By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
A double-whammy of news comes to us with regards to the performance of Transformers Age of Extinction. There is a lot of excited buzz over both the movie and director Michael Bay hitting some key milestones.
Transformers: Age of Extinction, it has been reported, has overtaken James Cameron's Avatar to become the biggest grossing movie in China, ever! This figure is slightly disputed - some sources claim the milestone was hit on Sunday, while the tally others are keeping suggests the movie came close but has not quite surpassed Avatar at that time. In either case, it is an incredible achievement for the fourth live-action big screen outing of the Transformers! Credit for this news item goes to
Hollywood Reporter.
Transformers: Age of Extinction now the highest grossing movie ever in ChinaTransformers: Age of Extinction continues to perform strongly at the US box office and has earned an impressive $180,166,140 as of July 7th, 2014.
Box Office Mojo also reports that international takings add up to $412,000,000, with more than half of that figure coming from China. As you might see from their chart, though, some figures have not yet been updated for the past weekend, and crucially some of the European opening weekends, such as the UK, are not yet represented. Of note is that
Deadline reports Transformers: Age of Extinction has the third greatest opening in Korea, but that the movie there is performing slightly less strongly than Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
In exactly a week, the first official Transformers: Age Of Extinction Calendar will be available for purchase. Releasing on 15th July, this calendar is published by Day Dream and will feature artwork from Hasbro.
A new Amazon listing has gone up announcing a second calendar for the movie. Set to release on August 31st, this calendar is published by Danilo Promotions Limited; a UK based publisher who also published the
2014 Transformers: Prime Calendar.
Artwork for the second calendar is not yet released. The calendar is available for preorder at
Amazon US for $9.62 and in
Amazon UK for £8.99.
News Post Image: Day Dream Transformers: Age Of Extinction 2015 Calendar.
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
The
Mega Drive Megatron figure set to be released this September is available for order through the Sega online store with a
bonus exclusive t-shirt. This t-shirt features awesome artwork of the Sega Mega Drive (Or Sega Genesis, for North American readers) transformed into Megatron and is available in four different sizes.
Check out the t-shirt after the break and with the discussion link below!
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
TFcon Toronto is less than a week away and is still in need of toy donations for the
2014 Charity Auction. If you have any questions or would like to donate you can visit our friends at
Cybertron.ca or check out
TFW's TFcon thread.
This is the final call for donations so if you have Transformers or any other toys you'd like to donate to a good cause please do so! Check out more information about the event after the break.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Germany's own fan-run Transformers convention,
C.O.N.S., have announced their 2014 show! C.O.N.S. VI will take place on October 4, 2014, 11am at Seerosensaal, Steeger Str. 38, 41334 Nettetal - Lobberich in Germany.
This year, C.O.N.S. will be welcoming IDW's talented John Paul Bove and Andrew Griffith to their German Transformers fan convention. There will also be trivia contests and costuming contests, as well as a well-stocked dealer room.
Check out the
C.O.N.S. homepage for more information, and to preregister your tickets for this year's convention.
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
Issuu has posted up the full preview for Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #31:
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #31
FLYING BLIND! Trapped inside a giant replica of RODIMUS's head (don't ask), MEGATRON and the crew of the Lost Light have to solve the biggest mystery of their lives. And they have to do so quickly—because every time the lights go out, something terrible happens...
The full issue will be released in two days on Wednesday, July 9, but check it out the preview after the jump if you don't care about spoilers!
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
Via his
blog, Transformers artist and designer Emiliano Santalucia has given us a look at another of his Aligned continuity designs - this time, it's Megatron himself, originally created for Hasbro's Binder of Revelations and then subsequently featured in the Covenant of Primus book. This design was also used in The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe.
Emiliano shows off the full design in all its glory, as well as a bonus pencil sketch.
You can check it out and read the full details after the jump!
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Transformers: Age of Extinction producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura spoke to the press recently, regarding the negative critical reception for the movie and also to hint what we might get to see in the upcoming Transformers Live Action Movie Sequels.
