Robert Cullen, founder and Creative Director of Boulder Media, recently joined a panel at Animation Dingle 2017 with Darragh O'Connell of Brown Bag Films, Alex Sherwood of Giant Animation and Niamh Herrity of Pink Kong Studios to discuss service work, I.P., the perks of having a studio in Ireland and the importance of networking.

Mr. Cullen stated “We get free toys which is great. When [Hasbro] approached, they were looking for a studio that could bring great taste and flair to the projects. They basically gave the keys to the world of Transformers. "What would you do for the Transformers? How would you reboot Transformers?" Which is amazing really. It’s like every geek’s fantasy. I could play around Optimus Prime”.

It's expected that he is referring to Transformers: Cyberverse, though the company is also working on Rescue Bots Academy.

He also stated that the team has initiated a full CGI Feature Film project for a Hasbro property, which we learned as a film based on the Transformers Live Action Movie Universe (a.k.a. Movieverse).

You can watch the full panel below

Come and join us for C.O.N.S. IX on 8th of october 2017 in Kolpinghaus/Josefshaus in Viersen-Süchteln in Germany. Many European dealers will be present and offer a huge variety of all kinds of Transformers merchandise. Whether you are looking for an old school G1 fugure or an all new third party collector’s item, C.O.N.S. has something for you! Actionfiguren24, Gerrut  Camaro, TF Robots, The A Factor Shop, Teletoys and many more of Europe’s finest dealers will be present. 

Like every year there will be two big raffles with all sorts of fantastic prices.

Our stage program features a live quiz show, our annual cosplay contest, a live review and a live presentation by our special guests John-Paul Bove and Jack Lawrence.

Our friend John-Paul Bove and his fellow IDW colleague Jack Lawrence will be present all day at their own booth where you can go and visit them to have a nice little chat, buy some unique artwork, get your comic book treasures signed or to even pick up one or two new treasures.

C.O.N.S. IX exclusives are free give aways, a sticker sheet from Toyhax.com with faction symbols and a special postcard.

Tickets and all further information are available at our website www.ntf-cons.de or at the entrance booth on the day!

C.O.N.S. IX The Program:

10:30 am - Admittance for the participants of the Cosplay & Contests

11:00 am - General admittance

11:15 am - Official welcome

11:30 am - Cosplayers model show on stage

12:00 pm - Live Quiz Show

12:30 pm - IDW Artists John-Paul Bove & Jack Lawrence Presentation & Interview

02:00 pm - 1st Raffle

03:00 pm - Live Review with Reyjin on stage

04:00 pm - Transformers Quiz sheet turn-in

04:15 pm - End of voting for the Contests

04:45 pm - Announcement of the Contests Winners

05:00 pm - 2nd Raffle & Star Price raffling

06:00 pm - Thank Yous & Goodbyes

Below you will find some photographs, vidoes and news coming out from Hascon which is taking place from today in the US.

The Full Force Podcast

The Full Force team have taken some Facebook Live videos during the VIP early bird period around the area, which is why there are not many people around, but it gives you a good idea of what is currently on display at Hascon

Hascon Map - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/photos/a.906272296117055.1073741850.473210869423202/1482642608480018/?type=3

Transformers Area - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/videos/1482777961799816/

G.I.Joe Display Area Video - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/videos/1482757308468548/

General Floor Video - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/videos/1482775168466762/

Marvel - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/videos/1482805791797033/

Star Wars - https://www.facebook.com/TheFullForce/videos/1482820081795604/

Seibertron

Seibertron has a report from the Transformers panel which revealed the Power of the Prime Dinobots and their combined form Volcanicus along with Orion Pax. The images can be viewed after the jump.

TFW2005

TFW has posted some images of the toys that are on display at Hascon along with some more details from the panel.

Twitter

Check out the latest photos on Twitter here.

Instagram

Monizmischeif has taken a photograph of the upcoming Generations Autobot Jazz figure which you can view after the jump whilst garret_sander has taken a collection of photographs of the 2-up G.I.Joe figures

Transformers Panel Notes

Thanks to TF2005

Kids Toylines

• Each panelist stated their favorite Transformers toy.

