2012

«	2012	»

The year 2012 (MMXII) is the 29th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2012: April 26 to April 29
• Cybertron Con 2012: March 11–14
• Auto Assembly 2012: August 3–5
• C.O.N.S. 2012: July 22
• Dairycon 2012: April 27–28
• Slag-a-con 2012: October 13–14
• Savcon 2012: June 23–24
• TFcon 2012: July 27 and 29

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime Season 2: episodes 27–52
• Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 1: episodes 3–26

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Autocracy (issues #1–12, 12 issues, digital-only)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #1–8, ongoing, 12 issues scheduled)
  • The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Annual scheduled
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #1–8, ongoing, 12 issues scheduled)
  • The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual scheduled
• Infestation 2 #1–2 (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
  • Infestation 2: The Transformers (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #80.5–82, 6.5 issues scheduled)
• Fall of Cybertron (issues #1–?, 6 issues scheduled, digital-only)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issues #?–?, 4 issues scheduled)

Titan Magazines

• Transformers comic volume 4 (Prime) (Numbers #4–11, ??? issues scheduled)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #7
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #42–48, ongoing scheduled)

Books

• TBD

Games

Console

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3)

Online

• Transformers Universe

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• The Japanese Collection (complete set)
• Transformers: Prime Season One
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Super-God Masterforce

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime Volume 1 — Darkness Rising
• Transformers: Prime Volume 2 — Unfamiliar Enemies
• Transformers: Prime Volume 3 — Alien Threat

Comics

IDW

• Autocracy TPB
• Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1 TPB scheduled
• Maximum Dinobots TPB reprinting scheduled
• Last Stand of the Wreckers Hardcover
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 1, Volume 2 scheduled
• Robots in Disguise Volume 1, Volume 2 scheduled
• The Transformers: Volume 6: Police Action
• The Transformers: Volume 7: Chaos
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4 scheduled
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 scheduled
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven scheduled

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

BotCon

• Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
• Shattered Glass Tracks
• Shattered Glass Treadshot
• Classics Metalhawk
• Classics Gigatron
• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
• Classics Kick-Over
• Shattered Glass Octopunch
• Classics Spinister
• Shattered Glass Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron and Junkheap
• Shattered Glass Longarm
• Shattered Glass Straxus

Hasbro

Masterpiece

• Thundercracker

Prime

• TBD

Exclusives

• TBD

Timelines

• Runamuck
• Runabout
• Shattered Glass Drift

Takara

Alternity

• A-01D Nissan GT-R — Dai Atras[sic] — Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-02? Nissan Fairlady Z — Galvatron — Galvanize Purple (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)
• A-03G Suzuki Swift — Gold Bug — Throttle Gold
• A-04? Mitsuoka Orochi — Banzai-Tron — Crystalo Black (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)

Masterpiece

• Coronation Starscream

Prime

• Arms Micron Gum candy toys: basically the Gacha Arms Microns Optimus Prime Blaster, Bumblebee Sword, and the reddish-purple versions of Gob and Zad
• Swerve with Sou
• Airachnid with Ida
• AMW Arms Microns Pral, Sais and Jayz
• TBD

Exclusives

Ion stores (Japan)

• Limited-edition Prime Terrorcon Bumblebee with Terrorcon Zori

ToysЯUs (Japan)

• Battle Shield Optimus set, which includes the Arms Microns O.P. A, Pral G, Sais G, and Jayz G

Reissues

• Sixshot (Asian market exclusive)

Encore

• Soundblaster (with Enemy and Wingthing)
• Twincast (with Nightstalker and Stripes)