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Comic Book Review – Transformers #37

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #37…As a new arc begins in IDW’s Transformers, Brian Ruckley spends much of the issue filling in some of the series’ biggest gaps while laying further groundwork for what comes next in the Cybertronian civil war. Transformers #37 is a nice balance between the exposition Ruckley gives and the action the bots get into, […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Beast Wars #10

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Beast Wars #10…After sitting on the sidelines for the past couple issues, Optimus Primal and the Maximals are ready to take the fight to the Predacons after the arrival of a new team member for each faction. Transformers: Beast Wars #10 does a great job building up to a fight as the Maximals […]

An ancient evil is unleashed in Transformers: War’s End

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IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming launch of Transformers: War’s End, a new four-issue miniseries from writer Brian Ruckley and artist Jack Lawrence, which promises to “redefine the meaning of villainy” as an ancient evil is unleashed.In Transformers: War’s End, “the infamous warlord Exarchon, who single-handedly plunged Cybertron into darkness long ago, has returned and […]

Paramount Pictures delays Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Star Trek 4

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Paramount Pictures has announced delays to two of its upcoming tentpole releases, with the studio pushing back the release of the next instalments in both the Transformers and Star Trek movie franchises.Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a follow-up to the 2018 soft-reboot Bumblebee, was previously set to open on June 24th 2022 but fans will […]

Hasbro unveils new Transformers Generations figures from Hasbro Pulse Con 2021

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Coming out of Hasbro Pulse Con 2021, Hasbro has revealed a new wave of figures for the Transformers toy line at Pulse Con 2021 which includes Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe Covert Agent Ravage and Micromaster, and the Leader Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack, and Transformers: Generations Legacy Deluxe figures for Skids, Dragstrip, Prime […]

Filming wraps on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

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Paramount Pictures is shaking up the Transformers franchise next year by bringing the Beast Wars to the live-action movie universe as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and the Autobots find themselves wrapped up in an ancient conflict between the Transformer factions Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.Taking to social media, director Steven Caple […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1

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IDW Publishing releases Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you here…Out in the Cybertronian colonies, good entertainment is hard to find. Fortunately, there’s always the Wreckers—brave Cybertronians broadcasting death-defying stunts and action—all as a cover for undercover operations! When the only event bigger than a […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts director unveils Autobot and Terrorcon vehicles

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Director Steven Caple Jr. has taken to Instagram to give fans a sneak peek from the set of the next instalment in the Transformers franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with two images offering a look at the film’s Autobot and Terrorcon characters in their vehicle form.Joining Optimus Prime (Kenworth K100) and Bumblebee (Chevrolet Camero […]

Well That’s Just Prime: 25 Years of Beast Wars: Transformers

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Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars: Transformers…In the 1980s The Transformers franchise was a massive worldwide hit with a successful toyline, animated series, comic and a feature film which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. There was a lot to enjoy as the franchise depicted the battles between the heroic Autobots against the evil Decepticons […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Halloween Special 2021

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IDW releases the spooky one-shot Transformers: Halloween Special this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview here…Whispers of a disembodied spark howling alone in the desert are floating around Cybertron. Whispers of Starscream’s loyalty to Megatron’s cause are also floating around. Frustrated and needing some space to clear his head, Starscream visits the […]