TFWorld2005 have an interview with Transformers Animated Story Editor Marty Isenberg. Mr Isenberg is responsible to come up with the basic story outlines for each episode, hire writers, work with them to develop their stories and edit their work.

The interview which reveals a previously unrevealed deleted scene with the Dinobots.

• G1 Ironhide
• G1 Kickback
• G1 Blaster
• G1 Thrust
• Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron
• Beast Wars Silverbot

Transformers Animated Power Bots Bumblebee has been sighted at U.S. retail according to this report at TFWorld2005.

This non-transformable 12" figure with voice clips was spotted at a Target in Lansing, MI.

Amazon.co.jp has updated its Transformers HenKei! Images with a few images of upcoming figures. Among those to get pictures are Streak, Lambor and Octane, the Henkei versions of Silverstreak, Sideswipe and Tankor (Octane).

The most notable difference from the Hasbro versions is the use of chrome on the guns and on Sideswipe's spoiler, as well as looks having the black replaced with dark gray on a couple of the figures. Click here for Streak, here for Lambor and here for Octane

Thanks to The Allspark

Just a quick reminder to all fans, especially those in the UK, that Auto Assembly takes place tomorrow in Birmingham. The event, which is all set to break the UK attendence record for a Transformers Convention, is packed with 13 guests, a display of unreleased Transformers (from G1 to Universe), the first ever Hasbro UK apperance and display at a Transformers Convention as well as being filmed for the BBC Midlands and a DVD of unknown origin (though we have an idea of what it could be for).

The guest of honour is Dan Gilvezan, the voice actor behind Bumblbee in the original Transformers cartoon, as well as various other 80's cartoons such as Spider-man.

Entertainment News International has a video preview of Glu's mobile game "Transformers G1: Awakening".

The video shows Skywarp attacking Bumblebee, Bumblebee transforming and Skyfire taking on Trypticon. Tech specs to Optimus, Megatron, and Metroplex are also shown using Stan Bush's "The Touch" as background music.

Thanks to The Allspark for the original report.

TFWorld2005 have received an updated of Hasbro's stock images for theiir upcoming Trasnformers releases. This update includs images of Transformers Universe Deluxe Wave 3 Ironhide, Sideswipe, and Silverstreak.

These figures are due out in the Universe Wave 3 Deluxe Assortment due out in October.

Chris Ryall has updated his blog with images of the cover for the Trade paper back version of Transformers Spotlight: Grimlock.

• August 13
  Reign of Starscream #4
  Animated: The Arrival #1
  Best of U.K.: Time Wars #1
• August 20
  All Hail Megatron #2
  Spotlight: Doubledealer
• August 27
  Reign of Starscream #5
  Animated Series Vol. 4
• September 3
  Saga of the Allspark #3
  Best of U.K.: Time Wars #2

Cybertron.ca reports that Transformers Animated Wave 3 toys, Snarl, Oil Slick, Soundwave and Jaxx, have all been spotted in stores. Grimlock and Lugnut have also been spotted in stores.

You can see the posts here.

IDW colourist Liam Shalloo has updated his deviantART page with a one-page preview of Transformers Animated: Issue 1 (Arrival) as well as the Transformers Spotlight on Doubledealer (Revalations, Part 3).

Both comics are scheduled for release in August.

In a follow up the new Animated toys at Wal*Mart story that we ran this morning, we decided to have a look around the site ourselves and can bring you a list of all of the figures currently listed on the Wal*Mart site which are yet to be released, and its a lot larger than the list this morning.

edit I've corrected the titles of some of the later entries, which I was reporting as Universe Activators but they are really Universe Deluxe. Sorry for the confusion.

