GeneralsJoes.com has posted an image from the licensing fair of a large display advertising the main characters from the shows that will air on Hasbro's TV channel The Hub later in the year.  The image includes a good look at Bumblebee from Transformers Prime and Snake-eyes from the new look G.I-Joe cartoon.

Credit to Derrick J Wyatt for the link.

Amazon have updated their product listing for the Transformers: Prime book from IDW that was mentioned a little while back with a breif synopsis which pretty much confirms that the series will be a prequel to the Transformers Movie showing Optimus Prime becoming the leader of the Autobots and leading his first campaigns..

"This all-new graphic novel adventure leads directly into the all new Transformers: Prime animated series! In this epic first adventure, battles across Cybertron have left Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots in need of a new leader. But is there anyone who can step forward against the threat of Megatron and the evil Decepticons?"

Roberto Orci posted the following message over on Don Murphy's message board

"On Transformers: Prime, we managed to partner with an amazing writer named Jeff Kline. You can look up his lifetime of credits on IMDB. He really knows animation and he lead the way in hiring a talented group of writers to get the show off the ground.

In two small posts over on Don Murphy's message board Roberto Orci teased fans with the news that Frank Welker has been in the studio along with Peter Cullen recording voices for Transformers: Prime as well as answering a question regarding Starscream's character returning to his G1 routes with "yes".

The Frank Welker post reads as the following: "Really excited to see what you guys think about it. Seeing Cullen and Welker together in the recording studio was mind blowing."

Thanks to SantaPrime for the news.

Don't forget to stay with us or our"under-development" sister site www.transformers-prime.com for all your Transformers:Prime news.

Advertising Age has had a chance to sit down with Hasbro concerning their venture with the Discovery Channel called The Hub to discuss many of the shows.  The main news from the article is the annoucment that Peter Cullen will return to a Transformers animated series in the form of Transformers Prime, set to start on the 10th October (10/10/10).

Some of the Hub's most high-profile shows will be updated versions of well-known Hasbro programs from the 1980s, including "G.I. Joe," "Transformers" and "My Little Pony." The latter is being re-imagined for young girls by "Powerpuff Girls" creator Lauren Faust, while the new "Transformers Prime" will feature the voice of Peter Cullen, the original voice of Optimus Prime from the animated series as well as the Michael Bay-directed feature films. Additionally, "Transformers" feature screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci will act as showrunners. "G.I. Joe Renegades" will spotlight the Joes on the lam from government forces and the agents of Cobra, a storyline that echoes the recent feature film released by Paramount last summer.

Although little information is known regarding ­Transformers Prime­ some are speculating that the show will either be a prequal to the live action Transformers movies, set in the same universe or an "alternative take" on the Movie verse whilst others point to IDW comic series.

The logo for Transformers Prime has now been revealed thanks to the magazine Advertising Age via adage.com­ along with the following description for the show­

Transformers: Prime – Show-runners Jeff Kline (“Ghostbusters,” “Dragon Tales”), Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (“Transformers”, “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen”, “Star Trek”) continue the saga as “Optimus Prime” and the “Autobots” battle the evil “Decepticons” led by “Megatron”. This fall, viewers will experience the world of “Transformers” like never before.

Credit to TFW2005.com for the find.

In a question and answer session with The Intergalatic Highway­, voice actor David Kaye announced that he was turned down for several roles in the upcoming "Transformers: Prime" CGI series that will air on  the Hasbro / Discovery channel called The Hub later this year (within the US).

Q: Has there ever been a role you didn’t get that you were really disappointed about?

A: Ya funny enough. ANYTHING in the new Transformer series. But hey I’ve had a great long run and it’s a new deal for the creators of the new show and it’s a clean slate but I have to admit I was sad to see it go. That’s show business folks There’ve been a couple of animated features too, also Star Wars and even the new Transformer films.

A commerical for the Hasbro / Discovery TV station known as The Hub has air and can be found on YouTube. You can watch an embedded version below.

The next transformers show, will air on The Hub later in the year

Actor Jeffery Combs has announced on his website that he will be voicing Ratchet in the next Transformers cartoon series Transformers: Prime.  According to Jeffery, the series will consist of 26 episodes and will air on the new Hasbro-Discovery channel The Hub in the Autumn.

TRANSFORMERS: PRIME

Debuting later this fall Hasbro in conjunction with Discovery Communications Inc will release a new Transformers cartoon on a new TV channel currently called Discovery Kids called Transformers: Prime.

Jeffrey Combs will be the voice of Ratchet, a very well known character in the Transformers world. There are 26 episodes scheduled for the first season. Exact details of the show are currently unavailable but will be posted here as soon as they are made available.

Jeffrey is quite thrilled with the opportunity to be cast in the role of Ratchet. He's not able to talk too much about the show this early in the production but did have this quote: "What I can say is that it is an honor and a privilege to be a part of such a prestigious project."