The man responsible for the two
Ark Addendums, Jim Sorenson has once again updated his blog
Disciples of Boltax with another page that had to be cut from the final edit of the Addendum's.
In the spotlight this week is a page containing location shots and equipment featured in the G1 episode
S.O.S Dinobots.
In other related Ark news, Jim also mentions that he is coming close to his deadline for the Amalgamated Complete Ark book, where he is able to "
pick a few bonus pages to insert (we don't need two copyright pages, for instance, so I get a few extra pages)".
A snapshot of the cut S.O.S Dinobots page is featured below.
To check out the full update, including the full page, head on over to Jim's blog by
clicking here.
Filed under: Uncategorized — Transformers News @ 10:14 pm
All Hail Megatron is being extended!
Chris Ryall, the Editor-in-Chief of
IDW Publishing has updated his blog
Ryalltime, with the announcement that the previously confirmed
All Hail Megatron Coda series will instead by turned into issues #13 to #16 of the main
All Hail Megatron series.
Ryall mentions the reasons for the change, and what we can expect from the last four issues of All Hail Megatron:
The series was only ever slated to be a 12-part saga, but word and sales on the book have remained so steady that the four-part "Coda" we talked about before has become AHM 13-16. Each of these four issues will contain two 11-page stories by different creative teams--a couple of which will factor into future plans in a big way--and each of these stories either wraps up elements from Shane's 12-part story, sets up events for the future or delves into plot points that fans that early on were inconsistencies.
Ryall also confirms
our earlier story relating to Nick Roche working on a story concerning Kup, and how he was upgraded from the state he was in at the end of
Spotlight Kup, to his shiny new form seen in All Hail Megatron.
As an added bonus, Ryall has also posted both versions of the cover for All Hail Megatron #13, with Prime and Ironhide featuring on both. Trevor Hutchison will continue to create the alternate covers. To view the covers and read Ryall's full blog update, please
click here.
IDW's future plans for the series post All Hail Megatron will be announced during
BotCon.
So Seibertronians, are you glad or saddened by the news that AHM is being extended, in this new format? post your thoughts and theories below!
Our friends across the pond have sent us a friendly reminder about the UK's biggest Transformers convention that will take place in August 2009. Here's what they had to share:
Not booked your tickets yet for Auto Assembly 2009, Europe's largest Transformers convention? Well you now have just FIVE DAYS to get your bookings in and take advantage of our great "early bird" discount rates run out before the tickets rise to their full price.
If you book online by MINDNIGHT (GMT) on Tuesday 7th April 2009 (or postal bookings are postmarked by this date) then you can get weekend tickets for just £40 for adults, £30 for children / students / senior citizens and under 5s are free. Family tickets, which cover two adults and two children are just £125. These rates will be increasing to £45, £35, and £145 from 8th April 2009.
For full details on Auto Assembly 2009 and to book your tickets, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk
Simon and Sven
Auto Assembly
Auto Assembly 2009 is a non-profit making convention for fans of Transformers and is being held on 15th - 16th August 2009 (with a bonus evening programme on 14th August 2009 for weekend attendees) at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England.
If you plan on going and have the means, sign up now so you have more money for Transformers goodies.
Keep with us here at Seibertron.com for all the latest news on Auto Assembly 2009.
emAutoAssembly.org/em- While U.S. fans are making their Botcon 2009 preparations, the UK fans can also start making plans to attend a major convention in August.br /
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emSimon Plumbe/em, Auto Assembly coordinator, has shared the date, and a lot of information for this upcoming event in his latest e-mail update.br /
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blockquote class=unciteddivemWe are pleased to announced that bookings are now OPEN for Auto Assembly 2009, Europe's largest Transformers convention! Taking place over the weekend of 15th-16th August 2009 in Birmingham, England, Auto Assembly is set to be bigger and better than ever! This time it is going to be a packed weekend celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Transformers filled with activities, dealers, guests and so much much!br /
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The convention will be held on strongSaturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2009, with a bonus mini programme of activities on the evening of Friday 14th August for those who book for the full weekend./strong Because we expect the convention to be a complete sell-ouy, initially only weekend passes will be available, but single day tickets will be on sale closer to the convention should spaces still be left. There will be an extra special programme of activities running on Saturday evening until the early hours of Sunday, which will include a party and a live script reading featuring our TWO voice actors as well as other activities, but these will be EXCLUSIVE to weekend attendees!br /
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The convention will be held at the strongHoliday Inn Birmingham City Centre, which is on Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, right in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, England/strong. It is an ideal location for anyone travelling to Birmingham from anywhere in the UK and is just 2 minutes walk from Birmingham New Street Station!br /
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As many of you will know, We have run a number of surveys to find out exactly what you want from Auto Assembly 2009 and we will be tailoring the activities and events to suit YOU the attendees. There will be so much going on that you won't have time to rest - from guest talks to video screenings, workshops to toy and art displays, dealers and competitions, a charity auction and games area, quizzes and much more besides. And for the first time ever at Auto Assembly, TWO voice actors!br /
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We already have our first EIGHT guests confirmed - TF artists Andrew Wildman making his sixth appearance at Auto Assembly, Simon Williams, John McCrea, Staz Johnson, and colourists Jason Cardy, Kat Nicholson and Liam Shalloo. Finally is our first guest of honour, Ian James Corlett, the voice of Cheetor from Beast Wars and Beast Machines. More guests will be announced soon along with our second voice actor!br /
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Ticket prices for the weekend are just £45 for adults and £35 for concessions with under 5s being FREE. However, ticket prices are being reduced to just £40 and £30 for a limited period until 31st March 2009 as a thankyou for those of you who register early. We will also be offering reduced rates for families (2 adults and 2 children) with early discounts again.br /
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We have also managed to negotiate for reduced accommodation rates in the Holiday Inn hotel for their superb bedrooms and details of these will be posted on the website and sent out to all of you with confirmations of your bookings along with details of a few extra surprises we will be sending to all of you!br /
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We've also got one of our usual goodie bags and we believe that 2009 will see this being our best yet with no less than six gifts being confirmed already including DVDs, keyrings, postcards, stickers and more! As always, the earlier you book the more goodies you will get and the DVDs will be limited to the first 49 pre-registrants so if you want these you will need to hurry!br /
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Finally, we're also looking at ways of improving our pre-registration system to make things smoother and faster than ever for all of you attending including the return of the fast-track quick check-in from Auto Assembly 2008 and email booking confirmations that will be sent out within a few days for all pre-registrants.br /
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Anyway, bookings are open NOW through the Auto Assembly website and postal bookings will be open shortly so check out the website now for all the latest news and developments. We hope to see all of you there for what we think will be the biggest and best Auto Assembly ever!br /
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You can view the Auto Assembly website by clicking a href=http://www.autoassembly.org.uk/ target=_blankhere/a.br /
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Time to start making plans with your fellow UK Seibertronians to attend this big event!
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