime gallery update

Today's update will not the final update in what is become Lucky Draw fortnight, as we have further updates planned for next week.

All of the galleries, news stories and resources are also available at Transformers At The Moon.