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It is with sadness that we report the passing of comics industry legend - and according to pretty much all stories, human legend too - Len Wein.
Wein was the mind behind several of the most beloved franchises, from co-creating Swamp Thing and Wolverine, editing Watchmen, guest writing X-Men, Teen Titans, Man Thing, and creating Batman's Lucius Fox. Not as known, but still significant, he scripted a number of Transformers episodes across the decades from G1 "Webworld", to Beast Wars "Tangled Web" and Beast Machines "Savage Noble", plus the most recent Robots in Disguise series' "Cover Me".
The staff at Seibertron.com send their condolences and thoughts to Wein's family and loved ones.
We've shown you the plaques and trophies for the Transformers Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for Susan Blu and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (see it here!) which took place at Hascon 2017 last night during the VIP dinner panel with Frank Welker and Peter Cullen - but why not pretend you were there in person, by taking a look at a video recording of the whole thing? Check it out below!
Congratulations to this year's winners on their Hall of Fame awards. Many of our readers will recognize Susan Blu as the voice of Arcee from Transformers G1. Lorenzo di Bonadventura has been producing Trasnsformers films for the past 10 years. We have taken some close up shots of the awards below so you can read what they say and admire the figures posed with them.
Via the AV Club, we have a full reveal of a previously hinted at new IDW Publishing series - just not quite this way. We knew that Visionaries was coming back to the Hasbro Universe at the end of First Strike ( see here ), and we know have a look at how the actual series will be called and what it will look like: presenting... Transformers vs Visionaries!
Written by Magdalene Visaggio, art by regular Fico Ossio, the series will feature a new spin on the 80s property and include the Transformers to piggy back into the mainstream (take that, Crown Jewel). Check out below covers (by Andrew Griffith, Ossio and Angel Hernandez) to the first issue and some character designs - and make sure to head to our database page for more information as it comes out!
The Hollywood bump is all it takes to pull a property out of obscurity, and IDW is showing what an updated Visionaries might look like by bringing it back in comics. December’s Visionaries Vs. Transformers pits a forgotten property against one of the world’s biggest, and IDW is making a smart move introducing this new version of Visionaries by attaching it to a far more popular franchise.
Even smarter is teaming Magdalene Visaggio, writer of the Eisner Award-nominated Kim & Kim, with artist Fico Ossio to put their own fresh spin on the characters as they introduce them on the Transformers’ home planet of Cybertron. “”As someone who grew up on a host of Hasbro/Sunbow animated shows, I’m very excited to help revive Visionaries for modern audiences,” says Visaggio. We’ve worked hard to keep it fresh enough for new readers, but faithful enough to the source material for old fans. It has all the same scheming wizards, dastardly villains, and flawed heroes of the original, but with a stunning new twist.” Ossio adds: “I’m very excited to be working on Visionaries and teaming up with Mags and [editor] Sarah [Gaydos]! Happy to be able to update them for a new generation! Mags’ script is really great and I can’t wait to have them stand against the Transformers.”
According to the Times Herald Online, who were able to talk to Jonathan JJ Hook - the supervising location manager a co-producer for Transformers Universe: Bumblebee - about what goes into finding the right location to shoot a movie, and some more details about his approach to movie-making in general. Find out some snippets below, and the whole piece here!
For “Bumblebee,” a spin-off of the Michael Bay franchise “Transformer” movies, plenty of it is in Vallejo. This week on Mare Island, count on evenings with helicopters, special effects and pyrotechnics, followed by two days of downtown action.
The supervising location manager and co-producer oversees around 15 people on his team, though he’s handled movies orchestrated as many as 50 others working simultaneously in numerous states and countries.
It’s not a job for the timid, said Hook, a Los Angeles resident and native of England.
“You are dealing with change and pressure,” he said. “But if you’re creative and have a good imagination, you can climb the ranks quickly.”
Hook started as a personal assistant in England doing a period piece that included a shipwreck.
“My job was running out with blankets, tea and coffee,” Hook said.
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It wasn’t difficult to create exactly what was needed in town here, Hook said.