"There's a combination of factors" said Mr. Bonaventura. "Number one, critics do not understand this kind of movie. They just don’t understand, they don’t get why people like this kind of movie. They’re evaluating a movie like this, that is meant for mass entertainment on a really epic scale, as though it’s a 1970’s Martin Scorsese movie.""I kind of figure enough critics don’t see these movies with the audience, is my suspicion. Because if they’re with the audience, they cant help but be affected by what they’re hearing and reacting to."The producer also talked about the plot elements from the 4th Michael Bay Transformers Movie, how they came to be and how they will affect the future movies. Considering the nature of the content, we are keeping them away from the front page due to the spoilers they contain.
You can read them at
Collider,
Inquisitr and
IGN.
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
TFcon is happy to welcome back
Silas Zee to the TFcon Toronto 2014 guest list. Known in the fandom for his My Little Transformer videos and his artwork under the screen name of shibamura_prime, Silas will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.
TFcon Toronto – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th, 2014. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers.
You can book your discounted room now via the 2014 hotel reservation website. TFcon Toronto advance registration is now closed, but tickets will be available at the door.
TFcon Toronto 2014 features Canada's largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise, question and answer panels and autograph sessions with many special guests including SUSAN BLU the voice of Generation 1 Arcee and voice director for Beast Wars, Beast Machines and Transformers Animated, GREGG BERGER the voice of G1 Grimlock, GARRY CHALK the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in Armada, Energon and Cybertron as well as AARON ARCHER former Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships, NEIL KAPLAN the voice of Optimus Prime in Robots in Disguise, SARAH STONE artist for IDW’s Transformers: Windblade miniseries, Transformers: Robots in Disguise ongoing series comic book artist ANDREW GRIFFITH, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye ongoing series comic book artist ALEX MILNE, Transformers toy designer and artist MARVIN MARIANO, the man behind LilFormers MATT MOYLAN, Transformers artist DAN KHANNA and a live performance by THE CYBERTRONIC SPREE as well as PEAUGH and VANGELUS.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
DarthGzus33 of our sister site the Toyark (a great place to find out about all the other action figure coolness out there) reports that the Age of Extinction One Step Changer Stinger figure has been released.
Stinger is an unusual one - the One Step Changer was originally included in solicits for a mass-retail Wave 3 One Step Changer assortment which did not resemble the one we were shown at Botcon. We since learned that
some toys of the Stinger character would be released as Walmart exclusives, and sure enough, One Step Changer Stinger has an "only at Walmart" sticker on him.
Only thing is, DarthGzus33 spotted Stinger here at a Target!
So, misdirected stock, a misapplied store exclusive sticker, or a return from a Walmart in the locality of this Target in Frederick MD? We're not entirely sure - though when we spoke to Hasbro about Stinger toys they said more information would follow at SDCC 2014, so we might have more of an idea in a few weeks time.
Until then, happy hunting everyone!
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
TFcon Toronto is happy to announce the return of artist
Dan Khanna to the 2014 convention. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long. He has provided package art for the Transformers brand over several different sub-lines.
TFcon Toronto – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th, 2014. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers.
You can book your discounted room now via the 2014 hotel reservation website. TFcon Toronto advance registration is now closed, but tickets will be available at the door.
TFcon Toronto 2014 features Canada's largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise, question and answer panels and autograph sessions with many special guests including SUSAN BLU the voice of Generation 1 Arcee and voice director for Beast Wars, Beast Machines and Transformers Animated, GREGG BERGER the voice of G1 Grimlock, GARRY CHALK the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in Armada, Energon and Cybertron as well as AARON ARCHER former Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships, NEIL KAPLAN the voice of Optimus Prime in Robots in Disguise, SARAH STONE artist for IDW’s Transformers: Windblade miniseries, Transformers: Robots in Disguise ongoing series comic book artist ANDREW GRIFFITH, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye ongoing series comic book artist ALEX MILNE, Transformers colorist JOSH PEREZ, Transformers toy designer and artist MARVIN MARIANO, the man behind LilFormers MATT MOYLAN and a live performance by THE CYBERTRONIC SPREE as well as PEAUGH and VANGELUS with more TBA.
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