Simon Furman has posted a reminder on his blog that he will be making an appearance at  London’s Apollo Piccadilly cinema on Lower Regent Street tomorrow,  Saturday 1st May 2010, as part of Sci-Fi London.  Joining Mr Furman will be apanel of UK creators including Dez Skinn, John Freeman, Dan Abnett and Gary Erskine to talk about the creative boom-time of Marvel UK in the 70s, 80s and 90s.  The event kicks off at 11.45AM and hosted by Resonance FM’s Alex Fitch.

­­­Transformers Comic 2.12 - On Sale Tomorrow!

The newest issue of Transformers comic is full of action-packed features, games, puzzles, competitions and much, much more! Don't miss "Rules of Engagement", a fantastic 8-page comic story written by Transformers legend Simon Furman and featuring art from Jon Davis-Hunt. Check out the sneak peaks below and find out more on the story from the synopsis below!

SPRINGER, one of Optimus Prime's most trusted and battle savvy warriors, Springer is drafted in to whip the new unit into shape ahead of their first full mission. Springer likes things done a certain way, which immediately puts him at odds with Jolt, who doesn't follow anyone's rulebook. But Springer's Cybertronian-honed skills don't gel on Earth and he's forced to learn from his students.

You can order the comic online at www.titancomicsuk.com­

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Bzzurkk.com have published a small preview of the upcoming Transformers: Nefarious issue 1 comic from IDW.  Visit their website to view some preview images from the comic.

Transformers: Nefarious #1

Written by Simon Furman with art by Carlos Magno and covers by Magno and Brian Rood.

The sequel to TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN starts here! What is The Initiative? More to the point, why doesn’t the all-seeing SOUNDWAVE know anything about it? How did they come to reanimate/control RAVAGE? SOUNDWAVE must find the answers, and he’ll destroy anything in his path to get them!

• Transformers: Nefarious
• 32pg.
• Color
• $3.99 US

Titan Publications have issues the following press release regarding the launch of their Transformers comic iPhone app.

Titan Publishing launches TRANSFORMERS Comic on iPhone!

Following the global success of the Wallace & Gromit iPhone comic app, Titan Publishing is proud to announce the arrival of its first TRANSFORMERS iPhone comic.

Launching today, 26 February, and based on Hasbro¹s TRANSFORMERS brand, each TRANSFORMERS comic download includes an awesome action packed story and is bursting with fun facts and trivia about the characters, movies and comics!

The digital comic is free and can be downloaded for iPhone by visiting www.titanpublishing.com/digital or the app store (comics are available in the UK and EIRE only.)

The first download includes ŒOPTIMUS PRIME¹, a story written by TRANSFORMERS
legend Simon Furman and featuring artwork by fan favourite Geoff Senior (Judge Dredd, 2000AD, Dr Who and Dragons Claws).

TRANSFORMERS Comic writer, Simon Furman said "TRANSFORMERS on your iPhone - wow! It's a simply incredible chance for fans of the warring 'ROBOTS IN
DISGUSE' to experience incredible stories that expand upon and underpin the incredible movie universe. The stories, written by me and drawn by a host of
old and new TRANSFORMERS artists, bring the movie characters to life as never before, and now they can be seen as never before! So get ready for
tales of CYBERTRON and Earth that spotlight your favourite characters... and probably a few you know only by name... beamed direct to your iPhone."

TRANSFORMERS Comic #1 is available to download for FREE on iPhone via www.titanpublishing.com/digital.There¹ll be more TRANSFORMERS comic stories released over the coming weeks
so check back soon!

