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#BBTSpartner · In Stock

Studio Series Megatron: $59.99

The Leader Class figure of the Megatron who sends Laserbeak to Autobot City. In stock at BigBadToyStore.

BigBadToyStore · $42.99, in stock

Shattered Glass Starscream reissue is in stock

Hasbro's fan channel reissue of the old Pulse exclusive has reached shelves, and BigBadToyStore has it at $42.99 with an add to cart button.

Yolopark · $61.99, in stock

Shattered Glass Optimus goes on general sale, direct only

A repaint of the Rise of the Beasts AMK PRO kit, plus a $9.99 transparent armour pack. Both were event exclusives. BigBadToyStore lists neither, and has the original sold out at $99.99.

Indie comic · Rolling out in 2027

Animated is getting a Season 4, and the show’s head writer is on it

Keyan Carlile is co-writing it with Marty Isenberg, with lead toy designer Eric Siebenaler aboard. Unofficial, no Hasbro, and the books it grows out of are on sale now.

Hasbro · Free to stream

The new Optimus Prime song predates Cullen’s death

Hasbro’s own description says Optimus Prime Forever was finished before Peter Cullen died. The Knights of Unicron single is on the official channel and on the streaming platforms.

Hasbro · Pre-orders open now

Studio Series 2027 wave 1: all eight prices

Leader Megatron and Swoop $59.99, the Voyagers $42.99, and every Deluxe $29.99. Shipping around 1 February 2027.

Takara Tomy · Orders close 11 Nov

The clear Wild King combiner is 19,800 yen

Optimus Link Prime and all five Energy Beasts in one Takara Tomy Mall order, shipping late March 2027.

NYCC · Energon Universe

Megatron comes back as Megatronus Rex

Skybound named what came out of the cocoon and published Jason Howard’s design sheet for it. Transformers 38 is in shops 11 November, and the Dinobots land in issue 42 on 10 March.

NYCC · Skybound Visions

Bumblebee gets a book with no continuity

Transformers: Bumblebee - Lost Planet reaches comic shops on 27 January 2027 at $4.99, drawn by Matt Emmons in a line that connects to nothing else.

Yolopark · Pre-order

Sentinel Prime at $69.99

A 21cm die-cast AMK PRO figure, shipping November 2026. Yolopark's own listing says robot mode only.

NYCC · Studio Series

A date for Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet

Pre-orders open 13 October at 1 PM ET, and the panel added a Valentine pack, a 2007 Bumblebee, Goldfire and a cassette six-pack.

Walmart Collector Con · Retro G1

Exhaust and Bug Bite, priced on the cardback

Hasbro’s two Walmart Collector Con Decepticons went live at $27.97 each and both read Out of Stock by half past five Eastern. Exhaust is 5.2 inches, Bug Bite is 4, and the G1 blister card is what the price is really for.

NYCC 2026 · Hasbro

Hasbro’s 2027 Transformers reveals, with official images

Seven figures shown at the NYCC press preview with Hasbro’s own copy on every one: Age of the Primes Guzzle, Cybershark, Onyx Prime The Deceiver and Starscream for spring 2027, and Studio Series Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet from the 2007 film for early 2027. No prices, and pre-orders are still coming soon.

Movies · Paramount

Spielberg takes creative oversight of the next Transformers movie

Deadline and TheWrap both report that Steven Spielberg will steer the next picture, with Michael Bay in early talks to direct. Spielberg’s attachment is settled. Bay’s is not, and there is still no title, date or cast.

Toys · Hobby Show

Takara’s show cards name MPG-28 Megatron and C-16 Arcee

Three outlets printed three different numbers for the Style Gen Megatron. The card on the plinth says MPG-28, and Arcee’s says C-16 Arcee (The Rebirth Type). Price and date: undecided on both.

Toys · Takara Tomy

MPG-27 Twin Cast and Rewind opens for US preorder at $199.99

Takara Tomy’s October 2 slate landed at BigBadToyStore in dollars. Four preorders, from $47.99 to $199.99, and MPG-27’s chest takes the cassettes out of two earlier sets.

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News · Paramount

The Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover film is no longer in development

Deadline’s Bradley Cooper casting story says the new G.I. Joe film is uncoupled from the crossover teased at the end of Rise of the Beasts. That clause is the only thing on the record.

