­­­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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Titan Magazines have sent through­ two wallpapers from issue 1 of the new UK Transformers comic, Transformers 2,1.  The wallpapers are by the main article John Davis Hunt.

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We received our copy of Transformers Animated issue 3 today from Titan Magazines.  The comic contains two stories as usual an introduces another new character, Crossroads.   Crossroads is a human super villain character, whom the Autobots send Prowl, Bulkhead and Afterburn after him.

The story uses an interesting "focus" technique in some of the frames, which works well, and the colouring of Jason Cardy is top notch (as always).  The drawings, by TFA artist John McCrea follow the previous issues, and there is still something odd about the way Afterburn is drawn.  The style is unique to the UK Transformers Animated comic, giving it it's own style.

Issue 3 of the UK Transformers Animated Comic is released UK wide tomorrow.

We have updated out archive of UK Transformers Comic covers to include the 17 covers from the Titan Magazine Transformers UK comic (or Transformers Movie comic).

In addition to uploading the cover of all the comics so far released, in what is the second longest running UK Transformers comic series, we have also created a new gallery for Issue 17.  This gallery contains images from all three stories in the comic.  If you've not picked up the latest Titan Magazine Transformers comic then we certainly recomend it.  The UK exclusive strip is pretty good, includes some new characters and some suprises.  It will be interesting to see where the Transformers Movie alternative universe is taken with the new developments seen in this issue.

This is the 473 non Transformers toy gallery featured on the website.

Simon Furman has updated his blog with an article regarding the latest issue of the UK exclusive Transformers comic from Titan Magazines.  The comic is officially released today though those who subscribe online may have already received their copies.  Here are some quotes.

"More Transformers goodness hits this week in the shape of Transformers (UK) comic/magazine #17, a packed, oversized issue featuring not but two new/UK-exclusive Transformers stories!" The first of these is set firmly in the new movie-verse, or at least the alternate one established by events in the epic ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming.’ Get ready now for an all-new multi-part epic in the shape of ‘Return to Cybertron,’ a positively world-shattering tale that takes the Autobots back to their homeworld (not the nicest of places to be currently) and into one of their biggest and most fraught battles.  Featuring a whole host of new characters making their strip debut, at least this side of the Atlantic, ‘Return to Cybertron pt1’ is simply not to be missed. Story is by me, art by Jon Davis-Hunt

The second strip is a a bonus 5-page Transformers Animated story, featuring the Dinobots and is also written by Simon Furman.

Transformers Animated Free-to-air Petition Reminder

Just a quick reminder to urge you all to sign the petition we created over at PetitionOnline.com to show your support for GMTV To aquire the rights to broadcast Transformers Animated on their UK terrestrial channel ASAP.  GMTV are in slow negotiations over the rights with Entertainment Rights and fan support may help them pick up their feet and clinch the deal.

It gives us pleasure to announced that TransformersAnimated.com can bring you an exclusive first look at a new Transformers Animated character that will be introduced into the Transformers Animated world in issue one of the upcoming UK exclusive Transformers Animated comic from Titan Magazines.  The character is none-other than Sideswipe!  He will debut with in originated strip called Sideswiped which has been written by Simon Furman with pencils and inks by John McCrea.

You can view an inked image of this character on the Sideswipe comic images section of TransformersAnimated.com

A note to fellow webmasters, please link to the news story at TransformersAnimated.com and do not mirror this image until it is sent out with the official release on Friday

Titan Books have sent out another promotional wallpaper to advertise the upcoming UK exclusive Transformers Animated Comic which is being released under the Titan Magazines Kids banner.  The wallpaper features Optimus Prime and can be downloaded from the Wallpaper section of TransformersAnimated.com

The UK Transformers Animated comic is out on the 23rd October 2008 and you can create a subscription by visitng the Titan website.

As part of the advertisement push that Titan Magazines are making to promote the upcoming UK exclusive Transformers Animated comic Titan have released the 2nd in the series of Desktop Standees.  The 2nd standee is of that green Autobot wrecking machine Bulkhead.  You can download the standee here, and do not forget that you can pick up the first standee, Starscream, exclusively at Transformers Animated.com

Don't forget that you can subscribe to the comic online by visiting the titan website.

