This time up it’s the turn of Transformers Devastation #6, the wrap-up of this the third ‘-ion’ arc (and as ever, I’ll try and make this more of a tease than a spoiler). And boy what an arc this has been! Big stuff happening!

That tired old phrase ‘things will never be the same again’ is wholly and justifiably applicable here. Stuff is revealed! Stuff is tied up! Other stuff kicks off! It’s a packed old end of arc issue, with Reapers versus Decepticons (to a shattering conclusion!), Hot Rod versus Headmasters (to a turbo-charged conclusion… of sorts) and Hunter/Sunstreaker versus the head of the Machination (to a point where we absolutely know who is who and what is what, but with a distinct ‘To be continued…’). Oh yeah! Plus, (much) more on the Dead Universe cast, with Galvatron making his first Earthbound moves, and first full appearances for Jhiaxus and ‘the Transformer formerly known as Nova Prime.’ The main focus, though, falls on our second fully fledged no-holds-barred (devastating) battle of this arc, this time between the catastrophic Reapers and the Ore-13 charged Decepticons.

Expect casualties! Carnage! Shocks! Last issue saw Starscream back in the fray, strutting his stuff, but this issue has him fighting (once again) side-by-side with Megatron (who isn’t exactly chuffed to see him!). Fallout/repercussions for sure. Hot Rod makes a shocking decision (kind of prompted by Optimus Prime’s equally momentous decision last issue) and Skywatch prepare to kick back before things get even more out of hand. And if you think that maybe feeds into a certain upcoming Spotlight, well, you’d be right on the money. Oh, and don’t think I’ve forgotten about Sixshot. He too has a part to play. All I can say is… phew! This one has it all! Really.

Devastation #6 hits stores in February 08. Art by EJ Su.

Madman Entertainment have released their region 0 (region free) Transformers: Headmasters box set. That is the Japanese series. The DVD set contains:

- Japanese Audio track
- English Audio track
- Corrected English Subtitles with Japanese names
- English Subtitles with Western character names
- Image galleries from Transformers At The Moon
- Image galleries from Seibertron
- Character art
- A cover by artist Guido Guidi.

The set can be purchased directly from their website.

Hi just to let everyone know that ANIME CENTRAL starts tonight at 9:00pm on sky channel 199 with TRANSFORMERS HEADMASTER on at 11:30pm for one and a half hours, so tune in and enjoy.

News by Coolbolt

August 6th 2007

Mobile media company Player X has partnered with brand management company TV-Loonland to publish original Transformers mobile video content in select territories including the UK, Australia, New Zealand and China.

Under the terms of the deal, Player X has acquired exclusive mobile video rights to release the newly digitised Transformers: The Movie together with the original animated series and the Japanese Transformers Takara series.

Player X will be able to publish hundreds of video clips based on all three formats to sell on a video-on-demand basis. The latest Transformers movie is currently No 1 at the US Box Office and has already grossed $453 million in global sales.

“We are always on the look-out to partner with big brands and Transformers’’ recent success underlines the strength of the brand. We’re looking forward to bringing a new generation of Transformers fans to mobile,” said Tony Pearce, Player X CEO.

The news follows Player X’s pioneering moves in the mobile video space. The company recently launched its made-for-mobile channel Zapper TV on Verizon Wireless’s VCast channel, the first European company to have been placed on this channel.

Zapper TV is the second mobile video channel to be launched by Player X and follows the critical and commercial success of the company’s original made-for-mobile channel, geekTV™. The company has also been nominated as Best Video Producer at this year’s upcoming Mobile Entertainment Awards."