Find out more at www.titanpublishing.com/digital­

The first issue of the comic features a story about Optimus Prime trying to survive an assassination attempt aftre he tries to send the Allspark into space.­

Simon Furman has updated his blog with an entry regarding the first issue of the 6-part mini-series from IDW called Transformers: Nefarious

"Been a while since I did one of these post-script digressions, so here goes with issue #1 of the upcoming Transformers: Nefarious (6-issue) mini-series from IDW, a direct sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (so set in the movie-verse). My aim is to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but if you’d rather not even be teased, look away now! Strictly speaking, Nefarious begins in Tales of the Fallen #5, which features the mysterious resurrection of Ravage (and his even more mysterious mission). But even if you don’t catch that one, issue #1 rolls full pelt into a global conspiracy of which even the Autobots and Decepticons have been blissfully oblivious… until now. Featuring Soundwave, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Sideswipe, Alice (yes, Alice!), a quartet of Autobot (toy) characters making their Earth-based debut and even four all-new, original Decepticons (you didn’t think Ravage was Soundwave’s only special agent, did you?), the first issue peels back some of the layers surrounding the mysterious (human) organization known as The Initiative and the (potentially) earth-shattering Project: Nefarious. Just how far and wide its reach extends into the warp of weft of recent Cybertronian history (and how much it’s about to influence their future too) will force Soundwave and then Optimus Prime into truly desperate measures (and a clash or two too) as they learn who’s really in charge of their destiny. And it’s not them! Issue #1 promises lots of intrigue, action, shocks and a final page that’ll leave you scraping your lower jaw off the floor. Do not miss this one!"

Simon Furman has updated his blog with an entry dedicated to issue two of the IDW Transformers comic book series Tales of the Fallen.  Issue two focuses on Sideswipe and the back story which bought him to Earth on a quest for vengeance with utter disregard for the organic life he finds teeming on the planet.   Such is the level of his disregard that he actually becomes the target that the other Autobots must confront.  Tales of the Fallen #2 hits stores this week, September 9th in the US, 10th in the UK. Art is by Carlos Magno, who Simon describes as "a new talent and definitely one to watch!"

Head over to Simon's blog to read more details abotu the issue as well as taking a peek at the cover art.

Simon Furman has updated his blog regarding Auto Assembly

Just a quick reminder that Auto Assembly, the UK’s premier (in fact, only) dedicated Transformers convention is just over a week away now. This year’s AA is a full weekend, Saturday and Sunday (15th & 16th of August), with two US voice actor guests (Gregg Berger and Ian Corlett so far confirmed) and a host of comics professionals including Nick Roche, Jon Davis-Hunt, Andrew Wildman and Lee Sullivan.

Sadly, due to personal commitments, I can’t be there this year, but I’ll be there in spirit as I’ve supplied the script for AA’s live voice actor drama on the Saturday night and I’m one half of the convention-exclusive edition of All Hail Megatron #13 (keep hold of those for next year’s AA and I’ll scrawl all over the cover then!).

So what can I tease about the voice actor drama? Well, it’s set in the Beast Wars era for a start, though expect it to be somewhat cross-continuity in nature (as there might still, I believe, be a third voice actor guest). Gregg has two roles.

Don’t expect anything too dramatic from the drama, it’s played more for laughs than anything (anyone who caught my two previous Botcon voice actor dramas will know what to expect). There are four roles to be filled by convention attendees (maybe a comics pro getting a look-in there) and artist Simon Williams is narrating in the style of WWE.

So, anyway, sad to miss out myself, but I’ll be back for AA 2010. Enjoy!

For more details on AA09, check out their website here

Transformers legendary writer Simon Furman has updated his blog with an entry on IDWs next Transformers movie universe mini-series, Transformers: Nefarious.  You can read a copy of the entry below, but visit Simon's blog to view he cover and to leave him and comments and feedback

"the news is out, my next series for IDW will be Transformers: Nefarious, a six-issue movie continuity mini-series that picks up from the end of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and introduces an all-new adversary for the Transformers (Autobot and Decepticon) in the shape of a mysterious, far-reaching and very powerful group of humans with access to enhanced Transformer-tech and maybe even the odd actual Transformer! Seeds for the new series will be sown in the final Tales of the Fallen issue, Ravage, and he (along with Soundwave) play key roles in the unfolding drama. Expect lots more character depth and exploration for both. Actually, make that all characters. We’re going to be highlighting some Autobots and Decepticons that did and didn’t make it into the second movie and many, just maybe, throwing in the odd new character too! Plus, we’ll be exploring the post-movie NEST/Autobot human alliance in more detail too! For more info check out the IGN interview I did recently (see link in update below). Transformers: Nefarious kicks in shortly after Tales of the Fallen #6: Ravage. Don’t miss either!"