Transformers Movie Line for kids

• Discussing movies toys. Showcasing Allspark Tech.
• Behind the scenes of Movie line.
• Discussing the Transformers: The Last Knight toys now.
• Hasbro worked with Takara Tomy on the TLK toys for the Armor Up Turbo Changers line.

Transformers: Robots In Disguise

• Discussing Robots In Disguise toys now. We’ll update if there’s anything new that will pop up.
• Explaining Combiner Force. Inspiration came from designers love for combiners and the Generations revival of the feature was the key.
• Lots of thought process went into RID Combiner Force. a looooong explanation.

Generations

• Prime Wars Trilogy info now.
• Micronus goes into Cloudburst decoy armor.
• New art of Optimus Primal being shown
• Lots of artwork show. We’ll upload them all.
• Dinobot Slash, Female, Legends Scale
• Deluxe Slug – G1 Accurate.
• Voyage Grimlock
• All the Dinobots look great. [Awesome!]
• History of the Dinobots.
• Dinobot Combiner name – Volcanicus
• Will have rocker ankles, New technology incorporated
• New combiner technology with better joints.
• Leader Optimus Prime now.
• Orion Pax into G1 prime. Very much like Hot Rod to Rodimus (as seen during SDCC)
• Prime’s trailer is part of bot mode now, not just cab.

Hascon 2017 Exclusives

• Talking about Hascon 2017 Exclusives now.
• Arcee first.
• Predaking teaser shown. NYTF exclusive figure.

Panel Over!!!

Q&A Time

• There will be Dinobot variants / Repaints down the line. 

If you attended TFNation 2017 and saw the opening panel about the history of prize campaigns, then you would have seen our reveal of the latest "Lucky Draw" contest which was held in August 2017 in Malaysia. The contest was for two voyager class Transformers: The Last Knight Megatron figures in chrome silver sealed within a plastic case. To enter the contest you had to purchase 300MYR of merchandise, around $70 (USD) with two winners then being selected at random. The contest was the 2nd promotion run by Hasbro Malaysia to celebrate the release of Transformers: The Last Knight after the MyNews.com Gold Optimus Prime contest which was limited to 10 pieces.

You can view all of the images and can find out more by following the link.

Marcelo Matere has confirmed that he will be at HasCon this coming weekend at Artist Alley booth number 9. Marcelo has worked on toy packaging artwork from Armada through to next years Power of the Primes. You can find out more below 

Marcelo Matere - Artist Alley Booth #9
HASCON 2017 Pre-order Commission List 

I will be there all the 3 days selling prints, original artwork ( package art and comics), signing and doing sketch commissions! 

Since I will be in 2 panels during these days I will have very limited spots for this list.
Please see below the prices:
- SIZE - 9″X12″ Art Board, Sketch Cover or Personal Sketchbook:
- SINGLE CHARACTER minor background
- BLACK AND WHITE - INKS NO MARKERS
Head Shot $50
Half Figure $80 - Extra Character - $50
- INKS AND GRAYSCALE MARKERS
Head Shot $60
Half Figure $150 - Extra Character - $70
Full body: $200 - Extra Character - $80
- INKS AND COLOR MARKERS ( only Pre- List)
Head Shot: $80
Half Figure: $200 - Extra Character - $90
Full body: $350 - Extra Character - $100
For another kind of sketch, please email me with all information and I will send back the price.

If you are interested please email me back with the information below:
- Character
- Size
- Your name
- Day you plan to pick up your sketch

If you are interested, email me at mmatere@gmail.com with the subject: HASCON 2017 Sketch List
I’m gonna take these commissions ONLY BY EMAIL, NO FACEBOOK, NO TWITTER, since this is the best way for me to keep all requests organized.
Please LMk if you have any questions!
Thanks!

