by Down_Shift » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:59 pm
- Motto: "Everyone has a bad hobby or a bad habit and I'd rather have a bad hobby over a bad habit."
- Weapon: Rust Ray Gun
Transfromers.com has updated their news section to include two new articles. The first is a timeline that covers key milestones from the cartoon, comics, the toyline toyline right up to the yet to be released movie. This is a good way for younger fans to be interested to The Transformers lore and some of the memorable character that were introduced along the way. Here is a small sample from the article:
TRANSFORMERS TIMELINE
When Hasbro, Inc. introduced the TRANSFORMERS brand to the U.S. in 1984, it revolutionized a category it had itself invented some 20 years earlier -- action figures.
TRANSFORMERS – originally dubbed “The Transformers” -- heralded an entirely new way to interact with action figures, giving kids the power to literally change the toys from one form into another (initially, from robots to vehicles). As the iconic theme song went, there was “more than meets the eye.”
But that was only the beginning. With intriguing personalities, captivating story lines and great battle action, Hasbro firmly entrenched the TRANSFORMERS brand into the pantheons of modern pop culture. Over the past two decades, the TRANSFORMERS brand has emerged as one of the most successful properties in action figure history, spawning numerous television series, comic books, and even a feature length animated film. To view the antire timeline click here
The second article is to bring people unfamiliar with the brand up to speed with the movie. The article is called LEARN TO SPEAK THE VOCABULARY OF CYBERTRON, HOME PLANET OF TRANSFORMERS. It goes over characters from the Transformers brand, mainly plugging the new movie. It also pays a few respects to the old storyline, like the Nemesis being the starship the Decepticons used to crash land on earth. An interesting concept to stir up more hype for the new Transformers Movie hitting theaters on July 4th. To view the entire list of Transformers "vocab", click here