Transformers Animated.com has been updated with it's latest sneak peak video, and extended flash back sequence featuring Elita-1, Optimus Prime and Sentinel. The video contains spoilers and was featured, in 4 small parts, in the ninth Transformers Animated episode Along Came a Spider.

We are pleased to bring you 203 images from Transformers Animated Episode 9 Along Came a Spider.

A full review will be added tomorrow, with video clips coming later tonight.

An small image of the Transformers Animated Blackarachnia toy has appeared on AcToys thanks to the same person currently selling the Ratchet figure.

The image, and other toy images for Blackarachnia, can be seen at Transformers Animated.com

Hasbro have updated Transformers.com with a new wallpaper of Transformers Animated Bumblebee. You can download three sizes, small, medium and large.

Don't forget that you can find more wallpapers of not only Bumblebee but the rest of the Transformers Animated cast over at TransformersAnimated.com

Talk Transformers Member 阿牛 has posted a screen capture from Transformers Animated episode "Along came a spider", which airs later on today in America. The image is from a flashback scene showing Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Elita-1 together. You can view the mirrored image below. Click for a larger image

Don't forget to checkout TransformersAnimated.com for all your Transformers Animated needs.

Allspark members Shockwave and S250 have been posting spoilers of events that taken place in upcoming Transformers Animated episodes. We will not publish the spoilers in this news article as they contain information on the past of Blackarachnia as well as the appearance of another Generation One character. If you wish to be spoiled, then read this thread over at the Allspark.

Check back later on this afternoon for a review, screen grab and videos from the next Transformers Animated episode.

An ACToys.net forum member has posted the first image of Transformers Animated Ratchet in colour. The image appears to be from the back of a toy box, so the final production figure may vary.

You can view the image below

TFWorld2005 have a press release from Hasbro regarding what they will be showing at the US Toyfair. Included in the press release is an official Stock Image of Transformers Animated Roll Out Optimus Prime.

Transformers Animated.com's charcter section has now been updated with the fourth official profiles for the main characters of the Transformers Animated show.

These profiles are the ones which appear on Hasbro's US Transformers website and include a different motto for Bulkhead.

Hasbro have issued a Press Release release regarding some of the items they will be showing off at the forthcoming US toy fair. The press release, called "Hasbro Unveils Innovative New Toys, Games and Entertainment Experiences at Toy Fair 2008" can be read in full here. due to its size, we have extracted all of the Transformers related items which you can find below.

"Hasbro Inc reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York’s annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories. ....

HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, continues to translate one of the industry's richest portfolios of brands into powerhouse lifestyle properties for children and adults around the world. On the heels of last year's TRANSFORMERS licensing program which boasted more than 230 licensees, initiatives supporting that brand are still going full tilt in 2008. Moving forward, HPG will seek to carry the global momentum surrounding the live-action TRANSFORMERS movie over to the animated world of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED to build an equally powerful licensing campaign for years to come. ....

TRANSFORMERS

In 2008, Hasbro will build on the buzz generated by last year’s blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie by offering a variety of new products in both the TRANSFORMERS Movie and TRANSORMERS Universe segments. In addition, the TRANSFORMERS brand returns to its origin as an animated series with the debut of the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series on Cartoon Network. Co-produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series is set in Detroit in the near future and airs on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED toy line features an array of characters from the series that will appeal to both young and long-time fans alike. Highlights of the line include Animated styled action figures, ROLL OUT COMMAND OPTIMUS PRIME (Approximate retail price: $49.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall) along with the SHIFT TECHOPTIMUS PRIMEhandheld game.(Approximate retail price: $19.99; Ages: 6& up; Available: June 2008)"

Following on from the report yesterday regarding the German launch of the Transformers Animated cartoon, TransformersAnimated.com spoke today with Herr Ebentreich the Senior Marketing Manager of Super RTL regarding the show. Herr Ebentreich told use that Transformers Animated will not début on the 20th June 2008, as previously reported, but will infact start on the 3rd May at 03:45!

He went on to confirm that the show will be split into two seasons, with 10 episodes being shown at first, and the second season running from September until December.

Super RTL will also be launching a "mirco site" nearer to the release date.

We'd like to thank Herr Ebentreich for his time.

You can view the German showtimes over at on the Transformers Animated German Showtimes page over on TransformersAnimated.com

Two auctions have appeared on Yahoo! Japan for some Transformers Animated character sheets. These character sheets feature designed for many of the characters that have appeared in the show, thus far, as well as some characters who will be featured later. You can see the images below.

We're not the only ones who want to say Kung Hei Fat Choi to our Chinese visitors, FatGuy also extends these sentiments and celebrates Chinese New Year with a Transformers Animated gallery of Bulkhead and Bumblebee. Check out his great pics at fate8.blogspot.com and don't forgot to drop by Transformers Animated to check out even more images and information on these two characters as well as all the other stars of the show.