Pre-order · $79.99

Blokees’ Transformers advent calendar builds Bruticus behind door 25

Twenty-five model kits, a Christmas exclusive Optimus Prime with presents printed on his windshield, two Special Chase Versions, and all five Combaticons plus the part that combines them. October arrival.

New · Hardback $45.00

The vintage Transformers guide is back, and chapter one opens on Diaclone

Schiffer’s second edition landed on 28 September with 968 colour images. J. E. Alvarez ran creative on the Transformers brand at Hasbro, and the boxes in it belong to named collectors.

New · In stock from $55.00

Herald of Unicron comes off pre-order, and the HasLab Unicron is not coming back

The Age of the Primes Leader Class figure is in stock at $59.99 at BBTS and $55.00 at Amazon. Hasbro calls it an avatar of Unicron, and most of the Leader Class row is orderable with it.

New · Collections from $11.95

Transformers No. 1 goes back for a fifteenth printing as Skybound opens its books

7.6 million units across the Energon Universe, 3.5 million of them Transformers, and the most reprinted issue in the line is the one the shops cannot keep.

New · In theatres to October 7

The director of Cullen's last Optimus session on take four out of seventeen

Josh Wassung gave two interviews on September 18 about making Optimus Prime: Awakening. He was intimidated, Cullen was unsure of him, and one line reading settled it.

New · Announced, no price yet

Hot Rod and a Fallen Coronation Starscream join threezero's MDLX movie line

Both pages are live and neither is orderable. The three figures already in the line run $71.99 to $102.99 and arrive January 2027.

New · Pre-order open

Awakening Bumblebee is up at $29.99 with a scratched Autobot badge

Pre-orders went live today at three stores. Hasbro's own page calls him an Evil Bumblebee and then tells you to add him to your Autobot lineup.

New · In stock

The cancelled Starscream orders are coming back into carts

Target has reinstated pre-orders it killed in August, at tonight's sale price. Prowl is $22.39 and the Insecticons are $63.99.

New · Box office

The 40th run is at $4,156,531 after four days

Saturday beat the Thursday the whole event was built around, on 1,454 screens, and the run does not close until 1 October.

#BBTSpartner · Save 55%

ReAction Unicron: $13.50

The planet eater in the 3.75 inch retro line, a BigBadToyStore 25th Anniversary Exclusive, down from $29.99 on their own sale badge.

#BBTSpartner · In Stock

Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime: $99.99

The Commander Class figure of the Optimus who arrives at Autobot City and does not leave it. In stock at BigBadToyStore.

In stock · 21 September

Robosen's Optimus Prime trailer converts itself, and it is in stock at $1,199

Three modes on its own motors, Roller and Spike in the box, 2,500 units, and it ships in a cut-foam hard case.

Comics · 14 October

Bumblebee is whole again and will not wake up

Skybound's first look at Transformers #37, where Kirkman and guest artist Karl Kerschl open a new arc on Elita Prime alone.

New · 18 September

WOLFpak Transformers: patches from $12.95

Twenty six licensed products, packs at $129.95 to $189.95, and every patch on them sold separately. What is in stock and what is not.

The Noble Collection · New today

A Matrix of Leadership bracelet, and a second Matrix hidden under Optimus

Three officially licensed bracelets at $39.99 and a seven inch Optimus Prime diorama at $35.00. The bracelets are in stock; the diorama ships 31 October.

Transformers Day · In theatres now

Transformers Day was built as an apology, and now it is a wake

The Transformers: The Movie is back in 4K from today through September 22, and every screening ends with Peter Cullen's last recorded performance as Optimus Prime.

Super7 · The Movie 40th

Super7 finally lists the figures Target has been selling for a week

Four product pages went up this morning. Three are the Target exclusives already on pegs, and the fourth is a metallic Megatron for Amazon that nobody had seen, in stock at $25.00.

Optimus Prime: Awakening · First footage

Thirty-five seconds are out, and the last shot is a Bumblebee with red eyes

Hasbro's own channel posted the first clip from the 12 minute short. Soundwave ambushes Prime on broken grey rock, Prime calls Bumblebee to safety, and then the camera finds him lit by a Decepticon badge.