At the SDCC it was announced that IDW will be releasing a follow-up story ot Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen entitled Transformers: Nefarious. Well ComicsContinuum.com have a little snippet of information which they have published regarding the series.

Transformers: Nefarious will be a six-issue mini-series, written by Simon Furman, with art by Carlos Magno. It is scheduled to launch early next year.  The story will follow a shadowy organization with devious designs on the Transformers. "The latest Transformers movie added several very cool elements to the tapestry -- Soundwave and Ravage being my favorites -- and we¹re keen to explore them," said Andy Schmidt, IDW's Transformers editor. "Our story tracks a new organization with 'nefarious' designs on the robots in disguise. Their technology gives them a tactical advantage not yet seen in the films." Brian Rood will provide variant covers for the mini-series.

Simon Furman has posted a new update to his blog regarding the release of issue 13 of IDW's Transformers All Hail Megatron series.

"The Earth-shaking, 12-issue All Hail Megatron maxi-series spills over into a thirteenth issue this week, which was certainly lucky for me, as I got to tell a decidedly different Transformers tale in which Ironhide and Optimus Prime regroup/reassess in the light of the tumultuous events of Megatron’s all-conquering spree. I also lucked out in the shape of fan-favourite artist Don Figueroa, who returned to the fold to draw this special 11-page story (each of these ‘Coda’ issue features two stories per issue). Can’t tell you too much about the story itself, but rest assured that as well as providing something of a retrospective on the intertwined life and times of Prime and Ironhide it sets the scene for more momentous twists and turns to come. All Hail Megatron #13 hits stores this week, July 22nd in the US (nicely in time for my appearance at the San Diego Comicon) and July 23rd in the UK." blogs Simon as well as posting an image of the cover

Simon Furman updated his blog yesterday with a post regarding his appearance / signings at this years San Diego Comic Con which takes place later this month.

"Next stop on the 09 signing/convention trail is the annual San Diego comicon. I’ll be attending this year, Friday through Sunday (July 24th to 26th), and apart from hanging around the Hyatt bar I’ll be popping up here and there for official events/signings throughout the weekend. So far, what’s been locked in are two DK (Dorling Kindersley) signing events, one on the Saturday (4-5PM at the DK booth) and one on the Sunday (2-3PM, also at the DK booth), where I’ll be signing copies of Transformers: The Movie Universe, plus, of course, Transformers: The Ultimate Guide and You Can Draw Transformers (and other stuff too!). Soon as I have details of other locked-in events/signings, I’ll update this post accordingly. Look forward to seeing you there!"  writes Simon on his blog.

Simon Furman has updated his blog with information on his comic signign day in Orbital Comics in London (in Leicester Square)

Next up on my 09 signing/convention schedule is London’s Orbital Comics on Saturday 27th of June. I’ll be there from 2PM (to around 5PM), along with artists Nick Roche, Jon Davis-Hunt, Boo and Liam Shalloo, answering questions and signing stuff, including Rad Robots—my all things robots in film, TV, books and comics tome—which will be out and in stock by then. So come down and grab a signed copy of that or Transformers: The Movie Universe, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation (single issues or collected TPB) and StarCraft #1 and #2. Oh, and you can check out some amazing Roche original artwork in a special gallery display at the store. Orbital Comics can be found at 8 Great Newport Street (a stone’s throw from Leicester Square tube). See you there!