Transformers Animated Shadow Blade Megatron - listing
Transformers Animated Roadbuster Ultra Magnus - listing
Transformers Animated Power Bots Assortment - listing
Transformers Universe Cyber Speed Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Universe Street Patrol Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Assortment - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blaster - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Decepticon Heavy Load - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Dropshot - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blades - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Tread Bolt - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Inferno - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Overload - listing
Transformers Universe Voyager Vector Prime - listing
Transformers Universe Leo Prime - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Assortment - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Optimus Prime - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Autobot Bulkhead - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Autobot Ratchet - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Autobot Autobot Jazz - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battles Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Animated Soundwave - listing
Transformers Animated Sting Racer Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battler Nightwatch Optimus Prime - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Battler Lockdown - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Workzone Bulkhead - listing
Transformers Animated Bumper Stealth Ninja Jazz - listing
Transformers Animated Supreme Assortment - listing
Transformers Animated Roll Out Commando Optimus Prime - listing
Transformers Animated Battle Blasters Assortment - listing
Transformers Animated Arm Blaster Optimus Prime Truck Assortment - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Assortment - listing
Transformers Animated Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Animated Bulkhead - listing
Transformers Animated Lockdown - listing
Transformers Animated Optimus Prime - listing
Transformers Animated Starscream - listing
Transformers Animated Autobot Ratchet - listing
Transformers Animated Patrol Bumblebee - listing
Transformers Animated Thundercracker - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Megatron - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Activators Grimlock - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Bandit Lockdown - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Cliff Jumper - listing
Transformers Animated Activators Ramjet - listing
Transformers Universe Deluxe Assortment - listing
Transformers Universe Sunstreaker - listing
Transformers Universe Prowl - listing
Transformers Universe Tankor - listing
Transformers Universe Ironhide - listing
Transformers Universe Galvatron - listing
Transformers Universe Sideswipe - listing
Transformers Universe Silverstreak - listing
Transformers Universe Acid Storm - listing
Transformers Universe Cheetor - listing
Transformers Universe Autobot Hound - listing
Transformers Universe Cyclonus - listing
Transformers Universe Hot Shot - 9 listing
Transformers Universe Dinobot - listing
Transformers Universe Starscream - listing
Transformers Universe Ultra Assortment - listing
Transformers Universe Ultra Powerglide - listing
Transformers Universe Ultra Onslaught - listing
Transformers Universe Ultra Silverbolt - listing
Transformers Universe Ultra Storm Cloud - listing

Marcelo Matere has updated his Deviant Art Page with the cover art for IDW's Transformers Animated Comic issue 3. The cover, which was originally shown at the San Diego Comic-Con, features the Decepticon Oil Slick.

Oil Slick was the first Transformers Animated toy not to feature in the Transformers Animated cartoon series.

TFW2005.com board member Iacon45 has posted found some new Transformers listings on the Wal*Mart website for both the Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe toy lines.

TF:A Shadow Blade Megatron - $39.67
TF:A Roadbuster Ultra Magnus - $39.67
TF:A Cyber Speed Bumblebee - $19.96
TF:A Street Patrol Bumblebee - $19.96
TF Universe Voyager Overload - $19.96
TF: Universe Vector Prime - $19.96
TF: Universe Leo Prime - $19.96

In an interview with MTV, IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Mowry has revealed a little more regarding the five part Transformers: Destiny series that IDW will be releasing. The key points of the article are yet further confirmations that both Soundwave and Arcee will appear within the live action movie, as well as other fan-favourites, and that "The Fallen" will indeed be a character and not just a reference to the returning Decepticons.

"[We're going to] explore the background of The Fallen — the main villain of the movie — as well as expand on the ‘Reign of Starscream’ story that we’re doing and tie everything in to what this next movie is going to be,” explained writer Chris Mowry, who partners on the book with artist Alex Milne. “The next movie starts out with just tons of action and there’s obviously going to be a lot of questions, so we’re hoping to answer some of those beforehand.”

At the end of “Transformers,” audiences were treated to a grand speech from Optimus Prime issuing the call for his off-world Autobots to head to Earth. We also saw Starscream blast into space after the defeat of his leader Megatron. So where did he go? Mowry’s “Reign of Starscream” miniseries — currently on shelves — answers that question and leads directly into “Destiny.”

“We’re definitely taking every character that we can from the sequel,” said Mowry. “So you’ll see some Sector 7 involvement and how they developed into a new group that will be introduced. The same thing with some of the new characters, we’ll explain how they get to Earth. Because like I said, [the sequel] starts out with this giant battle so people will be wondering ‘Hey, where did that guy come from?’”

While Mowry has yet to have direct contact with “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, he counts himself as one of the lucky few to have a complete script. That’s important to keep his story in continuity, Mowry stated, as well as to ensure he’s not stepping on the film’s plotlines. “We had this really ambitious script done where there were a lot of fan-favorites in there. [But] some of them are going to be making an appearance in the second movie so they asked us not to use those, which is understandable.”

Two of those fan-favorite characters are Soundwave and Arcee, both of whom find themselves recruited for the sequel. “[Starscream]’s more of like a military guy. So in ‘Destiny’ we’re going to see a lot more involvement with [the backgrounds of] Prime and Megatron, [as well as] Cybertron’s history and how that affects the present day. It all centers around the plot of the sequel which I obviously can’t get into. It’ll be explained but you’ll see a lot more expansion of their characters and their motivations and their destinies, if you will."