Seibertron.com have an interview with David Laye which they posted last night.

David Kaye, just made a brief visit and answered some hot questions pertaining to his role as Optimus Prime and about the Animated Series.

TFW2005.com has received some more stock images frmo Hasbro's press company containing images of Wave Four figures from the Transformers Animated Activators sub-line. The images linclude Megatron, Grimlock and Bandit Lockdown, a redeco of the original Activators Lockdown.

Thanks to Matt (Break) for letting us know about the latest Transformers Animated figures to come in at UK Toys R US stores.

We have just had the Animated Bumper Battlers in at Toys R Us. Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet and they are �9.99 each. Also had some of the earlier 3" Titanium figs in - G1 Optimus, WW Optimus, G1 Bumblebee, Predaking, Op Primal, Cybertron Megatron, Energon Scorponok. These are priced at �5.99 each.

The Hasbro Toy Shop UK has been updated with listings for Transformers Animated Lugnut, Grimlock and Blitzwing, all priced at �19.99. They also have Crossovers Hulk, Spider-man, Iron Man and Venom for �12.99. All of the items are listed as in stock and ready to ship.

Credit got to Phantomfish for posting the news on our message board.

Unicron.com has posted an article stating that Larry DiTillo and Bob Foward will be writing an episode of Transformers Animated for series 3, which they report will start next Spring.

Bob and Larry wrote many episodes of the fan favourite Beast Wars series, so it is no surprise that the episode is being called "A treat for all Beast Wars fans".

The news of the Spring release goes against previous rumours that YTV will be showing series 3 later this year.

Just a quick update to let you know that you can find a new gallery of Transformers Animated Cybertronian-Mode Optimus Prime on Transformers Animated.com, thanks to Barry Shaw.

We are waiting on our Wave 1 figures to arrive before we can update images of our own, but if you have any Transformers Animated toys that you'd like to photograph for the site then please let us know.

We reported about an art exhibition of Transformers art, calledTransformART, which was to take place in august. Well the event is now on, started on the 8th August running until the 31st August at the Art Center Ongoing which is located in Kichij�ji, a neighborhood within the city Musashino within Tokyo, several blocks from the Kichij�ji Station.

Artwork ranges from the involved professionals to those who had grown up and/or were inspired by the series and includes concert art for unreleased and released figurs.

Art Center Ongoing's page of TransformART.

Gizmodo's page on TransformART

TF08.net have published images of the Transformers Animated deluxe Lockdown repaint called Blazing Lockdown. The images can be found on Lockdown's page on TransformersAnimated.com

Simon Furman has updated his blog with information on Transformers UK Issue 15.

Out this week from Titan, in the UK only, is issue #15 of their utterly essential Transformers comic/magazine. The lead strip, written by me and drawn by TF newcomer Kieran McKeown (inked by Kris Justice), is the second part of the 2-part ‘Aftermath’ story, which picks up on our still reeling cast of Autobots and humans (and planet Earth too for that matter) from the epic ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’ arc. Set, as that story was, in the alternate post-movie universe unique to the Titan TF comic, ‘Aftermath’ shows the extent of the fallout from the Decepticon occupation of North America (and their attempt to rewrite the essential geological structure of the planet). Right now, though, the Autobots are an endangered species, Starscream (via his mind-controlled human puppets in high places) manipulating events to rid himself of Earth’s protectors.

Under attack from NATO mobile artillery, defending the sick and wounded in a field hospital, Optimus Prime’s forces have their backs well and truly up against the wall. And as bad as it seems right now, it’s going to get much, much worse. In just two issues’ time, the biggest TF-UK storyline of all kicks into high gear. If you thought ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’ was the pinnacle of excitement, think again. The countdown has begun to… ‘Return to Cybertron.’

Look for the Script (W)rap for the first part of that arc very soon. TF-UK #15 is in-store on Thursday August 14th.