As the 43rd issue of the Transformers Collectors Club Magazine is about to make it to members' inboxes, Fun Publications decided to provide a little taste of what is inside of the first issue of the seventh year of the official club. If the Transformers Animated Almanac was not enough to whet your whistle, how about the first ever installment of the Animated Almanac Addendum by Bill Forster and Jim Sorenson? Also, the magazine features an interview with LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek: The Next Generation) about his new role in Transformers Rescue Bots as Doc Greene.

Attention all IDW fans! To celebrate IDW Publishing's launch of Transformers Autocracy, their first digital Transformers title, we are giving away TWO free codes on our Facebook page to redeem the title for free! Between now and 11:59 PM PST, like our Facebook page (alternatively, just click "Like" inside the Facebook box on the right of the page) and drop a comment in this image ONLY (all others will not be counted) and tell us what you like best within the IDW Transformers Continuity so far. We will pick two winners and will notify you via Facebook along with the instructions on how to redeem the code for a free issue of Autocracy! (Please ensure your privacy settings allow us to message you.) Good luck!

As a special thank you to all of our users, we're offering another DASH Giveaway. This contest is all about Showcase Sites - we want to see your collections! Our Showcase feature enables you to share your collection with other people, tell about yourself as a collector, upload photos are even videos of how you display your collection! It's also an essential way to connect with other collectors for trading.

Thanks to the man behind Transformers Animated, Derrick J. Wyatt, who is keep the love alive for the fans of what is arguably the last good Transformers show. Derrick shows us there was a whole more than meets the eye in Animated with this reveal of the Transformers G2 inspired Animated Straxus character. He's looking funky fresh in his day-glo colors ala the G2 color-blinding themes the line is so well known for. Check out the image after the break to share your love for Animated.

Transformers Animated is gone, but not forgotten. So while this is nothing to get in the car and head out hunting for, it is neat to see some uber rare and unproduced action figures surface from time to time. Thanks to Ebay seller amoronline, we have some looks at the Electromagnetic Soundwave. This was a proposed redeco of Animated Activator Soundwave, first revealed through a set of instructions posted to the Hasbro website in August 2010. Check out the images after the jump and share your comments on the figure.

This SUPERSIZED 48-page edition of Transformers: Timelines offers the first all-new comic continuation of the Transformers: Animated cartoon series. Dubbed season 3.5, this brand new comic adventure “Stunti-Con Job” is written by Transformers: Animated Story Editor Marty Isenberg with new concepts and characters developed by Cartoon Network’s Art Director Derrick J. Wyatt. Also included is 16 pages of additional Allspark Almanac content developed exclusively for this awesome comic offering. A must read for Transformers fans!

It is a little unbelievable, but San Diego Comic-Con International 2011 starts tomorrow! Our staff is en route today in time for the preview night tonight at the San Diego Convention Center, but one of the main questions we have is, "what will we see this weekend?" Thankfully, Transformers related things will be front-loaded, with IDW Publishing, Hasbro, and Hasbro Studios panels on Thursday, so we will not have to wait long. Let's take a look at what to expect here, so hit the jump!

Transformers artist Marcelo Matere has revealed that he has finished work on a Transformers Animated project and "it's official stuff." Mr. Matere is a little coy on the work, but he writes "just finished another TF Animated stuff" in an update on his Twitter page and he thanks the community for their enthusiasm. "I would like to thank you everyone for the messages about my Animated stuff," he writes in an update on his Twitter page. "I love to work on these characters and can't wait to share it." Mr. Matere most recently worked on the sixth issue of the BotCon 2011 exclusive comic book series Timelines The Stunticon Job.

Many thanks to John DeLuna of Radio Free Cybertron, we have a great gallery for you of the BotCon 2011 Stunticon Box Set. Check out figures and tech specs of The Motormaster, Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip, Wildrider.

We brought you preliminary shots and video of the BotCon 2011 attendee exclusive figures earlier, and as promised, we are bringing you glamour shots! Check out the beauty shots of Shattered Glass Galvatron and G2 Thundercracker; G2 Sideswipe and Toxitron; and the Autotrooper three-pack! We also got some great shots of the freebie figure Fisitron! Take a look in our newly remodeled gallery!

