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Along with the leader of the dinobots, Gregg also gave Skyfire a voice and did vocal performances in a whole host of other cartoon shows including Argh! Real Monsters and the cartoon adaption of Men in Black, as well as Mysterio in the seminal 90s Spiderman cartoon.
We have embedded the interviews below for your convenience:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
What do you think of this interview? Whats your favourite Gregg performance?
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We bring you some somber news now from Japan where prolific voice actor Keiji Fujiwara passed away on Sunday 12th April after a fight with cancer. He was 55. His agency announced his passing today. While he worked on numerous anime over the years including Mae Hughes in the Full Metal Alchemist series, Reno in both the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie and the recently released Final Fantasy VII Remake game, he has also starred in many Transformers series over the years.
In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, he played the role of Dinobot. In Transformers Armada, he gave Scavenger his voice. In Transformers Animated, he dubbed Grimlock. In Transformers Prime and in Q Transformers, he gave Megatron his vocals.
Here's some odd but delightful news to share and it comes courtesy of BBC News Portsmouth. According to the report, a paleontology student at Portsmouth University has named a new species of Pterosaur after IDW Maximum Dinobot Comic Artist Nick Roche.
(What the Klobiodon Rochei might have looked like by Mark Witton)
The dinosaur's full name is Klobiodon rochei, with the first part of the name meaning "Cage Tooth" and the second referencing Nick.
Nick posted about the naming on Twitter, having shown his gratitude to the student by sending him some signed prints and a design page for IDW Swoop.
Nick Roche wrote:Oh, Can you please send that back, mate? I've been looking for that. Ta.
(Full dislcosure: Mikey's a paleontologist who named a FLIPPING DINOSAUR - Klobiodon Rochei - After me! https://t.co/8xE3CsaOSm)
TFCon have reached out to us to tell us that another high profile guest, joining already announced participants such as Casey Coller is attending TFCon 2018 in Chicago! This time it's Transformers Designer Aaron Archer!
Here's the press release from TFCon:
TFCon wrote:Chicago, Illinois. TFcon USA is pleased to announce that Aaron Archer will join its exciting guest line-up for its upcoming show, which will take place inside the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center (5440 North River Rd. Rosemont, Illinois 60018); October 26-28, 2018.
As an American Toy Designer, Archer’s spectacular involvement in the Transformers universe is well known amongst fans worldwide. Having designed toys like the Transmetal 2 creations for Cheetor, Iguanus, Dinobot, Optimus Minor and Megaton, Archer became the lead designer for the Transformers brand in 2000 where he played a large role in planning Armada, which was released in 2002. He also played a similar role in developing Energon and Cybertron, as well as Alternators. He even penned story concepts for 3 Unicron Trilogy lines before being promoted 3 times to Vice President of Intellectual Property Development at Hasbro. Archer was also the creative lead for all Transformers partnerships including 4 feature films, 4 video games, 5 animated series, theme park rides and countless publishing projects.
Beyond the Transformers Universe, Archer designed a variety of toys for various lines for Hasbro/Kenner including but not limited to Batman, Jurassic Park and Alien Resurrection while being directly involved with the G.I. Joe brand. More recently, Archer made multiple appearances on both Season 1 and 2 of Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us airing now.
"We are pleased to welcome Aaron Archer back to TFcon USA," says General Manager Colin Douglas. "His work has inspired generations of fans both new and old. His appearance will be warmly welcomed.”
TFNation headquarters has sent out another announcement about their guests for this summer's 2018 edition of the UK fan Transformers convention, and we're moving back into comics for another UK first appearance: writer Mairghread Scott!
Find out more about her work with various Transformers media and other comics endeavours below, and book your tickets now!
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Adding another international name to the line up for TFNation 2018, this guest hails from the IDW Publishing comics section of the Transformers franchise, and is an author of several other media iterations of the transforming robots too – please welcome writer Mairghread Scott!
Her writing credits, on the comics side, include the entirety of Windblade's story so far and one of the most charismatic Starscreams in robot history, as told in the pages of Transformers: Windblade volumes 1 & 2, and the fan-favourite sequel series Till All Are One. Scott was also co-writing the second IDW/Hasbro crossover event First Strike, and has been behind the Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots and Beast Hunters mini-series.
Working as assistant writer of animated series Transformers: Prime, Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots, she has also directly contributed to bringing the character of Windblade into the animated universe too (in Robots in Disguise).You will find her work on several other animated series, such as GI Joe: Renegades, and most notably Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy and the upcoming Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors.
Back in comics, Scott has published for some of the major publishers in the business, with the likes of Green Arrow (DC), Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel), Wonder Woman (DC), and Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) on her resumé, and creator-owned projects such as Toil &Trouble (Boom! Studios), The City on the Other Side (First Second), and more. Her upcoming work will be seen in the pages of DC comics' Batgirl, starting with issue #25 in July 2018!
Mairghread Scott will be present at TFNation 2018 all weekend, signing books, talking Starscream, raising dark stories, and talking to fans of her writing – including those still saddened by the end of Till All Are One.
