Hasbro Builds Programs with Leading Publishers to Bring TRANSFORMERS and MY LITTLE PONY Collectible Gift Books to Market for 2013 Holiday Season
LAS VEGAS, Jun 19, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hasbro, Inc. HAS +0.30% today announced that it has signed publishing agreements with becker&mayer and IDW Publishing, and reached agreement in principal with Little, Brown Books for Young Children, to create and publish collectible gift books that blend unique storytelling with exclusive art based on the TRANSFORMERS and MY LITTLE PONY brands. Books will begin to arrive into the marketplace for the summer/winter season, and expand upon the robust publishing program for both of these brands.
"With both TRANSFORMERS and MY LITTLE PONY gearing up celebrations for their 30th Anniversaries, it is the perfect time to celebrate the magic and excitement of both brands with the publication of very special books that will appeal to fans of all ages, whether they've been with us for 30 years or 30 minutes," said Michael Kelly, Director of Global Publishing at Hasbro. "We are working with the very best publishers in the business to bring these unique books to life, and readers will marvel over never before published artwork, compelling original stories, and detailed information sure to satisfy the most avid fan and collector."
-- TRANSFORMERS 30th Anniversary Comic Collection by IDW Publishing Collecting 30 influential comics from across 30 years of TRANSFORMERS history, this handsome hardcover volume draws from multiple timelines and continuities, including classic Generation One, the live action movies, TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED, and more.
-- TRANSFORMERS: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe by Little, Brown and Company New York Times Bestseller Matthew Reinhart brings fans the quintessential TRANSFORMERS Pop-Up experience. Celebrate the history, heroes, and villains of the TRANSFORMERS universe in this ultimate 3-D masterpiece. Chock full of TRANSFORMERS facts and showcasing 35 TRANSFORMERS, including a towering OMEGA SUPREME that is Reinhart's tallest pop ever.
-- TRANSFORMERS Covenant of Primus by 47North & becker&mayer The Covenant of Primus includes a full history of the TRANSFORMERS with previously unrevealed information about their origins - from before the Golden Age of Exploration to the great civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons and beyond. The book also includes newly created illustrations and never-before-seen art from the Hasbro archives. Housed in a customized AUTOBOT shield, the stylish book can be mounted on the wall and features three classic mechanical TRANSFORMERS sounds when opening the case.
-- The Elements of Harmony: Friendship is Magic: The Official Guidebook by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers This official guidebook includes early development art, character bios, episode guide, an updated map of Equestria, lyrics to all the songs, and insights from the TV show creators.
-- Mini Pony Collector's Guide by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Fans of all ages will go head over hooves for this complete collector's guide to all two-inch-tall mini Ponies that come in either blind bags or packaged sets. Full-color, actual-size photos of each mini Pony, and its accompanying trading card outline each wave and set. The book comes with its very own blister-packed exclusive mini pony!
The TRANSFORMERS and MY LITTLE PONY collectible books are expected to arrive on shelves soon with an approximate price range of $17.00 to $99.00.
The new range of Hasbro-licensed books will continue to strengthen the company's publishing foundation. Hasbro and its portfolio of worldwide publishing licensees currently plan to release more than 450 new titles based on multiple brands across traditional and digital formats in 2013.
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. HAS +0.30% is a branded play company dedicated to fulfilling the fundamental need for play for children and families through the creative expression of the Company's world class brand portfolio, including TRANSFORMERS, MONOPOLY, PLAY-DOH, MY LITTLE PONY, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF and LITTLEST PET SHOP. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its global customers with innovative play and entertainment experiences, in a variety of forms and formats, anytime and anywhere. The Company's Hasbro Studios develops and produces television programming for more than 170 markets around the world, and for the U.S. on Hub Network, part of a multi-platform joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications DISCA -1.70% DISCB +0.49% DISCK -1.94% . Through the company's deep commitment to corporate social responsibility, including philanthropy, Hasbro is helping to build a safe and sustainable world for future generations and to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families every year. It has been recognized for its efforts by being named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" and is ranked as one of Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." Learn more at http://www.hasbro.com.
News Update for Charlotte NC's first TF Fan convention, Charticon. Seibertron.com has the exclusive reveal of Charticon 2013's event schedule! Also announced is their first Door Prize for registered attendees and a limited Exclusive figure from your friendly neighborhood chop-shop, GetRightRobot! Check out the schedule below and recap on this overpowered Con!