Fun Publications has set the record straight on the BotCon 2011 attendee sets and the numbers that will be available at the convention. There are three sets this year, with Shattered Glass Galvatron and Thundercracker clocking in at 1800 copies, Sidwswipe and Toxitron at 1500, and Autorooper three-pack at 1500. We will have images of the sets soon, so be sure to check back!

Fun Publications has announced that Minerva will be the customization character for the BotCon 2011. Derrick J. Wyatt has also supplemented images of the figure with his sketch of the character. Tformers staff will be heading out to Pasadena, CA starting tomorrow to bring you the news at it happens! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled!

Transformers Animated Lead Designer Derrick J. Wyatt has unveiled the design of Longrack, continuing to tease us about what may have been, or would could possibly be when BotCon rolls around. While Mr. Wyatt has been unable to get many of his designs into the Transformers Animated television series before its untimely demise, he has received a new chance to incorporate some of these characters into the Stunticon comic that will be released during BotCon 2011 (in less than four weeks!) and multiple comics afterwards. Take a full look at the design article the fold.

Ebay seller deceptigtar has posted an Ebay auction for the rare unreleased Animated Voyager Thundercracker action figure. Fans of Animated were sad to see the series come to an abrupt end with a number of announced figures never coming to market. It is most exciting to see one of these figures available on auction now at Ebay.com.

Thanks to the man behind Transformers Animated, Derrick J. Wyatt, who is keep the love alive for the fans of what is arguably the last good Transformers show. Derrick shows us there was a whole more than meets the eye in Animated with this reveal of the Transformers G2 inspired Animated Straxus character. He's looking funky fresh in his day-glo colors ala the G2 color-blinding themes the line is so well known for. Check out the image after the break to share your love for Animated.

Transformers Animated is gone, but not forgotten. So while this is nothing to get in the car and head out hunting for, it is neat to see some uber rare and unproduced action figures surface from time to time. Thanks to Ebay seller amoronline, we have some looks at the Electromagnetic Soundwave. This was a proposed redeco of Animated Activator Soundwave, first revealed through a set of instructions posted to the Hasbro website in August 2010. Check out the images after the jump and share your comments on the figure.

This could very well be the last set of updates to the Animated database, but we have images from the latest Toys R Us Exclusives. Click on the links for pics of Rodimus Minor and Ironhide.

If you haven't checked out your local Toys R Us store yet, you might want to peek in. The Animated exclusives are starting to crop up on shelves as this is posted. Although Arcee has eluded us so far, we were able to snag Cybertronian Mode Ratchet and refresh his profile. You can check the updated profile, along with fresh images, by checking out the Animated Database.

Thanks to Collection Station who have posted official Hasbro images of the Transformers Animated Voyager class Mudbuster Bulkhead and Thundercracker action figures. These new images give us new looks at the robot modes, vehicle modes and the packaged images. The character bio summary has been posted for each figure as well.

A lot of news is better than no news on these guys, I suppose. A little after we told you that Transformers Animated Arcee and Cybertron Ratchet would be Toys R Us store exclusives, GenZhao has provided us some out-of-package shots of the figures, too. Since up until now we have only seen official and random proto and test shots here and there, this is a welcome change. Devour the pics in the gallery.

Ebay seller TFctoy has posted a lot of new ebay auctions for upcoming and one prototype / test shot action figures. The first item of interest is a test shot colored version of the leader class Animated Megatron in silver, red and yellow color. Another Animated figure makes the grade with an auction for Voyager Mudbuster Bulkhead in and out of box. From ROTF we get a look at deluxe Strike Mission Sideswipe and Tuner Mudflap.

Thanks again to GenZhao, we have images of the upcoming Transformers Animated Deluxe Electrostatic Soundwave. The gallery finally shows off the Keytar Ratbat. GenZhao says that the wave (along with Freeway Jazz) is due out next year, but BBTS currently has a pre-order for November 2009 along with other previously-released figures.

We just received some high resolution official shots of Transformers Animated Deluxe figures Freeway Jazz and Electrostatic Soundwave. We have uploaded them to the respective figure's database entries. Take a look by clicking on each figure's name. As originally reported, these figures are slated to ship together in Deluxe Wave 3 in November.

Thanks to "chenkofs," we have new images the green and black Voyager Bulkhead repaint (previous images here) as well as Deluxe Freeway Jazz. These images mark the first time we have seen Freeway Jazz since BotCon 2009. Take a look at the shots in the gallery!