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Here's a blast from the past, some looks at what the Transformers Animated cancelled Season 4 might have been like. Reading from the pages of Derrick Wyatt summaries, complete with sketches in the margins, that were subsequently given to Josh Perez. We learn they had plans to bring on Beast Wars Characters, G1 Cosmos, Minicons, and some really nasty stuff with KAON! Read on to see the page scans thanks to @KeyanCarlile For YEARS and YEARS, ever since High School, I knew internal in-house documents about the season 4 plans MUST'VE existed with more information than the Almanac. - Read the Full News Story

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts didn't roar at the box office, but it gave us the rather puzzling, yet interesting, Autobot Leader with a Beast Mode based on a Lion. Entertainment Earth sent me this toy to share with you, and we're taking a look at along with the Optimus Prime & Lion Blade Combiner. - Read the Full News Story

Just out on the Asia SNS are new color images from the Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime model kit. This color version will be on display and available in limited quantities at the Beijing WonderFestival goling this weekend December 24-25, 2023. Check out the new color images below, thanks to @漫港湾. - Read the Full News Story

Even with over 200 Optimus Prime releases this year, I didn't forget to do an annual tree ornament feature. This year we have two new releases from Hallmark with a Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Primal Keepsake and Authentics Optimus Prime Treetrimmers Ornaments. I like Cyborg gorillas as much as anyone, but I thought Keepsake are supposed to be based on classic childhood characters. - Read the Full News Story

We've seen them at various summer events this year, the new Yolopark AMK MINI Series Transformers: Generation 1 Model Kits ready to roll out. The Rise Of The Beasts were a big hit, and now we get to the G1 goodies in a nice pack of six figures.The set of 10-12 cm tall non-transforming figures includes Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, and Bumblebee. - Read the Full News Story

Aw look, our little Core Class figure has grown into a mature Voyager class toy so quickly with what are the first looks at the Studio Series TF6 Shockwave figure. These have been showing up on Ebay via seller @Transmimi that you can see below. - Read the Full News Story

40th Anniversary Transformers Souvenir JacketRelease Date: January 2024Retail Price: 86,000 yen (excluding tax) / $604 USDSOUVENIR JACKET commemorating the 40th anniversary of Transformers' birth in 2024 will be released soon!A reversible version of the "AUTOBOTS" of justice and "DECEPTICONS" of evil that combines the "Generation 1 (G1)" series that aired from 1985 to 1986 with the traditional design of souvenir jackets. - Read the Full News Story

The Trumpeter booth at Beijing WF2023 rolls out the Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts model kits. On show are the prototypes for the Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Mirage, and Bumblebee movie figures. We also get a look at the new TF6 SD models for Soundwave & Ravage, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime. Read on to see the update and images thanks to @漫港湾 and @小号手模型Trumpeter Many New Products Exhibited Beijing WF2023"Change 7" Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Phantom, Optimus Holy Grey Model on display, close to the size of the yolopark AMK series (slightly smaller by visual inspection)Asked the staff, next year will be first out of the 7th movie. - Read the Full News Story

Next year is already looking like a busy year for Prime collectors as Fans Hobby reveal they are plans for another Naval Commander variant with their MB-15C Purple Commander Limited Edition release. The Shattered Glass version will be limited to just 600 pieces worldwide. Read the translated announcement below, followed by the official preview images. - Read the Full News Story

Could Optimus Prime be Joining Bugs Bunny? News just in that Variety has confirmed the Movie production studios Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery have been talking about a potential merger of the companies. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish in a lunch meeting Tuesday in New York where they discussed a possible merger, sources said. - Read the Full News Story