GetRightRobot has also released full pics of the Charticon Exclusive LANDSHARK. This will be limited to 50 and only available AT THE SHOW. The figure includes new head, gun and weapon and custom paint job all made entirely in house at GRR!
Door Prize number 1: Transformers Generations METROPLEX! Register for the show and you are entered into the door prize drawings.
With convention season kicking off in just a few days, here is quick recap for those East Coast bound con goers:
Benefits of PreRegistering:
Pre-registrants receive:
- Custom Admission Badge and Program with exclusive Comic
- One hour early access to the dealer room on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Free Charticon exclusive "energon goodies"including:
Charticon 2013 Souvenir Pin
11x17 Custom Art Print by IDW artist James Biggie
Set of four Art Cards featuring characters represented by our Voice Actor Guests
Sharkticon Papercraft
- Access to evening events not open to the public
Hotel discount(Normal rate is $99, Charticon rate is $89)
Kid and Family-friendly atmosphere
Guests Voice Actors
Paul Eiding – G1 Perceptor (as well as a large number of Video Game and TV Roles including ST:TNG)
Hal Rayle – G1 Shrapnel, Snarl, Primacron, Pipes and others (also did the Predator in Predator 2) – This will be Hal's first convention including any Botcons!
David Sobolov – BW Depth Charge, Transformers:Prime Shockwave, 2007 Video Game Brawl
Daniel Ross – Starscream from the 2007 TF Movie Video Game (also does a lot of fan projects)
Jon 3.0 – TF Prime Reviews, Ravage the Comic Insult Bot, Various Movie Voices (and generally loveable guy)
Artists
Livio Ramondelli: IDW Artist working on Autocracy, Monstrosity, RID
Casey Coller: IDW Artist working on RID
Brendan Cahill: IDW Artist working on RID/MTMTE
Ken Christiansen: IDW Artist working on TF Covers
Events
Opening Ceremony, Friday Patio Party with DJ Spider and special guests(Paul Eiding, Hal Rayle, Daniel Ross, Jon 3.0, Livio Ramondelli, Casey Coller, Brendan Cahill and Ken Christiansen), Sunday Customizing Class hosted by Encline Designs, Speed Transforming event and Auction with proceeds to local charity A Child's Place, Friday and Sunday Trivia Tournament and Closing ceremony. Voice Actor Panels, Artist Panels, 3rd Party Transformer Panel, and other TF panels of interest.
The Trivia winner receives a Replica Matrix of Leadership
Dealers:
Transformersland (oh yes!), Mega Toy Fans, LostTreasures and more!
All of the artists in attendance will be on Artist Alley in the dealer room, as well as James Biggie and John Wycough (both IDW artists)
Charticon has been met with fantastic support! The convention exclusive AFTERSHOCK sold out in 5 days! The Custom class Snipenose with instruction from the legendary Encline Designs sold out with less than 10 non-attendee kits remaining! Charticon was founded to fill in gaps in the TF convention circut, both in content and geography. Putting together a show driven by fans and "less about product and money and more about content and people."
After yesterday's news about the comicfolios, IDW Limited has confirmed the contents of the sets, as well as open up the pre-orders for these exclusive collector's editions.
The issues receiving the treatment are:
Beast Hunters #1
Monstrosity #1
Robots In Disguise #18
More Than Meets The Eye #17
Regeneration One #92
The issues can be ordered separately or as a set, except for Beast Hunters, only available (for free) when bought as part of the set. Check out the latter's video review, and some images from the issues below!
IDW Limited have dropped by with some interesting news for comics collectors. As of tomorrow, they will be opening preorders for a very special set of comics, variants of the ongoing retail issues of various titles. They each come with special added extras and lithographs, as well as being offered for pick-up at BotCon (along standard shipping). Take a look below at what is included with each comicfolio, for the price of $25!
Features:
Variant cover comic & exclusive lithograph all packaged in a hand-built, die-cut hardcover portfolio.
Order 4 and get the 5th free. (This is the only way the exclusive Transformers: Beast Hunters will be available.)
Available for pre-order with a BotCon pick-up option or with standard shipping, ship date just after the show.
Also available at the booth at BotCon, and again at SDCC. After that, they're gone.