Hot Wheels · Drops September 17

A G1 Bumblebee at $65, with Volkswagen's name on the box

The third 1:64 Hot Wheels Transformers is a 1967 Beetle in Metal/Metal, 13 points of articulation, limit three. Mattel Creations opens it at 9:00 am PT.

Optimus Prime: Awakening · Seen early

The first people to see it came out talking about the music

Hasbro, Collider and Fathom screened the 12 minute short in California. Two attendees describe Bobby Krlic's score, there was a Q and A with the director, and everyone went home with a Studio Series Deluxe.

Funko · Pre-orders open

Five movie Pops are live at $14.99, and not at Funko

Optimus #178 through Mirage #182, sized 3 3/4 to 5 1/2 inches. Entertainment Earth has all five, BBTS has two, Funko's own store still says Coming Soon.

Super7 · In stock

The movie blind boxes are out, and both chases are already known

Odds printed on the box, $15 a box or $180 a flat. The two mystery figures are a clear purple Coronation Starscream and a clear Optimus Prime.

Frank Welker · Peter's Page

Welker has made Peter Cullen the front page of his own website

frankwelker.com now opens on a tribute to Cullen. His own homepage has been moved to a second address.

Super7 · Ends today

Buy 3 Get 1 Free, and Transformers gets two t-shirts

Super7 lists 130 Transformers products and exactly two are in stock. BigBadToyStore has Bludgeon at $24.75 against a $54.99 list.

40th at Target · $24.99 and $34.99

A light up Optimus popcorn bucket and a 30 inch Optimus Prime

Both carry the official 40 Years badge, both are on sale now, and Hasbro made neither of them.

Retail find · $30 at Target

Super7's VHS boxed Transformers hit Target pegs

A grey Fallen Leader Optimus Prime and a purple Reformatting Megatron, in decos Super7's own store does not list.

1:50 variants · December 2026

The Energon Universe gets its first manga covers

Satoshi Shiki and Manabu Yashiro on four December issues, printed in black and white with screentone.

Free to read · Posted September 1

Bumblebee's unpublished Peter Cullen interview

Dan Gilvezan interviewed Cullen over drinks in 2017 and never ran it. Nine pages, online now, and it costs nothing.

Pre-order open · December 2026

Icons Megatron is $46.99

Hasbro's Decepticon symbol figure has a price at last. 6.75 inches, 27 steps, blaster and stand, shipping December.

In cinemas · September 17

Optimus Prime: Awakening

The new short has a name. Twelve minutes, CG animated, Peter Cullen's final Optimus Prime, and Frank Welker back as Megatron and Soundwave.

Pre-order · November 17

TF Movie 40th 4K Steelbook

Shout! Factory dates the 4K steelbook at last. Two discs, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, $39.99, plus a brand new 2026 animated coda on disc two.

Trading Cards · Target Exclusive

TF 40th Cards: $19.99

Upper Deck's first Hasbro set is a September Target exclusive. Twelve cards a box, and the chase is a Peter Cullen Optimus Prime autograph.

Pre-order · 1,000 Worldwide

SG Ultra Magnus: $499.99

Flame Toys caps the Shattered Glass Kuro Kara Kuri Ultra Magnus at a thousand pieces. New skeleton head, a sword with four modes, January 2027.

Obituary

Tim Curry, 1946 to 2026

He played Doctor Morocco for one season of Rescue Bots before the 2012 stroke ended the run. A look back at the franchise's only genuine screen legend.

Music

The 40th Concert Is Online

One hour and fifty three minutes of the San Diego Comic-Con Celebration of Life concert, three sets and a chaptered setlist, posted in full.

#BBTSpartner · In Stock

23 Inch Optimus Head: $149.99

McFarlane's oversized G1 Optimus Prime head replica, the one from the SDCC case. In stock at BigBadToyStore ahead of its August 29 street date.

Home Video

The Movie Turns 40 On Disc

Shout! Factory dates a 40th Anniversary DVD of the 1986 film for October 13, extras package intact. Pre-order is open at $19.98.

Toys

Hasbro Answers On Starscream

Eleven days after Target started cancelling pre-orders, brand manager Nate Purswell says the MTMTE rollout is a top priority.

Events

Budiansky At TFcon Orlando

The writer of most of the Marvel run, and the man who named much of the original cast, is confirmed for October.

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