Our thanks go to Titan Books for giving TransformersAnimated.com and Transformers At The Moon an exclusive first look at the "just approved by Hasbro" cover for Issue one of the brand new UK exclusive Transformers Animated.

"The countdown has begun!
Cybertastic first issue blasting onto shelves 23 October!

Titan Publishing is proud to announce the imminent launch of the official TRANSFORMERS Animated Comic! Based on the hit Nickelodeon cartoon, the comic will feature an awesome mix of brand-new originated comic strip, fantastic features, unmissable competitions and all-round mech madness!

For more information on Transformers Animated Comic issue 1 visit: TitanMagazines.co.uk"

Don't forget to drop by the number one ranked Transformers Animated website, TransformersAnimated.com for all your Transformers Animated coverage

To help celebrate the upcoming launch of the UK Transformers Animated comic, TransformersAnimated.com has teamed up with Titan Magazines to bring you the first in a series of Transformers Animated Desktop Standees.  The first 'bot to get the standee treatment is none other than that sneaky Decepticon Starscream.  You can download the PDF exclusively at TransformersAnimated.com here

Further standees will be being sent out by Titan Magazines in a few weeks time, but for now you can enjoy this TransformersAnimated.com exclusive promotional item.

Thanks go to Titan Magazines.

Just a quick reminder that the 16th issue of Titan Magazines' Transformers comic is out today, so make sure you pick up the comic from your local stockest.

To help support the second longest running UK Transformers comic you may want to order a subscription to the comic.  This can be done online, in the post or via your local newsagent.  becareful if you try to order a subscription online though, as Titan Magazine's subscription service for the comic does not work properly.  Although we have informed Titan of the problems, they remain unable to fix the problem.

To make things more confussing your order will be processes as normal, you just won't receive any confimation of the order.  If you speak to Titan you'll get a generic answer about their being a problem, though they won't actually look into it.

We're sticking with the old fashioned way of buying it from the shops, which means that Titan miss out on the extra revenue, but at least we can get the comic that way.

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!

Titan Comics Assistant Editor, Den Patrick, has updated his blog with a post regarding the forthcoming UK exclusive Transformers Animated comic which will be released by Titan on the 23rd October. Here is a rather length quote from Den's blog, but you can click through to read the article in its entirety

"We are launching the new title on the 23rd October, and the regular TRANSFORMERS Comic: UK, will continue to run in it’s current format, published every four weeks.

Find out more about our new comic here.

Presumably Hasbro have created the television show to keep the new generation of fans sated after the Transformers 2007 film, and to keep the fanboys bitching until the sequel – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Transformers Animated has been on NickToons since March this year, and is rumoured to be available on a terrestrial channel in the UK in the New Year."

In his latest blog update Transformers writer Simon Furman talks about the Return to Cybertron story ark that will begin in issue 17 of the UK Transformers comic.

"Right, let’s talk Cybertron. In fact, let’s talk ‘Return to Cybertron,’ the next four-part mini-epic from the alt. movie universe saga running in the Transformers (UK) comic/magazine. As always, the following contains teasers (rather than out and out spoilers), but if you’d rather not know at all, look away now. Okay, it all kicks off in TF-UK #17, as the escalating crisis on Earth necessitates a desperate plan and—for Ironhide, Bumblebee, Arcee and Armorhide—a not so happy homecoming. But, first things first! The current (sad) state of planet Earth necessitates some expert know-how, which leads Optimus Prime to summon a team of specialists (headed by Evac, making his comic strip debut). In the wake of the destruction of the All Spark (in ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’), things are looking decidedly terminal for terra firma, and the President wants action. He gets it. ‘Subtle’ just ain’t in Evac’s crew’s toolkit. And what of Cybertron itself? What could possibly merit a virtual combat drop into a world currently as barren hostile as they come? One word: Nucleon! What’s waiting there for Ironhide and his team? All I can say is, someone hasn’t given up on Cybertron. In fact, they’ve gone to great lengths to see the planet rise like a phoenix from the ashes. But, of course, there’s a price… a really, really BIG price! You won’t believe where we’re going with this one! TF-UK #17 is out on the 9th of October. Hoo-hah! Art for part 1 of ‘Return to Cybertron’ is by Jon Davis-Hunt. Check out his amazing work by clicking on the image below.