TFcon USA: October 24th – 26th 2014 in Chicago has added an additional Hotel Block
Monday, August 11th, 2014 2:55pm CDT
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There will be a complementary shuttle running from this hotel to the Hyatt Regency O’Hare for those people that can not or do not wish to walk between the locations.
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Posted by mooncake623 on August 18th, 2014 @ 10:29am CDT

Posted by Va'al on August 18th, 2014 @ 10:29am CDT
Transformers: Robots in Disguise ongoing series comic book artist Andrew Griffith will be joining us at TFcon Chicago 2014.
He will be available all weekend for commissions, prints and signings in the TFcon Chicago artist alley.
Posted by mooncake623 on August 25th, 2014 @ 12:20pm CDT
TFcon will be held October 24th to 26th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.

Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on August 25th, 2014 @ 4:47pm CDT
the bay movies get worse and worse the more u read the comics..
im always wondering, why couldnt they do this in the movies or that etc.........
I hope one day Bay gets crushed by a garbage truck so he can never do another movie again. Hire a good director, and maybe get some of the comic guys on as writers........
then they will make 2 billion instead of 1(which i still cant believe those piles of feces made that much) and fans alike will be please......
alas a boy can dream...........
till that dream comes true, ill keep reading R.I.D AND M.T.M.T.E


Posted by Va'al on September 2nd, 2014 @ 11:47am CDT
We are pleased to announce that Transformers comic book artist Livio Ramondelli will be attending TFcon Chicago 2014. Livio is known to fans for his work on IDW’s Transformers comics with the Chaos storyline, the Autocracy, Monstrosity, Punishment and Primacy series as well as providing the art for the Orion Pax focused issues in the Robots in Disguise books. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.
Posted by Va'al on September 9th, 2014 @ 1:42pm CDT
We are very pleased to welcome Alex Milne to the TFcon Chicago guest list.
Alex is the artist for IDW’s fan favorite Transformers: More than Meets the Eye comic book. He will be attending the event all weekend long.
Posted by mooncake623 on September 17th, 2014 @ 8:55am CDT
TFcon will be held October 24th to 26th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.

Posted by Bed Bugs on September 17th, 2014 @ 1:59pm CDT

Posted by rockman_fan on September 17th, 2014 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by Bed Bugs on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:00pm CDT
rockman_fan wrote:i live like 45 minutes from the mccormick place, and god knows i want to attend, but im just not seeing the reasoning behind going. only a few voice actors there, and im still not sure of what exclusives will be there. anyone ever been to a con before? what's it like?
Con's are tons of fun. This is the first TFCon Chicago, so nobody quite knows what it will be like yet. But the fact that there is a convention in the midwest, a lot of people are anticipating on going since Botcon hasn't been in this neck of the woods in several years.
Besides the guests, the dealer room should be huge as most of the major TF dealers such as TFSource and BBTS are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin respectively, so they should both be in attendance.
Lastly, geeking out and meeting other Seibertronians and having a big party every night in Chi-town.
Posted by mooncake623 on September 23rd, 2014 @ 1:57pm CDT
TFcon will be held October 24th to 26th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.

Posted by Va'al on October 3rd, 2014 @ 9:17pm CDT
We are happy to welcome IDW Publishing colorist Josh Burcham to TFcon Chicago 2014. 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.
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 5th, 2014 @ 1:48pm CDT
The 2005 Mustang Saleen 2007 Extreme S281 prototype known as Barricade used in the 2007 movie Transformers will be in attendance at TFcon Chicago 2014. There were 3 cars made for the film, with this vehicle being one of the primary camera vehicles. This Barricade was used in the scene where Shia LaBeouf was struck by the drivers side door and was knocked off his bike, as well as in the warehouse chase scene where the vehicles crash through the window.

