Happy 4th of July America! We are very happy to welcome Transformers voice actor Garry Chalk to TFcon Chicago 2016. The voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in the Armada, Energon and Cybertron cartoons, he also voiced Generation 1 Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars. Additionally he is known to GIJOE fans as the voices of Pathfinder and Metalhead in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and He-Fans as the voices He-Man in The New Adventures of He-Man, and Man-at-Arms in the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Mr. Chalk 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.
TFcon Chicago 2016 Guest Update - Garry Chalk
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Jul 7, 2016 at 9:18am CDT
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Comment by Va'al
Jul 26, 2016
Itching for another Transformers related event? TFcon Chicago 2016 has just opened its registration! Just head to their website to purchase entry to one of the biggest fan-run conventions on US soil - right here. Read more below about the announcement too.
Admission/Registration/Ticket Information
Advance ticket sales for TFcon Chicago 2016 are now live and will close October 16th.
Weekend tickets (includes early admission on Saturday) are $50.
Early admission tickets for Saturday (9 am entry) will be $30.
Regular admission tickets for Saturday (11 am entry) will be $20.
Regular admission tickets for Sunday will be $20.
Kids between 5 and 12 are $5 for each day. There is no charge for children under 5 years of age.
You can register for TFcon Chicago 2016 here: https://ac.reg-system.com/TFconUSA2017Reg
Guest appearances subject to cancellation or schedule change, due to professional commitments. Some guests may charge additional fees for autographs and/or photos. All prices are in US dollars. All sales are final, no exchanges or refunds for any reason.
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Comment by Umbra
Jul 26, 2016
I've never been to a Transformers con, or really any con with such a specific focus. Is it worth it? Whats there to actually do? Is the dealer's hall just the same like 5 current toys at every booth?
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Comment by SideswipeSkywarp
Jul 26, 2016
Each convention is different. There are lots of older Transformers and 3rd party TFS and even Star Wars, GI joe... At least half of what they sell usually is Transformers related. Some have had G1 cartoons & Japanese Headmasters playing 24/7, artists, writers, voice actors, dealer rooms, costume contests, fan made films, presentations of new products, you'll meet new people... There is a tour of downtown Chicago if anyone is interested in that. 
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Comment by Va'al
Aug 2, 2016
We have more news from the TFcon Chicago 2016 crew, featuring a guest update from the IDW comics: Alex Milne, artist of Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, and one of the artists on upcoming Lost Light continuation, will be attending the event! Read on below.
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Alex Milne to the TFcon Chicago guest list this year.
Alex is best known for his work as the primary artist for IDW’s fan favorite Transformers: More than Meets the Eye comic book. He will be attending all days and offering prints and commissions to attendees all weekend long.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 26, 2016
TFcon Chicago has provided some new updates on their upcoming convention, which will be held October 21-23 of this year. The guest list now includes Richard Newman, known to all of us as the voice of Beast Wars Rhinox, and artist Sara Pitre-Durocher, the main artist on Till All Are One! Also included is a mention that the hotel block is being expanded to include more rooms.
We are very pleased to welcome artist Sara Pitre-Durocher to the Chicago guest list this year.
Sara has worked on IDW’s Combiner Hunters one-shot, The Transformers 46, 47 and 49, and is now the primary artist on the new ongoing comic book Till All Are One. While she will be attending all weekend, details on her signing times and where to get prints and commissions will be announced at a future time.
TFcon is proud to announce that Richard Newman will be appearing as a guest at this years convention in Chicago. Known to Transformers fans as the voice of Rhinox in Beast Wars, Tankor in Beast Machines and Vector Prime in Transformers Cybertron. Mr. Newman will be taking part in Q&A panels and signing for the attendees of the America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.
Due to the high demand for TFcon Chicago 2016 the Hyatt Regency O’Hare has added additional rooms to our hotel room block. If rooms become not available at the host hotel you will have the option to book down the road at the Aloft Chicago O’Hare.
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Comment by Va'al
Sep 1, 2016
We have some more news from TFcon Chicago, as September rolls in and the event gets ever closer: the first person to write Transformers fiction will attend the fan-run convention! That's right, Bob Budiansky will be in attendance, and you can find more about it below or directly at TFcon's site here.
We are honored to welcome Transformers creator Bob Budiansky to TFcon Chicago 2016. Mr. Budiansky is responsible for much of the writing of the original Marvel Transformers comic, and conceived the names of most of the original Transformers including Megatron. He also wrote the vast majority of the descriptive tech spec biographies printed on the Transformers toy packages that Hasbro produced in the 1980s, giving each character it’s own unique personality.