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The second guest announcement from TFcon Toronto 2018, taking place on July 13-15 2018, comes in the form of a voice actor of old, from the original Generation 1 animated series: Hal Rayle, the voice of Dinobot Snarl!
Read on below for some of his other roles, and head to TFcon Toronto's website to check out more details about the event.
We are happy to welcome actor Hal Rayle to Toronto for his first ever TFcon. The voices of Shrapnel, Snarl, Pipes and Skuxxoid in Transformers Generation 1, fans of the 80s will also remember him as the voice of Deep Six in G.I. Joe and the voice of the Predator creature in Predator 2.
Hal will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.
Hal Rayle is presented by TFcon Toronto 2018 sponsor The Chosen Prime
Courtesy of the Loopaza Mega Store Facebook page, we have scans of the latest issue of Figure King Magazine, featuring a nice look at the recently surfaced Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy! The Car Robots / Robots in Disguise combiner - of God Magnus and Fire Convoy - can be seen in multiple modes below, along with some Legends images, RC Sqweeks from The Last Knight, and an announcement for next month's issue centering on Masterpiece Dinobot. Check it out, including an piece (in Japanese) on voice actors Takashi Matsuyama (God Magnus) and Satoshi Hashimoto (Fire Convoy and God Fire Convoy)!
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This month's Figure King of Transformers covering the Car Robot Encore God Fire Convoy featuring new sound effect and paint job.
This next story featuring a recording from Hascon should be seen as a follow-up to our first report on the Transformers Brand Panel, as it was taken during the second instance of the talk given on the Sunday - see our Friday report here! Featuring both Hasbro and Takara Tomy designers for several toy lines, such as Sean Isabella Carmina, Lenny Panzica and John Warden and legend Hideaki Yoke-san, the clip specifically focuses on the Q&A section of the talk, which we've transcribed below the video, too.
In addition, we're including all previously posted videos from the weekend that deal with the toys talked about in the clip, all in one convenient viewing spot!
The panel are talking about how the issues that Hideaki had 30 years ago are pretty much still the same
Would you make a combiner out of combiners? Lots of excitement, but no - nothing in the plans.
Power of Primes compatible with Titan Masters? Yes, Prime Masters and Titan Masters are interchangeable. Optimus Prime can wear TR Optimus' head in his chest.
Any plan on Titan Masters/Prime Masters multipack? It's really cool - maybe around holidays (but no solid plan).
When designing, do you start in vehicle or robot? Depends on the designer, some start from the vehicle 'as armour', but vehicle to robot makes life a little easier. Combiners start from the way out, combined mode first. Always carry a sketch book. Yoke-san also starts with vehicle first.
Titans Return line had less paint than Takara, are there going to be similar changes in Power of the Primes? It's all down to value for consumers and price points: more details, more cost. Case by case basis, really.
Came up with a Transformers zodiac - but what are your signs? Warden - Leo, Panzica- Cancer, ISabella-Carmine- Aries, Yoke- Leo.
What type of background would get you a job like this? School, industrial design degrees. Blend of engineering and art, also fashion design with toy specialisation portfolios (Panzica's experience).
Level of discussion between Powermaster Prime and Super Ginrai, there was some, yes.
Importance of spark / allspark - distinctive difference between other mech: Transformers have a 'soul'.
Transformers can scan anything and transform into it. Ejector, Erector, ice-cream Transformers in Japan.
Sharkticons - are there any other designs planned to come out? Sharkticon that turns into jet, maybe?
Packaging: product converts vs transformers transform - not able to comment at this time, but it's way they do, they convert. (question by Seibertron, answer by Warden)
HASCON 2017: Transformers VIP Event TOY and Hall of Fame Reveals
With some more round-up work from fellow Seibertronian Deadput, we have more concept art from the artists who worked on Transformers: The Last Knight - Furio Tedeschi, Thomas Pringle, James Paick, Wesley Burt, Josh Nizzi - with a special highlight on the mini dinobots that were first seen during the Superbowl spot! Check it all out below.
I was given the opportunity to work on some more Dinobot concepts, this time Mini-Dinobots for TF5! It was really cool to see them in motion and interacting with the characters. ILM did some really incredible modeling and animation work
Another update from TFcon Toronto 2017 comes in the shape of yes another guest announcement, but this time featuring a name from the animation rather than comics world: Scott McNeil, voice of Waspinator, Dinobot, Rattrap, and Silverbolt in the Beast Wars series! Check out more info below.
Thanks to TFcon sponsor The Chosen Prime we are very pleased to welcome back Transformers voice actor Scott McNeil to TFcon Toronto 2017. Known to fans as the voices of Waspinator, Dinobot, Rattrap, and Silverbolt in Beast Wars, Mr. McNeil will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Additionally Scott has graciously agreed to help co-host this years charity auction.
Special note: Thanks to the sponsorship of The Chosen Prime all autographs and photos will be complimentary for this guest to all TFcon ticket holders.
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