Via Loopaza Mega Store On Facebook we have a release schedule for upcoming Takara Tomy Movie The Best & Legends figures. The "Movie The Best" includes reissues of popular molds from previous lines with new decos whilst the "Legends" series is the Japanese equivalent to Hasbro’s Generations Titans Return line.

• Movie The Best:
  – MB-12 Autobot Jazz - Feb 2018 3,500 JPY
  – MB-13 Bonecrusher - Feb 2018 3,500 JPY
  – MP-14 Megatron - Feb 2018 8,000 JPY
  – MB-15 Lockdown - Feb 2018 3,500 JPY
  – MB-16 Jetfire - Mar 2018 10,000 JPY
  – MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Version - Mar 2018 15,000 JPY
  – MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee - Mar 2018 3,500 JPY
  – MB-19 Hound - Mar 2018 5,000 JPY
  – MB-20 Nemesis Prime - Mar 2018 8,000 JPY
• Legends:
  – LG-61 CloneDroid Set  - Mar 2018 3,500 JPY
  – LG-62 Targetmaster Windblade - Mar 2018 4,000 JPY
  – LG-63 G2 Megatron - Mar 2018 5,500 JPY
• Masterpiece:
  – MP-21 Bumble (Bumblebee) Reissue - Mar 2018 6,000 JPY

Toy Shop UK has published the results of its 9th annual Independent Toy Awards, showing what the UK's independent toy retailers think are the best toys for parents to be buying their children this Christmas.

As you would expect there are no Transformers products to be found on this years list, which can be viewed in full here,

Toy Shop UK's awards process is unique within the industry as they ask the 900+ retailers that list businesses on the directory what they think are the best toys within each category and the winners are then revealed rather than selected as votes flood in.

With the inaugural Hascon rapidly approaching starting the 8th September in Providence, Rhode Island from September, Hasbro Inc has now published the full schedule of events with several changes from initial announcements.  The Transformers side starts off with an early morning with a panel highlighting Transformers toys for 2017/2018 which will include the Power Of The Primes, Transformers: Cyberverse andthe final figuers from Robots In Disguise.

The full Transformers related schedule can be found below.

Friday, September 8th

11:30AM : MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE (LOCATION: HASCON MAIN STAGE)

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line, sneak a peek at never-released development process imagery, meet the team behind the magic, and be the first to get a glimpse of the future toy range. Hosted by the Transformers brand team

12:30PM : IDW – TRANSFORMERS COMICS: HOW ARTISTS AND WRITERS BRING STORIES TO LIFE (LOCATION: HASCON MAIN STAGE)

Have you ever wanted to know how a comic book comes to life? Hear from the artists and writers that create the Transformers comics. Learn how story ideas are developed and brought to life by the amazing team of writers and artists at IDW.

1:30PM : TAKARA TOMY AUTOGRAPH SESSION (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

Transformers designers Shogo Hasui, Takashi Kunihiro, and Hideaki Yoke

2:30PM : FROM UNICRON TO MEGATRON – EXPLORE THE VILLAINS OF TRANSFORMERS (LOCATION: HASCON MAIN STAGE)

It feels good to be bad. Dive into the history of some of the most evil bots in the Transformers universe. Hosted by the Transformers brand team.

4PM : IDW AUTOGRAPH SESSION (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

Meet and greet autographs from Marcelo Matere and Chris Mowry, some of the creative minds at IDW involved with bringing Transformers comic books to life

ALL TIMES : TRANSFORMERS BRAND EXPERIENCE (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

Immerse yourself in the world of Transformers where things are “More than Meets the Eye”! We take you behind-the-scenes through the latest entertainment from movies to animation to comics, and have fun with the latest toys, hearing from the designers themselves how they bring this amazing brand to life! Ready to roll out? Highlights and hands-on experiences include:

• Get up close to an epic collection of Transformers movie props
• Meet and get your picture with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee costume characters
• Photo Ops featuring statues of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Sqweeks, and more
• Photo Ops with Camaro Bumblebee and the IMSA/NASCAR TRANSFORMERS: The Last Knight racing car
• Hands-on play with the latest Transformers toys, plus previews of 2018 action figures and toys
• Historical products from the Hasbro Vault
• Designer Archives featuring prototypes and imagery of never-before released toys