Mr. Budiansky will be taking part in a Q&A panels and meeting with fans all weekend long.
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 1, 2016
Holy @&;$:@:!!!! YES.
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Comment by 1984forever
Sep 1, 2016
So the guy begs to be taken off the Marvel Transformers comic and now he wants to attend the conventions?
Whatever.
His stuff up until #24 is classic though. I wonder why after writing the original Transformers tech specs why he didn't want to write #1-4?
Whatever.
His stuff up until #24 is classic though. I wonder why after writing the original Transformers tech specs why he didn't want to write #1-4?
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Comment by Va'al
Sep 6, 2016
Our very own jON3.0 aka voice actor Jon Bailey, currently the voice of Optimus Prime in Machinima's Transformers: Combiner Wars, has been announced as a guest at TFcon Chicago, taking place this October! Find out more info below, or head here to check out their site.
We are happy to welcome Jon Bailey to TFcon Chicago 2016. Known as the epic voice of Screen Junkies’ Honest Trailers, the long time Transformers fan can now be seen as Optimus Prime in Machinima’s Transformers: Combiner Wars animated web series.
Jon will be taking part in a Q&A panel and meeting with the attendees of the America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 6, 2016
Hooray for Jon!
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 6, 2016
Awesome. This is going to be a great time.
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Comment by Va'al
Sep 12, 2016
Another update from the team at TFcon Chicago, as the October event rolls ever closer: IDW artist Andrew Griffith, the hands behind Robots in Disguise, The Transformers and more, will be attending as a guest all weekend long! Check out the announcement page and info below.
We are very pleased to welcome IDW’s Transformers (formerly Robots in Disguise) ongoing series comic book artist Andrew Griffith to TFcon Chicago 2016.
He will be attending all days and offering prints and commissions to attendees all weekend long.
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 12, 2016
yes! I have a comic for him to sign 
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 12, 2016
TFcon Chicago has let us know that voice actor Jason Marnocha, otherwise known to us as the voice of Combiner Wars Megatron, will be in attendance! Check out the profile below.
We are happy to welcome Jason Marnocha to TFcon Chicago 2016. Known online by the handle of LordJazor, Transformers fans now know him as the voice of Megatron in Machinima’s Transformers: Combiner Wars animated web series.
Jason will be taking part in a Q&A panel and meeting with the attendees of the America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 17, 2016
TFcon Chicago has updated with another new attendee for their upcoming convention, this time in the form of IDW artist Casey Coller! Coller has participated in IDW comics for many years, often providing art work for one-shots and special covers. Check out his bio from TFcon below, and if you're not signed up to go already, go out and buy some tickets!
We are pleased to announce that Transformers comic book artist Casey Coller will be attending TFcon Chicago 2016. Casey is known to fans for his work providing variant covers for IDW’s Robots In Disguise and More Than Meets the Eye comics as well as many one-shot issues. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 20, 2016
TFcon Chicago has updated its guest list to include IDW artist and write Nick Roche! You can check out the bio for Roche provided by the con below, and make sure you are getting your tickets for the convention coming up October 21-23.
TFcon is pleased to announce that Transformers comic book artist Nick Roche will be attending TFcon Chicago 2016. Nick is well known to fans for his work writing and/or creating the art for Last Stand of the Wreckers (co-written with James Roberts), Sins of the Wreckers, More Than Meets the Eye and various IDW one-shot issues. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 20, 2016
Woo! Everybody I want to see is going to be there.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 26, 2016
TFcon has updated their guest list to include IDW colorist Josh Perez! You can check out the bio about him below, and make sure to sign up and get your tickets for TFcon Chicago, which is coming up in only a few weeks!
TFcon is happy to welcome IDW Publishing colorist Josh Perez to TFcon Chicago 2016. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of numerous Transformers (formerly Robots in Disguise) and More Than Meets The Eye comic books. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Sep 28, 2016
TFcon has updated us with a new guest: Frank Todaro! Frank Todaro is a long time Transformers fan who got the chance to be the voice of Starscream in the recent Combiner Wars Cartoon. You can check out the media release below, and remember to reserve your tickets to go!
We are happy to welcome Frank Todaro to TFcon Chicago 2016. A long time Transformers fan himself, he can now be seen as Starscream in Machinima’s Transformers: Combiner Wars animated web series.
Frank will be taking part in a Q&A panel and meeting with the attendees of the America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 28, 2016
This is going to be an awesome script reading.
