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Mkall wrote:

Worth noting the caption in the bottom says:
"the forthcoming toy line official artwork of Prima from the brand bible"

That would seem to imply Prima IS getting a toy, and that this pic of him would be the one on the package.

morphobots wrote:

Fortress Rodimus wrote:Just got mine yesterday. the book is so cool. Although i found a mistake they have a prototype of soundwave and they call him blaster. but all the same it is a awsome book.

I noticed that also, but with the amount of work that appeared to go into researching this book, I'm willing to bet that Blaster was Soundwave's original Japanese name before TF was TF. Like Prime's name was Battle Convoy before just plain Convoy. I haven't investigated this myself yet, but I can't imagine the editors would have made such a flub otherwise.

i don't know i read through my marvel encyclapedia and found about three to four name mix ups. but you might be right. again an aswome book. i also have the DK one and love that one as well.

Noideaforaname wrote:

Mkall wrote:

Worth noting the caption in the bottom says:
"the forthcoming toy line official artwork of Prima from the brand bible"

That would seem to imply Prima IS getting a toy, and that this pic of him would be the one on the package.

There is a semi-colon in that caption, between "line" and "official," indicating a separate thought. The toy line note is refering to TF: Cybertron. Prima is too obscure a character even for hardcore collectors to warrant the cost of producing a figure, much less an entire "Original 13" line. I mean, we can't even get a G1 Arcee out of Hasbro. Why would they bother with Prima?

Fortress Rodimus wrote:

morphobots wrote:

Fortress Rodimus wrote:Just got mine yesterday. the book is so cool. Although i found a mistake they have a prototype of soundwave and they call him blaster. but all the same it is a awsome book.

I noticed that also, but with the amount of work that appeared to go into researching this book, I'm willing to bet that Blaster was Soundwave's original Japanese name before TF was TF. Like Prime's name was Battle Convoy before just plain Convoy. I haven't investigated this myself yet, but I can't imagine the editors would have made such a flub otherwise.

i don't know i read through my marvel encyclapedia and found about three to four name mix ups. but you might be right. again an aswome book. i also have the DK one and love that one as well.

If that is the Marvel Encyclopedia published by DK I can concur that there are more than a few screw-ups in its entries. Same for the DC Encyclopedia by the same publisher. But I'm getting a different vibe from this book, one that implies more dedication. I was particularly impressed that they actually used the proper planet name "Nebulos" instead of "Nebulan" like Dreamwave did in their TF handbook, a mistake which has stuck around for several years.

morphobots wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:

Mkall wrote:*snip*

Worth noting the caption in the bottom says:
"the forthcoming toy line official artwork of Prima from the brand bible"

That would seem to imply Prima IS getting a toy, and that this pic of him would be the one on the package.

There is a semi-colon in that caption, between "line" and "official," indicating a separate thought. The toy line note is refering to TF: Cybertron.

Ah, thanks for clarifying.

Maybe I missed it but has anyone noticed the HUGE SPOILER ALERT on pages 144 - 146 that discusses the premis of DOT? Sounds pretty good. "The third movie builds upon surprising connections in human and Cybertronian history. It turns out that the race to the moon launched by President Kennedy was prompted to investigate Transformer activity. Optimus Prime's predecessor, Sentinel Prime, had developed a dangerously powerful weapon. Rather than risk it falling into Decepticon hands, Sentinel fled the battlefield only to crash his ship, the Ark, into Earth's moon. In Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Optimus and the Autobots are briefed on this history by a firsthand witness- Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin makes an appearance as himself in the movie. The Decepticons and Autobots race to claim this lunar weapon, known as the Space Bridge, but a treacherous Sentinel Prime emerges alive, corrupted with visions of conquest. Optimus and Megatron must team up to defeat the turncoat before he can use the Bridges powers of teleportation to transport Cybertron into Earths orbit: the move would destroy Earth, releasing a massive wave of energy that Sentinel Prime plans to use to save Cybertron. The film's climax includes multiple battles with the largest cast of characters yet. Even Sam Witwicky acquires himself well in combat, as a shape-shifting gauntlet built by the Autobots gives him some much-needed defensive firepower against the Decepticons." I'm sorry, did I mention spoiler alert.

Just had my copy delivered by a very nice lady. Had a quick look through at my desk ( at work ) and it looks like a great book. Looking forward to a proper look tonight.

Just picked up my copy at Borders at a deep discount thanks to my Borders Rewards membership. Normally $35, but after a coupon, a membership discount and $10 in Borders Bucks, I only paid $14.32 out of pocket!

Got mine 2 days ago..









Freakin' awesome to say the least... More pics HERE
Didn't want to spam the whole thread.

This book had the plot for DOTM way before I saw it anywhere else. I thought it was a fake plot leaked by Bay to throw the fandom off, but sure as heck it was spot-on. Even to the point of mentioning Buzz Aldrin's appearance.