Plus, enjoy Transformers panels and VIP/add-on experiences, including:

• TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT in the Making – the making of Transformers: The Last Knight with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Wahlberg, and special guests
• More than Meets the Eye – get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line
• PETER AND FRANK SOUND OFF: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron!
• IDW – Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life
• THE PRIME WARS TRILOGY: See the story come to life!
• TRANSFORMERS: Special Dinner Event with Mark Walhberg, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Stan Bush, and more special guests (add-on or VIP ticket purchase required)

Saturday, September 9th

10AM : STAN BUSH AUTOGRAPH SESSION (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

12PM: PETER AND FRANK SOUND OFF: THE VOICES OF OPTIMUS PRIME & MEGATRON! (LOCATION: HASCON MAIN STAGE)

The powerful voices behind two of the most iconic adversaries — the heroic Autobot Optimus Prime and villainous Decepticon Megatron — come together as friends and share stories around the legacy they have helped create. With more than 30 years of Transformers voice acting history and decades of friendship, these two will fill the air with untold stories and glimpses behind the microphone of some of the most memorable recording sessions.

3PM: TRANSFORMERS: ‘THE LAST KNIGHT’ IN THE MAKING (LOCATION: HASCON MAIN STAGE)

Discuss the making of Transformers: ‘The Last Knight’ with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner and special guests.

4PM: PETER CULLEN AND FRANK WELKER – AUTOGRAPH SESSION (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

5PM: SUSAN BLU AUTOGRAPH SESSION (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

6:30PM : TRANSFORMERS: SPECIAL DINNER EVENT (LOCATION: THE DUNKIN’ DONUTS CENTER OVERLOOK LOUNGE)

VIP or Add-On Ticket Purchase Required (Price: $200)

Celebrate 10 years of Transformers film magic at this special VIP event! Join celebrities and producers, including Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner, Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis, from Transformers: The Last Knight as we look back at the magic moments from the franchise’s cinematic legacy. Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will give a special introduction to the first ever HASCON Transformers Hall of Fame ceremony, with a special appearance from past inductee Yoke-san, famed toy designer from TakaraTomy, along with a special guest. The Transformers design and brand teams will offer a sneak preview of select 2018 toys and this special evening will be capped off by an exclusive live performance from Stan Bush. Dinner will be served. Plus, participate in a raffle for special prizes including signed posters from Mark Wahlberg, Transformers merchandise, and more. Each VIP attendee will receive a special Transformers Super Fan gift bag including a pre-signed autograph from Peter and Frank, Special Comic reprints for HASCON, and a VIP HASCON-exclusive pin set.

ALL TIMES : TRANSFORMERS BRAND EXPERIENCE (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

See Above

Sunday, September 10th

10AM : Stan Bush Autograph Session (Location: Transformers Brand Area)

11AM : THE PRIME WARS TRILOGY: See the story come to life! (Location: FANmily Stage Room)

Enjoy designs behind the celebrated Combiner Wars chapter of the Prime Wars Trilogy, animated in partnership with Machinima, as well as a peek at the upcoming Titans Return animated series. Learn how Hasbro enlisted the fan universe to expand their story world and the beloved characters that have brought the story to life. Fans in attendance will also be the first to see exciting reveals from the popular mobile game Transformers: Earth Wars published by Backflip and developed by Space Ape games.

12PM : PETER AND FRANK SOUND OFF: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron! (Location: HASCON Main Stage)

12:45PM : Susan Blu Autograph Session (Location: Transformers Brand Area)

1PM : IDW – Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life (Location: Discovery Family Stage)

Have you ever wanted to know how a comic book comes to life? Hear from the artists and writers that create the Transformers comics. Learn how story ideas are developed and brought to life by the amazing team of writers and artists at IDW.