Posted by Rated X on October 5th, 2014 @ 9:23pm CDT
Posted by Psychodrome on October 6th, 2014 @ 9:54am CDT
Both had issues, but were cleared. I also have my car done up like this, sort of. Without "Police" on the doors. I got stopped once and they had me to cover up the word police on the small purple badges on the front quarter panels. Thats it. I know Transformers Cars has a nice replica of this and they purchased the Prowl car from someone on this site. I dont know if this Barricade is theirs or not.
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2014 @ 6:53pm CDT
"J.E “Rik” Alvarez was formerly the Transformers Creative Manager at Hasbro, as well as a writer and editor with Fun Publications. He is now the founder of newly launched toy company Play With This Too. At TFcon Chicago they plan to unveil some big announcements about what lays in store for their company and he will also be speaking about his time on Transformers."

TFCon chicago will take place October 24th to 26th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.
Posted by Autobot032 on October 8th, 2014 @ 2:58am CDT
You may remember Mr. Skir as one of the creative minds behind Transformers Beast Machines. Quite possibly one of the most polarizing pieces of Transformers history, both in terms of toys and most definitely the show.
Robert N. Skir was the Story Editor and Head Writer for the Transformers TV series Beast Machines, in his words perhaps the most polarizing series in Transformers history. Bob will be speaking at TFcon Chicago and meeting with fans all weekend.
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Remember, TFCon USA 2014 takes place from October 24th through the 26th, and if you can't attend, Seibertron and his fellow staffers will be there on site to keep all of us updated and bring us the best galleries to share!
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by BumbleDouche on October 8th, 2014 @ 4:45am CDT
Personally, I didn't think Beast Machines was quite as bad as people were making it out to be... But it definitely could have been better. I think the mechanical to organic component was the most bizarre.
As a human, I'd prefer to move myself more towards the mechanical! Think about it: Transformers don't need to breathe, don't need to eat, can survive extreme environments, modify their body to suit their surroundings; a more perfect being for space exploration could not exist.
This fundamental shift in what it means to be a Transformer is arguably what most people didn't like about Beast Machines. That and Botanica... A flower Transformer? On what planet did that sound like a good idea?
Posted by Autobot032 on October 8th, 2014 @ 6:28am CDT
MegaDump wrote:A brave soul for daring to put himself out there to confront the fandom!
Personally, I didn't think Beast Machines was quite as bad as people were making it out to be... But it definitely could have been better. I think the mechanical to organic component was the most bizarre.
As a human, I'd prefer to move myself more towards the mechanical! Think about it: Transformers don't need to breathe, don't need to eat, can survive extreme environments, modify their body to suit their surroundings; a more perfect being for space exploration could not exist.
This fundamental shift in what it means to be a Transformer is arguably what most people didn't like about Beast Machines. That and Botanica... A flower Transformer? On what planet did that sound like a good idea?
His ideas were not the worst, nor were they the first of their kind. The fandoms reaction? Embarrassing. Absolutely disappointing and ridiculous.
Posted by Metroplex79 on October 8th, 2014 @ 8:23am CDT
MegaDump wrote:A brave soul for daring to put himself out there to confront the fandom!
Personally, I didn't think Beast Machines was quite as bad as people were making it out to be... But it definitely could have been better. I think the mechanical to organic component was the most bizarre.
As a human, I'd prefer to move myself more towards the mechanical! Think about it: Transformers don't need to breathe, don't need to eat, can survive extreme environments, modify their body to suit their surroundings; a more perfect being for space exploration could not exist.
This fundamental shift in what it means to be a Transformer is arguably what most people didn't like about Beast Machines. That and Botanica... A flower Transformer? On what planet did that sound like a good idea?
Well, it's been so long, and the fandom that grew up with G1 and BW have grown a little wiser.
Faced with awesome dialog and cheerleading kids, I'd take BM over RiD and Unicron Trilogy. It's still the only series that takes place on Cybertron. Then add Animated animation's style (I LOVED the series though, mostly for the story and script). Then add the live action movies.
In hindsight, it's not as bad as what we've been given.
Well, the BW cast landed on Earth because of a battle. Thus needing predators and local wild lifeforms to aid in combat. If the Maximal ship was a scientific exploration-type ship and landed on planet filled with plants, they would have taken some kind of plant form.
As we've all learned from Star Trek and Star Wars, not every species on every other planet develop the same way. Characteristics of a species depends on many factors.
Oh, and a planet with plant based lifeform was established in G1. The Morphobots. Sure those were mechanical, but a vast majority of species are organic based.