Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26

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Year of the Transformers! Not to be confused with the oft-cited Day of the Decepticons.
Publisher	Fun Publications
First published	mid-April 2009
Cover date	April/May 09

2009 is the year for Transformers... Toy Fair! BotCon! Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen! Animated Season 3!

Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #26

Editor-In-Chief: Brian Savage
Editor: Pete Sinclair
Associate Editor: Ben Yee
Research Editor: Karl Hartman
Lead Writer: Rik Alvarez
Creative Director/Layout: Lanny Lathem
Columnist: Rob Meyer
Head Proofreader: Heather Choplin
Proofreader: Mark Baker-Wright
Resident Cartoonist: Jesse Wittenrich
Resident Colorist: Drew Eiden
Resident Artist: Evan Gauntt
Staff: Greg Sepelak, Trent Troop
Featured Artists: Alex Milne, Evan Gauntt, Robby Musso

Contents

• On the cover: an eye-searing collage of bots, along with the Statue of Liberty? (p. 1)
• Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2)
• Animated "Bots vs Cons" Tech Specs: (p. 3)
  • Highbrow
  • Reflector
• "Transformers Generation 2:" by Karl Hartman, a short article about unreleased G2 toys (p. 3)
• "Transformers at Toy Fair," a 2-page spread of upcoming toys from Animated (Arcee, Soundwave/Ratbat), Universe (Ratchet, Hot Shot), and Revenge of the Fallen (Human Alliance Bumblebee, Leader Optimus Prime, Voyager Starscream, Devastator) (pp. 4-5)
• Bios in the style of More than Meets the Eye:
  • Shattered Glass Dirge (p. 6)
  • Shattered Glass Sky Lynx (pp. 7-8)
  • Shattered Glass Ravage (he's waving!) (p. 8)
• "BotCon 2009 Preview!" an introduction to the "Wings of Honor" comic book (and toy set), narrated by Kup himself! (p. 9)
• "Reunification: Part 2" - comic story (pp. 10-15)
• "The Back Cover..." (p. 16)
  • Around Cybertron
  • "Rob's Hot Pick! Fall for the Swindler!"
  • Mini Mayhem!

Notes

• Characters mentioned in the Animated tech specs include: Longarm.
  • Highbrow disappeared after the war and was replaced by Longarm; the AllSpark Almanac II would confirm that Shockwave killed him.
  • Reflector can generate "hard-light" copies of himself, referencing an odd scene in Transformers episode "Divide and Conquer", where his Generation 1 counterpart (specifically Viewfinder) absorbs the other two parts of himself.
• Characters mentioned in Dirge's profile include: Alpha Trion and Megatron.
  • Dirge is a member of the Mayhem Suppression Squad, as seen in "Dungeons & Dinobots", where his depiction as a chipper fellow with laughter-inducing engines originates.
• Characters mentioned in Sky Lynx's profile include: Optimus Prime, Wheelie, Ultra Magnus, Alpha Trion, and Megatron.
  • Before the war, Sky Lynx was the Lieutenant Commander of the Ninth Omega Sentinel Brigade, taking its name from the Dreamwave Generation 1 comic's version of the Guardian robots.
  • Ultra Magnus' coup was mentioned in "Dungeons & Dinobots".
  • Shattered Glass Wheelie is a barbarian! It seems he still rhymes in this continuity, as Sky Lynx has panic attacks triggered by rhyme, poetry, and music.
• Characters mentioned in Ravage's bio include: Megatron.
  • Ravage is repurposed from Kiss Players Glit.
  • Ravage, unlike his sneaky positive-universe counterpart, is an attention seeker.
• The BotCon 2009 preview uses various piece of art from the "Wings of Honor" comic (pencils and inks by Guido Guidi, colors by Thomas Deer), along with a screencap of Kup from The Transformers: The Movie.
• One issue late, the chibi 'con on the table of 'contents is now Heatwave!
• David Willis wrote the profile for Ravage, but is not listed among the issue's credits. It's less than half a page in length, with rest devoted to showing off Sky Lynx's other modes.