The Idle Hands Blog brings us news of Transformers: The Covenant of Primus, a hardcover book from becker & mayer exploring the history of the Transformers civilization. Written by Justina Robson with 60 never seen before illustrations, some from the Hasbro archives and some newly commissioned pieces. The book comes in a special wall mountable Autobot symbol case that features three "transforming" sound effects that are activated as the interlocking pieces are separated to reveal a newly commissioned cover by our friend Ken Christiansen.
This book also reveals all of the original thirteen Primes:
Prima
Vector Prime
Onyx Prime
Alpha Trion
Micronus Prime
Alchemist Prime
Solus Prime
Nexus Prime
Amalgamous Prime
Quintus Prime
Liege Maximo
Megatronus
The Thirteenth Prime
The Idle Hands Blog has posted additional images and a few excerpts, which can be found by clicking here. The book comes in at 176 pages and is priced at $99.00
The Covenant of Primus is the definitive in-world history of the Transformers. For the first time, it reveals the stories of the Thirteen Primes, the original Transformers. The narrative will also cover the golden age of Transformer civilization, the war between Optimus Prime and Megatron, and finally the present day on Earth. Sixty never-before-seen illustrations, 20 commissioned just for this book, bring these epic events to life.
The hardcover book will be housed in a custom case shaped like the Autobot emblem. The classic mechanical “transforming” sound is triggered when the reader pulls open the three segments of the case.
TFSource - now accepting Paypal payments for stacked orders! You asked for it, and now you can pay with a credit card or Paypal for your stacked orders! To learn more about order stacking read here: Stack your orders, save on shipping, pay with Paypal!
_____________________________________________ 1. Fansproject Update! CA-10 T-Bone Back Instock!
Back instock - CA-09 Car Crash and CA-10 T-Bone!
Final restock from Fansproject on these popular pieces! Order yours at TFsource here:
Now up for preorder: Fansproject CA-11 & CA-12! Most likely Last Chance and Down Force will ship a month apart. If you don't want to wait make sure to preorder them on separate orders or use order stacking to manage your orders and save on shipping! Preorder yours at TFSource here:
Now instock - Crossfire Colossus Set! We're processing and shipping out orders now. Includes the free mini quake gun that just arrived! order yours here:
New Fansproject Function-X: Smart Robin and Quadruple-U preorders up! Set for an April, May and February release dates, each is $68.95, fully articulated, and features unexpected transformations! Preorder yours at TFsource here:
_____________________________________________ 2. Now instock - Encore #23 Fortress Maximus - regular release!
The Long Wait is Over! The BIG Guy Fortress Maximus Now Instock! Standing around 2 feet tall and wielding his master sword, Fortress Maximus and the 25 year wait is now over! Order yours today at TFsource!
_____________________________________________ 5. 3rd Party Customs Update!
Now up for preorder: KFC Justice Ironpaw & Nightstalker! Each just $25.95 or with TFsource combo pricing get both for $47.95! Scheduled for a June release. Preorder your at TFsource here:
Dr. Wu Instock! Seeker Vanguard Sets & Dr. Evil! We will also be getting a restock of almost all DR. Wu out of stock items, so be sure to sign up for the personal assistant on any Dr. Wu items you are looking for! Restock coming mid-June! Order yours at TFSource here:
_____________________________________________ 6. APS-02 Leader Class Brawl - preorder up!
Preorder up! APS-02 Brawl! This Asia Premium Series figure is a repaint of the popular leader class brawl! This figure will be released in Asia in the next day or so, preorder yours today! Preorder yours at TFsource here:
_____________________________________________ 7. Now up for preorder: Kabaya Gaia Scramble - Motormaster, Onslaught & Silverbolt!
Just $17.95 for a set of 3, or $39.95 for a random blind box set of 8! Due out in August, preorder your combiner main parts today! Preorder yours at TFSource here:
_____________________________________________ 8. Now up for preorder - Make Toys Paladin/Chaos!
Don't forget to preorder the chaos figure, preorder stock is already quite low, preorder yours at TFsource here: http://tfsource.com/maketoys-customs/
If we receive any additional stock after the first shipment, it will be via air freight which is much more costly, and the amount of available stock on this guy will be quite low, so we recommend preordering now!
