SDCC Transformers exclusives official images and info

[Sharky]

they announced the Blaster vs Soundwave TCG pack will be launched at SDCC this will be available elsewhere and one further Excl to be announced as well

[griffin]

Yep, as I had expected, there is a Trading Card Game pack for SDCC, and as you mentioned, it will be released in other countries. The other SDCC item that they have hinted at is probably an actual SDCC exclusive, like the card pack they had last year.
The box set has 8 character cards and 80 battle cards... which is why it has a hefty US$50 price tag (would be about AU$100 if released here).
In addition to the (retro styled) full-sized character cards of Blaster and Soundwave, it comes with half-sized character cards of Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Eject (the blue one), Ravage, Buzzsaw and Frenzy (the blue one)... all with their original toy box art.



An official image of the SDCC exclusive Botbots 10-pack has been released as well, showing the inside of the flip-open box. Some are moulds that are probably in the third series, so this would be their first official release with this set. One even appears to have a fabric hood over its head, as three of the figures are said to be cosplaying for the convention (one looks like Optimus Prime). These will be US$38.



Also from an official SDCC listing is an exclusive Transformers model kit from Flame Toys, of an IDW Optimus coloured as Nemesis Prime... priced at US$40.

And of course IDW has an exclusive comic cover version for the first issue of the new Ghostbusters mini-series comic... for US$10 (twice the price of a regular issue).

[KELPIE]

I think the cards with the classic box art look really good.

They won't fit in with the rest of the decks aesthetically and it will be interesting to see what they do for the alt mode on the back... given there were no alt modes on the box art....

I'll still pick up a set

[griffin]

Looks like IDW has three SDCC exclusives this year - the Ghostbusters exclusive cover comic mentioned earlier, along with an exclusive cover version of the Star Trek Vs Transformers softcover TPB and a signed HC of that recent GIJoe Vs Transformers comic.

[KELPIE]

So that Blaster v Soundwave set will have modern art outside of SDCC

[griffin]

Yep... official images here. The cards appear to have all of the same specs and abilities, but the art on the cards and box is completely different.
That sucks, and it was a lie when it was said that the SDCC set would be released elsewhere... as this isn't the same.

[griffin]

The Transformers related panels at SDCC have been revealed - three of them, on Thursday July 18th.

ludes the following Transformers-related panels:

IDW and Hasbro: Transformers: A Bold New Universe
Thursday, July 18 • 10:00am – 11:00am Room 29AB
Celebrating 35 years of everyone’s favorite Robots in Disguise, IDW Publishing and Hasbro are proud to present a bold new universe with the launch of multiple new Transformers titles. Artist Livio Ramondelli (Transformers: Galaxies, Optimus Prime), writer Tyler Bleszinski (Transformers: Galaxies, Vox Media), Hasbro’s Michael Kelly (VP, Global Publishing), Erik Burnham (Transformers/Ghostbusters), and a few surprise panelists will talk about what’s new in Transformers comics, announce upcoming projects, and talk about how to make the next 35 years of Transformers great. Moderated by IDW Transformers editor David Mariotte.


Transformers Cyberverse: Season 2 Sneak Peek
Thursday, July 18 • 11:00am – 12:00pm Room 29AB
What is The Power of The Spark ? Get a behind-the-scenes look into what’s next for Cartoon Network and Hasbro Studios’ Transformers Cyberverse. Jack Conway moderates the discussion with Cyberverse story editor Randolph Heard, writers Gavin Hignight, Zac Atkinson, Dan Salgarolo, and Mae Catt, Hasbro Studios’ Mikiel Houser, a TBD member of the Transformers Brand team and the voice of Bumblebee, Jeremy Levy. The team will talk new characters, new stories, and new toys and will be sharing an exclusive clip from season 2, as well as opening up the mic for an audience Q&A.


Hasbro Transformers
Thursday, July 18 • 2:00pm – 3:00pm Room 23ABC
Celebrate 35 years of Transformers with a nod to the past, look at the present, and reveals of what the franchise has in store for the future. Since 1984 the brand has showcased the power of belief and wonder and the idea that there is always more than you expect! You will be able to travel behind the scenes of the new Cyberverse Chapter 2: Power of the Spark with sneak peeks of new characters never before encountered on Cybertron. You will also be the first to hear about new Transformers Generations toys that have yet to hit store shelves, straight from the design and marketing teams at Hasbro. Exciting new Transformers initiatives from trusted partners will be shared, as well as the induction of the 2019 Transformers Hall of Fame members. Be prepared for huge surprises and reveals seen first here! Panelists are Ben Montano, Sonal Majmudar, John Frazier, Sean Carmine Isabella, Mikiel Houser, and Ashley Creedon.

There should also be the usual (invited America) fansite pre-convention reveal of new Transformers, either the night before SDCC starts, or the first morning as a breakfast.

[KELPIE]

With Hasbro releasing the Spinister wave the other week, the exclusives and these panels, SDCC has become less of a "thing" for Transformer fans.

It will be interesting to see what (if any) new teases are shown.