“Vallejo has got great bones,” he said of the town’s infrastructure. “It’s an Anywhere America, Back-to-the-Future type vibe. The great thing about Vallejo is there aren’t these huge chain stores. There a few other cities in California like it, but not that many. The city hasn’t been turned into a strip mall.”
Mare Island’s drydocks have been perfect for “Bumblebee,” said Hook.
So good, he noted, “the ending of the movie was re-written after finding the location.”
With not long left now to TFcon DC 2017, we have another guest update from the organisers of the fan-run convention: IDW colourist and artist Josh Burcham! Best know for his collaborations with Nick Roche and currently with Kei Zama on Optimus Prime, you can find out more about him below.
We are happy to welcome back IDW Publishing colorist Josh Burcham to TFcon USA 2017. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of Transformers More Than Meets The Eye and dozens of other one shots and mini series. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.
Courtesy of website Pixelated Geek, we have an interview with co-authors of IDW Publishing's Hasbro crossover event First Strike Mairghread Scott and David Rodriguez! The interview actually is really short, and dates back to San Diego Comic Con, but you can still take a look at it embedded below, as we find out more about the end of Transformers: Till All Are One and the current/future of GI Joe.
At this year's San Diego Comic-Con we got to talk for a few minutes with IDW's David Rodriguez and Mairghread Scott, writers for IDW's Transformers. We discussed the end of Mairghread's "Till All Are One" series (and why she wrote Starscream the way she did) and about IDW's new "First Strike" arc and what that means for the Transformers and G.I. Joe. Artwork in the video by Sara Pitre-Durocher, Priscilla Tramontano, and Max Dunbar.
It's always good to see celebrities getting involved in their roles in a fandom - and it looks like Machinima's Titan Return new acquisition for Emissary, Jason David Frank (THE Green Ranger), is doing just that! His Facebook account posted a photo of his signature on a Fort Max poster identifying his Titan Master role, check it out below!
While not strictly Trasformers related, this message is perhaps a smidge more important right now. After the events in Texas, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a number of celebrities have rallied support and donations for the people affected by the storm and floods - among them, director Michael Bay and actor Mark Wahlberg, who have taken to social media to show their support and relief efforts.
Similarly, site sponsor The Chosen Prime have set up a charity raffle, with Takara Tomy Legends LG-43 Dinosaurer/Trypticon, 2 TFcon VIP tickets, and a Bandai SOC Megazord to be won, with donations to the Red Cross, the Houston Humane Society, and Heart to Heart respectively. You can read more about all this below.
1/ Giving a 100k back to the great People of Texas, where I filmed many years. It's such a time of need for them right now. I'm going to...
2/ disperse to various animal shelters. And figure how to get out of state car carriers to truck in inexpensive cars to give out to...
3/ families who lost a car and have no insurance. Every bit counts. Everyone should just give a little.
When tragedy strikes, it's our duty as Americans to lead the charge and help those in need. Our trucks are on the way! @Aquahydrate #Wahlburgers @diddy #hoUSton
Win a Takara LG-43 Trypticon by donating $5 to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. All proceeds will be given over to the Red Cross in support of the relief efforts. Thank you in advance.
Every $5 donation is equivalent to 1 entry. Add more and help more! Show your Transformer Community Spirit by helping out in this cause.
The drawing of the prize is slated for September 8th, 2017. Prize winner will be notified via Email, and result will be posted on our Social Media Channels.
If you do not care to participate in this drawing, but would still like to help, please visit http://www.redcross.org to donate.
*International entrants welcome, however winners will be responsible for shipping and and duties or taxes necessary.
Another Transformers artist has some stuff to show off and sell, so we take to this slow news week to bring it to your attention! Naoto Tsushima, last seen on IDW's Till All Are One: Revolution tie-in comic, has a number of personal pieces made into metallic prints up for sale on Etsy shop InkInkCollectibles, a Singapore based art distributor of sorts.
The prints are fairly pricey, but also look very shiny and include Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Hot Rod, Bruticus, and a still in progress Soundblaster - take a look below and let us know what you think!
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