2PM : The Women of Transformers (Location: FANmily Stage Room)

These amazing women have brought to life some of the most memorable and iconic stories and characters in the Transformers Universe. From film to comics to animation and toys, these talented women have helped shape the modern day Transformers franchise. For the first time together, hear the inspiring commentary from fan favorite Susan Blu and the 1980’s G1 Animated Series and go behind the design with Hasbro toy development, engineering and marketing teams.

2PM : Peter Cullen and Frank Welker – Autograph session (Location: Transformers Brand Area)

3PM : More than Meets the Eye (Location: Discovery Family Stage)

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line, sneak a peek at never-released development process imagery, meet the team behind the magic, and be the first to get a glimpse of the future toy range. Hosted by the Transformers brand team

ALL TIMES : TRANSFORMERS BRAND EXPERIENCE (LOCATION: TRANSFORMERS BRAND AREA)

See Above

We have found some new trademarks filed with the USPTO by Hasbro Inc. The trademarks are:

1. ALLSPARK ANIMATION

You can view all of the details of these and other trademarks within our exclusive Trademark Application area of the website which features trademark applications from 1984 through until the present day.

TFNation have announced that they are taking orders for their 2nd run of their fan produced Transformers Animated Trial and Error graphic novel which finishes of the series, check out the full announcement below.

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting orders for the limited 2nd run of our TFNation 2017 exclusive fan produced graphic novel, Trial and Error. The book was co-written by noted Transformers historian Chris Mcfeely & AllSpark Almanac author Jim Sorenson with sixty pages of incredible art by Ed Pirrie, Herzspalter & Gavin Spence, luscious lettering by Andrew Turnbull and features a corker of a cover by Josh Perez.

The graphic novel is ONLY available to valid TFNation 2017 ticket holders with orders closing on the 10th September at 6pm BST.

The book costs £6 plus postage and packaging, international orders are welcome.

As with the initial run, this book is a not-for-profit venture and any additional monies remaining having covered the printing and postage costs will be donated to Mary’s Meals.

If you wish to register your interest then please email your name, postal address, ticket reference along with the number of the books you wish to order to info@tfnation.com. If you bought your ticket on the door then please state this in the email and we shall validate your details against the forms that were completed during the event.

You will be contacted after the 10th September with the final cost including postage and packaging along with details on how to pay.

The TFNation Crew

Thanks to Kathy Applebaum there is now a first look Bumblebee in his original Volkswagen Beetle vehicle mode on the set of the Transformers: Bumblebee movie. You can view the image on her Instagram account. Bumblebee's retro form was officially announced by Paramount along with John Cena appearing within a lead role in the movie.

It's been a while since we have posted about TFNation, partly because we've been so busy working on the show, that we thought we would post a quick round-up of recent press releases.

This evening TFNation have announced a new full-length Transformers Animated fan graphic novel will be available at the show called Trial and Error. The story has been written to tie up the Transformers Animated series. You can watch a trailer below.

Yesterday they announced that pre-orders are now open for their official convention T-Shirt which is available for just £15!

On a guest front they have now announced 17 guests for the show, yes 17! The last two have been Geoff Senior and Mark Ryan!

Cosplay Contest Applications are also now open and the first panel was announced as covering the Brave series.

The full schedule for the event is set to be released tonight so keep checking for further updates

It's a sad day for fans of the legendary voice director Wally Burr as he sadly passed away at his nursing home last night. According to Doug Stone's Facebook report Wally's condition had been rapidly worsening and the strokes he had suffered had left him unable to communicate.

There will be no funeral for Wally but there is going to be a memorial in his honour.

Hasbro has finally confirmed their combined universe cross-over set for SDCC is real! We first heard rumours of this set back around February but it only today that Hasbro have confirmed that it is happening with the release of a series of images of the SDCC 2017 Shared Exclusive set called Revolution Toy Package. The set features:

1. Jetfire from Transformers
2. Roadblock from G.I.Joe Renegades
3. Matt Tracker from M.A.S.K
4. Action Man from Action Man
5. Rom The Space Knight
6. Dire Wraith from ROM
7. Micronauts from Micronauts
8. Leoric from Visionaries