Now up for preorder - MP-17 Prowl and MP-18 Bluestreak! Preorder here:
Takara Tomy announced that MP-19 smokescreen will be significantly different in design from prowl & bluestreak. Our guess is this will push the release date back further, but no official announcement on this yet.
_____________________________________________ 10. The TFsource Spring Cleaning Sale Continues!
TFSource Spring Cleaning Sale Featured Items: Impossible Toys! We have many of the popular quint figures, the Spike & Sparkplug, Night-bird and many more! Almost 200 items in total, including the TF Prime RID Clearance - all at the TFSource Spring Cleaning Sale! Order at TFSource here:
TFSource TF Prime RID - Clearance Sale! We managed to pick up some of the TF Prime RID for a great price and are passing along the savings! Knock Out - $9.95, Deadend - $8.95, Hot Shot - $8.95. All prices are while supplies last, once gone we won't receive anymore, so don't miss out - This is the final TF Prime RID stock! Order yours here:
MMC has stated that the Hexatron will be released in late June/July due to improving the QC on this piece, so for now watch Ben & TJ's reviews and summer will be here soon! Preorders up here at TFsource:
TFC Toys - Falcon & Harrier Delayed! Unfortunate news that TFC's final 2 Uranos figures are now delayed to May/June. We're still excited to see the final full color version of Uranos, but disappointed that we'll have to wait! Preorder yours at TFsource here:
Now Instock - TFC Toys Blackbird! TFC says there will be no more stock released, and it's doubtful there will be another run, making Uranos much less common than Hercules! The same is true of F-15 Eagle, F-4 Phantom and the two remaining jets! Order yours at TFsource here:
_____________________________________________ 14. Source Blog Updates!
NEW SOURCE ARTICLE! Collecting old Transformers is a tough yet rewarding hobby, but dodgy sellers make it difficult! (Not a) Vintage Year | Source Blog
NEW SOURCE REVIEW! TFSource Sponsored Reviewer Peaugh has gotten a copy of the limited edition Hexatron! Watch his review here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hovYGZwm8HY
MMC has stated that the Hexatron will be released in late June/July due to improving the QC on this piece, so for now watch Ben & TJ's reviews and summer will be here soon!
TFsource's latest in the Countdown to BotCon! Our Countdown to Botcon Series Continues: BOTCON 1998 – HEADIN’ OUT WEST - Hard to believe but there was a time when Botcon was only on the East Coast, but this year was the first voyage out West to California! Beast Wars was in full steam and lots more, read the Source blog article and relive one of the early Botcon years! BotCon 1998 – Headin’ Out West | Source Blog
_____________________________________________ 15. Newest Instock items at TFsource
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Both a twitter post and the official site which is still under construction, confirm that Transformers Generations 2013 which is available to residents of Japan is set for a late July release. No other info has been released at this time. Keep it here at Seibertron.com and we will fill you in on content and possible exclusives when it's available.
Matt Ferguson dropped us an email to let us know of a new limited edition Megatron print that he has for sale. This print is $40.00 and is limited to 50 pieces. You can also check out the art he has done for the Avengers Assembled Box Set for Marvel Studios and hints that he has big plans for Transformers art. You can order the Megatron print here.
lmb3.net has gotten a hold of an obscure piece of Transformers history, a 1986 Transformers The Movie Ziploc Promotion Salesman’s Sample Kit. The kit would have been given to retail clients by salesmen to encourage additional sales. The kit, which was packaged in a Transformers branded backpack, contained iron-on patches, a Powerdasher figure, thermos, coupons, promotional materials, and some really interesting financial stats from Hasbro regarding the Transformers brand. At that time the Transformers held the record for first year toy introduction at $100 million in 1984. They expected the brand to rake in around $300 million in 1986. Click here to view all the materials and paperwork contained within the kit.
Acidfree Gallery have unveiled two additional prints that will be available at Wizard World Philadelphia. The first is Starscream by Jesse Philips, similar is style his Megatron that was released earlier this year. The second is the five Dinobots by Kevin Tong.
Acidfree Gallery will be at Wizard World Philadelphia at both 555 May 30th through June 2nd.
STARSCREAM by Jesse Philips coming to Wizard World Philly! Check out all the detail! Will look great next to MEGATRON!
Last and certainly NOT least. DINOBOTS by Kevin Tong. Wizard World Philly booth 555! See you there! More details coming soon!
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